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President Rupiah Banda answering questions from Kanyanya Basic School Reporting Team known as 'Young Journalists' who are participating in a training project being funded by British Broadcasting Corperation in Mongu. This was before the President left for Lusaka after a series of campaign meetings for MMD Luena parliamentary candidate Mwangala Maopu

President Rupiah Banda says Government is focused on alleviating poverty and bringing prosperity for the benefit of all Zambians.The President said this when he addressed a large gathering during a rally held at Ushaa Basic School to drum up support for the MMD’s candidate in the Luena parliamentary by elections, Mwangala Maopu scheduled for 5th August, 2010.

President Banda told the people of Ushaa that by voting for Mr. Maopu, the people of the area and Luena as a whole would reap a lot of benefits as they would have a representative working with the majority members of Parliament who have influence in allocating natural resources.The President urged the people of Ushaa not to give Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) candidate Charles Milupi a second chance as Member of Parliament because he failed to implement any major developmental projects for the benefit of the citizens in Luena.

Mr. Maopu is a former teacher who is said to have worked so well with the local people.Other contestants running for the Luena seat have been floated by the United Liberal Party, United National Independence Party (UNIP), United Party for National Development (UPND) and ADD.

21 COMMENTS

  1. Bwezani please just keep quite, what a shame of a President you are,you are a shame what poverty are you talking about,maybe poverty for your stomach,people are suffering..look at the inflation..God will deal with you.

    Zambia: July inflation quickens to 8.4 percent
    Zambia’s inflation rate has increased from 7.4 percent in June to 8.4 percent in July, the central statistics office has announced.
    The increase of the country’s inflation rate has been attributed to the increases in food and non food prices.

  2. Mr president the money you use for flying around the world, is what should have been used to reduce poverty but because it doesnt concern you you keep on joking about it

  3. ” Government is focused on mitigating poverty-RB ”

    I thought the government was focused on taking kicbacks privatising ZAMTEL.

  4. You are kidding bwana president.With the ever rising inflation ? Tell that to senior citizen and MMD chief bootlicker.

  5. The only thing this MMD government is focused on is weakening the law to protect those abusing public offices for ill-gain.

    If not that, then its busy corrupting its way to ensuring that it stays in power till 2030.

    Poverty is the last thing on their minds. They’re only parroting this for the votes. We should all know that by now.

  6. Please give people of Western Province a break. People do not need your empty promises. What development is Bwezani talking about? Milupi failed to deliver because MMD Government is misusing the public funds. It is the most corrupt Government in the world, to say the least especially under Lupiya Banda. Please people wake up and vote for people who will appreciate people who put them in power. These MMD guys are taking people for granted. Empty promises.

  7. Please give people of Western Province a break. People do not need your empty promises. What development is Bwezani talking about? Milupi failed to deliver because MMD Government is misusing the public funds. It is the most corrupt Government in the world, to say the least especially under Lupiya Banda. Please people wake up and vote for people who will appreciate people who put them in power. These MMD guys are taking people for granted.

  8. Development in his own household, among himself and his children. Am you will agree that they’ve developed and mostly due to BRIDES and being CORRUPTED, and now wants to push for removal of Abuse of Office. The FOOL even has the audacity to tell us not to question the deal involving mobile hospitals. Is it his personal money of from his company that will be used to repay the loan. He know he is old and will be dying soon, but he’s got no right to borrow on our behalf. MU BWEZENI KUMUZI mu 2011

  9. Rupiah’s picture is a great sore to the eye. Worse still are the things he says. Judging by his chi smile I can tell this man enjoys nshima and sausage na rape pambali.

  10. “The Charls Milupi you chose did not have the support in the House; he was alone. He was an Independent and you can’t provide for the people on your own,” President Banda said.
    Not to be outdone, Mwangala Maopu retorted: “Today, a President has come to Nangula, even the helicopters. When we go back home our dreams will be about helicopters,” said Maopu. He went further: “If you want to eat with the powers that be you have to be close to them. Today I am part of the Presidential family.” President Banda said he liked Maopu very much. You have to struggle to find more s.t.u.pid fools than these two.

  11. The answer is false Mr president you are not committed to fight proverty , please see your friend Paul Kagame he does not need to campaign everywhere about his archievements,everyone is able to see.The only thing you have archieved is just flying around the world,god gave you that job to serve Zambians and remember he may revoke his gift from you in 2011 and then what.You will be remebered as the shortest serving president in our history.

  12. I honestly wonder whether Banda realises the constitution of this country allows for independent MPs and for that reason it is illegal to deny the constituents of Luena development on under the pretext that Milupi was an independent MP can’t provide for the people on his own. And imagine an aspiring MP who dreams not of development but helicopters and thinks the most important thing is to be part of the presidential family flying around aimlessly? Ubupuba but kwena mu MMP bwafulisha saana. If it as during the time of Ngombala The Conquerer of Nations”, Mwangala would be deceased, for s.t.u.pi.d.i.ty, and rightly so.

  13. 1. RB is a cheat!
    2. “LT – the flash flyers on this portal regarding jobs in the UK are fake and can be misleading to Zambian job seekers”.

  14. H.E.R.B INDEED ONLY IMPOFU CANT SEE WHAT GOVT IS DOING. INSALA WHEN YOU WANT TO GO HUNGRY WE HAVE ABUNDANT FOOD EVEN FOR EXPORT, ROADS DEVELOPMENT, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, GOOD AGRIC POLICY, STABLE KWACHA. WHAT CAN UPND PF COLLAPSED PACT DO IF THEY CAN FAIL TO PUT TOGETHER A SIMPLE ALLIANCE. SIMPLE PACT THEY FAILED WHAT MORE GOVERNING ELEVEN MILLION PIPO NI SUICIDE

  15. ASSISTANT MMD CHIEF BOOTLEAKER, which good ideas from your president, you guys why are you so dull? i understand becouse even you ,you are just an idea.

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