Chiefs in Southern province have welcomed government’s decision to build more palaces for traditional leaders in the country.
Chieftainess Mwenda of Chikankanta District in Southern province thanked government for reaffirming its commitment to build more palaces.
But the traditional ruler appealed to government to ensure completion of the previous construction works of the other palaces that were started last year under phase one.
“We are happy that government has remembered us my only appeal is that let government finish the other construction projects of the other palaces before the embarking on building news ones,” she said.
Chief Sinazongwe of Sinazongwe District said the initiative to build the palaces was a good idea because some of the chiefs built their own palaces while others stay in old structures built in the colonial era and needed a face lift. He commended government for its decision to build palaces for chiefs in the country.
“We nearly forgot about the new palaces that government promised us,it’s gratifying to hear that they are still committed to build palaces for us,” he said.
Recently Finance Minister Felix Mutati reaffirmed Government’s commitment to construct more palaces for traditional leaders. Government has allocated K62 million in the 2017 budget for the
construction of palaces country wide.
The palaces were being built in phases under phase one Southern province received an allocation of three palaces of which one had been completed and two were still under construction.
The one that had been completed was for Chieftainess Choongo of Monze while two other palaces for Chief Chona of Monze and Chieftainess Mwenda were yet to be completed.
Every year we hear of construction of palaces. Not sure if construction really takes place
Patrotic F is good provided there are derived benefits
Waste of tax payers money.
Surely with all the resources in their kingdoms they can’t build their own palaces? This is laziness to the maximum and we are in trouble as a country. If a chief is begging what more the subjects?
They just have to build Palaces for you, what are the taxes that we pay meant for anyway.
You don’t even have to beg for that mwami, you have to demand for that, just yesterday one chief from luapula was demanding for a road to his Palace.
The roads and bridges are collapsing left right and any other direction. And these guys are talking about palaces? Really laughable. This is myopic thinking. If these people want palaces, let them build using own resources.
We need to build schools not palaces.
To P.F, & theses Southern Belly Chiefs, This is Development!!
Hazalusa Hagain.
Decent accomodation is necessary but nothing over the top! The same must apply to top govt officials! The days of over the top entitlement must come to an end let those funds be used to repair roads and other vital infrastructure, let govt sell or stop buying the Luxury Suvs and use those funds to repair all the roads and build more schools to educate our kids..that is the real PF way!