UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has described as atrocious the poverty levels in Nalolo in western province.
Nalolo district is where Vice President Inonge Wina hails from.
Mr Hichilema who is on a tour of western province said the high poverty levels are disheartening especially that is the constituency where the Vice President Ms Inonge Wina is MP.
He said Nalolo is facing numerous challenges.
‘The stark poverty ravaging through this constituency is atrocious. If PF really want to continue telling people that development can only happen in constituencies where they have MPs, this is another reminder of the deception with which the affairs of the nation are being conducted,’ Mr Hichilema said.
‘Our message to the people of Nalolo was simple. Get your NRC, get your Voter’s Card, usher in UPND in Government. We shall work for the people that will elect us into Government,’ he said.
On Saturday, Mr Hichilema and his entourage paid a courtesy call on the Litunga of Barotseland and his Indunas at his palace in Limulunga.
The UPND leader was accompanied by Former First Lady Dr. Maureen Mwanawasa, UPND Deputy Secretary General Captain Liambela and other senior party officials.
‘Our message was that of being thankful to the traditional leadership in our country for their relentless calls for unity and development both in urban and peri urban.’
He added, ‘our traditional leaders have since time in memorial been uniting people and Western province traditional leaders are no exception. We have great passion for development for all Zambians hence seeking public office.’
Mr Hichilema appealed to the Litunga to encourage the people of Western Province to obtain National Registration Cards cards and voters cards so as to vote for a better leadership in 2016.
‘We called on the Litunga to continue offering guidance to the UPND and its leadership even when in government. It is only through voting for a better leadership of the UPND that the current economic climate can be halted.’
Mr Hichilema assured the Litunga of the UPND’s continued calls for peace and meaningful development in Zambia.
Mr Hichilema made a stopover in Senanga where multitudes of people were waiting to meet him.
‘So far we have had a very successful mobilization tour, Senanga was phenomenal. Our team could not believe what we were seeing in Senanga. The entire town and main roads were painted RED,’ he said.
‘Ours was to just pass through enroute to our meetings, but we were stopped and told in no uncertain terms to address our supporters with our message of hope. We delivered our message much to the amusement of all our supporters who now have renewed vigour to change the driver after hearing our message.’
Mr Hichilema said Senanga is a beautiful place which seats near the Zambezi River in the plains.
‘People here grow rice, the famous Mongu Rice with that aroma is grown in Senanga. The story of Government letting them down and preferring imported rice is damaging the local economy,’ he said.
‘Namibia, Angola and Botswana is literally a stone throw away, but we have no formal trade routes and developed markets that our people can exploit. Why?’ he queried.
‘The PF Government is not interested. Senanga would be host to a rice processing plant and export the commodity straight into Angola. But rice from Senanga comes to Lusaka through Mongu, this does not make sense.’
He said the UPND is serious about localized development as it stimulates the local economy.
‘Our tour continues today, Sunday, 22nd November. We are grateful to the people of Western province for their resilience and overwhelming reception,’ he said.
Let me say this again, for the nth time and underline, HH is the in coming 7th president of Zambia. Edgar has so easily handed over the mantle with is numerous failures
For HH to win, there’s just one formula- add another province to your current tally, otherwise the results will be no different from 2014.
By the way, in all those picture, the delegation from Lusaka appears to outnumber the locals (hint: watch for the red berets).
Yaba!! What has HH done to be so famous just in 2 months? Or what has gone wrong with PF after the national players and fasting?
Photographs and video clips speaks thousands of words. Lets have more of these.
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Surely HH is the next president of Zambia
In your dreams. You need to understand that what Zambia was going through your HH has also contributed to it. Ask him the sacrifice which was done to frustrate this nation. I can assure you come rain come sunshine as long as he took part in that issue he will never be president in this country. Zambia belongs to God not the devil.
It hates to always have almost gotten it. Ba UPND mukafwa na Idea! You are destiny is to always lose every presidential election under your gifted loser called Hakaivotela Hagain!
