THE Tanzania Police Force Has Said That It Has Continued To Receive Questions From Journalists And Citizens Of Various Cadres Following The Remarks Of The Vice Chairman Of CCM Bara, Abdulrahman Kinana, Which He Made On July 27, 2023 In Bariadi, Simiyu Region.
Where Kinana's Remarks Were Quoted As Saying That They Will
Talk And Advise The Government In Passing The Law On Bodabodas Carrying More
Than One Person.
Giving The Information Today, The Spokesman Of The National
Police Force, Senior Assistant Commissioner Of Police SACP David Misime Has
Said That All Those Who Call Want To Know What Is The Position Of The Police
Force.
Misime Has Pointed Out That Basically The Police Force Are In
Charge Of The Laws Enacted By The Parliament Of The United Republic Of Tanzania
Where Among Those Laws Is Article Number 59 Of The Road Safety Act Chapter 168
Which Prohibits Motorcycles From Carrying More Than One Passenger.
He Has Also Noted That However Kinana Did Not Say That
Bodabodas Should Carry More Than One Passenger, But "They Will Go And
Advise".
In Addition, The Spokesman Of The Army Has Said That They Are
Instructing The Bodabodas To Follow The Current Law That They Are In Charge Of
Which Contains The Prohibition And If The Advice Given Is Accepted And The Law
Is Changed Then We Will Administer The Law At That Time.
He Emphasized That Currently The Law Of Not Carrying More
Than One Passenger Should Continue To Be Followed And Considered Properly, That
Will Help Us All To Continue To Be Safe When We Use The Road And Those
Vehicles.