VLOGGER SIMON MWEWA REPORTS LUSAKA TOWN CLERK TO ACC OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION

VLOGGER SIMON MWEWA REPORTS LUSAKA TOWN CLERK TO ACC OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION

Lusaka-based vlogger Simon Chitambala Mwewa has reported Lusaka Town Clerk Liftery Ndaba to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption, following plans by the Lusaka City Council (LCC) to repossess land his family business has been leasing and using as a car park since 1988.

Mr. Mwewa says his business applied for a long term 13-year lease for the piece of land on Kalusha Bwalya Road it has rented from the council for over three decades after efforts to buy it off proved unsuccessful following consistent rejections.

In a live video posted on his Facebook platform, he explains that he was subsequently summoned by the full council to justify his application.

Mr. Mwewa claims that councilors voted in favor of granting him the lease, as reflected in the minutes of the council meeting held after his appearance.

However, Mr. Mwewa says that despite the council’s alleged approval, he was this morning served with a letter dated 26th January, 2026, from the Town Clerk informing him that the council has decided not to renew his initial lease and instead intends to convert the car park into a bus station.

Mr. Mwewa argues that repossessing the land would severely affect his family business located at Simonson Building on Simon Mwewa Lane, as it relies heavily on the parking space to thrive.

He further states that since 1988, the land in question has been leased by his family business and used as a car park adding that rentals have always been paid with the last payment to the tune of K111, 000 made in November 2025.

Mr. Mwewa accuses the Lusaka City Council of preferentially granting long-term leases to foreign nationals who are able to pay higher amounts, while delaying or denying similar applications from Zambian citizens.

But in a statement issued by the Lusaka City Council (LCC) public Relations Unit, the local authorityhas dismissed Mr Mwewa’s claims as baseless describing the corruption accusations levelled against the Lusaka Town Clerk Liftery Ndaba as unfounded.

The Council says 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 local authority says it recently resolved to utilize the car park for public use but that Mr Mwewa has proceeded to barricade the property for his personal business activities, thereby overriding public interest.

It says the decision not to grant Mr Mwewa a 13-year lease was made in strict accordance with the Council’s regulations and policies and it is evident that Mr Mwewa’s actions are motivated by a desire to hold on to public property.

The council has warned that the it will not tolerate any form of illegality that undermines its efforts to improve operations and serve the people of Lusaka.

By Samson Lukwanda
KBN TV