Mulusa
SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Project Implementation and Monitoring Lucky Mulusa says it is sad that some government officers were operating in make-shift tents and under trees 50 years after Zambia’s independence.
Mr Mulusa who toured the new Ngabwe district in Central province yesterday to check on infrastructure development could not hold back tears when he found officers operating in tents while others work under trees.
Meanwhile, Mr Mulusa has pledged to contribute funds meant to buy him a vehicle towards the construction of office blocks in Ngabwe District.
He said the Patriotic Front (PF) Government is committed to ensuring that people across the country have access to decent services.
He said the late President Michael Sata saw the plight of the people in the area and declared Ngabwe a District.
Mr Mulusa said it was unfortunate that civil servants who had been deployed to the new district had failed to relocate due to lack of infrastructure.
Speaking when he toured Ngabwe district yesterday after paying a courtesy call on Chief Mukubo of the Lenje speaking people, Mr Mulusa said it was sad to see people operating in tents.
‘’I have decided to channel money allocated to my office for a new vehicle to the construction of office blocks, after touring the District it is sad to see that so many years after we got our independence people can be operating in tents”, Mr Mulusa said.
He said it was hard to believe that Ngabwe District has not seen any development since independence.
Meanwhile Central Province Permanent Secretary Edwidge Mutale who accompanied Mr Mulusa on the tour said officers deployed to the area had failed to move as there are no office blocks and decent accommodation for them.
Ms Mutale said the area has a number of challenges that need to be addressed for it to function effectively.
She said officers fail to sleep in tents as they fear of been attacked as the area has a high rate of criminal activities and the tents are so close to the bushes that snakes sneak into the tents at night.
Ms Mutale thanked Mr Mulusa for the gesture which she described as overwhelming considering the challenges that offices face in the area.
I thought Zambia has developed? Then what is this now? On Lusaka Times all I see are bloggers saying Zambia has developed, yet non wants to go back to enjoy the development. So this is the true picture of most of Zambia, not a few buildings in Lusaka????????
It is worse, my friend. The veneer you see in Lusaka is just that, a veneer. At the bottom of everything else is suffering, raw anguish!
And this provincial Under Secretary has known this all along. Why doesn’t her boss take it to Cabinet?
I have always argued that there is no reason to have the Provinial minister and crew. They are a useless bunch, that is why you find MPs are taking over developmental projects around the country. This government is full of numbskulls!
They have the luxury of hiding $192 million and yet public servants are operating under trees and tents. Aba ba shetani aba, Lesa aka bakanda.
Priorities with no respect for human dignity! How long has Mulusa’s office been in existence to be already allocated budget for new vehicle yet the plight of Ngabwe is of longer existence? The ‘saviour’ Mulusa has promised to channel allocation for HIS new vehicle (mind you they drive off with them at end of term and lucky Lucky Mulusa’s term is short!) but we know that he’ll still get his vehicle and Ngabwe status quo will continue. Crocodile tears of Mulusa, just set right priorities please!
Mulusa should be arrested for embezzlement of funds. How is he going to account for money, the payment voucher is clear “.. for purchase of 4×4 vehicle”. Now Mulusa will provide receipts with “bricks, goat for workers, well-digging, and a wheel barrow”.
Muteteka was arrested for such, he gives his constituency a bigger truck in exchange with a smaller = straight ku ma selu!
Ba Mulusa is that the new way of budgeting you ‘decide’ that money meant for your vehicle must go to buying bricks? Please grow up public funds and not subject to fungability take time to read the Auditor Generals reports on the use of public funds even if you are emotionally driven to ‘surrender’ your car
Mulusa is the Man.
So you thought he was a woman.
Foolish Mulusa y cry he failed to let the govt improve his Former constituency some things Kwikalafye.
All these tours yama fi
Let Lungu reveal the $192 million and build the offices ba mafi imwe
Ba @Mopao Mokonzi ubupuba!
Saying: “Mulusa is THE MAN” is totally different from saying “Mulusa is A MAN”!
One goes to describing someone’s characteristics or qualities, and the other to GENDER identification. So @KVS is very right in this context to refer to Mulusa as “THE MAN”, and you bululu are the one who has missed the point with your attempt at cheap humor.
2.3 you’re the one who’s missed the point. Take it as humour. I actually chuckled when I read his (her) comment. Sometimes we need comic relief when reading about these stress-inducing situations back home.
I have got so much respect for this man but the only problem i have is the party he’s dining with. Nkongole za nyanya
Where is the money budgeted for the new districts?
If Mulusa was a serious person he would look in to exposing where the funds that are supposed carter for this type of infrastructure are going. Why should government prioritise buying expensive government vehicles when officials are operating under trees and tents? If people who are elected to look after government affairs are shocked at the quality of infrastructure in the country then what hope do we have to see changes?
