The Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate court has fined five drivers K150,000 each for being found driving whilst drunk.
This comes days after the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services ordered its officers to start being more serious in curbing traffic offences.
According to a recent police report, the order follows the rise in number of deaths due to road accidents which have occurred in the country over the past month.
Amid reducing these accidents which have so far claimed over ten people in this month only, police decided to introduce stiff punishment for all offenders.
In exercise of this, the senior resident magistrate court on Thursday sentenced five drivers for being found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The court ordered that the five convicts should pay K150,000 each, sentences which have been handed out to be a lesson to would be offenders.
The five convicts have been identified as Stanford Sibanda, Lawrence Laliyo, Timothy Ndolo, Mwai Lusaka and Peter George Saliwa.
Meanwhile, a good number of drivers have expressed worry over the strengthening of the rules which include that no minibus should be seen carrying goods such as bags of maize.
On Friday, minibus drivers were involved in running battles with the police after the drivers protested against the new rules.
Zofuna don’t drink and drive
Even bus drivers amamwanso mowa, ine ndinachita kuona driver wopita Ku Jozi akumwa win pa Lunzu bus yopachila anthu atayima.
As much as we do applaud the police; on the other hand I think it is high time the Govt should take a step to improve our roads and other facilities.
-poor road signs
-poor road conditions
-poor traffic lights.etc
There is need to review these.
Kkkk amatiyenjeza anthu amenewa…they rly deserv it…..
Most fatal accidents are caused by tyre failure. Secondhand tyres are contributing to this. Government should consider removing duty on new imported tyres so people can afford them.
Drinkink and driving has been around like forever…
Good job
Good
Good idea
If you drunk and drive.you are a KILLER. you deserve a stiff penalty.
Keep it up!
This is good, its a good development, these guys take things for granted, I think some drivers will learn from them….
What?? I will be drinking to club which is close to my home shit!!
Yachepa dolloayo anthu ngat amenewa ndi omwe akuchulukitsa ngozi dziko muno
Achepesa
Tizingomwela pa den basi.
Zimenezi ndizimene tikufuna big police bwoy!!!
2 much
Kodi ulukumva wa midoli we kuyaka koma ndikumayendesa pano ndi 150000
Weldone!
Kkkkkkkk,As much as I agree with that stiff penalty to the drivers,I would rather say,its so sad that these penalties are imposed to the poor drivers only but not to the well and o do people. Have seen whites,Indians and those with names go away with it.shame on you
Mwanyamula anthu ndikuledzeranso olo uliwekha galimoto siyako akukhaulitsedi muonjezere ndalamazo
Adzimangidwanso ti miyezi tingapo agalu amenewa
Pofuna kukonza zithu pafunika osayang’ana nkhope pitilizani kupeleka chilango chowawa kwa ma driver amenewa.
osangowapatsa sentence bwanji,wat if anakaomba munthu,ndikufera pompo
Akuwachita bwino
Acita bwno kmaxo dolla yo yacepa ikadakhala k200.000
Thus the way to go
Way to go.Bravo
Nice ndiamene akuchulusa ngozi awaaa
U cant buy LIFE guys, abig NO to Drunk & drive
Ndiye mpaka k150.000? Mdalama zikuvutatu guyz.
Nawoni akujaila kwambiri,akufuna adziphetsa anthu osalakwa ndi midori yawoyo,yachepanso ndalamayo kwambiri.
Good move
Thats Good Job..u must increase the oprice charge also……Drink and Drive ndizomwe zikupangitsa ngozi…osati Zoletsa kunyamula katundu zijaaa
Always proud of our security agencies At least that’s the way to go
zofuna zimenezo
Yachepanso imeneyo akanamuuza K350000
i just wanna know first before am going to my comment plz, what type ov licence car is that i mean Minibus Dr or bus Dr, truck Dr?
Texting and phone use must also have a similar charge they lower concentration too
Thus really true!!!!
Next should be fine on driving and texting
Yes they are similar lowers concentration
Ndalamayo ikuchepa,chifukwa nthawi yomwe akumwa mowa amaziwanso kuti ayendetsa galimoto,choncho amachita dala kusasamala zamiyoyo wanthu ena,komanso simungayelekeze moyo wamunthu ndi 150,000,00 kwacha.Ikufunika kuti izikhaka half million komanso zaka zitatu kundende.
Thats good teach them how to respect traffic rules
I support that and should continue happening on a daily basis.
Azipitanso ku bottles store, bar, club, hotel ndi mtvn kukamanga onse opanga park galimoto yao ndikumamwa mowa chfk akuziwa kake za dnt drnk en drive,,, omangomanga a minbus okha plz ndapota nanu!
Inendimamwa nkumayendetsa galimoto koma mmmmmm sometimes umachita kuwona kuti mbola good job atleast now ndidzimwa nkayandikila kunyumba kkkkkkkkk
That Is Good, I Lke It
Emmanuel chihuwa mutu wako sukukoka BHO
Eyaaaaaa apa nde booooo
Mukatha kumanga oyendetsa,muyambenso kumanga opezeka akuyenda pansi ataledzera.akumacitisa ngozi,amangoyenda pakati panseu.
mmmmmm
busy with drunken drivers instead of working and solve financial problems? that’s wat I call Malawi. .. na ine ndekha sindidxalora kumangidwa coz car belong to me n beers it’s ma money I bought za ziiii bax
I can see that even when you was writing this comment you was drunk thus why you wrote nonsense.
And ngozi ikazakupeza uzapite chipatala chako osati cha boma
Kutereko umayesa tikuchemerera ndimbwelera zako wakambazi Nyapaphi yayikulu
Fisiyu alibenso ngakhare TV screen ya black and white ndikumuziwa NDE azinama za njare#Emmanuel Chihuwa.
Tell him,dats bullshit,ife tidzikuperekera misonkho ya mankwala kuchipatala zadala?or r u one of de accident beneficiaries of da accidents which av darkened our country as far as u r concerned?
Mbuzi…you don’t even attempt to make any sense!!
Senseless
in countries like Uk and US, they are very serious on driving under the influence of alcohol
Chamba sichabwino munthuyu zamubanda
Fodya
Foolish blood, idiot you don’t deserve to live
What an idiotic comment
And you say you went to school with such reasoning? kkkk
Comment yopusa
Mchabwa wachabechabe… useless brain.
Tinzeru tongounjikana pa corner yaubongo
Ndi gojonso ameneyi ndimamziwa
mphemvu ingaganizeko mwa nzeru ndithu
Mbuzi ya munthu!!
another waste of sperms
Good…
That’s great in fact akuyenera kulipira k250,000
Kkkk 250 multiplied by 2…..kkkk
ADD MORE YACHEPA AKUZOLOWERA
Good move!
K150.000??? Hahahahaaaaaa akangodya. Uyu amafunika mlandu wth k1mita
What a very commendable job from the police!! Arrest and fine these so called drunkard drivers,they are the ones facilitating the rampant road accidents. Thumbs up the road traffic officers
Yes thats the way to go
gud development