Luapula Provincial MMD women’s Secretary Sophie Mwansa has re-affirmed that the naming of the Chembe bridge across the Luapula river after President Mwanawasa was done in good faith.
In a press release to ZANIS in Mansa, Ms Mwansa stated that there was nothing wrong in naming the bridge after the republican president as it was a historical norm to name big infrastructure after national leaders.
Ms. Mwansa said the decision by councilors in Mansa to adopt and forward the name to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing must not be criticized because it acknowledged the Presidents’ efforts in realizing the construction of the bridge.
The MMD women’s Secretary said the resolution was justified because naming of structures after people was one way of appreciating and giving respect to past and present leaders.
She noted that naming of structures and sites after leaders considered as heroes was a custom as could be evidenced from names previously given to various infrastructure.
Ms. Mwansa cited the now razed Dag Hammarskjöld stadium in Ndola named after the late UN Secretary General, Victoria Falls in Livingstone, Bennie Mwinga Housing Complex in Lusaka, schools, roads and other places named after current and past heroes.
She said critics of the decision had no no satisfactory grounds.
If KK named everthing why not LPM, Chiluba was busy stealing he forgot to name anything thats why people will ever know him as a thief.KAWALALA!!!!!!!
Its a good idea for us to remember LPM. Leaders must be remembered after leaving office. Its also good for our future generation.
Well the remembering and naming should be left to future generation who will have a look at History and make better judgment on who deserves what, after all is said and done. Anybody doing the naming of current leaders is just playing the bootlicker role. Chiluba was wise on this one. Let our great grand children do the naming after we are all gone.
I support the views of #3. #1 must be a low life and incapable of intelligent debate.
guys imwe nomba everything that is done which is associated with levy mukala kanya? these councillors from luapula are from PF but their wisdom told them to choose levy’s name for the bridge it wasn’t levy who sanctioned it but ppl from luapula. In any event zambia was not founded and is not the country it is today because we sat back and said “oh let the future leaders or future generation take us 2 the next level” no, if ppl from luapula choose to name the bridge after mwanawasa let them do so, after 8 years of bombarding the man with insults and unfair criticism cant we allow him to receive some gratitude for his contribution to the ppls cause. Number 4 and number 3
/cont…….ur comments are irrational, bitter and compulsive hatred for the man but then again those are just your opinions, and opinions are like assholes, everyone is entitled to have one.
But Mwanawasa is not a hero – it could have been named after those that fought in the struggle like Kapwepwe and others.
One of our prisons should be named “KAFUPI”.
I honestly believe that H.E. LPM is special.
Let them name it after him to appease him, we shall change it immediately after he vacates office which will be more embarassing. What happened to all the Kaunda Squares?
I have got no trouble with whose name is assume for which object. But what pipo are trying to discourage is impossing things on pipo. In that case a referendum would probably have worked out in favour of all stakeholders.
its just a bridge people, in saviour chishimba’s constituency there is a hospital named after simon mwansa kapwepwe and in buchi township, kitwe there is a school named after kapwepwe as well and a township with different stages exists in lusaka called Kaunda square. With all this tribal warfare that has compounded zambian politics in the last years the bridge is also symbolic especially after H.E. and Sata reconciled. Lets be objective and not just denounce some decisions because its mwanawasa.
#10. chibizwakusosela in Sheffield, your right. When the time comes, everything will be “normalized”. None these punks from Chiluba on thru Mwanawasa deserve to be honoured in anyway except in a thieves’ roll of honour! What have they done to deserve anything being named after them besides pillaging the country? Look back into history and see how things are done before you take decisions that are only intended to make you feel good in your pants! Wait till you’re six feet under and the living will decide whether you are deserving of any monuments, or anything being named after you!!
Why naming LPM and not Mwata Kazembe bridge? At least he is the symbol of that province. I do believe they will rename that bridge after 2011.
You see the behaviour of african leaders never seizes to amaze me, Chembe bridge has been Chembe time immemorial, a leader comes and uses public resources, then a name of his should be used to name a brigde…..Dr. L. P. Mwanawasa, SC, Bridge, good luck you fools! What you seek is not develiopment, its appeasment, appease him, name everything MMCI, State Counsel etc…shame on you!
You see the behaviour of african leaders never seizes to amaze me, Chembe bridge has been Chembe time immemorial, a leader comes and uses public resources, then a name of his should be used to name a brigde…..Dr. L. P. Mwanawasa, SC, Bridge, good luck you shameless people! What you seek is not develiopment, its appeasment, appease him, name everything MMCI, State Counsel etc…shame on you!
Why cant you rename victoria falls in honour of Kaunda, kepwepwe , Harry Nkumbula,nalumino mundia and others for what they have done to Zambia? Shame I know Chembe will be chembe after 2011.
let the bridge be named corruption
If you don’t have things to do keep quiet.Let him name his teka farm as Levy Mwanawasa SC farm.
naming a bridge after mwanawasa is no problem but even if it is Pf councillors , we have to look critically to why a certain event is taking place. what was the reason for naming it after him? why not namne it after he has left offie and no longer affects those that always boot lick?
as long as he is in power it is difficult to discern the exact motives of people , good or bad because of the underlying fact that he has the power to influence their lives.
I think whatever is happening is tuchawa..muzungu ani konde nothing else………….
Bennie Mwinga, LPM are not heroes to the vast majority of Zambians whose livelihoods have been destroyed by the MMD and its hooligan leaders.
Mukobeko prison could be renamed MMD Prison. As it will become their home for the rrest of their lives. As for the keys to this prison, they will be melted into long service medals for its staff jailors so that no one can ever find the keys to their cells.
