Workers at Livingstone City Council have continued to be on a sit in protest.

A check at the council offices found workers outside the council premises loitering around.

When contacted Acting Town Clerk George Kumoyo said that the strike is illegal and that the workers did not follow the right channels to air their grievances.

He said that workers opted to have a meeting with the mayor instead of Town Clerk Ms Dras Nerves who is currently out for official duties.

He added that workers were supposed to address there grievances to the Provincial Local Government Officer if they are not comfortable with presenting their grievances to the Town clerk.

Mr.Kumoyo said that management has already started making payments of salaries to workers for the January and February arrears and wondered why the workers have continued going on strike.

Livingstone Council workers have been on a sit in protest starting from last week demanding removal of the Town Clerk Ms. Dras Nerves and
acting Director of Finance Mr. Kamwata Pongo.Tthe workers also want the trip she has to the U.K to be cancelled.

The Town Clerk is scheduled to travell to the U.K on an official trip on Saturday.

And deputy mayor Agrifree Brill said the council is on fire and called on pastors to pray for it.

13 COMMENTS

paipa March 10, 2011 At 4:23 pm

it seems we can not solve small problems, now its 47year and stil doing what we were doing years ago…. – we need the WHITE man to come back and colonialise us again… maybe it will belp
Shimaini March 10, 2011 At 4:31 pm

“And deputy mayor Agrifree Brill said the council is on fire and called on pastors to pray for it” This is the type of mayors we have in UPND, instead of solving the problem you start seeking God Intervetion, dull kamakalandi
Mukose March 10, 2011 At 4:57 pm

“Livingstone Council workers have been on a sit in protest starting from last week demanding removal of the Town Clerk Ms. Dras Nerves and acting Director of Finance Mr. Kamwata Pongo. The precedent has already been set the ECZ. Now the councils, ministries, institutions e.t.c.

LETS BANG ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bwezan March 10, 2011 At 5:09 pm

we should also start protesting so that we remove bwezan and his mad dogs!
THE IGWE March 10, 2011 At 5:19 pm

PLEASE, leave God out of this!! He was not there when you were chewing your workers’ salaries!
Infidels baghdad Zulu March 10, 2011 At 5:23 pm

Please excuse my ignorance: what exactly, do city council workers in Zambia do, nowadays? Apart from all the admin; still going round in khaki uniforms slashing tall grass and collecting garbage in Green trucks – Malabo? Thanks guys.
THE ONLY LIVING JAY March 10, 2011 At 5:32 pm

So iz this a ULP, UPND or MMD run council?
Kashimani March 10, 2011 At 6:12 pm

Looking at the names it seems there are some foreigners in administration
SIMATA JR March 10, 2011 At 6:30 pm

We dont have council in Zambia, its only the town clark enjoying the money and collecting Tax from banamaliket
THE IGWE March 10, 2011 At 9:00 pm

#5 – Council Workers sit down sunbathing, smoking balan, sharing sweet potatoes, and striking when those things run out!
Pulamasaka March 10, 2011 At 9:18 pm

let the workers’ will prevail..viva workers!!no performing officers shud step aside!
wavala ka kala bwanji lelo?? March 10, 2011 At 10:21 pm

# 9- it does not matter what the council workers do at the offices, just give them the money they worked for and no wonder they do those things cos they are not paid on time. how do you expect a hungry stomach to work properly in a public office? ala!! :-w
Zedman in China March 11, 2011 At 5:51 am

Are these real zambian Names or they are foreigners? Ms Dras Nerves, Agrifree Brill….