Vice President Goerge Kunda has commeneded ZESCO Limited for its impressive social responsibility work citing the construction of a high school in Siavonga at a cost of K 8 Billion Kwacha.
Mr Kunda said as Zambia’s economic growth rate continues to be sustatined at 7 percent per annum, it is important for the utility electricty company to expand the power supply to mining companies and other industries as well as her suppy for exports to other countries.
He said it was pleasing government that ZESCO has embarked on a project to increase power supply at Kariba North Bank at a cost of 400 Million United States Dollars and two other projects at lower Zambezi and Itetshi-teshi in Southern Province respectively.
The Vice President said this at Lusiwashi Power station in Serenje today where he addresed the public rally. It was at the same venue where he officially announced his candidature as MMD parliamentary candidate for Muchinga Constituency in this years elections.
He said ZESCO management should ignore criticisms emanating from the opposition leaders who were not happy that Government was helping the poor in society.
The Vice President further commended ZESCO and the Rural Electrication Authority ( REA ) for doing a a good job, adding that the two entities should connect schools , health posts and Chief’s palaces to the national grid.
He said so far, Government has electrified Chieftainess Serenje’ s palace in Srenje district in Cetral Province.
And the Vice President says figures accusing the MMD government of being corrupt were just jealous because of the good works the of President Banda’s administration has so far done for the people of Zambia.
Ealier , the Vice President toured Lusiwashi Basic School where a new teachers house was nearing completion and assured the school headmaster and the people present that Government would assist in having the house completed.
Mr. Kunda said in addition,, a 1 by 3 classroom block would be construcetd at the school using the CDF drawn from Muchinga constituency.
He urged the local people to contribute 25 percent by moulding burnt blicks, assuring the people that the stracture would be finished within a shortest possible time.
Mr Kunda stated that Government would also provide desks, cement,roofing sheets, doors, windows and other necessary materials for the school.And Vice- President Goerge Kunda also donated two footbals at Muchinga Community School.
The Vice President Goerge Kunda utilised the opportunity to verify his voter card details at Musumani Basic School.
And Yersteday, the Vice president filed in his application for adoption as as aspiring MMD Member of Parliament for Muchinga Constituency.
The Vice President was accompanied by Central Province Minster Ackimson Banda, MMD party Provincial Party Members and his senior Private Secretary Kenneth Ngosa.
Meanwhile, The Vice President has donated three(3) footballs to a youth club in the area ,in addition to donating a set of jerseys.
He also donated three footballs to Lusiwashi Basic School as well as a set of jerseys much to the delight of the pupils.
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Someone please enlighten me ON THIS ISSUE. Can zesco do this without compromising its operations e.g. zesco is not the most financially sound of grz companies going by the huge loans it has and is about to acquire for its renovations and expansions. Other than that kudos for the construction of the high school.
Politicians are blood suckers. The school being cited as constructed by Zesco is not a project of yester-year. This was in the Kaunda days! Not even by Zesco as Kariba North Bank power station was not a Zesco entity by then! Zambians – stop being fed politics of lies!
Shut up Veep you havenever fully compensated these people to date for the displacement. This is not social responsibility we all know how much you still owe these villagers