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Mkushi farmers bemoan bad state of roads

- By WINTER MUBANGA

scribed the current state of ture and Commercial Show roads in Mkushi district as in Mkushi district held at

SMALL Scale farmers in death traps. Matuku primary school

Mkushi district have be Masansa Block Agricul grounds.

moaned the bad state of ture and Commercial Show Mr Simusokwe, said Year

roads in the district espe Chairperso­n, Chisha Si in and Year out promises

cially feeder roads. musokwe, said this at the have been made without the The farmers have de Masansa Block Agricul feeder roads being worked One

person has been An unregister­ed motorcycle arrested after he and valued at K12,000 was also six others allegedly set stolen. ablaze a house destroying "Be informed that this for- property worth K12,350 in mation is in receipt of a report Kapijimpan­ga area in Solwezi by Lydia Chichele aged 30 of district. Kapijimpan­ga area that her

North-western province house was damaged and set Deputy Commission­er of Po- ablaze by Charles Kalombo, lice, Fred Mulenga who con- Robby Kalukungu, Kennedy firmed the incident in Solwezi Kalombo, Sayoni Kalombo, today said the incident hap- Meston Kalombo, Kalimo pened on 18th February 2022 Ng'ombo and Kalombo other at 13:24 hours. names unknown," he said. on.

He said transporta­tion of farm produce in the area was a nightmare.

He said Mkushi produc es a lot of Soybeans both at Commercial and small scale level, maize and Tomatoes are also grown and trans portation of these crops is a

IN ANOTHER

great challenge.

developmen­t,

Mr Simusokwe has ap pealed to the New dawn gov

46 year old man

ernment to urgently work

of Mitec area

on Masansa, Mkushi road.

Solwezi district has died after collapsing at house.

 ?? ?? FILE PHOTO : The farmers have described the current state of roads in Mkushi district as death traps.
FILE PHOTO : The farmers have described the current state of roads in Mkushi district as death traps.

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