KALINGALINGA MALL NOT TASILA’S, SAYS LCC
THE Kalingalinga mall which is under construction is not owned by Nkoloma Ward one councillor Tasila Lungu, daughter of President Edgar Lungu, Lusaka City Council town clerk Alex Mwansa has clarified.
Mr Mwansa said Ms Lungu or indeed any other council official were not involved in the development of the mall.
In a statement Mr Mwansa said the truth of the matter was that LCC received an application in November 2017 from JMZ Properties Ltd who intend to set up the Kalingalinga Development Centre comprising 9, 000 square meters of usable space for educational, recreational, and retail facilities.
Mr Mwansa said the developer proposed to provide a Police post, Trades training school and council offices.
He said the developer further estimated that the development would create 120 jobs during the construction phase and 226 jobs when the centre was fully operational.
Mr Mwansa said prior to the application, the developer owned some land at the junction of Kamloops and Alick Nkhata Road and was therefore seeking additional land to facilitate the development of the US$10 million investment in the Kalingalinga community.
Mr Mwansa said the additional land they had applied for housed the Kalingalinga Community Centre which was in a deplorable condition and was in need of urgent redevelopment. “In view of the foregoing and considering the benefits that would be generated by the proposed development to the residents of Kalingalinga in particular and the city in general.
“Council at its meeting held on January 2, 2018 under minute Number C/104 /01/18 approved the recommendation to offer the developer on condition that the developer, develops new council offices, new police post, and a skills training centre either within the same project area or in any other accessible area to be agreed upon between the council and the developer,” he said.
Mr Mwansa said same resolution was communicated to the Ministry of Local Government for approval, which approval was obtained on February, 14 2018.