Fourteen government houses in Mufulira have been abandoned by teachers because of lack of toilets facilities.
The houses that belong to the ministry of education are part of the central school
teachers’ compound.
District Commissioner Dyford Muulwa learnt of the development during a Keep Zambia
Clean and Health campaign meeting when district administrative officer Mwape Kasanda  who visited the compound submitted a report on the situation.
Mr. Kasanda said the compound which was built for black Africans in colonial days
had only one communal toilet for all the 14 houses which has since collapsed.
He said office orderlies from various government departments have ssince occupied
the houses which they have turned into shebeens.
He said people have resorted to using Shake Shake plastic containers to answer the
call of nature which they throw into the school yard.
Mr. Muulwa described the situation as unhealthy for human habitation saying it
required immediate attention from the ministry of education.
District education board secretary Mpongwe Mporokoso told ZANIS in interview that
his office is aware of the situation and is in the process of compiling a bill of
quantity and submit to the ministry’s permanent secretary.
Mr. Mporokoso noted that the only remedy to the situation is to dig pit latrines as
the technology that was used to build the houses cannot be improved upon.
Central school is one of oldest schools in Mufulira where the first republic
president Dr Kenneth Kaunda taught in the 1950s.
Instead of concentrating on development, The govt concentrated on Chiluba’s stollen money which will never be recovered hence utu ma cells twama teachers nafimbi fileisa ba jose
This is not only “unhealthy”. It is downright disgusting! And we expect these folks to teach the next generation of Zambians with these facilities? How come this only comes up during the “Keep Zambia clean and healthy” meeting? What happens on a day-to-day basis? Does the Ministry of Education not have a process of reviewing their important assets? Then after all this, another mindless politician is going to ask teachers not to leave the country for greener pastures. If these guys cannot uplift facilities made since the 1950s, what the hell are we spending all this donor money on? Do we have our priorities straight? The Prez just spent a tonne of money buying a helicopter with tax payers money. How many of us are reaping the rewards of having a Presidential chopper? And how about feeding those state house animals? Lets send this money to uplift the living standards of our very necessary teaching staff. Thieves appear in varying degrees….