That is why we need such people in projects implementation programs. People who have a heart for human kind and not leaking state documents for their own pockets. Mulusa was appointed by President Edgar Lungu and I am sure all well meaning Zambians will start to appreciate why such individuals are being appointed. There is so much work needed in this country rather than leaking information. We are just destroying ourselves. Imagine the change we could have seen in the new districts if all newly appointed senior government staff (PS’s, Ministers, D/Ministers and others) decided to continue using their old “abet new second hand vehicles”and channeled the budgeted funds for new vehicles into infrastructure development. Mulusa has done what most ordinary Zambians would never do in this era
@ Miya its not as simple as Mulusa makes it seem, he can’t “donate” money budgeted for something, not in Civil Service, he is just politicking! He will still have his new vehicle while the budget for new districts remains elusive up until Anna Chifungula’s office gives another report for the shelves.
As KK would say, stup!d fo0ls. How do u just foolishly create districts without budget for basic infrastructure? This is the MADNESS of sata we were talking about. And everybody was barking man of action, man of action like orangutans. And u mulusa, why weeping yet u know the problem, fo0lish chap!
I think its Sata’s actions that made him cry.
There is RAW greed in Zambia it is not even funny. F00ls are congregated in Lusaka fcuking at motels with stolen funds while the intended recipients are counting development only by independence day celebrations with morsels to eat and empty speeches. Guys, have a heart, let us work for once in our fcuking lives! You cannot get votes and have a clear conscience like that surely – have a heart you so-called Christian nation inhabitants! PLEAAASE!
Kalok. Apart from the foul language you have used, I agree with you 100%. I have come to realize over time that Zambians are loosing the moral fiber of serving one another. There is too much greed manifesting in every corner of town in this country. As a Christian nation we are not leaving according to the values of Love. Let us show love and passion for other people. Let us leave a life of always trying to change the life of your neighbor. I know its asking for too much but that’s Christianity. We did not come with anything on this world and we shall never leave with anything else apart from salvation.
I thought when these districts where being made there should have been a supporting budget.
Embarassing! Tears are rolling down my face. In this time and age. Nincompoops
Cockroache tears, give us a break, do the job or shut up
I THOUGHT HIS JOB WAS TO REPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE PRESIDENT INSTEAD OF HIM EXPOSING THE SHORT COMINGS OF HIS GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE MEDIA. IT IS MY VIEW HE IS DOING THE PUBLICITY FOR HIMSELF.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DECLARE DISTRICTS UPHAZARDLY AS SATA DID. THERE WAS NEED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE DISTRICTS BEFORE CREATING THEM. THERE ARE STILL SOME DISTRICTS THAT WERE CREATED DURING THE TIME OF CHILUBA WHICH DO NOT HAVE OFFICES UP TO NOW. LUFWANYAMA DISTRCT JUST HAD THEIR OFFICES BUILT A FEW YEARS AGO. OFFICERS CONTINUE TO OPERATE FROM KALULUSHI. THE DISTRICT SECRETARY FOR MASAITI STAYS IN LUANSHYA.
Give Hh a chance, Lungu is deeply embedded in the plunder and reckless expenditure of our meager resources.
All who think Mulusa is PF mwainama
Mulusa is one of RB’s Hijacker man
Auctioned in Jan and all money was paid on 20th Jan.
PF living in fantasy world that Lungu efintu just look
Kaingu
Katambo
Simbao
Vincent Mwale
Mwanakatwe
Mvunga
Mulusa
Next
Dora chisusu
Hit it as if u think PF is not RB
RB will put Kwisaba Sikota VP then himself President while PF re still looking.
Have got eyes but cant see .
Have balls men but withered
Have mouths but cant talk
Have ears but cant hear.
Ba PF isukeni fipalakasa pulisii yo party is MMD
Bye nine Rupiah Lungu
Malabishi chabe! Publicity stunt which might backfire for him! He has just revealed that this party and it’s government does not function. Next step, he will be fired. Wait and see.
Where exactly is Ngabwe?
Do not be under any illusion that Zambia is a Christian nation. It is not. A Christian nation is one which is ruled in accordance to biblical principles. We wud not have so much corruption, hate, electoral cheating, loving themselves, stealing, drunkedness, name it. Zambia is NOT a Christian country.
No wonder these people steal! So Mulusa can choose to channel funds meant for his department to another department? Is there so much leeway?
No ways, this is not going to happen, he is just politicking. Otherwise he will be making OAG’s work even easier
We are building a new $500m airport. Although in need of a facelift the current airport is still working, airlines are still moving in and out and we haven’t had any safety incident.
Its shameful for us to pump this amount of money into a new airport when some of the countrys disticts are having to live like third class citizens.
Some of our spending priorities need to be questioned.
500 million dollars can sort a lot of this deprivement in rural communities. Its no wonder that urban compounds are growing since the rest of the country is lagging far behind.
This mulusa is a pretender and useless idi0t who failed to develop Solwezi. Copper for this country is coming from NW but look at the towns in this province…Its shameful and very disappointing. He is busy touring this country making allowances at the expense of tax payers money.
@Mugubbudu
MPS (Legislature) please let it be known to you that you are not the ones who develop your areas but government (Executive wing) departments. No wonder the electorate blindly vote out capable MPs from the opposition thinking government departments will withhold development to punish them for voting opposition! How can we be so dumb 50 years after independence and in the 21st century for that matter?
