LCC SAYS SIMON MWEWA ACTING ILLEGALLY OVER CAR PARK
LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL DISPELS UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST TOWN CLERK
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) is compelled to respond to the unfounded and false accusations of corruption levelled against the Lusaka Town Clerk, Eng. Liftery Ndaba, by Mr Simon Mwewa on a social media platform.
The Council takes these allegations seriously and wishes to dismiss Mr. Mwewa’s baseless claims with the contempt they deserve.
It has come to the Council’s attention that Mr Mwewa’s actions are an attempt to deflect attention from his own illegal activities, specifically, the barricading of the Council car park along Kalusha Bwalya Road without Council permission.
The Council recently resolved to utilise the car park for public use; however, Mr Mwewa has proceeded to barricade the property for his personal business activities, thereby overriding public interest.
The Council wishes to inform the public that the car park in question was designated for public use to alleviate congestion in the bus station area. Mr Mwewa has chosen to disregard this resolution and prioritise his own business interests instead. This action is not only illegal but also demonstrates a clear disregard for the Council’s authority.
Furthermore, the Council would like to bring to the public’s attention that Mr Mwewa had an outstanding debt of K111,086.40 in respect of his business operations in the City Market area, for which he did not hold a valid lease during the period 2022 to 2025. The Council resolved to address this matter and Mr Mwewa was advised to formalise his operations. However, he subsequently applied for a 13-year lease, which the Council declined to grant on the grounds that the council resolved to use the property as a public amenity.
This decision was made in strict accordance with the Council’s regulations and policies. It is evident that Mr Mwewa’s actions are motivated by a desire to hold on to public property.
The Lusaka City Council wishes to reiterate that it is a corporate body that makes decisions in the best interests of the public, not individual office holders. The Council will not tolerate any form of illegality that undermines its efforts to improve operations and serve the people of Lusaka. We reaffirm our commitment to enhancing service delivery in an accountable and transparent manner that protects the interests of the public.
In light of these circumstances, the Council urges the public to disregard Mr Mwewa’s unfounded allegations and to report any public concerns of unauthorized usage of public amenities.
Issued By:
Public Relations Unit
Lusaka City Council – LCC
28/01/2026
Then what is the fee for if the leasee is paying a fee?
Some of these public officials seem to want to lie but the lie doesnt make sense? The full council made a resolution and one official underminds the decision of the full council meeting? If the Town clerk had reservations it should have come out in the meeting and not after the fact.
Why charge someone something to which he has no rights to? Thats daylight robbery and if I was Mr. Mwewa. I would so the council and the official in his personal capacity.