Vice President, Mutale Nalumango will tomorrow be in Ndola where she is expected to meet marketeers at Kapalala market whose goads and property were gutted in an inferno.
Over 1,200 marketeers have lost their goods and merchandise in the fire that swept through the entire market yesterday.
ZANIS reports that Copperbelt Province Minister, Elisha Matambo told the marketeers today that the Vice President will interact and give guidelines on how government intends to handle their matter.
Mr. Matambo said Mrs. Nalumango will land at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola at 09 hours, before proceeding to Kapalala market in Masala Township.
Meanwhile, Mr Matambo said government has decided to reallocate the marketeers to the newly constructed Kapalala market on Saturday this week and preparation have since advanced.
He added that government is taking measures aimed at preventing the reoccurrence of the same problem adding that permanent structures will be constructed.
Earlier traders’ representative, Teddy Mulenga said the traders have resolved to remain at Kapalala and have no plans to be moved to the new market.
Mr. Mulenga appealed for improved permanent structures at the gutted market.
Time has come to tell political parties to inform GRZ that taxpayers have been left behind by pointing out what happened at Kapalala market in masala Township and identify the safest market in the country and the markets that need to be improved. That way we know GRZ And political parties are not just campaigning.
I worked with a guy who was very good at finding files. We could spend hours looking for a file. Him would just enter the strong room and within minutes come out with the missing file… later it was discovered he was the one hiding those missing so that he could get credit for ” finding them” I hope there are no similarities here. Install cameras in such places because our police force don’t work, they are operated.
Time has come to tell political parties to inform GRZ that taxpayers have been left behind by pointing out what happened at Kapalala market in masala Township and identify the safest market in the country and the markets that need to be improved. That way we know GRZ And political parties are not just campaigning.
Kabushi election will be interesting, seeing feather weight socialist party, bantam weight PF and light weight Heritage party trying to fight heavy weight UPND. The crushing will be unimaginable. They don’t know that the guy was using money to buy popularity, money he does not have anymore
Money don’t guarantee you victory. PF spent billions but still lost. Bowman Lusambo has ties with the Kabushi/Masala/Lubuto residents that go back a long time. Why do you think your party is panicking… from arresting him, quoting clauses from our dead constitution and probably to burning markets. He’s not my favorite chap but he’s a Zambian needs to be treated like one.
And why fly over Kapirimposhi where a market got burned too