EDUCATION, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education minister, John Phiri has directed the permanent secretary in his ministry to give him a comprehensive report and get to the bottom of the cause of the untimely death of a 19-year -old Evelyn Hone Student.
The minister has since regretted the death of Wiseman Mwale, an Environmental science student who died on Monday at the college clinic even if preliminary information indicates he died from Malaria.
Dr Phiri said in a statement yesterday that the loss of Mr Mwale, a promising young life was a devastating blow not only to his family and college but the nation at large.
He said that the health team has been to the clinic to assess the water and sanitary conditions and their report was being awaited.
“In addition to this assessment report I have demanded a comprehensive report to this tragedy from the permanent secretary who must get to the bottom of the tragedy and recommend what the ministry ought to do in the short term and long term” Dr Phiri said.
Dr Phiri said that he would later present the ministry’s response based on the same report.
He said that the death of Mr Mwale was a sign that the ministry needed to pay extra attention to the lives of students under its care in the higher institutions of learning and Evelyn Hone in general.
Dr Phiri said that he was in the meantime seeking support of the Evelyn Hone Board, staff and students and appealed to them to mourn Mr Mwale with the dignity he deserved and not to lose sight of the responsibility as well as make the college a better higher learning institution.
He further said that Evelyn Hone operated 24 hours a day with a medical doctor every Tuesday and Thursdays.
Mr Mwale’s body was taken to Sinda in Eastern province where it was buried yesterday.
Let ACC do their Investigations, Unlike the GBM/Winter Case, they will probabaly come up with something here
Compromised ACC and Compromised PF Police. They cannot be trusted.
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HON MINISTER, YOUR INSTITUTIONS ARE VERY DIRTY, ALL OF THEM, NO MAINTENANCE AND IS SUCH AN EMBARRASEMENT. THE BOY DIED OF “CHORELA” DON’T PLAY IT DOWN. IT IS REALLY A SHAME. STUDENTS YOU ARE ALSO TO BLAME< YOU MEAN YOU CANT THINK OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS?? DO SOME FUNDRAISING TO HELP CLEAN UP YOUR COLLEGE. HAVE PRIDE THAN JUST RUNNING TO STREETS PROTESTING. THAT’S STUPID THINKING. GET SERIOUS AS THE YOUTH OF THAT COUNTRY AND COMPANIES CAN HELP YOU.
“cholera” my friend not that nonsense you typed!
Many Zambian higher institutions of learning are unhygienic therefore it is not surprising that this deplorable situation has resulted in the sad loss of a young life. The overcrowding and general filthy in some of these institutions are unacceptable in any civilised country. But then…
SAD AND UNFORTUNATE. ALLOW ME TO DIGRESS AND SAY THAT EDUCATION MINISTER IS RIGHT TO REVIEW THE EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN ZAMBIA. THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO HAVE A “DOUBLE STREAM” OF CAREERRS’ DEVELOPMENT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE GIFTED NATURALLY TO PURSUE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, LETS HAVE SCHOOLS AND COURSES FOR THEM UP TO TERTIARY LEVEL. FROM THESE WE CAN GET THE LIKES OF PROFESSOR CHIRWA, ENGINEER CHIWALA, LEMBA NYIRENDA, CHITUNDU ETC.
THEN WE CAN ALSO HAVE OTHERS PURSUING CAREERS IN DRAMA, FILM ACTING, FASHION AND DESIGN, INTERNAL AND OUTSIDE DECOR, MUSIC, SPORT ETC. LET US BUILD SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FOR THESE GUYS. THESE ARE ACTUALLY IMPORTANT AREAS FOR MAKING MONEY, MORE THAN EVEN ACADEMICS I THINK.
SO EARLY ON LET US IDENTIFY WHERE OUR STRENTHS LIE AND FOLLOW THAT.
BRAVO PF, DR…
Mwe bantu we can’t afford to be loosing young people just like that. Just the other week we lost more than 50 people in the Chibombo accident and most of them were still in their youth, now it is a 19 year old pupil. Can we have a college clean up please twapapata before we loose many more
What report when the problems of no water and dilapidation have been there for years in many learning institutions. You campaigned about them, now when you are in power you want comprehensive reports over the issues that you already know exist. Soon it will be 2016 and you will still be waiting for comprehensive reports to tackle the social problems that Zambia is facing.
LAZINESS AT ITS HIGHEST Mr. Minister
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