Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says government will demolish illegal and unplanned structures that have blocked the drainage system in Lusaka.
Mr. Lusambo signaled the directive to the local authority to urgently, demolish all illegal structures that have blocked the drainage systems without compromise.
The Provincial Minister disclosed that the demolishing of illegal or unplanned structures may have been directed at Lusaka City Council (LCC), but should serve as a warning to the rest of the country as government want to see sanity across the country.
Mr. Lusambo was speaking when he toured Chawama and Misisi compounds in Lusaka today.
He said residents who settled in the unplanned areas will have to be relocated.
Mr. Lusambo reiterated that most of the structures in the shanty compounds are unplanned and government will not relent to demolish them.
He added that it is disastrous for a Capital City to have 15 shanty compounds without planned structures.
The Provincial Minister added that the decision to demolish some illegal structures will help the City to have good drainage systems and the flow of water in the district.
LCC Deputy Mayor Chilando Chitangla affirmed that the local authority will go by government’s directive to demolish the illegal and unplanned structures.
She added that the operation to demolish illegal and unplanned structures that have clogged the drainage system in the city will go as directed.
And Chawama Ward Council Tasila Lungu said there is need to continue planning for good drainage systems that will cushion the flow of water in Lusaka.
She further stated that the call by government to demolish illegal structures that have clogged the drainage systems is a welcome development.
That’s the way to go ,a woman goes through pain to give birth to a beautiful baby and celebrate afterwards, the situation in Lusaka will take pain to be resolved
Demolish Lusaka, go build in Gambwe!!!
Is HH’s house legally built or you will demolish it?
NRDC will be demolished by AVIC
State House has taken too long to demolish, demolish it. $20 million for new State house was approved.
MMD-Diehard, demolish PF, Demolish it man….
But my house teyakwa noko, come over I will demolish you.
Bowman at work! Hey Hadsome!
What way to go? LCC can start today but the selfsame politicians will interfer as its their Party officials in the forefront on these illegal plots more powerful than this boy Bowman.
Jay jay is 400l
90 percent types 5hit after 5Hit.
Must have very low IQ
Unless the woman learns about safe sex and using protection she will keep falling pregnant and end up resorting to abortions. That is Lusaka for you
Why do we suddenly have these money changers and Jemason drinkers mimicking The Action Man? They think they can do a fraction of what SATA did. LUSAMBO, Lungu and Zodwa, sorry Dora are the waste of all humanity that has been created. I am upset by their behaviour, but I am willing to keep my weekend intact after the terrible weather we had.
Lusambo belongs to Katondo Street, Zodwa is MMD and Lungu should be drinking in Chawama. Zambians deserve better. I am outta here!
I might seem hard on Lusambo but te honest, he can win the trust of Zambians like me if he created a new Capital city of Zambia the way Nigeria created Abuja to replace Lagos. Right now his just politicking probably has even reached his thinking capacity. There are ideas out there to learn from. He’s clearly zealous but has limited thinking. Zambians are now exposed and deserve better. Demolishing building, dealing with street vendors, giving your salary to the poor and all that will not do. Step up MAN!
Great move. In addition to this, Zambia should have a long term plan to demolish all the shanty townships and replace them with high rise apartments. Demolish one or two shanties a year and you should be done in less than 20 years. Look at Kilamba city in Angola for inspiration. You can view the city on YouTube. So the process should be, build the apartments first, then relocate the residents there. And then demolish their old shack houses. Make sure they don’t rent out their new apartments and then go right back to build some new shacks in another shanty township. So build, relocate, demolish, build,relocate, demolish till all the shanty townships are gone. Anybody who tries to illegally build a shack house anywhere should be immediately arrested, and the structure demolished. Invest…
(Cotinued)… in this. Beautify Zambia and you’ll reap the benefits. A clean beautiful country attracts a lot of tourists and investors. That’s what we want to see happen in Zambia.
MMD Diehard Demolish that fuuuucking PF !!
How long has tasila been a counciler to be given such air time ??
I know councilers in chawama and kanyama who have been giving dedicated service for years yet never get any airtime…
“Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says government will demolish illegal and unplanned structures that have blocked the drainage system in Lusaka”.
So illegal and unplanned structures that ARE NOT BLOCKING the drainage system in Lusaka ARE OK?
At least you gotta start somewhere, right?
It is refreshing that someone in authority is even thinking about this. Lusaka as been the “WILD WEST” for such a long time. It seems there are not even LOCAL LAWS to regulate what goes on in the city, or no one is responsible for regulating how the city is planned and grows. It is about time someone brought some sanity to the craziness and sh!th*le that is Lusaka.
Someone builds on the drainage system and blocks it and then wonders why his house gets flooded every rain season…. isn’t that the height of stup!dity and BACKWARDNESS?
Before you embark on such an exercise, take the necessary precautions especially those that address the plight of the affected. Most of these people were allocated plots by the same officials who now want to pretend as if nothing is going on. Kitwe City Council did the same not long and people ended up in tents. Don’t always be fast to execute what affects people negatively, tread with care and provide alternatives. That’s a mark of leadership
This will be like Ndola …immediately they start PF ministers will rush to the nearest ZNBC camera.
Can Boy-man demolish cadres’ structures?
