Zambia bemoans increased streetism in Kasama

1. “Africare-Zambia has bemoaned the increased number of street children in Kasama district which it attributes to break down in families ties. Africare District facilitator for Kasama and Mbala George Mumbi said it was saddening to see that most families, where children are supposed to seek comfort and shelter, have abandoned their responsibilities.” Are there no school in Kasama for such children to take advantage of the MMD’s free education policy form Grade 1 – 12? The GRZ must consider paying the children’s parents or guardians well enough to enable them send the kids to school with shoes and books? 15% increment to the salaries and allowances would be fine those better %age is good.

2. There should be a more logical explanation for increased streetism in Kasama. Why is it not the case with other provincial centres. Is it only Bembas that have broken extended family ties.

3. Please arrest irresponsible parents and charge them for neglecting their children. we have to enact such a law to help instill seriousness in the parents towards their families.

4. #2 stop appealing to tribal issues; this cannot solve problems affecting the street kids in zambia. understand that the problem is worsening not that there have not been such a problem before.

5. BEMBA ARE JUST USELESS , JUST LIKE THEIR PRESIDENT SATA

   • You dont know what you are talking about.Father in Heaven for give this person.

6. Batata ba #5 mulicipuba.

7. If we have to solve the problem of street kids. We have to first look for the cause why children are leaving there homes. Once we found the cause it will be easy for us to solve the problem.

   We well know that most of the Zambian population leave on less then a dollar per day. I think it is hard for them to feed more then 2 children. That is why you see those kids leaving their relatives as they can easily get food on the street.

   Try to create more jobs as this will help most of the people to have access to money. In return it will improve the living standards of our fellow country mates and reduce the number of street kids in the towns of Zed.

8. #7. Havana, Cuba. Open companies where those kids above 16 or 18 years and above are to work to raise an income. If they work in the clothing industry we can possibly do away with the Cheap and Low-quality Chinese clothes that have mashrommed in Zambia.

   Alternatively, let Zambian investors own farms i.e. livestock or crop growwing ones to provide those people with some employment. We can do it, instead of feeding them with crumbs. Also, teach the small street kids how to write so that they can help me interpret Ubuntu Operating System into Tonga, Nynja, Lozi, Bemba and other Zambian languages when I will come home.

9. Wow! I thought this only happened in big towns like Lusaka and Kitwe. Where are we headed to? Govt. should introduce ZNS youth camps in all provincial centres eventually spreading to all districts. These kids are citizens that need to be empowered with some skills so they can become self-reliant. Otherwise, they will inadvertently turn to crime.

10. Dis is not a tribal ting, children are de future of de whole nation and so de gov’t must step in if society has failed dem. We is not a prosperous country but me sure seh we have more love fi we yutes than me can see inna down ‘ere inna Babylon.

11. #5 You are useless and good for nothing.

12. #5 ulikapopo tawakwata amano, wecipuba wee!!! It is hard to share ideas with little brains such as no 5.

13. Imwe ba Bemba mwachilamo ulesi,go till the land,nichani kansi you jst want easy things.
    Even LPM(MHSRIP) noticed that you characters are just too lazy,all you want is to work for the mines,kalimeni

14. Fellow citizens, Lets not scold at my Br, #5,I have the same understanding as he has.Why is it that, only Bembas bear street kids? Why is it that, you cant find a street kid speaking lozi,luvale or tonga? Today, fellow Zambians, L/stone is infested with street kids, over 100 of them live in the streets of L/stone,all these street kids speak Bemba. What happened with a bemba man? Now i can conclude that, Indeed Bembas are useless, reckless,even careless. What kind of a parent is a Bemba man? I think, such Bembas should be castrated, in future, to avoid such an foreseen circumstances.Fellow Bembas, lets correct our culture, and be equaly like tongaman who manages even seven women.

15. To ask Bembas to cultivate is asking for too much from them,there women want to be secretaries & men want to be Presidents yet they have nothing to offer apart from being big mouths.
    This is rain season & their president is busy in the corridors of the Supreme court chasing power he will never taste.

