Ruling Patriotic Front General Secretary Wynter Kabimba has said the realignment of district such as Itezhi-Itezhi and Chirundu was in line with the party’s desire to improve local governance and promote economic development in the whole country.
Mr. Kabimba said PF was committed to devolving power to local communities in order to enhance the development process especially in the rural areas.
Mr. Kabimba was speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka today.
He added that all the districts were created to promote the decentralization of government administration and revenue allocation directly to the needy areas.
He stated that it was the party’s policy to ensure that all parts of the country develop at the same pace with equitable allocation of financial resources by government.
Mr. Kabimba noted that people who are opposing to the realignment of new districts are not doing it in a faithful manner.
[pullquote]And commenting on whether the parentage case of former President Rupiah Banda would be resumed, Mr. Kabimba said government was still pursuing the case and it was before the courts of law. He said that if it will be discovered that he was not Zambian, he will not be entitled to pension.[/pullquote]
He further said government shall, according to the PF manifesto, increase the budgetary allocation to councils and disburse councils’ grants efficiently considering the level and standard of infrastructure development in particular districts.
And commenting on whether the parentage case of former President Rupiah Banda would be resumed, Mr. Kabimba said government was still pursuing the case and it was before the courts of law.
He said that if it will be discovered that he was not Zambian, he will not be entitled to pension.
ZANIS
From what I have been taught, development is adding NEW infrastructure and not stealing from somewhere else. If you take your neighbours cow, would you call that development? I am beginning to believe Zambians made a mistake to usher in these thugs into govt. Where are the jobs and money in our pockets?
A decision to take a district from another province needs a political mandate and can not be left to one man to decide. Is there a shortage of brains in Zambia for one man to start thinking for others? PF should build new infrastructures and not steal from Peter to pay Paul.
If I may ask where is the money for the new province and districts they are creating going to come from? Is it not from these same provinces like NW that they are trying to rape? This is madness.
Mr Kabimba do not be worried about under age politicians. We the voters who put you in power understood what you promised and are behind you. We never voted for the UPND for a reason. The UPND is an under five political party which wants to take the Tonga name down with them. I would like to ask Zambians to separate the Tonga people from the UPND and the other way round. Remember Traditional boundaries and districts are two different things. You can have your cattle grazing in two different districts but same chief. The rest of Zambia is not resisting this. Is the UPND so special?
Charles you sound very uninformed.The realignment does not take away land from one district to another.Its realigns the ADMINISTRATIVE boundaries.Dont show your ingorance in public man!!
It takes away land from one province to another. Wht is wrong with you. Don’t cmment if you you only have half a brain.
Mr. Kabimba the intentions may be good but consultations and consesus builds on these intentions. Do not mislead the President that he is in control so what he says or does will be accepted by all. See the confusion this has brought because of the dark clouds that hang around. I think the government has a duty to explain this to stakeholders. Is this so difficult?
If you are doing things according to your manifesto, then I have news for you. The people of Southern Province didnt vote for PF. So, why dont you apply your policy where they voted for you? We are opposed to the realignment of districts because you want to make us weaker and promote other areas of the country. We can read your minds. Just develop the areas if you mean well. Do not realign them.
SP Spokesperson ulichipuba.Zambia is for Zambians.
this tonga fool is a dog ai..mwanya ba imbwa u will remain poor with yo ka hh
SATA got some votes from SP. Not all SP people support UPND.
All above replies to SP Spokesperson have peabrains. This exercise is not about realigning districts, its divide and conquer, and I can assure you that kolwestans can not divide and conquer Tongas. Mulifisushi sana ba kolwe. Check the Zambian map and analyse what is happening before you blog. Being kolwestan doesnt mean you agree with any nonsense from from your tribesmates. Ba tubulu ba munyela pamenshi! Well spoken SP spokesperson.
Forsake!
Consultation very important.
But kwena ba Chaleeee. Namimwenamo zoona. Realignment does not mean lifting Chirundu land to Lusaka, neither does it mean converting tongas to lenjes. Its simply for administrative purposes. Look at Chirundu, it is only 150km from Lusaka but over 400km from Southern Province HQ. Which is administratively easier and cost effective, chirundu admin reporting to Lusaka or Livingstone/Choma? Itezhi tezhi, one has to go through Lusaka to report to Llivingstone/Choma. Which is economical. C’mon guys. The bible says be quick to listen and slow to speak! Then you wise speak seasoned words.
