PRESERVE ENVIRONMENT, ZAMBIANS URGED

ZAMBIANS have been urged to celebrate, preserve and nurture their environment other than fight it.

African Enterprise Representative from Kenya Dr. Steven Mbogo said the city of Lusaka is marketed by the catch phrase the ‘Garden City ‘and as such should ensure that the vegetation of the city is gracefully conserved.

Dr. Mbogo said people in Zambia should unite to celebrate the environment and align with nature to reserve a wealthy setting for the next generation.

“In as much as we talk about fighting poverty and making brighter futures for our next generation, one thing we should keep in mind is that if we do not take care of our environment, the next generation will be left with little to grow products on,” he said.

Dr. Mbogo said that in order to promote environmental sustainability, he and other leaders collected garbage from the city centre in order to set an example to the public.

“Africa is sometimes called a dumping city because there is a lot of garbage lying around. People should not wait on the government to collect the garbage but should take ownership to police their environment.

No one can throw papers, banana peels, disposable bottles and spit in their homes because they would be considered to be mad, that is why the city of Africa is made to look like a mad man’s city,” he lamented.

Dr. Mbogo stated that according to scientists, finding another planet that is conducive for human survival is like trying to hit an apple from a million miles away when it can barely be hit 500metres away.

He advised the nationals to take care of the earth and all its natural resources because they only have one earth and as such should take care of it to make way for increased agricultural growth of crops and fishing.

Dr. Mbogo was speaking at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka during the care for creation: A Climate Change Walk.

And Deputy Coordinator of Lusaka Initiative Dr. Lutangu Lubasi said the issue of environmental conservation is not only a national plea but an issue that affects the entire world.

Dr. Lubasi said he and his team initiated a ‘Save the City’ initiative to reach out to communities to emphasise on cleaning the city and encouraging people to pick up garbage and throwing it in bins.