Mr Banda has also launched the Differed capital contribution scheme with free installation of solar geysers in Lusaka’s Mandevu Township today.
President Banda said the new ZESCO initiatives, will enable residential customers to have their houses connected without paying in cash but in instalments.
The president stressed that the capital contribution costs of between K769,000 and the K2,783,000 will not be paid up front.
Mr Banda added that the capital cost will now be recovered from residential customers in installments that will be paid over a period of 24 months through a prepaid meter system.
He added that this initiative will provide reliable and affordable power in homes without putting much pressure on families adding that all new residences will be connected without payment of capital contribution and solar Geysers will be connected for free.
The President said the introduction of new solar geysers by ZESCO will be connected free of charge to interested residential customers adding that ZESCO will finance the Geyser installation progarmme countrywide.
President Banda has also reduced the reconnection fee for electricity from K767 000 to K21 000 in low cost houses while that of high cost houses has been reduced from over K2 million to K77 000.
The President has said these fees will apply for a period of three years.
President Banda has further said the policy of the MMD government is to ensure that lives of the majority Zambians are improved.
Mr Banda urged people in the country to continue supporting the MMD government because it has delivered on the promises and further appealed for people to consider objectively construction work going on in various sectors of the economy.
President Banda urged citizens that as they go to vote in this year’s elections to bear in mind that his administration has worked hard to reduce poverty ( to deserve another term).
The president however, urged the MMD party to embrace every one as it embarks on the door to door campaigns as it is a peaceful party.
ZANIS
Eleventh hour projects will not change people decision for regime change this year. If Rupiah had started like this,he was going to make a good president,but he started with embracing corruption, stubbornness on issues of national interest, siding with those who oppressed the poor, wasting money on useless trips and refusing to listen to the people.
Now he has realised that he needs the same people he refused to listen to,hence eleventh hour development projects.Do what you wish,give incentives to the voters BUT NI DONT KUBEBA.
VOTE SATA AND PF IF YOU WANT CHANGE.
Given a choice, I would go for RB. Whatever you call yourself “Academic Warrior” RB has scored in his eleventh hour projects. Unless you don`t have eyes to see. We know very well the tribalist you are trying to sell. Fellow Zambians, don`t be swayed by the likes “AW” who are campaining on tribal grounds. WE DONT`NT NEED CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF IT. Malengwami, we know you better.
AW, RB executive has been working since he came into office. He has accelerated his efforts be it an election year, nothing wrong with it. Development and services provided by governtment should not cease because it is an election year.
Die hard supporters of PF will never change their minds but there are independent voters that both ruling and opposition parties want to appeal to.
What change are you talking about? Is it the name of the party or personnel? Analyse the composition of PF and UPND you will see that most were MMD. Analyse the current MMD executive, how many have been in the executive since 1991/1996 and 2001?
Very, very informative.
SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT STOP WORKING JUST BECAUSE IT IS THE ELECTION YEAR? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, THESE ARE ON GOING PROGRAMS, RB GO ON
Zesco will be overwhelmed which would increase corruption and therefore the cost to vustcustomers. I only hope this is a very well thought out initiative. Donchi ukulanda!
I love the pressure to serve the citizens and the jittery that an election year can bring on a sitting govt. Rupiah has virtually taken over every little function including those of constituency committees. Rupiah has been humbled and his open arrogance has been subdued by sata’s massive popularity country wide. How I wish every year was an election year, our country would have probably developed a lot more
Very true,if every year was election we would have been a developed nation. because leaders tend to work extra hard when its election time.
Yes! I agree with you # 5.1… In fact by now our election issues would have been about real issues and not this name-calling that results from haltingly implemented projects. I am sure after elections the road projects will slumber for the next few years…
this will slow down electricity connection for homes because Zesco does not have much capital to buy materials for house connections.what will happen is that families will apply well in advance but connections will take many months due to unavailability of cables.already if u apply for power it takes a while before they connect a house until u bribe someone.Zesco must not be used as a source of campaign otherwise it will be failing to meet its national obligation,already we have had a big issue concerning load shedding because Zesco has failed to raise money for rehabilitation of both kafue gorge and kariba north bank power stations.am about to pay for connection for my house in avondale but to me this is not helpful that i should pay installation through pre-paid meters.
