The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has disclosed that Government has this year (2010) given the local authority K873 million for the installation of street lights in the capital city.
Council Public Relations Officer Henry Kapata said the money was released to the local authority in three installments of K291 million from August this year.
Mr. Kapata told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that the money would go a long way in assisting LCC in installing street lights around Lusaka.
And Mr. Kapata cautioned motorists to be careful on the road to avoid hitting into street lights adding that a penalty fee of K12 million would be slapped on any motorist found wanting.
He noted this year alone, 22 street lights were hit and damaged by motorists causing the Council to spend about K15 million on each one of them.
He also urged members of the public to refrain from vandalising the street lights but instead safeguard them for their own good.
In another development, Mr. Kapata said the Keep Zambia Clean Campaign in Lusaka had not worked this year (2010) according to the local authority’s expectations.
He attributed this to members of the community who according to him have not been active in spearheading the campaign but have continued to dump garbage anyhow.
Mr. Kapata warned Community Based Enterprises, the Council had contracted to collect garbage in Lusaka to do their job or risk having their contracts terminated.
The ‘’Keep Zambia Clean and Healthy Campaign’’ was launched in 2007 by the late President Dr. Levy Mwanawasa.
ZANIS
Ba Kapata…mulebako serious at times…nechishinka chisuma…you can not always put the blame on the members of the public….if you examine all the street lights you installed in lusaka in particular, am not sure u will blame it all on the public in general. My opinion is that, you need to re-examine your tendering procedures because all we see is simply shoddy jobs by briefcase contractors….mwalishiba mwebene ifyo muchita to reap sth frm every transaction or contract. I personally feel ashamed esp if you arrive at night …starting from the so called Lusaka int airport to the mayard…Kabulonga and the like….nimfifi yekayeka…wat a shame…
wake up lsk city council…
LCC should be abolished, they are totally useless, govt should contract foreign chinese firms to do the work that LCC is supposed to do.
#2 you have a good point. LCC is useless. whilst a foreign contractor is welcome, we don’t necessarily need a Chinese firm unless if there’s no other foreign firm.Our schools of health science and enviromental studies had told LCC long time ago that the Keep Zambia Clean as a slogan will not work. Strict local civic laws need to be put in place to keep the city and surrounding clean. People who deliberately litter should be fined on the spot. educating the masses & touching their pockets will teach people to keep Zambia clean.LCC should provide garbage bins in the city and for people’s home garbage too
Matero you are very right. Gbins should be made available to our people.
I know everything on street lighting project & maintenace or new fixing… panel and light, light post faundation. cable.etc.
can you give chance for work to your company…??????