Friday, March 29, 2024

Chinese engineers to start working on the Mongu- Kalabo road – VEEP

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A peasant farmer, who would benefit from a Mongu-Kalabo road, drying his agriculture produce in Mongu.

Vice President George Kunda says government is aware that the people of Western Province are yearning for development.

Mr. Kunda says it is for this reason that government has since responded by initiating several projects in the area.

The Vice President, however, says a lot more remains to be done.

Mr. Kunda was speaking in Mongu this morning when he officiated at the Kufuluhela traditional ceremony of the Lozi people.

He said government has done some work in the area and that it was its wish to do more to the satisfaction of the people.

He named some of the projects as the construction of basic school and the multi-billion kwacha Mongu- Kalabo road project, the construction of the K2.4 billion district hospital among others.

He said the Mongu- Kalabo road project had temporarily stalled because of the terrain and the high water levels.

Mr. Kunda said engineers from China are already in the country t o work on the project.

He also said government has also set aside K5 billion under the Rural Road Development to support road works on the Limulunga-Usha road among others.

“We want to improve the road network in this province and we are already working in that direction. We are working on the Mongu-Kalabo road, ,” he said.

The Vice President also disclosed government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Angola government on the Shangombo-Libungu canal to boost trade between the two countries.

He urged people in the province to take advantage of the situation to improve their businesses.

Meanwhile, Mr. Kunda has called upon the electorate in Luena constituency to vote for MMD candidate Mwaangala Maopo, in the August 5 parliamentary by-election.

He said unlike other constituencies in the province, Luena has continued to lag behind because the area has had opposition members of parliament.

Mr. Kunda said the last MP, Mr. Charles Milupi, who is also recontesting the seat on Alliance for Democracy Development (ADD) was not concerned with the welfare of the people in his constituency because he was preoccupied with NGOs in Lusaka.

He said there is need for a new Member of parliament that will stir development in the area.

He accused Mr. Milupi of having made several promises to the people but has not fulfilled them.

He said Mr. Milupi has even gone ahead to form a political party just for his personal satisfaction and not for the people of Luena.

“This man is fond of day dreaming, he promised to bring a mine at Kaboko, a sugar plantation in Sitoya, a mushroom canning factory but he has failed to do these things for you,” said Mr. Kunda.

The Vice President said once voted into office Mr. Maopo would easily work with government and effectively represent the people of Luena in parliament.

He charged that Mr. Milupi was going round telling people that he had been using his personal money on some projects yet he had been using the Constituency Development Funds (CDF).

He said CDF is government money meant for development projects in all constituencies.

“This money is government money and he has not even been using it properly. Do not be cheated that he was using his own money,” said Mr. Kunda.

And Mr. Kunda has said government is looking for a suitable place on which to construct a High School in Limulunga.

Mr. Kunda said government will budget for the project in the 2011 national budget.

He said such projects are going on in all parts of the country.

“We know that people here in Limulunga need a high school and I can assure you that we will construct it and we will budget for it,” said the Vice President.

He also assured the people in the province that government will continue to provide market for maize and rice grown in the area.

ZANIS

8 COMMENTS

  1. Where are the Zambia engineers when such jobs should be undertaken by them? And is Zambia so rich enough to spend large sums of dollars paying for foreign services?

    > This man is fond of day dreaming, he promised to bring a mine at Kaboko, a sugar plantation in Sitoya, a mushroom canning factory but he has failed to do these things for you,” said Mr. Kunda
    > nosense … this should be done by gvt not individuals like MPs. Kunda should be ashamed of not doing much for the development of the province… he is much concerned about party matters NOT gvt works that should be done in all parts of Zambia without strings (Majority MMD surporters = more development projects) …Serious and dangerious acts that can degenarate the country if full civil war. imbalanced use of gvt resources =…

  2. The prefer Chinese because of they main interest is merely in bribes than bringing actual development to the masses. They would want to show to the masses that there constructing these roads with a maximum 2 year life span at a fraction of the real cost. They is no reason to keep on listening to such nonsensical speaches, thinking the brothers and sisters from Luena are so dumb. They actually know and are reading between the lines your statement, looking forward to teaching you a leason come August 5.

  3. Are these the same Chinese engineers who did the Luanshya-Ndola road ? This road is barely two years old and it already has potholes. Why are we continuing using this bogus construction engineers when their shoddy work is causing tax payers millions kwacha ? On top of that, they mistreat Zambian workers.

    This is joke.

  4. this is rubbish geroge..fake promisese during campaigns..come 2011..u will no longer be veep..that seat should have gone to western province but u duped them..

  5. Nga imwe ba Lusakatimes abamyeba ati ku Australia palapela inchito without experience nibani
    Na cleaning yonse balafya experience. muka fumye ama adverts aya ASAP there are misleading people.

  6. B # 1, Mr Kajimano, Iam sure you have never been to Mongu, the reason you blogged as such. The Mongu -Kalabo road is not an easy project. It reqiures a lot of expertise and the Chinese are the best suited for such a venture. Mind you its the Chinese who constructed the Tazara railway line under a very difficult terrain. The Mongu Kalabo road has been worked on by other contractors with some of them coming from Kuwait, but as soon as the rain come the road is washed away because it passes through the Zambezi plains.This time iam sure the Chinese will do a great job.

  7. BUSAKILE #6
    Yes u quessed well. I ended up in Kaoma. But what I try to point out is that the Zambians must learn to look after and work hard for their own country. Mukuku bridge is one of those that passes through the swamp ground (flood plain) let them build such long bridges OR order engineers from here. They are very good at building roads even under ground or that can pass over/under the river or swamps

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