President Michael Sata this morning refused to launch the ground breaking ceremony to upgrade the Kasisi/Ngwerere road project.
President Sata said he could not launch the ground breaking ceremony on a tarred road.President Sata said it is practically impossible for him to do a ground breaking ceremony of the Kasisi –Ngwerere road when the same has already been upgraded to bituminous standards.
The visibly annoyed President Sata directed Works and Supply Minister Yamfwa Mukanga and Lusaka Province Minister Philip Kosamu to ensure that they do their homework.
“How do you do the ground breaking ceremony on the road which has already been tarred? The Minister of Works and Supply and the contractor should do their home work nicely,” President Sata ordered.
President Sata who only spent about 12 minutes at the site was not impressed with the works that have been done so far.
“You Mr Provincial Minister (pointing at Mr Kosamu), pull up your socks, we can’t launch this,” President Sata shouted.
Some invited guests expressed shock his sudden departure.
And speaking at the same occasion, Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba said there is no way the Head of State can do the ground breaking ceremony on the road already tarred.
Mr Mwamba said this is the home work for the people involved in this road project and that they should work on the project as a matter of urgency.
He said more needs to be done with regard to the upgrading of D751/ A2 Kenneth Kaunda International Airport through Kasisi to a 24.7 Kilometres Great East Road and D176, D 753 at Kasisi Mission junction.
Meanwhile, Works, Transport and Supply Minister Yamfwa Mukanga said his ministry will do everything possible to ensure that the directive from the Head of State is implemented as soon as possible.Mr Mukanga stated that both the contractor and his ministry will ensure that everything is put in place in readiness for the ground breaking ceremony which is supposed to happen in the next few weeks.
“We will move on site as quickly as possible in line with the directive from the president to facilitate the fourth coming ground breaking ceremony to be graced by the Head of State,” Mr Mukanga said.
He said his ministry and the contractor will work round the clock adding that this is the sole purpose his ministry exists in the nation.
Another Failed PF Initiative!
LT, is this news naimwe. don’t be like ZWD
why would an entire President go to launch a road project in the first place. Road maintenance is standard procedure, just like garbage collection and street cleaning. Just do it! No launch nonsense needed. Invited guests? WTF?
Amafi if this isn’t news what do you want them to report?
@ Nubian Princes . The President can launch a road project. Its a very great achievement and a good political move. But he needs someone to help him understand the differences between for example a ” Ground breaking” and “Commissioning” ceremonies. He seem to mix the two
WAY TO GO MR PRESIDENT,SORT OUT THE RIFRAFFS .AND THERE YOU ARE,GBM WITH SATA AGAIN UNITED AGANIST M’MEMBE.
Ba Nubian Princess, moments of your brilliance are not rare…like some people on LT…but don’t expect the president to be launching rockets, congressional meetings, the UN general assembly or whatever you think is the level for a president…in the first world. Africa is behind and that’s why you left. The man is within he’s jurisdiction launching a road … even a foot path. Tarred roads are a priority for Zed right now and not rocket science.
I was praising Nubian Princes, and some people were not happy and keep on “not publishing”.
It could be Kabimba cartel, I looked in that picture he is no where to be seen. He can hide-but-not runaway, Kabimba ena until I arrest him!!!
King Cobra !!! I love this man.He doesn’t tolerate incompetence.Long live Sata.
Wait a minute, he refused to officiate because the road was tarred?Was he expecting gravel?Did he expect roads works to stall while he hibernated in Statehouse these past months?
He doesn’t tolerate incompetence? He just does not understand what UPGRADING is… when you upgrade you add or inmprove on to the existing road simple as that.
communication breakdown.people went to sleep at UNWTO.
Iwe Saulosi- never attribute to “effective leadership” that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Another term in power, Zambia will have improved tremendously!
What ? Another term of cnp. You are joking.
So for the Prez, this is supposed to cater for whatever none-activity on his part for the next three months. It will be a situation of ‘kaili I showed my face and showed that I was not happy with wat’s cuttin’ He hopes that some shallow-minded people will be content with this little performance and stop their continuance yammering about how he is not working. Of course most Zambians are intelligent enough to see through this. Its the ones that are taken in by all this that am worried about.
Yes people like Saulosi who get impressed by this acting!
tukazikula mr prezido,
why should you go and check the road as though you got no PS in charge of works
We need a medical board ugently.
Incompetence should not be tolerated
Sata Sata Sata ! Never short of drama. You would assume that the president will have enough information before leaving for any event but alas! What’s ” Ground breaking” ceremony? Why would anyone expect work already done on ground breaking ceremony unless the president was misinformed of the the event. Remember this is the second time the president has done this. This is sad too considering that the roads department fall under state house and the president has no clue or adequate information about what’s happening. I rest my case.
