LL CITY COUNCIL TO REMOVE VENDORS – Malawi News Online
Malawi news online – The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has announced that it will start removing vendors from the streets, starting 30th September. According to the council’s, post on Facebook, it will confiscate goods from vendors found in undesignated places in order to encourage the vendors to move to established markets and promote cleanliness and order in the capital city.
Most pick-pockets and thieves are taking advantage to steal people’s goods and monies. [Street vendors] are blocking passage for both vehicles and pedestrians and also compromising sanitation,” the council said. It then encouraged vendors to return to legalized trading areas so as to avoid losing their goods. The council also advised consumers to buy from legal places as this will also assist in driving away vendors from illegal places.
On the other hand, Blantyre City Council has been undertaking the same operations since 2013, citing cleanliness and order.