Kabwe Municipal Council is opening a fast track court to deal with street vending and other nuisances perpetrated by offenders.
Kabwe Municipal Council (KMC) Town clerk (TC) Vivian Chikoti said today that the court is expected to be opened on Monday next week and warned that there would be no sacred cow but that anyone found wanting would face the wrath of the court.
ZANIS reports that Mrs Chikoti said she was hopeful that once implemented, people would fear committing any nuisance thereby helping in keeping the town clean and avoiding outbreaks of diseases such as cholera.
She further explained offenders would be prosecuted and once found guilty a fine would be slapped on them and in default sent to jail.
Mrs Chikoti explained that prosecutors and magistrates to handle the court proceedings were already set while Council police and State police were ready to start arresting the offenders starting Monday next week.
‘We have worked well with the police, the courts and everyone else. All is set foe the court to start. The vendors, those who like to spitting in public, urinating anyhow and motorists who park anyhow, would face it,’ she said.
And District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) has welcomed the move by the Council to open up fast track court.
[pullquote]‘We have worked well with the police, the courts and everyone else. All is set foe the court to start. The vendors, those who like to spitting in public, urinating anyhow and motorists who park anyhow, would face it,’ she said.[/pullquote]
The meeting chaired by Kabwe District Commissioner (DC) Jonathan Kapungwe observed that the move would help contribute greatly to cleanliness in the town.
This was after Deputy Council Health Director Mary Zgiambo told the meeting that the Council would next week on Monday open the court.
The announcement follows concern raised by the DDCC over the truckers and other motorists who were parking their vehicles anywhere they found space instead of designated parking areas.
[ ZANIS ]
Please, first build markets for them! It is not right ukulabapepeka and taking them to court when you do not provide a shelter (a real market for them!) There is poor selective development in Zambia. You build Soweto Market in Lusaka and you leave out Ndola, Kabwe, Livingstone, Kitwe and others. Please bring the action man SATA who is the only man that can do something in Zambia.
BALEKENI BALESHITISHA EMO BALISHISHA NOKU SAMBILISHA ABANA. AMA ENGINEERS TUKWETE MU ZAMBIA NA MA DOCTORS ABENGI BABA SAMBILISHE MUNDALAMA SHAMU STREET VENDING!! ARE YOU PROVIDING FOR THE DAILY NEEDS OF THESE VENDORS CHILDREN?? THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO!! YOU ARE JUST BUSY ENRICHING YOUR SELVES. LEAVE THEM TO CONTINUE LOOKING AFTER THEIR CHILDREN
Unbridled hypocrisy.I bet you she won’t be as committed to get rid of bribe taking officers in her council or state police.Where are the trash bins in town,public toilets or stalls?.You will find garbage uncollected in areas with no vendors,overgrown bush on streetside or no street lights.This is collection of taxes with no services.
Please,, government cannot cannot provide a decent living for the majority of Kabwe residents.The mines have closed down, Zambia Railways has retrenched a huge number and there is very little economic activity in Kabwe. It is all about survival, Let government( central of local) set up a trading park or modern market!