ACCORDING to Acting National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Mazuc Rubiang, police bail for all Summary and traffic offences when formally charged by the police will now be K1000.
He said that because bail is low, people commit offences under the Summary Offence Act and Traffic offences, bail themselves out, and then do the same thing again.
Supt Rubiang said that might be one reason there is an increase in law and order in the city. He said when bail for simple offences such as loitering, insulting, and provoking the preaching of peace under the Summary Offence Act are high, people will try not to commit such offences.
He said traffic accidents in the city had also increased which police will now start by arresting traffic offenders. He said their bail will be K1000 for any traffic offence except for driving under the influence of liquor which will be K 5 000.
“Traffic offences that include all any traffic offences their bail will be K1000 police bail. I want my officers to start enforcing these so we see the order in the city. We have people who are so ignorant of the law doing wrong things but they think it is right, Rubiang said.
He further added that for anyone who is caught drinking and driving their bail will be different and that applies to all including police officers and their families.
Rubiang further added that the other police bail for vending, ethnic clashes, and liquor consumption in public places is still in place and the police will continue to enforce them.
“I want the people living in the city to adhere to the awareness that the police are carrying it out in the last two weeks and adhere to it. We must take responsibility of our city and make it clean and safe, Rubiang said.
