Thursday, March 28, 2024

UPND MP blames Government for the substandard thatched Kkoma School in her constituency

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Kkoma Primary school pictures
A thatched classroom at Kkoma Primary school

United Party for National Development (UPND) Gwembe Member of Parliament Attractor Malungo Chisangano has said the reported substandard of Kkoma Primary School is just a clear indication that Gwembe District has been forgotten by previous and the current Government.

On Friday the 9th June, 2017, Lusaka times published a story depicting how dilapidated Kkoma Primary School is in Gwembe District where pupils are using a grass thatched School.

When reached for a comment, Ms. Chisangano stated that the hazardous School class block with a big crack at Kkoma Primary school has been reported to Government through Ministry of Education many times since 2010 for Disaster Management Units (DMU) to do something but Government has turned a blind eye.

And Ms. Chisangano disclosed that she even raised a motion in parliament regarding the numerous challenges the constituents are faced with in her area.

The opposition UPND MP who lamented that her constituency lacks various infrastructure development including housing units, Schools and teachers’ Houses and Road Network, Poor bridges, and poor Communication Infrastructure added that in some Schools pupils even learn from outside under the trees.

Ms. Chisangano has since revealed that since 2013, allocation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has not been consistency and that is one of the contributing factors for Gwembe to be one of the least developed constituencies in Zambia.

Kkoma Primary school pictures
The cracked building at Kkoma Primary school

The legislator also stated that Gwembe Constituency has more substandard Schools that need urgent attention than the reported Kkoma Primary School, stating that some Schools like Machechete, Mukono and Henga as well as Nakasika and Buyente schools are worse than Kkoma because those are of mud and grass.

And the lawmaker was hasty to mention that since she is only eight (8) months old as Gwembe MP, she has already assisted certain schools with cement and roofing sheets to build teachers houses and also pledged to assist even the schools with mad and grass schools as she is currently in the process of partnering with Glassco foundation from Canada which will soon build some Schools, Clinics as well as providing water in some parts of the Constituency.

“Have planned to use the little CDF and also Glassco foundation our big partner has plans to assist. The MP had plans of using the first CDF allocation to repair the school. The Glassco foundation has also expressed interest to support the school among other projects they intend to implement in Gwembe”

“This is funding from parliament that is meant to help the MP implement projects to address problems Since am a new MP those are plans for coming CDF Yes and 8 months old as MP”

“There are also other schools in the district that need urgent attention. The Government should be fair in supporting the citizens of Zambia. President Edgar Lungu last year promised to tar the road up to now nothing. Civil servants have no accommodation. Answer from parliament was that MPs should build houses”

“Communications infrastructure is also very poor. Not proper network in the constituency. Despite being assured by communications minister that towers would be built after the rains there is nothing happening” Chisangano said

85 COMMENTS

  1. You should bring all problems to the attention of the so called illegal PF government and its illegal president Lungu.It is no good for you to follow blindly the genius UPND Mp’s by walking out of parliament never ending bickering.

    • Nonsense, you must blame yourselves for boycotting the speech in which the President explained to build that schools.

      Also blame yourselves for misleading HH, now he is staying for free in Mukobeko – no payments for accommodation, electricity or water, you characters must be thankful.

    • Which government, civil service or what?

      Because UPND does not recognise the PF administration.

      So she should blame herself as a politician and area MP and the civil service – she should specify.

      And she should advise her leader, HH, that if convicted he should refuse any pardon from Edgar Lungu, since he dies not recognise home as head of state.

      HH is funny, he does not recognise ECL as president, yet ECZ declared him winner and UK, EU, and the rest if the international community, including all regional bodies in Africa – the AU, SADDC, COMESA and all countries, except MAIMANE guy, recognise ECL as having been duly elected in the August 2026 polls.

      The British High Commissioner advised HH that, respect for a sitting head of state and adherence to the rule of law are ‘key…

    • The British High Commissioner advised HH that, respect for a sitting head of state and adherence to the rule of law are ‘key elements in international relations’

      In short he told him that the international community does not support law breakers. You have to behave to win the support of the international community.

