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The UK invests K703.8million in Zambia’s economy

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ames Thornton – BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia
ames Thornton – BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia

British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton says his government has invested over £60 million (approximately K703.8m) towards Zambia’s economic development.

Mr. Thornton says this contribution by the UK , being the second largest bilateral donor to Zambia, made the contributions for 2014 to this year.

He says he is delighted that British citizens are making to Zambia’s development.

The British Envoy says there are many British nationals and Non-Governmental Organisations supporting Zambia’s development through various charity work, projects and businesses.

The High Commissioner said this in a press statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday issued by Press and Public Affairs Officer, Alfred Kapalayi.

He was speaking on the side-lines of the official invitation by President Edgar Lungu who is expected visit to Ikeleng’i District to landmine victims today.

“I am delighted that I will be joining President Lungu on the visit to landmine victims in Ikelengi district which benefits from the support of many British citizens who are making a real difference among local communities,” he said.

The High Commissioner is further delighted that the visit to North-western province would help him familiarise himself with the various humanitarian and developmental projects and available opportunities for further cooperation between the two countries.

He cited Kalene Mission Hospital which was established by British settler, Walter Fisher, private doctors, churches and organisations from that UK continue to support the hospital.

“Kalene hospital which was established by British settler Mr. Fisher and the establishment of Zengamina hydro-power station largely through the support of private British citizens have transformed that district by proving electricity to schools and the hospital, private doctors churches and organisations from the UK to benefit Zambia, “ he said.

Mr. Thornton said the availability of electricity at Zengamina plant is also attracting new investments, such as a pineapple processing plant, farms, new government buildings, quarrying and block making that would create employment for the locals.

5 COMMENTS

  1. 60 million pounds (I don’t have symbol for it) from UK is nothing, I wish they could just send that to Barotseland whom they messed up. Zambia don’t need UK no more, Zambia gets $******s from China. Ka $60 million is for people like Kaizer to setup appointment for Lungus. Zambia, I mean the PF now count 3 figures… $145 million loan from china … with no tress of it. $25million to renovate airport, just get diluted like Mazoe.
    What is 60 even to write about, UK can write about it, not the Kambwilis… they just laugh it off.

    • That’s not enough compared to the loot that you stole during colonial era and continue stealing to this day through various schemes.

  2. Dependency syndrome is like a cancer of the mind. Once it takes root in peoples’ minds, it’s hard to rectify and cure. It ‘kills’ common sense and rational thinking.
    It is wrong, very wrong to blame today’s mismanagement of our current natural resources on Britain 50 years after independence unless one has a chronic dependency illness.
    Take copper as an example. Today, the current untapped copper ore reserves in Zambia in N/W province alone are estimated to be the same in tonnage as the total tonnage mined from the Copperbelt province since mining began. In other words, in football terms Zambia is at half-time in copper output. Whats more, copper is now fetching THREE times what it fetched when ZCCM was sold.
    We are now in the second half of the copper game, but we are coming….

    • Cont’d…. coming up with shoddy deals with the current Mine owners, which deals are leaving the Country short-changed in terms of infrastructure development and generation of employment when compared to the first half.
      Are we now going to continue blaming Britain of 50 years ago for our current lack of capacity in Govt and hence coming up with current shoddy deals?

  3. Indalama basenda ubwingi nanomba balesenda isha copper and in return they give us peanuts, ubufungau ata mukwai…!

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