Local Government Association of Zambia President Christopher Kang’ombe has been appointed to lead a team to oversee preparations for the first ever Young African Leaders in Local Government General Assembly to be held in Kisumu, Kenya, in 2021.
Mr Kang’ombe who is also Executive Committee Member of the United Cities and Local Government of Africa was appointed to oversee these preparations on the sidelines of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders taking place in Durban South Africa over the period 11th to 15th November 2019.
The announcement was made by the UCLGA Secretary General Jean Pierre Mbassi, during a session on building a Network of Young African elected officials.
The event will be held on the sidelines of the Africities summit.
Each of the five regions of Africa are expected to nominate an elected young person to be part of the team being led by Mr Kang’ombe who is Kitwe Mayor to work on the agenda and terms of reference for this high level meeting of young leaders.
The team is also expected to spearhead the mobilization of resources to host the continental event as well as agree on the criteria for delegates to attend the first ever General Assembly.
This is according to a statement issued to the media by Local Government Association of Zambia Executive Director Maurice Mbolela.
The young man has done exceptionally well, keep it up Christopher Kang’ombe. Dull chaps like Freedom are busy trying to frustrate the youths, we don’t want Mayors to be elected by councilors as proposed in Bill 10 because it’s retrogressive. These are the youths we want to take over leadership at the highest level not those smiling hyenas who have surrounded the Presidency. They’ve nothing to offer
His city Kitwe is ravaged by youthful criminal gangs and somehow he has done well. If this is what success looks like, it means we hv a problem.
@Nemwine, he doesn’t manage the City alone. Street gangs are a security matter which falls under Kampyongo. If he dares do anything he’ll be accused of interference. In Zambia even good people look bad
Kitwe is not a city to be proud of. Right under nose nose of Mr. Kangombe at the council there is massive corruption . Who allocated land just opposite PUMA offices in Chibuluma Road? Who allocated land on the Zambia Army land at the Barracks? Who allocated or sold land to a so called investor opposite the Chingola Road Cemetery? Rubbish collection remains a big problem in Kitwe. The town stinks!!!
Ayatollah didn’t you just see an article about his residents complaining about the rates the pay and run-down infrastructure. Kitwe seems to be regressing and not the once vibrant place it was. Go there now and you won’t find much going on excpet for the malls