The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has given National Housing Authority (NHA) seven days ultimatum to improve sanitary conditions in INDECO House situated along Cairo Road, Lusaka or have the building closed.
The inspection carried out by Council Public Health Inspectors on 20th June, 2018 identified that the building fail short of the public health standards.
The inspection revealed that the building is so dirty or so verminous, dirty toilets, blocked sanitary pipes and insufficient supply of water thereby exposing tenants to risks of contracting diseases.
This scenario has compelled LCC to issue an ultimatum to NHA to make improvements.
The action is in line with the Public Health Act Chapter 295, Section 67(b) and (m) together read with the Public Health Act (Drainage and Latrines) Regulations 58 and 84.
LCC has directed NHA to thoroughly cleanse all toilets of the building and maintain hygiene standards at all times.
NHA must also ensure that all blocked sanitary pipes on all floors of the building are unblocked and repaired.
Other work requirements are that all all toilets must be supplied with sufficient water at all times and provide water storage containers to store water for use in times of erratic supply.
The local authority is appealing to other property owners to make sure that their properties comply with public health standards at all times
Lusaka City council has woken up, I wonder why? The next mayor needs to be vibrant, young and independent.
Great job Lusaka City Council. Enforce the law. This is the language some people who don’t seem to value hygiene understand. Also require that people paint their buildings’ exterior at least once every two years. Again we commend you LCC. You’re doing a great job. KEEP LUSAKA CLEAN. KEEP ZAMBIA CLEAN.
NHA is insolvent. These are the double-standards that somehow are not addressed. If a company cannot pay salaries to its employees for several months what do you call that?
This building together with ZRA building need to be modernised…they are an eyesore
Comment:but the council HSS forgotten about the order they gave to business premises owners to improve the outlook of their premises.Look at what Cycle Mart has done- beautified their premises, looks nice and attractive!!
Long overdue. You can ask HH to go and clean it up too.
Where was LCC when street vendors were cooking up the cholera epidemic? Good job but i doubt Indeco house could be worse than what we saw at Lusaka street markets.
Sell it. You can’t manage it!
Matero has no water and some Roads been blocked ? Can you do something about it Lcc before we repot you to the President
These old buildings are becoming health hazards since the demise of the companies that put them up. ZIMCO HOUSE,INDECO HOUSE,PROFUND HOUSE has been abandoned by NAPSA for levy junction building and it’s next in line for dillapidation.Thankfully FINDECO HOUSE has been bought. We expect ZRA to modernise their h/q.