LAVUSHIMANDA SECURITY SITUATION IMPROVES

By Kalobwe Bwalya

CRIMINAL activities in Lavushimanda District have reduced after police intensified night patrols as motorists used to be robbed during the day on Great North road.

In an interview, Lavushimanda District Commissioner, Terence Kunda said the district was invaded by some criminal activities and motorists used to lose their goods wherever they were using the road.

Mr. Kunda explained that criminals used to remove goods from moving trucks that were in transit especially in the night and also registered vehicles were also at high risk.

He said after working on the Great North Road, trucks among other transporters were now moving safely on the road without any problems.

He disclosed that some motorists had died after being attacked while driving and some were killed during the night from the youths in the area.

“Before the road was worked on, motorists used to be robbed because the road was dilapidated and the motorist would slow down when driving as criminals would invade their goods and some used to be beaten and killed,” Mr. Kunda said.

And Mr. Kunda said the district was slowly receiving developmental projects after President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND Government increased the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

He said the district had since procured the earth moving equipment and soon the contractor will be on site to work on the roads in the area and other projects.

The District Commissioner also added that despite the drought that hit the whole country, villagers in the area were able to purchase the ZNS mealie- meal at an affordable price.

He however appealed to farmers in the district not to sale their maize to briefcase buyers but instead to wait for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) if they were to get real benefits from their produce

He noted that some farmers had already started selling their maize to briefcase buyers at a loss which he said would contribute to the hunger in the district.

“Farmers that had good yields this year should not rush to sell their maize to these briefcase buyers who are enticing them with money, but to see to it that they have enough food in their homes,” he said.