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Bob Sichinga calls on business community to give PF another chance to complete its mandate

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Commerce Trade, and Industry Minister Bob Sichinga gives out cash to AMICO employee Brian Ndalama as Luapula Province Minister Benson Kapaya looks on
Commerce Trade, and Industry
Minister Bob Sichinga gives out cash to AMICO employee Brian Ndalama
as Luapula Province Minister Benson Kapaya looks on

MINISTER of Commence,Trade and Industry Bob Sichinga has called on the business community to give the Patriotic Front ( PF ) Government another chance to complete its mandate.

Mr Sichinga said the PF Government has in the last three years strived to improve the economy.

He said the Government has continued to work on its promises and has scored successes.

Speaking during a meeting with the Kabwe business community through the Kabwe Chamber Chamber of commence today Mr Sichinga said it would be expensive to change the Government at this stage.

Mr Sichinga said his ministry launched a strategic plan from 2011 to 2016 which has seen improvement in the sector.

“The plan which we launched has been our road map and the business arena has been leveled and productive”, Mr Sichinga said.

He said the PF Government promised to create jobs and lower taxes which it has continued to fulfil.

Mr Sichinga said the PF Government has over the three years its been in power improved the economy.

“I want to take this opportunity to call on you the business community here in Kabwe to ensure that as you go to vote on January 20 you vote wisely as a change of Government at this point is at a price”, Mr Sichinga said.

Mr Sichinga added that a number of projects and plans have been launched and are working well.

He said his ministry has continued to implement the policies and is happy to disclose that the economy is now better than before.

Mr Sichinga said the business community plays a major role in economical development of the country.

He said it was for this reason that Government has continued to partner and dialogue with the business community for the betterment of the country.

59 COMMENTS

  1. Bashi Nono, has someone finally come to kneel before you to join the campaigns for Vodka? Your SG Chama rebuked you last week and said no one will kneel to you to be part of the Vodka campaign. Anyway, it is happening in Livingstone.
    Livingstone has come to a standstill, HH is addressing a sea of people. Am part of the crowd and proud to give you a first hand account of what is happening. The crowd is twice larger than the one Vodka addressed in his home town Chipata. Wina azalila. Pics will follow later.

    • shi nono,, how many chances has your PF sh.it on?,,, in fact you didnt tell the people the truth on how the president who went for a routine check up ended up dead,,,, so this other chance you want,,, what is it for???

    • It seems to me that PFs time is up. Not sure about things on the ground but one gets the feeling that come next week these dunder-heads will not be running the country. Lungu is just not presidential material and have yet to see what some people see in him. All we hear is that is humble a man of the people??? What nonsense..Sata had the same things said about him and look were he led us to. I therefore implore all Zambians whatever their political dispensation to exercise their right to vote. Vote for a new chapter for our young country. They is no reason why Zambia cant be the next Singapore. With the right leaders..aka those who have a vision of their own..the country will develop and renew it self. This is a big chance to re-write the evils of the past 3 years

    • “Don’t worry my son,” Mwango said. “I worry more about you my children than myself. I’ve lived on earth long enough. It’s your turn now. The future is in your hands.”

      “No, dad, my future is in your hands. Just as you’ve paved my past years, you can do it again this January.”

      “What do you mean?”

      “You should go in the voting booth and vote for me,” Chileshe said.

      “I still don’t understand. You are not standing for anything.”

      “I am. One of the candidates on the ballot paper is me. I’m the one with a vision. If you see a Lungu in me, vote for me not because I belong to Sata’s party, and wish to carry his legacy and vision, but because I have my own vision. If I don’t, don’t. If you see a Hichilema in me, don’t vote for me because I am Tonga. Vote for me because I have a vision…

    • Bashi Nono!

      Its a worst case scenario giving PF a problem party of confusion and violence another chance of deteriorating the country to shabbily!
      People are tired of PF violence and disorder, spiced up with endless inconsistencies in lying about everything. A Party Failed (PF) is a disgrace to democracy and humanity.
      If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, then definitely its a duck. Corruption breeds visionless as it can be seen in PF. Birds of a feather flock together and Bob Sichinga is no exception, but a PF who who together with their charlatan cadres have destroyed this country beyond reasonable doubt. Therefore, time to set the record straight, PF is dead seriously, dead as in dead as it can be.
      Viva HH.
      The Skeleton Key
      ~206~
      5 days left & PF Kuyabebelay!

    • ****The Axis of Evil****

      Dead and buried at Embassy Park!

      1. Gen
      2. Robin
      3. Nubian Princess
      4. 2020 Vision
      5.. Big L
      6. Mo Taim
      7. Senior Citizen
      8. Katondo Boys
      9. Yamba Yamba

      The Redeemed ( jumped ship at the right moment )

      1. Mushota
      2. Saulosi

      VIVA HH VIVA UPND
      LET THE VICTORY DANCE BEGIN!