#5 You talk sense. I let fight for a constitution that will pronounce each year as a year of presidentiat elections.
With such low pressure in the water pipes, how will the gyesers be supplied with water in order to be effective?
# 1 AW, RB executive has been working since he came into office. He has accelerated his efforts be it an election year, nothing wrong with it. Development and services provided by governtment should not cease because it is an election year.
Die hard supporters of PF will never change their minds but there are independent voters that both ruling and opposition parties want to appeal to.
What change are you talking about? Is it the name of the party or personnel? Analyse the composition of PF and UPND you will see that most were MMD. Analyse the current MMD executive, how many have been in the executive since 1991/1996 and 2001?
As an Environmental Specialist I say the idea is very good. Will definitely save on energy and reduce on the carbon footprint. We need such inovative thinking. Unfortunately for RB its an election year and all this will be read as campaign ploy.
Chilaka chakwe, where was he when Zesco was charging me over ZMK25m to bring electricity for a distance of not more than 400m; where was he when it took 3 years to install electricity at the old lady’s house. Zesco has become such a corrupt organisation that if you dont pay the “foot soldiers” you get nothing done despite paying the company millions. Abe lobo kateka wenu.
Election or no election that is good news for Zambians according to our research students. RB, for the good of our environment, please, ban the rampant charcoal use in towns and cities since families can now afford to have solar power. Let us produce more simple stoves even for the poor villagers. Finally, build better houses for the people to rent or buy in all these shanty compounds. It is time to do away with shanties is we are to have a healthy community.
last minute attempt to lure votes from people will not help bwana banda.Sorry sir try next door an comfortable the way i live. am used to pay for my survival.Your project is not sustainable.where were u when i was bathing cold water.
Mr Rupiah Bwezani Banda, what about the issue of your Zimbabwean mother?? Is than constitutionary correct? Why did you lie to the Chief Justice to become president?
Iwe both his parents are Zambians they just went to work in Rhodesia now Zimbabwe, when you have you children here if you go back to Zambia are you going to say they are britons if they want to stand for presidence
solar geyser wit no runnin water.how doez it work?who needs a geyser in a tropical country lyk zambia?chileyikalafye ngatachikwete ifyakulanda.viva change
I hate RB so much but I would never say the things that Chanda chimba is saying to SATA because he wants favours from MMD and RB. The first thing that RB did in office was to inrease his pay. RB seem not to understand that for Zesco to produce power there is a cost attached which they must be recovered. You reduce Zesco connection fees for 3 years and what happens after that? This is another campaign tactic. “Wapya” Zesco in trouble again. I feel pity for Zesco management during this period of elections. It is party time for Chanda Chimba, Lifwekelo, Rooney Shikapwasha, Dora and all MMD vuvuzelas
#10, I sense you mispelt the first word.
you need to get a life and also go back to school to learn some language becoz English has definitely failed.
# 10, even the third last!!
DEFFERED PAYMENT IS THE BEST MODE OF PAYMENT. MAY WILL BE CONNECTED AND ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS WILL BE REDUCEDAND SAVE MONEY POWER FOR INDUSTRY. I THINK THIS IS GOOD POLITICS IF IT WILL SERVE MANY AND LEAVE MONEY IN POCKETS OF WORKERS. ON THIS ONE HE HAS SCORED, IT COULD BE A LATE GOAL BUT MAY COUNT IN MANY PEOPLE’S MIND.
#16 and #17: but you got the meaning if you anagram part of the words, and I mean just that
sort out poverty first………………….please RB……
The reduction is installation rates is so drastic you wonder what the effect is on Zesco. Isn’t such policies of appeasement and political interferance in election year that has resulted in underinvestment and poor generation infrastructure my Zesco? This organisation should be left to operate without any polititical interferane. Regarding the solar water heaters how high a priority is this when just having reliable free flowing water remains a big problem for many residential areas in Zambia, including medium and high cost areas. I think this is a misplaced priority and just copying trends from other countries!!