16. Every one is jealous of the Bembas that is why on any topic they are just Bemba this, Bemba that etc

17. Lets take care of these Kids now b4 they turn into ‘Big thieves’ tomorrow.

18. Bembas, try to be like a tonga man, even if a atonga man has seven women, he still is able to feed them. Even if he had a child in the copperbelt he will go and get his child and bring him to his family. Thats what it means to be resposible. Viva Tongas. YOU are a a good example to this nation. You are a tribe to be proud for. Viva AISHA, VIVA OUR EXAMPLE.

19. I KNOW IT MAY SOUND OFFENSIVE.BUT THE FACT IS MAJORITY OF STREET KIDS AND BEGGARS ARE BEMBAS BUT MUMAKAMBA ATI NDIMWE BOCENJELA ONESANI KUCENELA KWANU.LOOK AFTER YOU RELATIVES NOT BAKAMWA CABE.

20. Imwe bamambala lekeni ukushoba aba bemba. Have you ever seen a zambian cop who cant speak nyanja??? NO!!! Same with street kids every one of them want to speak bemba because of the richness of the language and besides they can beg and be heard by more people that way. If a street kid is begging in say lozi or luvale chances are that kid will die without being heard. so they know, learn bemba and use it to your advantage.

21. Hey people stop blaming No. 5, the man is intitled to his own opinion, why is it the case even in other cities within Zambia some provinces are out numbering other province. Maybe its high time we started imbrancing other people’s custom.

22. No. 16 Seen it Before, Its not being jealous its only that the truth hates. Shushushu I tend to agree with you to some extent, but they are very few good bembas as well. Though I know a few I must confess.

23. I wont mention names but I know of some fellow in Livingstone who has sold all his daughters to prostitution.

    Can child protection intervene in this case sure?

24. Out of 72 tribes only Bemba has confused alot of you!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It all shows that this country cant do without Bembas. I an not a bemba but I salute them.

25. What is happening in Kasama is not new in this country, especially when you are talking of street kids. This is not news. News is when the Africare Facilitator has observed that there are no street kids on the streets in kasama. Thats News. Policies that economically disadvantage the already poor and underprivaledged people in this country, are to blame for this situation. This has been going on for some years now. So, is this news? Give me a break and show us some real news. #5, if you have nothing to discuss other than tribalism, then for heavens sake shut your big mouth, or better still, chop off your fingers.

26. It is so painful to see children as young as 4 years old loitering the streets, begging and scrounging, their faces gloomy, helplessly desperate for help. They are so vulnerable and you can tell by their looks that most are victims of abuse. The most appalling thing though is the apparent disinterestedness and unaffectedness of the society, this to an extent that a sense or feeling of blame is meted on these street kids. It is as though the sufferings they are enduring are their own making and punishment thereof. How in Gods name can we live with this great injustice amidst us? The victims are the most vulnerable and weak. A four year old cant look after him or herself.

27. the bembas are second to teh children of isreal, God loves us, we are happy people, respect adn friendship is our virtue, we area blessed tribe becasue we relate to everyone and un;like other tribal parties ….thats why people try to bring us down, but when God makes a face shine, no one can take the glory away and that is the case for bembas, A BLESSED PEOPLE INDEED. GOD BLESS BEMBA LAND….REMERMBER IT IS FROM THIS PROVINCE IN CHINSALI THAT KAUNDA KAPWEPWE AND THE REST MAPPED OUT THE INDEPENDENCE OF ZAMBIA. YOU CAN NEVER EVER TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ZAMBIA WITHOUT THE MENTION OF BEMBAS, NORTHERN PROVINCE….THE STRUGGLE WAS AND STARTED HERE.VIVA ZAMBIA FOR ALL

28. The street kid suffering on the sreets knows no tribe, he needs help and cares not whether that help comes from a Bemba or a Tonga.

29. If there is a people whose prayers will be heard by God, it is of those of the orphan and victimised, vulnerable children. The victims many prayers ascending heavens gate if against and testify of the uncaring and cruety of the society in which they live, will be/are the cause of these apparent paradoxe(s):we are rich yet poor, we have plenty and yet are not satisfied, we plan but give birth to whirlwind, we seek and ask but recieve none. The society that is most cruel to the vulnerable must not and will not prosper. Any one who derides and makes mockery of these victims will face the consequencies of the one who daily suffers to hear them cry and wail before him.

30. I find it unfeeling, unkind and out right cruel to make light the sufferings of the street kid. Those street kids are very much like our own children in every way possible. Theirs is simply the misfortune of terrible and unbelievable misfortune. The very thing our children dream of, they too dream about. Their pain is not made less by the prolonged stay on the streets. No! They daily bare the same shame and pain that our own children would feel.