Can you please tell me, with your learned brain, what is wrong with Chirundu reporting 250kms to Choma? Which is more economical like you have put it, Chirundu contributing to the economy of SP or Lusaka? Chirundu has a turn over of over 20 billion kwacha per month, that is why they want it re aligned to a PF stronghold province, as it seems Zambia is heading towards a federal state. Can’t you just think mwe fipuba?
Since when did Kabimba become a Government spokesman? It is unfortunate that the country has decended into chaos and every Jim and Jack can give statements on government functions. Kabimba should stick to PF pronouncements and not govt. If the PF means well, why then are they overlooking and bypassing parliament which is constitutionally empowered to pass laws and regulations? In a proper democracy, the government should have introduced a bill in parley for debate on the realignment of districts. Why was this not done if PF means well?
whenever this short man speaks..its all evill someday so soon..GOD will not spare you for troubling his creation..you will see..PF will mourn more than the Tongas you are persecuting..
MMD lost because of arrogance and failing to listen to the people. No one is against what is doing but the way its going about is totally wrong.Well meaning citizens have asked the PF to go out and consult the people concerned or those that are affected but they have continued making unilateral discisions from their living rooms. Stop the dictatorship and go and engage the masses. Sell ideas and benefits of your decisions and people will move ahead with you.
Kabimba dont think that everyone is a Grade 7 Night Scholar.We are educated and we will not watch you rape what rightly belongs to us.What ever silly arguments you will put across we are able to read between the lines.Take your development to your Muchinga and Mpika.I.d.i.o.t
Oh grow up! And you call youself educated.
All above replies to SP Spokesperson have peabrains. This exercise is not about realigning districts, its divide and conquer, and I can assure you that kolwestans can not divide and conquer Tongas. Mulifisushi sana ba kolwe. Check the Zambian map and analyse what is happening before you blog. Being kolwestan doesnt mean you agree with any nonsense from from your tribesmates. Ba tubulu ba munyela pamenshi! You will not divide SP for your benefit. This is a clear case of taking a resourcefull district away from SP to a PF stronghold province, as it seems that Zambia is heading towards a federal state. Now I understand why some people become suicide bombers, God forbid we should not reach that far, when we have an egoistic and selfish leadership, only looking after their interests.
Does it mean the only way Chirundu and Itezhi-tezhi will develop is through belonging to other provinces, because as far as I am concerned, development should find the people wherever they are. The people of Itezhi-tezhi and chirundu need clean water, good roads, hospitals, etc and these can come from a government with a will to develop and not hiding motives from people. If pf means well for the people of these areas, they were going to consult them, than imposing something on them, as if they are kids who cannot think on their own. What development can Chirundu gain from belonging to Lusaka, if Chawama and kanyama who have been in Lusaka from time imemorial are facing floods, poor sanitation, no medicines in clinics, etc, guys let us not deceive people, let us be serious not yapping.
Democracy means government for the people and by the people, hence consultation in everything is cardinal, and not considering consultation only when you are faced with criticism the way pf is dong right now. Itezhi-tezhi is 400km from kabwe the administrative centre where it is re-aligned to, and just 170km from Choma the new administrative HQ of southern province, and many in the province felt the shifting of administrative HQ to Choma was for the purpose of covering such areas like Chirund and Itezhi-tezhi, but now the whole purpose is defeated. This is what happens when you are doing everything on trial and error, no program of action, for real pf has no agenda and plan for the nation.
I do not think decentralisation means re-aligning towns ans districts to other provinces. This move if not looked at carefully will embarrass the pf government, where as soon as they leave power all will be reversed the way people did on Zamtel due to failure to consult and listen to other views. Accusing the opposition for criticism does not make the wrong decision by the pf government right, actually it just makes HH a hero because as things stand, the guy HH is making more sense than what the ruling party is saying is the reason for the re-alignment. Zambians are watching these mistakes and and those benefiting in terms of jobs are watching the mess, but watch out when everyone is fed up.
