Lusaka City Council (LCC) has reiterated its warning against closure of illegal schools in the capital city.
Council Public Relations Manager Chanda Makanta bemoaned the proliferation of illegal schools in Lusaka.
But Mrs Makanta who could not disclose the number of illegal schools in the city disclosed that the Council has so far closed some describing the process as ongoing.
In an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday, Ms. Makanta said that it was unfortunate that people did not want to follow legal procedure when opening new schools.
The Council Public Relations Manager advised people with plans to open new schools to use legal means.
She observed that most people who have opened schools illegally in Lusaka have done so because they think it was much cheaper than using lawful means through to the Council.
Ms. Makanta said the local authority wants all illegal schools closed citing poor sanitation among other anomalies at the institutions.
She further urged members of the public to report illegal activities to the local authority adding that the Council would not hesitate to act.
She admitted that the Council does not have enough resources to be everywhere and pounce on illegal schools hence the need for members of the public to assist by reporting.
ZANIS
Reminds me of Greenwich college back in the day
How can the public assist when they are the ones attending these same schools? Ba council na bena!! Just do your work. You have plenty of hearses, so you can move around and check.
Ba Council, this is all the Gov doing, waht measures have they put in place to end all these illegal schools, the name kind of sounds very sad.