Vice President Inonge Wina has implored people in Solwezi West constituency to elect a member of parliament who can freely work with government.
Ms Wina said President Edgar Lungu has been frequenting North-western province because he wants development to trickle down to the area that has lagged behind for a long time.
She said to show that government cares for people in Solwezi West constituency, President Lungu declared the area as Kalumbila district.
Ms Wina said although some people have ill feelings about the declaration of the new districts, the benefit of it is that government will be compelled to take development to an area declared as district.
She said government will construct a new hospital, roads, police post, post office and other infrastructure befitting a district.
Ms Wina said this at Muyashi primary school ground in the newly created Kalumbila district when she addressed a public rally to drum up support for Patriotic Front candidate, Martin Mbaya in the forthcoming September 24 parliamentary by-elections.
She advised people to ignore the cheap political talk from opposition political parties who claim to be capable of fostering development from their pockets.
Meanwhile, Ms Wina advised traditional leaders against practicing partisan politics because doing so can divide subjects instead of uniting them.
The Vice President also implored parents not to marry off their girl children at a tender age but allow them continue in school and obtain an education that can open their opportunities in life.
And The people of Kalumbila District say they want to vote for someone who will help develop Solwezi West constituency.
The residents of Manyama told ZNBC that they are ready to vote in the forthcoming Parliamentary by election slated for this Thursday.
One of the residents Rosten Thole said that people in the area want a person who will help in the creation of jobs for young people.
Mr. Thole said a number of people have lost jobs and young people are looking forward to someone who will give them their jobs back.
And Jonathan Kazembe who is a taxi driver said the people of Solwezi-West want someone who will help in the development of infrastructure especially in the education and health.
And Mathew Sakala is happy that development has started flowing to the area and the person who will be elected Member of Parliament should continue with it.
I remember hearing the same words in Mufumbwe and am wondering what development is in mufumbwe to show to the people there after they gave them one masumba
My country is a country of politics and talk after talk with nothing to point at./show. Very sad how much money these people are spending just moving around so they can get a vote at bye elections and 2016. People i visited my beautiful country in April. I had the opportunity to go to UTH. Ala people, that place is like a chimbokaila. I saw people sleeping on the floor in a ward meant for 6 people had over 17 people. No space to pass through because you can step on a sick person. I cried when i saw this.
I don’t think we are failures but we have allowed this on ourselves. These politicians are merciless selfish individuals who will always get treated in SA.
The same was said by the PF in Zambezi West, Mangango, Mulobezi, etc. Go to those constituencies and you will find nothing happening. Instead a bit of development projects are being implemented in opposition areas such as some areas of Southern province. It makes sense because if you vote for a ruling party it means you are happy with your situation and you have no cause to complain later on. Sometimes it is better to vote for the opposition in order to keep a ruling party on its toes.
She is blatantly breaking the electoral code and there is nothing the ECZ can do about it. Shame to Zambia.
Someone please define the job of a Zambian Vice President, because it seems all she ever does is campaigning. Always on the campaign trail.
I thought you are supposed to be helping your boss Edgar Jamasoni Chakolwa resolve the many economic challenges Zambia is facing. How are you going to help him if you are never in your office but on the road campaigning to chiefs all the time.
Go & say the same in Ngabwe district, those people will stone you. Ask your own Lucky Mulusa.
But then what do you expect from someone who promises a post office.
It is also annoying to hear citizens being black mailed into voting for ruling parties. And yet when they are collecting taxes they do not exempt those, who voted for the opposition from paying taxes. If I were PF I would take development to the area and then seek a vote on the basis that they have performed, where others failed.
Does it mean there is no development in constituencies held by the opposition?
‘Ms Wina said although some people have ill feelings about the declaration of the new districts, the benefit of it is that government will be COMPELLED to take development to an area declared as district.’
If govt is compelled to do something, does PF love the people or they are doing it for votes? Has Pemba received a new hospital, roads, police post, post office and other infrastructure befitting a district since its declaration?
Ati Edgar Lungu has been frequently NW province be a use he wants development to trickle down! This is crap talk from this old woman.On the contrary everything he has been doing there is for political expedience. Kasonso is a better candidate hence the panick by PF
Once again we are hearing if you dont vote for us there will be no development in your area!!!! Zambia should be developed regardless of which party you support – this is called bribery and corruption at it’s highest level !!!!
We should respond, if you don’t bring development to us we will not vote for you! Kwapwa.
Education does nothing to a human being, I thought she was above such cheap politics. Shame on her at her age she should have brought sanity to this panga party but she is just as bad as Banda in her own way. She did not follow her principles by joining PF but she just wanted a winning team in whatever state it was. She is a disappointment to may who respected her.
VOTE FOR UPND
TRUE HH AND GBM BOAST ABOUT THEIR MONEY WHAT HAVE THEY DONE FOR ZAMBIANS THAT THEY CAN POINT AT APART FROM HAVING BUSINESS THAT BENEFIT THEMSELVES. LOOK AT DANGOTE HE IS A MAN THAT CAN BOAST ABOUT BEING THERE FOR PEOPLE NOT THE DUO WHOSE WEALTH SOURCES ARE QUESTIONABLE.
