‘Disgusting’ KFC restaurant shut in Lilongwe over hygiene concerns

Lilongwe City Council officials  have shut down a restaurant of fast-food giant KFC  in the capital city after its staff were caught depositing human waste in a drainage along the main M1 road.

Affected open water drain along M1 Road.-Photo by Moses Nyirenda , Mana
KFC restaurant shut in Lilongwe.-Photo by Moses Nyirenda , Mana
Chafunya: Authorities authorities ordered a “temporary closure” of the KFC restaurant
KFC closed in Lilongwe

Council officials accompanied by armed police arrived at the restaurant situated near Lilongwe City mall to force management close down the restaurant.

However, there was a stand-off for some time as management refused to close down.

The management gave in after the council served them with a closure order.

All staff and the management were ordered out of the restaurant and the restaurant was closed.

The staff and the management were later engaged in discussions outside the restaurant following the closure.

LCC Public Relations Officer, Tamara Chafunya said that, LCC management team conducted patrol where they discovered that KFC restaurant does not obey the bylaws of the council concerning sewer system drainage.

“On 16th April some of our management team was patrolling the city and they caught people under the supervision KFC Restaurant Manager emptying restaurant’s Septic Tank and disposing the wastes into open storm water drain that runs along M1 Road going to Mbowe,” Chafunya said.

Chafunya said the authoritirs  will reopen KFC Restaurant after the officials of the restaurant fulfills the demands of the city council which includes; treating the storm water drain where the septic water was being discharged.

She  said that this will be done  in the presence of council  officials.

LCC has also asked City Mall Plot Managers to demolish all related structures of septic tank which are outside the City Mall Plot and are in the M1 Road Reserve, in order for the KFC Restaurant to be reopened.

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ndele
ndele
5 years ago

mu game ku Lilongwe khoswe anatidutsa mmiyendo. mufuse staff ZIONE akuuzani , ndi mwano wake wa u customer service. kodi anthuwa amcitidwadi train olo amangopezeka pa ncito mwa tsoka???????????????????????

ndele
ndele
5 years ago

sangawacite dipoti amwenye.
i was driving on chilambula road just by off mseu wa ku IMMIGRATION JUNCTION panaima a traffic.guees what mmwenye oyendetsa land cruiser MT 8040 was flying like nobodys business. ataimitsidwa guess what happened -anaceza pangono ndi p mpolisi kuseka seka basi kulandila salute nkuiomba ndi dzanja galimoto basitu iye waikumbaso speed. nde angacitidwe depot??????????????????????????????/

Nicholous
5 years ago

Zimachitika fix the problem and open the business again. Anthu akulembedwako ntchito.

Chris Kho
Chris Kho
5 years ago

Well done LLCC for a job well done. May I ask that once in a while you should also be patrolling the Gateway Mall to Bunda turnoff bypass as well as most times there are lorries carrying garbage from Area 9 and most of this garbage ends up on the tarmac road which a health risk as well as endangers the life of motorists.

Babatunde
Babatunde
5 years ago

Akuluakulu mwati mmimba mumatentha mpaka kupambukila ku restaurant?..iyi nde serious business,sizamacheza 😅😅

George21
George21
5 years ago

KFC should be fined with no compromise. Ask them to meet all required standards. Deport all managers. BLANTYRE City Council please visit KFC Blantyre I can assure you we have a similar problem. But then all councils in the county should do the same in all food selling outlets. They should feed us shit we need food.

Ntata
Ntata
5 years ago

It’s not just a question of reopenning. These are serious offenses they should face the law!!!!

Ntata
Ntata
5 years ago

That place stinks like **** cockroaches all around the building. These guys are not serious!!!!!

Century
Century
5 years ago
Reply to  Ntata

You lie. Iv never seen cockroaches! If you want to see cockroaches go to shoprite

Iantana
Iantana
5 years ago

ife sitinadyeko ku KFC …mwina akazalowa wathu Mbakuwaku nafe tizalowa nawo KFC

Sir Mbewe
Sir Mbewe
5 years ago

Hahahahaha KFC Malawi is owned by the Transglobe mafias, the guys behind Chaponda maize scandal

Mzozodo
Mzozodo
5 years ago
Reply to  Sir Mbewe

Crooks to the bone. They import chickens instead of buying local chickens, claiming that they are of low standard

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