Vice President George Kunda has called on the people of Mpongwe district of the Copperbelt province to increase their agricultural activities in order to boost development in the area.
Mr. Kunda said the agricultural sector was important for the economic development of the country hence the need to improve it. He said government was determined to provide farmers with all requisites for the development of the agriculture sector, which will in turn boost development.
He was speaking in Mpongwe yesterday where he addressed a public rally. Mr. Kunda said he was in Mpongwe to check on government projects that are taking place in the area and also to get challenges that people were facing.
He said government wanted to see how developmental projects such as building of schools and hospitals were being implemented in the area after the 2010 national budget had been passed.
Mr. Kunda also said the mining sector had improved its operations despite being affected by the global crunch from mid 2008 to 2009. He said the mining sector was doing well in terms of production and has since employed over 2000 miners.
Mr. Kunda explained that when the mining sector realizes a lot of profits, it would be injected into the agriculture sector for further development.
And Mpongwe MMD District Chairperson Sailas Ngowani said the ruling party in Mpongwe has resolved to endorse President Rupiah Banda as its candidate for presidency at the forthcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) convention.
Mr. Ngowani thanked government for developing the area amidst many economic hardships.
He said the people of Mpongwe district were glad that government had initiated and implemented a number of projects such as the Fertilizer Support programme.
The Vice President was accompanied by Local Government and Housing Deputy minister Moses Muteteka, Community Development Minister Michael Kaingu and other senior government officials.
And an MMD supporter, Joe Malanji, has donated bicycles to the MMD in Mpongwe district. Mr. Malanji said the bicycles were not meant for charcoal transportation but for the dissemination of party information to areas where vehicles cannot reach.
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Oil giant BP will pull out of Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia it says. More Job Losses!!
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There’s need to separate between the mmd party and the Government function! He was addressing a meeting In Lufwanyama clad in an mmd chitenge! Common George, be reasonable! You are Republican VP. You are a professional too, much as we also appreciate that you are a cadre! Be like Felix Mutati! He rarely gets involved in politicking, unless there’s a bye-election and he has been given baby blankets to distribute!