Rwanda National Police has instructed motorcycle Taxi operators to supply head covers to passengers to wear under helmets or face disciplinary action for failure to protect passengers from skin related diseases.
The instruction was issued by Chief Superintendent Celestin Twahirwa, the Traffic Police commander to more than 1000 motorcyclists while meeting them at the Nyamirambo Stadium on Saturday.
“The Ministry of Health clearly states that no passenger should board a motorcycle without a smart cover in order to be protected from skin infections that could arise from sharing the helmet,” CSP Twahirwa said.
“If we all agree that these smart covers are really important, you must from now on adopt and use them to avoid police disturbing you” CSP Twahirwa added.
Mayor of Kigali City, Fidele Ndayisaba, “We have procured companies that provide headgears for as little as Frw 39 therefore they should be not sold for more than Frw 40,” Mayor Ndayisaba said.
Smart cover headgears were introduced late last year, by the Ministry of Health initiative to prevent people from contracting skin diseases from sharing helmets.
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