Chisamba access road to boost farming

KETRA KALUNGA writes THE Ministry of Local Government started working on an access road from Chisamba to Kabwe covering a stretch of 58km and valued at K66 million. The road which passes through the Mwomboshi Irrigation Scheme up to Kabwe is of economic importance to the district whose mainstay is farming and livestock rearing. District council chairperson, Fred Choongo, said in an interview the road would help mitigate challenges faced by farmers in transporting produce and livestock to the market in Kabwe.  Mr. Choongo said the local authority was happy with the idea of the road because it would enable them deliver services to the people who live in areas through which it passes. “This is an all-weather road, it goes up to Cassava near Zambia Correctional Service Kabwe Training School connecting Chisamba to the underlined areas of Kabwe. We appreciate the road as the people of Chisamba and the local authority,” he said. Mr. Choongo said in an interview that the road would uplift the living standards of the people as it would improve access to a number of social amenities offered by Government. He said public institutions such as schools and health facilities were concentrated along the road and that its importance could not be over emphasised. The Sun