Government has asked the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help implement the Lusaka city master plan, which is aimed at urban development for the greater city of Lusaka under the vision 2030.
Lusaka City Council Director of Engineering Services, Bonwell Lwanga disclosed this during a press briefing in Lusaka today saying the local authority was now waiting for response from JICA.
Mr. Lwanga said under the master plan, the council will embark on water and sanitation, public transport and infrastructure and improved environment projects.
He said the three projects were part of the urban development for the greater city of Lusaka, which would among other things reduce traffic, decongest the city and developing other less developed areas within the city.
Mr. Lwanga said the projects will also include developing the surrounding districts of Lusaka such as Chibombo, Kafue, and Chongwe.
He said US$ 45 million will be required for the first phase of the project that will involve the construction of inner ring roads in Lusaka.
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) says the environmental assessment of the Lusaka master plan might start in June this year and the implementation will start immediately the assessment is completed.
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I have read this JICA help before on LT. What is really new? Whatever the case, the development of Lusaka city into a habitable place is long over due and we as Zambians must not look to the Japanese alone but seek ways of developing our City and others by ourselves.
Why cant we use our own engeers, i know we have lots of them there.
#2. if its made out of Zambia, its good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it because we dont trust our own pipo? Very soon we will be importing pipo to cook Nhsima for us, this is a joke, Maestro i am with you on this.
#3 what do you mean , you can not be serious. How can we be proud of things that other pipo make for us. We want to make things for our selves and in the process learn and become confident.
#2 Ba Honey Hi,
Certain fundings require that an international firm or organisation takes the lead in the developmental programme,basically these are some of the world bank or IMF conditions of the contract.The world bank uses the FIDIC terms of contract for most developmental project, andin it they have laid down there own coditions if you are to access their funds.But still this does not deprive our own contractors and Engineers cause they can still participate in the jobs since the jobs will be sub contracted to them,as long as they qualify .
Under which Conditions is Japan going to pimp up LSK? Please can someone comment. Thanks in advance.
sorry meant their own conditions of the contract
Maestro He he How are you big Man? I tell you each time I see any headline talking about Zambia seeking help from other countries it pisses me off.Iam not saying we should not sak for help,but its just too much even tuma small things we want to be helped this is what I can a dependance syndrome.How do you help Zim to improve its economy when yours is still in a mess.Even the bible says start with your family then go out.That is why we end up supporting bad things done by these countries coz once we are against ninsi no help.
4, Ba Honey, greetings and if only the MMD GRZ knew that us Zambians mainily from UNZA, CBU and Evelyn Hone college including those who are/were trained in Russia are the ones participating in building space systems, airplanes technology, roads, railways, etc, in many of the G20 countries which include South Africa our fellow SADC member state, they would simply pump in research money at our universities and our own selves as Zambians would develop stuff we can be proud of as a Nation.
Like some one said, when our political leaders will begin to understand that we need a better Zambia for future generations and not only enjoying tax payers money by mismanagement of our country Zambia’s resources, then we will begin to make progress in everything we do.
I hope some in the MMD…
Jamaco and the Great mathematician I have never come accross(Digital Smoker) How are you my people?
Made by fwebene has failled us. Pliz JICA help us. Look at the drainage system in Kanyama?
Lets learn from them as they help us. This is the best news mhanya uno!!!!!!!!
#6Digital Smoke, I agree with you , but havent you heard of contractors who come with their own workforce? This was the same thing reason there was a strike here some few weeks ago. A contract was given to an Italian Firm , so this firm brought its own work force., while there are a lot of qualified workers here who can do the same job. If it can happen here, then it can happen in Zed.
Welcome to LuTokyo
#11 iwe Matworld, I am fine and hope you are fine too.
Good! i like the sound of the project….As long as there is no corruption, it sound like a plan to me and am game with the support…..Japan is a good choice but please include our own skill…Ba Potential, this is what youve always wanted..perhaps its time to leave Germany and be the great engineer back home..
Matworld mwana_ you make my days!
#14 LMAO
Jamaco how are you? havent seen you on the blog ina while? or have i turned blind..kaya?
Matworld big up ma brother,,am cool! How are you ,I smoke mathematics……lol
10 Maestro, if even your own country dont want to give you a chance, then who will. i know a lot of pipo , Some are Doctors, Leacturers, IT Speacialists ,Finance , even engneers, but they are working all over the world because Zambia has the habit of using foreign expertise. This is what upsets me. Look at India and China, they are using there own pipo that why their economies are growing at a very fast pace.
Does this mean that all the things in zambia will be done by japanese or chinese peopl, what about our own engineers?,
WHY IS IT THOUGH THAT LUSAKA IS THE ONLY CITY THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT ALMOST ALWAYS WANTS TO BEAUTIFY, DEVELOP? WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER CITIES?
Digital Smoker
Iam great! You are right You smoke Maths.How I wish you could come and write for me maths on friday next week.Ala Quant 134 has neautralised me.Iam sure with you its water.
