The Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister Jonas Chanda has warned that people that have encroached on land reserved for water development risk facing the full wrath of the law. The Minister sounded the caution when he visited some areas in Ndola of the Copperbelt Province.
In an area called Minsundu where Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company has one of its water treatment plants, it was discovered that unscrupulous people had built illegal structures. This illegality is despite there being a court order that ruled that all those that had obtained plots around the treatment plant vacate the premises.
“We are a country of laws. As His Excellency President Lungu has stated time without number, we shall not condone lawlessness regardless who are the perpetrators. What kind of nation are we becoming if people can fail to respect a court ruling?” wondered the Bwana Mukubwa Constituency Parliamentarian.
Ndola Town Clerk, Wisdom Bwalya informed the Minister that the City Council was doing everything to ensure that people do not illegally allocate themselves land.
And in the Hillcrest area near Peter Singogo, it was discovered that someone had earmarked the area for construction of a filling station and a shopping mall. However, the area is a recharge zone and a tributary for the Kafue River.
“There is no way we can allow contamination of such an important water body for whatever reason. I am directing Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Water Resources Development, WARMA, ZEMA and Kafubu Water and the Local Authority to see to it that the proposed construction should not take place and measures to that effect be submitted to my office by Friday 21st August,” Dr Chanda said.
“If indeed a title was given for this place, I will work very closely the Minister of Land to ensure that the said title is revoked. There are so many other areas more suitable for that kind of investment,” stated Dr Chanda
With the population growing, the demand for land has been on the rise. However, it important that water development is not endangered.
Right on minister right on. He’s already made himself my favourite minister in the PF government.
Chikkala coobe…, you are supposed to be mourning Grey Zulu this week.
Iwe forest 27 is a water reserve which you have shared among yourselves. Inonge, Matiini are among the people who you supposed to talk to.
This is vital ba minister. I totally agree. Any land encroachment is an abhorrent illegal act. I experienced this when squatters decided to encroach on my land. I tried all legal ways to ask them to leave but they were stubborn. They even claimed that I burned their illegal structures. Why would I risk burning my own land
What do mean by “ risk facing the full wrath of the law”. Is there a chance that they might get away with it?
“….If indeed a title was given for this place, I will work very closely the Minister of Land to ensure that the said title is revoked…..”
Look at these theives , learning from lungu……they are in the forefront of stealing then blame the victim to dupe people they are against corruption.
Why don’t you sack and charge your officers who are issuing those illigal titles ?
Lungu watchers and leads a band of theives ……..
The comedy will escalate. Their stay in office is culminating in a few months of rushed actions. Something will break…
This Chanda bro will soon collide with PF cadres when he starts encroaching on illegal land issues
Minister, we have a water challenge past few weeks in PHI, with no word from people involved. Even now there is no water, we are really suffering
Minister, we have no water in PHI for days now. No word from anybody. Please help
Minister, no water in PHI Lusaka for a long period of time now. No word of from those responsible for running water issues in Lusaka, Lusaka water and sanitation company is very mute as if all is well. Please help we are really suffering.
If you allowed PF cadres to allocate land through out Zambia in reserved areas at the beginning. It’s laughable how you are going to let them face the full wrath of the law when you are part of it. Do not lie to Zambians every time you open the mouth.
Go to state lodge some people have built wall fences over rivers and damed acquifers
How about people who have fenced off forest land in Sinda? Should n’t they face the full wrath of the law? So this full wrath is reserved only for those who aren’t children of the president?
Reports from bloggers above say no water in PHI for weeks , yet the morron minister for Lusaka is busy putting up billboards of himself ………..
That is PF for you. A bunch of hopeless Catalans who excell at stealing and violence ….
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Why do you delete my comments lusaka times?