Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:05:16 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA THE decision to build a new State House was made by a Parliamentary Committee chaired by United Party for National Development Chirundu Member of Parliament Douglas Syakalima. Mr Syakalima even recommended that land should be found for a modern more spacious and safe building to house the Head of State. The Committee heard that the current structure housing the Republican President was a health and safety risk to its occupants. The MPs have also warned that the situation at State House was dangerous and it required urgent attention to avoid a national calamity. According to a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Communications, Transport, Works and Supply, State House spends a total of K1 million annually in maintenance costs. The committee has also recommended that engineers should be allowed to have full access to State House, in order to carry out a full assessment of the […]
