Isoka seeks municipal status by 2021

By NATION REPORTER ISOKA Town Council wants to attain municipal status by 2021 to coincide with cerebrations to mark 100 years since it became a district, council chairperson Charles Simukoko has said.

Mr Simukoko said in an interview that the local authority was working hard to ensure that the district was declared a municipality in 2021 which he described as an important year because it marked 100 years of the districts’ existence.

“As a local authority and as a district we have set ourselves a target to attain municipal status by the year 2021, we have chosen 2021 because it is an important year for Isoka as it will mark 100 years of existence as a district and we want to come and cerebrate this anniversary with a milestone achievement of becoming a municipality,” Mr Simukoko said.

He said the council was putting in place necessary infrastructure and social amenities such as modern markets and bus stops among others to ensure that the vision of becoming a municipal council by 2021 was realised.

The council was currently in talks with local people and the traditional leadership to secure more land for investment and development, he said.

He urged potential investors, foreign and local, to take advantage of the district‘s growing population, good climatic conditions, vast land and available water resources to invest in agriculture and other sectors of the economy in the district.

“We are calling on potential investors, both local and international investors to come and invest here in Isoka, as the district targets to attain municipal status by 2021, we have vast land for development, good rainfall and available water resources, I, therefore, appeal to investors to take advantage of these resources and build their business here,” he said.

And Mr Simukoko urged banks to open branches in Isoka to service the working population, businesses and the farming community, saying there was presently only one bank in the district.