Kabwe Municipal Council has embarked on the upgrading of 13 unplanned settlements as a way of improving service delivery in the district.
Kabwe Municipal Council Public Relations Officer, Kabaenda Makwele, says the upgrading, that will include residential and commercial buildings, will encompass proper road network, schools, health facilities, water and sanitation among other social amenities.
Ms Makwele says residents are required to fill in forms from the housing department and start applying now for the occupancy licenses.
ZANIS reports in that Ms Makwele said land owners are required to pay K635 for them to be given the occupancy license by the council valid for 30 years.
She explained that the land owners will have to part away with K75 for registration, K250 for surveying works, K60 for ground rates and another K250 for the issuance of occupancy license.
She, however, said residents with valid land records will only pay K95 in respect of occupancy licenses instead of k250.
Ms Makwele named the settlements that will be upgraded and get numbers as Makululu, Maipambe, Kawama, Katondo, Shamabanse, Nakoli, Kamushanga and Kamuchanga.
She said the rest are Makwati, Kakumbi, Kaputula, Waya and C-Gate.
Ms Makwele observed the obtaining of the occupancy licenses will give the people security and sense of ownership while helping in addressing the issue of land encroachment.
She urged the people in the affected areas to take heed and comply to avoid seasonal calamities association with poor planning and substandard structures.
She disclosed that the local authority has devised a cluster plan starting with Waya and C-Gate of upgrading into planned settlement and advised the residents to visit the council to commence the process.
When is Lungu’s govt gonna upgrade Misisi and Chibolya?
Oh ,i forgot he only upgrades his constant travels to foreign state houses,fine wines and jet travels.
Everything under PF is unplanned. These unbudgeted manoeuvres are ways in which corrupt PF bandits steal money by misappropriating funds from the already established budget.
Who can blame IMF for shunning PF due to their lack of financial planning & protecting the budget? Even the World Bank has thrown out their towel off by downgrading the 2017 GDP from 4%to 3% when under Dr Mwanawasa, the economic growth was 7%.
By the way, no 3rd term for Lungu, the constitution does support dictatorship.
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Good luck upgrading Makululu. Ist this just a scam to raise money by the council?
Let them try. They will be held accountable to it.
I mean is more Central. Please strive for city status and be counted. How can Kabwe be overtaken by Chipata? Expand town Northwards where there is less Lead Pollution
Well done Kabwe Municipal Council at least for the first time I can see the council coming up with good decisions. please let other councils country wide emulate this will in turn help in proper service delivery and raise more revenue for the councils. Keep it up.
how can you work in reverse ? illegal structures are now legal?what sort of weird thinking this is…
this will set a precedence where squatters will invade other peoples land and then ultimately be recognised?good luck Zambia to your development agendas.
thats why IMF is refusing to release more funds
everything is questionable in ZED.