The Public Health Department in Mungwi district has issued a 14 day ultimatum to Mungwi District Council in which to improve the poor sanitation at the district market.
The public health department said failure to improve the sanitary conditions, the market would be closed down.
This came to light during the District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) meeting held on Friday last week.
Mungwi District Commissioner Fanwell Bwembya, who disclosed the development, said the market lacked proper sanitary facilities, posing a threat of an outbreak of water borne diseases if the situation was left unchecked.
Mr. Bwembya said the Public Health Department had given the council 14 days in which to work on the poor sanitation at the market.
He also said the district administration would not condone a situation where health standards were compromised for the sake of conducting business.
Meanwhile, marketeers at Mungwi market are planning to stage a peaceful demonstration to demand for better sanitary conditions at the market.
Some marketers talked to complained that the local authority was not taking measures to address the issue of poor sanitation at the market.
They said they would be forced to demonstrate anytime this week if the council failed work on the poor sanitation at the market.
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You Mungwi District Commissioner Fanwell Bwembya, “He also said the district administration would not condone a situation where health standards were compromised for the sake of conducting business”
You are hopless, the situation has been like that for the past 5yrs +. Only because of RBs utterances in CB about dirty markets do you decide to act. Anyway better late than never.