Mpulungu district planning officer Jonathan Simbeya has bemoaned the poor state of road infrastructure in the district.
In an interview with ZANIS in Mpulungu today, Simbeya said a good road network was
key to sustainable development.
Simbeya said the poor road infrastructure in the district was adversely affecting
development in Mpulungu.
He said there was need for the government to allocate more money to improve the road
network in the district which is also the country’s only port.
Simbeya also suppoted calls for government to open up the Zambia Airforce (ZAF)
Samora Machel airbase in Mbala to civilian flights to boost tourism in the
province.
Simbeya noted that tourists are fatigued by the time they reach Mbala by road from
Lusaka hence the need to open the ZAF airbase to civilian flights.
He was confident tourists will flock to the area if flight services for private
planes were introduced at the airbase.
