Kasempa Council warns defiant resident

Kasempa Council warns defiant resident By JACKSON MAPAPAYI Kasempa Town Council says it will not take lightly anyone resisting the council’s mandate to enforce the by-laws. Council chairperson, Brian Kakonkanya, said the new dawn administration was a government of laws and expected law-abiding citizens to follow suit and ease the councils’ work. Mr Kakonkanya said the council was simply enforcing the law and that he does not expect any resistance from any section of society or government institution. He said that each and every resident should actively participate and ensure the environment is clean and healthy. “It is my hope that residents will follow and be able to abide by the laws of the land by ensuring that we join in the cleaning exercise at the end of every month,” he said. Mr Kakonkanya said the exercise was in accordance with the Local Government Act, No 2 of 2019 of the Laws of Zambia and in line with Central Government Policy to keep the environment clean and healthy. He was however elated that many residents were willing to participate in the cleaning exercise but that more sensitization about the importance of keeping the environment and surrounding clean was required. He said this after he participated in the ‘Keep Kasempa Clean, Green and Healthy Campaign’ which takes place every last Friday of the month in the district. Earlier, Kasempa Town Council, Council Secretary Tryson Chunga urged shop owners to ensure their premises were tidy to prevent the outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea.