The Zambia National Marketers Association (ZANAMA) executive has refuted local authorities’ allegations that it has been running council markets in the country.
ZANAMA president Evils Nkandu said his association has never run council markets in the country.
Mr. Nkandu said it is the councils that have been running markets in Zambia and collecting levies in all the years that his organization has been working in the markets.
Speaking in Kitwe during a meeting for marketers drawn from all Copperbelt towns yesterday, Mr. Nkandu said people have painted a very bad picture about ZANAMA.
He said it was sad that structures at markets such as Chisokone and Nakadoli in Kitwe have been put up by the marketers themselves while the council was only collecting levies.
Mr. Nkandu said ZANAMA has now established a head office in town but explained that branch officials will however continue operating from their previous offices in markets.
He said ZANAMA was an organization that was registered by the Registrar of Societies and must therefore be allowed to work freely.
Mr. Nkandu said the ZANAMA leadership will seek an audience with President Michael Sata to iron out some issues.
He admitted that as an organization, ZANAMA received K1 billion from the Citizens’ Economic Empowerment Fund (CEEC).
He said he got K2.5 million in form of a loan.Mr. Nkandu said ZANAMA will work with the government of the day just like in the previous years.
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I would love that ZANAMA is de-registered bcoz of their stand to openly support MMD and not the government of the day. Ba Nkandu, I think you have felt it that what you campaigned for could not yield your desired results. Oh, sorry boy there is power in the vote of bringing pipo with ill motives down.Your masters RB, Kunda, Dora, Shikapwasha at one time were so powerful but now toothless. Oh shame boy, try regrouping with your fellow MMD vuvuzelas Chanda Chimba III, Gregory Chifire, Edward Mumbia with some other disgruntled chiefs, may kuti mwaima. MMAARRUUBBIISSHHII!!!!!!
This filthy MMD cadre should not be allowed to open his dirty mouth! I remember watching his campaign messages with rupia, so disgusting!
Iam suprised that Nkandu can even openly comment and try to get a way for an audience with his exellence.Does he think MCS is a fool.Come to state house you will find us playing one of your videos where you openely denounced Sata
“INSONI EBUNTU”when we advised you we become enemies.About the k1 billion from ceec dont comment just wait for the police soon.Nga nali nimwe nga naichefya chapwa.
Whose interests, does Zanama represent? Do we really need this orginasation for the council to collect levy? I grew up in Kitwe some 50 yrs ago, we never used to have such illicit orginastions for KCC to do their job. Zambians in modern era don’t need such useless organisations that there just to trouble marketeers.Please deregister this so called Zanama thing its of no use. The council can run and have been runing markets without them time in memorial.They are just thieves. What services do they provide and in whose interest?