Some people are now believing HH when he says he left because pf has no agenda for the country, and the evidence is seen by all. Certain pronouncements are not in line with the budget, how can you plan without money and declare that the moves are with immediate effect, come on guys, I believed in pf but the party is getting more embarassing by the day.
#3 and #8, we all know that land will not move you id.iots, we have more than half a brain that you exhibit. Chirundu will move to Lusaka province you nuts, and that is what we are against!
What is wrong is the way important decisions affecting our country are made. Such decisions should made by parliament and not the President. The president is huma too. He can make mistakes like create a new province in Northen Province to benefit his tribesmen or remove Chirundu and Itezhi-Tezhi from Southern Province to weaken the Tongas. But if the MPs agree to do so as national priorites then I have no problem with such a decision. Let us use our parliamentary system to make changes needed. I am not sure these changes are in national interest.
To my Bemba bloggers not all but some, why is it you always claim tribalism and have some of the most inhuman insults on any Zambian blog. We all know that their has always been ” Tribal” in quotation marks conflicts between Lozi’s Bembas and tongas of ignorant proportions forever in Zambia. Not the well educated ones but the ones that are mundane and not the majority of the people of the above mentioned peoples. Thus I miss Mwanawasa as president; he kept peoples kingdom groups yes Kingdom groups not ” tribes ” at bay with his 75 democractic principles of governance. He even had opposition Cabinet ministers VIVA Levy Mwanawasa. President Sata heed our calls development not vote alignment please :)
# 16 Mwanawakwithu. What do you expect from a Government of Kaponyas, by Kaponyas for Kaponyas. Take pleasure at how they grapple with comprehension over ‘Administration Concept’. They have to merge and dislodge districts believing its effective. Nay, they ‘ve never heard concept of ‘Immediate masseging’ a noverty concept in Complex administrations that functions in a virtual environment. Today geographical location is non existant given complex tools of administration.
This PF government is going to bring divisions amongst Zambians due to their ill-thought policies. This animosity which they are going to introduce will take years or decades to undo, and hamper national development. If they have run out of ideas on how to run the country, there are a lot of Zambians that can offer them. Please do not bring conflict among peaciful Zambians by making policies that suit PF politically and undermines the rights of others. People need jobs, education, health e.t.c and less politics. The next elections are 5 years away and we can not spend the time making political maneuvers. What people want are tangible things and not new names for buildings and places. You are running out of time!!
Its painful when one is dealing with under age slow thinking dimwits who only use tribe or ethnic identity to think and reason.Provinces or districts are there for administrative convinience,why is it so difficult for educated people to understand?
#15..yapping yapping crap here wont take us anywhere,hence better you leave some space for other people who have something 4 our development. Malabish…yamwana…
I thought this was a closed subject for the sake of peace. The reasons for realignment are too premature for even a neonate to believe. Chiefs have spoken, opposition leaders have spoken,the trditional cousins to tongas have spoken and ALL are opposed to the move.
Summer Kabimba you should know that it was not Southerners’wish that Chirundu,Itezhi-Tezhi,Kafue Gorge,Kafue River itself,Siavonga,Vic Falls,Zambezi River,Sweet Mazabuka,Kazungula,and others are in SP.You should also know that at NO time have Southerners demanded independence (which otherwise they are entitled to).Its PF that has brought this issue.Basic science states that to every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.Your action to try and steal those Districts from SP has to be reacted to accordingly.Those resources could have been in Muchinga.But they are in SP.Leave them there.Let sleeping dogs lay
Thanks No 20. Tell them the reality. Leave southern province alone please and do not try to force sleeping dogs to weak up. We need our peace and leave us alone. go and solve the baroste issue now. shame on you kaponyas
am so peplexed with Tonga’s reasoning !
Dogiis , You are a fool.
ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. stop this nonsense of ” Tribalism.”
Can somebody explain the benefits technically. All i here is hypothetical reasoning. And if PF claims to be progressing in decentralistion then the reason they are giving for realignment cant hold. Most importantly this government keeps on proving to us that they hav no direction no wonder they promised too many things, they are the ring leaders in peddling lies, they seem to have no prioprities and are still obsessed with MMD.
