Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:50:17 +0000 By RODGERS KALERO KITWE Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe yesterday led councilors in sweeping the city centre on Matuka Avenue where heaps of garbage and the blocked sewer system has been a source of concern for the vendors. Mr Kang’ombe said, as civic leaders, they thought it was important that they led by example through cleaning the city centre which was slowly becoming a garbage dumping site because of the inconsistence of the local authority when it comes to garbage collection. The Kitwe Mayor and Patriotic Front (PF) Kitwe District Chairman advised the vendors to dispose of garbage in the bins which the council had put on Matuka Avenue, instead of throwing litter everywhere. “The issue of garbage collection is not entirely the issue of the local authority, it involves every patriotic, responsible and right thinking Zambian. This is why, as civic leaders, we decided to come and sweep Matuka Avenue […]