# 22, I conquer with u, political interferance is going to kill our company. Being in the system I know this will have a negative impact on the company. Too bad our MD is being used as a pawn for MMD to gain political mileage. And what lies is he talking about when he mentions about 2million and 767… “reconnection” fees. There are no such rates in ZESCO. Let him not cheat the people of our nation.
I have just recently acquired a plot from an MMD chairman in garden hotel area, I am officially inviting the president to come and officiate at the ground breaking ceremony when I will be digging the foundation all Media houses are invited especially the state controlled.
USELESS PRESIDO….REDUCING HIM SELF TO AN ORDINARY MP.EVERY SMALL THING,IT HAS TO BE COMMISSIONED BY PRESIDENT.DOES’NT EVEN KNOW HIS DUTIES.SOME PRESIDENTS…THEY ARE USELESS.NEXT TIME HE WILL BE COMMISIONING TOILETS IN KANYAMA COMP.
PF supporters must be heart broken. Injury time goals in any sport and calling including politics win you the games – and so painfully for the opposition as they have no time to react or respond. You can blog uselessily here but the voters in Matero, Mandevu, Mulenga and the villagers where MMD has taken the Mobile clinics and will soon put more money in their pockets by buying their harvest are happy with what RB is doing for them. Expecting Sata to beat RB is expecting Man U to beat Barcelona. At the end of the year RB will have outclassed the cobra.
Some of the reasons why PF should not be in governemnt: vulgarity, insolence, muzzling of freedom of expression re Chanda Chimba, rotten mouths and vocabulary etc. Just read comments from PF supporters on here, absolutely disgusting! I wouldn’t trust them with my vote
PF supporters must be heart broken. Injury time goals in any sport and calling including politics win you the games – and so painfully for the opposition as they have no time to react or respond. You can blog uselessily here but the voters in Matero, Mandevu, Mulenga and the villagers where MMD has taken the Mobile clinics and will soon put more money in their pockets by buying their harvest are happy with what RB is doing for them. Expecting Sata to beat RB is expecting Man U to beat Barcelona. At the end of the year RB will have outclassed the cobra
He’s been stretched to the limit by PF that he’s just openning his big mouth without giving it a second thought. If he’s serious he should sign off all these sweety promises in form of enforceable contracts so that we take him to task if he fails to fulfil any of them. Oh sorry i forgot we are in Africa were contracts with dictators mean nothing and violation of which aint actionable, in which case we should just treat these promises as hallucinations of a stressed person. In all meantime we should all keep pointing to the door others to the window, he has to go this year.
#25
meant……….in the meantime
PF supporters binangwa sana ai. Pathetic to say the least. Read their comments here and you will know exactly why their leader Sata will never win a presidential election. And this id!iot wa telling the people in Kabwe not to support Zamtel simply because he does not beleive in the way it was privatised. Pure insanity.
# 27 Herdsboy cii kaalaa
who are you to insult pf and its leader? learn to control yo emotions ciikaalaa waumfwa?
its not our fault that yo party has lost popularity.ovious wamvela chimbwi iwe.
You may blog using my name But you are behaving just like the way we know all the PF cadres in this country – a bunch of muppets. If Chainama was such a big place we will have taken all of you there. You may hate it but the truth is your leader is insane. If I told you why he is counting wife number five and soon to marry his sixth probably before we even go to the polls you will drown in your own tears when you realise how f00lish you have been to follow him.
Commissioner Banda!
To prospective investors, this is a perfect investment opportunity. That country has loads of sunlight throughout the year – please harness it. That’s why I’ve decided to venture into alternative energy. The market is huge and you’ll save those trees once you reduce on sources of fuel such as firewood and charcoal. I was over last year and equipped myself with a raft of solar appliances – from lights to mobile phone/IPod/Game console chargers. It was an eye opener. It appears this team’s one step ahead of the opposition, which at the moment’s devoid of progressive practical solutions.
#25 Puchukwe – That is a nice one — injury time goals win games!!!!!
