Pics: Faces of Mabvuku Turn-Off Cops Arrested for Taking Bribes

Pics: Faces of Mabvuku Turn-Off Cops Arrested for Taking Bribes

The faces and full names of two officers who damaged the reputation of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) by accepting bribes from kombis, mshikashika and other vehicles with defects along the Harare-Mutare Road, Mabvuku turnoff. have been revealed.

Seargent James Chifamba and Constable Trymore Mukunza were arrested and are now in custody, facing both criminal and disciplinary actions. It remains uncertain whether the drivers who offered the bribes will also be arrested and charged.

Also read: ZRP Addresses Viral Video of Mutare Police Officers “Fighting Over Bribe Money”

Pics: Faces of Mabvuku Turn-Off Cops Arrested for Taking Bribes

Seargent James Chifamba and Constable Trymore Mukunza were filmed accepting bribes from drivers of kombis, taxis and public service vehicles at the Mabvuku turn-off along the Harare-Mutare Road.

A video circulating on social media shows one officer, dressed in a helmet and police jacket, chatting with a kombi conductor who discreetly hands him an undisclosed amount of cash before quickly returning to his vehicle. The individual filming claims that he observed the officers accepting bribes from over ten pirate taxis and kombis.

The officers would stop vehicles and, as the conductors or drivers approached, they would silently exchange money and leave in seconds.

Also read: ZRP Confirms Arrest Of Two Police Officers For Taking Bribes Following Viral Video

Commuters Voice Frustration Over Traffic Police Corruption

In interviews with H-Metro after the arrests, commuters from Mabvuku expressed concern about the troubling relationship between some traffic police and kombi drivers, which they believe contributes to road traffic accidents.

“Traffic police officers can be the solution in reducing some of the road traffic accidents being recorded countrywide if they refuse to be wooed by bribes,” said a Mabvuku commuter.

Another added that unroadworthy kombis and reckless drivers remain on the roads because they pay off traffic officers, endangering the lives of passengers and other drivers.

“A number of road traffic accidents have been recorded in the country and last week five passengers perished on the spot in Kuwadzana along the Harare/Bulawayo highway. Some of these commuter omnibuses are unroadworthy but the drivers and owners bribe traffic officers to allow them to operate while risking people’s lives,” said another Mabvuku commuter.

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