Kitwe city will next year have a modern engineered landfill which will replace the old Uchi dumpsite along the Kitwe-Ndola road.

The new dump site, which will cost about US$5 million, will be located in Mindolo along the Kitwe-Chingola road.

Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kangómbe disclosed the development during an ordinary full council meeting held yesterday.

Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang'ombe — Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe

Mr. Kang’ombe however said there was need to urgently secure the land for the dumpsite since the earmarked area for the site is currently occupied by squatters.

And Kitwe Town Clerk Bornwell Luanga clarified that the local authority will enter into a public-private partnership with another organisation to develop the dumpsite noting that the council cannot manage to fund the development alone.

Mr. Luanga said the council will also consider applying for funds from the central government because of the huge amount of money needed to put up the dumpsite.

He stated that the construction of the dumpsite will start early next while the old one will be closed in February next year.

Earlier, Mr. Kang’ombe said garbage management has been a big challenge for the council this year.

He also said the non-disbursement of ward development funds was another challenge that hampered development in civic wards.

The Kitwe mayor has since urged councillors to engage the grass root and other community based stakeholders in planning community development projects.

8 COMMENTS

Mushota December 29, 2017 At 7:12 am

I don’t like Kitwe. One of the dirtiest towns I have ever set my foot on.

If this improves the place so be it

Thanks

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- Mwamona December 29, 2017 At 1:08 pm
  
  Kitwe is slightly better than Lusaka Ba PHD holder .
- Wisdom December 29, 2017 At 1:43 pm
  
  Chishala? All that money involved? Can someone please break this amount in to more details?
Perspicace December 29, 2017 At 10:19 am

Sounds good
chilu December 29, 2017 At 1:51 pm

kitwe is now moving in the rite direction. The biggest challenge is that kitwe has been messed up by the so called highly qualified past town clark the likes of bena ali simwinga
Red rat December 29, 2017 At 6:47 pm

Welcome to the dirty city of kitwe.were garbage will greet you in all the township streets.welcome to the dirty city of kitwe were all town roads are full of pond and drum holes. Welcome to the dirty city of kitwe were the town center smells urine..Welcome to the dirty city of kitwe were the dump site is in the middle of residential area and a birth place of flys.Welcome to the dirty city of kitwe were bottles of beer are thrawn in all corners of the streets . Welcome to the dirty city of kitwe were vulgar language is well appreciated. You are welcome feel at home .
Ndeloleshafye December 30, 2017 At 5:16 pm

Last year during the rain season the same Kitwe mayor went around the CBD of the town to have a physical check on the state of roads in town.After this survey the mayor and his team of KITWE district technocrats assured Kitwe resident that after the rain season they were going to work on most of the roads in the town but up to now nothing is been down on these roads.Now we hear another issue of the dump site.What has happened about the townships road project which has stalled for a long time now.
Kasolo k December 31, 2017 At 6:04 am

Kitwe is the land of free and opportunities.Thanks Mr mayor for all the logistics you are putting in place to see Kitwe clean.I know we are heading to the right direction,plus Kitwe is better than Lusaka in terms of dirty.Thumbs up Mr kangombe.