ZESCO just got a new Managing Director in the name of Bwezani. Full name Panicky Bwezani Banda. I will also call him to come and commission my backyard swimming pool in Northrise – Ndola. After all that is on his job description, commissioning.
its really disheartening to read some of the comments like those who say rb is just politicking and should have done this immediately he got into power. is this realistic? firstly, of course this is politiking and thats what all politicians do, they play politics.everybody knows it. nothing wrong with this. secondly he could not have started this just the second day in the office. operationally he:
1. had to build his own team to carry his agenda through 2. he had to detox the country and refocus it to development issues, abandoning court cases which we leading us nowhere but co
……but costing us in terms of polarizing our society and pouring money down the drain without any proven benefit
Geysers in places were they have no running water but they buy from kiosks. . . How will that work. Oh my president) has felt the heat from the opposition. Otherwise he would have been in Nigeria. Well ZESCO I will be comin for a geyser and connection for my flats in Kabangwe. .
State it as it was. He abandoned court cases and let criminals go free while the less connected criminals whose crimes did not affect you me are still languishing in overcrowded Chimbokaila and Kamfisa prison. Those who claimed to have stashed their own money in government accounts and found guilty walked free because of nothing but well planned corruption by him. He actually abandoned the good and agreed upon Mung’omba constitution review process to waste over K500 billion for nothing. Ooops, did I say that?
Job well done your enemies are getting sick. I hope the snake wont collapse.
I HOPE SUCH DECISIONS WON’T HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE BORROWING CAPACITY BY ZESCO TO IMPROVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN THE COUNTRY. ZESCO’S CASH FLOWS WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED – THIS IS THE DANGER OF RUNNING PARASTATALS. THE RULING PARTY CONSIDES THEM AS AN APPENDAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT OR INDEED ITSELF ..ALL THE BEST.
This back-wardness of doing things in an election year is toilet politices. Geysers, what are they coz an englishman will be launging at the misplaced meaning and for that matter the head of state still gets it wrong. i can only vote for mmd if they can sort out the power shading n failurs in zambia by ZESCO
Sata’s MMD never invested in power generation for 10 years. LPM and RB’s MMD are investing in power generation in Itezhi Itezhi, Livingstone, Mwinilunga, upgrading Kariba and Kafue and encouraging citizens to use solar geysers so that we save on energy used. In the midst of all these undertakings someone stands up and says he will only vote for MMD when they sort out power cuts. Some people can’t see beyond their noses!
You have no NOSE thats why you see so much better!! How can you be so naive,dull and …….. I have been in Europe for 15 years, don’t hear of heads of government commissioning this or that. Shows you the depth of corruption with RB at the helm. If majority of Zambians are like you then there’s no hope for the country Malobo yenu.
# 44 Herdsboy ciikaalaa
nishi iwe ciikaalaa sumvela advice yamene wapasiwa? I’ll remove you from foreign missions.
:xChilobo chakwe!! So tomorrow he will be commissioning brothels at State House with Dora as Matron! Chilaka!
The only meaningful development Zambia has seen in a number of years is now.Well done Mr.Banda.The development projects matches that of the rich diamond Botswana in terms of infrastructure development.With or without elections developments must continue.Geysers are energy consumers and as such they will contribute to power saving.
Whats a geyser people? I thought a Geyser was a geological name ie a Hotspring?
It a boiler you fontines even Banda in his useless self still calls it as such.
I wonder if my uncle in Shantumbu will get one even if he doesnt have access to water?
Geyser. n. 1. hot spring throwing up spout of water. 2. water heater.
(Source: Collins dictionary and Thesaurus)
Imwe abanda ndimwe ap0l0 mudala mange Geyser manzi ya zachoka kuti.Kapena muzaba katundilamo muli yonse ma solar geyser…
Those who intend to repent at the 11th hour like RB die at 10 30hrs. His desperate efforts are too late for me to be impressed. He must be shown the fully open exit door.
