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Chief Mbuluma urges government to urgently open mine in Luangwa

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Senior Chief Mbuluma of the Nsenga Ludzi people of Luangwa district in Lusaka province has called on government to expedite the process of opening up a mine in his Chiefdom.

Senior Chief Mbuluma appealed to Mr. Mwaliteta to lobby from government and ensure that all issues surrounding the opening of the mine in Luangwa are speedily resolved in order to create employment for his subjects.

The Senior Chief said this when Lusaka Province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Luangwa district yesterday.

Senior Chief Mbuluma commended government for the various developmental projects that were currently being undertaken adding that the tarring of the 77 km stretch of the Feira road has greatly eased the movement of his subjects from Lusaka to Luangwa district.

“I’m happy that government has tarred the Feira road which was in a deplorable state, this is an indication that your government cares for the people of Luangwa district. My request which you should take to the President is let his government quickly consider opening the mine in my Chiefdom. There is already an investor who wants to open a mine here so that my subjects can get employment, “Senior Chief Mbuluma said.

He further commended government for connecting his Chiefdom to the national power grid saying the move will boast economical activities in Luangwa district as a whole.

“Honourable Minister, I’m so glad and humbled by your visit, your government has always responded to our needs when we our faced with hunger and human-animal conflict. I wish you well as you work in Lusaka province as our minister.” he added

And Mr. Mwaliteta assured the traditional leader that government will involve all relevant stakeholders in dialogue and ensure that a solution concerning the opening of the mine is found in an amicable manner.

He stated that government under the able leadership of President Edgar Lungu was committed to working with all traditional leaders all the time.

Mr Mwaliteta who is on a 14 day tour of Lusaka province was accompanied to Luangwa by senior staff from the Provincial administration.

9 COMMENTS

  1. Aren’t there other things besides mining? Does it always have to be about digging and land exploitation. Soon enough they’ll be nothing to dig, no trees to offer us oxygen, no trees to provide shade and food for animals and people. We’ll have nothing but bare sand deprived of its mineral resources due to no coverage from the trees. I’m not sure why people think irrationally.

  2. Chief uyu ni osokenzeka iyi? Luangwa wildlife is priceless. No amount of minerals will be worth more than the precious world life in the luwangwa. Greedy chief!

  3. Mine for Masuku, manego, masau, kandolo, or nshaba. Mine for what. You need to discover something before opening the mine. Mines bring diseases because of pollution and the way they dump waste products. Your subjects chief will be dying.

  4. Just go and drink opaque beer in your chiefdom…Not this again…Environment agency has already made a final decision on this..what do you want a mine for? Jobs whilst all the profits are externalised by foreigners the natural resources are better off underground.

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