    • Ever since that low life ex privitisation crook and Zamtroop agent Human Hyena (HH) took over UPND only in the past 2 days have SOME of these Dunderheads started to raise developmental issues. That is what your constituents want! So put aside the petty hate inspired politics that your cursed sa.tanic tribal Lord Human Hyena (HH) has inculcated in you and begin addressing real issues of development, begin to provide checks and balances. This is a good start from this Lady MP..let the likes of non performers such as Nkombo and Mweetwa get BP from being banned for using Parliament where they are known as “chief importers”. Those that want development put the govt to task, those that want anarchy for the sake of power let them go to hell!

    • @MUNONE & ADVISE!
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      You guy rock! You have hit the nail on its bloody head. I am unsettled at the low caliber of these so called Law Makers in UPND. Voters in the cited area should not suffer because of a politician who seem not to understand his/her roles in Parley. Lawmakers who champion the desire of one croo.ked leader at the expense of constituencies are a total sham. These f.akes fail to effectively represent issues affecting the electorate in their areas and deliberately fail to engage Government, they blame Government. What kind’a humans are you anyway? MP, you know what you’re supposed to be doing. Your blame game amounts to low grade thinking and playing victim. Stop misrepresenting your people and get to work. What can walk’away and absentee MPs achieve?

    • @MUNONE & ADVISE!
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      You guys rock! You have hit the nail on its bloody head. I am unsettled at the low caliber of these so called Law Makers in UPND. Voters in the cited area should not suffer because of a politician who seem not to understand his/her roles in Parley. Lawmakers who champion the desire of one croo.ked leader at the expense of constituencies are a total sham. These f.akes fail to effectively represent issues affecting the electorate in their areas and deliberately fail to engage Government, they blame Government. What kind’a humans are you anyway? MP, you know what you’re supposed to be doing. Your blame game amounts to low grade thinking and playing victim. Stop misrepresenting your people and get to work. What can walk’away and absentee MPs achieve?

    • BOTTOM LINE
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      I will be the most unnerved individual if this MP has done what she should and Government is doing nothing about it, I tell you!

    • Jay Jay

      Good question……the kaponyas think lungus travels are free with no costs…..like jumping into their GRZ SUVs with a full tank courtesy from the over taxed tax payers

    • And the lazy sausage is going to attend a swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of the Prime Minister-elect of the Kingdom…this man was born in 1939. Imagine as if he has nothing on his place!!

    • @ 1.9 Spaka like lilo,

      Apparently, work is never without cost.

      Even a tractor at your farm has to be given fuel in order for it to operate and produce results.

      For Lungu to produce results he has to work, and travel is just part of his work.

      Let us not think the UPND way, where everything goes reverse.

      You block the presidential motorcade you even take videos and post them on the internet, not realising you are supplying evidence of your wrongs.

      What a free way to help the plaintiff with evidence against yourself!!

    • And still you do not see why we are alluding to Lazy’s trips in relation to the above article…are you not ashamed that its NGOs providing clean drinking water and building clinics in that area?

    • In typical divide & rule by the evil PF Regime, development projects are being concentrated on North-Eastern parts of the country. They’ve built 2 universities in Muchinga Province alone, one in Luapula.

      I wish the North-Eastern part of the country will pay for the Chinese & IMF loans, not taking monies from Lumwana, Kansanshi, Zambia sugar, Kariba, kalumbila, Maamba Coal mine & thermal etc.

    • You become an MP promising to improve your constituents’ lives but when you are elected, you blame the government for your failure.
      Move over and let people who mean business do the work.

    • UPND is not in government, PF government should not shift responsibility of being irresponsible to others. PF disgraceful deception of failure is theirs. PF has failed Zambian people in planning, development and governance. This failure is not for UPND but PF,s incompetency in management of national affairs.

    • 100 years ago Zambians built mission schools and hospitals that are still standing today. Why can’t these villagers build school for their kids! Lazy complainers! or maybe they need colonial supervision like 100 year ago?

    • @Advice!
      You are natural born mother fcking id.iot! Don’t you know that Govt money is for all of us. We all pay Taxes even when we dont recognise the drunkard because we know the taxes are for public expenditure including education. Even the Post which the drunkard closed was paying taxes unlike the Convict’s Daily Nation which is not!!

