Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services and Chief Government Spokesperson, Kennedy Sakeni, has described as unfortunate and unfounded reports in some sections of the media purporting that President Michael Sata’s trips are not benefiting the country.
Mr Sakeni says President Sata and his government are working hard to put Zambia on a sustainable path to social and economic development.
In a press statement released to ZANIS this afternoon, Mr Sakeni said it is time opposition leaders, such as United Party for National Development (upnd) spokesperson, Charles Kakoma, appreciated the need to give credit where it is due.
The Minister said all trips and official engagements President Sata is undertaking, both at home and abroad, are intended to benefit the Zambian people.
Mr Sakeni pointed out that a case in point is the just-ended Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), in Yokohama, Japan, where a series of high level meetings with the Japanese government and investors were held to woo that country’s investment to Zambia.
He noted that among President Sata’s engagements in Japan was a meeting with potential investors from the Central Japan Railway Company on the feasibility of clinching a deal to revamp the Zambian railways network.
He further explained that while in Japan President Sata also met Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, during which the Japanese government announced its new grant assistance to Zambia towards the improvement of medical equipment in hospitals.
“Using its advanced technology, the Japanese government further pledged to continue cooperating with Zambia in various sectors, including the Kazungula bridge project on the Zambia-Botswana border,” said Mr Sakeni.
Mr Sakeni said needless to belabour, other such missions the President has undertaken to China and elsewhere in the recent past are meant to market Zambia’s vast and virgin investment potential in order to spur job and wealth creation for the people of Zambia.
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Well said.
Joyce Banda, president of Malawi went for the same janpan confrenxe and signed two agreements, Mr Sata went to deiver speeches.
not too long ago, Mr. Sata went to India to ” attract investors”. does anyone know what came of that trip??
good point there!!!!!!
and all those pending commisions of inquries reports
Great job, you are doing there, mr President
Mr. Manje, you don’t need to know so please shut-up.
It tax payers money that is used for these trips. Then needs to know and not shut up.
Sakeni shut up you know nothing… let your president speak for himself, in fact as your president`s boss am waiting for his comphesive report from the tour.. and an action plan from him
Your president went in the advance party-maiwe we have money to waste. Indeed it was beneficial but for whom sir?
Sata’s choices as president always have a common theme:The conduct of public affairs for private advantage,the art of self preservation and any benefit to the zambian people is just by way of “collateral damage”
@5,What u say does not breakany bone because yo re just another lunatic nd tribalistsde upnd,a fire without heat political party has kept. Dat won’t stop pf from achieving her goals.If u were normal i would have said u would b shamed but ulishilu.
Ba ndobo dont behave like mulongoti (stop ranting).The president should give you a report on what?Do you expect foreighn investment to come on its own without having to market the countrys resources that investors can invest in?lets be sensible in our comments and pants down ba noah is a man of action
I have noticed that many people are interested in debating politics and the development of our country but have come to realise that most do it from a common sense view point which is not scientific and helpful. For those interested in providing meanigful contributions & increase their knowledge on politics, social and economic development I recommend they read the following books (our leaders must read them too): 1) The Hudris Syndrom by David owen. This book is about how political power intoxicates leaders . 2) The Trouble with Afica; Why Foreign Aid isnt working by Robert Calderisi. This book was published before Dambisa Moyo’s Dead AID. 3) Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson. 4) From Third World to First; The Singapore Story 1965-2000 by Lee Kaun Yew.
Spelling correction, the first book is The HUBRIS SYNDROME by David Owen.
Yes they are beneficial to him and his entourage personally but not for us. For this he will soon pay.
This time we shall deal with all the cabinet as they are all collectively part of all this mess.