Mpika residents urged to work with civic leaders
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Top StoriesA civic leader in Mpika District has urged residents to work closely with the local authority to promote development and address the various challenges affecting their communities. Mpika Council Chairperson Chola Chilumba said meaningful and sustainable development can only be…
A civic leader in Mpika District has urged residents to work closely with the local authority to promote development and address the various challenges affecting their communities.
Mpika Council Chairperson Chola Chilumba said meaningful and sustainable development can only be achieved through unity, cooperation and a shared commitment between community members and their civic leaders.
Speaking to media after visiting St Anthony Catholic Church in Mpika, Mr Chilumba said progress in any community depends on people and their leaders pulling in the same direction.
He encouraged residents to remain prayerful and to commit themselves and their civic leaders to God.
He stressed the importance of seeking divine guidance in daily life and in leadership responsibilities.
Mr Chilumba also announced the drilling of a small piped solar-powered borehole water reticulation system at Chipundu Primary School.
“The project is among five shared borehole projects being implemented in different parts of Mpika District,” he said.
He explained that the water system would be connected to a network of small pipes and taps adding that it will extend water access to residents within a radius of approximately two kilometers from the borehole.
Mr Chilumba is happy that the project would help address the water challenges facing the community and allow residents to have access to safe, clean and reliable water closer to their homes.
He expressed satisfaction that drilling of the boreholes was going well and that the works had reached an advanced stage.
Mr Chilumba assured residents that he would personally monitor progress to ensure timely completion, so that the community could begin benefiting from the facility as soon as possible.
He reiterated that the success of such projects depended on residents and the council working hand in hand.
Meanwhile, Chipundu resident Joyce Bwalya welcomed the project but asked for more boreholes to be drilled in the area, especially in Muneshi.
She said some streams in Muneshi had been polluted by illegal gold miners who were using hazardous chemicals to process gold.
Ms Bwalya said the drilling of boreholes was very welcome but the government must also continue penalising and removing any gold miner found polluting the water streams in the area.
And John Sinkala, also a Chipundu resident, appealed to civic leaders and others involved in selecting projects under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to prioritise the drilling of boreholes in this year’s allocation.
“Water is a critical basic need that must be readily available every time and easy to access,” Mr Sinkala said.
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