𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐍𝐒 𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃

Choma District Mayor Honest Mweemba has condemned the vandalism of a newly installed solar streetlight pole along Namwala Road in Chandamali Compound, Choma District.

The streetlights were installed by SARO in April this year, with 12 solar lights installed along Namwala Road at a cost of K385,236 through the Road Sector Fund.

Mr. Mweemba says vandalism of the infrastructure is retrogressive and undermines efforts by the Council to improve security and visibility in the area.

He has appealed to residents with information that could help identify the culprit to report the matter to the Police or Choma Municipal Council.

Meanwhile, concerned resident and senior citizen Collen Munachoonga has called for increased police patrols and public vigilance to protect public infrastructure.

Mr. Munachoonga says vandalism is a loss to the community and has called on residents to work with law enforcement agencies to curb the vice.

Another Chandamali Compound resident, Conscient Bubala, says the streetlights are important to residents and have helped improve security in the area.

By: Moono Moonje