Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Improve ‘Tujilijili” packaging, LCC tells manufacturers

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A youth in business cashing in on Tujilijili (brandy or gin packed in small sachets)
A youth in business cashing in on Tujilijili (brandy or gin packed in small sachets)

Lusaka City Council (LCC) has called on the manufacturers of alcohol popularly known as ‘tujilijili,’ beer packaged in sachets, to improve on the packaging of their products to avoid abuse by young people and discourage people from selling the beer at bus stops.

LCC Assistance Public Relations Manager Mulunda Habeenzu told ZANIS in an interview that the current packaging of tujilijili beer encourages people to carry them in the pockets, especially school going

Mr. Habeenzu said the manufacturers should also ensure that their products should not be sold in bus stops adding that packaging in bottles would be a good solution as the bottle can not be hidden in the pockets.

He said the portability and low pricing of tujilijili has made it easy for school children to buy and conceal beer in their pockets which he said the manufacturing company should avoid.

He said the council will not allow people to sell beer on the streets or on the bus stops adding that all alcoholic drinks should be sold in established places.

He urged the manufacturers of the beer to educate their agents not to sell either on the streets, bus stops or to underage persons.

Commenting on drinking places that close beyond the stipulated operating hours, Mr. Habeenzu said the council would soon ensure that such places are closed and owners prosecuted for floating the law.

He noted that it was sad that some people have taken advantage of the council police’s absence in their areas to operate overnight when they were not night clubs.

He said those that were operating overnight without being licensed as night clubs were doing that at their own risk as the council would at any time pounce on them and have their premises closed.

He said the council did not even allow drinking places that play, loud music in the communities adding that those who did that should be reported to the council for prosecution.

Drinking places and night clubs in residential areas have mushroomed resulting in school going children not having a quiet environment to do their studying.

ZANIS

19 COMMENTS

  1. I do not think people are drinking tujilijili because of the ease with which to carry them in a concealed manner. It is because tujilijili nitochipa ngako. Miniaturisation has probably made business sense just as it has done so for small denominations for talk time in the range of pin or even yopimisa like 5 zale so that people can spend more on talk time and in the end providers of mobile communication have increased their customer base.

  2. I agree that Tujilijili has become a problem and should be dealt with accordingly. I am not sure if the packaging is the problem. But I am glad the council has noticed.

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  5. Improve the percentage as well, please, 80% yachepa ifwaikwa 90-95%. Kufunika one cadre akamwa chabe kamozi ni belegede!

  6. LCC it is your job to ensure that tujilijili are not sold in the wrong places. The duty of the manufacturer is to manufacture, not to police. The whole point of the packaging is to provide a cheaper product. If they sold the same volume of tujilijili in a bottle, the bottles would still be small enough to conceal (think of utubotolo twa mu ndeke).

  7. LCC you are missing the point. It’s not the packaging and the ease with which they can be concealed but it’s the anti alcohol sensitisation that needs to be jacked up. They are conveniently packaged and thats what makes them sell.

  8. Ba LT, you should get this straight. Ubwala doesn’t not always translate into beer. This is gin or brandy, yes, bwalwa which is liquor, but does not fall into the category of beer. Mwanvela?

  9. The council and not the manufacturers should be the ones to ensure that all forms of alcohol are sold by licensed retail trader. There is totally nothing wrong with the packaging and i think its actually the best and most cost effective packaging ever.

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