Yes lpm doesn’t deserve the bridge being named after him,
Our friends in America have rules in sports. For example, to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, one must have been retired from active playing for at least five years. This is done to ensure that said individual does not come out of retirement and then do something to bring the game into disrepute. I believe that most countries have general guidlines about street names, place names and bridges etc, stipulating that no such landmark may named after a living person. This is only fair. I generally like LPM, he’s a decent bloke, but what if he’s involved in a sex scandal in a few years? We won’t be so proud of LPM bridge then will we?
heheheh…hihihi…..lol but pa zambia game yaliwama, nachiya ku church and the priest was boring today nomba after i read the comments here today… ah….bane pa zed pakali. Guys the bridge has been named in levy’s honour that wont change just forget ebu president ububwine and if the name is changed after he leaves office i dont think anyone will remember their comments on this blog…..ati name the prison after kafupi, let him name teka LPM S.C, name a prison corruption, no name it MMD…….lol…natina guys tamumfwa!
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#17.Pafwenamwine
Mosi o tunya would be the best for vic falls. I dont know why to this day we are still honouring the matriach(victoria) whose kingdom has been responsible for the misery suffered by zambians since colonialism/slavery.
I further propose a name change to the city livingstone to some name commemorating the pipo/individual that brought diginity to that area.
Bridges are named
(1)in honor or memory of a deceased person or
(2) to reflect the historical or geographical significance of the area where a bridge is located.
You cant name a bridge after a political president,when up until now no bridge has been named after Knowledge Gurus like Einstens,a bridge is not a chariatble organisation but an engineering structure that should be named accordingly.
I think he deserves the honor,but the name does not fit for a bridge,is it going to be called mwanawasa bridge,I think patrick or levy bridge sounds better.
Bane Levy has a big ego. Let him do what he likes this time. It will be renamed as soon as he leaves office. I most countries the law does not allow the naming of public institutions after living people. People who donate their own money to build, say a hospital wing or a University library may have it named after them or their relatives. This is a step too far for MMD. Next they will want his image on the currency. When are we going to stop worshiping our politicians? Levy will definitely rank amongst our better leaders, but leave history to judge him. People like Kapwepwe, Nkumbula, Mazoka, Dauti Yamba, Julia Chikamoneka and others should be recognised. Levy only does what he is paid for!
If you are not from Luapula, don’t comment. We people you call “batubulu” or people from Riverside, have suffered enough from crossing over that Luapula river since the exisitance of time. Mwanawasa has easy up our delayed trip, we will now remain to deal with “Ba Kaboke”, those Congole-poor-police/immigration labourers. Atleast Kaunda built us Tuta road, but far to get to our town Mufulira, Ka Chiluba grew up crossing over that river and never did anything. Name that bridge MWANAWASA LEVY and all his nicknames!! Dead or alive he deserves it!!
Just because KK named this and that after chite na chite should not at all be the overriding policy. What symbolic value is in that name and person (LPM) that should be historical is what those councilors should consider!! Has the Chief been consulted as a key figure? LPM will gladly receive this ‘honor’ since he wants to be ‘honored’ like KK and FTJ to some extent. Already,H.E; Dr etc. Whats wrong with ‘chembe’. My grannies should be wondering where names like chembe, Tuta, ichomba, mwalule, will be soon….
I would suggest this bridge is named Kasai?
#35 Musula obe is Kasai in Zed?
VIVA LPM.name the bridge after him coz he’s developed it for you chaps!
Just wats wrong with Chembe bridge?The name is synonymous to the area.
# 3 well put
I support no.38.Just name it Chembe or Luapula bridge.African leaders always amaze me.There is chorela out breaks in Mansa and the entire province is in a very filthy and delapidated conduction.Why not concentrate on cleaning and upgrading the area.Musosha(Kamalondo of to-day) is busy playing politics of appeasement. Okay name it the way you want bcos only a few of you disgranted policians have decided for the majority in the province.However, come 2011,the name will be changed. We the people of Luapula have totally rejected this name.It is only Musosha and his sponsored followers that have decided to do that on their own accord.
NO.36: is the funniest blogger ati “musula obe is kasai in zed?!” guys tamwangala bwino……lol
Yes #35 wachilamo fye.
The name is okey looking at what levy had done. I am UPND by birth but I usually give credit where its due. Keep the name but don’t use it for personal political milleage lest we misunderstand you MMd guys.
The bridge has a name already ‘chembe bridge’ period. what is all this nonsense of renaming. katimamulilo bridge has maintained its name why not chembe bridge. Kamushosha kakopo, you can even tell from the way he responds to issues, he is trying to keep his job. Remind him there was Sakeni in luapula who was making a lot of noise and talking a lot of nonsense, where is he now. Fired by same LPM. If LPM deserves to be honoured, do it five after his term of office like KK has done to his HIV awareness program.
#36 you had point, but thats not way to put your ideas accross, be mild friend.
#36 you had point, but thats not the way to put your ideas accross, be mild friend.
I suggest that we should rename mulungushi university after Levy, he has performed wonderfully, Livingstone airport too!
#42 How old are you to claim that you’re UPND by birth?
Name It Mwanawasa Brigde there is nothing wrong.Go ahead.
LPM has been providing good leadership since taking over the presidency. The economy is getting back on track, corruption which hugely affects the poor is being exposed and the culture is taking a downward trend and ministries including pension funds are functioning. Hence, he deserves to have one bridge (in the rural areas) named after him.
It is a good gesture but it would be nice to do that after the sitting President leaves office, the way it is, it looks as though we are looking for jobs by such praises. The genuiness of people supporting that could be tasted if such choruses would continue after our leader has left office otherwise, personally I can’t support such people.
If we continue to do that we are putting jobs on the line for people in the public domain that have different opinion on the matter because they be seen to be rebels.So let us have a level playing field for everyone by keeping such opinions to ourselves.