{{Owners of vehicles in Risizi and Nyamasheke districts will no longer have to commute to Kigali to take their automobiles for mechanical inspection.}}
The recently acquired Mobile Test Lane was on Monday taken to Rusizi to serve owners of vehicles in the two neighbouring districts who used to find it costly and time consuming hitting the six-hour stretch to Kigali.
Previously, the Remera-based Motor vehicle Inspection Centre (MIC), which has the capacity to inspect about 250 vehicles daily, was the only facility serving all vehicles countrywide.
Supt. Jean Marie Ndushabandi, the Traffic and Road Safety spokesperson said the mobile lane will be stationed there for five days.
The facility stationed in Kamembe has the capacity to inspect about 80 vehicles daily.
Owners of vehicles in Rusizi and Nyamasheke thanked the Rwanda National Police and the government in general for bringing the facility in the area.
“In reality, it was hard for us to drive to Kigali because if affected us in many ways including fuel, and even spending like two days without working.
Bringing it here is an answered prayer for us,” Said Naasoro, one of the beneficiaries said.
John Bikorimana, another resident said it used to take him no less than four days going to Kigali to have his vehicle inspected.
”At times, you would get there and you find many other vehicles in front of and the only option is to wait for another day. It would mean that besides money spent on fuel, you have to also look for accommodation and even incur other movement expenses within Kigali.
This is therefore a relief to us,” Bikorimana, who appealed to all owners of vehicles in the area to utilise the chance, said.
Rwanda National Police plans to establish other mechanical inspections centres in Ngoma, Musanze, Huye, Karongi and another lane in Kigali.
It inspects, among others, the lighting and braking systems, wheel alignment and vehicle geometry and steering system, as well as gas emission.
Business vehicles are inspected twice while private vehicles are inspected once a year.
The presidential decree No. 85/01 of September 2, 2002, regulating general traffic police and road traffic; stipulates, in part, that “vehicles not satisfying the set technical criteria will not be issued a certificate.
Owners of vehicles using public roads without the certificate will be liable to a fine of Rwf 25, 000.”
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