Mwinilunga East Member of parliament, Stephen Katuka, says the slow distribution of fertiliser in the district will affect food production in the area during this year’s farming season.
Mr. Katuka says Mwinilunga has only received one thousand seven hundred bags of fertiliser instead of the five thousand bags, which were budget for.
He says farmers have run out of the commodity and are likely to produce less food.
And in Chisamba, over 200 workers at a commercial farm have been ordered to stop working until conditions in their living quarters are improved.
Chisamba member of parliament, Moses Muteteka gave the directive to workers at Herdon farm when he visited the farm.
The MP was shocked at the poor state of houses the workers live in some of which did not have toilets and running water.
Mr. Muteteka said it is unfair that owners of the farm have failed to put up a bore-hole and pit latrines for the farm workers.
One of the workers, Patrick Kudza, said workers draw water from the stream and use the nearby bush as toilets.
[ZNBC]
Hope they starve to death. I am lovin it! :d
Please government, address the issue of fertilizer in Mwinilunga quickly. This about food security and in order to have efficient food production, they must address the fertilizer issue quickly. Please govt, now that the problem has been known, it is time to implement solutions to solve this problem.
I would also at this moment commend the MP for standing up for the workers at the commercial farm. It is a shame commercial farmers are not looking into the well being of the their workers who do this back breaking job. Good Job ^:)^
Please yafula sana guys. :-\”
Baby C where are you? 😡
You wonkers Baby might even be a boy and all you do is com here and fantasyz :(p
Oh sorry that was meant for all the suckers who seem to come here for cyber go go sorry Baby C I know you only want to make contributio it’s not your problem A:)
#6 Anonymous can`t see it`s just humour can you? Cheer up young girl!:d
Mwinilunga Wawa!!!.
Yiwe numbe 1, Anonymous, Are you a Zambian. How can you wish other Zambians to starve to death. Uli chipondo and you’re not welcome in NWP?
Let us please blog sensibly. These are serious issues affecting peoples’ lives. You may not be affected but try to have compassion for those that are suffering. Comments like #1 are just out of place.
Guy cool it #1 is trying to get the dialogue provoke your mind, One fails to understand why people should be starving where there is abundant land,The MP is not in touch with reality,Surprised this M__f all he needs to do just drive few blocks from Parliament to N’gombe people living in poverty
AM A MISPLACED MINISTER WITH VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AGRICULTURE BUT PLENTY IN HUMAN BIOLOGY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE FARMERS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS TO BUY SOME JIGGIES FOR KIDS AND INVITE THEM TO DROP THEIR HUMAN WAST IN THEIR FIELDS AS A SHORT TERM MEASURE AS GOVNMENT IS SOURCING SOME FUNDS SINCE RAINS HAVE ALREADY STARTED.
People in the north western province should not even be complaining about the inadquate allocation of inputs to the area.They massively voted for the MMD and so they should be supportive and happy with whatever they receive from the Government.In life you only reap what you sow. You ushered in the MMD in the office and you ought not to complain.
MUZAFA IMWE BA KALUVALE….that’s what you wanted. Go to TETAMASHIMBA am sure he will give you. Am loving it!!!!
These Mwinilungans are the ones that voted for RB as President when they heard that he had reduced fertilers from K200,000-00 to K50 pin!!! Tell them to find the fertiliser. This will teach them a lesson. Theyu can feed on pineapples which do not need fertiliser!!!
number 1 if u have no comments better just read and forget,it is not a must that u comment on all the issues on LT.sometimes some of us just read and it ends there
Eat pineapples Ba KaLuvale…they don’t need fertilizer. People in urban areas never voted for your preferred candidate because they knew that this will happen if he was elected. Eat pineapples Ba KaLuvale imwe…I say eat pineapples again.
Nama soya needs to be serious with agriculture.
GOVT PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FERTILIZER PROBLEM EVERYWHERE NOT ONLY IN MWINILUNGA.AND WHAT DID THE MP DO THE FARM OWNER?THIS IS WHY A LOT OF EMPLOYERS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE HABIT OF MISTREATING EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DEALT WITH EVEN IF THEY ARE FOUND WANTING LIKE IN THIS CASE.CAN THE MP TAKE ACTION PLEASE
Iwe Anonymous why can’t u contribute positively? I dont think you are a Zambian as Chessmaster has observed how can you wish others to starve to death? You are dull learn to have a heart for others Zambia is a christian nation we don’t behave like you.
Bravo to MP Muteteka may others learn from him. I urge Mr. Katuka to work with the Government am sure you will access other bags remaining dont just rush to the press work hard for the people who voted for you.