Bloggers just as I Finnish correcting others you jump in with the Kaponya noise as well. SATA needs to employ brains like Dambisa Moyo or grand master Amon Simutowe to plan strategic development. Re-align districts sounds a lot like a way to win over had to convince provinces and people groups. Like the above poster wrote try ” novel concepts of administration.” with omputers, cell phones even the dependable landline you can administer great leadership. Just don’t make Kambwili minister of any province period!
#12 i agree with you if they want to develop let do without moving this to that we in lusaka province but my village has no school no clinic.shame.
above let them.
Crying over spilled milk. The two districts have already been realigned administratively. RIP
Tongas plz bhave yoself, U ar too tribalistic.If pf is gvt of kaponyas,y didn’t da pipo of zambia vote 4u? No wonder it’ll take tym 4 zambia 2 hav a tonga president.As 4 HH his tym is over,let him continue wit his business.Stop bhavin lyk fools,dstricts ar nt personal 2 holder u stupid imbeciles.
We chipuba cha pa menshi. Munyela pa menshi!
Development can find you anywhere, you do not need to belong to a certain province for you to receive development. Does it mean Sata’s administration just wants to develop Chirundu and Itezhi-tezhi and neglect all areas in southern province?, I do not personally see the need for this re-alignment. Call the opposition all names but they make sense on this one than pf government. PF leave those districts wherever they are, actually southern is more developed in terms of health care than Lusaka which has only 3 hospitals, while southern has 8 big hospitals. Chawama, kanyama etc are in floods, roads impassable, but your party has no agenda for these areas only for Chirundu and itezhi-tezhi, come on guys stop dreaming, people can see beyond your deceit.
Let Sata do it, it will be reversed the way we did on zamtel. PF party can have a feast, but it will not be long before we get back to our normal being. You were really suppose to consult than imposing such things on people. If pf wants to fail people, let them continue holding the bull by its horns, and tongas are not people one can take forgranted over land issues. Mwanawasa inganged them on Albinon and all went on smooth. Some people now even agree with what HH said that he would rather lose an election than win with people who have no plan for the nation, but just a butch of jokers celebrating victory by taking advantage of people. For real we thank him for leaving the pact, after all presidential money is too little compared to what he makes everyday.
In what capacity was Winter Kabimba speaking? If think as a country we need to separate political party statements and government. Kabimba if i was to meet him he is one of us not as a senior government official and if we were to pick a quarrel its purely khani ya kukomboni. I don’t think its right for a Party Secretary General to comment on RB parentage, entitlement loss and court. A Winter Kabimba akhala important, masewera eti!
Robert Sichinga one time made a prophercy that, there will be a change of government, in 2011, but people later will realise that they made a mistake, after that realisation there will be real change which will bring good things and development. Robert’s Prophercy is soon getting fulfilled. Ministers in PF government have no direction as everyone just waits to receive instruction because if you act alone you may be fired 2morrow. Some do not even know the policies and manifesto of the government as the pf constitution was just made 2 months before election, because their leader never use to see the need for one as he said it was just a paper which one can choose to follow or ignore.
we welcome the PF government for legalizing street vending. It shows that SATA is the man of poeple especially the poor. However, to make the town neat, the council should me stands in the colidors of cairo road and church…small tables for tomatoes and some shelves for shoes and shirts.. in advance before the vendor make their own stands.. Also they should remove the packing space to allow more street vendors and pedestrains to work..freely… again viva pabwato
Why can’t these thugs explain to the Zambians how re-alligning of Itezhi-tezhi and Chirundu will bring development to the twi areas as opposed to theie old status. Give reasons and convince the people that you mean well. Don’t just say that will bring development. The cardinal thing is “how?”
is PF has not developed Kalingalinga, what hope is there for farflund areas such as Chirundu. It makes no sense to shift districts to other provinces. what is needed is to allocate enough funds to all districts in the country for development. Chief Mwenda of Chikankata was intelligent when she told H.E. Sata that govt should locate Chikankata district offices 10km from the Mazabuka road so that Chikankata Mission can also have room for expansion. If govt follows her advice, it will be seen how much govt will put into construction of administration buildings by the number of new buildings in a location without any buildings. what is the govt budget for new districts.
