The wrangle which has been burning between the fisheries department and fishermen in Mpulungu over the new fees and charges introduced in the new fisheries act, has taken a new twist with fishermen now threatening to lock up the fisheries offices.
The wrangle which has been going on for months now, deepened today when fishermen stormed the offices of the fisheries department demanding the release of a truck carrying fish and kapenta which was impounded in Serenje by fisheries officers.
The truck had been impounded because it had no certificate of origin papers to ensure its safe passage to the Copperbelt.The irate fishermen accused officers at the department of not doing enough to ensure that the new fees are revised saying they were now going to take the law into their own hands.
They said they have procured locks to lock up the offices of the fisheries department and the district commissioner if the truck is not released today.
The fishermen vowed not to pay the new fees and fish charges included in the new fisheries act saying they are ready to die or go to prison for their cause.
They maintained that the fees introduced in the new statutory instrument are too high, unreasonable and unjustified.Fisheries officers in Mpulungu were at pains to explain to the angry fishermen about their limited powers over the new act.
Fisheries research officer Justina Zimba had to leave the meeting abruptly in an effort to contact the director of fisheries in Lusaka to seek advice on how to handle the irate fishermen.
Later, Ms Zimba told the fishermen that she had been assured by her boss that the truck impounded in Serenje will be released.
She said the fishermen where being unfair to the officers on the ground because they were only implementing the law.
She told the fishermen that the matter is still under discussion between the director of fisheries and the permanent secretary in the ministry of agriculture.
Ms. Zimba said officers cannot carry out any changes or implementations on the ground without written documentation from their superiors.
She appealed to the fishermen to be calm and wait for the outcome of the discussions.
By press time the fishermen were preparing to get a police permit so that they could match to the offices of the fisheries department so as to lock up the offices .
ZANIS/EK./MKM/ENDS
Ok!
I dont blame them. they have had it! Iwould TOO!
Ok but for what FOUR ?
okey
hi baby C
Viva Unity in Mpulungu. Together you can do it. It was maize in Chipata and now its Fish in Mpulungu. Njala yavuta pa Zed.
How much are the new fees? And we need to know why the fish charges were introduced. For now i support the fishermen.
People are trying to earn a living,and to treat them like that is a bit too harsh. Whilst we appreciate levies, they should take into consideration the fishermans ability to pay and remain with something to sustain his family
Chewe my bro,
see my posting on ‘Police at RB’s farm’.
Do you want me to cook fresh Kapenta for you??? yummmy!!!!
Iam missing that dish right now. :)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-
Hi Baby C, Vayola, Ba Maureen and Ba Moze!!!! Good Morning pipo!
Princes Vayola, Ba Moze,Ba Maureen….
Morning :-h
my diet is growing am loving the pic..;))8-}8-}
Abena Tionge
Good morning. Yavuta khani ya kapenta kuba bemba. Kaya bazadya chani manje. Too make matters worse, sibalima! Yaba!!
Morning Tionge 😡
#10 tionge^:)^^:)^ morning
#10 Hey whats up ! This story is ‘fishy’
Soon people will take over parliament and cabinet office. UNIP in the name of MMD Govt is so insensitive to the plight of the common man
Morning Baby C >:d<
Ba Maureen >:d<
Baby C :)>-
Ba Maureen is right. This story is so fishy that its actually making me hungry!!
Tukapenta twankwangwa. Done in the bemba way. Eish!!! Njala yabwela.
LT.
Napapata,Namipapata,Iam begging you.please remove that picture of tu kapenta or else I will vote agaist it.Yesternight I had tea with vitumbuwa for supper coz nkuku na nyama vanitinka.then imwe muikapo picture ya one of my favourite dishes sure.No you are being unfair as if you dont know ati kuno there no such things.Oh! mum iam missing you amd your cooking.How I wish I was pa farm you would have cooked akabwali na kapenta akapalucelo for me. 8->8->8->
Matworld!!!
Hi bululu? :)>-
Ba Moze
Mudala walindepula mailo,then you ran away.Otherwise Iam still in pain elo Ndelolela kaili.
Mat world
Nalakulepula nakabili lelo. Just hold on. Ntumina ka email nakabili.
hey can someone tell me how to download this kapenta. which program to use?
