Information and Broadcasting Minister Kennedy Sakeni is accompanied by Zambia Congress of Trade Unions General Secretary Roy Mwaba when he arrived at Mika Hotel where he officiated at an Africa Labour Media workshop in Lusaka — Information and Broadcasting Minister Kennedy Sakeni

Government has refuted claims by the Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM) that it has neglected hospices in the country.

Chief Government spokesperson, Kennedy Sakeni, said contrary to the ZDDM assertions, government has set aside KR 1 million to assist hospices country wide in the provision of quality health care to the people.

In a statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr Sakeni said the move has been taken because government, through the Ministry of Health, values the important contribution hospices are making in the provision of health care services in the country.

Mr Sakeni stated that arrangements have been made to disburse the money through the Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) to the hospices.

He noted that it is, therefore, misleading for Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM) vice president Charles Kafumbo to accuse government of neglecting hospices.

Mr Sakeni said government reaffirms its commitment to working with all stake holders in taking quality health care as close to the people as possible.

ZANIS

7 COMMENTS

MFUMU YA NDONDO January 29, 2013 At 9:45 pm

Now,can we please give that money we promised to give the soccer playars to the hospitals,please!
Zanji January 29, 2013 At 9:48 pm

The money you promised those foolish players ,can you give it to the Hospitals,since they have not gone anywhere.
Chibesakunda Liswaniso Chikwanda January 29, 2013 At 9:53 pm

Mr. Sekani, what about hospices for the aged, what have you planned for them, because those are not under the ministry of health but under the department of social welfare, you have not mentioned any plan for them.
Nostradamus January 30, 2013 At 4:21 am

If you can neglect the loosing Chipolopolo, how can you care about the dying.
PF PF PUF PUF.
Exhaust blown Diffuser January 30, 2013 At 7:32 am

Your WORDS and ACTION always contradict each other Mr sekeni??
SHAKA OZ January 30, 2013 At 10:32 am

I had respect for Sakeni for the work he did for Zambia during his work in the intelligence, but all the hard work he did has been washed off by his treachery involvement with Satanist Sata.

Why Sakeni can not advise Sata to stop his violent autocratic rule in Zambia, is everyone question?

It is a shame to have SHUSHUSHUs in such places as Information Ministry and then they are not giving the RIGHT advise to Sata.

Why leave to evil greedy Kabimba to play the one man show?

Zambians will do the Romanian way of the 25 th December 1989 no matter the repression from Sata not even the Kaunda way of the 1980s when KK used to bark on the radio and everyone listened to his nonsense!
Budweiser January 30, 2013 At 11:11 am

He knows what his saying, ministry of health has been re-aligned to ministry of info.