{{Rwanda National Police (RNP) on Friday officially launched the Motor Vehicle Mobile Test Lane to facilitate owners of cars operating in the countryside.}}
It was a moment of joy at Huye IPRC in Huye District, where the event was held, as road users and car owners in particular, who turned up for the launch, commended the RNP for “bringing the services closer.”
The launch was presided over by the Governor of the Southern Province, Mr. Alphonse Munyenwari and the Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana.
Mechanical faults are among the causes of road accidents.
Mr. Munyenwari thanked Rwanda National Police for decentralizing and offering quality services to the beneficiaries.
He said the lane is a fulfillment of the President’s promise to the people of Nyaruguru, who had in February informed him of the challenges they face commuting to Kigali to have their vehicles inspected.
“Road accidents can be a bottleneck to the country’s development, and Rwanda can’t allow that,” he said, calling on road users to respect traffic rules.
He pledged commitment to further enforce road safety.
The lane is a boost to the force’s efforts to promote road safety by providing fast quality services and facilitating car owners in the countryside.
With the introduction of the mobile inspection facility, owners of vehicles in the countryside will no longer have to travel to Kigali for the same services, as they will now be served from their areas of operation.
The mobile lane, which has the capacity to inspect between 80 and 100 vehicles per day, comes to supplement other three Remera-based lanes which have the capacity to inspect between 300 and 350 vehicles daily.
The mobile centre will be stationed in Huye for seven days serving car owners in the neighbouring districts, before we head to the Northern and Eastern respectively.
All vehicles are subjected to a periodic technical inspection and those that are not roadworthy are required to be repaired before hitting the road again.
The mobile lane will cater for both private and commercial vehicles and issues a certificate valid for one year and six months respectively after successful inspection.
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.”
The IGP also echoed the force’s commitment to bring services to the people, adding that plans are underway, in partnership with the Workforce Development Authority (WDA), to introduce other mechanical inspection centres in Huye, Ngoma, Musanze, Karongi and Kigali.
Jean Pierre Rutayisire, who hails from Nyanza District, said the mobile lane will support them in their businesses “since we will no longer have to commute to Kigali to have our vehicles inspected, which was time consuming, costly and holding back our businesses.”
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