Newly-elected kasama mayor sworn-in

Newly elected Kasama Mayor, Bywell Simposya, has been sworn into Office . And speaking shortly after taking the oath of office Mr Simposya pledged to make garbage collection and sanitation his immediate priority as he begins his tenure. He said his first task would be to strengthen collaboration with council staff in order to address longstanding challenges at the local authority.

He noted that residents of Kasama had raised concerns over poor waste management, which had left parts of the town littered and exposed to health risks. “We cannot have a community where flies are all over the town, putting the lives of people at risk. We want to deal with garbage first, and trust us, we are going to move in quickly,” Mr Simposya said.

The mayor emphasised that restoring efficiency in council operations would be critical in ensuring quality service delivery. He added that once the issue of garbage was tackled, other development priorities for Kasama would follow. And Northern Province Permanent Secretary Bernard Mpundu, who witnessed the event, urged the newly sworn-in Kasama Mayor to provide inclusive leadership and drive the developmental agenda of government in the district.

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Mr, Mpundu emphasised that the mayor was not a partisan figure but a leader for all citizens of Kasama, and was expected to discharge duties in line with the broader goals of government. “We expect the new mayor to continue on the developmental agenda of the local authority, to provide leadership to all staff, and to give direction on how we shall achieve what the government of the day has set for itself,” Mr Mpundu said. He added that all public workers were striving to implement the president’s agenda, and the mayor expected to align with the principle of one government policy.

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