Uncollected heaps of garbage a recipe for cholera
Dear Editor,
THE heaps of uncollected garbage in Dear the central Editor, business district (CBD) WELL, of Lusaka if it and is in true the that residential these sala- arry eas increments can lead to were outbreak done of outside the waof mandated terborne disease, channels, especially then Chishimba cholera Kambwili which is most and prevalent Hakainde during Hichilema the have rainy a season. point.
On Lusaka the Mayor other hand, Miles Bwalya I wouldn’t Sampa be surprised promised to during later learn his campaigns that this actu- that ally there was will approved be no outbreak by Parliament of cholera this and Kambwili year. just absconded the vote.
I For would sure understand no case HH of being cholera misled has because been recorded he does not between seat in October Parliament. and December But with this Kambwili, year. these are the is- sues This he should is because be “pounding of the pragmatic the table” about measures in the Mayor people’s Sampa House. put in place such That’s as getting what people on the expect ground and collectthe reason ing garbage he was in elected various MP. residential Not wasting areas people’s in collaboration time staging with the public community demon- strations based enterprises. when they could be engaged in other Mr. Sampa productive walked activities miles or that rather add is leading the way in preventing cholera.
Mr In Kambwili view of the aforesaid, people should play their significant role in ensuring value to that their heaps lives of and garbage the are economy collectat ed large. and dumped at the designated sites such as Chunga dumpsite.
People should also conform to hygienic The conditions same Kambwili such never as washing raised a hands finger with when soap MPs’ after salaries using were the toilet, raised cover not too food long all ago. the time, desist from drinking This is water the kind from of hypocrisy shallow that wells, dis- add courages chlorine a lot in of water citizens and in avoid Zambia. buying foodstuffs Even UPND/HH on the street never among says others. a word when Cholera their broke MPs in out Parliament in October get last sala- year ry/allowance which is increments a rare phenomenon too…..so where because are your cholera PRINCIPLES normally here? breaks out during If the these rainy season. increments are STATUTORILY Cholera claimed MANDATED, many lives last year what across are street the protests country. going Colossal to achieve? sums of money So Kambwili, were spent get to bring back to the Parliament epidemic and under sponsor control. a BILL The to money change could this…. have for been both channeled MPs and cabinet to other official/ministers. needy areas.
Together That’s where we you can should prevent be cholera fighting. and Not let grandstanding people stop the on the indiscriminate streets in the dumping name of fighting of garbage for the either people….people in residential sent you to Parliament for a reason!
YAMBA ELEMIYA YAMBA. PHIRI Lusaka