  2. She is not one of the suspended MPs is she? I note that refers to “President Lungu” whom others do not recognise. I hope that she did receive the President when he visited, otherwise these are some of the problems of isolating yourselves and your constituents from the government of the day in the name of U5. I dont think that you are embarrassing anybody else apart from yourselves. Even the Canadian NGO would want to work with the government, they will decline if they find that for foo.lish reasons you as MP cannot talk to or work with your own government. They would ask themselves why they should take up such an enormous responsibilty as foreigners. It is strange for a foreigner to find this kind of attitude. So Madam MP, stop being a donkey if you are one. These are your…

    • The majority of the commentators/bloggers are biased/prejudiced against UPND or Tongas. Such a position reflects the lack of independent analysis of reality. In addition, the analysis thereof flaunts the level of sub-standard education which the majority of PF rank and file membership attained. Furthermore, it would be amiss on my part if I failed to add at this stage that the majority of commentators on this site simply reflect the perfect and protected denial of the PF regime to uniformly develop the entirety of Zambia. Why should a government shift the blame for its failures to the door step of the opposition(UPND). This is a flawed reaction of the PF government and its half educated supporters, including those who are scattered around the globe.

    • Your emotional outbursts and tantrums indicate the level of education which lacks informed and mature evaluations. Emotional outbursts are synonymous with all PF structures including the lead villain (Lungu). A leader cannot be emotional including an autocratic or authoritative leader. A leader has an impeccable skill called ‘listening.’ When a person who claims to be a leader does not want to listen, such a conduct validates that he is not what he/she claims to be. Verbal information can be validated by observed conducts. Lungu and his fellow gang of villains must understand the relevance of ethnography and how it can be applied in everyday interactions or interplays. Failure to understand the pertinacity of education and how to apply it uniformly to all tribes in Zambia, is to…

    • Emotional outbursts are synonymous with all PF structures including the lead villain (Lungu). A leader cannot be emotional including an autocratic or authoritative leader. A leader has an impeccable skill called ‘listening.’ When a person who claims to be a leader does not want to listen, such a conduct validates that he is not what he/she claims to be. Verbal information can be validated by observed conducts. Lungu and his fellow gang of villains must understand the relevance of ethnography and how it can be applied in everyday interactions or interplays. Failure to understand the pertinacity of education and how to apply it uniformly to all tribes in Zambia, is to disregard the essence of humanity.

  3. Which government, civil service or what?

    Because UPND does not recognise the PF administration.

    So she should blame herself as a politician and area MP and the civil service – she should specify.

    And she should advise her leader, HH, that if convicted he should refuse any pardon from Edgar Lungu, since he dies not recognise home as head of state.

    HH is funny, he does not recognise ECL as president, yet ECZ declared him winner and UK, EU, and the rest if the international community, including all regional bodies in Africa – the AU, SADDC, COMESA and all countries, except MAIMANE guy, recognise ECL as having been duly elected in the August 2026 polls.

    • The British High Commissioner advised HH that, respect for a sitting head of state and adherence to the rule of law are ‘key elements in international relations’

      In short he told him that the international community does not support law breakers. You have to behave to win the support of the international community.

      That is why HH has only attracted Maimane and the mine workers Union leader in South Africa. Even Malena was disappointed with HH’s behaviour in Mongu – actually he was embarrassed since he is also opposition.

      He felt alesebanya the name of opposition.

    • Ati “…In short he told him that the international community does not support law breakers.”….

      He also told lungu he has tea with a one fred membe who lungu issued an arrest warrant for , that arrest warrant is still in the air…..

    • Advice

      Do you want me to show you the arrest warrant issued by lungu for a certain fred membe who the HC bluntly told lungu he has tea with ??

  4. The question no one has asked is what has she been doing all this time? Do not be cheated, if this person really cared about that school she would have used her own resources to at the very least FIXED THAT CRACK.

    I am pretty sure it is because she has been forced to go back to the constituency that she has found something to point at (PROVE ME WRONG).

    How many donor organizations and NGOs are in Zambia? How many businesses? How many well wishers? I can tell you that there are several. But this genius….. And really I would like to see the correspondence over this school. Someone should be fired if this is a problem that couldn’t be helped since 2010. For goodness sake.