31. One Zambia, One Nation. Blessed Bembas? They can be anything. Mention anything it’s them. Anyway a lasting solution is required for these street kids and nearly all of them can change for the better. I know one former street kid who is runing a company of his own where he has employed more than twenty people and built a very beautiful house and happily married. He recently bought a good secondhand car for his elder brother and also owns one.These people can change and contribute to the nation. Do other countries face the same problem?

32. Nw i knw tht otha tribes especialy tongaz are jealous of bembaz..pliz get ot of ur inferiority cmplex,its nt the fault of bembaz that ur a sleepy..

33. I will never have respect for a Bemba. A Bemba can rather respect a housefly ati “Ba Lunshi baisa” and belittle me ati “Ka Phiri finshi ulefwaya”. Ala! Mu Bemba ni loss.

34. Ba phiri ndimwe foontini chabe..guys get up and b noticd,dnt blame otha tribes 4 ur dwanzines..

35. Number 2 and 5. Educate yourself first before you guff. You are such little minds who always take pleasure in sectarian sentiments. Visit Mongu and see how many under age prostitutes that frequent night clubs (No Offence). Am Lozi but am Zambian first before everything else so am not ashamed to call a spade a spade! This has nothing to do with ethnicity but everything do with our so-called leaders. Their poor policies are slowly ravaging our national family system. It’s high time our leaders begun adopting pro-poor policies so that our family system can be consolidated. A strong nation is a product of a strong family system.

36. The topic is streetism in kasama,why all this nonses of tribal attacks?its good am japanese, although bembas twaliba sharp guys, look at FTJ, Tabo mbeki,Olubanke king akerere..bunch of bembas!

37. #35 you are right, streetism is everywhere, eg, solwezi is full of grade six /five prostitutes..young girls sleep in bars and i attribute all that to the high poverty levels.

38. #22 You sound like you are married to Bemba man/woman and have seen how sharp he/she is am I wrong?

39. There is such them in English as Streetism.

40. The problem of street kids in Zambia should not only be blamed on one tribe (BEMBAS). These innocent children are drawn from all spheres of our tribes in zambia hence the need for urgent evaluation of the problem by the government whose sole responsibility is that of attending to emergancies. please zambians lets be realistic and level headed in analysing issues heaping this problem on one tribe will not save the dignity of our innocent children who are wallowing in poverty on the sreets.

41. umuntu

    Where are we heading Zambians? Let us not tribalise the issue of street kids. let us just map out a strategy which will help in curbing this growing social and economic issue.

42. We should all feel sorry for the homeless kids instead of unleashing baseless tribal remarks. Shame on you #2, 5, 13, 14, 15… nanaka noku penda!

43. #15 & 19, you have said all. bembas are irrespossible and most street kids and adults are bembas.

44. Every ethnic community has got its inherent strengths and Weaknesses.
    Lozi -Intelligent, tall polite / DRUNKARDS
    Ngoni-Hardworkers, Kind,intelligent/WOMANISERS
    Bemba-Lazy, crooks,prostitutes, talkative/THIEVES,MANIPULATORS
    Tonga-Beautiful,Intelligent, Hardworkers/SELFISH TOO MUCH SEX
    Namwanga-Obedient,businessmen,honest,trustworthy/POOR COMMUNICATE

45. The tribal sentiments being expressed on this blog, with ever-increasing intensity, are worrying. We seem to be sliding backwards in time. Zambia is a nation and our individual and collective mindsets should be that of being ZAMBIAN. Period. I remember my primary school days when the rollcall register was a hotchpot of names like Sitali, Mutale, Chenjelani, Mutinta, Mangala, Chibesa, Mbilishi, Niza etc. They were just names and neither of us knew what tribe the others originated from – and quite frankly, at that stage, we did not care! Such was the sense of ubuntu. We got on pretty well. Where has it all gone wrong?

    The fact is that we are all Zambians and unless we break up the countr

46. iwe GOLYATI continue ,where are kaondes and luvales ethnic characteristics? its one zambia one nation,am waiting, interisting classfication big man, alhough am not sure if you are so BIG….

