MOTORISTS who refuse to adhere to road rules are in for a big shock after a top Cabinet minister has made it his responsibility to track down road abusers with the main focus on Government vehicles.

Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, told Informanté that he has taken this unofficial role that has seen him chasing cars for several kilometres into the dark corners of villages in order to pin down the culprits.
In the process, Kamwi says, his efforts have not gone to waste after pouncing on two errant Government drivers in separate incidences, saying: “You get surprised when some of these drivers overtake you when you drive below 140km. I get concerned. Some of them are Government drivers.”
He said that recently when he was on his way from Windhoek to attend a relative’s funeral more than 200km on the outskirts of Katima Mulilo town, he got a shocking experience of his life with a wayward motorist.
Kamwi: “I had just dropped my driver to rest after a long journey. Then on my way to sleep, I noticed this guy driving a Government car. He was driving carelessly.
“I flashed my lights several times but he refused to stop. I was forced to chase him several kilometres into the bushes. I caught up with him and when he noticed me, he quickly apologised.”
Another incident, he said happened 50km from Rundu town, when he was forced to chase yet another wayward Government driver for several kilometres during a rainy evening.
“It was raining and the road was slippery. We were driving below 140km yet this driver just overtook our car, like it was not even moving,” Kamwi said.
This time around, when he finally caught him, he refused to be lenient. “I reported him to his Director,” he said, adding that “no one is perfect, but we should strive to limit ourselves and be responsible.