Vice President Inonge Wina has implored the Local Authorities to ensure that environmental laws are observed when business houses are engaged in the collection of garbage.
She was responding to a question by Nakonde Member of Parliament Yizukanji Siwanzi, who wanted to find out if government has plans of regulating garbage collection following the bad practices among garbage collectors.
Agreeing to the status, Mrs. Wina said government will look into the issue to ensure that there is environmental protection wherever there are mounts of garbage.
The Vice President explained that the Ministry of Local Government has by-laws pertaining to the collection and disposing of waste.
She noted that the bad practices in garbage collection could be as a result of low compliance among garbage collectors because the Local Authorities are not enforcing the law.
“We are urging the ministry concerned to ensure that they observe the enforcement of these by-laws among garbage collectors,” Mrs. Wina directed.
Mr. Siwanzi commended some men and women who have ventured into the business of garbage collection but that the manner in which the service is being carried out was worrisome.
He noted that garbage collectors are not using the right vehicles among other equipment to collect and dispose of the garbage.
He cited some cases where garbage collectors carry waste unsecured and passing through food markets and eating places thereby causing a health hazard in terms of infection and pollution to the community.
He wondered if government had any plans of instituting any laws to regulate the sector
“Does government have any plans to regulate this particular sector as I have seen that even their workers are working without protective gear,” Mr. Siwanzi submitted.
In 2018, Parliament enacted the Solid Waste Regulation and Management Act, 2018, Act Number 20 of 2018. An Act to provide for the sustainable regulation and management of solid waste; general and self-service solid waste services; the incorporation of solid waste management companies and define their statutory functions; the licensing and functions of solid waste service providers, operators and self-service solid waste providers and provide for their functions; the regulation, operation, maintenance and construction of landfills and other disposal facilities; the setting and approval of tariffs for management of solid waste and provision of solid waste services; and matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
Good question and nice observation
Look at this senile old hen Bo Inonge …I can wait for this grandma to retire she is just a waste of space. You have been seeing rotting garbage all this time from your SUV’s tinted windows now you want to enforce laws
Is there anyone who understands wht Inonge Wina means here? She can be a nice lady at personal level but has been made bad by politics.
Nemwine – Even a crook like Edgar Lungu is nice and humble at personal level but ..
Mama Inonge is a very solid and mature lady. Her maturity has made the Running Mate clause look like a nice piece of legislation. If it were ladies like Silvia Masebo or Dora Slit or even Jean Kapata or Josephine Mumbi Phiri by now we could have had many conflicts at highest level. If it were a man then things could’ve been worse. Malawi and Kenya have had very bad experiences with running mates. So don’t downplay this gallant lady’s maturity. She has withstood a lot of pressure, sometimes she even defends things she doesn’t agree with just to keep the PF together. She deserves a medal for distinguished service and I hereby nominate her. If Edgar doesn’t understand what I mean, let him try Chitotela or Chitalu Chilufya or Mumbi Phiri as running mate, he’ll regret. I forgot Nervers…
Great development. Cleanliness is next to godliness. The only hurdle is cleaning out the dirty upnd who are full of tribal garbage. Tongas pleass do not shield tribalists within the upnd. They are using your tribe to spread hate. Call them out and don’t stand for such. Being quiet means you agree with tribalism
Good observation that is the only way this so-called entrepreneurship company will take things seriously by implementing the laws at the highest level and also other industry to implement laws on is on hospitality industry on food health and safety laws.
Siwanzi wants answers why garbage collectors don’t do a proper job.
Wina says local councils have solid waste management laws in place to govern the industry. Problem is councils don’t ENFORCE the bylaws.
Should this make people start insulting the VP? To the rogue cadres, please go and vent your misplaced frustrations elsewhere. So unfair. What do you want her to do or say?