By KETRA KALUNGAThe UPND government has been advised to handle the issue of street vendors carefully and not in an elitist manner because these are ordinary people trying to earn a living, New Heritage Party President Chishala Kateka warns UPND administration.Local government minister, Garry Nkombo last week directed street vendors in Lusaka to vacant the streets with immediate effect but was met with resistance from the vendors who claimed that they were not notified.And Ms. Katake has said much as every Zambian would want to see cleanliness in town, the government should treat people trading on the streets in a humane manner and with empathy notwithstanding that the act is illegal.She explained in an interview that the Patriotic Front (PF) regime didn’t only allow people to trade in the streets but also directed the local authorities to collect revenue so they thought street vending was legal.Ms. Kateka described the recent action from Local Government and […]
Handle vendors with care – Kateka
