Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has said that the three cases of COVID-19 recorded in the province should make people strictly adhere to the guidelines given by the government.
Mr. Lusambo says failure to follow the guidelines such as social distancing and washing of hands with soap may result in the country recording more cases.
He says those in leadership such as the district commissioners should take a lead in sensitizing the public on how to stop the spread of the Coronavirus.
The Lusaka Province Minister said this when he toured and sensitized the public on how to present the COVID -19 at Shimabala toll plaza, shopping malls and some selected markets in Chilanga and Kafue districts respectively.
And some residents spoken to in the two districts have praised the government for prioritizing the health of the citizens amid the outbreak of the COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Kafue district commissioner Joseph Kamana has declared war against those that will deliberately disregard guidance given by government.
And Chilanga district commissioner Edith Muwana said 15 bars have been closed in the area for not following the directives by governmen
am not a politician but I would always support when it comes to the government trying to control the situation….it may be not a state of emergency were the constitution has been suspended but that is were we are hearding…people just need to listen. there is one country in Asia..I have forgotten the name….the president pronounced that they will consider shooting people who breach the curfew. Zambia fye no matter how I may disagree with certain things our government does, I would support this….even condemning Lusambo for leading police to control this unlawfulness is just sheer stupidity and hatred. Do we know the virus might ravage Zambia if not controlled…we would all be wiped..easily just like that!!!!!!!!!!!
Since when did chimfine become a big issue? Sambani kumanja, sebezesani tissue….slap Dee
Just listening to his song, dope song, imagine Ba minister and mayor have left their offices, kukwapula beer drinkers.
Good job continue Mr lusambo
Continue with your patrolling.
We don’t want to be caught late
Like the western powers.
I think the Health Ministry and its team are on top of things. The reason why the statistics are not very high is not because of Bowman’s anti-alcohol whipping cowboy campaign but because of the Health Ministry and its cooperating partners’ professional approach.
Kuma countries kwamene bakwapula like India and south Africa, there are on lockdown and ma curfew, nanga Juno why has the police s testerone levels risen like we are on lockdown or pa curfew? If I buy beer from a liquor store am all alone in a car park drinking and practicing social distancing , how does that defeat the social distancing war compared to mini buses and markets like Soweto and chisokone were people are still practicing bumper to bumper interactions.
Among the people caught violating the gathering bans, the blacks were beaten by police but the Indian group was not. What does that mean?
@Aristotle: That’s what is annoying a lot of people. Bowman thinks he’s working very hard by whipping grown up people with families. People are actually questioning the rational behind closing bars and gyms and leaving markets open and mini buses packing people like lucky star cans.
@Advisor: Spot on, my man!!
” A light skinned man will commit crime in Africa but no action will be taken because Africa authorities view us as semi-gods, far from the truth. A blackman can be abducted in Europe, get harrassed or even killed but no African authority will question. Africans present themselves as weak people with no hope especially when dealing with Europeans and Americans.
They are their own enemies. They hate each other and that gives their colonial masters power to continue exploiting African resources. ”
-V P
@yongwe
” there is one country in Asia..I have forgotten the name….the president pronounced that they will consider shooting people who breach the curfew.”
THE COUNTRIES NAME IS THE PHILIPPINES!! ANOTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRY THAT HAS NO REGARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS!! Their GDP per capita is low and the infant mortality rate is high. Many of its citizens lack access to health care and higher education as well, the old villains — corruption and political oppression — remain intact, preventing Filipinos from making the great leap forwards from poverty to riches. JUST LIKE ZAMBIA
Yes we need to be careful with this corona virus but lets mot forget the hat trick which is on the way, the triple 20 – Kwacha at 20 to a dollar, Inflation heading to another 20% and the new fuel consignment after the big dollar kwacha slump, maybe to another 20. The vigor you are using for aggressively whipping truant patrons at the bars must be the same vigour you should use to halt the impending hat trick but of course you have no capacity
Low-hanging fruit” refers to things that are easiest to get, achieve, or deal with. Quick to close Copperbelt university, to summoned the police, to close post news, to close Prime TV, to borrow with intention not to pay back, the list go zone…
Roadblocks since we got independence.
Lusaka stock exchange, Stagnant since PF took office.
PF time-out. GRZ or the Republic is guilty by association with The current PF administration.
Lusambo is doing a great service to this nation. I am confident that the majority of zambians agree with him. The problem we have is that opposition especially those in diaspora lack any human intelligence. This government has been very patient in leaving people to act responsibly as individuals. However, if we take this another notch and effect a full lockdown with curfews, the same people will complain and call us dictators. If I were you, I would be thankful to lusambo because he is doing all he can to avoid a full lockdown of majority peoples rights because of a minority of ignorant who choose not to follow simple instructions
The Police as usual have now found an opportunity to ransack bars with whiskeys, vodkas , wines…if a bar owner has committed a crime simply ask them to lock down and cancel their license in in accordance with law. The problem we have in Lusaka is the Mayor is weak and a puppet for the likes of Bowman and PF Lusaka Province Chairman the mouthy chap Paul Moonga, these people personally campaigned for Sampa.
If you tolerate this nonsense of whipping …your children will next.
The reason Lusambo didn’t whip those expats is the very reason he wouldn’t whip an educated and financially stable Zambian. He can get his a s s sued!
Btw… the Minister of Health is not going around testing every individual suspect for corona, but giving orders and divising plans to curb its progress. Such should be the behaviour of this Minister as well. Giving orders, divising plans.
But he seeks the spot light. This is the story of Lusambos presidential ambitions.
Its a popularity contest.
If he were a genuine individual, he would be whipping every person climbing onto a bus without a mask. But that would be counter-productive for the popularity he is working so hard for.
Zambians agree that the enhanced covid -19 precautions should be adhered to . However that does not give this tosser powers to be beating people .As a matter of fact his job description if ever he has got one is not similar to that of Kanganje .Leave police policing matters to the people who are trained to do the job . His boss should be telling him off than just be holed up at state house . Anyway we should thank covid 19 because by now he would have been wasting tax payers visiting every country in the world for no reason at all. If we may ask one thing ;What has come out of all the many visits he made around the globe ?The answer is absolutely nothing apart from huge tax payers bills which could maybe have provided water treatment plants in Shangombo and built schools across our poor…
Bowman Lusambo had been blessed with the Messiah’s role to go out to the people and save them during this Easter time.
You cannot doubt that the spirit has awoken his soul to do duty for God Almighty. To warn the people and save them from themselves. Let us all listen to Christ’s message and feel no shame to do duty for our brothers and sisters for we have only one response to the enemy’s attack, To emulate Christ and follow Him. Did Our Dear Redeemer not cast down the Market Traders at the Synagogue for defiling it? Let Bowman then cast out those that would defile God’s Children through their acts of Drunkenness, Disobedience and Debauchery.
GOD BLESS BOWMAN LUSAMBO FOR HIS WORK FOR OTHERS IN THIS TIME OF DANGER. We lift him up Lord, for his bravery and work for others…
Haha. Guys, what Bowman is doing, while well intended, is actually not helpful at all. Have the experts take over “sensitizing” folk, determine appropriate restrictions in movement that are both feasible, consistent and well understood. And for crying out loud, stop with the photo-ops that end up with large gatherings, which is ironically the opposite outcome of what social distancing sets out to achieve. More importantly, stop wasting sanitary equipment on buses and tarred roads while our hospitals remain understocked. When you hope for the best, while planning for the worst, having PPE and sanitizer for hospital surfaces becomes of utmost importance. This is not the time to play individual hero ball, but rather, the time for common sense to prevail.