Protea Hotels Zambia Limited is soon to construct a five star hotel in the lower Zambezi area of Chieftainess Chiawa at a cost of K50 billion.
The hotel will have the capacity of 80 rooms and is expected to employ 100 local people.
Union Gold Investment Management Managing Director Adam Lethbridge disclosed the development in an interview after an environmental impact assessment for the establishment of a hotel in the lower Zambezi held at Chiawa basic school in Chiawa.
He said the planned development of the hotel will commence as soon as the company meets all requirements such as conducting an environmental impact assessment, licenses and other areas of importance.
He said Union Gold which is the major shareholder of Protea hotels Zambia has already acquired a 12 hectare piece of land in the game management area of Chiawa for which Chieftainess Chiawa was aware.
Mr Lethbridge said the hotel will bring in new skills for locals and lead to improvement in roads and other infrastructure.
He said the company was aware that the area was a natural habitat of wild animals hence the need to protect them.
And in a separate interview with ZANIS, Chieftainess Chiawa said she had no objection to the proposed development of the hotel in her chiefdom.
Chieftainess Chiawa expressed concern that many lodge operators in the area were failing to develop the area to her expectation.
She reiterated that her desire is to see Chiawa develop and reduce dependence of locals on handouts.
And officially closing the hearing of submissions and reactions to the proposed hotel Kafue District Commissioner Winford Ngoma stated that government’s interest is to see Chiawa contribute to the development of the district.
He said government alone cannot develop the country without investors such as lodge owners and other tourist operators.
Mr. Ngoma said his office will closely watch Protea hotel management so that it implements all commitments it has made once government consents to the project.
He said government was aware of the problems people in Chiawa were facing and will do everything possible to protect their interests.
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Nice one. Zambians need jobs.
Intersting!! But i think these guys should improve the quality of their buildings both in termsof design and quality. I have not been inside the one at Arcades but from outside, it looks horrible. I have ben to the one in chingola snd the quality of workmanship is terrible!
Good investiment otherwise. Chiawa is a great location.
I think most Lodge owners in the area aren’t so happy because this will now mean having stiff competition from the Hotel. And also the issue of Labour where some Lodge owners do have vey bad working conditions which most locals do not understand due to high levels of illitracy. Chiawa is area really need development & especially the issue of Schools.
ok now am curious. first zambeef, now this five star hotel. whats in chiawa. somebody please enlighten me. my geography is pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats what we want to hear and most of all, see! Not Nkhani yama pit latrines!!
#4 Chiawa is like Mufwe it has many Tourist attractions Its situated along the river Zambezi the river acts as the boundary between Zambia & zimbabwe. its very hot, some of the tourists activities are: game viewing,Boat cruising,caoneing & other activities. Its near Chilundu Boarder.
80-room 5 star hotel in Chiawa. Guess some people have more money than sense..