Chisense Kwangu + Pupwe mixed with beans+ (~~)leaves makes a delicious meal.
#26
Go to ZedKapenta.com. Its much easier that way.
Ba Moze
[email protected]
unknown #26
Iam sure you are like me Icikasha ka!
Taiweme tpoic iyi ba LT. This is why we are just chatting. I propose that bloggers should come up with topics. Elo ingawame, iyo! 😕
#22, #24,
Thanks for intervening in Chewe’s conflict yesterday..
****See my posting on ‘Police at RB’s farm’.
Its all clear.
No hard feeligs..
Ni One Zambia One Nation
:)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-**==
Ba Moze
Ine Yonse tayangwamine lelo.Come up with one kaili.
Cutey/wifey
I have just emailed you.
#34,Will check my mail immediately
Matworld
The Topic I propose is, “Should male Nurses be allowed to attend to Female patients?”
Ba Moze
Yes. :-j:-j:-j.this is a good one.
Ba Moze
What’s your opinion imwe?
Bamoze What do you have in mind?
My opinion:
No. Somw male nurses take unnecessarily longer in dealing with selected female patients, ie asking questions not relevant to the patients illness or problem. The idea is that at some point during the session he could just sneak in a date of some sort, or propose a house call for a “thourough physical check up”! 😕
Ba Moze
I also wanted to do nursing,before doing Auto mech.Manje Nkhani yamu labour yalintinya.I really had a desire for Nursing and Accounting.When I finish my accounting course I think I will consider doing Nursing.But not mu labour [-x[-x[-x[-x
Matworld
makamaka nkhani ya mu labour ward, ndiye ya leta ma problems over this issue. Ba nyamata kugwila gwila!! This issue of inserting hands in certain places has created controversy. One incident Ku UTH, Munyamata During this kind of examination, started sweating and before you know it, the chap was running out of the room with wet pants!! And i hear ba nyamata balimbilana ku yenda ku labour ward these days, Ka.
Male Nurses like attending to female patients. My husband is a male nurse ka. And he’s good kuma female patients na tubana. But Ba Moze mwayamba kunipasa tuma second thoughts. Kapena kunkhala tuma unnecessaries!!!!!!!!1
Tionge
Am just expressing an opinion. Kuma antenantal kuja, mawee! Kumawama ati. male nurse taking the patient through unnecessary routines!: Put you foot here, Lie facing there, Lift this leg like that, Bend this way, Let me feel under there, spread like this….etc. Its comical. Especially ngati mukazi niwaku munzi, Oweee!!
Ba Moze
Mudala iyo Nkhani siyokamba iliko bad.
Tionge
Ba Moze is right,not all are like your hubby,count yourself lucky.
Ba Moze.
Ati banyamata balwila :-j:-j:-j.Why?
Ba Moze
Iam sure ma guys ma male nurses pali pempelela ku labour ward.
Very Inetresting Topic!!,so what should be done to prevent such issues!!! heard of the same story at Ndola Central!!! these chaps never to trust them
Thats why Nchita zau male Nurse zankhala na demand kansi!!
Ba Moze!!! Ine lelo kulibe touch touching!!!! Mutima wanga wafendela kutali. Am joking these days he’s more in counselling and testing. Iyi nkhani ya HIV/AIDS. So you’ll tell me after negative testing kunkhala futi this leg there!!
Awe sure this topic has finished my apetite!!!!!! No lunch for me today.
49. believe in your hubby!!! just as watchmen believe in their women!!! Never worry, he seems to be good person.TRUST!!!!
#4/12 Princes Voyola
Its ‘okay’ and not ‘okey’ dear. And do you know the difference between a diet and appetite? Appetite grows, a diet never does.
Things Fall Apart!
Thanks for bringing back hope and trust. This topic yankhalako bad. If at all he does the unnecessaries, God watches over him.
Whatever we do, we are to bring glory to God.
:-t
Tionge
Thou shall not worry my sister.all is well.Just eat your lunch now.please ^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^
Matworld-Nice guy!
Thanks, I will just have heavy supper instead. I was crushed ka.Good day and God Bless You.
Mwati AIDS ikapwa pa Zambia? The topic is about fishermen, how it has shifted to this topic nobody knows.