Sat, 20 May 2017 10:52:39 +0000 By VIOLET TEMBO KANIKI ward councillor Simataa Akapelwa has appealed to Chifubu area Member of Parliament Frank N’gambi to lobby resources from Government for construction of a mortuary in the area. Speaking when the parliamentarian visited the ward during his tour of various projects, Mr. Akapelwa regretted that residents were forced to take bodies of people who died in the area to Ndola Teaching Hospital. “Whenever there is a bereavement residents are forced to cover the 20 km distance to take the bodies to the mortuary at Ndola Teaching Hospital. And when burial date is set, again they have to cover a similar distance. ‘‘Transport is a major challenge in this area. It is quite inconveniencing and it is only their right that such facilities are within the locality,’’ said Mr Akapelwa. ‘‘We have a project at Kaniki clinic underway whose finances for construction of the new maternity wing […]
