Luchenza Municipality Mayor Sayze Simeji says his council has set aside K4 million to replace the faulty street lights with a solar system to do away with electricity costs to manage streets lighting.

Authorities at Luchenza Municipal Council have threatened to seal buildings whose owners have been defaulting to pay ground rates that have now accumulated to K28 million.

Mayor for Luchenza Municipality, Councilor Henderson Supuni, has accused government of delayed funding to fight the spread of coronavirus in the municipality.

Fire has razed down a wholesale at Luchenza Municipality, destroying property worth millions of kwacha in the process.