Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya has lashed-out at Kapiri Mposhi UPND Member of Parliament (MP) Stanley Kakubo for shunning the celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day in his constituency.
Ms. Siliya who officiated at the event in Kapiri Mposhi yesterday, stressed that as a representative of the people in the area had missed a great opportunity to obtain the various challenges that the people in his constituency are faced with.
ZANIS reports that Ms. Siliya said as Chief Government Spokesperson, she expected the area MP to take advantage of her presence in his constituency to inform government of the various challenges his people are encountering.
“I’m disappointed that the area MP is nowhere to be seen at this important function where women have gathered to celebrate their successes but also to inform government on the challenges they are facing because as chief government spokesperson I do a lot of listening because that is the only way that we can work on challenges that our people are facing,” Ms. Siliya said.
She said it is sad that the MP who is the direct link between the people in his constituency and government had resolved to stay away from such an important public function.
Meanwhile, Ms. Siliya has assured people in the country that the ruling PF will not depart from its development pattern that has continued to uplift the lives people.
The law maker said delivering infrastructure development such as roads, schools and hospitals is critical as this opened opportunities for development to take place in the country.
“This government will continue on this infrastructure development path because without roads which investor will come and invest in rural areas?” Ms. Siliya said.
Ms. Siliya stated that the PF government will strive to deliver development in the country for all the people to benefit regardless of their political affiliation.
And Kapiri Mposhi Distrcit Commissioner Peter Mwiinde has commended government for resolving to revamp the Kapiri Glass Factory in the area.
Mr. Mwiinde said the revamping of the glass manufacturing company will create employment for the people in the area once operational.
Upnd are at war and will not cooperate with anything where PF will be. Meanwhile Odinga has just made a visit to President Kenyatta and called for unity.
Come on, war with what??,, can’t you see that Dora is frustrated with se,, x dolls and scare of zondwa,,, that’s why these outbursts,, and her Ps are running dry
Dora, please be serious. How many times have your uncouth cadres attacked UPND officials at public events with no protection from the Police or senior PF officials? Do you remember youth day 2016 when a young UPND female member was stripped naked in from of VP Wina and a horde of Policemen? To date none of the perpetrators have been brought to book despite event being caught on camera. @ Ndanje Khakis, yes we need dialogue and what happened in Kenya is commendable,UPND has been calling for dialogue since last year but Edgar has been dodging.
Where is she getting the authority shout and utter irrelevant statements about how women should do extraordinary things to get to the top? Get Zondwa sorry, Dora our of my face!
Statement by Dora is cheap politicking and a cheap shot at an MP. This is a constituency a person serves for 5 years and you want to reduce it to one day. This is poor politicking
@ndobo uleipusha imbwa ngeifwele.
NEVER MIND THEM…
THEY HAVE NO BRAINS…
HH THINKS FOR THEM….GOOD FOR NOTHING STOOGES..
HE DIRECTED THEM NOT ATTEND SUCH AN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION OF WOMEN..
YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT DORA…!!!!
WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED? DON’T THEY WALK OUT OF PARLIAMENT INSTEAD OF DOING THE JOBS THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO? ABSENTEE MPS! THEY ARE IN INCREDIBLE INERTIA.
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Why do they get payed anyway? Something ought to be done about this unacceptable of affairs.
Hh has ordered his people to boycott all GRZ events using the tactics KK used against Welensky, but KK was principled he didn’t cherry pick he boycotted meat and has never eaten any since. Hh went to the kuomboka ceremony because it suited him…his MPs were dribbled bad…
He’ll die of heartbreak. I can see it won’t take long.
The only place in the world that has declared this day a holiday is the utterly lazy bone Zambians!!
Will the rebirth of the kapiri glass factory follow the path of the mulungushi textile factory. Just a question as i am in the diaspora at the moment how many are employed at the mulungushi textile mill now. Is production running to programme or are orders outstripping supply. Can my pf friends enlighten me. Am hanging for a mosi just like the workers at mulungushi must be
What surprises me is involvement of the media even by professionals such as Dr Kasolo when no firm decision has been taken to get the factory open. Media glare is for politicians while professionals get on with work even when there is no media coverage.
Those rebuking Dora are insane, she is right. What is a democratic government? It is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. In this government, the people elect leaders to make laws and represent their views and concerns in government. The MP for Kapiri Mposhi was certainly wrong to shy away from attending the event. Nothing to debate here, call a spade a spade. One Zambia One Nation.
Dora problems in Zambia are well documented. There is no new problem besides PF corruption so let the man celebrate with his wife at home.
After all you received an allowance just to show up so please spare us the caring act.
Besides ask your provincial minister or District Commissioner or otherwise check last year’s problems am sure these enough for you to report on.
Does it mean politics is the best thing we can do as Zambians? Y politics always instead of bringing our heads together to promote the economic standard of our country?
The period since h.h was accidentally (no, tribally) born as a politician is a wasted decade for Zambia. And to think that Zambians will never give him a chance, so what is he still doing?. Even his upndeez will not give him a decond chance
Just officiate at the event and stop looking for UPND officials. What’s wrong with these chaps. Does the agenda include ‘looking’ for UPND officials. How petty
Kapiri glass is privately owned what is Dora smoking?
Even here in Europe nothing special about women’s day. No gathering to disrupt business. Work goes on normal as usual .. Only greetings to wonen folk as a respect, In case of that MP, he is a man what you expect him to do at the all women event?