By Staff Writer, Ndola
NDOLA City Council (NCC) has warned street vendors who
are slowly returning to the streets to get back to markets
and other designated trading places before the Local
Authority pounces on them.
NCC Public relations manager, Tilyenji Mwanza says street vending often leads to the unlawful disposal of
rubbish and many other waste materials in the streets,
which could quickly accumulate and pose a danger to the
health of the population.
Ms Mwanza adds that the local authority is disappointed that street
vendors who had cooperated with the Council at the height
of the recent Cholera outbreak which claimed many lives,
especially in Lusaka, have started trekking back to the streets, creating a health hazard.
“The Council has observed with great disappointment that some individuals have chosen to defy with impunity, the law
which bans street vending, not only in Ndola, but
countrywide,” she says.
She further says the Council, working in hand with the police will
ensure that Statutory Instrument No. 10 of 2018, pertaining
to Local Government (Street Vending and Nuisances), which
bans street vending and other nuisances, is strictly adhered
to.
“In this regard, the Council would like to warn vendors to stay
off the streets, or risk having their merchandise confiscated,
in addition to being prosecuted in court, facing heavy
sentences, and fines upon conviction, a street vendor can
face a fine of up to K5,000 or serve time in jail,” says Ms Mwanza.
Ms Mwanza has reiterated that the Council does not want to inflict on
any of its residents.
“The Council would prefer that individuals
complied with the law by restricting their trade to the
designated places,” she said.
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