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Vice President George Kunda has arrived in Serenje District where he is expected to hold a series of meetings with MMD party officials and traditional chiefs.

Mr. Kunda is also scheduled to visit Nansanga Farming Block today morning. He is accompanied by Agriculture Minister Dr. Brian Chituwo, Education Minister Professor Geofrey Lungwangwa, Health Deputy Minister Mwendoi Akakandelwa and Local Government Deputy Minister Dr. Lwipa Puma.

He was received by Central Province Minister Ackmson Banda, Central Province Permanent Secretary Danny Lumbama, Gender Deputy Minister Lucy Changwe, Lands Deputy Minister Nasir Amir and other high ranking government officials.

The Vice President urged MMD party officials in Central Province to embark on early recruitment of new members, with a view to strengthen the party. Mr. Kunda said this is the only way of ensuring that the MMD scoops the 2011 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

He said the opposition political parties were busy organizing themselves in an effort to challenge President Rupiah Banda in the 2011 polls.

Mr. Kunda further appealed to all MMD party officials and Heads of government departments to encourage people to grow more food, in order to address the various challenges that the country is facing. He cited the rising prices of mealie meal and other essential commodities as some of the major challenges that Zambia is facing.

The Vice President however assured the nation that government, under the leadership of President Rupiah Banda is committed to put in place measures aimed at alleviating poverty and hunger in Zambia. Mr. Kunda cited the Fertilizer Support Programme and the introduction and implementation of the Private/Public Partnership in the agricultural sector as some of the major programmes that the government was implementing, with a view of enhancing food security in the country.

He further said government has withdrawn from hosting the 2011 All Africa Games, in a bid to facilitate the construction and rehabilitation of more schools, roads, hospitals and other development infrastructure in the nation.

He said he had decided to visit Central Province in order to thank the people in the region for voting for the MMD and Mr. Rupiah Banda as Republican President.

After his three day visit in Serenje, the Vice President will have a night stop-over in Kabwe before returning to Lusaka on 21 December, 2008.

ENDS/TK/PK/ZANIS

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116 COMMENTS

  8. This is what I was talking about last time.He has started touring Central province How much money are they going to spend by the end of the tour?why having all those ministers accompaning him sure? Iyo kwena muleonaula amahalf yama poor Zedians Zo-ona.Eish!!! ~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(

  10. #7.IcHipondo Thank you so much for your comment,you are really a nice guy.I can even give you a big hug.But you have to be careful I can pass on bupuba bwandi kuli iwe. >:d<>:d<>:d<>:d<>:d<

  11. we hope to hear good things from that trip,coz they are spending alot of tax payers money on top of the increased salarioes.zambia is in the religation zone…

  12. The campaign has started. People need affordable food food. Otherwise urban dwellers will see through it all and vote for the PF or UPND.

  13. #7 ICHIPONDO # dont fume…thats the greting to all Lt bloggers before you start analysing issues…so next when you come here tell us what number u are then start contributin..OK!!!!

    Now we start…..Kwena ba MMD fipuba sana. Why waisting so much money on useless trips??? Thanking villagers for going hungry for many days? Nice you are right, why all those ministers with him??? Thats why we are saying Nyama soya regime is dull….If Obama says no mall meaningless spending , what about Zambia??? Please mwelesa twafweni twapapata..plishiiiii. :d/:d/

  14. Morning Rashid, Nine Chale, Matworld, Sony,

    I dont have any problem with the Veep’s tour,but his huge entourage makes me sick.Tax payers maoney at stake. God help us ;;)

  15. Nyama soya and Mr. Red lips first sorted out our country’s broblem before you start touring your home villages this week RB was in chipata and now its you going for tours. 2011 is coming we will sourt you out nicely, hoping the villagers wont dissapoint us again by voting u chaps back in the office.

  16. hmmm…so u mean to tel me that the MMD has no other capable candidates at all to stand for Presidency apart from RB???? 😮

  17. I agree with you #14- Baby C.These guys are now just eating our tax and turning it into out of town allowances. God will judge them

  20. Girly and Baby C how are you today? hope today Ba LT wont chase you with their News.Missed you guys.Today Iam Not okay Ci dogfridah and ci Chola have dissapointed me.Eish!!!! ~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(

  22. Matworld, good morning. Did you sleep well?

    What is the wonderful idea about touring the provinces? Are the provincial ministers not doing enough of anything at all?

