The Zambia Police high Command has directed the transfer of over 200 officers across the country from the traffic section to general duties with immediate effect.

The affected officers include 30 at Service Head quarters, 39 at Lusaka Division and 14 in Central Province. Others are 42 from the Ndola Traffic section on the Copperbelt Province while 39 are from Kitwe. The transfers have also affected 18 traffic officers from Luanshya district, nine from Chingola, six from Mufulira, five from Chililabombwe district and seven from Muchinga Province among others.

“There has been pressure within the police command to clean up the system following numerous cases involving traffic officers around the country. Those scandals have dented the image of the Police Service. If you recall, when those other officers were found to be collecting bribes from motorists in Matero (Lusaka), there was a public outcry. So the police command has made a decision to re-deploy a number of traffic officers to general duties,” said a police source who sought anonymity.

The names, as contained in a notification addressed to all Police Commissioners are as follows:

Service Headquarters (30)
Simwinga Fredrick, Lungu Majory, Mukoma Medina, Chimwisha Sharon, Njovu Beatrice, Ndalama Modicai, Namulele Mubitelela, Malupenga Paul, Siame Charles, Kakamba Kakamba, Janza Lieu, Mumba Patrick, Ngandwe Grant, Thole Stave, Biemba Caroline, Sondashi Brendah, Mwansa Maggie, Chiyabi Sharon, Kadolo Matildah, Fumbelo Stephen, Kakoma Bosco, Lweendo Mudenda, Cheelo Singu, Mukela Lillian, Chitutndu Adrian, Pumulo Muyunda, Mundanya Ngebe, Chilyabufu Obey and Tilimboyi Memory.

Lusaka Division (39)
Muke Christone, Tembo Victor, Liselo Hilda, Ngoma Edward, Chilufya Beatrice, Sikopo Macwani, Mulenga Clement, Nkowani Matilda, Pobanga Mable, Phiri Mabvuto, Musole Morris, Mwanamwalya Mubiana, Chipepo Carol, Bunonge Naomi, Ndeleki O’brien, Lungu Elias, Munuunka Bridget, Chikwekwe Newton, Musonda Abigail, Daka, Nambela, Nyirenda, Mukoma, Kadingi, Kapita, Muchona, Maluba, Malupenga, Kunda, Limbambala, Mulundu, Mubiana, Nambela, Libingi, Musonda, Muchimba, Mwanza, Sibale and Tembo.

Central Province (14)
Bwalya Teddious, Muleya Chaplain, Tampwila Brendah Hambaza Grey, Phiri Jarom, Hamiyanze Sydney, Chikamba Emmanuel, Chiluba Kenneth, Lufunda Godfrey, Bwalya Joseph, Maamba Milton, Wamunyima Derrick, Kafunda Mildred, Kateule Mwape.

Copperbelt Province, Ndola District Traffic (42)
Sakala, Mungusi, Musaku, Banda, Simwinga, Mweemba, Liyungu, Muzwenga, Baleya, Malama, Kawana, Kalambatila, Kafupi, Phiri, Jere, Vincent Mukuka, Betty Muchimba, Patrick Musa, Chrispine Chigumbe, Kaumba Kahuma, Allan Singombe, Fedelis Siamenso, Njekwa Mubialelwa, Mukande Simulilo, Lackson Kunda, Willian C. Mulenga, Mandefu Charles, Sinyinza, Mwale, Mushota, Banda, Kaunda, Miselo, Kakoma, Mukwato, Munyema, Bwalya, Mubita, Tobololo and Chingani.

Kitwe Traffic (39)
Obby Mweemba, Syansambala, Banda, Chiwala, Mutale, Kapemba, Magawa, Mwengo, kanjinji, Musakudzi, Chola, Mambepa, Kalawo, Nyambe, Zimba, Kenneth Luonde, Kebby Kibela, Phinius Habwaza, Samson Hara, Edwin Sikana, Chris Mwalongo, Lisulo Manga. Kaiti, Kamwandi, Chinyanta, Mbambe Kakwete, Chibale, Chla Nsama, Nymabe, Katebe, Sinkala, Ichindi Muteba, Manda Rayson, Michelo Kennedy, Mwansa, Shamabanse and Malwale.

Luanshya traffic (18)
Chitambala, Chibulu, Simbeya, Mwanjawanthu, Shimumbi, Mutinta, Kalinde, Muleya, Mweemba, Katangala, Boyd Mambwe, Joseph Kambole, Fwambo, Kambilingoma, Mvula, Tembo, Munene and Shimishi.

Chingola traffic (9)
Musule Maybin, Bwama Namunji, Mulemwa Njai, Liyungu, Mweene M, David Mubanda, Sikanyika, Mubotana, Afumba.

Mufulira District (06)
Sikazwe, Chulu, Phiri, Mukuka, Mwewa, Wamundila

Chililabombwe traffic (05)
Ketulu, Chola, Mvula, Nawakwi, Nkowani

Muchinga Province
Banda Lazarous, Kabwe George, Musukwa Evans, Himoonga Veronica, Chavula Josephine, Kyapwanyama Edina and Sipanje Boyd.