Chief Seke Blames Police And VID Corruption For Deadly Road Accidents

Chief Seke, whose real name is Stanley Chimanikire, has attributed rising road traffic accidents to corruption within the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) and law enforcement agencies.

He alleged that vehicle owners were paying bribes to bypass inspections and enforcement, leading to accidents such as the one that killed 17 people. He said:

We are human beings, let us express our human incarnation and value people’s lives.

The number of lives being lost on roads due to human error is worrying and alarming.

Many accidents can be avoided if we do not allow some motorists to acquire driving licences through bribes.

Many accidents involving kombi drivers can be avoided if all traffic police officers do not allow unroadworthy vehicles to pass through road blocks.

Some unlicensed kombi drivers are even being allowed to pass through checkpoints.

We are killing our own people by such negligence and corruption going on unchecked.

Chief Seke was accompanied at the scene by a traditionalist and spirit-medium, Sekuru Morrison Mafuta.