Confusion Within PF AS Others Plan To Demolish Lusaka’s Three Shanty Compunds

Contradictory statements have emerged over the prospective demolition of three shanty compounds in Lusaka. On Sunday Lusaka District Commissioner, Ashell Kampengele disclosed that three shanty compounds Misisi, Kuku and Chibolya were earmarked for demolition to facilitate the expansion of the city.

But his colleague, Lusaka Province Minister, Colonel Gerry Chanda, has disputed the statement saying the plan of demolishing the said compounds is not even on his table.

And some residents in these areas have expressed worry over what will exactly happen. Misisi, Kuku and Chibolya compounds were all submerged in flooded water in 2011.

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67 Responses to Confusion Within PF AS Others Plan To Demolish Lusaka’s Three Shanty Compunds

Pulamasaka

May 10, 2012 at 10:16 pm

hehehehehe..sad..cry my beloved country..we are lost!when will these guys ever learn to coordinate?
Yolanda

May 11, 2012 at 1:40 am

They should give them something to start with, coz they own the land. Teti muponsefye abantu panse. So please if pf is for people they shouldn’t leave them pambilibili thats against the law.
Bandawe

May 11, 2012 at 7:58 am

So many things at play here, a number of decent civil servants and shop keepers in kamwala and town centre stay in these compounds because of low pay. To cut down on costs, they simply walk to work. Shifting them to Mwembeshi, chibombo or chongwe will not make economic sense. Just thinking
Mwandini

May 11, 2012 at 8:27 am

Actually Instead of taking the people out of that place, Govt need to create decent townships in these compounds. The way people live now is pathetic to say the list. We can relocate some people for a period of one year – build high rise flats and then bring then those who want to return bring them back so that they at least have decent housing.
King Pharaoh

May 11, 2012 at 9:58 am

so why did we even create another district just 15 km outside lusaka. me thinks that is expansion area for lusaka! was just thinking..
chiingu

May 11, 2012 at 10:03 am

Does this constitute confusion?
Kozmos

May 11, 2012 at 10:53 am

Why can’t the Government look for virgin land elsewhere for new developments,even if it means developing areas like Chongwe and chibombo.Just thinking.
Indira Ghandi

May 11, 2012 at 12:31 pm

Shanty compounds should be atleats a reasonable distance fron the central business district. This is not so with Misisi, kuku n Chibolya compunds. Though it is an expensive exercise, they should relocate all these people. But before embarking on such an exercise, good planning is cardinal…
Rex

May 11, 2012 at 12:42 pm

send those chaps to barlotse land
Douglas Mudenda

May 11, 2012 at 2:30 pm

I fail to understand what we want as Zambians. If surely there was a plan one would rather some virgin land is developed? Development takes place in stages and there is a need for a face lift of Lusaka. What should be of concern is that government should find people in these compounds some alternative well planned and serviced place not to insist that they should continue living in such deplorable conditions. The second thing to noted bis that these compound are illegal for the most part or at least they start of as such so the claim that people the land may not be true
bemba lady

May 11, 2012 at 2:49 pm

i like the idea, bcoz shanty’s are dirty.i have told myself it is better to go to my home town(Mansa) than leave in these pathetic places in the name of living in the capital city. those people have got houses where they come from,they did not find themselves in these places but came from somewhere
Compund Zulu

May 11, 2012 at 3:17 pm

Misisi,Chiboly,Kuku,part of Freedom,part of Matero before Shadreick,part of Kalingalinga along road and Kamanga
BWANA

May 11, 2012 at 3:53 pm

THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNLESS THIS DULL GOVERNMENT MODERNISES THESE COMPOUNDS BY BUILDING 10 STORY SKY SCRAPERS THEN DIVIDE EACH FLOUR INTO SMALLER BUT DECENT APPARTMENTS FOR LOW CLASS AND HIGH CLASS.
people in those compounds (if re allocated) will not afford coming 40 kilometers to get to their jobs and spend all their salaries on transport.
MK

May 11, 2012 at 8:44 pm

The question people should be asking is: Do you want development or more shanty compounds?.These shanty compounds should be demolished and well planned modern houses built in place. People are dying every year because of diseases from over flowing pit-latrines and poor drainage.
umuntu mutwe

May 11, 2012 at 9:25 pm

Bavipwanye vipanga doti.making the capital city look bad.Those should even go to the village because most of them do completely nothing.
citizen

May 11, 2012 at 11:22 pm

To Rex,l can assure you that those pipo are welcome to barotseland b’cos its God’s promise land.To a bemba lady,l didn’t expect to hear such comments from a lady like you.Nobody chose to be staying in such places,anyway God is the one who knows when to give and take.So my sister find better words to use rather than vommit anyhow.
Joe zulu

May 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Wea wil da same families b taken and huz gona put up thea new structures?