    But putting blame on another is a sign of weakness. If this was a true leader she would have mobilized and…

  5. The matter is in the picture and the state of the building.
    I last month saw a similar building in nyanje in petauke area. This is where ecl comes from.
    So you PF monkeys what has it to do with ecl or HH?
    Zed is underdeveloping and you’re busy laughing like hyenas.
    ….MUSHONDO with a fake doctorate where are you?

  6. @wanka like lilo but ba guyi where is your partner in dunderness Nez these days??? Chiyaya (the inbred)is a common and permanent feature of United Dunderness on this site but your friend Nez has performed a dissapearing act..where is that cretin?

  7. THE PRESIDENT WAS SETTING PACE AND BASIS FOR DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT. BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE ABSENT. YOU COULD HAVE USED POINTS FROM HIS SPEECH TO DEBATE AND LOBBY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SCHOOLS IN YOUR CONSTITUENCE. CUT A BIG SHARE OF THE CAKE FROM THE SPEECH TO BENEFIT YOUR PEOPLE IN GWEMBE. BUT AT THIS LATE HOUR YOU WANT TO BLAME THE GOVERNMENT. DURING CAMPAIGNS YOU YOURSELF SAID YOU WILL CHANGE THINGS AND BRING DEVELOPMENT TO GWENBE. SONTA APOWABOMBA MAYO. OTHERWISE PULL UP UOUR SOCKS. ITS NOT TOO LATE.

    • You absolutely using cheap arguments. The MP said and I quote “has been reported to Government through Ministry of Education many times since 2010 for Disaster Management Units (DMU) to do something but Government has turned a blind eye”.
      How the h.e.l.l can you connect this to ECL speech? What was in ECL speech that would have benefited the dilapidated Kkoma Primary School? Come on guys, let’s be real and stop spitting rubbish when your heads become full of it.

  8. (HH) Hang Him / #BeheadHH

    UPND is finished and has been reduced to UNIP status because of their membership’s lawlessness.

    • Ati behead HH…..PF is like the extremist group Isis.
      Where Isis practice extrim fundamentalist Islam.. …

      PF practice extrim fundamentalist corruption and kaizer Zulu morals to rule….

  9. Ba “Attractor” that school has been there and in that state before PF times so just shut up and get to work. You go ahead and make a difference then we will give u credit. Talk is cheap, take the leap and change that school bwana MP it is in your hands.

  10. Which govt? Us in UPND have no Zambian govt in place. Lets wait for HH to come and rule this country. Be patient honorable. In fact you will take up the position of Education Minister.

  11. Meanwhile the Lazy govt spent $200m importing Solar Hammer Mills from the Chines, that how reckless these tins are….and the MP is right about working with Glassco Foundation which is doing a lot in that area according to their website. I am sure PF will say why did you vote PF to bring development to the area when they are using taxpayers and loans in our childrens names.

    • You vote dundumwezi style because of MPs like this one. Run’away absentee MPs. MPs pay allegience to voters, fight for voters, work for voters, lobby for voters, think about voters, plan with voters, develop with voters,
      engage voters meaningfully.

    • @Thorn in … read the whole article before you spew rubbish about the area MP. Voting for an opposition MP does not mean that there will be no progress…its dull voters like yourselves that need educating.

  12. THE IMPORTANT ROLES OF MPS
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    MPs have responsibilities to three main groups: their constituents, Parliament and their political party. MPs’ duties in Parliament include participating in debates and voting on legislation and other matters. MPs can help their constituents by advising on problems (particularly those that arise from the work of government departments), representing the concerns of their constituents in Parliament and acting as a figurehead for the local area.

    • How can your MP help?
      MPs are generous with their help and advice, and they will generally try to assist their constituents with a
      wide range of problems. There is no job description for an MP and it is up to an individual MP which cases they take on. However, MPs are more likely to be able to help with problems concerning central government services such as:
      • Benefits, pensions, national insurance, and other matters dealt with by the Department for Work and Pensions;
      • Immigration and other problems dealt with by the Home Office;
      • Tax problems involving the HM Revenue and Customs
      • Problems with the NHS;
      • Problems with the Child Support Agency;
      • School grants and closures
      Problems with local authority services can be raised with a local councillor. An MP will generally do…

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      … everything he or she can to help constituents but will not be able to support every cause and may feel that they are not the best person to help. If they are unable to help they may refer you to someone more appropriate such as a local Councillor, the local Citizens Advice or another local organisation. For legal advice, you may be referred to a solicitor.

