Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:34:42 +0000 BY OSCAR MALIPENGA GOVERNMENT, through the Ministry of Local Government, has appointed management boards which will in turn manage and control markets and bus stations in line with clause 13 (1) of the Markets and Bus Stations Act. Minister of Local Government Vincent Mwale told Parliament in a ministerial statement that the intervention was envisaged to eliminate the undesirable influence of the various political troupes in the management of markets and bus stations. He said the intervention would also ensure adequate revenue collections for local authorities. Mr Mwale said where a particular markets and bus station would be managed by a management board the overall responsibility and control shall lie with the local authority with territorial jurisdiction. “Mr Speaker, I am happy to report that this process has already commenced and is expected to be concluded in the next three months,” Mr Mwale said. He stated that according […]
