The Mansa Municipal Council has joined Kitwe and Chingola in restricting street vending in some parts of the Central business area.
Mansa Municipal council Public Relations Manager Chris Mulaliki said government is aware that street vending highly contributes to the blocking of street drainages as well as making the town unclean.
He revealed that the decision was reached when the council in conjunction with the vendors association in the district held a meeting in December 2016, to discuss ways of improving the current situation.
Mr Mulaliki further revealed that the authority has however agreed to give vendors ample time for them to vacate the streets and go back to the markets.
Mr Mulaliki observed that street vending has led to congestion on the road and has also led to accidents especially in the townships.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Mansa the council PR officer further discouraged residents against buying some food stuffs on the streets as it was not conducive for consumption.
And Mr Mulaliki has however dispelled claims by some traders claiming that the market place does not have enough room to accommodate them all.
He added that the vendors were given enough time to look for alternative trading by the authority, the market place being one suitable option.
Last week Chingola Municipal Council (CMC) was commended for its decision to remove vendors and traders from the Central Business District (CBD).
But Patriotic Front (PF) district chairperson Samuel Bwembya said it was important for the issue to be handled with caution adding that some opposition political parties were already capitilizing on the move taken by the local authority.
But Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo said the move by the local authority was progressive as it was Government’s desire to see cleanliness restored in the country.
He called on the local authority, party officials and law makers to work together as their common goal was developing the country.
“The best we can do is keep our towns clean and give our people conducive areas to trade from. If you have any shelter within town that you are not using you can bring the traders to trade from there. Because the information I received is that you are pushing them far from town,” he said.
Meanwhile, Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo said the operation was a success though the local authority had initially faced some resistance but residents were slowly appreciating the move.
He said the council had engaged the vendors that did not have places to trade from to seek dialogue but only two attended.
Mr Tembo said the local authority had conducted an inventory of markets in the district with a number having space to accomodate the vendors.
And Chingola District Commissioner Mary Chibesa said residents appreciated the efforts of the local authority and called on them not allow the vendors back on the streets.
She added that the district would soon become an example for other towns to emulate.
However, the Association of Vendors, Traders and Marketeers of Zambia (AVTMZ) President Fredrick Tembo called on CMC to reverse its decision.
Mr Tembo said his association was not supporting illegality but the trend had been allowed the authorities.
Chingola Municipal Council issued a directive on December, 15, 2016 to all street vendors to stop trading from the streets and return back to the market place which is legalized place for marketeers.
Better late than never. This is just creating what should be seen as normal. Now fix the roads and pavements. Put up lights and plant some flowers. We should abhor uncleanliness. Unfortunately you will be using up a lot of your support base currency to do it but enough is enough. Let sanity and sanitation prevail.
Way to go. Lusaka civic leadership its time to learn from Kitwe’s Kang’ombe team. As a country we can not thrive in chaos but systematic ways of doing things. What is obtaining on our cities streets especially Lusaka is shameful pandemonium. Look at Lumumba road and imagine a truck lost control. It would be too massacre. Ignore brother Kambwili’s callous lamentations. His are outrageous kitchen sink politics that thrive in dark societies of manipulations. Way forward, all cities must invest in waste management systems, employ cleaners and enforce some refuse and littering City Ordinances and Regulations. This is extraordinary leadership and rare opportunity to restore order. Bravo!
@1.1 ba chinya citizen, plagiarism is back after good hibernation
Good move. Am sure when its election time, they will be let back.
The Useful Idyots are no longer useful to PF. That’s why they are being kicked off the streets. The timing is excellent because they have another 4.5 years to get used to being normal Zambians without any political clout – until the next election.
Why not in southern province? Only in PF strong holds. When will PF open eyes?
Why do people like you talk without facts? Have you been to Livingstone and found vendors? If others in southern province want to thrive in filthiness, leave them alone, some of us want to leave in a clean environment.
UPND strongholds are oases of law and order. Chaos only prevails in PF areas.
It has taken ages and only a bold youngman Kongombe had to wake these fools up!
hope the twerps ate Lusaka City Council will grow some balls and follow suit. lusaka is a GARBAGE city…it stinks
@ ba Solers, dont pollute your mind with dirty politics. Are you related to Dr Kambwili.
Well done Mansa and it is time to ban this useless association of vendors’ Traders and marketeers.
osa shula shula mu ma streets……!
Next is Lusaka. Its filthy beyond words! Take those people to designated business places.
iwe solers come to Dundumwezi the streets are clean thats what we want even on the copperbelt
Hello! Bravo!
