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Bob Sichinga bans cooperatives, associations and unions that were formed along political lines

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Commerce Minister Robert Sichinga
Commerce Minister Robert Sichinga
Government has banned cooperatives, associations and unions in Mafinga district that were formed and operating on political lines.

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Bob Sichinga, announced the development yesterday when he addressed the business community in Muyombe and Thendere in Muchinga Province.

The minister stated that government will not support any business association, union or corporative which were formed or are affiliated to a political party.

Mr Sichinga noted that most clubs and co-operatives in Mafinga were not genuine as they were formed by cadres to get funded at the expense of the vulnerable people who need aid.

He said government’s decision to ban politically-motivated clubs and groupings is meant to fight corruption and bring sanity.

Mr Sichinga noted that government wants to work with clubs and groupings that are not motivated by political parties but genuine ones.

He charged that most clubs and associations were formed and run by political cadres to pilfer funds from government at the expense of the vulnerable Zambians who need aid.

Mr Sichinga advised the business community to form associations and register with Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Business Association (ZACSMBA) so that they could operate legally and professionally.

He called on them to work with the government of the day to facilitate development in their areas and explained that government wanted to alleviate poverty by creating industries.

ZANIS

11 COMMENTS

  1. Which one is the Govt. of the day??, when other political parties come they will also abolish your cooperatives because when they support your political party they are political cooperatives- this thinking is far from being sane. PF please you are in power, people want delivery not a Government afraid of its own shadows. Mr Sichinga, please remember “Zambia in the sun” wherever there is a sun there will be a shadow so don’t be afraid your mandate is to deliver what you promised. At the end of your term explanations will not be acceptable. Remember also that you are in power on a 43% ticket, that means that there is still some 50% plus out there.

  2. This man is a professed MORMON and a satanist! He is good at bringing confusion in Zambia, one of them by lying (as his father LUCIFER) that there was more money printed by MMD a lie!

  3. Sichinga just goes to Nakonde and Isoka during election time and political manipulative events. He has never lived here nor does his children know the local language! He may have forgotten how to speak his native language.

    But he has never forgotten his professed MORMON faith!

  4. Ba Sichinga Cooperatives are a way of development and not SMEs. No country has ever been developed by SMEs, it is coops first then SME later. Politics move the agenda. So what is political and what is not political ? Is PF a company or a political party ? Please don’t insult the President MC Sata with you careless talk.

  5. I’m just wondering, isn’t ILUNDA CHALO or (whatever it is called) a political company and affiliated with PF. maybe they should ban it too..I’m just saying.

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