THE Patriotic Front (PF) Government has achieved its campaign promises of job creation and lowering of taxes.
Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga said during a Professional Insurance-sponsored cocktail at Mukuba Hotel that Government through its policies and innovations, had achieved job creation and had reduced taxes.
This, he said, had achieved the ‘more money in your pocket’ slogan.
“No economy can survive if its citizens have no resources to spend. With job creation and reducing taxes, people have resources to invest in business,” Mr Sichinga said.
He said lower taxes helped businesses and foreign investors in the country to create jobs.
Earlier, during a minister’s open forum, Commerce, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister, Miles Sampa said Government would continue supporting trade fairs because they promoted domestic and regional trade which would in turn lead to the creation of jobs.
Mr Sampa said in a speech read for him by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Siazongo Siakalenge at a Professional Insurance-sponsored event that Government supported platforms like trade fairs because they increased opportunities for private investment and trade.
This, he said, resulted in increased domestic, regional and global trade which would in turn lead to more jobs being created.
Mr Sampa said promoting trade through fairs would enable Zambia improve its competitiveness through targeted business environment reforms.
He said Government had embarked on licensing reforms and labour law reforms which promoted an enabling environment for doing business in Zambia.
At the same forum, Zambia Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) president, Geoffrey Sakulanda said Zambians needed to engage relevant bodies like ZACCI to find sustainable ways of doing business.
Mr Sakulanda said Zambians should also be ingenious in the way they came up with business ideas to run their businesses effectively and cheaply.
He said ZACCI had come up with the Private Sector Alliance to promote dialogue between public companies and private investors.
Mr Sakulanda said there were a number of issues that needed to be tabled between the public sector and the private sector for both parties to run profitably.
“For example, while the private sector wants to invest in electricity generation, they want the tariffs to be hiked because they will not make returns on the current tariffs.
“On the other hand, the manufacturing sector is complaining againstthe current tariffs saying they are high. So there is need for dialogue to see the way forward,” he said.
mamama mamama Bob Sichingaaaaa !!! whts making u say tht. You ve achieved totally NOTHING.
Go back to UPND where u came from. We r looking for u & my Lovely man Patrick Chisenga. Where is he ? We need to redeem Zambia.
Its time now for tht REDEMPTION and SALVATION. Kabimba cant manage to Redeem Zambia. Only UPND
Ka Sichinga , I think old age is catching up with him. He is now hallucinating and trying to position himself as a potential successor to Sata.
People now have far less money in their pockets than when you took over. Sichinga is behaving like a schooled but uneducated f00l. Yes people have more worthless money in their pockets but they are saving nothing as result of the high cost of living forced upon their throats. Salaries up by 4% but cost of living up by 35%.
I think,to Sichinga Zimbabweans who were getting billion Zim dollars and buying bread in millions had more money in their pockets. What kind of thinking is this?
Enough is enough with these useless f00ls in PF government. Its high time Zambian voted to boot these f00ls out and save Zambia from total collapse and…
By the way Sata is dying in a matter of weeks from now. Things are not looking good for the old man. He is not even able to utter a word now. But the PF are still in denial and won’t tell the nation the truth.
Bob Sichingaaa, pull up your SOCKS and put them in your mouth!
You must be the most USELESS of all the USELESS Ministers. You have completely failed in not ONE, but TWO Ministries, and now you come up with a stupid statement like THIS???
SHOW US THE MONEY! NOTHING IN MY POCKET!
We truly have dreamers for leaders. How did Sata manage to assemble the worst set of leaders?
Is this not the same money who is on record saying the kwacha will be as strong as it was in the 60’s and 70’s after rebasing? Really and someone claims to be an accountant consultant, is this the best accounts fellows can give or be? Is there no body in the country which regulates accountants? How can such low thinking people be left to claim to be consultants and not body can put them to task? Accountants you can do better, I am sure.
Uko bane, Sata did not arrive back in Zambia. One Tayali Chilufya went to camp at the KK airport from 19:00 to 00.00hrs. He wanted to see for himself when the president arrived but to his disappointment the president never showed up. This explains why Kabimba is still acting president.
In the light of these revelations, I fear Sata is in a bad state where ever he is.
His friend Mugabe is rumoured to have collapsed after ranting against white farmer ownership of land.