Nabaleka no kwenda,ubupuba.Busy with useless projects.I will not benefit from any of the commissioned projects 1.Geysers(no running wateq)
2.Mobile clinics
Donchi kubeba, sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. they will install one at my place. please donchi kubeba. sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. you are disclosing our secretes please lets get our money back from these thieves. please i beg you # 10
Bamubika mu preasure by PF, next thing he be commissioning utuputula G-string pa market.lol
Its a matter of using common senses,unfortunate RB seem to luck that.When it comes to decision making,its 0 out of 10.Mandevu is a shanty compound.We all know that.People there die because of cholera which breaks out every year due to floods.There are no proper water and drainage system.And here is a president busy commissioning Geyser systems,how will they operate in such a deplorable area.Which is better alleviating cholera by giving people proper sanitation system or geyser and let people continue dyin like rats.No consideration of priorities in his decisions.Why didn’t he just commission toilets there coz there are no proper toilets their?Sata is not yet president,how ever RB saved in government too,which structure did he ever build tht time?Nothing!!
Its evident to how desperate He has become,and now he is just throwing cash any how to lure people.But we already know that bushy old styled strategy of getting votes.This time its not gonna work.We dont want such fake politician that want to impress people the last minute.We will get the staff,what he will bring,but we will vote for PF.Period!
#36Kalos,You wanker! no amount of disrespect,naming calling will slow done the 5th gear the MMD government and it’s able sincere hard working and honest leader His excellence Rupiah Bwezni “Nafuti”Banda, Zambia is in a hurry to develop not the delusional promises from your devil SATANA SATA himself a known thief by birth.
Some of these project RB is commissioning are tasks for project managers not even MPs like Jean Kapata can go to launch Geysers.
Is RB also launching the installation of electric polls? Because they are more valuable than gersers, even if its a cold sure teifi mwe. This is really pressure on MMD, president resort to wipping PF’s supporters asses?
#33 that is a good one
@56, Yaya, now you have grown. From a little puppy to a barking Chihuahua. I should ask you, do Chihuahuas like bite? Good, you even started using a new barking word – wanker.
I would imagine what the cobra is thinking now, probably ranting all sorts of curses on Dr kaseba because I am sure it is now very clear that he is not getting a 30,000 vote differience this year but 1 million with RB smiling all the way to Parliament buildings for his second inauguration.RB nafuti nafuti.
# 60 VJ Rigger. There is no running water in Mandevu. How is your project feasible? The last time l checked ,this is a filth shanty compound that need other important things like drainage, water etc. You guys are trying to ride on the ignorance and poverty of innocent Zambians. How is he accounting for the SUDDEN reduction in those fees? We know that MMD uses money from such institutions for campaigns. We will calculate the loss in revenue due to these silly moves and will make sure you account for it.
Is RB trying to show that he is the only one working? Where are his ministers? Why should he be commissioning even small projects including opening shops? The Zambian presidency is really cheap.
Can the govt consider the outstanding bills to Zesco so that we concentrate on the Installation Meters?
I mean the Bill Buster thing………
These geysers are meant for everyone in the country so to those of you without running water you shall continue drawing water from those Japanese Tanks to fill up the geysers sorry guys please use your votes wisely.
I don’t believe that ZESCO has the funds to support Bwezani’s projects. ZESCO has been living from hand to mouth for a long time. ZESCO will end up like ZAMTEL, or worse still Zambia Airways! Careful guys!!
what a strategic way of campaigning.Weeeeeeeeeeeeee:)
Elections are a magic wand hey!! Look at all the appeasement development projects coming up. I feel sorry for ZESCO, they have no capacity to run initiatives launched by RB!
Extra time goals are wining goals. It is true. Sata can not understand this logic, he does not care about sports as compared to rb
Compounds in Lusaka use communal taps, how will the water get to the geysers which are mounted on rooftops? And Zesco will meet the cost of pipes to take water up?? Its a good idea but a bit unpractical when you think of it.
No. 65 your right, ZESCO does not have the capacity, its banking on Funds from the World Bank funded project called Increased Access to Electricity Services (IAES). More nkongole, kaloba….when is our company going to ever attain financial freedom? Right now we cant even sustain the current back log of new installations and construction jobs in the company. Copying from the Kenyans, shame.
this government should not appease the zambians, at the end this company will collapse and our children will suffer viva pf let us vote wisely
:o oh my gash… People ar now aware of ho desperate you are. We are playing donchti kubeba. Come december 2011, sata at plot one. Enuf of you guys.