@ Let me say this….,
You are one of the very few Zambians that know that the government, not the MPs, is responsible for developing all the areas in the country. Unfortunately in Zambia the understanding is upside down hence the reason why MPs always get the flack from the ignorant citizens when their areas are overlooked by the government. The ignorance among Zambians is sickening.
While a Prime Minister of United Kingdom, drives in a two car motorcade and hops on the train, here is a President of a third world impoverished country called zambia, with a private jet, 10 car motorcade, red carpet laid in the dust and threatening to jail any way who talks about loans…
Ati “red carpet laid in the dust”. Kwena wansekesha. Lol.
@Eggs Amina, Ngabwe is in chief Ngabwe one of the Chiefs for the Lenjes in centrale province west of Kabwe. They are in line with chief Chipepo , chief Mukubwe and then chief Ngabwe all are Chiefs for the Lenje people . Mr. Mulusa welcome kumishesu.
I don’t think that what Mulusa is saying will ever happen even though it sounds nice. It’s illegal to transplant funds. There is money appropriated for the district and he does not make mention of it. Why? Can’t be trusted. He knew that was a village turned into a District where did he think the building could have come from.
Really laughable ..why is he crying when he should be angry of the reckless govt he is part of that does not prioritise and still retains useless district commissioners and deputy ministers when our civil servants are working out doors in tents.
Wake up Mulusa you are now part of this rot!!
While I applaud Mulusa for this observation and the passion to do something about it, I submit that the idea of using money allocated for the purchase of his official car to the project is a very serious fiscal infringement. We’ve seen that successive govts have had their budgets made, policies drawn & plans outlined but, alas, none of it was adhered to. Fiscal indiscipline, am sure, is the reason the district is not taking off. Mulusa need to engage the relevant authority to get the project on its feet. In fact, car money may not even suffice for one office building. Needless to say, upkeep of minister at the pace we are going is simply immoral. Money spent on one ministers transport /yr can build one office block. What we need are courageous leaders to change the status quo.
The only time Zambia had a leader who cared for how taxpayers money was utilized was during KKS rule. Development was rapid after 1964 but was held back by his foreign policy, falling copper prices, high oil prices and the horrible one-party state system which some uncaring Zambians are advocating for even today. Late LPM tried but the corruption from late Chiluba’ regime was too entrenched. Had RB not reversed the LPM corruption fight, the situation could have improved. PF are ambitious but the corruption bottleneck remains. So called humble leaders want to get rich quickly from their jobs. Hence will do anything to hold onto power. Cry beloved country.
Where is this duplicated? The only time Zambia had a leader who cared for how taxpayers money was utilized was during KKS rule. Development was rapid after 1964 but was held back by his foreign policy, falling copper prices, high oil prices and the horrible one-party state system which some uncaring Zambians are advocating for even today. Late LPM tried but the corruption from late Chiluba’ regime was too entrenched. Had RB not reversed the LPM corruption fight, the situation could have improved. PF are ambitious but the corruption bottleneck remains. So called humble leaders want to get rich quickly from their jobs. Hence will do anything to hold onto power. Cry beloved country.
Brother Mulusa’ style of working must have been approved by President Lungu in the spirit of transparency. WhY should we allow the small group of people in government to hide the truth from Zambians? Besides if the opposition were the ones to expose these truths the cadres in the ruling party would just heap insults on people like HH accusing him of bitterness even when everyone can see the truth for themselves. Now that the people of Chawama have voted in a President Lungu candidate let us pressure him to end the floods there. Kuomboka site and service has degenerated into another old chawama due to flooding. Talk to the Dutch government they will give you a loan and let their company build the drainage system. It will money well spend. ECL plse do that for us as a gesture of…
gullible zambians are being programmed for a mulusa presidential bid, and they do not even realise it. lubngu declared openly
Tears will dry because many people are suffering,stop crying and get solutions already!
Lets be serious people, who really saw the tears please provide proof that the minster actually dropped them
How do you expect the many newly created districts to develop when the government is busy hiding loans? I was disgusted to read from The Post and from the Zambian Watchdog that the government did not want citizens to know that it got a US$192 million loan from China. What was the idea behind the concealment? To share the money privately? Development partners must be very careful with the current PF government otherwise their funds will end up being diverted to some people’s pockets.
Now the government wants the whistle-blowers arrested.
Zambia’s corruption stinks!
it makes me wonder how NGABWE which was declared a district a few years ago can see development since 1964 far as am concerned every new district has a budgetary allocation so ngabwes development should not be at the mercy of mr mulusa.it’s unfortunate that the officer who accompanied him the PS for central province decided not to advise accordingly anyway it’s a known fact that this PS is a cartel member and those civil servants being influenced by her risk being fired why cant she deploy police if crime is her source of concern.this a fake report
Whenever I hear of such heart breaking stories of men crying at what is supposed to be obvious I cry. Where do they spend their time if they do not know that’s what’s happening in the country?
Could it be that he had a terrible HO?