A fair statement would have been that “we have created a conducive atmosphere for more money in the pocket” and we will continue improving
Lloyd Hammambo /Wanzelu
it is your mother who is dying, you merchant of death.we know you are to deliver a president at all costs, badala Zambians are not on same page with you.Zambians will not vote for Ichilema the Freemason.
I couldn’t agree more.
For sure you cannot agree more, with that job you have been given based on your tribe and the pay you do not even deserve.
Saulosi the bs per excellence./ Of course you parasite agree. Ask the people of Zambia what they think before continuing your daily exercise of bottom licking.
The issue of tribe is real. Those that have the current upper hand call the rest, ‘minority tribes’ to continue loading it over other tribes.
Is a Lozi in Sesheke closer to a Namwanga in Nakonde than a subiya across the Zambezi on the caprivi strip? Is a Tonga closer to a Bemba in Luapula or Chinsala compared to a Ndebele across the Vic falls in Matebeleland? Is a Mbunda closer to a Ngoni in Chipata than their tribes mate in Angola?
We are different, though we have to tolerate each other because of this colonial grouping. It is for this reason that radicals in both tribes of Bemba and Tonga despise each other. They are different. One tribe eats monkeys, the other drinks mabisi. Two different sets of values. One steals and claims nabula fye. The other wont steal a chicken.
Saulosi and Gen Iam sure yu must be surprised that most blogers on LT now are not in favour of yo PF ideologies .Most educated youlths who voted for PF are itching to cast their votes to change this scenario .Shame on yu guys who seem to be buried in yo tribal hegemony and thinks tribe is important than strong constitution ,Good policies and Good leadership based on strong ethics and high moral values.
@saulosi
Kwena iwe Saulosi,you just agree with every trush pf vomits. When are you going to use you brains to think instead of your thick skull?
the only ones that have more money in their pockets are Sichinga and the P F ministers etc;
And the Chinese ‘infestors’ getting dodgy road contracts direct from plot 1.
iyeee…ndeloleshafye
I thought April fools had been and gone……
Sata told his son that he would take over. Then he also tells winter that he would take over. When time for court appearance was near, Sata ran to Izrael. He is not sick as he has put it together with his cadres. The man is simply fasting. Before you know it , it will be 2016 with the same old constitution. Every from PF is just jokes. Soon all road contruction country wide will stall. There is simply no money!
..provocative and annoying…
..mature and sober way of saying anything in that context would have been….’PF Govt is trying very hard to fulfil its promise on ..more money in your pocket and more jobs..’
Coming out boastfully that it has already been achieved is a plain INSULT to the majority of the Zedians…..
Its true power really ‘blinds’ people in authority…..
Even if its politicking, choose something less sensitive to politic on..
This statement only applies PF ministers who get DSA of 1700 per night besides all other expenses
As much as we may criticise or oppose views of others, it’s not right to wish someone death. Yes, Sichinga may not be right but where is the opposition to tell poeple where PF has failed. PF should quickly do a self assessment to know why they are so much hated by certain quarters of society. It’s really a sign of bad direction for the nation when citizens begin to insult,abuse and wish their own leaders death.
Are you deft and blind? To who opposition should tell? Kabimba? Chikwanda? Sichinga? Shamenda? Kambwili? Be serious. There is no “may be wrong”. Just plainly incompetent bunch of historical failures masquerading as “leaders”.
Preach that to the Hutu freemason satanist Wanzelu
@ Kudos
Why Wanzelu and not you? After all, you have not posted single line which bears resemblance of actual situation on the ground. Indeed, you are either brainwashed or have IQ of minus 142. Which one is it?
@Zedcrossroads 2.1 for sure the way people get some of these jobs is very distressing. Without qualification or anything in them.
Zambia is messed up. Sichinga used to b a brilliant guy whn they formed UPND with Mazoka & Others but I dont kno wht has become of him.
sichiingo has never been brilliant, he was just riding on the brilliance of mazoka. sichingo is simply an 1diot who has failed in which ever ministry he has been taken. asebele
KUDOS you very sick in your head.Who is a Hutu in your thinking and who is a Tutsi.This is Zambia bane,its not Rwanda.There are many tribes more 90 for that matter.So be carefull with what you write.What makes you think the Bembas are tutsis and there so strong to fight all the other tribes.By the way true bembas and paramount chief Mwamba do not support your PF government style of elevating Muchinga province at expense of northern province.So you Guys form Luapula and few BIsas think yu are Tutsis?Dont cheat your selves Tongas are not the only pipo advocating for good Governance and a new constitution,its all Zambians aprt from those close to the family forest depending on hand outs.So be carefull.
