The government has challenged graduates from agricultural training institutes to be entrepreneurial and not depend on government for jobs.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Nkandu Luo says the government has created an environment where graduates can access support to start their own enterprises.
Professor Luo says the government has demonstrated the commitment to empowering citizens economically through initiatives such as the 50 million United States dollars Zambia Aquaculture Enterprise Development Project (ZAEDP).
Professor Luo said this in a speech read on her behalf by Fisheries and Livestock Permanent Secretary Dr. Benson Mwenya during the 20th graduation ceremony of 23 Assistant Fisheries Technicians at Kasaka Fisheries Training Institute.
Professor Luo challenged the graduates to use the skills they have acquired to create enterprises that will lead to job creation and raise their own incomes.
And Kasaka Fisheries Training Institute Principal Justina Kalekanya said the institute has continued to be a center of excellence in producing graduates that are realizing the country’s vision of becoming a middle-income nation.
Ms Kalekanya said the inclusion of Assistant fisheries Technicians in the aquaculture value chain is critical to the mainstream economy of the country.
Says the professor who has depended on government for jobs ever since she graduated from unza
Do as i say not as i do!
Says the minister who is on tax dollars. She has already started rubbing people the wrong way.
When is Mr.Luo retiring?
Dear Hon. Minister, first stop drawing a salary and allowances from govt confers, only then will you stand on firm ground to advise. All your life you have depended on govt tax for your living.
How can they not depend on Government and private jobs in such a hostile environment? If a graduate dares to start an enterprise, ZRA will hound them for taxes from the first month whereas foreigners are given a 5 year period of zero (0) taxes and no import taxes on their stock. The idea is to encourage foreign investment but there is no desire to encourage domestic investors to set up a business, no relief even for the first 6 months. I know a UK Based Nurse who has a Boutique back in Zambia. She sent some cosmetics via DHL. They cost her about 8,000 ZMK. They were sent from Sleek in France. The duty ZRA slapped on the box came to a massive 14,000 ZMK and an appeal was rapidly rejected. Add to all this erratic power and widespread corruption and you end up with a Business environment in…
.. in which only ruling party caders can survive. Let them just get jobs. If you were serious, in encouraging entrepreneurship it would show in your policies. All you are encouraging is cadership.
This is the same monkey who has depended on government the whole of her life as minister and MP. Lead by example. Resign from that Ministerial Position and start a business of your own before asking others not to depend on government. As if what you have earned or stolen is not enough you still want to cling to government even after parliament has been dissolved. How can you then ask others not depend on government.
firstly government need to provide an enabling environment for businesses to thrive which is not the case right now. your speech madam is amiss with what is currently prevailing in the country. scarcity of vital things in an economy only brings in black market that tends to drive costs upward to take advantage of a momentary economic lapse. secondly what projects can the minister allude to that can instill confidence in an economy characterized by a depreciating kwacha, rising inflation, and absurd interest rates where the only hope of accesing capital is from twisting and harsh money lenders. your organisation the ZDA and CEEC lack the basic coaching and naturing skills of helping individuals they support attain their goals plus funds are only given to clueless caders who end up…
Government can not run away from responsibility to create jobs. The role of Government is to provide leadership in human resource development and in job creation. To do so, Government in collaboration with private sector initiatives will develop and implement appropriate policies that promote quality in education, scientific research and innovation, artistic creativity, industrial growth, commercial expansion, favorable tax regime, attractive investment climate, democratic values, good governance, rule of law and respect of humanitarian laws. A qualification with internship or industrial attachment is a right for every graduate. Take time to blame the victim.
firstly government need to provide an enabling environment for businesses to thrive which is not the case right now. your speech madam is amiss with what is currently prevailing in the country. scarcity of vital things in an economy only brings in black market that tends to drive costs upward to take advantage of a momentary economic lapse. secondly what projects can the minister allude to that can instill confidence in an economy characterized by a depreciating kwacha, rising inflation, and absurd interest rates as well as increasing taxes where the only hope of accessing capital is from twisting and harsh money lenders. your organisation the ZDA and CEEC lack the basic coaching and naturing skills of helping individuals they support attain their goals plus funds are only given to…
contd: funds are only given to clueless caders who end up defaulting anyway because they think when they get a loan good food and clothing take precedence first.
With all due respect to the Prof Luo,she must indeed lead by example.What businesses has she set up apart from being a perennial Parliamentarian/University lecturer/Consultant?
Lectures or rather talks on entrepreneurship are better handled by entrepreneurs themselves for they do not speak from without.
Question is,is there an enabling environment for graduates?And how many graduate entrepreneurs have benefited from the $50 million for Zambia Aquaculture Enterprise Development Project and what are the conditions?
Dear Nkandu please show us one entrepreneurial venture you have ever engaged in. You appear to be an expert in your field yet you cling to politician jobs even if it means cheating during elections…you left uni in 78 you are suppose to be long retired or writing books but no you are busy feeding off the state….
This chimpanzee also, look at the size of it’s arms, they look like the arms of Mike Tyson. Or maybe she has contracted elephantisis, nyoo, u lukehile inanyoo tuwe!
And what enabling environment is she talking about? All they have done is stolen everything and ushered Zambia into purgatory. These criminals deserve being shot dead, all of them!
Iwe Mr Luo when you left were you told not to depend on the govt,did you go and set up your own business without capital?? Boss just accept you are a failure govt that ever ruled this nation. Too much thiefdom. You have externalised all the money being gotten from the corrupt activities happening in our own country. When jobs are advertised they ask for 2yrs,3yrs ,5yrs and so on. You say graduates should not depend on govt what businesses should they start with capital… Bamayo Batata bushe imwe ngamwayita ninshi bonse nabekuta and more over you have never felt the pain of paying school fees that’s the reason you keep on farting like you ate beans mixed boiled eggs and that’s why you are heartless…
One of the key functions of government is to make sure the unemployment rate is as low as they can make it to be and job creation is one of the fundamental functions of any government that’s why it is one of the key issues during elections (the promise of more jobs).That’s why government tries to create jobs for its citizenry and where they cant create direct jobs they create an enabling environment where the private sector takes up the role of job creation. In our case the government has failed both aspects.
Does this woman think before she speaks ?
I think so she’s like a child who has just started learning how to talk
Have you ever heard of the saying “lead by example”? I guess not but it means if you give advice back it up with what you are doing yourself not just waffling.
The alick Nkhata bridge is, is not dangerous – contradiction. We will create 1 million jobs, don’t depend on government for jobs – contradiction. Very dall fellas, these
It is the same Nkandu Luo and his friends who overstayed in government and got overpaid trolley loads of tax payers money now telling people to create jobs for themselves in a country with is surviving on borrowed money . In fact a lot of this borrowed money ends up on building sites in Swaziland and Chalala .