47. #46 Jenks
    cont..
    KAONDES-Strong family ties,socialize/loose morals,not assertive
    LUVALE-Honest,hardworkers,businessmen,traditional/No Charisma

48. It’s a pity for all those that are showing hatred for Bembas. The truth hurts!20 years ago there was no bemba language spoken in Lusaka- you had to use either English or Nyanja. Today, my grandmother from Kasama or Mporokoso need not know a single word of Nyanja to find her way around Lusaka. All those people saying bad things about Bembbas are dirtiest tribalists who can not understand one simple fact- you will NOT stop the Bemba dominance. You will only DELAY it but deep down you know this whole nation will be speaking the Bemba language 20 years from now. Go to Solwezi/Kasempa- the people that speak the bemba language are neither street kids or Bembas. ABASH TRIBALISM!!!!!

49. No. 45 areaboy, you are right we were brought up with the One Zambia One Nation belief. I have no problem with any tribe, my advise to people like No. 48 Mopao Mokonzi is we need to be extra careful even as we propagating tribe suprimacy by not stapping on other tribe. If this is left unchecked its a time boam. Remember the issue of the lozi land not to be allowing other muzic in their teritory?

    For goodness sake English is acknowledged as an official language

50. GOD BLESS ZAMBIA AND ALL ZAMBIANS

51. # 44 Golyati, Golyati, your analysis makes interesting reading. Although am not sure wheather all the classifications you have put across are correct, there are some characteristics which are correct. eg, lozi being drunkards, a good example is sakwiba sikota who when drunk could mess up his trousers. thank God he has stopped drinking due to medical reasons. Bembas are indeed thieves, most fellows in courts eg chiluba, katele, chungu, etc, the list is known. Further, according to statistics, most people in prisons convicted of stealing are Bembas. Tongas, too much sex- some of these mbuyas are known for marrying as many women as 10.What type of streangth is this?????????

52. Bemba-Lazy, crooks,prostitutes, talkative/THIEVES,MANIPULATORS

    LOL….GOLYATI you have made my day.

    Now on a serious issue, I just hope something is done to help the vulnerable kids. Can someone please help the Bemba parents have some work culture so they can feed their kids. Please, hurry up on the rubber plantation. Kids do not need to be on the streets.

    Govt, can we speed up the process of job creation. This situation is appalling.

53. number 45…you are so right.what is happening mwe bantu? all this tribalism? do you think it puts food in people’s mouths or gives jobs to anyone? such dull and regressive thinking? like animal! trying to think in packs! we are God’s children. let’s learn to live that way regardless of race, colour, religion or tribe.
    Now for more important matters…..do we have a ministry of community development? my understanding is that it is meant to work like a dept. of social welfare? where are these civil servants? can someone tell me if it is a crime to neglect sending your kids to school like here? I am interested if our laws really protect children at all.

54. I ma convinced that we need a civil war to separate us from the leaches in the south

55. There is a lot of what I have always refered to as the backwardness thta characterises Zambian thinking being exhibited here on this blog. Zambia is a poor backward country, NOT because of Bemba corruption as some would like to believe, but because the majority of the population are illiterate to semi-illiterate. Zambians don’t respect each other. Instead they reserve respect for light skinned foreigners. Over 200 years since the abolition of slavery, Zambians are still in self imposed slavery. Backwardness is a curse!

56. … Coming back to the topic at hand. People in Zambia are still stuck in the past. They still think that you need a lot of children to look after you in your old age. However, they never think about what will happen to their children should they (the parents) die whilst the children are still young. We are at a crossroad: the old thinking still persists but the extended family system is fast disappearing. The government needs to take this problem more seriously. I know one of our national traits is that we do not take anything seriously.

57. Accept it my Fellow bembas there is always something wrong with our culture. We are thieves, crooks and careless regardless of our age. This is what our parents encourage us. When we steal we say nachitoa fye. the only good bemba is a woman.They are very good in…..

58. hoops hoops Bembas pliz takcare of oyu children b4 you fill this country with street kids…………….if u are wise enouph u will actually do something

59. #715 says substitute the red carpet to white card since leaders have a phorbia for colour red. But again I propose a white card campaign for abaleya smoothly not roughly.

60. :d Should our leaders be so naive that thy are succum to such pressure that even colour becomes a threat to them, shall we invent all colours with meaningful campaigns what will become of our leaders

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