By ETAMBUYU SANG’ANDU –
THE continued delayed completion of the Freedom Park Shopping Mall in Kitwe has disappointed District Commissioner Elias Kamanga.
Mr Kamanga, who has since asked the Kitwe City Council (KCC) to explore options available in resolving the stalled construction of the mall, said facility had taken unnecessarily long to complete.
He said during the District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) meeting held at Kitwe City Council chambers on Wednesday that there was need for the council to constitute a technical committee from the legal department to look into the matter of the Freedom Park Shopping Mall.
Mr Kamanga said there was a suggestion to repossess the mall project from the developers but that to his surprise, KCC had not taken any action.
“I now propose we select a team from the council legal department to engage the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) to chart the way forward.
“We cannot forever be talking of the Kitwe Freedom Park Shopping Mall without the project being completed,” Mr Kamanga said.
He said it was a pity that the project had dragged on for a long time without the council director of legal coming in to help resolve the issue.
Mr Kamanga said there was need to take the available legal options to ensure that the mall was repossessed and given to another developer since the current one seemed to have failed.
