Authorities at Mazabuka Municipal have swung into action and closed down two infamous guest houses in the township that were allegedly being used as brothels.
Council Public Relations officer Beauty Undi confirmed the closure of Kasamba and Jeppa guest houses to ZANIS in Mazabuka yesterday.
Ms.Undi stated that the closure of the two guest houses that were harboring female prostitutes has been necessitated because the proprietors had contravened and abused council by-laws.
She disclosed that the two guest houses contravened the Public Health Act as well as Local Government Act on street vending and nuisances by allowing themselves to operate in unsanitary conditions as well as misuse the facilities by conducting short time services.
Ms.Undi charged that the local authority received several complaints from members of the public over the poor state of the two guest houses.
She said owners of the two guest houses apart from being charged with the offence of operating in unsanitary conditions and misuse of guest houses have also been asked to avail the council with approved building plans and designs.
“We have since asked the owners of the two guest houses to avail the council with approved building plans and designs because the construction of the two buildings leaves much to be desired in that the rooms have no any sort of air ventilation,” she charged.
Ms.Undi warned that the council will not sit back and watch guest house owners abuse their facilities by conducting illegal businesses.
She disclosed at the time of the closure, 10 rooms were found to be occupied with an undisclosed number of female clients at Jeppa guest house while 8 rooms were also occupied with female clients at Kasamba.
Ubuhule.i
What moderation? Cibemba.
Iwe Undi,why closing? Are we going to be chewing you?
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Such Guest Houses are there Nearly in every District. Plse take stock!
Why CLOSE the service center for our PIPES? PLEASE OPEN THEM
Mr Kitwe town clerk, Insakwa ya bakaonde is equally bad news for such services. There are women who book rooms there and sit outside waiting for customers
Hahahah even here in Lusaka please take stock these tuma guest houses in townships. Ubuchende bwachila
thank you very much for abating that statutory nuisance
when you bring in things like gender rights.GBV, what what….. you also need to know that you are making marriage as we know it very difficult to sustain. Hence those brothels which are mushrooming in any civilised society today are responding to some of these concepts. Infact they are there as a safety net measure against new protocols of marriage for those who can’t stomach ideas like raping you own wife!! So please don’t close them just regulate.
Yabipa ! Nalitobelamo ihule lyaku zims mu Jeppa.
..the charges must only be restricted to unsanitary conditions(public health issues), un approved buildings designs, non payment of licenses etc and NOT because the rooms were booked by ladies….
is it true about insaka ya bakaounde in Kitwe being a brothel?