This is good news for mother Zambia..
Progress, order must be restored. Thank you
Samuel Bwembya which opposition party is against removing vendors from the streets? Kamushi iwe so because you’re probably a vendor yourself you want to perpetuate this nuisance?
The nation as a whole are in agreement! Even the street vendors would rather trade in an orderly manner- what was needed is guidance-this is truelly a step in the right direction.
Only when we move the street vendors to the markets will we have clean towns, and well planned development in the rural areas, towns and cities. The majority of Zambians are in agreement on this!
Well done!
CHIPATA MAYOR SINOYA MWALE was it the end of clearing vendors from the junction of Kalindawalo Road. Come out if your Office take a tour of your filthy Chipata.
From the very Council Offices upto Kapata market and all around second class trading area, along Umodzi Highway right upto airport road junction lets have operation clean-up. Demolish all those unhyginic dinning kanthembas. Clear taxis blocking traffic in the second class business area, by Highway Bakery, from Spar upto Zesco Offices and at very airport junction. TAKE ACTION CHIPATA NEEDS A FACELIFT.
NOW ITS IMPORTANT TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT CREATE RACKETEERING ORGANIZATIONS. IF ANYTHING ONE OTHER THAN THE COUNCIL IS FOUND COLLECTING MONEY FROM THE VENDORS, BUS OPERATORS OR PUBLIC THEY SHOULD BE DEALT WITH STRENUOUSLY. NO ONE EXCEPT THE COUNCIL OR ZRA SHOULD COLLECTING ANY FEES FROM ANYONE. ALL VENDORS WILL PAY THEIR DUES DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL AT THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
This is a good move by the council town centers should look clean. Even pick pockets will be reduced in town centers. Lets not polities this move here its ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. Good bless mother Zambia
It has taken Kangombe to wake up every one in Local Councils to Work ? Sure ! Am truly sorry for not having voted for you during the last elections my brother .
In football we have footballer of the year even council you should start doing the same. By the end of the year we must have the cleanest district of the year. Lets maintain our country clean. God bless you.
Credit MUST be afforded where its due.
WELL DONE P.F, FOR FINALLY BRINGING SANITY TO ZAMBIA.
The Nation has been decaying under Lawless Cadreism.
NEXT PLEASE GET RID OF ALL THESE STONE AGE “MPOSA MABWE’S” KNOW AS CADRES FROM GOVERNMENT, & ALL ITS INSTITUTIONS!!!
Like someone said in an earlier post, Better late than never!
This is betrayal of the highest order. Some of these people genuinely voted for PF thinking they’ll be left to trade on the streets , now this.
Good comment Senior Citizen
Where is Kambwili and what will he say about this movement? Trying to create a disturbance in Kitwe! The guy is a finished product and still trying desparately to hang on. If Lungu is not careful Kambwili will bring him and his PF down. We will soon be hearing how they rigged the elections. This is just the beginning of a beautiful love triangle story between Lungu, PF and Kambwili. This is Chapter 1.
Lusaka is an example of a dirty city. ACC. Must follow the corruption leading to non enforcement of town planning laws to enforce order. Planning law enforcement not politically driven kabwilis like rethoric will create sanity….better late than never..
The sad part of the removal of street vendors from the streets of Kitwe is that after 17:00hrs after the council Police have knocked off the vendors get back to the streets. Especially around shoprite matuka avenue area and Obote Avenue. This is sad.
Let the council also remove those Noah buses from those undesignated bus stops.
Why can’t Kitwe Mayor Kang’ombe move to state house and lead this country! Because his decisions and approach seem to be working well and other mayors are copying from him.
The unregulated street vending we are seeing now snowballed under Sata. The vendors know this because each time authorities attempt to remove them, they say that they were allowed to trade by batata ba Sata. The vendor scourge has been growing from year to year unchallenged. Now Davies Mwila is talking of taking over bus stops and markets. Look at Lusaka and other town with
makeshift tuntembas, total chaos! Then some clown wants to congratulate PF for removing vendors from the town centres when they were the chief architects in the whole debacle?
It is not just about cleanliness, but also about essential COUNCIL REVENUE.
Put the street vendors in the Council Markets and collect the revenue.
Seriously penalize or heavily punish street vending.
NO TRADING IN COMPOUNDS. Compounds are for living NOT trading.
Have order at school campuses, Prisons, Police Stations and Barracks too!
Our creator is a clean God and promotes holiness. Being dirty is the exact opposite. So where do Zambians stand on this matter?