    • Thorn in the flesh…

      Yes the MP must scavenge around for funds while lazy bum lungu is on a flight with a full delegation to Lesotho for a mere inoguration ?????

      How much is lungus trip costing ? Not less then $500,000.

  13. Typical of a zambian mostly the pf carder who is at the lowest end of the food chain,always sparing mwine mushi from the blame, As we speak he is on a flight to Lesotho with a delegation of over 50 people .open your eyes the fact that you are sharing pieces of land and controling bus stations does not mean you are developing because your levels of thinking are those of selfishness and backwardness, you say you are peaceful but a walk on cairo ,buteko,matuka roads shows people with dusty faces and the surroundings are a shame, poverty is the first description seems its a cursed society that apportions blame on the wrong people and praises the bringers of missary.
    Mwine mushi akanya ichipushi ‘wabetako wabetako’

    • @buunga: IT SEEMS YOU NEED BUNGA. THOSE TRIPS ARE PLANNED AND BUDGETED FOR. BUT YOUR ABSENTEE MP HAS NO PLANS TO DEVELOP HER CONSTITUENCY.

    • Ba chisenga you and the President just wake and and say nukwitwalaya lelo! bukandile muleke. Me in the diaspora i enjoy 3 meals a day i push projects back home even at 40 i look like am 28 years old “fresh”, back home 30 year olds look like the are 55 umulandu wa pressure,ulukungu,ichena nobusali come on !put pressure on the qwack so he delivers not this uncalled for shifting of the blame and responsibilities “kateka kateka” inchito ma-enjoy let him work ,countries with only salt from the sea are having a better standard of living than us but thax to quacks like you there is no hope for the common non party carder zambian.

    • @buuga,
      You are the man!!!!!

      But still these Zambian Elites like @Chisenga, either they don’t get it or they are so ideologically spoiled that they can’t distinguish between Black and White, and instead of defending the common Zambian, the talk is all about PF “kateka” or attacking UPND.
      People fight for your own and your children futures and not supporting every stupid idea simply because it suits you to attack the other group. With such mindset, we will never develop Zambia.

  14. Tell us which president doesn’t travel. Don’t use this as an excuse by your vision less MP’s failure to develope her area. Just come to luapula and see how innovative the MPs are. They both use their resources and lobby local businesses to improve their communities. Also communities are enc to participate in issues of development.

    • I can tell you how many times Donald Trump has travelled out of US compared to the lazy Sausage in State House.

    • Ba ndanje! kulwapula equambila cholera na dysentery and ubuchushi bulamoneka napamenso dispite all those freshwater bodies the water from the few taps available smells eyimwe kateka nganye chisushi kuletotafya wake up zambians you are better that this.

  15. @Spaka like lilo,

    If HH will have support of the local and the international community by breaking the Law then congrats to UPND and to HH.

    If breaking the law is what is legal to you then carry on.

    All the best my man.

    • No one is asking for support for law breakers but as an example of the law in Zambia under lungu and PF , kaizer Zulu assulted a police woman in front of a packed stadium . This is a political advisor to lungu.

      If that was a UPND member it would have been a treason case or economic sabotage case slaped against him….

    • @ 18.1 Spaka like lilo,

      “My neighbour stole last time and he was not arrested. So, will also still and they should arrest me”.

      “My neighbour was involved in an accident and he didn’t die, so I will also crush a car, I shouldn’t die. It is only fair”

      “My neighbour is involved in a lot of sexuality activities, he does not get sick or impregnate anyone. Me too I will do the same, for fairness sake I should not get sick and no one should get pregnant as a result of me.”

      Ohh, If the above line of thinking works for you, continue. All the best!

    • We are not talking of the common man here…this is kiezer Zulu.. …advisor to lungu.

      What example is that setting ?

