• Kasomeno-Mwenda road and bridge project will spur job creation and infrastructure development in Mwense.
• More than 400 trucks are expected to use the bridge which will link Luapula province to Lubumbashi.
• The road project is a Public Private Partnership between Zambia, DR Congo and Hungary’s GED Africa.

Acting Mwense District Commissioner says the construction of Kasomeno-Mwenda road and Luapula Bridge will lead to job creation and expansion of infrastructure in the area.
Speaking in an interview with Money FM News, Benson Matipa said more than 400 trucks will be using the road everyday among other economic activities, and this will give the local people an opportunity to sell their commodities.
‘‘The Kasomeno-mwenda project is a game changer as it will bring economic benefits to Mwense, especially that more than 400 trucks will be passing through the road as it will be a link between Dar el salaam and Lubumbashi,’’ he said.
Mr. Matipa said Mwense Town Council has already identified an area near the proposed construction site of the bridge where it plans on constructing a market.
‘‘I just want to inform you that our local authority is already on board and has come up with a plan, where they are expecting to have massive infrastructure to couple what GED Africa will construct,’’ he said
He also added that alot of local people are expected to be employed during the construction phase of the toll road and bridge which is being undertaken by GED Africa and Duna Aszfalt at a total cost of 600 million US dollars.
The Acting District Commissioner also revealed that the district will have modern houses as GED Africa plans on constructing housing units in Mwenda area, Mwense district.
‘‘GED Africa is not just constructing a bridge and road but they are also coming up with a small town in Mwenda, and this will include building houses,’’ Mr. Matipa said.
The construction of the Kasomeno-Mwenda toll road and Luapula Bridge that will connect Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is set to begin in March this year.
This follows today’s signing of a joint communique by Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that compels the two countries to stick to time lines set.