Iwe’ Sichinga, if U have nothing better to say or do, its best to Shut Up, & just enjoy
the “MORE CORRUPT SHILLINGS”, that are weighing down Your dirty Pockets!!
Your Day of reckoning will come, as long as You are not 6 feet under in Chingwele’ or Leopards Memorial Park.
Zambian’s can no longer be duped by Your cheap iles, & trickery!!!!
Should read, -“Cheap LIES & trickery”
This sichinga is an ***** who only thinks with his penis don’t know what sata sees in him the chap is a total failure retire him in national interest.
PF ‘Donchi Kubeba’ ideology being propagated by followers of Sata tree family.
How can an honest Zambian minister have pride to claim there is more money now in Zambian pockets? Voters will punish PF deception syndrome.
Vote for new leadership, vote UNPD to redeem Zambian misery.
Sichinga had a reputation for being clever but if thats what Zambians call clever then the country is truly doomed.
This man should share what ever he’s smoking with us because he seems to be on a different planet or he knows something we don’t. Act of desperation. Zambian’s are very patient and we shall ask him again to repeat himself when the time is right.
Trade Fair is nothing but an assembly of crooks drawing allowances from government, drinking and messing around. They can yap since they are having more money in their pockets. For majority it is hands to mouth, one time meal is a luxury.
He was at a cocktail party. Had one too many before the speech. Foolish Minister, proving your boss right yet again .
Mr sichinda, do you call road building and slashing grass, job creation? look at all the industries that are lying idle, don t you think that reopening these places would create employement in the country? ba mudala be serious,
Sichinga honestly from a very humble honest hard working tribe, the Namwangas you come with such a lie ?You a disgrace to your roots to say the least. Just wait for Sata to die anytime you will know that stealing government money is no a joke, your Sebele won’t be there to protect you failure accountant.I wonder who gave you that PhD. Go and grow beans in Isoka you ***** useless educated kaponya.
“THE Patriotic Front (PF) Government has achieved its campaign promises of job creation and lowering of taxes”. Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga said during a Professional Insurance-sponsored cocktail…….If this was a pledge, then it is a FACT……
THIS IS NO DEBATABLE ISSUE.
HOW MANY JOBS HAVE BEEN CREATED AND SAVED AS A RESULT:
1. OF PUTTING ZAMBIA RAILWAYS ON THE TRACKS AGAIN?
2. THROUGH A MASS OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH ARE TAKING PLACE COUNTRYWIDE?
3. BY STOPPING KCM FROM CARRYING OUT MASS REDUNDANCIES?
4. OF NEW DISTRICTS?
5. OF FORMATION OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES WHICH DEPEND ON 2 ABOVE?
If such a case, where is increase in PAYE? 0% Be serious in your bottom licking.
no wonder you dirn’t go beyond grade 10
interesting !
You are trying to re invent the wheel bwana.Of all what you have mentioned, the creation of new districts is a failed project. They were done in a chaotic manner.Go and see how the civil servants in those newly created districts are suffering.
The creation of engineering companies which depend on the 2 above is evidence enough of the rampant corruption under pf. Companies created to syphon money from govt. coffers.
I wish you could provide me the list with their directors and will prove their link to state house.
Sichinga you re drunk, go home!
Oh you little *****
What a brainwashed minister with no remorse his baseless words and comments. Why can’ t just shut up ? Let him open the US- page and see for himself what the Obama administration is doing and the proper meaning of job creation ? America now is at a turning point and everything is turning around for the better. I think it’ s not wrong to suggest that even the one who appointed this fake minister into that position is a f00l.
Anyone who cant see the truth in what Hon Sichinga is saying is probably hallucinating. The PF have turned round the economy from a downward spiral created 20 years ago by the ruthless MMD bunch of thug thiefs. The economy is now such that any serious investor can pump money into a project and reap real money while creating jobs. UPND bigots and that’s big idots by the way, UPND bigots don’t even know what industrial clusters are? Useless People, Nincompoop Dogs big brains but low brain power like cows
Where have you BEEN? Israel? UK? India? We missed you!
Well, just read comments. Anyone who is kissing bottom side of ex MMD criminals can see like you. Otherwise, absolute zero.
