Chalimbana dons in housing crisis

CHALIMBANA University has been hit by accommodation crisis for lecturers, Deputy Chancellor Geoffrey Tambulukani has lamented. He said when the institution was upgraded from a teacher training college to a university in 2011, Government embarked on building 10 houses, which had not been completed. Dr Tambulukani made the observation when Chongwe Member of Parliament Japhen Mwakalombe, visited the institution during the disinfection exercise. He said the housing project was at 80 percent of completion and that only a few finishing touches were remaining. He said more than 40 percent of the lecturers were residing far from the university which posed a challenge in teaching, research and community service. He therefore appealed to Mr Mwakalombe to lobby for the completion of the houses, which were now vulnerable to vandalism. Dr Tambulukani also appealed to Mr Mwakalombe to engage the Ministry of Land on the acquisition of a title deed for the university. He said that the lack of a title deed was hindering infrastructure development which was key in the growth of the institution. Meanwhile, Mr Mwakalombe said Government was committed to ensuring that university lecturers were properly accommodated and promised to engage the Ministry of Higher Education. Mr Mwakalombe, who is also Copperbelt Minister, stressed that the university’s presence in his constituency would spur social and economic development in the area.