FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba has said Zambia’s ease of doing business index has been improving after the last general elections because of the peaceful environment and the renewed anti-corruption drive.
Speaking in an interview with local journalists , Dr Kaseba said Zambia is a suitable destination for foreign investment because it has a friendly and suitable environment for business.
She said the peaceful political transition and the renewed vigour to fight corruption by the Patriotic Front (PF) government has improved the country’s ease of doing business.
“We are peace-loving and friendly, and we are also open to foreign investment. If you are looking for a place for investment, Zambia is the place,” Dr Kaseba said.
The First Lady is in the Netherlands on invitation from the mayor of Epe for a familiarisation tour to a typical Dutch municipality. She said Zambia has rich natural tourist attractions which include waterfalls and wildlife.
She said the country was ready to receive tourists but the only missing link was an aggressive marketing campaign. Dr Kaseba has braved the worst winter in the Netherlands in 56 years, as she pursues her tour.
“We have beautiful waterfalls in almost each province. Some of our waterfalls are bigger than the Niagara. ” she said.“In terms of animals, we have all the big five in large numbers. We are also a sanctuary of beautiful birds.”
She said tourists to Zambia have the opportunity to go on hunting safaris or get hunting trophies.
Dr Kaseba said the Dutch people could take advantage of their Royal Dutch Airline KLM, which will be flying into Lusaka, to sample Zambia’s tourism potential, which she said is second to none in the region.
“I wish I could take a part of Zambia and bring it here. I bet you to visit Zambia, you will not want to come back, or you will want to be a regular visitor,” she told a local journalist.
And Dr Kaseba said she was impressed with the Dutch municipalities’ social care programme which integrates physically and mentally challenged individuals into the socio-economic mainstream.
She said there is need for both able-bodied persons and physically-challenged persons to change their mindset towards disability, to help the latter to contribute to economic development.
Dr Kaseba said the Dutch social care system could be adapted to the Zambian situation.
Dr Kaseba told journalists that developed countries also have something to learn from the economic plans of least developed countries.
“You also have something to learn from our democracy. We recently had peaceful elections and the transition was smooth,” she said.
She said the fact that some economies in African countries were growing while the developed world was in a recession meant that the latter could also learn something from Africa about economic management.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
New tourism minister?
Dr Kaseba is a great First Lady
Dr Kaseba is the best First Lady, after Mama Betty Kaunda of course
How can she claim Zambia is a good destination for foreign direct investment when her husband is childishly busy repossessing, investigating or harrassing everything foreign that he has found. Crap.
She’s doing her part respect that, you want her to wash our dirty linen in public!!! The chinese have a poor human right record, have they ever admitted to it no!!!
Calm down mate or else you will give yourself a stroke and die before Sata.
just for the record Dr Kaseba, the ease of doing business index was improved during the tenure of HE Rupiah Bwezani Banda. Please lets give credit where its due. In the 4 months of your husband’s tenure we have seen the labour minister harassing businesses and the nationalisation of previously Privatised businesses.
A true woman of Zambia and of good morals.
I think before you take another trip to call investors madam first lady, make sure that your husband creats a better business atmosphere back home. What you are saying is almost hypocritical!
Dr Kaseba is a born Diplomat. A very warm and likeable woman.
I would have liked her to elaborate more re the way in which Africa’s economic management could be a lesson to the developed world during this time of recession.
The woman is just doing her part, her husband and his minister have to make things right in Zambia and i agree they are not doing much as we stand, but should she not talk about Zambia in a good way just coz things aren’t exactly Gold standard??? I agree she’s a true diplomat, actually i would even vote if she had to stand as president…
Cannot expect any less from class 1984 Ridgeway campus! Brains, Beauty and Born again!
True first lady..
couldn’t agree more with #8. Dr Kaseba has some fantastic Diplomatic blood in her and no doubt, needs all our support. Zambians should be encouraged to travel wide and see how other people manage their affairs. Critising everything the President says/does will not take our country anywhere. Let’s concentrate on positivity rather than remain a compaining people always and mind you, Sata has only been in power 4 months and surely, we should give him chance to perporm.
plz LT remove this ugly old thing ,,,,,called mr kaseba
Iwe Kaseba did those bazunzu’s ask about the poachers your beloved very old man released from prison?How about the poachers tearsing ZAWA officials in Mpika because their man is in power?
No. 13 Miz: iyeeeee, you will collapse with envy. Dr Kaseba is beautifuk, brainy, diplomatic and a christian. Wow, what a combination!!!!!!!! Pleasant woman and best First Lady in my view.
Well Done MAMA, Keep the Zambian Flag flying high. Qualities of Mama Betty.
:x Guys lets give credit were its due, was it going to be necessary for to talk bad about Zambia? In as much as the husband is trying to iron out his ways of attracting investors its gud we salute her, she is just doing da gud wifey thing!
I DON’T CARE IF IS HE /SHE…..BECAUSE SHE LOOKS LIKE A MAN….@15 HE IS UR FIRST WHATEVER NOT MINE….I DON’T TOK TO CANTS
SHE IS STOIC
hater…..chill….shes a great lady
#4.1 Republican Guard – Okay, I get your point, which is valid. Thanks for your feedback.
miz you stink
“The First Lady is in the Netherlands on invitation from the mayor of Epe for a familiarisation tour to a typical Dutch municipality”. So it is confirmed that Rabo Bank will go scot free then? kekekekeke
Sorry Libyans, you should have shown more hospitality, but then you were busy fighting Muammar Gaddafi of course!
“Zambiananna ” @ #8. Note that members of Tasintha along Adis Ababa use the best skills of diplomacy to grab other women’s husbands. Sata’s son Mulenga is about the same age as Christine Kaseba. Guess what happened for Kaseba to end up in State House. Boosting tourism entails luxurious business for the BITHCHES.
Kamwendo # 23, You stink, you mouth stinks too, stick to issues not personalities that you cannot substantiate. Fool free speech is not absolute it has limits,First Lady is just trying to help,you *****.She’s a Doc,you are a kaponya.
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