Government has with an immediate effect directed Resident Development Committees (RDC) in Solwezi town to stop collecting money from residents in the area purported to be for land survey and demarcation.
Northwestern Province Acting Permanent Secretary Fabian Mumba says the RDCs in Chawama, Kazomba and messengers compounds among others must stop collecting the K 300, 000 from people as land survey and demarcation fee with an immediate effect adding that if they continue they will be charged with theft.
He said his office will in the next 10 days put in place proper guidelines as to how the affected plots in Solwezi town will be surveyed and demarcated in compliance with the Presidential directive concerning the matter.
This comes following President Rupiah Banda’s directive to the Provincial Administration during his two day working visit to Solwezi District that all plots be formally surveyed and demarcated at no cost.
Northwestern Province Acting Permanent Secretary Fabian Mumba says the RDCs in Chawama, Kazomba and messengers compounds among other must stop collecting the K300, 000 from people as land survey and demarcation fee with an immediate effect adding that if they continue they will be charged with theft.
He said his office will in the next 10 days put in place proper guidelines as to how the affected plots in Solwezi town will be surveyed and demarcated in compliance with the Presidential directive concerning the matter.
Mr Mumba has since appealed to all members of the general public to repot any RDCs collecting money from them purported to be for land survey and demarcation to his office or the nearest police station for appropriate action to be taken against them
Last week during the launch of the newly contracted Solwezi Trades Training Institute, President Rupiah Banda directed Northwestern Province Provincial Administration to find surveyors to survey and demarcate plots in Solwezi town at no cost.
ZANIS
What about those citizens in other places of Zambia where they are charged money for the same services that are now free to those in the named location in Solwezi? Double standards again. There is no national policy on these developmental matters due to the MMD corruption and incompetence.
The people have decided it’s time for you to go MMD, there’s no going back. All these small favors you are offering we will ACCEPT them thank you. But on election day will REJECT you and yourRupiah.
MONEY CAN’T BUY MY VOTE
Eeehhh yawama iyi, plots are now for free in zed, i am going back. kuti wasangwa po especially that solwezi is booming. Ni donci kubeeba zoona!!