The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has described accusations by Matero Member of Parliament (MP) Faustina Sinayangwe that the council is carelessly allocating land in her constituency as unfortunate.
In an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, LCC Public Relations Officer Henry Kapata said it was wrong for the lawmaker to make unsubstantiated allegations as the council has not been carelessly allocating land in the area.
Mr. Kapata said Mrs. Sinyangwe should not accuse LCC because she knows that the council has been having the problem of some unscrupulous people who have been purporting to be council officials and have been going around in some areas carelessly allocating land.
“She knows that we have been having this problem for a long time now, it is not fair for her to accuse the council,” Mr. Kapata complained.
He added that Mrs. Sinyangwe has been sitting on the LCC meetings and knows that this was a problem adding that the council was addressing it.
He however, emphasized that LCC not has not at any time allocated land carelessly.
On the issue of illegal squatters having invaded the area, Kapata called on the MP to submit a report to the council so that it moves and demolishes.
He said the council is doing its best to offer quality services to the public so that they benefit from its operations.
“We are doing our level best to be a better council and we get a lot of support from the Ministry of Local Government and Housing,” Mr. Kapata added.
He also said the Mp should understand that the council has limited resources but that it has made sure that three quarters of the its budget benefits the general public.
Why is Kapata shamelessly defending things that every one knows.It is an open secret that the excercise of land allocation by LCC in Matero Constinuency like everywhere else in the City is chaotic, upharzad and non-corruption-free. It raises more questions than answers, why should an authority like LCC with all the powers at it’s disposal helplessly complaint about law breakers who are taking it’s mandate of allocating land? It is a must, some LCC staff and some councillors are very much involved in these scandals. Why don’t LCC Building Inspectors, Council Police do something to curb these things? Why not involve ZP the situation get out of hand?.
Thanks ba MP for disclosing it.