LUSAKA, Wednesday, November 4th 2021 – Minister of Transport and Logistics Honourable FRANK MUSEBA TAYALI, MP is saddened with the rampant misuse of Government vehicles and has with immediate effect called on the Controller of Government Transport to intensify patrols countrywide.
The Minister issued this directive following another incident in Kabwe where some people were captured loading roofing sheets on top of a Land Cruiser belonging to a senior Government official under the Ministry of Education.
The vehicle in question which has since been impounded by officers from the Control of Government Transport (CGT) that was spotted by an alert member of the public on Wednesday, November 3rd 2021, showing two men loading roofing sheets on the carrier of a charcoal grey Toyota Land Cruiser registration number GRZ 590 CM.
After a team from the Government Transport Control Unit identified the vehicle, they immediately swung into action and retrieved it.
Hon. TAYALI has sounded a stern warning on would-be culprits of misuse of Government vehicles that they risk having their Certificate of Driving Competence revoked.
The Minister has further reminded all those that could have procured vehicles from Government to follow the laid down procedure of registration with relevant authorities and change their number plates to private numbers.
Equally, the reminder goes to those that served in Foreign Service and have continued using Diplomatic Number Plates to formally normalise the registration process and avoid being found on the wrong side of the law.
The Minister noted that continued usage of GRZ and Diplomatic Plate Numbers is tantamount to evading tax, thereby depriving the Government of its revenue.
He has since called upon the Controller of Government Transport to get to the bottom of it and see to it that the GRZ numbers are strictly used by authorised Government officials.
The Minister also took this as an opportunity to remind Civil Servants and Public officials driving Government vehicles that this is privilege that they should not take lightly.
The Minister has further thanked the alert members of the public for bringing the matter to the attention of his office and is encouraging everyone to be vigilant and report any form of misuse of Government vehicles.
SIGNED.
ISSUED By:
NDUBI R. MVULA (Mr.)
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
LUSAKA.
Tel: +260-977-783726, +260-955-783726
