‘FINISH INSTALLING STREETLIGHTS IN MTENDERE’

MTENDER E Residents have called on the Lusaka City Council to finish the installation of streets lights in the township.

In separate interviews the Ms Towera Zimba said the

council had started installing solar street light in the area but only managed so half the road.

Ms Zimba said it was now two years ever since the lighting project stalled in the township without a proper explanation. She said the council should quickly move in and address the matter because it posed a security threat to the

We need solar street lights in our township as well so please, stop dilly-dallying and provide us the much needed service,”— Mr Lungu.

area that had remained without streetlights. “With the recent increase of attacks in the areas especially where there are no street lights the council should finish installing the street lights,” she said.

Another resident Mr Joseph Lungu said many people were being mugged in the night because the place was in darkness as there were no street lights. Mr Lungu said the local authority should not wait until someone gets killed before they decide to move in and complete what should have been done a long time ago.

He said the fear was that with load shedding in the country, attacks by the fluff boys was likely to increase but however, with solar street light they would be a bit of security.

Mr Lungu complained other townships had solar street lights, so what was causing the delay in Mtendere.

“We need solar street lights in our township as well so please, stop dilly-dallying and provide us the much needed service,” he said.