Malawi government has made its decision on the proposed ban of Bongo and Vanette minibuses.
Recently, the Parliamentary Committee on Transport asked Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services to ban small minibuses particularly Vanettes and Bongos.
The Peter Mutharika administration however has turned down the calls arguing that many Malawians are doing businesses using these type of vehicles.
Government further said plans are underway to discuss with Minibus Association of Malawi to be mindful with vehicle capacities arguing that a lot of people complain of extending numbers of passengers in a minibus.
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When calling for the ban, the parliamentary committee argued that small minibuses are prone to road accidents with chances of people surviving at a low rate as compared to high roof minibuses.
The committee through their chairperson Victor Mbewe said these buses are of low standard due to the way they are designed.
Mbewe further said Vanette and Bongo minibuses are supposed to be used specifically for transporting goods across the country.
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Enanu mukundidabwisa with ur out of order comments. U ar castigating the gvt as if it has banned the controversial minibuses. Mwina chizungu nchovuta kumvetsa. Parliamentary committee ndimene inapanga propose the ban and mind u committees in parliament ar nt only comprised of gvt MPs bt also opposition MPs. Reporter wanena kt ‘the peter mutharika administration has turned down the calls’ meaning akana proposal yawoyo. Nde enanu mukutukwana boma kt labana ma vanett n bongo wy? Plz plz lets nt rush kulalata tisanamvesese. Mwina kumafunsako anthu atipangire translate mchichewa ngat chizungu chikuvuta. I rest my case.
Dpp eish!inandikwana
Stupid thinking. Nde anthu akamaba kamba kosowa ndalama musazawamange, ??????
A malawi bvuto tili nalo 2much sleep bcz chiliconse timangoti inde bwana bvuto lomaika nkhalamba pa utsogoleri ndilimeneli
This is one of the wisest decisions made by this government. Most members of the Parliamentary commitees wanted to protect their personal businesses. If you compare the number of Bongos/Vannets against the number of Hice minbuses that have been involved in an accident you will be shocked to learn that for every 1 bongo/vanet that has been involved in an acceident there are 98 hice minibuses that have been involved in an accident. When you check the fatality of the accidents you will find out that hice minbuses have been mora fatal than bongos and vannets. Verify this information from police headquarters.
Bravo government
Kuchepa mzeru achitako ku RSA ngozi ndi everyday kuli miseu ya bwino maRobots ambiri malamulo okhwima koma ngozi ndiye osanena
Ihate trafic police coz is de 1 who course accident much ; mumamlengela driver vuto cholinga mumukolopole ; chinkhalirecho akufuna apange target ya bwana wake ; komanso akuyenela kupeza yoti akadye ndi banja ; komanso ena akudikila iye yemweyo kuti awathandize ; mapeto ake amakweza over limit cholinga zake zitheke bc ; komanso ziwani kuti ngati mutelo muwonjedzela chiwelengelo choopsa chosowa ntchito ; n mupangisa kuti amuna ayambe kukhala ndi maganizo okasaka ntchito mayiko ena (south Africa) due to dt akazi ochuluka azakhala mbeta so think wise malawi;
poor minded leadership from malawi, how come you are banning vannet that is source of income 4 the house when you are been driven in range rover, shame on you
Ngozi sizidzatha ngati miseu yake ndiyomweyi,maiko anzathu miseu ndiikuru ikuru komanso yosalala bwino anthu amakwera capacity yoyenerera,bvuto ndikusagwiritsa ntchito malamulo moyenera apa mseu ife okwerafe madriver ndi a Traffic Bongo alibe kanthu
Ineyo ndingikuthandizilani maganizo inu a boma ndikupanda nzeru kwanuko kuti alileni amene ali ndi ma min bus a mtundu umeneu to carry on with buisness as usuall koma akatha ndiye azikagulano mtundu wa ma min bus omwe ukufunikawo,osangoti kungoti basi tichita ban koma mwayamba mwaganizila kaye kuchuluka kwa ma min bus a mtundu umenewo mmene alili mMalawi mwanu muno inu a dpp,kapenanso kuchuluka kwa anthu omwe lero lino ngati akudya ndichifukwa chokuti bongo kapena vanette yao yayenda,ena chifukwa chokuti anakakhala otseka chitseko wina aoyendetsa kumene
The traffic police are the one who are causing accident on the road, because they don’t discharge their duties properly.
Mxiwe ma high roof sachitangozi? Izichita ngozi bus yaikulu useless government