HH cannot win 2016 general elections!!he is able to attract such people in north western,western,and southern.these 3 provinces will never make HH 7th President!!AM SURE YOU ALL SAW HUGE CROWDS PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU ATTRACTED IN EACH AND EVERY TOWN ON THE COPPERBELT RECENTLY!!LOOK PF HAS MAINTAINED SUPPORT IN ITS STRONGHOLDS AND UPND TOO.BUT PF HAS AN UPPER HAND SINCE ABOUT 6 OR 7 PROVINCES VOTE FOR PF!!then over poverty in Nalolo,tribal HH must just keep quiet bcoz even if it was him in power,he cannot develop Nalolo!!Nigeria with Oil and South Africa with diamond have such places,what of a poor Zambia?ONLY YOUR FELLOW BANTUSTAN CAN BELIEVE YOUR LIES HH!!GO PF GO!!
@ eddy, why are you living in denial? Where you expect PF to go? There is nothing, absolutely nothing that PF under current leadership can achieve apart of more misery and empty promises.
HA EDDY YOU HAVE RESURRECTED, get prepared 4 a rude shock in a few months time.
PF zealouts just wake up from slumber,the end is near.
PF had to scramble cadres to stop freight HH2016 on the copperbelt. Those doubting victory for UPND in 2016 are living in denial. HH took the copperbelt by storm but PF had to resort to hooliganism to stop HH. So the multitudes you are seeing for HH will double by 2016. Those who think HH is only popular in his strong holds are in for a surprise, you will see how huge the crowds will be when he tours Northern, Eastern, Northern and Luapula provinces.
Bo ndate bo HH, so what do you say about the violence on our sister Inonge?
This is political violence but also qualifies for GBV, I think.
Answer is simple, who lives by the sword, shall die by the sword.
HH has to refine his message and understanding of the aspirations of Zambians at large, if he has to win the Presidency. The statement his government will improve the lives of those that elect him, does not reflect that. It worries me a lot to hear Zambian politicians giving me messages that could become a sword for others to kill with. Yes, Nasilolo might be underdeveloped, but it is not a new phenomenon. Who was the MP before the PF MP, you might have to ask? UPND. Before then? MMD! Analysis has to be factual and a person like HH has to be smart and honest, not twisting facts. Let’s develop every part of the country through a wider vision, not just rhetoric that implies there is money to suddenly create a development that has eluded our country in the past because our people have…
HH is nothing but a con artist trying come and finish off what he left after looting mother Zed.
The mentality of Zambians…my gosh. In the midst of all this are we going to develop sure?
Things are slowly but surely going to normal. what I have liked about PF is that the team is not shaken despite what the country is going thru. on the other hand HH and his pipo are showing true colours and most are saying if we cant be respected when HH is in oposition wht happens if HE wins?
hj will in a dream and cry wen he wakes up and says banjibila. hh uka lol a like a baby
am not seeing any clouds people are referring to. in any case am seeing the so called security clad in the symbol of red ,, the blood he is used to drink in his freemason world. My massage to the under 5 is that you failed to wrestle power from the PF when it was at its lowest point. What makes you think it can work this time around with all the machinery in place. keep dreaming.2016 will be kolopa and that time you will not just break down you will cry the loudest that again my vote has been stolen.
Who is the guy in red in front of HH’s car? What is he hiding?
Is he scared of being identified by the public?
Just asking.
WITH YI NAKED EYES YOU CT C ANYTHING BT TO TEL U THE TRUTH HH ZTHE ONLY SOLUTION FOR MOTHER ZAMBIA
Those that are still leaving in caves of tribalism come out. see reality HH is the man of the moment. He managed to win in 2015 by 2% above Lungu but ECZ and Lombe Chibesa Kunda using there institution they denied him his victory. Come 2016 no amount of intimidation , including state machinery will stop HH from getting it. We have prepared so well for every eventuality. The people of Zambia will speak in big numbers. Our strategies are clear and our structures are working quietly but fast , by the time PF will stop underrating us it will be too late. Watch the space. Wina a zanya oil.
HH won by 2%, do you have proof . HH instigated the attacks at the VP’s house in Nalolo after his remarks. Do you lozis believe that HH will give you baroseland if he comes to power or you will conveniently forget about it and start when hh is voted out?
get your NRC, Your voters card we shall work for the people who we put us in power……SAYS HH. that is strong message to say that he will only work in those areas he is going to win wake up people!
@Mulundu. Well said! How much do those chaps in red get paid to follow HH around instead of being productive? His sort of desperation by UPND is really getting scary
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