{"id":25191,"date":"2022-06-26T23:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T23:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/copperbelt-province-ps-refutes-reports-linking-him-to-a-land-scum"},"modified":"2022-06-26T23:20:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T23:20:25","slug":"copperbelt-province-ps-refutes-reports-linking-him-to-a-land-scum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/copperbelt-province-ps-refutes-reports-linking-him-to-a-land-scum","title":{"rendered":"Copperbelt province PS refutes reports linking him to a land scum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Copperbelt province Permanent Secretary (PS) Augustine Kasongo, has refuted allegations being peddled against him of being involved in selling of parts of land in Ndola City.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kasongo says allegations that his office has benefited from the sale of parts of land along the Ndola \u2013 Kabwe road and in Mukulugwe ward, in Bwana Mkubwa constituency are untrue.<\/p>\n

He has described the allegations as malice aimed at tarnishing his office and derail efforts to bring sanity in land administration. President Hakainde Hichilema recently made it clear that he would not protect any of his ministers or government officials who engaged in corrupt activities.<\/p>\n

Briefing the media at his office yesterday afternoon, the permanent secretary refuted the allegations he said deserved to be treated with condemnation deserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been informed that there is information circulating in public that my office is involved in the sale of land to a local developer which is not true.<\/p>\n

\u201c In Bwana Mkubwa, the land in question belongs to First Quantum Mineral limited (FQM) and they are working with the government land agency in distributing of the mentioned land to the community and part of it will go to the council.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u201d The President is on record that anyone who is involved in land illegalities is his own, if I am involved, let the law take its course.<\/p>\n

\u201c But, I want to state that such stories will not derail this office to bring sanity to the Land Administration in the province,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ndola Mayor Jones Kalyati says the council has established that the land on Ndola \u2013 Lusaka road which has dragged the provincial Administration was sold off during the reign of the previous regime.<\/p>\n

Councillor Kalyati says the local authority has since instituted investigations to find out how it was acquired and if the right procedure was followed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere the parcel of land is there are electricity pylons and they are supposed to pass a dual carriage way connecting Ndola to Lusaka.<\/p>\n

\u201c And there is not much space where development can take centre stage.<\/p>\n

\u201c We have since advised the developer to halt any works on site until we conclude our investigations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mr Kasong says the new dawn government has observed the mistrust among the general public on land administration owing to alleged corrupt practices. Mr. Kasongo has however assured the general public that the government is cleansing the system to ensure equitable land distribution in the region.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. Copperbelt province Permanent Secretary (PS) Augustine Kasongo, has refuted allegations being peddled against him of being involved in selling of parts of land in Ndola City. 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