By Tovin Ngombe:-
Sinazongwe Council Secretary Oliver Muuka has said the mushrooming of illegal lodges, guest house, and bars in the district will be shut down.
Mr. Muuka disclosed at the Council full meeting that the Ministry of Local Government Housing has directed all local councils to shut down any illegal structures in the district.
He said the exercise would be extended to people that have made extensions to their houses without informing the local authority.
But Councilor Partson Mangunje questioned the council for failing to move in to conduct inspections on time when people were doing wrong things.
“Sometimes why do councils wait for people to spend their money on building and then move in at last?†Mr. Mangunje questioned.
However, Mr. Muuka said money was being spent on inspections but the officers involved were not doing their duties as they were only interested in allowances.
The council Secretay said the Minister of Local Government and Housing would send a team of inspectors to scrutinize illegal buildings in the district.
“Therefore, we have to do physical inspections of all structures in the district and demolish all illegal houses,†Muuka said.
He also urged councilors in townships to educate their people from turning residential areas into grazing fields.
Mr.Muuka said people should desist from keeping their animals in township to boost the keep Zambia clean campaign.
He said despite conducting the exercise of killing stray animals in townships the owners of the animals have continued to keep their animals in residential areas.
“ I know at times it is not easy to kill some one’s cow but councilors should take up the duty to educate people and to ensure that towns have no domestic animals, I have been in Lusaka town you can not find cows grazing,†Mr Muuka said.
He said Sinazongwe has been declared a rapid district and it was prudent for people to maintain the cleanliness of the town.
Mr Muuka said the council has managed to get rid of street venders in line with the keep Zambia clean campaign.
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