Plans are under way to construct a hotel in Chipata district following its advancement in attaining city status.
Town Clerk, Golden Banda, said a high powered delegation from Protea Group of Hotels, led by group General Manager, Mauro Gaurdigli, held talks yesterday with Chipata Municipal Council on the construction of the hospitality industry.
Mr Banda said the construction of the two storey building of a hotel was expected to start in January next year under the supervision of project manager, Peter Shakafuswa.
He said all the drawing plans for the hotel, which will be built along Umodzi Highway on the entrance to Chipata town from Katete, were already approved by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing.
The hotel, which he said would be slightly different from Protea Hotels in Chingola on the Copperbelt Province, would also have shops on the ground floor.
And Mr Banda also said the council was vigorously scouting for land to give to Protea Group of Hotels for the construction of a Spar Supermarket.
Meanwhile, Eastern Province Permanent Secretary, Euralia Syamujaye, commended the group for its plans to construct a hotel in Chipata.
Mrs Syamujaye said the construction of the hotel would add value to the town which would soon attain a city status.
Last week, Chipata Town Clerk, Golden Banda, told the District Development and Coordinating Committee (DDCC) meeting that surrounding traditional leaders had given out land to the local authority to increase the township boundaries.
“Following the giving out of land by the chiefs to the council, it has now become a reality that Chipata is a city-in-waiting and the programme has reached an advanced stage as ten kilometers of the current boundary will now be part of the township,” Mr Banda said.
He also said the council had received K 294 million for putting up traffic and street lights in Chipata.
Mr Banda said the local authority had also applied for K 796 million from government through the Ministry of Lands for opening up of roads and culverts in the township.
ZANIS
Let construct in every province. It looks like they have the capacity.
Let the development go ahead and they shall provide employment to the locals and will also help grow Zed economy
Nice move… Chipata in the limelight again…
Good one protea come and build others also in nabwalya,kaputa,imwisho and shangombo.
Many thanks should go to former mayor Bernard Siwakwi.The guy was a hardworker who made Chipata Municipal one of the municipalities with no salary arrears and excess revenues.
I meant Town Clerk and NOT mayor.
This is what we call real investors, protea management have shown patriotism and appreciation to zambian pipo, atleast they have interest to help zambia develop economically and interms of infrustrature development, we stil await for investor to do the same.
iyee. i cannot believe what i am reading. Chipata has achieved City status? under what criteria.
This is what we call real investors, protea management have shown patriotism and appreciation to zambian pipo, atleast they have interest to help zambia develop economically and interms of infrustrature development, we stil await for investor to do the same.
are you serious. a 2 story motel in Chipata constitues “infrastructure development”?
This is awesome kumawa sure, awehh Navela bwino!