SOLWEZI PEOPLE WAKE UP ITS ONLY THE PF GOVERNMENT THAT WILL BRING DEVELOPMENT OF ROADS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS AND NOT HH OR GBM MARK MY WORDS
What do you want GBM to do for the people?
The problem with Zambians is that you like things being done for you.
That time is long gone baba. Va mahala vinata.
If the way GBM and HH made their money is questionable, why don’t you instruct a probe? Let’s see what you come up with. If it is prosecutable, I will put up the cash and for a very high power lawyer.
@ james phiri typical of the mediocre type Zambian! What has propelled Dangote to come to Zambia? He could have as well invested more in his own motherland to create jobs for his countrymen. You already seem to praise Dangote, so what is it that he has done that you want HH and GBM to do for you? Have you ever heard of “A prophet has no honor among his/her own people!” Left, right, center and, all round HH and GBM including many others have weathered onslaught of all sorts by own countrymen and women for being successful because no one among the leading critics believe a hard working son or daughter of the Zambian soil can make it without being engaged in pilfering or some sort of covenant with dark forces! We demonize with prejudice and self righteousness without shame people we have…
……..not availed opportunity to lead and put to test fresh ideas. One thing nobody will take away from either HH or GBM is their intelligence to have made it big in business and the God who gives talents blessed them to succeed!
So Mr. James Phiri and those criticizing HH and GBM out of envy @ Mu Seven is a question needing your answer. The proceeds from HH and GBM inject into government revenue part of which the PF leadership use to gallivant around!
ITS SAD THAT EVEN IN 2016 HH WILL LOSE,HE DOES NOT INSPIRE ME AT ALL.WHEN HUMPHREY MULEMBA BECAME PRESIDENT FOR UDA,ALL THE TONGA PEOPLE LEFT TO MMD AND THEN UPND.LOOK AT OUR OWN CHARLES KAKOMA HAS BEEN NEGLECTED,RICHARD KAPITA COULDNT HOLD.TONGAS ARE JUST TO TRIBAL,EVEN AS BEEN THEIR COUSINS.
ITS GOOD THAT HH WILL LOSE AGAIN,HH AND UPND DOES NOT INSPIRE ME,WHEN MULEMBA HUMPHERY MULEMBA BECAME PRESIDENT FOR UDA,ALL THE TONGA LEFT TO JOIN MMD AND THEN UPND UNDER MAZOKA,HH WAS A POCKET MAN.ALL THE TONGAS WANT IS TO HAVE A TONGA PRESIDENT AND NOT IMPROVE ZAMBIA.BA KOANDE BAKWETU JIMUKAI,THEY JUST WANT TO USE AS.TONGAS CANT BE TRUSTED AT ALL.IFINTU NI LUNGU
Nomatter how much you pf chaps talk people are already decided to vote for Kasonso and mucheleka.
Madam Wina, once respectful and decent woman, what has gone wrong? so madam you mean that meaningful development is on condition that the area has an MP from the ruling party?
Madam, You are off side!
@james phiri! You are a f00l. You expect GBM and HH to start Building schools and hospitals for free for the citizens! What is the role of government! You blind supporters are the ones perpetuating the suffering of majority people because of your ‘wako ni wako’ which can’t put food on your table or send your children to school! Ubupuba!
A country so rich yet so poor. OOh too much politicking.
The ruling PF government must really thank the majority illiterate people who do understand anything about the economy. The PF government has really taken advantage of these suffering people who are told everything is ok and that people criticizing them(PF) are just jealousy of the unprecedented development. These gullible people believe them and especially if they even receive a t/shirt or a chitenge. To some of these people in rural places, it is a big achievement to just see a president or vice presido talking to them regardless of what he/she is talking about. They will be clapping and at the end of the day vote for them. Very unfortunate!
I meant to say who do not understand
@james phiri,u r dull nd foolish go into shops nd see dont pretend naiwe yakunyokola even if u r a cadre.
Development is not about voting for the ruling party. but the responsibility of the government.
Solwezi West please teach these *****s another lesson, vote for Kasonso. PF said the same in Mufumbwe..better not have development but integrity.
Solwezi west, let us peacefully vote PF out. They are say “we shall bring development” but why didnt they bring devolopment and say “we brought development”? This is failure by PF government.
Actually it is very wrong for the veep to use such terms as vote for PF so development can come to your place. Whether they vote for an opposition, development must be taken there because that is the responsibility of the govt. Political parties cannot develop any part of the country because that is the mandate of the govt. It is stoopid to mislead people that only MPs from the ruling party can foster development. It is high time electorate understood that MPs are simply law makers and lobbyists who lobby from govt on behalf of their respectful constituencies. Therefore, there is no guarantee that an MP from the ruling party will take development to their constituency.
Mrs Wina, developement should be everywhere even where there is an opposition MP. It is not party money that is being used but government money for the people by the people in short our tax money so stop blackmailing people into voting for your violent useless crooked party.
The seat was for Mmd but failed to develop the area because of corruption & poor quality of leadership. I dont see any meaningful development even where pf has a strong presence because of high levels of corruption. Roads or any emerging building is either of poor quality or has stalled. Pf is visionless & selective and will think of taking development to areas that only vote for them.