Government says it is eager to bring more development projects to southern province. Southern Province Permanent Secretary Sibanze Simuchoba says government is busy constructing and renovating more roads, schools and, health posts in Kazungula disrtrict.
Speaking during the Guta Mweenze Bbwe Lwiidi traditional ceremony of the Tonga people of chief Nyawa in Kazungula on Saturday, Mr Simuchoba said infrastructural development is one of the key areas which would drive the Zambian economy and help meet the vision 2030 objectives.
He said through the rural road unit which is now under Zambia National Service (ZNS), government has planned to make most of the roads leading to chiefs’ palaces in Zambia very accessible.
He said the grading of the Nyawa –Ngwezi road will commence soon and that the contractor is mobilising.
The Permanent Secretary also emphasized that provision of education to all is one of the priorities of the Patriotic Front government.
Mr Simuchoba said government is renovating and upgrading some primary schools into secondary schools countrywide in order to increase access to education and that Nyawa chiefdom is one of the beneficiaries.
He added that out of the 650 proposed health posts to be constructed countrywide, government is going to build some in Kambo, Ncooba, Silomo, Cili, and Sichifulo in Nyawa chiefdom.
Mr Simuchoba said there is construction of a maternity wing, a mothers’ shelter and a staff house at Singwaba and Nguba rural health centres as well as construction of a health centre at Siamwiinga.
He also announced that under the disaster management unit government has also delivered 213.5 metric tonnes of maize for relief food in Kazungula district and that distribution will commence as soon as all logistics are in place.
The Permanent Secretary also appealed to royal highnesses in the country to help resolve the many land and succession disputes in various chiefdoms pointing out that such disputes are a hindrance to development.
Meanwhile, chief Nyawa lamented that the 213 metric tonnes of relief maize given to Kazungula district is a drop in an ocean.
The traditional leader said Kazungula is too vast and has a large population and the maize would not be enough for the people.
He said the people of Nyawa are starving as they experienced a poor harvest in the last farming season.
213MT of relief maize being a drop in an ocean. What do these people do. Instead of them farming and producing 100% food they are busy voting 100% for upnd. Upnd will never feed you even if you vote for them for the next 10years.