Jamaco Iam very fine my friend lelo no studies,good to know that you are cool.
Sweet Miss Daisy Thanks am chaffed lelo tabalande bangwele.
JICA you can’t start even tommorrow?
good ridance! those ugly buildings need a new face!!!
#15Jamaco and #23matworld, give each other your personal email addresses and save us from your jibberish — What? What?
Akapondo, you are right! even today was going to be best mwee! lol
Mikomfwa
How are you my dear.My dear you I will not say that you have pressed a wrong button,you have actually pressed the best button.What is wrong with greeting each other? Iam very sorry for if at all Matworld offended you by greeting Jamaco.
Have a blessed day.
LCC prove your worthy, you have performed minimally so far, admittedly Lusaka needs redesigning, the initial plan was somewhat poor never took into account increase in population and other factors associated with it….we need a city to be proud of, guess this is your time
9 Matworld greetings, thanks and I am good. How have you been, I understand there will be graduations at the UKZN tomorrow through to next week, will you be on holiday?
20 Ba Honey including Matworld you are on the spot. It just puzzles me why our MMD leadership are not believing in Zambian born brainy people? May it is the way we have been conducting our politics since 1991 upto now where they are politics of poverty. Imagine two former Vice Presidents are now in lower positions of Ambassador to China and Canada.
When we will begin to elect exposed leaders, things might change and I hope our starting point will be the 2011 elections.
Later fellow citizens’ as I have a deadline for tomorrow 12:30 hrs.
This is ‘mere talk’,and it hurts to be told lies all the time.Why cant they just start the project silently?.We want ACTIONS and not WORDS.
Good move, and let’s hope it materialises. The city, like wiseman-reborn has put it, needs redesigning. I am sure our local intellectuals in the fields of Engineering and City planning and the likes won’t be left out. Let’s move with modern times.
Great answer Terence..Ka picture kakunyina mu ocean ka konka lol
Was this part of the so called INDABA. #2 Zambia lack Genuine Engineers. just look at what happens to our roads and bridges. The EIZ is just a hub of passive chaps. I mean they are not proactive. They are just Engineers on paper. I wonder what projects they were undertaking before they graduated. point to me at one innovation and invention done by Zambian Engineers. Zero!! None!!! Palibe. Full of take and no action. I mean just listen to Felix Mutati Talking. You would will mere talk turned into action Lol !!!!!! Sorry but I have seen that needed seriosness from a Japanese engineer. I wish I had pride in our own Engineers but they are a disappointment .
Yeah……….that place looks like a country side of Southern Africa
Laterz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zambia sweet mother Zambia
i know that you can dress yourself
but wateva you do
you are beautifull
Zambia sweet mother Zambia
How i miss en Love you
The whole concept of developing Lusaka City is a very good one despite the challenges in implementing the projects. I don’t think we should be ashamed of asking the Japanese for assistance because even other cities were built with foreign aid. The British for example used a lot of cheap labour from scores of Carribean workers to set up it’s underground tube infrastructure.
Hey Miss Daisy, what happened to your new picture? It was so nice that I have to go back to yesterday’s threads and behold the beauty again.
Abigelo Numbala 37 comes with another song. Bushe you people are you serious? LOL
Am speechless Abigal. You go mad sing this songs of yours.
Where is Mad Amon or Anon?
Imwe Jamaco na Pwende Pwende we’ve got loads of talent on LT. I for one prefer a poem in time than that dark, dismal sentence from 1984.
Go Abigail, go girl! You’re such a relief from the monotonous blogging pattern!
At times our goverment ought to be getting ashamed when it comes to seeking assistance from these donors.did it have to take JICA to come and remind them that infact what we were even calling the city of lusaka is actually an eyesore.if our goverment wanted a beautiful city of lusaka they couldn’t have accepted the construction of those ugly structures which have been put up on freedom way,lumumba road and on either side of the flyover bridge in kamwala.
You allow such kind of a mess to be put up then invite people from elsewhere to come help you make it look beautiful.it’s shameful
As matter of fact poetry is the eye of the mind ….that is good creative expression of appreciating Mother Zambia #37
BTW that’s a nice shot of Lusaka City right there. I think that’s the roundabout at Northend, am I right? I can even see part of Findeco House. The biulding is quite old and I hope it’s well inforced. I hate to think what might happen if it had to collapse.
We as a nation have made mistakes in the past, however if we have a chance to amend and rectify them , that indicates nobility…..Strangely though most of the politicians we see as semi-gods were actually overseers of such ugly structure e.g in kamwala area….
Ok Nine Chale here goes another song (Also for you Abigelo)
Icho Chikondi chako, chimalenga mutima Ufendele
Abigelo ma Hips yako, yamalenga mutima ufendele
fendela fenduze
Umalenga mutima ufendele
#46 Nine Chale
The only thing nice in that Pic is the green grass and the trees. Mother Nature. Very rare in Europe and most of it artificial over here. I love Zambia and all the green. I miss Zed mwe
Hello Everyone! Its indeed painful to have outsiders plan for you.What has led us to this stuaton is political hegemony which has persisted for a long time.Despite all this,Japanese unlike those people rule by Hu Jintao,have a record of doing quality work.They did our Great East ans North roads and Iam sure they will uplift the face of our city.
