The Lusaka City Council (LCC) is strategically working to finally curb street vending in the city.
LCC Public Relations manager Mulunda Habeenzu said the local authority was already concentrated on the relocation of traders from Cairo, Los Angeles and Lumumba roads to Simon Mwewa lane, off Lumumba road under phase one of the project.
Mr. Habeenzu told ZANIS that after relocating vendors to Simon Mwewa lane, the council will resume the construction of a mega market in the infamous Chibolya compound where a piece of land has been secured.
He said works were already underway at Simon Mwewa lane to ensure that traders display their merchandise in a conducive environment.
Mr. Mulunda described the space between Lumumba and Los Angeles roads traffic lights and Ben Bella and Lumumba roads traffic lights as the conducive place for trading.
The piece of land is estimated to accommodate about 5,000 traders.
However, the business community, which uses the land between Simon Mwewa lane and Lumumba road as a parking area, has opposed the move by LCC to relocate street vendors to the same place.
Simon Mwewa lane has a length of 0.54 kilometres.
I am told you can find adidas trainers with a Nike symbol.
Why not arrest the counterfeit sellers?
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Chiluba introduced street vending, renamed it as entrepreneurship and established a vendors desk at state house. Ever since, LCC has been making pronouncements of ending street vending, this is another pipeline dream.
we thought they were going to have finished relocating them before the celebrations. But now the celebrations are over and they’re still talking about it. Yet money has been wasted on the South African consultants. This is a PF council full of lies.
This is a very good move. IF any street vendor opposes this idea please make sure to KACHINGWE them or SIchilongo them. I hope bana NONO is not part of the vendors
At what stage did PF decide to see street vending to be negative? PF find a position on this matter. Street vending is one of the major source of income for your support base. Let us see how you will handle this one over time.