Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says Zambia’s economic challenges are being exaggerated by people who do not mean well for the country.
Ms. Siliya says while it is indisputable that the country is currently going through some economic turbulence due to various factors, the situation is being blown out of proportion by some people.
Ms Siliya said Zambia remains a preferred destination for business and investment as evidenced by the continued high traffic of people flying in and out of the country.
She says Government is neither afraid nor opposed to criticism but that people should criticise in a constructive manner to move the country forward.
Ms Siliya who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Minister says negative sentiments have the potential to harm the reputation of the country and it is the duty of every citizen to guard the country’s image jealously.
The Minister said this at her office in Lusaka on Tuesday when Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) President Dr Lubinda Haabazoka, accompanied by EAZ board member Mr Lubinda Sinyani, paid a courtesy call on her.
And Dr Haabazoka said EAZ is deeply concerned about the negativity being peddled by some people on the country’s economy.
He said the association does not want to join a bandwagon of armchair critics who criticise without solutions.
Dr Habaazok said EAZ has since decided to hold a national economic summit in July this year in Livingstone to brainstorm solutions to the country’s economic challenges as well as showcase the country’s vast investment potential.
He said over 500 local and foreign delegates among them former heads of state, economists, academicians, researchers and the business community are earmarked to attend the two day summit in the tourist capital.
“We believe that the solutions to economic challenges the country is faced with are resident in us its citizens. As such, we will take deliberate steps through brainstorming sessions during the summit to address them,” said Dr Haabazoka.
Aunty Dizzy is Minister of Finance, and Uncle Dizzy is president, what do u expect?
And we have a bunch of bandits and prostitutes and drunkards running our country….contradicting themselves…..Mwanakatwe just admitted things are not ok…the President himself also called an emergency meeting and now this Siliya woman is saying things are ok……..total confused and useless bunch of thieves
I believe her, they are being exaggerated.
I hold a PhD
Thanks
BB2014,2016
I understand what the dishonourable minister of misinformation is going through. She is still in denial.
The truth is that the pee-eff government’s efforts at dealing with these imaginary problems the country is going through are exaggerated.
There is no exaggeration of Zambia’s economic challenges. Indicators are there for all economically literate persons to see.
If there is anything being exaggerated in this country are lies that all is well, even dogs, cats and chickens are complaining in the townships before people say anything, can a normal person say all is well? An exaggeration?
So why did you have an Emergence Cabinet Meeting? Has she not seen how much goes to debt servicing every month? What is that fat boy Dr Lubinda Haabazoka with EAZ board member doing there at the Govt spokeswoman’s office…EAZ members how docile can you be surely?
@Jay Jay,
Some Zambians actually believe what they are told by this corrupt PF government.
That fat boy Haabazoka is a vuvuzela for the PF. He has gained so much weight since he started supporting PF.
Next, GBM will gain weight again.
The numbers do not lie, Mwanakatwe did release the figures that Zambia has 11 billion debt + other nkongole we are not privy to.
Even Dora herself is not trusted as a Govt spokeswoman …Amos makes more govt statements that her, the only reason she is talking is, the incompetent Edgar appointed him on that delegation and he is in CB at KCM with Kaizer counting KCM assets
Margaret thinks she is smart. IDC and ZCCM-IH have passed on all her black transactions to the opposition president. Before 2021 elections she will be exposed with evidences. Clock is ticking. Drunkard RB’s Drunkard girly-friend, bell is going to ring for you. Come 2021, Margaret will be singing the tune and divulge all wrong doings of Lungu to get him behind the bars. She will be star state witness like Silwamba did to Chiluba she will do donchi kubeba to Edgar Lungu.
That is the day we will force you to drink and drink till you parrot all your sins.
ten – Where have you seen in Zambia a cabinet minister rat on the president especially a Finance Minister…impossible!
Bad Governance, poor economic policies and undemocratic tendencies have a greater potential to harm the reputation of of the country. Negative sentiments can easily be shown to be un true. The people in Government should ensure there is good governance, good economic policies and adherence to the rule of law. Stop playing politics of blaming sentiments for the poor economy and fiscal situation we are in. Admit the failures and seek solutions. Don’t behave like a person with gun who fails to shoot an attacking lion only to blame the on lookers for his failure.
Even in medicine, doctors look at key indicators to find out if a person is in good health ( body temperature, blood pressure, heart pulse, blood sugar etc). Same for the economy. If for example your high blood pressure reading is too high , a properly-trained doctor will admit you immediately and will not even allow you to drive yourself home even if you yourself do not feel it. So it is the indicators, full stop.
@Obatala
Spot on just there!
Why then are you holding EMERGENCY cabinet meetings to discuss the same economic challenges? And has Lungu not yet heard Habazoka’s campaign for a job? Please give him a job, he’s making noise
But ofcourse you don’t feel the pressures that mere Zambians are feeling, Madam. Your bank account is financed by the millions of Zambian tax-payers.
This Haabozoka guy was on Hotfm yesterday and failed to convince that he is a seasoned Economist. Actually he came out more like a govt. Official.
But ECL held an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the failing economy.
You can’t pay yo workers on time. Half of yo revenue goes toward paying debts. Drivers licences lacking in the country for more than one yr and you say things are ok.sure
You cannot see because you survive on tax payer. I have workers who I pay monthly
$ remember when you had no job after mmd lost your garden boy took you to court because you failed to pay him. You had to joint PF the party you called FLIP FLOP just in order to survive..
Please just keep quiet. We are struggling paying our workers out here.
