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A 21-year old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly using forged documents to sit for the provisional driving licence tests, which kicked off in Kigali.
The suspect, who hails from Ruhango District, was identified by one of the supervisors during the tests held at Amahoro stadium.
The suspect, who confessed to the illegal act, told Police that he was sitting the tests on behalf of his colleague.
“I was hired by my housemate, who promised to pay me Rwf10, 000, if I passed the tests,” the suspect, who requested to be pardoned, arguing that it was his first time, narrated.
Chief Supt. Rafiki Mujiji, the Director of Testing and licensing in the department of Traffic and Road Safety warned all those that could be involved in such malpractices saying that “it’s illegal and punishable by the law.”
He advised those seeking driving licence to always revise or enroll in driving schools, to avoid such “shortcut and impossible” procedures.
CSP Mujiji noted that, both tests are conducted on a monthly basis, an opportunity he said candidates should seize rather than taking these impossible shortcuts.
