Chipata council nabs 17 vendors
Chipata council nabs 17 vendorsBy Christopher Miti in Petauke
Saturday May 26, 2007 [03:00]
OVER 17 street vendors were last Thursday arrested in a joint operation by the Chipata Municipal Council and the Zambia police. Council public relations officer Levi Ngoma confirmed the development in an interview.
"We have arrested over 17 street vendors from Kapata, Down shops and town centre areas. These people are expected to appear in court soon," Ngoma said.
He said the goods that were confiscated from the vendors would be forfeited to the state.
"We informed them about the new development but they don't want to abide, so the council will not relax in this exercise of trying to end street vending," he said.
Ngoma challenged the vendors to change their mindset. Last Tuesday, the council announced that it would start arresting and prosecuting street vendors in a bid to control vending in the district. In a statement, Ngoma said that the local authority observed that street vending had reached alarming levels.
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