Councils in Lusaka province have been urged to speed up the allocation of land for government to built housing units for civil servants.
Government will build 100 houses in each of the 72 districts in the country to alleviate the shortage of accommodation faced by civil servants in districts.
Lusaka Province minister Charles Shawa said councils in the province should quickly provide land in their respective areas so that construction of houses can begin as soon as possible.
Mr. Shawa was speaking in Kafue yesterday when he addressed heads of government department and parastatal organizations.
He said government is aware of the accommodation problems many civil servants are facing hence the decision to embark on the construction of houses in each district.
Mr. Shawa also advised civil servants to acquire plots and build houses where they can settle after retiring from employment.
And Mr. Shawa said in Kafue was at the centre of its development agenda.
He said the town is recovering from the economic decline it suffered in the last few years because of the investments taking place in the district.
He cited the establishment of the Steel Plant which has so far employed about 500 local people.
Other investments include Alliance Ginnery, lodges and hotels which the minister said have brightened the economic future of the district.
Earlier at the same function, Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Stephen Bwalya advised civil servants to remain non partisan and serve the government of the day diligently.
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