By Chisomo Kambandanga

Nkhata Bay, August 11, Mana: A local youth- led organization Mayoka Youth Hub (My- Hub) which is based in Nkhata Bay Friday, through its ‘No waste in Nkhata Bay’ initiative donated 10 waste collecting bins worth K1.3 million to Nkhata Bay District Council.

The donation was made during a joint clean up exercise by Nkhata Bay District Council, Go-Green and My-Hub at Nkhata Bay Market.

Project Manager for My-Hub, Innocent Phiri said the donation aims at promoting sanitation and hygiene in the Council’s markets so that businesses are conducted in clean environment.

" We thought of making the donation to complement the council’s efforts in enhancing proper waste management so that we prevent outbreak of diseases such as cholera which the country faced last year and Nkhata Bay was greatly affected," he said.

Principal Administration Officer for Nkhata Bay District Council, Moses Jere commended the organization for donating to the Council.

" We are grateful for the support. This will help sustain our efforts in making Nkhata Bay a clean district and we promise to take care of them," he said.

Jere appealed to other organization and individuals to emulate the organization’s gesture by assist various structure in promoting hygiene and sanitation across the district.

Chairperson for Nkhata Bay Market, Patrick Longwe said the donation was timely as the market has few bin and urged all vendors to make good use of them in the strategic places where the bins would be placed.