Tax drivers in Kasama hike fares by 100% due to poor roads
Taxi drivers in Kasama have hiked fares for Chisanga village route due to the bad state of the road.
Concerned Chisanga residents have revealed to ZANIS today that fares have been hiked from KR20 to KR 40.
Speaking on behalf of other residents, Simon Chungu revealed that motorists have attributed the hiking of fares due to bad state of the road leading to Chisanga village from the town centre.
Mr Chungu has since called on relevant authorities to quickly work on the road before the situation is worsened.
He observed that the road which also leads to the health facility becomes impassable especially when it rains.
He said authorities should quickly work on the road because motorists are taking advantage of the bad state of the road to inflate prices.
And a taxi driver Derrick Banda has appealed to the Rural Road Unit (RRU) to urgently work on the road before lives are lost.
Mr Banda who was found struggling to remove his vehicle which was stuck in the mud for over two hours was on his way taking an expectant mother to Kasama General Hospital.
He said the patient was only rescued by another motorist who rushed her to Kasama General Hospital.
Mr Banda observed that most roads in Kasama have developed big pot holes due to poor drainage.
He called on Rural Roads Unity to consider putting up good drainage system which in most cases leads to many roads getting damaged before their life span.
Efforts to get a comment from the Rural Roads Unity office failed as the phone went un-answered by press time.
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25 Responses to Tax drivers in Kasama hike fares by 100% due to poor roads
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Are there roads in Kasama? Last time i was there about 5 years ago, couldn`t see one.
Blago - February 20, 2013
00:52
They will slowly realise they cant eat their tribe
Kays - February 19, 2013
21:44
That is all we can get from fixeted fools. They see everything in terms of tribe! But your own have not reported that mporokoso and isoka roads are being tarred. tribal whimps!
shilock - February 19, 2013
22:56
I hope they manage to travel on the said roads at double the price. What else has been done than from your fools perspective?
Kays - February 19, 2013
23:05
The area Member of Parliament for Kasama Central is a full Cabinet Minister. Now tell us where the opposition Deputy Ministers wil get money to develop their constituencies. Let the Opposition MP’s analyse n be objective as they make decisions to defect othawise u r being used as pawns. Its better to have a good name than riches.
taza - February 19, 2013
19:31
Good point.. I hope Namulambe is reading this..
Kopalaswag - February 19, 2013
19:45
Vote wisely vote HH you people of kasama don’t be tribal that’s why you can’t see ubuyantanshi uko.pf duped you
chile - February 19, 2013
18:17
And they have a PF minister as their MP. Now who said an MP from the ruling party brings developmnet?
Padakhala - February 19, 2013
17:27
soon the hard working government will be working on 19km roads to bituminus standards in kasama.the contractor is already on site.viva sata viva pf.watch the space
peter - February 19, 2013
16:08
didnt they say there’s development when you vote for the ruling party..this time around..the people of Mpongwe will vote for opposition and Livingstone again..viva!!
blacky - February 19, 2013
15:50
BECAUSE YOU WANTED SATA AND HIS LIES. GOOD TAXI DRIVERS. KASAMA RESIDENTS LEARN TO VOTE FOR QUALITY, NOT TRIBE.
COONDE - February 19, 2013
15:46
THUMBS UP TAXI DRIVERS! WHY SHOULD YOU RISK YOUR CARS FOR PEANUTS WHEN THIS SELFISH AND HEARTLESS PF GOVERNMENT DOESN’T EVEN APPRECIATE THE HUGE SACRIFICE YOU ARE MAKING JUST TO ENSURE FREE FLOW OF HUMANS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER. YOU KASAMA PEOPLE LEARN A LESSON. STOP BEING TRIBALISTS. IF YOU WERE NOT TRIBAL, WE WERE ALL GOING TO VOTE FOR THE RIGHT PERSON HH INTO OFFICE IN THE 2011 ELECTIONS. NOW YOU WENT FOR STUPID BASHIKULU WHO EATS ON LIES AND SLEEPS ON LIES EVERYDAY. BASHIKULU IS VERY STUPID. ULASHIPULA. ULOONA!
COONDE - February 19, 2013
15:31
its ok..GBM will pay for you people..you voted for him..lol..thats the PF language..
blacky - February 19, 2013
15:27
CHECK OUT THE ROADS MU KABWE!
TAKO LINYENGA - February 19, 2013
15:21
It’s Taxi Driver for goodness sake. Citizen reporting is a powerful tool, but please do mind the spelling and grammar. The Zambian Watchdog has become the de facto source for news about Zambia, and so it might do everybody great good if they polished their grammar and, consequently their image.
Sumerian - February 19, 2013
15:09
Unfortunately, no bye-election anytime soon! So brace for more problems. Besides you deserve this most of you as voters! Learn a lesson the hard way! All the best!
Mubanga - February 19, 2013
14:50
This should serve as a severe lesson for the pipo of kasama, next time be true patriots and vote wisely to avoid this.
Suggestor - February 19, 2013
14:46
Please Also help with the Chisamba Chipembi road!! twapapata
sensible - February 19, 2013
14:44
but someone is busy grading the root to his wife’s farm,that is donchi kabeba for you.
ZERO IN - February 19, 2013
14:20
THIS IS THE ”DONCHI KUBEBA” AT WORK, FULL STOP.
Major Phanwell Mpangayonse - February 19, 2013
14:18
Khodi aTax driver ni andani? Oyendesa msonko kapena galimoto? Mwandisokoneza aWachiDogi!!
the follower - February 19, 2013
14:03
More money in their pockets!
Padakhala - February 19, 2013
13:25
HOW LONG HAS THIS SITUATION BEEN LIKE THIS
moses zulu - February 19, 2013
16:17
I dont care, but they will have more money in their pockets for whatever duration.
Padakhala - February 19, 2013
17:25
9 months now
i smell a rat - February 19, 2013
19:24