INSIGHT: How corruption leaves Tanzania roads unsafe
Iringa Traffic Police officer controls vehicle movement at Ipogolo Hill after a bus traveling from Mwanza to Iringa overturned killing six people and leaving 38 others injured early in the year. Road accidents continue killing thousands of people in Tanzania every year. Graft in the traffic department is said to be one of the contributing factors to this state of affairs. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
In the mid-1990s, road accidents ranked ninth as top ten killers in Tanzania. Currently, they rank third in the top ten killers. Why is this so and what are the factors responsible?
