Friday, March 29, 2024

Chief Sinadambwe bemoans poor state of roads

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President Edgar Lungu speaking to Chief Simamba (c) and Chief Sinadambwe of Siavonga District Shortly before Commissioning of Yalelo Zambian Fish in Siavonga
FILE: President Edgar Lungu speaking to Chief Simamba (c) and Chief
Sinadambwe of Siavonga District Shortly before Commissioning of
Yalelo Zambian Fish in Siavonga
Chief Sinadambwe of the Tonga people in Siavonga district of Southern province has expressed concern over the poor road network in his chiefdom.

He has therefore appealed to government to intervene in order for development to be achieved in his area.

The chief pointed out that the Sianyolo-Dambwe, Sianyolo-Chimata and the Chaanga/Chikankata roads are in a deplorable state especially during the rain season when they become impassable.

The traditional leader said the works that the Siavonga district council started on the Sinyolo-Dambwe road was not completed.

He noted that the local authority only worked on some portions to enable people who were attending the Lwiindi traditional ceremony to have an easy passage.

He further explained that the Chaanga/Chikankata road was vital for his subjects to have access to medical services at Chikankata hospital.

Chief Sinadambwe noted that the Chaanga/Chikankata road is vital for his subjects to have access to medical services at Chikankata hospital which is only 35 kilometres (km) away unlike the Siavonga hospital where people cover the distance of 120 km to get there.

He said the road cannot be accessed by any vehicle because it is completely impassable.

He also disclosed that the Lakeshore road from Dibwi to Sianyolo is impassable adding that people have difficulties travelling to access farming inputs and to sell their agricultural produce.

Chief Sinadambwe further said the Melengo-Chikanzaya road in Ibwemunyama in Chirundu district needs urgent attention it is also in a bad state.

“My appeal is that government should work on the bad state of the roads in my chiefdom so that people have free movement to take their agriculture products to the market and to have easy access to health facilities,” he said.

Chief Sinadambwe said the poor state of the road is greatly affecting development in his chiefdom.

2 COMMENTS

  1. The Chiefs have every right to complain but you wonder why some Under fives have been against the road rehabs saying ” bushe tukalya imisebo”. Roads are the genesis of development and production.

    • Lungu is not cut out for the scale of Zambian Problems. I just have that feeling. The guy is a drunk and he was fiddling with Client’s money before. Why let a monkey look after your banana plantation then he engages other monkey to help him secure your bananas?

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