“Toll gate fee is illegal”- Parliament
Parliamentary committee on transport has described the published Toll gate fee by the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) as illegal.
The committee’s chairperson who is also member of Parliament for Karonga South, Uchizi Mkandawire reacted to the development on Friday after NRF disclosed that it will implement the toll gate fee on the 1st of September, 2021.
According to Mkandawire, the Constitution allows NRF to publish the fee after consultation with his committee.
However, he said that NRF failed to follow the protocol as it did not consult the parliamentary committee on the matter.
NRF officials are yet issue a comment on the matter.
The rates, according to published specifications range from 1 700 Kwacha for small cars and 20 000 Kwacha for abnormal truck vehicles.
Meanwhile, Human Rights Defenders Coalition has penned government to reverse its decision saying the fee is too much.
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20, 000 for trucks? Thats too much. How about the frequent road user? This is stupidity at its maximum degree. KAFUNENI KWINA KOBELA
The idea is good to regain our pride. We can’t be asking for external road maintenance support all the time. It is a step towards sustainability. However, what I found wanting is the accountability of the funds on other similar fees or levies. We have the fuel levy where the users are not even aware of how the funds are managed. Now, enter the toll gate fees-please show us how you are going to account for these funds before introducing them to the citizens. If there was a transparent process to keep the citizens aware of how such funds are used, we wouldn’t be struggling to convince them. Devise such an open accountability system, the critics will be silenced.
a Malawi ngt chili chamba oho Zoona Toll gate kulipilitsa ??ndlma zomwe mwamangira ndi msonkho kale wa a Malawi ovutika 🥸 mukulowetsa zibwana zinthuzi ,munthu akumachita kusowa 1000 kut agule fuel 1L ndie akapezekenso akupereka pachani mukuti?!! Musandilakwitse🚮
Let all vehicle owners protest against this by blocking the roads of malawi! This is nonsense for ordinary car owner it should be K200 for small vehicles and maximum K500 but those trucks which are ferrying millions of goods should pay that K20,000
Hawel
I second you…
Let vehicle owners protest and even demolish the so called TG.
Mbuchindere ukuku Chomene… aseeee !!
Let fertilizer be reduced and allow the citizens worse pay K1000 Min &max K3000@your so called Toll gate.
Misewu yake yamalawiyi mpaka Toll gate fee.. wishful thinking
Wishful thinking at its best.
MCP Government..
Kikiki
Illegal indeed. Much more expensive than countries around us. How did they work out these fees. Instead getting your perceived rate of return you will be surprised how adverse it will become. Plus you are not thinking about the ordinary man who in some way shoulder the burden.
This is really unbelievable. Why does government ministries and agencies fail the most basic tanet and value of consultations with stakeholders. This is really concerning…
Agalu, mbava izi… it shud be even 200 for small cars…ndalama zamiseu takhala tupeleka muchokela liti? Miseu mwamanga ndiingati….tichoootchatu
Implementation of toll gate fees has to consider also the fuel levy.NRA has to remove the fuel levy otherwise we will be paying double
Good point
It is rather incomprehensible how these officials at NRF could not know the procedure. How can the whole bunch of technocrats not know this.
Big-headed or simple ignorance? I prefer stupid! And look at the charges themselves! So exorbitant!
The process of implementation might have been wrong however the idea of what it’s meant to achieve is right. It’s time government and the public stopped relying on donor aid or foreign loans for things that we can do ourselves. Toll charge collections is one example where road maintenance funding will be raised from. We need to be constructive in our critique.
Nyasatimes note that the Heading is misleading. There have not been full Consultations. Not illegal.
RFA should listen and take the concerns of people on board. You did not do a good job because the Toll gate will affect many people. Please consult stakeholders.
Toll gates are very essential for growth of the national road network and should be supported. However be realistic on fees structure. $1 for small cars, $3 for 20 ton trucks, $10 for local articulated trucks and $100 for foreign 30 ton trucks and $200 for foreign abnormal loads – just an example. But how are you going to manage the funds?
However, inform the public how the funds will be managed. Do you remember the Carbon Tax?
It’s not all drivers who knows about this, it’s only those driver that drive in other countries that they use toll gate they can understand. It’s good for us.
Of course but, the rates (fees) are exhorbitant. Small vehicles atleast K200 and trucks K1,000. These roads were constructed using taxpayers’ money
Shooting yourself in the foot! The aim of the toll gates is collect revenue. Why don’t you just sit down with the rfa to advise them on the right direction? What do you expect from the motorists?
So ma K10 million aulele ankagawidwa Aja was ok sanali bili. Ulesi a Malawi kuzolowera ma handouts ndi kuba . Pano anthu ambili akumva kuwawa ndi cilungamo. You mean mwangodzuka ndi kuva za tollgate fee? Musataitse nthawi anthu omwe akufuna zinthu zisinthe.
Ambili amadhisha ma road traffic police kuendetsa opanda zowaenereza pa nseu
Ndalama adyapo apa
It’s very illegal for Roads Authority to charge any more fers. National Roads Authority has got it wrong. Maybe the toll gate itself is state- of-the- art. But the roads are death traps. What services is the road Authority trying sell here? This junk looking M1! Our cars don’t last because of poor road conditions. Upgrade the road then charge letter. Don’t sell us expired product!
The development is not bad. Look @ conditions of our roads?
This issue of poor coordination among government departments and ministries must stop.Do the right things in the first place.