VICE-President George Kunda says government is reviewing the process of accessing the Citizenship Economic Empowerment Fund (CEEF).
And the Vice-President said it was saddening and unfortunate if there were people that were trying to shun the national indaba.
Speaking when he made a stop over at Livingstone International Airport from Western Province where he had gone to check on the flood situation, Mr Kunda said government was aware of the difficulties many people faced in accessing the CEEF funds.
”We know there are some difficulties in accessing the CEEF funds and where there are difficulties, we are reviewing those conditions,” he said.
Mr Kunda said he had gone to Western Province not only to check on the flood situation but also to sensitise people on the importance of accessing the CEEF fund.
He said the fund was available to the citizens to enable them contribute to the development of the country as well as to enable them contribute to wealth creation as the only way of alleviating poverty.
The Vice-President also said the traditional rulers in Western Province were ready to work with government in eliminating poverty.
Mr Kunda said the ruling MMD will concentrate on delivering to the Zambian people instead of engaging in petty politics.
And Mr Kunda said the MMD was ready to go to the national indaba adding that it was saddening and unfortunate if there were people trying to shun the indaba.
”Ourselves we are ready to go to the indaba and find solutions to the global economic crisis. We have been devastated by floods and we need schools and clinics,” he said.
He said there was very little time to develop the country and noted that government was doing a lot hence the need for government officials to get to people and explain to them what developmental programmes government had put in place for people.
The Vice-President who was accompanied by Agriculture Minister Brian Chituwo said government wants to alleviate poverty by attracting investors to the country.
And Mr Kunda also said government was working at reviewing the Fertiliser Support Programme (FSP) in order to make it more effective and benefit more people.
Speaking earlier, Southern Province MMD Chairman Solomon Muzyamba condemned those that had decided to shun the national indaba.
Mr Muzyamba said it was a well known fact that even powerful economies world over were meeting with a view to come out of the mes.
He described those who have decided to shun the indaba as armchair critics who were unpatriotic but were calling themselves as leaders.
Mr Muzyamba said it was unfortunate that when called upon, such leaders decided to shy away from important meeting were they are given an opportunity to contribute.
He called on those that were patriotic enough to come out and share ideas with government at the indaba.
”The world over, governments are consulting and the MMD has come up with the indaba which is a good thing. The indaba is aimed at finding a way out of the miseries affecting the people of Zambia and it is a shame that armchair critics have decided to stay away from the indaba,” he said.
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Citizenship Economic Empowerment Fund, is that some form of ‘stimulus’ fund/package??
Who gives a damn about what you say, you unelected red lipped snake!
You just talk and dont act, shame! the same fund were there even when mwanawasa was alive. Only your relatives are accessing them.
these fund were not to empower citizens because of a very stiff collataral they are given to cadres and those who already have money.
damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
useless fund.
Mr muzyamba fimofimo, we have cabinet in place to look at the issues affecting the nation. the reason why RB and MMD are calling for the indaba is because the cabinet is so dull and has failed to do its work. Meaning that this cabinet needs to be replaced but RB can’t fire them because he owes them a gratitude. these are the consiquences of having a corrupt and minority Govt. Now the MMD wants to hid behind a blanket by calling the indaba so that they would come and say we failed together. intelligent people who have foresight can’t be part of such indabas with such intentions. ITS JUST A MATTER OF REPLACING THE DULL CABINET WITH THE INTELLIGENT ONE.
Muzyamba is a finished lawyer who would do everything to lick George Kunda and his minion government. This CEEF is just for themselves. The bureaucracy is just too much. And the so called indaba, what happened to the last one was there anything that was followed from that indaba? Just say you want to go and fete your cadres and give them those allowances at the expense of a tax payer.
Indaba is just another talking shop. Waste of people’s time and hard earned government revenue. Thinktanks are the way forward. The Zambian government is increasingly getting more and more laughable – peddling cheap ideas. You are all grown ups. Think like matured men and women and not like kindergarten children.
RB is just doing things that KK did. He is basically CNP a.k.a Chimbwi No Plan.
Iwe Kasonde, balekutinya baMMD? Why are you censoring some comments?
If you read between the lines you will realize that MMD is in a Mix. Mr Kunda please stop using such persuasive language just to get the people move your way.
Too much talk about the same matters and little action. Some politicians are truly infected meat. Is the disease called RB or is it the music RnB you are dancing to Mr Kunda. Kunda is just repeating what his Boss said a few days ago. I personally like the way the opposition is reacting to this Indaba.
all what theVP is saying is water under a bridge,how many seminars,insakas what you call them today,come this time next year same problem but bigger!there is a simple solution to all this backwardness,”IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT IN THE KICTHEN GET OUT!”,WE NEED FRESH IDEAS TO MATCH THE PROBLEM AT HAND,THESE POLITICIANS ARE SO MYOPIC IT’S UNBELIEVABLE SO WHAT IF THEY ARE NOT POPULAR?IF YOU DO A GOOD DAMN ASS JOB GUESS WHAT?YOU MIGHT GET A SECOND TERM OR IF UR AN MP MORE TERMS,UNTIL THEN YOU MIGHT START CONSIDERING YOUR OPTIONS COZ WE ARE LOSING PATIENCE,THE MONEY YOU ARE TRYING TO BUY VOTES COULD GO TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDING ATTENTION DON’T YOU THINK?CREATE REGIONAL GOVTS TO…
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