      Haleisa Mwana, Haleisa
      Umwana wachalo Hakainde yeeee Haleisa Haleisa

    • @ shi mpundu

      PF is not bothered by the so called sea of people.

      Southern province alone will never deliver the presidency to the desperate and panic stricken Unreasonable People Never Delive (upnd)

      PF and its candidate will sweep the polls next week and continue with the development agenda…Even if southern province will vote for upnd like has been the pattern for the last four elections (since 2006), successive govts have not neglected southern province.

      Electing upnd will be a waste of nearly two years until the next tripatite election.

      one major contrast between PF and upnd is that while PF has borrowed to invest there by growing the economy, creating more jobs and ultimately reduce poverty, upnd will borrow for consumptiondue to many free things promises

    • @Nubian Princess, I like that. May I take this opportunity to say that I had held you in the very highest esteem many moons ago but Edgar Lungu! Are you sure Princess? There comes a time that you put a face to someone’s blogging mostly dependent on their style of writing and the register they use to write the lingua franca. I would say yours is exceptional and I would like to invite you for tea in England some time in the summer win or lose. Some amongst the list up there wouldn’t see the humour and would immediately trade in insults with me. If that’s the way they want it, then I promise them an ear bashing barrage of unpleasantries and I can unleash non-stop. Have a good one Your Royal Thighness.

    • IT IS SURPRISING HOW UPND SUPPORTERS SHUN THERE ‘DOG’ NEWSPAPER AND CAN ONLY BE FOUND ON LT. ARE THEY CONVINCED THAT FEW OR NO ONE READS ‘GARU’ NEWSPAPER APART FROM THE ‘GARUS’ THEMSELVES? IMWE BA ‘GARU’ WHEREVER YOU GO TO BEAT DRUMS FOR YOUR PARTY IT WON’T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE VOTERS. THE VOTERS ALREADY MADE UP THEIR MINDS AND THEY WILL VOTE FOR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU ON 20/2015.

  2. Yes, how can somebody think of changing a Government which has broken history of mediocrity and undevelopment? I longed for a Government that would spearhead development in Zambia: There can PF, 3 years was enough to show us that we can develop Zambia. Next week, will be just to replace HE MCS with his Beloved Son Edgar. Thank you very much Bashikulu for leaving behind a very challenging legacy of development. We shall honour you on Tuesday…we shall do it! RIP

    • Rupiah Banda phase two , if PF win just know that Edgar will be Medvedev and Rupiah will call the shots.rupiah has seen the chance to swallow PF. He will have the last laugh. Benangu bazalila . It’s like a wap laying it’s eggs in a beehive. All the PF bees are protecting the eggs but when the eggs hatch they will be wasps(RB) stooges and not PF bazalila Bantu . All contracts to pay back RB

  3. It’s more expensive to have by-elections–MPs and now presidential when you guys would have avoided them. Please go in peace, bye 20/2015

    • “Sichinga said the PF Government has over the three years its been in power improved the economy” !!!!!

      Hahahahaha! Is this just a joke? Or is it another PF L!E???

      Sichinga, are you just plain dishonest or STUP!D too?

  4. But shi Nono, you are literally fired! You still haven’t endorsed the president Edgar Lungu?

  5. By the way, how did Bashi Nono survive under Sata when he doesnt keep hair in his head? Just wondering because Sata never wanted anyone around him without hair in his head. He used to freak out. He forced all his staff and ministers around him to keep an afro. How come Bashi Nono was spared? He is still spotting a bold head.

  6. Old school rnb begging tunes on tap. PF radio is a combination of thug love, braggadocio and baby baby give me one more chance rhythms.

    I switched to the other party stations for a little girl power from Nawakwi, a couple of gospel tunes for Chipimo and family, some interesting concoction of blues from Mumba and then there is the dance and heroes anthems from Campaign 01.

    Okay it will be foot stompers for the hard core music fans over on I don’t care who wins just be good to me radio.

    I am spinning the one and only choon that brings HH to mind… I like it when you call me big Poppa… Hee hee keep it slick this weekend playa for the dirt is on and winner takes all.

    Sorry. What was the topic again? Oh Audio P0rn guy is talking. Let me pretend to listen.

  7. SICHINGA THINKS ZAMBIA IS BANA NONO WHICH CAN JUST BE ABUSED ANY HOW BY GETTING STUCK WITH ROTTEN LEADERSHIP AS IF GOD HAS NOT BLESSED ZAMBIA WITH DECENT, GOD-FEARING AND QUALITY INDIVIDUALS WITH A SKILL AND WISDOM TO LEAD THE CITIZENS IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER. BOTSWANA HAS DECENT AND DIGNIFIED LEADERSHIP, AND WE WISH FOR THE SAME IN ZAMBIA. GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN US HH . DON’T ALLOW SATAN TO IMPOSE THE EVIL-MINDED EDGAR LUNGU TO BE OUR PRESIDENT. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH FROM SATAN. VIVA HH VIVA!

