President Edgar Lungu is this week expected in Eastern province to Commission the Great East Road.

Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu said the Great East Road is one of the Legacy Projects by the PF Government and the President is expected to drive on the road from Luangwa to Mwami Boarder.

Mr Zulu said the provincial administration wants the President to have a feel of the road which has no potholes by driving on it.

He boasted that business for people selling suspension parts for vehicles are complaining that there is no business in Eastern province because the roads have improved in the province.

And Mr Zulu said there has been increased investment in Eastern Province since Chipata was declared a City.

He said the declaration has attracted incentives which have seen the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission build an industrial Yard which will create employment for the people.

Mr Zulu speaking at the PF Media Interactive Forum said the construction of the One stop Boarder Post and a Dry Port is also underway and will increase trade between Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.

He said an investor has also committed to set up a 300 megawatts thermal power plant that will stabilise power supply in the province among other developments.

22 COMMENTS

N.e.eee.z (u.p.n.d strategist) October 28, 2019 At 8:22 am

Let him stay there, the rat . My whlte wlfe is asking why it seems zambian women prefer to be fat . Do most zambian men prefer bigger women ? Please help me answer
- Obatala October 28, 2019 At 9:24 am
  
  Makebi used to sound intelligent until he started fraternizing with Sunday Chanda, Bowman Lusambo, Kampyongo , Jean Kapata and all the rest …..
- Bongo Bongo October 28, 2019 At 9:45 am
  
  Ba PF you have lost lots of respect for just singing about roads when people’s pots are empty. Boasting about a narrow-lane donner-funded road sure? People are hungry. Even informal businesses r struggling as there is no money in circulation. People voted for you for more money in their pockets instead only you have kasaka ka ndalama. Should zambia be forced to vote for tribalists instead?
- Thorn in the Flesh October 28, 2019 At 9:48 am
  
  God job ECL. Lets develop this thing.
  Next let our people construct.
  Next lets commission more Power generation plants.
  Next lets manufacture our electric cars.
  Next let commission Zambia Oil fields.
  Sosa sosa ichalo chilekumfwa.
  Efyaume ifi.
  JWD.
  
  JWD is job well done.
- David Herman October 28, 2019 At 11:03 am
  
  What do you mean to commission Great East Road? The road has been there since 1960 something
- JourneyMan October 28, 2019 At 11:17 am
  
  There he goes again. The commissioner general. Thats the only thing he knows. Things planned started by others and he rushes to go and commission. Kind of like a vulture which never hunts, but waits for others to kill, and he suimply shows up to eat!
- Malio October 28, 2019 At 1:14 pm
  
  Kikikiki ati Commissioner General…yaaba
- Sharon October 28, 2019 At 6:03 pm
  
  Let’s develop this thing Mr. President and continue to point on the work you have done! Wina azamwarira ne CHIKONKO na HATRED because his HaTRIBAL H-organisation believes that if it is not one of them then it is not worth H-anythin’.
Zambiaisours October 28, 2019 At 9:03 am

Commissioning rehabilitation and using donor money for that matter? The entire President,as if he is commissioning a whole new road! Yes,let that 300 Megawatts Thermal Power Plant come online,its a new investment in a critical sector where the President can go and commission NOT roads that were created long time ago but just being rehabilitated under the ausipices of COMESA and SADC through Donors (EU funding)!!
- Rockid October 28, 2019 At 9:16 am
  
  Fuseki
Mwape October 28, 2019 At 9:07 am

Commissioning a road that was completed years ago? I dont see any logic in this.

Is the president bored or has nothing to do? The economy is FCKD up and this is what the president is doing, get serious Mr president….fix the economy, find solutions to reduce fuel and mealie meal prices.

And deal with the power shortage, stop blaming climate change because PF has been in power long enough to have had developed solar power fields for each town
- Rockid October 28, 2019 At 9:15 am
  
  Imwe mulibalwele
- Sharon October 28, 2019 At 6:04 pm
  
  @HAMWAPE! CAKUBABA HAGAIN?
Zambian by blood October 28, 2019 At 9:21 am

WHY NOT FINISH THE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY FIRST NDOLA AND LUSAKA BEFORE STARTING AN EQUALLY BIG PROJECT???
Anyana October 28, 2019 At 9:35 am

Only in Zambia where the President commissions a repaired road.
Tex Mex October 28, 2019 At 9:43 am

This made my lungs hurt from laughing

“Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu said the Great East Road is one of the Legacy Projects by the PF Government”.
Goodwells Ng'ambi October 28, 2019 At 10:33 am

The President must have a lot of time to waste. I believe so many roads are being either upgraded or rehabilitated, commissioning them would be too much time wastage.
If he commissions road A, he must commission road B and c.
Does he have all that time?
Kalok October 28, 2019 At 11:05 am

Kwena eee. Commisssioning maintenance works! Takwaba ubufontini bwaifi. What sort of advisors does this guy have kansi mwebo!? Awe mwe!
Zedian October 28, 2019 At 11:12 am

Driving from Luangwa to where? This man has time to waste for sure
Alangizi Ba Chitukuko October 28, 2019 At 11:17 am

People that is cheap propanganda, you can oppose when you once funded a project and upgraded a road before. You may be just commenting bad meanwhile you cannot even look after your family member well.
GUNDIXY October 28, 2019 At 2:21 pm

This is sick!
The Great East Road was commissioned by the British government those many years ago or at least by KK when we attained independence.
ANYOKO October 28, 2019 At 6:54 pm

THE ROAD WAS FUNDED BY EUROPEAN UNION, NEGOTIATIONS STARTED BY MMD AND IMPLEMENTED IN PF HOW CAN U SAY ITS PF LEGACY PROJECT BOOZA TELL US ONE PROJECT THAT U INITIATED FROM PROPOSAL TO FUNDING TO IMPLEMENTATION