As the crisis caused by the coronavirus continues to ravage world communities, Local Government Association of Zambia President Christopher Kang’ombe has called on local authorities to actively work with People Living with Disabilities in the fight against the Covid-19.
Mr Kang’ombe who is also Kitwe Mayor has observed that local authorities have an important role to play as institutions at the frontline by maintaining community
engagement and ensuring that essential public services continue to flow uninterrupted in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and various statutes which include the Public Health Act.
He said as prevention and containment measures are developed at the local level, local authorities should ensure that they engage their communities especially those with special needs like People Living with Disabilities.
Mr Kang’ombe said as they contribute to the fight against COVID-19 in their respective jurisdictions, Mr. Kang’ombe has made an earnest appeal to all local authorities to develop strategies that will benefit People Living with Disabilities to ensure that their needs are taken care of by accessing physical and other essential public services.
“More often People Living with Disabilities are stigmatized, discriminated and denied public services enjoyed by their able bodied counterparts. While the
COVID-19 has brought about misery and unprecedented challenges, it also offers an opportunity for local authorities to lead in the development of disability-
inclusive strategies,” he said.
Mr Kang’ombe has paid glowing tribute to President Edgar Lungu and Government, for recognizing local authorities as part of the solution in the multi-sectoral response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has made an assurance that local authorities will continue to actively play their role in the implementation of COVID-19 response strategies within their abilities.
“My sincere gratitude is due to His Excellency the President for recognizing the role of local authorities in the implementation of COVID-19 response protocols. As
local authorities we will do our best within the available resources,” said Mr Kang’ombe.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mpatanji Namumba, Director Information and Communication at the Local Government Association of Zambia.
PF in Lusaka is full of mentally retarded disabled people.
PF recently abused People Living with Disabilities and made political capital out of the whole incidence to feed into their failed representation in parliament and lack of empathy to People Living with Disabilities. These people need a representative in parliament to articulate their concerns, needs and contribution to national building. PF government should revoke MP appointment of Raphael Nakachinda or Bwalya Ng’andu to appoint a Person Living with Disability to parliament.
You are that local authority yourself so why make statements instead of just doing. We know his political problems, so its poor to make statements that don’t make sense to us the public. He should just go & beg for forgiveness. Otherwise come next election he will be missing on all adoption lists ka
20 Kwacha to a dollar, Fuel price next consignment after kwacha tumbling watch this space, even with the expected new harvest mealie meal prices might not come down because in Eastern province maize is at K3.50 per Kg which is normally at K1.50 per Kg during this time, however this is good for the farmer. Inflation is also in free reign. When the Kwacha was doing badly last time, it was due to HH’s negative sentiments, now it is doing badly due to COVID 19, At this rate don’t you think you will run out of excuses by 2021. Debt is also looking at you, you went tp get it, it did not beg you to contract it to a level where you have choked the economy as it was obviously reckless borrowing, I hope you have learnt something assuming you are corrigible. Thanks Mayor Kangombe for thinking…
Upnd beat up disabled people. Very sad. We in pf give priority to those with disabilities in order to make them economic contributors to our country. A disabled person is human too. Upnd please have a heart for once
The people who were gassing our people are in charge , Zambians need to be careful ….they might decide to use covid 19 to finish the job they started with the gassings
Busy pointing fingers like silly children…try using a wheel chair in Lusaka and see how far you will there is zero access everywhere you have to employ a fat cheese eating big bully like Bowman Lusambo to push you and lift you around.
Kitwe is very lucky to have this sober man Christopher Kang’ombe as Mayor…in Lusaka sadly we have that pot bellied childish lad Sampa who is always receiving handouts on Facebook in his office….utterly useless waste of space – empty suit.
Social cash Chanda’s brother at the Post office stole is intended for disabled people …what has happened? Any arrests or Jail time? Absolutely Nothing the Chanda thieving brothers are still proudly parading themselves in the streets
Stupid *****s as Zambians. Instead of coming together, you want to point fingers especially the disabled. This virus has no regard for whether you are disabled or able bodied, pink or black, aged or in your mother’s womb.