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The action follows a recent directive by President John Magufuli to regional authorities to work to control the increase in road accidents in the country that have continued to claim the lives of innocent citizens.
In Kilimanjaro, traffic officers carried out inspections to determine the capability of vehicles to drive, the qualification of drivers and their fitness, including age
. were over 60 years old and were found unfit to drive transit vehicles.
The operation that took place early Wednesday morning at Moshi's main stand targeted the interior buses and minibuses taking the roads between the municipality and the other cantons of the region
"We found drivers without a driver's license. Said Issah
The police chief indicated that agents have been posted at all strategic locations to ensure that drivers observe all road signs and drive within the set speed limits. He said those who would be judged to have broken the law will be punished according to the law.
Things were not different in the Iringa area where law enforcement forces began to inspect vehicles, driver 's licenses and other permits. RPC Juma Bwire told reporters that the exercise would continue uninterrupted until Saturday in order to ensure that only working vehicles and qualified drivers were on the road.
The trend was the same at Mbeya, Morogoro, Dodoma, Shinyanga the way to Mwanza where officers dotted the main roads to ensure adherence to the Highway Code.
The action follows a recent directive by President John Magufuli to regional authorities to work on controlling road crashes that have continued to claim the lives of innocent citizens.
Speaking Monday in Dar es Salaam after being sworn in to newly appointed state officials, President Magufuli said he was fed up with writing messages from condolences that seemed to be endless.
Police spokesman Barnabas Mwakalukwa said in a statement that the changes were aimed at strengthening police efforts to reduce the number of such accidents by reckless driving, which Under these changes, Deusdedit Nsimeki, Deputy Commissioner of Police (SACP), stationed in the investigation department of the police headquarters in Dar es Salaam, was transferred to Simiyu as the new commander of the Simiyu Regional Police.
The Morogoro Ulrich Matei RPC was transferred to Mbeya to replace Mussa Athuman Taibu who was sent back to Dar es Salaam Police Headquarters. [19659002] Tabora RPC Wilbroad Mutafungwa filled the post left by Matei in Morogoro, while Emmanuel Jackson Nley of Police Headquarters took over in Tabora.
Stanley Kulyamo, who was officer in charge of the Geita area, was appointed to head the special police group of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).
The last accident in Mbeya last weekend left 20 dead and 45 wounded. The accident involved a container truck and three suburban minibuses at Mbalizi Hill in Mbeya District.
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