The road network in Northrise Residential area in Ndola is so pathetic and has never been worked on since they were tarred in the sixties.
Northrise is one of the prime residential area in Ndola which is the provincial capital of Copperbelt province. Ndola is one of Zambia’s four cities but the road network does not reflect the town status.
The roads that are supposed to be tarred have potholes all over making driving in the area difficult and expensive.
The residential area is under Ndola central constituency and Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda is the Member of Parliament. The constituency has been under the PF since 2006 and the residence have no hope for the better despite that the party in government is the one in charge of the constituency now.
“We are used and I am not seeing anything be done all these people want is to be voted in then they forget about us,” hinted Tamaika Mwape a residence.
Infrastructure development and roads in particular is key to national development. The trend is where there is good road network people will set up investments.
The Rupiah Banda administration four months before elections embarked on a massive road rehabilitation in an attempt to woo votes. This never worked as people opted to vote for the opposition PF.
