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President Lungu threatens to dissolve Kabwe municipal council over poor service delivery

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President Edgar Chagwa Lungu

President Edgar Lungu has threatened to dissolve Kabwe Municipal Council (KMC) amid numerous complaints of poor service delivery.

Speaking during a meeting with the Kabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) held at Tuskers Hotel in Kabwe last evening, President Lungu said KMC has disappointingly failed to serve the people to its expected abilities.

The head of state said the information he has indicate that most of the councillors in Kabwe are involved in illegal lands allocation.

He said he will personally investigate the happening at KMC and will not hesitate to get rid of people who are liabilities.

Meanwhile, President Lungu said government sees the private sector as partners in the development of the country.

He said this is so because government can only achieve reasonable and decent taxes when many businesses are thriving.

And Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has announced that will this year it host a Financial Expo.

KCCI president Christabel announced this during the `Meet the President Business Chat` with President Edgar Lungu and KCCI help at Tuskers Hotel in Kabwe last evening.

Ms Ngongola said the initiative is aimed at trying to bring just finance, business skills and the much needed financial liquidity.

She said the event will be held at a date to be fixed by the Governor of the Bank of Zambia who is expected to grace the occasion.

Meanwhile, Ms Ngongola has called on government to come up with deliberate policies that will help bring investors to Central Province and Kabwe in particular.

She told President Lungu that the cost of developing Kabwe would be lower than the cost of expanding Lusaka.

She stressed that the central location and proximity to Lusaka and Copperbelt should be able to attract much needed investment benefits.

Ms Ngongola stated that the chamber acknowledged government’s decision to relocate the Head Quarters (HQ) of the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) back to Kabwe.

28 COMMENTS

  1. The only time this man take any action is when people threaten his position or expose his corruption. Otherwise you can do anything or fail to do anything and you are are safe.
    Example: Lucky Mulusa was fired for correctly pointing out the corrupt fire engines deal.
    Kambwili was fired for presidential ambition.
    Chitotela is under scrutiny for suspected presidential ambitions. He acted swiftly in all these cases. But there are a whole bunch of corrupt and incompetent people in his cabinet who are safe, as long as they dont expose corruption or even think about being PF president.

    • Second, he did not say the MP has failed the people. All you who expect the MP to clean up rubbish in constituencies mwazimvelela. It’s councils and Provincial ministries that are responsible for development and sustaining the same in an area.

    • The whole President is threatening a municipal council that’s how this office has been reduced to as Ministers know they can not be fired for anything other than challenging his position.

    • “KCCI president Christabel announced this during the `Meet the President Business Chat` with President Edgar Lungu and KCCI help at Tuskers Hotel in Kabwe last evening.”

      This lazy man has not stopped with this corruption exercise…the economy is in a downward spiral and he is partying, who qualifies to meet him? We can not carry on with this folly after 2021…this bum needs to go or demoted to minister or PS

    • Umwaiche Vincent Mwale also stopped working just like Yaluma.
      Close the council, dissolve it. Let’s go for by-elections.

    • Don’t just threaten, ACT!!!! That’s the only way to prove that you’re serious. No one is moved by empty threats. Kick all those lazy bums out of office, and let new people who are willing to work hard for the people come in. Once you do that, other Municipal Councils across the country will take notice and change their work ethic. ACT NOW!!! No threats necessary. This is the weakness that people say Lungu has. And yet he keeps proving people right. For a change he needs to show that he can be tough with corruption and
      ineffectiveness. So now, go ahead Lungu. Surprise us and prove to us that you can be tough when you want to. Chase those lazy bums.

  2. Mr President,
    THE Big Tree National Monument which appears on the K50 banknote has received a facelift after undergoing rehabilitation at a cost of K 370,000.

    The fig tree, which is locally known as Mukuyu, is located at Kabwe’s Freedom Way square and it attracts a number of visitors who take shelter under its unique green canopy measuring over 50 metres. I call this a tree of life. All our resources have gone to the tree.

