"The Lusaka City Council announced plans to relocate street vendors to designated markets starting Saturday in a joint operation with the Zambia Police Service. The initiative aims to restore public order, improve sanitation, and prevent disease outbreaks such as cholera."
By Honester Mshoka
The Lusaka City Council -LCC- will on Saturday relocate street vendors to designated markets across the city.
The joint operation, dubbed Operation Clear Path, will be conducted in collaboration with the Zambia Police Service to remove vendors operating in unauthorised trading areas.
Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka, Lusaka City Mayor CHITAMBALA MWEWA said the operation is aimed at restoring order, improving public health and safety, and maintaining sanitation and cleanliness in the city.
Mr. MWEWA said street vending will not be permitted from Saturday, October 3, 2026.
He said bus drivers operating in unauthorised areas have also been directed to stop and relocate to designated bus stations with immediate effect.
Mr. MWEWA has advised all vendors to treat the directive as an official notification and comply by vacating unauthorised trading areas and moving to designated markets and bus stations.
He said the move is part of the Council’s efforts to maintain a clean, healthy, safe and orderly city.
Mr. MWEWA said continued street vending, coupled with indiscriminate waste disposal, poses public health and environmental risks and could contribute to the outbreak and spread of diseases, including cholera.
He said Lusaka is currently recovering from 130 reported cholera cases.
Mr. MWEWA has warned that anyone found trading on the streets or in other prohibited areas will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
And Zambia Police spokesperson GODFREY CHILABI said the operation has been planned well.
Originally published by ZNBC News
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