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there is a lot of poor planning of cities in the country

 CHALI MULENGA

Livingstone

Southern Province Minister Credo Nanjuwa says wherever they are unplanned structures in cities and districts, it is difficult for the government to put water and also ensure that the people have access to a road network.
Mr Nanjuwa said this when Zambia Law Development Commission, commissioner Chipo Nkanta paid a courtesy call on him in Livingstone.
He said it is very difficult development to happen in the cities as well as other districts when there are a lot of unplanned structures.

Mr Nanjuwa said province and district believe that planning is important to national development.

He said they are small district which are just starting up which need to ensure that they adhere to the aspect of effective urban and city planning.

Mr Nanjuwa said it is there important to ensure that the province, district administrations as well as local authorities are involved in the planning of their cities and districts.

He said the challenges of unplanned settlements in Lusaka they are all over and other districts and cities have not been spared.
Mr Nanjuwa said there is a lot of poor planning of cities in the country and he is hopeful that things can change for the better.

He said government wants to see to it that the people begin to plan the property well.

Mr Nanjuwa called on the Zambia Law Development Commission to ensure that it interacts with the people at the grass root so that progress can be achieved.

He said effective planning in the country can contribute to having sustainable cities.

"We are grateful that this meeting has been escalated to Livingstone in southern province.

We are happy to see that you are extending doors to other parts of the country such southern province.
People of Southern province are grateful for the gesture of moving your meeting to here," Mr Nanjuwa said.

He said stakeholders in the district want to actively contribute to  the meeting with them.

And Ms Nkanta said the mandate of the commission is to review and reforms laws in the country.

She said the commission will always ensure that there is wide public consultation over laws before they are put in place.

Ms Nkanta said the commission consults the people through the holding of  legal seminars so that they try to get as many Zambian’s views as possible.  

“There is a notion that law is just for lawyers but legal conservations are not just for lawyers,” she said.

Ms Nkanta said the commission last year started review in Lusaka on urban cities.

“You will see more that we are focusing on urban laws, sustainability of planning cities for the next generations,” she said.

Ms Nkanta said the mushrooming of building in the cities it is not only exclusive or unique for Lusaka.
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