Sun, 05 Mar 2017 10:21:24 +0000 WE commend the Zambia Police for arresting 35 street vendors for unruly behaviour at Chisokone market in Kitwe yesterday. It must be appreciated that the decision by the Kitwe City Council to rid the streets of Kitwe of street vending is meant to benefit the residents of the city including the vendors themselves. The merits for the decision outweigh the demerits in more ways than merely maintaining hygiene standards. Local authorities are mandated to manage markets falling within their territorial jurisdiction and come up with by-laws that forbid street vending. It is common knowledge that local authorities have lobbied for funding to facilitate the construction of markets in town and cities to afford business men and women decent trading places as well as give customers an opportunity to buy merchandise from one place. It is a wrong perception for the street vendors to think that loyal and law-abiding […]