Lelo ni Mosi
Mailo ni chibuku Abigal, I Luv Zambia
Carling Na cider
Nalo ni chibuku nalo chibuku nalo chibuka.
Abigal
#48 Jamaco iwe wansekeshya! Ati ma hips yako, ka? Not only the mutima fendelas…
Otherwise you’re perfectly right about the face of Lusaka town. I hope they leave as much green as possible. African nature is the reason why Muzungus prefer to die and be buried under African skies.
Another worthless statement. When there was plenty of cash flows from the commodities boom prior to the global recession, not even the roads of kitwe were fixed.
Now some chap is hallucinating of a modern city in 2030? There have been so many vision, 2000, 2010 and now 2030 which will come and pass as a result of poor leadership.
As much as I know great Zambian engineers, it shall take them approaching government to has access to viable projects. As far as the Japanese the arewonderful at building and do not stay in your country permanently languishing. Why do Zambians 4/5th of the populace drink too much. And we wonder with the brains we have we soberup developing Botswana lol.
Sorry for the word and grammar errors above. I am better now, heading out for lunch with the wife lol. Food makes me better, but Lusska needs a moral upgrade aswell. Greetings, miss Daisy, the singing Poetic Abigail and all the other African Queens; remember you are blessed and hold our moral contrast. Nayenda.
Nine chale,jamaco and you other male bloggers,who is your favourite female blogger?hehehe!
Nkani yalula ku zambian watchdog over Minister DORA SAGA as a rumour for now.
Anyway, I will welcome the input of our JICA, Japenese, friends should they help us they have done in the past. We really need their expertise as they are a the cut-edge of research leading the whole world I believe.
Ka Abigal kakuta matuvi yatu nkote mu ma home care.The only words she can recall is a nusery poem,she must be a big entertainer mu ma home care.
Yaba, heeelp heeeelp… we are always crying for help even when the help is right there. A few weeks ago Mulongoti was at some engineering governing body function( i dont know what they call it in Zambia) he was busy praising engineers in zambia, and today we hear of the same government trying to import man power that can be found right under their nose! Maybe we dont have the money to do this, but again i dont think so, if we are planning on sending money to Zim why the hell are we asking for help. is this a joke! Do you need a kamu Japa to tell you that you dont need a shanty compound close to downtown? i comment of the ‘donation’ and someone was not sure if Zambia gets aid or money from other countries, well here is your answer.
#56 Kwame. Siya nkani iyo. You are just displaying your inability to get a woman. You can tell when a guy isnt getting laid!
Its seems people here are failing to pick the sense in this issue.JICA avails the financial resources since they are the one of the largest bilateral development organizations in the world,they are also responsible for administering part of Japan’s grant aid.Here there role will be to offer technical assistance , do all the feasibility studies and master plans.In short they will act as the consultants of the project so as to see to it that all the money is used according to its purpose.Zambian contractors of course will be contracted to do the work ,which will be surpervised by JICA.
Mr Kwame. Abigal
sorry .their
What the hell! What is the use of the Lusaka City Council Director of Engineering Services, if a simple thing like designing water and sanitation has to be done by some foreigners. Why give away US$ 45 million when each there a dozen Zambians who go to Russia and elsewhere to study engineering. Zambia sometimes is just plain embarrasing, even putting together a tomb stone for Mwanawasa had to be done by the chinese. Are we that dumb, we still have some colonial directors who think only white and fair skinned people can do a good job.
Indigenous Nigerian engineers are doing it for Lagos.
Why can’t Zambian engineers do it for Lusaka?
Successive Zambian governments have never valued their own. They blame Zambian professionals for leaving the country in droves for being unpatriotic. When Zambian professionals are available, they are abused and underpaid. ZCCM was the biggest culprit in this. White artisans with diplomas and certificates were supervising and appraising Zambian engineering graduates who were paid 10 times less. Similar situation with doctors, nurses, lecturers, football coaches and teachers.
its so sad that we have such hypocritical people in power. just yesterday i read that they want to help rebuild zimbabwe by giving it financial aid. today they are asking for money to develop zambia, this is utterly mind blowing in the sense that it goes to prove that no one in office has any direction at all. why should we help build another state when we cant even build our own
Anyway its an exchange type of contract… The help us develop Lusaka… and we help the Japanese to destroy Tokyo by 2030!!!
1. Work on that lousy-looking Kafue roundabout. Do you need foreigners to clean your towns? Did the keep Zambia clean campaign die with LPM? Or is it because now we have the most useless Minister of Local Government ,,,?
2. The GRZ should not just concentrate on Lusaka. People in Zambian villages should be encouraged to build decent houses not those tiny unsightly structures they call houses. I agree with one tourist who said Zambian villages are lifeless.