President Sata leads Youth Day celebrations
President Sata
Republican president Michael Sata has today led thousands of the youth in commemorating youth day celebrations.
President Sata was joined by government ministers and members of the diplomatic corps among the invited guests.
Zambia is commemorating youth day under the theme accelarating youth empowerment for sustainable development.
Meanwhile a 24-year-old man of Livingstone has received a Youth Day gift from President Sata, which will help him to deal with a medical condition that has almost crippled his body.
Robiana Muketa suffers from spina bifida which is a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings.
President Sata was greatly touched by Muketa’s condition and has immediately directed Ministry of Health permanent secretary Peter Mwaba to evacuate Muketa to UTH for an analysis of his illness which should be treated abroad if need be.
President Sata said Government stands ready to facilitate and fund Muketa’s treatment abroad, if medical experts at UTH recommend so.
This is contained in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday by special assistant to the President for press and public relations George Chellah.
“As a parent, it breaks my heart to see a determined and focused child like Robiana going through such excruciating pain and misery due to a debilitating medical condition.
“It is for this reason that I have instructed the Ministry of Health permanent secretary to show leadership and promptly activate the referral system, to ensure that we do all we can to extend a helping hand to this young man,” Mr Sata said.
And Muketa has thanked President Sata for evacuating him for specialist treatment.
Muteka said in an interview at Livingstone General Hospital shortly before being evacuated to Lusaka that he is happy that First Lady Christine Kaseba responded positively to the appeal he made to her a few days ago.
He said President Sata’s intervention shows that he has a heart for the people.
“I feel very good that there are people who can help,” said Muketa.
He said his family could not afford the cost of treatment but is now happy that the family is getting some help.
Muketa’s cousin Tance said President Sata’s directive is the best gift Muketa has received on Youth Day.
[QFM,Daily Mail]
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What is that hole on Satas face?
He must have been sucking on a rotten onion to improve his venom!
That is good for Muketa to receive a youth day gift. Thanks to HMCS. When you go to Monze tomorrow don’t talk too much reduce your speech or you will say things not in the speech. Every disgruntled Tonga is waiting for you to make a single mistake in your speech and take advantage of that particular word. Nowadays people count word by word. HAPPY YOUTH DAY TO ALL YOUTHS IN ZAMBIA INCLUDING THOSE WHO BOYCOTTED
thats a great gesture sir. God bless!!
Good gesture they oung man was really suffering I was equally touched by the story. However the solution lies in improving our health institutions and standards in the country. We do not need a situation where whenever one is sick or has a special condition then they are to appeal to the president for assistance. How many appeals will he receive. If the healt institutions were well equipped this is something which should have been done a long time ago.
Governments do not create employment – they allow the business sector to do so through stable economic measures (monetary, fiscal policy) and political processes (rule of law, governance). The Emirates, with all their oil wealth have developed after 70 years, the South Asia tigers, with all the Cold War era advantages did so after 50 years. Therefore to expect Zambia to do so after 90 days is not realistic. However, with all our minerals, agro and tourism potential, in 100 years from now, Zambia will be developed.
Twatotela mr. president and number 4 YOU ARE GREAT equip our hospitals
Good gesture from the president. This calls for speed action to improve our health sector. We don’t need to go to UTH or abroad whenever we need special treatment. Gvnt should improve provincial hospitals, equip them with machinery and labour force with constant supply of medicine. Zambia is among countries with high qualified medical personnel, therefore we can do better
Why previous governments did not attend to this man’s condition is beyond my understanding. Maybe they did not know?
Thank you Mr President for caring.
We would have been crying for our selves had we vted for selfish MMD.
Thanx
Mr President for helping this poor person.
But HEMCS in his speech kept on attacking Hakainde Hichilema. He said H.H stole money from a Privatisation programme. He kept on referring to H.H as a thief!!
This man, you seeing in the picture is a moving funeral. Look at his face,,,oooh my God,,,
ba Twatasha #9.its good gesture indeed that our president his PS to have the guy evacuated to UTH for better medical attention which i believe any president looking for popularity as president sata is in SP would have done that e.g. KK .In as much as getting rid of RB was necessary,putting the current government in office was the worst mistake Zambians will live to regret for along time.where is the experience our president was bragging about in his campaigns?
Frankly speaking i dont regret ever voting for sata and i will never.hate him or love him,he is leading us and am loving every minute of his rule full stop.
blessed is the hand that gvs kanabesa mwabombeni
There is nothing to be bitter about today. We had a successful celebration and someone is being helped by the president. Do you people who are so bitter even manage to smile?
Tell the Kci, some people on this blog are so bitter that they complain about anything and everything. Sata is not an angel, he may have made some mistakes like any else but slagging him all the time will not help.
Tell them KCi, some people on this blog are so bitter that they complain about anything and everything. Sata is not an angel he may have made some mistakes like anybody else but insulting him all the time will not help.
That is good ba President, but should it take the goodwill of the president to access medical treatment whether in Z abrambia or ABROAD. That how is Kawala Chiluba Poiliticised the presideential slash fund by giving an i,pression to the people that he was a kind crook. When he was busy buying his attempt for a third term. Otherwise there is nothing sinister about the directive if we are to go by the PF pollicy of free access to medical services to all. Or else we will end up praising even the devil.
Thank You Mr President, ever since you took over power you surprised many who thought you will make a bad president. You have shown us that you are truely a father of our beloved country. Keep it up your excellence. We shall continue praying for you that God gives you more years to lead our country to prosperity. Many will insult you and say all kinds of things but he who put you on the thrown will always take good care of you. God bless you.
#12 gumu fimo fimo.
Frankly speaking i dont regret ever voting for sata and i will never.hate him or love him,he is leading us and am loving every minute of his rule full stop.
# 11 wat ar u talkn abt,u are sadist wth nothng to talk abt.remember u wl also die.its nt our fault that your preferred candidate lost the elections.stop hallucinating,king cobra is president and alive!
The plight of this young man is a failure in the system and policy. It should not take the President of the country to get help for a patient. This person was born 24 YEARS AGO! Surely, all the doctorswho have seen him, did they not see a need to refer him to the UTH and eventually to the Ad Hoc committee that recommends for specialist treatment abroad? What kind of people work in the healthcare service in Zambia? It seems to me that the Executive Directors of Zambian hospitals are in it for the money and prestige and not patient care. This is one story of misery but just one out of the millions who are suffering. Doctors in Zambia, you are a shame, to be honest. Speak up if I am wrong. Shaaa!!!
Ba GUMU GUMU @ 12 Ukushitasha, You are so cussed, what makes you so evil? Condemning everything? Watch you words as the Young man helped did not wish to be the state he is in. Learn to appreciate good deed; GOD would punish you for your satanic talk. Well done Mr. President may the almighty bless you in all your doings?
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