President Hakainde Hichilema says politics must be rooted in service to the people, urging that those who serve in public office must highly focus on the needs of the people above personal interests in order to improve the quality of life for all.
President Hichilema underscored his commitment to fulfilling his campaign promises including last week’s reopening of the Zambia-China Mulungushi Textiles (ZCMT) Joint Venture.
The Head of State noted that this reflects the United Party for National Development (UPND) administration’s dedication to bringing development at all levels in the country.
He has called all well-meaning Zambians interested in unlocking Zambia’s development potential to join his administration and work together in contributing to national development.
The President further expressed gratitude to the Zambian people for their patience and resilience, emphasising that the results of the various positive reforms and initiatives undertaken in the past four and half years were now becoming evident.
“The Zambian people will have a real choice during the 13th August 2026 General Election to either continue moving the country forward, complete the work underway, and secure Zambia’s progress or to reverse the gains made so far,” he said.
He adds that under his leadership, the government has delivered meaningful progress such as the free education policy that has enabled over 2.5 million children back to school, teacher and health staff recruitment.
Mr Hichilema highlighted that this has been achieved by the government’s commitment to serving the people of Zambia in all the ten provinces of the country emphasising that division has been replaced with unity and shared vision.
He stated that increased Constituency Development Fund, (CDF), from K1.6 million per constituency in 2021 to K40 million in 2026 directs real resources to local communities.
This is according to a statement made available to the media today by State House Chief Communication Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka.
Mr Hamasaka disclosed that in the coming months, the President will continue engaging citizens across the country as he has always done in the past four years in order to foster a shared vision for continued inclusive development for all.
Says the biggest privatisation thief in world history
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Thats rich coming from our president
Sir, We ceetainly would have loved to see you “prioritise citizens needs over personal gain”