  25. Oh!! My sweetness Lusaka I have been waiting for you my dear to put a smile on my face.I tell you Ci Dogfridah na ci chola have pissed me off.hope you wont do the same to me my dear. :x:x:x:x

  27. It shows no vision or plans. Touring with all those ministers just to waste money when people need direction from the govt. RB in eastern province. Any reasoning person will laugh her/his lungs out. Shambolic govt with lack of direction. Golyati leave Baby alone which school did you go to for lecturing Baby C? Golyati, I heard your school has been demolished .

  28. #25 Matworld That couple have serious problems that have only been compounded by the unfaithfulness of the wife. Maybe that husband started this nonsense in the first place. Do not worry, I will take good care of you, my God given hubby

  31. Government coffers are in trouble.Let mabenga and katele re organise the party.As for him veep let him concentrate on national governance.Mr Banda was in Chipata for sometime and now Mr Veep is leaving him in Lusaka again.

  33. #30 When the govt wants to spend money they do create money to spend. They will give all sorts of excuses not to provide social amenities but there will always be money for such silly things as useless tours

  34. If RB does not put his house in order quickly,the chiluba government might be better than his government and he might be ranked the worst zambian president amongest the fall.Under RB reading an Newspaper is not insipiring.I urge him with love to settle down quickly and move the country forward,I know he can do it but its like there is a problem somewhere.

  37. these are not even tours they are vacations,they just want to party at the expence of tax payers.they keep stealing from the poor zambians.why the tour? so by march he will have toured all the provinces but check the total bill it will be millions of kwacha.why take so many ministers with him its too much when will this come to an end?

  38. JUST WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS COUNTRY.MINES ARE CLOSING(CHAMBISHI,BWANA MKUBWA ETC)AND THEY ARE BUSY WITH TOUR OF DUTY ICIGUMUNA.THEY ARE PRETENDING TO THE VILLAGERS THAT ALL IS WELL WITH TOWN DWELLERS.BUSHE KUTI TWACITAPO SHANI AINI?

  39. Shani a bena Zed? Here in the Land of the Brave, we are doing fine. How is your petrol price now? Any reduction as promised by Nyama Soya? Our petrol price here in Namibia has been slashed down by R1.50 per litre, effective yesterday. What a xmas gift?:)

  40. Hi all. Am back.

    You mean the Veep is campaigning for 20II instead of addressing the country’s collapsed economy sure? I dont believe this. And he says he is thanking the people? For what?
    I was in a good mood but now i’m extremly upset.

  44. There is no need for tours,thats why you have District Commissioners to give you Reports!.You are wasting my tax-money while Im suffering with high mealie-meal prices!

  49. It is quite likely that the major part of the programme of work for the VP is going to be tours aimed at campaigning for RB an MMD for 2011using of course tax payers money. We are in big trouble because these guys will not do any thing to address the economic problems being faced by the country.

  51. I can smell a rat. Musiyeni wina azalila. The entourage is too large. Kafupi syndrome knocking on the door. Far too many party cadres on the payroll. I will call for a tax boycott soon. Support me countrymen.

  54. LT Please give us a new topic not this rubbish you are burdening us with. What has sickly George Kunda’s visit to his rural home got to do with us? These thieves want to hide in fertilizer support blah!blah!blah! when all they need are allowances.

  55. #45, I was in serenje yesterday, I didn’t see any african potato. These guys are busy chewing/eating on our heads (baletulila amasuku pamutwe)

  57. Surely Kunda studied Geography and social studies and when he was minister he at least went to Central province. what sort of familiarization do these MMD chaps want and next it will be another province. Why not ask the immediate office bearer what problems he faced and from which part of zambia? if this is what it means to be a govt worker, then zambia is far from developing and we will continue to be used as a dumping ground coz ifipuba fyafulisha mu cabinet.

  58. Our ailing Veep is going round Central Province in search of African potato…let them just say the truth instead of lying about fertilizer and all that nonsense. Anyway, go ahead Bwana Veep am sure African Potato will do you good because mwasila Boss.

