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WK Mutale Nalumango, the Vice President of Zambia has called on local authorities in the country to impose penalties for people who buy products on the streets. Penalty, she said, would deter people from buying from street vendors and in the process, street vendors would return to established marketplaces
WK Mutale Nalumango, the Vice President of Zambia has called on local authorities in the country to impose penalties for people who buy products on the streets. Penalty, she said, would deter people from buying from street vendors and in the process street vendors would return to established marketplaces.
These comments were made, while she was officially inaugurating the refurbished Lusaka City Market, which was gutted in July 2017 in a massive fire.
The refurbished market was officially handed over by Zambia National Service (ZNS) officially to the national Government, which it has refurbished under the supervision of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit – DMMU.
Mrs. Nalumango also announced the refurbishing of more markets, such as Simon Mwewa Lane Market, while the construction of a new market at Munyaule in Lusaka will also start soon to increase trading places.
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Local Government Minister Gary Nkombo, who was present at the handing over function has urged all street vendors who were displaced to return to the Market. Mr Nkombo added that the market is expected to accommodate about 4,000 traders from different walks of life. Trading on the streets is illegal in Zambia.