  16. UPND MPS ARE NOT SERIOUS.THEY SPEND MUCH OF THEIR TIMES POLITICKING WHILST THEIR ELECTORATES ARE SUFFERING.WHERE IS CDF FUNDS ?HAS THE MP TRIED TO ENGAGE THE GOVT ?
    CERTAINLY NOT IAM SURE,FOR FEAR OF BEING REBUKED BY HH.THIS IS NOT GOOD.
    LET US NOT MIX POLITICS WITH ECONOMY AS THE UPND ARE FOND OF DOING THIS NONSE.
    WHAT IS SHE GOING TO TELL THE ELECTORATES IN 2026?STOP BLAMING THE GOVT FOR YOUR FAILURES.
    IF ANY THING,YOU MUST PUT THE GOVT TO TASK FOR IT TO PERFORM.

  17. Solwezi has NO TARED ROAD, NO TOWNSHIP ROAD. Likely the only district without a recently tared road. Others may argue about 1 road passing through the hospital and the rough bumpy road passing through the town. But surely Solwezi is a PROVINCIAL HQ for NWProvince and not just another District. My question is WHO IS TO BLAME AND WHATS THE WAY FOWARD?

    • The stu.p.id ones will tell you its UPND is to blame……serious and I mean it.

      After all, that is the argument and logic that has been shared here on this forum by those PF cadres pertaining to the dilapidated Kkoma Primary School ….Imagine????

      God help Zambia.

  18. This is the most useless MP I have come across, how possibly can she wash her own dirty linen in public. its clear she has no heart for the people who voted for her, a school in this state surely out of all the money she gets from parliament she cant spent something to build a 1X 3 classroom block for the kids in her area? what kind of person is she? On the Copperbelt where I live we have seen patriotism from our MPs who are spending the little they get from parliament to work on various projects that requires urgent attention, coz they know waiting for the Gvt will take time to address some problems. Shame!!!!! to this MP.

  19. @15.3 Spaka like lilo – if you keep on comparing everything with the Presidents tours it will take you nowhere. What is a budget for? The president’s trips have got their own allocation. As others have already said the MP should bring up his/her constituency’s problems in parliament like moving a motion to the Minster of Education. But how can she/he do that when they have been running away from the house. You shouldn’t blame ECL who even promised to tarry the road but how can he work when the MP does not know him, even the MP how can he/she operate when there is no government in place, everything is dead from the councilor, government offices where HH’s portrait is being hanged in offices who is not the president & can’t do anything about people’s problems. So leave the government…

    • “…..has been reported to Government through Ministry of Education many times since 2010 for Disaster Management Units (DMU) to do something but Government has turned a blind eye.

      And Ms. Chisangano disclosed that she even raised a motion in parliament regarding the numerous challenges the constituents are faced with in her area…..”

    • @Spaka like lilo,
      that is a too complicated text for these PF cadres to grasp and yet its there in black and white…..”..has been reported to Government through Ministry of Education many times since 2010….” and yet the walk away was just a few months ago.
      How is that related? Only them know that.

  20. . So leave the government operations alone. UNDP MPs should follow the right channel to air their constituency’s problems because even donors lender their help through government.

  21. The Government will have to rebuild the buildings you burnt before they can attend to you. You cows resign you have failed your people.

    • You simply find peace in your heart of hearts to call a fellow country man a cow yet absent of you being a carder your so called ukisalula is just smoke and mirrors

  22. You cant even debate issues but wish others death and untold suffering because of the scales you have in your eyes all you see is good work where there is non travel and see how filthy backward,incompetent your regime is, your feasting on the backs of others is what will kill you chi chanda

  23. @general Kanene – Even Lungu and the MP were not there, more reason for her to lobby since she does not know why the previous MP failed to manage. So she and you shouldn’t blame ECL.

  24. You don’t want to recognize a government that has been doing a lot all over Zambia and you choose to embarrass it by taking a picture of your kraal to show in the press! You should have asked the person you deem as your “Saviour” to come and build you a school!

  25. Your MPs are busy getting money and shunning the place where they can debate issues and you expect government to come to you? Your province beat a most advanced and populous province (Copperbelt) in numbers in an election! I wonder what happened!!!

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