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Kitwe PF Suspend Councillor
Kitwe’s PF Mindolo ward councillor Faustino Mwape has been suspended from the party for six months to pave way for investigations into allegations that he was involved in the illegal allocation of land where houses were demolished.
Kitwe City Council has so far razed about 600 houses and structures in Kitwe’s Mindolo North after a combined team of council and police officers swung into action last week.
The residents have asked government to intervene in the matter before their children die of the cold.
Addressing a meeting at Kitwe City Council on Monday, PF Copperbelt provincial chairman, Stardy Mwale, told Mwape, who was part of the meeting, that he had been suspended from the party with immediate effect for among other reasons, the serious allegation that he was part of the group that was illegally selling plots to people.
“The letter will follow you; we have to investigate how many of you were involved in this, who was involved within the council on these serious allegations of selling plots. The other reason is insubordination. How many times did I call you councillor, asking you to come to the provincial office we discuss this issue of illegal plots in Mindolo? You never appeared yet you are being mentioned that you knew what was happening. Let this be a lesson to all of you honourable councillors,” Mwale said.
And Mwape in an interview dismissed allegations by some residents whose houses were demolished that he sold the plots to them.
“I don’t have any hand in this issue and it’s not my wish to be suspended but I will remain loyal to the party. I am one of the founders of the PF here. I will cooperate with whatever investigations because I have to clear my name,” Mwape said.
And in a statement released yesterday, Kitwe City Council public relations officer, Donna Mbalwe, said the exercise of demolishing illegally built houses did not come as a surprise to the squatters as they were warned by way of issuance of site instructions way back before the progression of the houses which were being razed.
“As Kitwe City Council we tried by all means to resolve this illegal move amicably but the squatters pretended to have a deaf ear on the matter and continued to allocate and build without the council’s consent,” Mbalwe stated.
She stated that the exercise had also served as a warning to other lawbreakers, especially the people who were allocating themselves land without proper documentation from the council.
Mbalwe stated that the demolition exercise, which included Chimwemwe East, Kitwe West and parts of Kawama and Bulangililo, would continue.
She stated that about 600 structures have been demolished so far.
Posted by Kunda
on June 11, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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kim
June 11, 2014 at 2:13 pm
“The letter will follow you” —- I liko bad Kwati. Why six month? Must be indefinate pending Jail time.
Kalata ikamusanga ba bwana!
June 12, 2014 at 12:32 am
I like it also mwee….’The letter will follow you’ Ya mubimpila economy uyu coucilor-double dose trouble! This is a good lesson to these cadres, its just getting out of hand, some drastic measures like this have to be taken to serve as a warning to these chitofwas! Keep it up PF.
Homeless
June 11, 2014 at 4:24 pm
Its cold now let the one responsible pay for punishing innocent pipo.its a lesson to all of us who about to buy Plots
deplaced
June 11, 2014 at 4:48 pm
why supend him let him rot in jail
wisdom
June 11, 2014 at 4:49 pm
I keep on wondering why things are not changing in 2016 mr president give chance to pipo to choose who shud be their Mps and councilors
icinshikululwa
June 11, 2014 at 9:35 pm
SAD! People’s houses; pliz, this is not good at all. 2de de population of people is double compired in the dez of KK. Pliz goverment, let our pipo get yo imformation b4 it is 2late; imform the pipo!
kakolwe
June 12, 2014 at 5:40 am
Is there any GOOD season to met out justice? Mumfula, anti its raining, people will suffer: must June, anti its cold, people will suffer. So counsellors will steal money in June coz pipo will hide in the cold!!! Let’s be sensible, Santa said no plat should be sold in an area devoid of amenities like roads, sewerage plans, electricity, etc. Nomba greed yenu!!
kakolwe
June 12, 2014 at 5:47 am
Through this unwarranted sale of plots, some people have been sold 1 plot for 4 people. When confronted, ka counsellor points at any vacant piece of land, when the owner appears, it points to another & so on. Take redress, let the counselors & counsel officials involved refund & compensate the affected individuals squarely.
melanin man
June 12, 2014 at 6:53 am
Visit some councillors in chimwemwe who have been selling plots illegally.I know some councillors and RDA’s who have benefitted from this ilegal land allocation.
Mulenga Bwalya
June 12, 2014 at 8:18 am
You also visit kitwe west/Kamankonde and find out how plots were sold. we are waiting for you guys,come and put things in order. we want order and sanit in kamankonde. You must also investigate the councilor for kamankonde and remove him from that position.come 2016 he wiil not go through .
dokta
June 12, 2014 at 9:17 am
fuse.