By Pempho Nkhoma
Blantyre, December 11, Mana: Malawi Coalition for Kabaza Stakeholders and Associations (MACOKASA) has warned its members in the country to be cautious about unauthorized registration of Kabaza operators.
The warning comes after noticing that some people in Blantyre District are conducting registration for kabaza motorcycle operators without MACOKASA’s consent.
In an interview with Malawi News Agency on Tuesday, National Chairperson for MACOKASA, Moses Mwalabu said that individuals who are conducting the registrations are not affiliated with the coalition and are operating unlawfully.
“As the mother body for Kabaza we have not yet made the mandate to produce Identity Cards (ID) for our members, we will do that together with the registration of motorcycles which will start soon,” he said.
Mwalabu added that carrying out programs for Kabaza motorcycle operators without notifying MACOKASA, which is the mother body, is unlawful and it brings disorder.
“It is not right for individuals or associations to be doing projects for Kabaza without notifying us. They have to let us know about what they are doing and what is their aim because we are the ones who control everything about Kabaza across the country,” he added.
He therefore urged kabaza motorcycle operators to always verify with their leaders before participating in different activities and to continue adhering to road safety rules.
“They should first seek for clarification from their associations when someone approaches them with a project that is suspicious,” he said.
In a separate interview, Vice Chairperson for Blantyre Kabaza Association, Mussa Magombo denounced the registration saying that it is a way of stealing money from Kabaza operators.
“That registration is invalid. We do not know those people and what they are doing is bad because it will tarnish the reputation of MACOKASA,” he said.
In a related development, last month police in Blantyre arrested two men for posing as officials from Kabaza Union and demanding money from Kabaza operators claiming to be enforcing road regulations.