    • Truth…well said. But problem is that HH has been embrassing every riff rough that crosses over to his camp. HH was supposed to keep away from the likes of Katele, Liato, William Harrington whose have have brought us untold misery and shame. As you indicated, we need decent and dignified leaders that will not rush to hide under the immunity clause? Botswana president are not even entitled to retirement houses upon completion of their service or tenure. Shame on us, I can only pray to God to grant us another LPM as he was the only true leader Zambia has ever had. peace be with you.

  8. Bobbie is a retard. The very expense is talking of due to changing of government is their own creation. Had they done the needed, a good number of some folks today wouldn’t question Sata’s vision.

  9. Aka bashi nono bakamba,u hav finally com to ur senses,huh? So u also thot u kud b president? Its e.l shi nono hate it or luv it

  10. Mr Sichinga, you’re very good at projecting an image of someone very intelligent. I think it may be in your speech, and the sharp threads you wore before time took its toll on your looks.

    Very disappointing to discover that there’s actually nothing of substance there. All that’s left is a shell of a man greedily trying to grab even that which is not his (bana Nono included).

    They say growing older is supposed to come with increased wisdom and perspective. You have none of that.

  11. PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA DO NOT BE CHEATED

    DO NOT VOTE FOR HH WHO WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA IN SECOND YEAR FOR CHEATING DURING AN EXAM.

    DO NOT VOTE FOR HH WHO IS A CULT MEMBER. HH IS A FREE MASON. FREE MASONS DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD AS THEY WORSHIP THE DEVIL.

    LET US AS ZAMBIANS VOTE FOR ECL.
    2015 ECL
    2016 ECL NAFUTI NAFUTI

    • Whatever fake stories you have tried to create in the past about HH, whatever rubbish you are saying now or intend to say in the near future, nothing will stop the revolution train. Infact, the more lies you tell, the more foolish you look. You chaps are so shameless to a point of cheating about the health of your late chimbwi no plan dictator whose blurred vision another clueless chimbwi wants to follow should he be made president. We can’t continue being ruled by chimbwis. We have options. We are going for a better option this time.

    • Mwine Munzi,
      That suits your visionless Edgar Lungu who was barred from practices of law because he embezzled his clients money. With such, your visionless & ever drunken (EViL), so is PF (Proven Failures) can’t be trusted with the intrinsic value of power.
      Edgar Lungu & PF are a menace to democracy. Vote for HH, Hackainde Hichilema for best practice development, Moving Forward We shall with HH.

    • @Mwine Munzi

      Mr Hichilema’s alleged escapades as a young man could so easily attributed to the folly of youth. He would have been what – 18? 19?

      However what cannot be disregarded is Mr. Lungu’s being barred from a professional accreditation – disbarment at that. And the rest of his career too is nothing to shout about. Just look at his performance at Mulungushi rock and ever since.

      If I were you I’d stop digging in other people’s closet, lest they dig more deeply in yours.

      Please put this UNZA 2nd year thing to rest – It shows you’ve got nada to say!!
      Sha!

  12. We need a leader with a heart for the people (Alex Muliokela). Probably we should simply hire one the ex-presidents of Botswana as they seem to know and understand the true precepts of leadership….service, scarifice, selflessness…etc. “The ability to meet the legimate needs of the people”- Bill Shore defination of Leadership from his book The Cathedral Within. What Zambia has a bunch of opportunists that call themselves politicians and sadly people fall for it. PF lied to us

    HH wont bring any change as he surrounded himself with fortune seekers and theives. Come 2021 we shall have another president…..! It is very easy to predict the Zambian mindset as they live for the moment. It took us 20 freaking years to realize that MMD was full of cramp and empty promises. P

    • Don’t know whether this is real of just a parody, but I loved it!I haven’t laughed so hard in a while.

      When asked whether he would win on 20th he said:

      “Even though my name is’nt there on the ballot paper due to the hate Ireen Mambilima has against me, i told my supporters to write down my name and vote for me.”

      He was the first to arrive at the venue, resplendent in a green suit.

      Comedy gold!

  13. HH was elected at a General Assembly in 2006. Meaning from 2006 up to now there has never been a General Assembly in UPND. Is there any democracy in UPND?