THIS IS GREAT NEWS AND WAY FORWARD FOR ANY MANUCIPALITY. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT JUST BE ERECTING ANYTHING ANYWHERE THEY FEEL THEY SHOULD. WHERE ARE MANUCIPAL LAWS WHICH EXIST IN COUNTRIES LIKE BOTSWANA AND NAMIBIA? LET THERE BE SANITY IN ZAMBIA, TOO.
Peter I agree with you.
Thanks
BB2014,2016
@Mushota why do you agree with Peter is it because he has talked about an erection? of anything anywhere, as I understand it your favourite word that keeps you in Scotland? Fuseki ulatusebanya mwe!
This announcement must have been given to the correct audience, pf members cause there the only ones courageous enough to build illegal structures all over the place.
Once upon a time, there was a road which connected Mtendere to Kamloops Road. Then some overzealous and well – connected MMD cadre constructed a house in a place where that road was. Bowman Lusambo must do something about this nonsense because this was a shortcut between Kabulonga and Woodlands to areas like UNZA, Kalundu, Munali, etc,. Whoever was responsible in the Lusaka City Council for this nonsense must be exposed! I reported this scandal to Panji Kaunda who, as Chairman of the Land Tribunal then, was very determined to get to the bottom of this. Sadly, he couldn’t because his tenure of office came to an end.
Really laughable…Good luck with that..you expect Bowman to sort out a well connected former MMD cadre..this is what I mean when I say Zambians are docile and forgetful
Once upon a time, there was a road which connected Mtendere to Kamloops Road. Then some overzealous and well – connected MMD cadre constructed a house in a place where that road was. Bowman Lusambo must do something about this nonsense because this was a shortcut between Kabulonga and Woodlands to areas like UNZA, Kalundu, Munali, etc,. Whoever was responsible in the Lusaka City Council for this nonsense must be exposed! I reported this scandal to Panji Kaunda who, as Chairman of the Land Tribunal then, was very determined to get to the bottom of this. Sadly, he couldn’t because his tenure of office came to an end.
Long overdue! Go for it!
This is what we need in a minister.
You need a minister to tell you that you can not build on top of Drainage pipes…do you not see anything wrong with that picture??
I’m not fully convinced this MMD die hard brute is civil. is he educated? and to what level?
These MMD parasites I’m not a fan of. Zambia deserves better than Bowel Man Isambo lyamfwa
Bowman has Diploma in Sales and Marketing Management from Katondo College …going by PF standards he is highly educated.
The educated lack the courage that these street thugs possess.That’s why we’re on our keyboards busy analysing and arguing whilst Bowman,CK, etc all are potential future leaders living it large.
Iwe Lusambo. Why do you like breathing fire on the poor. Look at the disaster on Kamloops Avenue. the road is constantly flooded just because a rich man has a plot on Mumanani stream and built a wall which prevents the free flow of water. Imagine a wall on Ngwerere stream. Demolish this wall first
calm down ladies and gentlemen. No structure will be demolished. Reason? That is where votes come from, unfortunately. No sane politician can take that action at the moment. Period. We have heard this same chorus in different songs by various choirs at different epochs.
Practically, all shanty compounds in Lusaka are unplanned.
Unplanned buildings and ‘illegal plots’ allocation have reached unprecedented levels in the last few years. But this has been a case of ‘allow, turn a blind eye, do it for political expediency, money’, etc; and then turn around to condemn and be seen to act on the same, in order to receive accolades as is the case here. In practice, nothing much may happen, but politicians want to ‘get praise’ even before they do anything, by exhibiting a ‘tough swashbuckling exterior’ now and then. The tragedy though, is usually that people will soon forget that this ‘action’ was ever promised and things will be back to the despicable governance.
@17 Harold Muna. You are on point. The word ‘planning’ seems meaningless when it comes to our part of the world. Out of curiosity, I once inquired from the then Lusaka city council spokesperson, Timothy Moono, whether or not the City had any plan. As far as I understood him, there had been a few (unsuccessful) attempts since independence to come up with and operationalize a city plan. Several drafts had come up at different times but all died natural deaths along the way before they were endorsed and enforced. At the time of my inquiry, the last publicly known attempt was in the early 2000s. One wonders what is followed.
What were you doing all that time these structures were going up one by one? Try and put up an illegal structure in Germany ,Canada or England and see how quick they’ll bring it down -no lethargic jokers there.
Way to go. Long over due. Better to become unpopular for good causes. Only irrelevant opposition parties can oppose this.
Start with Boman Lusambo’s house in Chamba Valley illegally built on someone’s access road!
Ba Lusambo yamoneka incito, kikikiki…after those boys from State House condemned the illegal structures at Mandevu/Lumumba junction.
It is time to instill law and order in society. Demolish ALL illegal construction, not just that blocking draonage. Being poor does not mean getting away with lawlessness. Too much chifundo/sympathy can sometimes blind people from doing the right thing.
Demolish. I hope no PF cadre will cry as these are the majority who shouted Pabwato and belt their boats floating on drainage system.
Good move but too much implications coz most of those plots have authentic council stamps-approved.
Amazed that this belated action is being celebrated. A govt in control would ensure that all property development is authorized and building standards enforced because that is cheaper than demolishing. Where was government when this illegality was going on? I’m not duly concerned with the academic backgrounds of people in politics; what counts to me is how they are serving the public. Can we really say that the best educated in politics are serving us better than those with humble education?