Vice President George Kunda says government will continue with its macroeconomic policies aimed to preserve and consolidate the macroeconomic stability achieved in the recent years.
Mr Kunda says government will endeavour to encourage traditional economic growth with a deliberate policy of targeting new growth opportunities that can considerably reduce poverty in the country.
The Vice President said this in Mongu over the weekend when he flagged off the 2009 Western Province MMD card renewal exercise.
And Mr. Kunda has directed the MMD provincial leaders to revive and galvanize the youth wing by making it vibrant ahead of the 2011 Presidential and Parliamentary General Elections.
The Vvie President who is also MMD National Trustee has also implored the MMD members and youths in the country to be innovative by engaging in business ventures so that they can also contribute financially to the operations of the party.
The Vice President urged MMD members to take the card renewal exercise seriously with renewed vigour and ensure that the party remains formidable on the political arena.
He advised the youths to take advantage of the on-going issuance of the national registration cards exercise and register in numbers as voters for the 2011 Presidential and Parliamentary General Elections.
And when welcoming the defectors from the PF/UPND pact, Mr. Kunda said the defections are a clear signal that the pact is only made up of two individuals in the names of Mr. Sata and Mr. Hichilema.
Mr Kunda charged that the pact had just brought confusion on the political scene that even ordinary members of the PF and UPND do not know which of the two political parties is join the other.
Speaking at the function, MMD National Chairperson Michael Mabenga assured Mr. Kunda that party was united and ready to defeat the PF/UPND pact in 2011.
Mr. Mabenga who is also Lands Deputy Minister said the people of Western Province have embraced development hence their choice to endorse MMD as a party of their preference.
Earlier, Western Province Chairperson, Simasiku Namakando appealed to the government to consider resuming work on the Mongu-Kalabo road before the onset of the rainy season.
Mr. Namakando said there is urgent need to attend to the road network in the province to stimulate economic activities in the area.
Meanwhile, President Rupiah Banda has donated K10 million towards the operations of the party in the province.
Mr. Kunda made the donation on behalf of the President before contributing K5 million to the party in the province.
ZANIS
I want leaders who will spearhead development in line with the needs of our people. We have a lot of people with secondary school education but who can not get jobs due to this level of education. My thinking tells me that these are the people suited for manufacturing, agriculture and construction. We need to look at what industries will absorb most of our existing people. Then we can move on to secondary industries which can accommodate those with tertiary education. Something needs to be done for the millions of unemployed citizens even as we push for national development.