Mohadi defies cabinet on roadblocks

Home Affairs co-minister Kembo Mohadi has defied a Cabinet directive to order the scaling-down of roadblocks which have seen a huge outcry from motorists and commuters countrywide, saying this was an operational issue under the ambit of Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri.

DPM Arthur Mutambara on Wednesday told Parliament that Cabinet had tasked Mohadi to investigate the proliferation of police roadblocks where motorists, public transporters in particular, allege massive bribery by police officers.

Mutambara said Cabinet had been seized with the matter at its meeting on February 21 following a public outcry by motorists, especially commuter omnibus operators.