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.
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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!