You see Mr. Winter Kabimba, people are asking ati ukamba monga ndani? This is a government issue and you a party SG is commenting. The question everybody is asking is ‘Is PF allergic to consultations and reaching consensus?’ This PF government has spent more time talking and antagonising people than putting a development agenda for the country. The kwacha is dead, the country has no direction, poverty is definetly on the increase, one region appointments are on the increase, ministers contradicting each other has surfaced and where is the president to give the country direction? I cry for my beloved country and you ba opposition what is going on? Put your houses in order and start immediately preparing for 2016 elections. The ground is fertile for you to form government come 2016
There should be a systematic way of doing things by the government. It is not that the president wakes up and moves districts and this president likes with ‘immediate effect’. A clear sign of a dictator. Mr. Sata be humble and reverse you one man decision on the Chirundu and Ithezhitezhi omission and engage into consultations with all stakeholders. It will win kudos from the citizens than this confrontational attitude you have. Please do not make the people that voted for you to regret. A lot are actually regretting but it is not too late you can change this situation. Stay blessed and may the Lord guide you and lead you away from being a dictator which you are slowly but surely becoming. Lord have mercy on Zambia
It is very very very very difficult to ensure that all areas develop at the same pace……
I AM TIRED OF THE COWSTANS. LIKE THIER FELLOW HH, THEY ARE JUST TOO THICK IN THEIR HEADS WHICH ARE FULL OF TRIBAL COBWEBS FOR THEM TO THINK STRAIGHT. WELL, THINKING WITH TRIBE CAN BE AGONY
how come pipo from Eastern province have not cried out by taking Chama district to Muchinga province. but ifi fi batonga are very tribal. fyene everything they see is tribalism and thats y ka hh seems to be developing wrinkles becoz of bitterness. How about Grade 12 results who were the best kekekekekekekekekekekekeke
When you decentralise you are also implying that each province or teritory gains more control on the exploitation, use and distribution of its natural resources. If you go federal for example then each state has a lot of control of its natural resouces to develop its state and people within that state. Therefore for Southern Province yure talking about potential revunue from Chriundu border (the busiest), fisheries and hydro from Iteshi-teshi etc. You are therefore making the province poorer and more dependent on other provinces for development. It is the local resources or the lack of that have made California and Texas the rischest states and Mississippi the poorest in the USA for example.
If Zambia was to call for Presidential elections, Sata would lose teribly. He is a dictator and so is his nephew Kabimba. Consultation is very important in leadership.
Devolvement of power is the reason why strategic and rich districts are being removed from southern province to starve us southerners and develop others. Already the original Northern province which contributes little to the national budget recieves more than any other province thanks to the creation of Muchinga province. We are aware and in future someone will pay.
Winter Kabimba is sick. Kabimba is a patient. Your PF party is your PF party, take it away from us because we have not been surviving in Southern Province because of your party. Kabimba get it clear from us that if you want to add a piece of land to Lusaka then move your own land from your birth place and add it to Lusaka. Southern Province is Southern Province and it should remain intact, not an inch of our land can be stolen from us. Kabimba your greediness should not be projected on Southern Province. Tongas own Southern Province and don’t start playing around with us like we are fools. We are a respectable tribe, very peaceful but o fcourse not cowards. Word of advice to you: LEAVE SOUTHERN PROVINCE ALONE. IF YOU HAVE NO AGENDA FOR ZAMBIA THEN RESIGN WITH YOUR PRESIDENT. PERIOD.
All you Tongas who think you are being persecuted,please get a life.No one is interested in persecuting you.We have more serious issues to deal with.Its being very stupid to think because Zambia sugar,Ithezhi-thezhi dam,and Vic Falls are in southern province they belong to Tongas.Get a life you guys.Muletontonkanya!!!
Most of the money that is used to fund our budget to provide social services come from the mines on the copperbelt,but we have not heard the Lambas claiming ownership of the mines on the copperbelt.Zambia belongs to all of us……Southern Province included !!!!!!