Kabwe Municipal Council has thanked government for its decision to return of the land agency to the municipality.
Following the development , Kabwe Mayor, Prince Chileshe has since pledged that the council is going to be transparent as possible as far as land administration is concerned.
Speaking when he opened an Ordinary Full Council Meeting today, Mr Chileshe said the suspension of land agency by the central government had kept the council in a very awkward position, financially.
“ The council makes a lot of money from land administration but the suspension of the agency had compromised its revenue collection, “ he said.
He added that the move by government to return the land agency after extensive consultations with ministries of local government and lands will greatly help the council and the people of Kabwe.
The Mayor has since urged all Councilors, the District Commissioner and the two Members of Parliament in Kabwe to work together to foster the much needed development.
Government some time last year suspended the land agency at municipality amid alleged illegal land allocations.
However, government in May this year gave back the agency to the council after extensive consultations with the Ministries of Local Government and Lands.
Meanwhile, the mayor also used the occasion to congratulate newly elected civic leaders on the Patriotic Front ticket in the just ended mayoral, chairpersons and councilors elections across the country.
He noted that it is good to receive new members of the family but reminded the new civic leaders to honour their campaign promises on which people voted them.
