Kitwe District Commissioner, Elias Kamanga, has expressed happiness at the progress on the rehabilitation works of the Presidential Guest House in Kitwe.
Mr Kamanga, who toured the guest house which is undergoing rehabilitation, said the works will be completed in December this year.
He said the contract to rehabilitate the guest house has been given to Huachang Limited, a Chinese contractor, at a cost of K6.5million.
The rehabilitation of the Presidential Guest House by a new contractor follows the outrage by President Michael Sata who expressed disgust at the dilapidated state of the structure and the poor quality of works by the former contractor.
Mr Kamanga said his office took the concerns that were raised by the Head of State and ensured that a reliable contractor was found to replace the former contractor who had no capacity to do quality works.
He, however, expressed sadness at the level which the structure was neglected by the past governments.
Early this year President Michael Sata admonished Works and Supply Minister, Yamfwa Mukanga, and Kitwe District Commissioner, Elias Kamanga over the poor state of the Presidential Guest House in Kitwe.
Twaile mukulunga utoni mu forest ya ku presidential house kulya kwine…. Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma elo ama soja batusanga… Ala baalituponona..
Good were those days…
Make that guest house as a rehabilitation home for sick presidents. The state house in Lusaka is a workplace.
The next president will enjoy it kaili the current one cannot utilize if he might peg if he is moved!
What a shame,so the president does inspect the guest house and when he roars boot lickers find the money rapido. What’s the job of presidential buildings inspectors??? And such structures has periodical rehabilitation and budgetary program so that’s double funding coz someone did not do their job properly and also the financing officer realised funds not allocated that project….
Question is, “What criterion was the first contractor sourced?” I guess if it weren’t that MCS had visited and commented on the quality of work, the contrator wouldn’t have been asked to leave.
Nate, only a Kitwe man can understand that and identify with you! Ifwe twaleya ku Luanshimba, ku Nkana, ku Mine, ku Chibili mukulungo ‘toni and mine policemen would chase us! If you are caught they would beat you up because kwali utulyompi and they threatened ati bawiso incito yalapwa ku maini. Some of our friends used to go ku Malabo! We just used to go near the road to the presidential guest house but never reached there because we heard kwaliba Ba Para!
hahahahah
You have cracked my ribs…
Those were the good old days we grew up in…
Ukulinga utoni and being chased by ba mine police ku Luanshya near 28 shaft
Rehabilitating a guest house costs much more than building KKs’ house, reaping mu bwatoooooo.
Correction last paragraph
Early this year President Michael Sata CALLED Works and Supply Minister, Yamfwa Mukanga,ICHIPUBA and admonished Kitwe District Commissioner, Elias Kamanga over the poor state of the Presidential Guest House in Kitwe.