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Adopting Indaba resolutions is a waste of time, resources – UPND

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UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma (R) and Patriotic Front Secretary General Wynter Kabimba (l)

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has described the move by Government to adopt the recommendations of the national Indaba as a sheer worst of time and resources.

Government through cabinet had yesterday adopted the recommendations tabled at the national indaba held on the 4th and 5th of April last year held to discuss among others, measures to mitigate the effects of the global financial crisis.

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma who also described the national indaba as an MMD indaba said the move by Government is another ploy to amass tax payers money at the expense of national development.

Mr. Kakoma said Zambians should not be cheated that the implementation of the indaba resolution will bring any tangible change stressing that people should be wary of Government’s fake promises aimed at sustaining the support of the people.

He accused the Government of buying time by raising the hopes of the Zambian people.

And Kakoma has charged that the parties will mobilise Zambians and encourage them to get voters cards and National Registration cards so that they can vote out the leadership of MMD.

Meanwhile, Change Life Zambia Director Fr. Frank Bwalya has told QFM that the Indaba will not yield any tangible development for the country stressing that the indaba was just a useless talk shop.

He said that Change Life Zambia will not support the initiative because it was just an act by Government to divert the attention of people from the real issues going on, citing the length of time it has taken for Government to adopt the recommendations.

And the UPND has charged that the MMD is wasting time to petition the recently held by elections.

UPND Mazabuka central Member of Parliament Gary Nkombo said that the petition by the MMD is an indication that the ruling party wants to cling on to power.

Mr. Nkombo stated that even if the ruling party wants to petition the elections, UPND knows that it was not responsible for the violence that was recorded.

Mr. Nkombo has maintained that the opposition were not responsible for the violence that was recorded in Mufumbwe. He added that the UPND has evidence of who orchestrated the violence, saying that after the court ruling, Zambians will know for sure.

He claimed that the violence had the blessing of the republican President Rupiah Banda, describing the whole issue as disappointing.

Mr. Nkombo says that the people who were responsible for the violence are rightly known by the people in that constituency.

He says that the UPND is anxiously waiting for the court proceedings to ascertain the responsible group.

And the national revolution party President has charged that the MMD is to blame for the violence in Mufumbwe.

Cozmo Mumba says that the MMD had all the control using the state machinery and that it is possible they were the reason for the violence in the recent by elections.
[Q FM]

13 COMMENTS

  1. Amashiwi yena nshikwete… Good lord, help our indigenous people. Poor they shall remain for ever and ever. Amen [-o<

  2. This is Africa!

    In the West, any indaba is a good for development.

    In Africa, its all about violence and opposing for the sake of opposing without thinking of the consequences.

    Very sad indeed.

  3. For sure it is a waste of time,the budget allocations have already been approved.The dynamics of the economy has changed since last April.
    Govt should instead address the issues of the free falling kwacha,fuel and electricity increase.Moaning about the Mufumbwe sit and Indaba talk is utter nonsense%-(%-(%-(%-(%-(

  4. Zambians understood last year’s indaba to be a conduit out of the global financial crisis. Up to 90 percent of the resolutions charted the way forward for the Zambian economy given the then global crisis.Now that the crisis is gone, the Govt wants to implement the resolutions just to be seen to have been involved in resolving it.

  5. Nice stuff from the Progressive UPND Group. On “Mr. Kakoma said Zambians should not be cheated that the implementation of the indaba resolution will bring any tangible change stressing that people should be wary of Government’s fake promises aimed at sustaining the support of the people” I thought the so-called National Indaba was instituted to curb the Global Economic Crises but the crises is over and we can look to better development ideas by the rulling MMD Administration. Therefore, it is time wasting on the part of the MMD Cabinet to implement the Indaba resoultions.

    As for “He says that the UPND is anxiously waiting for the court proceedings to ascertain the responsible group” I am equally eagerly awaiting the court proceedings where MMD must be taught a…

  6. Now third or fourth effects, not secondary effects’ of the crisis are no longer there rendering the recommendations null and void. The Indaba was tasked to look at options to get out of the “crisis”. The recommendations have been beaten by time. There is need to rethink other measures to stimulate economic growth – supporting Zambians to invest and make money for themselves to in turn develop their country. No one will ever develop Zambia for us. The others might bring i machinery to exploit our fortunes

  7. What is a waste if resources is having more than one-vice presidents as the pact says they would have when in power.

  8. President Rupiah Banda misses a step, but is saved from hitting the ground falling by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge during the official opening of the Olympic Youth Development Center (OYDC) in Lusaka on Tuesday May 11, 2010.
    Whose job is it anyway?

  9. The current MMD government is absolutely shocking. They have most likely forgotten what the Indaba was all about hence the desire to ‘implement’ its resolutions now when most of them are unapplicable! Amazing chaps! Its true, these guys want to make a killing before 2011. By the way those Copperbelt MMD thugs masquerading as Party officials can make very good witnesses at the Mufumbwe election petition court case! After all they have already ‘charged’ that MMD were reponsible for the violence

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