AfricaPress-Tanzania: HOME Affairs Minister George Simbachawene has revoked licenses of ten drivers for three months for allegedly violating traffic rules and regulations which includes over speeding.
The minister also directed the police force to take stringent measures against the drivers which includes arraigning them at court.
Speaking to journalists yesterday in Dodoma, Simbachawene named the drivers as Allan Msangi who was driving a passenger bus registered T 605 DJR property of Kapricon Company plying between Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro. Msangi is accused of over speeding—125km per hour.
Hussein Dudu from Kimotco Intertrade Limited, driving a bus registered T 520 CXE plying between Arusha and Musoma in Mara Region was driving at a speed of 126 kilometers per hour. Selemani Selemani (T 313 DSO) owned by Al Saedy Company was driving at a speed of 103 kilometer per hour.
Athumani Mzava driving a passenger bus—T 391 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha was over speeding at 107 kilometers per hour.
Minister Simbachawene said that Juma Simba driving a bus with registration number T 340 DPW property of Baraka Classic Company which operates between Dar es Salaam and Masasi was driving at a speed of 107 kilometers per hour, Salum Salum was driving at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour from Dar es Salaam to Tunduma with a bus T 121 DEA property of Maning Nice Company.
Frank Masawe was driving at a speed of 95 km per hour from Dar es Salaam to Mtwara with a vehicle with registration number T 694 DRB owned by Machinga Company.
He also identified another driver as Innocent Thomas who drives a vehicle with registration number T 225DTB from Ester Luxury which operates in Dar es Salaam, Moshi Regions and operates at a speed of 107 kilometers per hour.
Nassib Nasoro was driving a vehicle with registration number T 565 BED property of NBS Classic plying between Tabora and Kigoma regions at a speed of 109 km per hour while Maiko Mkindi (T 675 DHY) was driving a passenger bus from Dar es Salaam to Arusha region at a speed of 100 km per hour.
“With the powers I have, I am barring these drivers from driving busses for three months. Bus owners should talk to their drivers and insist them to obey traffic rules and regulations,” he noted.
