Government has allocated 11,000 bags of fertiliser under the Fertiliser Support Programme (FSP) to Kaoma district in Western province.
This was disclosed by Lands Deputy Minister, Michael Mabenga, when he officiated at the 2009 Kazanga Ceremony of the Nkoya people in Kaoma district yesterday.
Mr Mabenga said the 11,000 bags of fertiliser were already in the district and ready for distribution.
He urged deserving farmers to access the inputs and plant early in order to enhance food production.
Meanwhile, Mr Mabenga has reiterated government’s commitment to promoting traditional ceremonies, especially those that promote food production like Kazanga.
Mr Mabenga further said it was unfair for individuals to use traditional ceremony platforms to attack innocent civil servants.
He said this in reaction to Kazanga National Chairman, Edwin Nkomesha, who earlier in his speech, openly criticised government and Western Province Permanent Secretary for taking a casual approach towards the organisation of the ceremony.
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LT, do you any pictures of Kazanga ceremony? please publish them if you do. Mr Edwin Nkomesha, muna tende shiwahe pakuleta Kazanga. It is good that you have spoken about the casual support of certain ceremonies by government. If it is \kuomboka they want the entire western province to come to a stand still but when others like the nkoya people organise their ceremony the governments offers very little support. Government must stop practicing double standards over such issues. Clearly, Mabenga was also the wrong person to send as government representative because he has corruption allegations all over him. Any other person would have been better than Mabenga, many people have already opposed him appointment. Anyway, well done to the Kazanga Ceremony organisers!!
these chaps they have started soliciting for votes in the rural area already…..
huma shabantu, huma shabene! mwatende shiwahe ku bi kalihila ba GRZ. Ba Luyi be lishinga shikuma.
LT, can you please publish some Kazanga ceremony pictures if you have them. I’m told this ceremony is one of the oldest in Zambia.
Long Live Zambian traditions, Long Live Kazanga ceremony!!
Tunakambiliko shikuma-kuma kuma comments,haya tuhu baushindawami,mwendenga ninenu.lol