The Mansa District Freedom and Democracy Fighters Association has called on government to recognize and award freedom fighters residing in rural areas.
Association Chairman, Cyprian Mulonda said freedom fighters in rural areas also contributed to the fight against colonialism in Zambia, leading to the country’s political independence in 1964, but they were not being remembered for the noble role they played.
Mr. Mulonda called on government to extend the giving of awards to rural based freedom fighters also.
Mr. Mulonda said this during a meeting with Mansa District Commissioner Major Chibwe Nsakasha on Tuesday.
He said most freedom fighters in rural areas who greatly contributed to the liberation of Zambia have not been noticed, adding that many of them have been long dead.
Mr. Mulonda said his association will soon embark on a program to locate and register freedom fighters in the district whose names will be submitterd to government for the granting of awards during this year’s independence day investiture ceremony.
In a related development, Mr. Mulonda appealed to government to assist its members with fertilizer and farming inputs for use during the coming farming season.
He said most freedom fighters in the district were ailing and too poor to manage buying the fertilizer and other farming inputs to enable them fight the hunger and poverty in which they are wallowing with their families.
In reaction, Major Nsakasha challenged the freedom fighters in the district to get organized and unite for government to easily help them.
He said freedom fighters deserve respect and honour for the role they played in the liberation of Zambia from colonial rule, 45 years ago.
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Colonialism is still in Zambia, the only difference is that we have puppet government.
some of these so called freedom fighters aren’t genuine…
The responsible Ministry should take an inventory and set rulez and regulationz az to how well thoze gallant men and women will be looked after. Else somebody will make political capital out of the whole thing sooner than later.
Freedom fighters…. my foot!!! After 45years people are still talking about freedom fighters??? Don’t they have other productive things to do????
Someone from GRZ should take a proper inventory to make sure it has two columns one for dead and the other one for the alive and make sure these are genuine freedom fighters let them also specify the type of award they are looking for and in what category
#4, After 64 years, the British, the Russians, the Americans, the French and the Japanese are still talking about their vetrans of the the World War II. Our problems as country is that we lack culture as can be seen from #4 Tonga Bull. Please do get some education and some culture, so that you learn to assign value to events and contributions made by others.
#6 Nkole fimofimo, what culture????
#6, After 64 years, the British, the Russians, the Americans, the French and the Japanese are developed countries!!!! Where is Zambia? and you ask me about culture?? I wonder how you managed to transport yourself from home to work?? I bet you bought some fuel from na Kuwait!!!
Don’t worry about which freedom fighter iz genuine or not. If and when we have a system in place everything would work out well. Just a good system would scare away any impozitor. 46 yearz down the line, we shu have known all our gallant men and women and taken good care of them in some way. It’s not too late to stop the crying of the remaining few.
We need them now more than ever!
 It is wrong for these characters to cry that they are not  recognized , what they want is actually financial support. They must start by showing the nation that they are a valuable asset. I am sure the Ministry of De fence has an Ex Service men desk where they can channel their grievances other than just talking like that.
# 4 you ar right!!!! this freedom fimo-fimo is just crap!!!!! they fought for freedom,so what???? even me had i been born in dat time i wud hav done the same.lets talk about serious ideas of how to develop our dear country than this no sense of awarding these old niggaz!!!!
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