Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:04:30 +0000 GOVERNMENT’S decision to break up Lusaka City Council into seven autonomous municipalities to improve service delivery is one of the most far-reaching pronouncements ever made to give this fast-growing metropolitan a new beginning. It is clear to all and sundry that Lusaka City Council has become ungovernable. In fact it is slowly sinking into one gigantic mess. It is therefore a breath of fresh air to hear Local Government minister Vincent Mwale announce that the city will be segmented into seven main municipalities, equal to the number of constituencies, in a bid to create competition among the various new local authorities, which will ultimately improve service delivery to residents. Mr Mwale argues that Lusaka’s population has increased beyond the capacity of the council to deliver quality services to the people, prompting Government to split it into several ‘‘town councils’’ or management boards but answerable to the Mayor of Lusaka […]