  59. And all those ministers, when are they going to sit theirs on chairs so that they work out problems zed is facing. just making out of station allowances. useless mweeeeeee

  60. **==**==**== IS it only central provinnce this chap will tour or its country wide journey?

    Dont come here mwana, hv no mealiemeal at home to feed you and your entourage,why so many ministers following you???

  61. Hey fellow bloggers

    I have Decided to Change my name with immediate effect. Reason being, there is another person on this blog who is claiming to be Baby C. Only God Knows why. I love my Nick, but i have no option… Sorry my dear bloggers.

    To the fake Baby C, you can go on and have that name, I don’t care. But ulichipuba!

    Ba Moze welcome back.

  63. Mukose fye..mulechimona bane. Tapalati its just two months when he took over. You have 34 more months….Mwelesa twalila mutuleee…mutuleee twafwa ne fibanda fyabantu. 8-x8-x8-x8-x8-}8-}>:)>:)>:):(|):(|)

  64. 61 Real Baby C..Hope the change of name will mean change in contributions…I mean constructive contributions not your usual below par postings you have been constantly feeding us with. Oops! Don’t kill me, I am just joking please don’t take me serious. Good you have informed us about that impostor we never paid attention to it.

  65. Baby c what are you you giong to change your name to? Baby C you are so clever that you have outdone many bloggers. =d>=d>=d>

  66. Real babyc tell us the truth about that silly blogger. What happened between the two of you??? Plaese we want valid and reasonable explanation because we have notice that some bad tendencies have developed muyamba ukufwayana no kulalakishanya. tell us please we want to know???? :-w:-w:-w

  68. Iwe kambongolo

    Yashani iyo? what are you insinuating about Real baby C? She is a super chick mudala. The other one lihule fye. You owe Real baby C an apology ayi? Chibi.

  69. The real Baby C is a shushu or she is a man dressed in a skirt. Please wax your hairy legs you might convince us that you are woman.

  70. Ba Moze is giong to Marry the real Baby C on the blog.
    Am now flying out, Please invite me to your wedding on the blog.

  72. Why is G.K touring as a republican vice president but holding a series of MMD meetings?? Waste of my cash! I will weep these boys one day.

  74. Sweet Thang
    Hey. Am back from Maz. How have you been? Just found a lot of confusion over this fake thing impersonating Baby C. Am very annoyed mwana. Yashani?

  75. #74

    You must be this fake Baby C. Sweet Thang, ignore this crapy babie. She has just fallen for me>.Finshi filechitika kanshi?

  76. Oh Gosh I feel sorry for BabyC

    My insticts tell me one of the ladies on this blog is behind this. Because most of the male bloggers like her.I have an idea of someone who can do such a thing. Baby C is an angel. You dont have to go to such lengths lady.but uli na nsaje bad. Even if baby c changes her name, she will still be liked, coz thats her nature, so you are not changing anything. Shame on you.Real baby c,please dont change your name. i like it.

  77. Ba Moze – yaba! I’m confused! But you know its not difficult to spot the real baby c, she has a way with words! The imposter will soon get tired of living in her shadow! Glad you’re back! You’ve been missed!

    Babie – welcome back!!

  78. Babie doll and ba Moze, so you both went to Mazabuka. and which lodge did you stay at? Well Babie let me warn you. Ba Moze has got only an eye for Baby C. So move over and find a chat room to say your silly stuff like “Hi Moze I missed you .”
    Am now flying off for real as I was waiting for the insect killer to clear off.

  80. One of these bloggers is impesonating to be Baby C. Real Baby C watch out.

    1. Babie
    2. Sweet Thang
    3. Sarah Jones
    4. Lusaka
    5. Girlie-biggest culprit
    7. Sony

  81. Lord of the flies

    Thanks for once for coming to my defence. However, you again offend me by asking me the question of the lodge.

  83. # 80.None of the above.Nici guy icilecita ifi.all the girls you have mentioned are innocent.That’s what my insticts tell me also

  85. I have come to investigate who is impesonating Baby C.

    First of all it might be Baby C herself or Sweet Thang.

    Am on it guys, we will soon solve the mystery.

  88. Or it could be you Ba Moze. Or maybe it could Sarah as she changes flags most of the time. Now what will be Sarah’s motive to do that? :-w

  89. if you notice, the fake BABY C uses capitals in her name, and she is really RUDE! The Real Baby C never talks about people in a degrading manner, she is always polite and she makes you feel welcome!

