Mambwe District Commissioner Firimino Banda has appealed to government to send relief food to avert the looming hunger in the area.

Mr Banda said some households had already started rationing meals which are supplemented by mangoes. He was speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Mambwe district yesterday.

He disclosed that the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) had already visited chief’s Msoro and Malama areas to assess the situation.
Mr Banda attributed the looming hunger to a partial drought and human-animal conflict experienced in the 2008/09 farming season where most of the crops were destroyed by wild animals.

“The larger part of the district is vulnerable to hunger because of the human-animal conflict. Even the mangoes which the people are takimg as supplement are also accessed by animals, especially elephants,” he said.

Mr Banda revealed that relevant authorities had already been notified of the looming hunger, adding that his team would soon visit other parts of the district to ascertain the amount of relief food needed.

“People are ready to work for the food if it is made available, especially where construction of classroom blocks is done at Mfuwe Basic School as parents are expected to contribute towards the construction works,” he said.

ZANIS

14 COMMENTS

Nine Chale November 25, 2009 At 12:36 pm

LT you’ve already openned this tread!
Sony Ericsson Phiri November 25, 2009 At 12:37 pm

Mmm elephant control is the nambala 1 thing we are forgetting here
Sony Ericsson Phiri November 25, 2009 At 12:38 pm

even nambala two he he
Nine Chale November 25, 2009 At 12:39 pm

Sony Eric, long time my brother & welcome back – where hast thou been all this time?
Sony Ericsson Phiri November 25, 2009 At 12:43 pm

Yaba just too busy mostly… Wie gehts? Immer wieder ins Deutschland?
Nine Chale November 25, 2009 At 12:45 pm

Gut gehts, mein Freund…jawohl, Deutschland is my second home – Zambia is nambala one!
Sony Ericsson Phiri November 25, 2009 At 12:49 pm

Indeed! All we need now is for the Zamtel sale to be finalised and we might finally have enough internet speed to go home!
Magicroundabout November 25, 2009 At 1:10 pm

Mambwe crisis has appeared twice. Duplicate!
Sony Ericsson Phiri November 25, 2009 At 1:26 pm

Must be a big crisis
Magicroundabout November 25, 2009 At 1:32 pm

Iwe “Sony” kwakine ni crisis iyi! Three times now! Ulishani man. Bushe yalicita filya watampile mailo? Opps! Should have kept quiet!
Sony Ericsson Phiri November 25, 2009 At 2:19 pm

Chabe bwino ba magic ha ha ha
George Kunda November 25, 2009 At 3:55 pm

Mr Banda said some households in MAMBWE District had already started rationing meals which are supplemented by mangoes. Dont worry we are the MMD the hours is working. First we must balance the cheque for FTJ trip to Nigeria. Imwe kumambwe District wait for election 2011 we shall bring salt,meal meal, and Chitenge material, just die a little at the moment. As you know Chilubas trip is consitutional rights. Imwe ku Mambwe uko no consitutional rights. So Ka DC Banda be careful tell your pipo to wait 20011 they would have enough food
razar November 25, 2009 At 4:54 pm

i knew zambians paying the price for giving free maize to other countries.shame no planning
MrK November 25, 2009 At 6:27 pm

razar,
” i knew zambians paying the price for giving free maize to other countries. ”

Really? How so? I think there is too much spaced dedicated to wildlife, which is the real underlying reason why people are running out of food in this instance, not maize being sent abroad.