President Hakainde Hichilema has called on traditional leaders across the country to continue promoting the rights and welfare of women and girls in their respective chiefdoms.
President Hichilema says the Government appreciates the efforts that traditional leaders put into sensitising their subjects on issues regarding gender equality, human rights and child marriages.
The media reports that President Hichilema made the call in a keynote speech read on his behalf by Minister of Youth, Sports and Arts Elvis Nkandu at this year’s Ng’ondo Traditional Ceremony of the lwa-Namwanga people of Isoka District in Muchinga Province.
” Therefore I would like to encourage traditional leaders to continue promoting the rights and welfare of women and girls in their respective chiefdoms,” he said.
President Hichilema said the Government remains committed to provide access to quality education for the majority of people as it can be attested by the free education policy that has continued to benefit children in the country.
He added that a number of pupils are being sponsored under the Secondary School Bursary component of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
President Hichilema noted that with the use of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Government has continued to improve the learning environment of pupils by constructing classroom blocks in primary and secondary schools.
“I would like to urge you, your Royal Highness, to continue encouraging your subjects to work even harder for them to enhance household food security and be able to contribute to the national food reserves, “he said.
And Speaking through his representative Chimwenje Mukwasa, Chief Kafwimbi of the Iwa-Namwanga people of Isoka District has commended the Government for the implementation of various initiatives in order to improve the livelihoods of the Zambian people.
Chief Kafwimbi said that the Government under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema has fulfilled most of the promises it made to the people, evident by the undertaking of various programmes.
Meanwhile, Isoka Area Member of Parliament Majorie Nakaponda has expressed gratitude to President Hakainde Hichilema for ensuring that Michael Chilufya Sata Girls Secondary School project is funded for completion.
Ms Nakaponda said the school project stalled for about 7 years but with the receiving of funds for completion, works have reached at roofing level.
She further said that with funding secured she is optimistic that the project will be completed soon.
The Ng’ondo Traditional ceremony celebrated by the Iwa-Namwanga People is celebrated annually to thank God for the good harvest and pray for good rains in the new season.
The ceremony was attended by 14 traditional leaders from within and outside the Province, Government dignitaries and many others.