YOU MAY NOT LIKE HIM BUT HH IS THE BEST OPTION FOR ZAMBIA SWALLOW YOUR TRIBALISTIC PRIDE AND GIVE THIS MAN A VOTE IN 2021
“…He said over 500 local and foreign delegates among them former heads of state, economists, academicians, researchers and the business community are earmarked to attend the two day summit in the tourist capital….”
I told you….when kasolo was ordering ZNBC to give more space to the opposition, this is who they want to show that Zambia is a normal democracy.
Same as when lungu called for a PF cease fire during roan elections only because lawyers had gathered in livingi
Hon Dora must be a trib.al, did she not attend the emergency cabinet meeting and heard for herself? Was she drunk and dozing during the meeting?
#8 sakala, but Trib.al Hacks chose to be trib.al in 2006, no one forced him.
U who always want to dwell on tribe are the wrong chaps who who will never see value in individuals who can salvage this country from the jaws of economic poverty come off your high horse and smell the coffee the song is stl playing but who can dance to it now takwela bus zina yake double deck.
Of course, you would say that the irony is that she was there when the Lap Green Gate scandal happened. I still feel Dora should be running mate in 2021. Dora has the capacity to be President.
Yaba, aba nabo.
She has Indeed!
bi.tch
Dora any tom dick oh sorry Banda phiri
And ngulube can see that zambia is going downside at a very fast pace.Only
You and PF ministers can’t see that.Go
In compounds and see how people can’t
Even afford one time meal.
Just because she is enjoying an air conditioned office and VX vehicle with free fuel,water,power and talk time not to mention a hefty salary and allowances that come with the office of Minister and MP she thinks people are exaggerating
As part of Austerity, we need to cut down on Free Fuel, Free Airtime and all free things these guys are made to enjoy. It’s the only way to keep leaders sane when they feel what everyone else feels!
ECL should be careful with Silly Dora! This is how they decampaigned RB by issuing statements that are out of touch with reality on the ground!
Its because of you dullards that surround the lazy one in State House and where all this suspicious comes from…I mean you advise the lazy moron Edgar to pick Dora for PF seat in Petuake then offer a Ministerial position…she wins now you appoint her as a cabinet minister you obviously view her with suspicious ..do you not see that you are the creation of your own downfall? You are so shortsighted …its beyond laughable. You are now afraid of sacking her as you had signed a pact with her to wow her …you have nowhere take her as Dora is not going to sit backbench for you no way. …she is high cost high maintenance.
This is why proper political parties pick genuine members for MP seats ….I tell you Lazy Lungu will have a lonely miserable end in the court dock.
She might have slept throughout the meeting and didn’t know what the meeting was all about when she woke up at the end of the meeting. In short she’s actually saying it’s fake news bacause no one has gone to tell her what’s happening to the economy. You need to get it, meetings are sleeping places for PF ministers.
It seems there is TOTAL confusion with PF administration politically and too ignorant economically.
Economic knowledge percentage
1.PF government,Museveni,Mugabe,Maduro= 19.12%
2.PF cadres,supporters ,loyalist and Zambia Police =0.01%
3.Opposition,Embassies,some PF politician(2%) =100%
Economic Indicators
A.Export volume is the lowest since 1964
B.No foreign investment since PF came in power
C.Local currency nose diving
D.Inflation skyrocketing and corruption including the executive ,legislature and Judicial system is the highest.
E.Unemployment level is high
F.20 Government institutions not paid or delayed plus the pensioners
G.Zero manufacturing
China in one decade 1989 to 1999 changed about 781,424,000 people(about 56% of 1.3billion Chinese)s to middle class both the…
G.Zero manufacturing
China in one decade 1989 to 1999 changed about 781,424,000 people(about 56% of 1.3billion Chinese)s to middle class both the Chinese government and the ordinary citizen knew .
But go be fair Chinese citizens are very disciplined and are largely self reliant unlike dependent Zambians. Most poor are hand to mouth and see the govt as sole provider.
Ms Siliya said Zambia remains a preferred destination for business and investment as evidenced by the continued high traffic of people flying in and out of the country.
The flying out of the country is actually more than the flying in. Guess what – never to come back again.
Disaster!!!!
Baffling indicators Dora uses to measure attractiveness of a country for doing business – Air traffic!
That Ladies & Gentlemen, is the voice of, & explanation of BEDWETTERCONOMICS!
In other words, Lungu and his cabinet are the people exaggerating the economic crisis in Zambia by calling for emergency cabinet meeting when everything is ok.
Economic indicators, and projections are economic tools to help keep the economic vehicle on the road. The warnings of performance are actually good as it allows for redrawing of policies and solutions to put growth back on the map.
Character assassinations of those in Leadership is creating a dark cloud over citizens and affects positive economic behaviour necessary to rejuvenate the economy. Instead of interminable opposition campaigning for office, let’s encourage people to assume correct citizen responses for this prediction. Start saving ,(banks need your deposits to lend for those interests on loans). Go out shopping, helping businesses thrive. Those are practice responses, not starting riots.
its true to them the economy is just ok because they have wrongly accrued what doesnt belong to them . they got too much for themselves that no matter how biting the economy might be nothing can be felt. forgive them for now but make sure to give them a boot 2021 and take them to proper hotel rooms with no mattress
It’s time to ditch them when they deny your misery and suffering
She is the only one who doesn’t know why some Civil Servants go for months without getting paid their salaries because she gets hers. Minister of propaganda!!
That is Auntie Slit for you. Very slippery
Dora, do you live in Zambia? I can not believe those words are coming from your mouth. We need a cure for poverty.