Chief Chanje of the Chewa people in Chipata District has hailed President Lungu for declaring Chipangali and Kasenegwa constituencies as districts.
Chief Chanje said it is encouraging to have two new districts created in Chipata saying the move will help to take development to rural areas.
He told ZANIS in an interview today that government should however, clarify on the boundaries of the same constituencies.
“We are all happy to have these districts in our constituencies and we are sure that the creation will foster development. However, there is need to specify the areas or boundaries of the districts in the said constituencies,” said Chief Chanje.
Chief Chanje said government through the line Ministry of Local government has to pay a courtesy call on Paramount Chiefs Gawa Undi of the Chewa people and Mpenzeni of the Ngoni people so as to discuss other issues pertaining to the created districts.
“I would like to remind government that they need also to pay a courtesy call to our paramount Chiefs because all the eight chiefs from Chipangali and four from Kasenengwa have their areas presided over by the two Paramount Chiefs,” he stated.
President Edgar Lungu has declared seven new districts which are Chipangali, Lumezi, Kasenengwa, Chasefu, Msanzala, Chifunabuli and Lupososhi to foster rural development and easy administration of the areas.
GREAT AND BOLD MOVE BY ECL…..
It’s been long overdue for Chasefu and Lumezi. Maybe I go and invest there now.
urbanisation without industrialisation equals to nothing.
Old districts are without development and now u have created more, disaster
unbelievable
If you have not developed with the same historical districts, how are you going to develop with mere demarcations of the existing areas to create ‘100’ more districts? Does more administration it create new resources?
Does more administration create new resources?
Creating new districts leads to establishment and development of new towns, Increases in economic activities and employment. The nearest banking services for Emusa (which will be the district HQ for Chasefu) are atleast 40Km, away, nearest being Lundazi district.
Let’s look at the positive side of doing things.
I may not like ECL, and this may look like it’s one of his mindless actions to gain political mileage. The strategic goals of decentralization are gonna help with 7NDP.
why are we creating more districts when works on the 28 previously declared by the late sata is at zero?
Why creating more districts in Eastern while other new districts’ infrastructure I’d at foundation, window, or roof levels as we see them during My District campaign program.Many of these buildings are still at 2014 before death of ba MCS.
Good move by H.E ECL to create new districts,coz they open up rural economic development,the only problem is that the independent Broadcasting Authority does not move in quickly to offer radio licenses to would be local investors in a given district.its a good move unless you don’t move.munozamayanga,muluyenda,muyendayendako mwazionelako vinthu vinangu.
We need more district to be created especially in the northern province. This will help in the equal distribution of the cake. Some areas in the old districts are neglected. Development manry is centered in one region.
The move to create 6 more districts in Eastern Province is most welcome. That is taking development to the people. In the same vein the powers that be should look into creating more districts in North Western Province. Mwinilunga is still a vast district when one considers the distance from Chief Kakoma in North East going to Chief Chibwika in South West and Chief Kanongesha to the West with Chief Sailunga occupying the East and Chief Ntambu the South East. The area is vary vast. Areas encompassing Chiefs Kanyama, Kanongesha and Chibwika should remain in Mwinilunga and Kakoma, Sailunga and Ntambu sould be made into a separate district with headquarters being at Lumwna West or Ngoma area. This should equally apply to Mufumbwe. Mushima should be a district on its own. There is Kambimba…