    HH tell the people of Zambia why there has never been an election since 2006 in UPND. People don’t you see another DICTATOR in HH?
    We are now in 2015 and there has never been a General Assembly since 2006!
    BESIDES HH WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA FOR CHEATING DURING AN EXAM IN SECOND YEAR.
    HH IS A MEMBER OF A CULT, FREE MASON. FREE MASONS DO NOT WORSHIP GOD BUT INSTEAD WORSHIP THE DEVIL
    HH IS A SATANIST AND A DEVIL WORSHIPPER

    LET US VOTE FOR ONE PERSON WHO FEARS THE LORD

    2015 VOTE ECL

    • If you lo e your visionless hyena so much, you can vote for him to be president of your ka visionless family. Be reminded that there will be no voting by show of hands and legs in this election like you chaps did at your ka fake PF kangaroo meeting in Kabwe.

    • There is absolutely no way any sane person can even imagine that Kaminamisa can be considered for presidency of a serious country which needs good leadership not only to boast of abundance of natural resources with no benefits to the people. Surely and we are serious in this time and era that we can have Kaminamisa for president?

  14. Wikipedia defines the word “Mandate” as the power granted by the electorate. The power for Sata to govern the country for 5 years. If Sata dies that power ceases. Bob the rest of the PF MPs still enjoy the 5-year Mandate but do not confuse the presidential election to be the same thing as the parliamentary election. Although they happen at the same time every 5 years, their rules and roles are different. Sata’s Mandate ended the moment he died. As Zambians we are now ready to give that Mandate to someone else and someone new–hopefully not one who belongs to PF. You Bob and PF had an opportunity to change the constitution so that what you are talking about now would make sense. Sorry, you missed that chance. They say fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me…We WONT be…

  15. Iwe shi Nono next week you will be out the job that travelling and phoning other people’s women is over you i.d.i.o.t go and suffer in hell. Old men with no morals I pity your children who call such a person dad who has no shame!

  16. Which economy was shinono talking about? How much is a dollar? M/meal? Fuel? Etc. That was an insult by a fool. What chance? Are we Zambians so foolish as to be fed with all lies every time? Fools and abnormal votes will give shinono a chance to plunder more and finnish u.

  17. Tired of giving you chances. What are you going to do better sir, you couldn’t even listen to us while oiling your bellies! Now you want my powerful vote!

  18. The minister could be having very low iq for not being able to realise the economy actually has gone down in the last 3 years of pf rule.
    Zambia cannot afford to continue with visionless leaders.
    Time to change is now here.
    Vote zambia united!!

  19. A chance to complete the mandate. That line is as old as dirt. It’s what crooked politicians use when they suspect that their time may be up.

  20. @Gen, am enjoying my soup and hot coffee. Whatever you say, you and your Kaminamisa are being kicked out. A new crop of leaders are taking over. PF is a party of criminals and liars who should be given a door to exit. They suck blood evidenced from too many road accidents that have happened under the PF rule.
    VIVA HH2015, the plane is landing soon.

  21. Time has come no more free petrol and you leave government houses to your to mahouse. Some of you Acc and Dec will on you sata die the one who used to stop these office thanks God!

  22. Ba Zambians,when you’re in a hole stop digging.

    To foolishly give PF another chance is to be ******s who keep digging in for their own ruin.

  23. I can’t believe this guy is Harvard graduate. I could not and still in disbelief how some of the arguments/logic this guy has shown throughout his tenure with the PF. I have lost all respect and value this guy’s integrity to zero. I think the Harvard university should get involved because this guy has put their name to question what kind of graduate would chose to uphold integrity and respect in society over money and lies. Bob you should have stayed away from these people, what is even worse, he continues to defend lies and illogical things that PF is doing even when he is fully aware these PF people have damaged the country from an economic and society perspective. This goes out to Given as well. What happened to you people. No wonder the late MCS called you treacherous.

  24. Ba shi NONO, start pack learning your drawers in offices, coz time is not with you, come Wednesday you are history

  25. Which chance????????
    Is it not the PF that gave us Panga Family that has taken the lives of our brothers and sisters?
    Is it not PF that lied to us to say they will give us the people driven constitution in 90 days?
    Is it not the PF and its leader that questioned the Zambian people when they asked for the constitution which was promised to them and only to be answered “show me an animal driven constitution I will give you a people driven constitution”
    Is it not the same PF that told us the zambian to stop yapping when we exercised our rights ?
    Why have today made us superior to them ? Or they are just pretending and will change the stance once given this “another chance” they are asking for?
    It is the same PF that is about to take us into another debt trap through their un…

  26. I don’t like PF and their Edgar candidate, but the reason I am giving them my vote is his promise to fix the cartel led by Fred Mmembe. I didn’t believe him at first but now with RB in his camp, this may be a reality!! am so sick and tired of Mmembe acting like only he know what is good for Zambia. unfortunately neither my favourate candidate Nevers Sekwila Mumba nor the trabalist HH has made this clearly!!!!

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