via Six MPs wreck new vehicles | The Herald 4 July 2014
At least six Members of Parliament have been involved in road accidents across the country in their top-of-the-range Ford Ranger vehicles barely weeks after they were delivered, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
The legislators were among beneficiaries of the brand new all-terrain vehicles under the Parliamentary Vehicle Loan Scheme, through a deal hammered with Croco Motors at a cost of about US$10 million.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu told a meeting of driving school owners in Bulawayo that he was notified of the accidents by an insurance company charged with insuring the vehicles that started being released to the lawmakers last month.
“I was registering insurance for my vehicle for Parliament in Harare yesterday,” he said. “The insurance company told me that already more than six members have been involved in accidents with the vehicles after collection.
“A vehicle belonging to one Member of Parliament from Lupane overturned and rolled several times near Insuza when she was from collecting it from the showroom.”
Dr Mpofu did not disclose names of the other lawmakers involved in the accidents.
MPs started collecting the vehicles at the beginning of June which would be paid through their allowances.
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Kuroyana uku!!
And they call themselves legislators? You must learn to walk before you can learn how to drive.
Haven’t climbed out of the trees yet!
They should name and shame those whose cars have been involved in accidents-transparancy -and how the accident occurred
Wonder how many of these “bought” their driving licenses.
Let them get to parly by Kombi. There is no shortage of that mode of transport
very true
Croco motors. Owned by zanupf money launderers
On and on the Zim circus rolls. Not to worry. There’s more taxpayers money and looted diamond money to buy even more fancy cars for the fatcats
You can’t appreciate something when you get it for free!! How I would love to be able to afford a new car. Yet my taxes pay for this madness. Tired of this country – love being a Zimbo and proud of it but this is killing me!!
These village idiots must under training on how to drive 4×4 bakkies before attempting to drive one. That’s the rule in all parastatals in SA. At least SA still has standards and sanity despite the crime. Kkkkkkkk
These village idiots must undergo training on how to drive 4×4 bakkies before attempting to drive one. That’s the rule in all parastatals in SA. At least SA still has standards and sanity despite the crime. Kkkkkkkk
who owns Croco motors?
Looking after the taxpayers money as per usual.
Pearls for the pigs.
they are wreckless because they know the money is not coming out of their pockets and when these people are wreckless they just put their hand out to scrounge again