Twelve Members of Parliament representing 50 others from the opposition and independent will tomorrow present a petition to Republican President Rupiah Banda seeking redress to the displaced people of Sichifulo in Southern province.
The 50 members of Parliament are from the Patriotic Front-PF, Forum for Democracy and Development-FDD, the United Party for National Development-UPND and Independent MPs.
Namwala MP Robbie Chizhyuka who is the Spokesperson for the 50 told ZANIS in Lusaka today that the 50 MPs are seeking the President’s intervention to the plight of over 8, 500 people of Sichifulo who have been forced out of Sichifulo Game Management Area where they have lived for 23 years.
Major Chizhyuka who is also Chairperson for the Indigenous People’s Association said that the 12 MPs will be led by to Statehouse by Independent Luena MP, Charles Milupi, PF Chimwemwe MP, Willie Nsanda and UPND Katombora MP, Regina Musokotwane.
Major Chizhyuka explained that the people of Sichifulo were displaced last year to pave way for hunting and photographic safari by a named foreign company.
He explained that at the time of displacement between November and December last year, the people of Sichifulo were both agriculturalists and pastoralists producing over 7,381 by 50 kilogram bags of maize and owned 7,432 herds of cattle.
Major Chizhyuka said the petition will be handed to the President at Statehouse at 14:30 hours.
ENDS
Does Bro. RB listen tos such things?
I hope the Zimbabwe land saga will never end up in Zambia. Why is it that better pastoral land, and rich loamy soils are always grabbed from the indiginous only to be given to the foreigners. One most funny thing is that once a foreigner buys land in Zambia, he will never ever sell it back to an indigenous Zambian. They usually sell among themselves!!! in the mean time, Locals are thrown into arid mountaineous areas. God have mercy – Zimbabwe was terrible, and so is war!
RB has a lot of work to do but is he doing it?
RB is just a malingerer
I agree.
Morning my second born son!
Good move by Mps enough is enough this is our country why should phographers given chance to displace our citizens?
they will aquire land for the mentioned project but just to sale the land after they aquire title and imagine the profit they make. thats what is happening in Livingstone. you cant buy land near water front its all bought by ghost investers, you wont aford to buy it from them as they also target south africans and australians. let the people have their land and continue with farming. theses fotographers should be allocated far away so they can pull zesco power and develpment out there so our people can also benefit from the socalled investment atleast if they cant create employment.
That cooperation among political parties is good for development.only that our leadership seem to put foreigner first on serious issues at the expense of indigenous people,for the sake of international recognition.too bad,its wrong men!
How about cooperation on issues that really matter, like the Zamtel scandal? The opposition in Zambia have been gifted with a free kick (the scandals) and they have lamentably failed to take advantage.
I just think the president has too much power and this should not be going through him but the MP’s should have the right and power to debate this and throw it out if they so wish.
Good job UPND MPs for standing on your words reported in other meadia that”you will take this matter to a higher authority” who is President RB Banda in this case. ON “Namwala MP Robbie Chizhyuka who is the Spokesperson for the 50 told ZANIS in Lusaka today that the 50 MPs are seeking the President’s intervention to the plight of over 8, 500 people of Sichifulo who have been forced out of Sichifulo Game Management Area where they have lived for 23 years”, I would like to congratulate the UPND, PF and Independent MPs who signed the petition on doing a great job for ZAMBIANS.
If you continue working together like this, I believe we all Zambians shall shout in chorus “SURE WE WILL”…
RB will whip them.
This is good for the poor villagers. Honestly how can photography be more important than people ?
LET THEM GO BACK TO THE GAME RESERVE AND EAT WILD ANIMALS THEY ARE MORE NUTRICIOUS THAN DENKETE NG’OMBE. WHY CHASE FOR THE SAKE OF PICTURE TO PLEASE INFESTORS.
PROMOTE LOCAL PEOPLE. NOT THIS FAKE CEE FUND
Hope this hard to listen government will lend an ear to these well meaning MPs and please may we vote out these MMD MPs in 2011 could they did not sign the petition which is well intended.
RB is very sturbbon. Hope they will succeed.
Goodmorning my son!
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Why should it even take a petition? Why are the MMD MPs not involved?
These are things which make me “proud” to be a Zambian. lol!
3RqU , How are you. Did you mean proud or not proud?
WHAO!!!!!………………….UPND,PF,FDD & Pro MMD Independent MP (Charles Milupi) working togather is just what Zambia needs @ the moment.I could not jst imagine those can actually be compatible.Very good brethren.
Good morning Mummy. I dont see my dad nowadays, did you divorce or what? Morning Miss Daisy and Nine Chale. ba prof.. balifulungana na UPND. Everything its UPND, thus why tamwaifyompe State house.
Rashid you are funny. Saw that myself but I decided to keep quiet. lol! The boy needs to take off his rose tinted glasses.
Morning Rashid. There is irony in my post. Have a look again.
UPND is supporting this noble cause just because the problem is in their playing ground.
Rashid where is everybody? I’m also gone. Looks like version 3.0 was meant to scare away people. Bye bye!
3RqU , i have seen.
3RqU, see you and take care. LT is terrible nowadays, the upgrade has become a downgrade. Let them just go back to the old system.
Petition its a very good move.
But does this goverment care?Abena Mbwezani u cant trust them.They would rather go out of the country than talk about people who voted him. shame.
Its again politics at the expess of economic development. This is same of what happened during KK’s regime when investors wanted to put up a 5 Star hotel in the area of Misisi compund. Twenty years down the line pipo are being mispalced to pave way for industries. We talk of attracting investment on one hand on the other we under mine ourselves. Zambia has vast tracts of land why cant MPs engage GRZ on the way forward. It may sound inhuman to residents of Sachifulo in Southern Province but lets us draw the line between viable investment. When Game Management Areas were being set up there was alot of resistance from politicians coz of votes to keep them popular and in power. Let us move on.
Why cant they petition the poor performance of the economy
Bull sh*t
Am sure it wasnt going to be Magande’s decission ALONE to cancell the debt. He was to bring it before parliament and they were going to give it a yes or no vote. Guys,correct me if am wrong. Saving ZA was also going to be a good thing for the country. We need our own airline in the country.
Do we realy have a leader? I wonder. The man was raving and ranting yersterday
As for the opposition members thats a good move. Thanks for being principled and for speaking for the people, thats what we need .
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