    • So why are you telling him this? The man is a tool for corruption …its like going to the mafia to report high drug usage in your area.

  3. Mr. President, the majority of our municipalities offer very poor service delivery, some may even be worse than Kabwe. Rather than you visiting districts throughout zambia, have your minister of local government do that job for you. If he is efficient as he should be, he will achieve the goals that you want at a fraction of what you would spend when you travel…. In any case he ought to be the one monitoring cleanliness and service delivery. He actually should be the one to go first.

    • He is bullying councils that have no money yet he cowers when asked why he is not firing his corrupt minister who is overseeing billions of dollars of construction contracts….Sean Tembo was right this man need mental examination!!

    • Very true. He should visit and similarly threaten Ndola Kitwe Mufulira councils all of whom have failed to provide services, repair roads and have illegally been allocating land

  4. Lazy Lungu directs, Lazy Lungu concerned, Lazy Lungu threatens …it carries on with that selfsame mediocrity…..please tell us which municipal council is performing well, you are not even dispersiig funds on time and what is the role of Ministry of local govt.

  5. Problems facing councils are the same throughout the country.Inadequate funds,misuse of funds ,over-employment,corruption,politicalisation,etc.aggravated by PF grand abuse of political power. The President is aware of these problems and of the fact that few councils in Zambia are providing residents with satisfactory service.Why play to the gallery,passing the buck,scapegoating when the whole country is stlnking and soulless under your leadership?

  6. Yaba bamudala you have done nothing to the people of kabwe either than trying to threaten to dissolve the council,just pay them that’s the only way to make Zambia clean no threats mudala,chibi what do u expect have ever gone to work on an hungry stomach yourself please stop this dictorship.

    • Lusaka is in an appalling state but he is too scared to make such threats as he doesn’t want to step of big fish like SG Mwila …he goes to bully small boys in the rural areas without shame…whole of the State House no shame no shame even when everything points to his reckless visonless administration.

  7. Honestly, ECL talk to the VINCENT MWALE to vitalize ministry of local government .
    Almost everything is poorly handled by ministry of local government.Salaries are stalled.Corruption is high.poor delivery.e.tc

  8. Repercussion of dumping garbage to welcome him. Meanwhile the chief culprit of getting plots is the mayor Prince Chileshe.

  9. Thought minister of local government is responsible to recommend for dissolution of a council and not republican president!, still fighting for recognition to be president ka.

  10. Mr president what about zampost
    You are the only man of action who can save this institution from its current situation
    Upaid salaries for six months sir do something

  11. In the mines when a general manager picks an anomally of incompetence, the issue will not just end there but you will be able to see charges flying and bottlenecks removed, In this case the first to be charged must be the minister of local government, unless he had reported to the president this incompetence, He thinks he is only responsible for Lusaka province. Mr President , no matter how much they explain heads must roll, Mwebantu kateka ukufuma ku Lusaka ukwisa fwasulula blocked sewer line. Mwebantu nangu tulomfwa uluse kateka abombe incito yesu ninshi na ma degreess twalikobeka mu maoffices. In all fairness , the minister of local government has failed because he is not in touch with the councils.EMULATE the minister of health who is everywhere and has competent people in positions…

  12. When you see a leader trying to do everything alone, then you can easily tell that such a person does not know how to manage people. A leader or a manager need to empower his/her team so that they can apply their initiative. A leader only provides guidance/resources and step back to allow his team to do the job. Our president is just gallivanting, commissioning this and that The garbage that he saw in Kabwe, is the same across Zambia. In Zambia today, there are people who openly defecate in open spaces because sewer lines are blocked. Go to the copperbelt and see for yourself Mr. Presido, it is a sorry site. Vincent Mwale started very well but he has been frustrated by PF cadre, Davies Mwila who has allowed vendors back on the streets. So Mr. President, come up with a clear vision,…

  13. There are areas in zambia which are performing. So far 62 councils are on go slow. But the behaviour of Kabwe was un called for. Then the problem here we are waitinh for thr president to solve all the problems.

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