Aaaaaaaaaah, welcome back George Chellah!
We have been missing your IDI0TIC rants! Please keep it up, daily COMEDY has been in short supply in recent days!
Maybe you can shed some light on the CL0WNS movements???? Or are you still trying to convice us the world is flat?
I don’t get UPND idots like Wanzelu who are hell bent on finding State House using any means possible. This Sata death topic you are propagating is a sign of lunacy and Satanic orientation. The old man has enough powerful successors to beat your Hutu Herdsman (HH) on any day. But I assure you’ll be disappointed once again to see HE MCS returning to his normal duties.
where is ka Hadolf Hitler (HH) by the way?
What a pillock you are!!!
george chella, just tell us where the president is instead of insulting an innocent progressive leader of a party who has done nothing to offend other than threatening to uproot your “akalilo”. tell us good news about the president, when is he reporting back for work?
So its clear HH is the HUTU .Kudos you are so myopic and a true Zombie to think a leader like HH can be likened to a Hutu.HH is not an enemy to most Zambians who are looking for lasting solutions to our Economic malyse .HH is a hard working Zambian who does not need a salary to put food on his table. Most Zambians want to be like him a successful businessman,a husband of one wife and God fearing children.Your cheap politics of tribe is becaming outdated in Zambia.We don’t care if the president is Luvale or Kachokwe but want we want is Good leader who respects his fellow Zambians and has the talent to turn the Economic around .So Kudos I refuse to be drawn in a long discussion with you because you belong to the Chacha or Lenshina stone age.
Do we really expect to develop as a country with such muppets serving as cabinet ministers? These dim wits specialise in chanting whatever Sata said/says (whether it makes sense or not) sorely to keep their jobs. If Sichinga really believes in what he is saying then he’s either mentally disturbed or taking stuff that requires the visit of DEC officers.
We used to respect Ba Bob Sichinga when he showed some elements of being a credible politician in UPND under the Late Anderson Mazoka. But Sichinga’s move to join the PF was a disastrous form of genetic MUTATION. The nation was SHOCKED!
If Ba Bob Sichinga has any threads of intellect hanging in his head, he should by now have realised the mess that PF has brought to this nation during this one-5-Years Term of PF rule.
Since the PF is fairing very badly due to its failure to fulfil its promises, its recruitment of the criminally-minded businessmen, deceitful lawyers, unprincipled politicians and promoting the protection of the most corrupt persons, Bob Sichinga should try to safeguard his integrity during the rest of his life in the post-FP era. BOB SICHINGA must learn to SHUT UP
@ Mphangwe, there is a good expression in English —
PUT A SOCK IN IT!
ITS CALLED “BELLY POLITICS”, & Sichinga through this statement has just proved to Zambians, he entered the Political field NOT to Serve or make their
lives better or bearable, but Load his, & his family’s Pocket’s!
Coupled with a Rotten “Despotic Constitution” the recipe was ripe for Such Garbage to exit his mouth, when such Guff should really be exiting the lower orifice, straight into the toilet bowl.
Sichinga you are sick in mind.
tell that to your stUPNDity followers. You and the likes of Wanzelu have chosen a path of blind attacks on government no matter the progress made in certain areas. If the PF had done absolutely nothing in the last 3 years there would have been a revolution. So quit cheap politicking you cadres
Brainless cadre has spoken!!!
As to revolution, be very careful what you are wishing for!!!
It may be nearer that you imagine.
Bob is an educated fool who is blinded by stupid loyalty. I for one did not expect that kind of puke to come out his month I was under the wrong impression that Bob is above chishimba kabwili political reasoning
What can Sichinga say. He is employed by his sebele. He is part of the think Muchinga /Mpika Forest . You have divided the country you devils . Time to reckon is coming .
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Robert Sichinga and Miles Sampa,
Going by the portfolios you hold in government the first thing that you should be telling Zambians is about how many investors the president met during his more than two weeks absence and someone must tell us how much Mr Sata’s trip including the parking charges for the challenger jet has cost Zambian taxpayers.
@Kudos! Just eat while your uncle’s stay in office lasts. Soon and very soon you will be recalled from diplomatic mission where you are stealing money you do not deserve you unprincipled cadre.
Honourable Bob sichinga plz don’t try being smart.And don’t take our lives for granted.By book Zambia is doing well but the reality on the ground shows that pipo are struggling to survive bcz of yo bad economic policies.