  91. Kalata Kuli ba LT,

    Intanshi mutende ngamulekosa ninshi cawama.Ba LT I have been analysing what is making some of the bloggers in a wiered way to an extent that they start impersonating other fellow blogers.At the end of my analysis,I have found that you Ba LT are the cause.You dont bring in the letest news on time,bloggers get so bored with the old news,hence they cant contribute effectively.and they end up attacking each other.

    finally Ba LT my Plea to you is,please try by all means to update us with the letest News as soon as possible,before Bloggers start hurting each other emotionally.

    Naleka Nine

    Matworld-Nice guy!

  93. #58 Please do not be the judge of someone’s health.Let it be in God’s hands. And do not descriminate, i used to do that here in RSA, especially at work. It came back to haunt me when one of my closest relations got sick(full blown). This disease brings misery either by being affected(family) or infected(sick). That’s when i learnt one lesson, sexual immorality KILLS!!!!

  94. Ok Sweet Thang, you have cleared your name but don’t speak on behalf of others. Let Sarah speak for herself.

    Martworld at what time did you notice the Fake Baby C sprang on the blog?
    To cut the investigation shot why doesn,t LT tell us who has been using this ISP number. And the case will be closed.

  99. He said the opposition political parties were busy organizing themselves in an effort to challenge President Rupiah Banda in the 2011 polls.

    People help me;is RB contesting again?this is according to Kunda.

  104. Ati Ba moze, Matworld-Nice guy, Real Baby C, Chewe and everyone else. Buzy watching Man U’s game. Baby C kwena ulimudimandi, nabanakashi kumo. 😕

  107. “He said he had decided to visit Central Province in order to thank the people in the region for voting for the MMD and Mr. Rupiah Banda as Republican President.”

    What is the “Mr. Kunda is also scheduled to visit Nansanga Farming Block today morning. He is accompanied by Agriculture Minister Dr. Brian Chituwo, Education Minister Professor Geofrey Lungwangwa, Health Deputy Minister Mwendoi Akakandelwa and Local Government Deputy Minister Dr. Lwipa Puma” entourage if he is thanking people in that province. I hope they are not misusing GRZ money then. :-w

  108. Thats what happen when dum a&* people put into office. I hope villagers will have the guts to correct thier mistake. Dont go for MMD next time please.

  109. Iye pa Zed uluse. What is the outcome of such silly trips, just waisting taxpayers money. Does Kunda have to travel to Mukushi with such a big entourage just to urge people to grow more food? Ine umutima ulakalipa mwe, when are we going to have leaders who will start doing things differently? I i was RB i was not going to approve such a trip.

  111. Politics in Zambia is a useless. Tours that bring out no development at the expense of tax payers.

    Zambians we have been asleep for a long time and these guys take us for a ride. You have people that have been wanting to be president since 1964!!

  112. Dear Maestro Hhehhehhehhe

    Where is HH?
    Why is it that he only exist when its time for elections.

    I cannot hide you I really wanted HH to bring change pa Zed,but its like he will never do that.
    He is not perfoming the duties of the opposition party.Iam sure you have done civics before.
    One duty of the opposition is to oppose the govt when they are not doing the right thing.
    Now that HH is quiet,tells me alot about him.
    its like all is well with him even when Zambians needs help from him.
    I have never heard him say anything about the economic crisis zed is facing.Is it because he thinks its okay or what? to tell you the truth HH has really disapointed me.

    8->8->8->8->8->

  113. its the first time we will have presidential and vice presidential funerals in the space of ?? years anywhere in the world. Guud luck pals

  114. The only time we had an excellent presido in zed was when we had young kenneth kaunda. we have now resorted to old donkeys because we as the young generation have no confidence in ourselves and we do not even think a young guy can lead us. We have allowed ourselves to be intimidited and dismissed as too young even when we well know our history as humans and how young men from time in memorial have moved mountains. we even dare blame the old chaps when they fail as if by some miracle they should succed in this information age. We are doomed.

  116. Kunda was in the london metro paper today quoted as saying the country faces hunger in the wake of heavy flooding experienced recently that has destroyed maize crops that was meant to feed the people. The international community stands by to help anyway according to the veep.

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