An evaluation of the Law on street vending in Zambia( Case study of Lusaka)
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2013-10-18
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Ng'anjo, Nathan
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Over the years ,most parts of the country have witnessed the mushrooming of a business known as street vending. There is a general tendency by most people of selling their goods in streets and other open public places both in residential and commercial areas. It is important that whenever people want to carry on business, they should do it in an orderly and acceptable manner, having due regard to the law. Unfortunately, the practice in this Country seem not to be the case. Residents carry out their business as if no law exists to control and ensure lawful trading is conducted. The reason why residents who want to carry out business should do so in an acceptable and orderly manner is that if they do not, very serious public health consequences would result from their trading practices.
This paper addresses itself critically at the law that governs street vending in Zambia. It will attempt to asses whether the law that exists in the country is adequate to deal with the problem of this Magnitude and nature. It must be stressed that the paper examines the problem of street vending and the law that applies to it in the Country as a whole, but special reference will be made to the City of Lusaka.
This is because Lusaka is the capital of Zambia, and that the magnitude of street vending is greater in Lusaka than in any part of the country. The recommendations that will be made at the end of the paper will in my view be relevant for the whole country.
This paper is divided into five Chapters. The first Chapter examines the nature of the problem of street vending. Chapter two examines the legal framework that governs street vending In Zambia. Chapter three looks at the enforcement of the law On Street Vending in practice and other responses to the problem from the central government and the local authorities. Chapter four will focus on the constraints that are
encountered in the enforcement of the law on Street
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Vending Standards-Law and Legislation