By Tetiwe Mweemba

United Party for National development UPND Mumbwa Constituency Member of Parliament Credo Nanjuwa has stated that the killing of two Chinese Investors operating at Sun-Share Investment is a threat to foreign investment in his area.

Speaking in an interview, Mr. Nanjuwa however assured investors and and those willing to invest in his constituency that Mumbwa was a crime free area and they were free to go and make their investment.

“It is a conducive place and crime free area. Our message to our Chinese and other investors is that, that was an unfortunate and regrettable incident and we can assure them that Mumbwa is a peaceful and good for investments,” Mr. Nanjuwa stated.

Mr. Nanjuwa described the incident as shocking.

“It(the murder of a Chinese investor)is one of its kind in Mumbwa. We have not had such an incident where an investor could be murdered in such a manner.  it is something regrettable and  brought shock to the people of Mumbwa. You saw how the residents came out to support the police… it was an indicator that people were not happy with what happened and It is really  a bad signal to the investors and would be investors who maybe thinking that maybe Mumbwa is not investment conducive,” Mr. Nanjuwa said.

He added that despite experiencing such an incident, other investments are already in the area.

“As am talking to you, we already have other investors that have come. We have one of the biggest supper markets, Choppies who are setting up their trading place right next to where the incident happened. There are so many investors that have expressed interest in the energy sector in the area with the opening of Nambala Sub station. We are encouraging people to come,” the MP  added.

And Mr. Nanjuwa expressed gratitude to the police for having moved in time to arrest the culprit.

“.We are grateful that the police did a good job to capture the culprit captured within 48 hours. There is great assurance that we are up to date with security concerns,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nanjuwa has hailed Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs) in  his area, stating that they have done a lot in their catchment area.

“We have the most prominent NGOs like World Vision who have done a lot in their catchment areas.  Few weeks ago, they were handing over a school at Kaindu Secondary School to the Ministry of General Education. We have several NGOs in the area who have done a lot in the education and water sectors.  NGOs have been handy in the development of my constitution and are grateful for the work they are doing.  I have a programme with the World Vision anytime of going round to view the projects they have done and are still doing. It is a recommendable job they are doing, I have partnered with World Vision in my personal capacity and we have put up a one by three classroom block at Ann Scot School where pupils from different grades where sharing a classroom and this is an on-going project,” he added.