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Saboi promises to reintroduce street vending if elected Lusaka Mayor

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Musician Saboi Imboela (second from left) signs her particulars on hands of Livingstone girls at Mukuni Park
Ms.Saboi Imboela (second from left) signs her particulars on arm of a girl at Mukuni Park

NDC Mayoral candidate Saboi Imboela has promised to reintroduce street vending once elected as lusaka Mayor.

Ms. Imboela says the decision to ban street vending by the Pf was not well thought.Ms. Imboela has pledged to ensure that vending is properly regulated in the Capital city.She added that street vending is allowed even in highly developed countries.

She wondered why the PF is upbeat about vending when they have failed to create jobs.

The NDC Mayoral hopeful said, she will allow vending to be done on selected days and on selected streets of the city.The NDC candidate added that she will ensure that the council formulates a waste management policy specifically where vending will be done.

This will be done to ensure that streets are not littered. Ms.Imboela noted that stand by sanitary facilities and water vessels will be put in place where vendors will trade from.

The NDC Mayoral candidate has regretted that the removal of vendors has brought about untold misery among families.

She noted that because of the ban in street vending, the crime wave in lusaka has swelled.Ms. Imboela said the informal sector plays a key role in the development of the country.She has described vendors as partners in development.

Ms. Imboela said that the Lusaka city council will benefit from the reintroduction of vending through revenue collection.

40 COMMENTS

    • Useless message from a useless candidate supported by a useless Party led by a useless leader and having a useless consultant and thats all i can say about that

    • These are the same people when the see Japanese players and fans cleaning up after at the World Cup venues ..they assume they just like cleaning.

  1. Wrong campaign message for Lusaka madam.

    U should say u will increase street vending if u elected and that all those kicked out of street should come back to the street as soon as the election results are announced. this message would give u votes. Learn politics madam.

    • Even if she is elected by accident, street vending is now outlawed. This is just cheap campaigning by kambwili who does not appreciate that cholera which ravaged lusaka recently was mainly due to street vending.

    • Shame to this woman , i live here in UK there is no street vending but market places .its a big lie.
      If anyone thinks this way , she lacks ideas so she shouldn’t be voted.

  2. Surely I wouldn’t have expecting anything different from a party headed by one BUFFOON CK….this is the same moron who proposed that Jerabos be handed black mountain!!

  3. “She noted that because of the ban in street vending, the crime wave in Lusaka has swelled.”

    Its really laughable…BUFFOON CK and Musenge must have told her to highlight these points in the brainstorming session.

  4. These are chishimba Kambwili’s directionless politics!!!street vendors messed up our towns.which normal person would support the way Zambian towns were turned into by street vendors?Zambian towns were looking like somalian towns because of street vendors.Now people can even breath fresh air when passing or driving through our towns!!!IF YOU THINK SUCH NONSENSE WILL WIN YOU VOTES BA SABOI,LETS WAIT AND SEE!!YOU WILL CRY AFTER ECZ DECLARES MILES SAMPA AS A NEW LUSAKA MAYOR IN 3 WEEKS TIME!!

  5. Rubbish! It was a Presidential directive to end street vending and the main reason was to stop the spread of Cholera.Saboi wants to bring back Cholera? I’m sure she is saying this just to woo her voters. We know who the majority voters are.Tell us something else please! Politics yasebana.These are the consequences of allowing every Jim and jack to enter politics. This is the same mistake Nevers Mumba made of leaving the pulpit for politics

  6. oh no ! All lusaka residents are so happy with the current government stand on street vending. Please do no draw us back to the past of street vending. Truly speaking, I cannot see you winning any vote with this message. The ruling party message will definitely triumph. I am NOT a poiitician, but I am very happy with the current government stand.

  7. ???? Saboi? Proposed Mayor of the City of Street Vending?????? Proposed Mayor of the City of Cholera?
    Are Mayors so powerful these days that they can issue directives to councillors? Or overrule Presidential directives? What can you promise naimwe ba Saboi? If wishes were horses!!

  8. Sorry madam, go and repackage the message. Your message on street vending is outdated, and achaic and Lusaka residents have moved on forgetting what lies behind and pressing forward, itching to hear how best Lusaka can regain its garden city status.

  9. Samboi you lost the elections the day your started associating with dunderheads like CK. You are better off sticking to music because by the time you know it, your would have lost even the little respect that some people could have for you. The other thing you are forgetting is PF is still in power and they are the ones that have banned street vending. Who do you thing you are cheating?

  10. Saboi with that message you have just lost the fight without even starting. If there was one good thing that this government has done then that was to remove vendors from the streets.

  11. Madam, I don’t know who is advising you but get this and get it very clearly, this city wants to move on from the days of vending never to return, in your wisdom you honestly think you can tell a vendor when to go on the streets and when not to? You are truly delusional if you think you can control them like that. Once you allow them back even for a few hour’s, you will never remove them. Please tell us what you will do to take Lusaka to the next level of development, not what you are telling us.

  12. Sorry Madam,not for Lusaka.Everyone is happy with the way Lusaka looks now,and I don’t think there will be a right thinking Lusaka resident who can support that rubbish.We lost lives because of the same street vending due to unusual disignated throwing of litter and that’s what your commedian is advising you to bring back?God forbid!

  13. This clearly shows her calibre. It’s good she has come like this so that pipo know her well. She’s frankly not quality material for development.all she wants are votes.no values or principles. Kambwili type of politics at its best.what a pity to live life like zat.

  14. Saboi, once street vendors are allowed back on to the streets even for one hour it will be hard to stop them again. Lusaka looks beautiful now without the street vendors, kindly retract that message that you intend to allow them back once elected maybe I may end up voting for you in my dream.

  15. People are even forget about the word VENDING. I cant vote for you madam you want to bring back dirt in the streets. remember its not only venders who vote.

  16. And this is someone who we hear has lectured at UNZA? No wonder UNZA no longer performs these days; i urge every voter not to waste their vote on this young lady; let us give Saviour Chishimba a chance;

  17. I want to complete what UPND Cadre @ 11 has said for Saboi if wishes were horses even beggars would ride. Saboi be wise, naseka dream yako. Keep on dreaming.

  18. Simple question is doesn’t she know that decisions are made by the full council and not the mayor alone? Or does she plan to be come a dictator?

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