This is the fourth time, he just wakes up no program and says l am going here or there, that’s the current state of affairs on how the country is being run chimbwi no…..
In football its called chipante pante… No system at all…
I cant work for Sata. I can die of stress.
THIS MAN CAN STRESS YOU TO DEATH.
THIS IS UNPRESIDENTIAL…Our president needs some help, there could be something wrong with him, a president shouldnt behave in such manners.
Chainama mental hospital is just there in Lusaka where he lives!
He may have to abandon the whole Link Zambia dream soon due to poor workmanship!
The irony is that Zambia is so blessed with enough resources to pave the entire Zambian surface area many times over and yet we cannot boast of durable roads due to corruption! We compromise on the correct thickness of tarmac because we want to enrich a few who have to do the same job many times over. This is the dirty game we seem to be playing. Sadly, this is managed from plot one and the incumbent will have to shoulder the blame! Auditors have a job to do here!
Outdated style of leadership of bossing….he thinks this is the UNIP era when he was a district governor; why don’t you call a press conference sir?
He doesn’t know how to speak decent English!
One wonders what he expects when this is “upgrading the Kasisi/Ngwerere road project”. This is why education is important for one to hold that position at State House.
Then in 2016 it will be a case of “I failed to implement my promises because all ground breaking ceremonies were sabotaged by people with MMD blood within my inner circles”. This buffoon!!!
THE PRESIDENT HAD A POINT, HOW DO YOU DO A GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY ON AN ALREADY STARTED PROJECT, WHY CALL IT GROUND BREAKING. MINISTERS GET YOUR WORKS IN ORDER. THIS IS NOT MMD WHERE SOME MINISTERS DROVE AROUND ANY HOW BURNING SUBSIDISED FUEL AND EATING SUBSIDISED NSHIMA, MMD PRESIDENT THEN EVEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN STATE HOUSE SURROUNDINGS, SEE THE DIFFERENCE TODAY. ITS TIME TO WORK ZAMBIA. MCS IS DOING THIS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COUNTRY, SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY.
So why didn’t he have information that the project had or had not progressed that far?
What don’t you people understand by the word UPGRADING? Any project can be groundbreaking if its being improved upon or UPGRADED or REHABILITATED. GOSH!!
Unfortunately, humiliating others in the name of being boss is something in which Sata gets an A+. Like Guy Scott said once “you cannot teach new treats to an old horse.” The man is just RUDE, ARROGANT and STUBBORN period!
@mop This is exactly why I would never accept a position in this government. I would be lowering myself to be disrespected by a dimwit like Sata who has never been to school.
Sata next time fire them,
Disappointing behaviour by the president. He behaves like a kaponya.
And check water at UTH is still eratic.
Just can’t believe that I wasted my vote in the last general election. At least I have 2016 to correct my mistake. I hope my nation survives having to wait till 2016 without having a proper president
Nga fi ma ” Groundbreaking” efinshi ba kateka before tamulakwata ichipyu? Chela should explain kuli ba kateka ati ground breaking means the start of construction so there’s a chance we might find no construction started uku tuleya.
I dont understand this. Whose Minister is Kosamu. Who does Kosamu report to. Where are the shushushus. What was the president told before he left state house. Or is it a question of politics as ussual. How many things are wrongly reported to the president. It is high time the president started listening to the oposition and ZWD because from the look of things the people he has entrusted to help him are not telling the truth. It is very embaracing each time the presindent feels a bit better and decide to check on the projects nothing or little is done. The only Minister, in my view, who seem to deliver is Kambwili. Though clumsy he is action aliented.
Aliented?
Mwansa letobwembya……
If he found nothing, Sata would have stormed away claiming there’s was nothing to launch. He finds something and claims there’s nothing to launch. There’s no pleasing this man!
Does anyone know why he could not launch the road project? If he could not launch it then why was he there?
Wait a minute, he refused to officiate because the road was tarred?Was he expecting gravel?Did he expect roads works to stall while he hibernated in Statehouse these past months? I think he he wasting tax payers monies by flying in that chopper for 12 minutes here 2 minutes there.Let him just send our honorary ambassador of tourism -Dr.Kaseba to open these ceremonies and spare us these hysterics.
ZAMBIA is on autopilot…no leadership whatsoever…we should have listened to FTJ when he said Sata is not presidential material.
HOW IS IT THAT A PERSON YOU ARE REFERRING TO AS BEING MENTALLY CHALLENGED IS ABLE TO BRING ABOUT ALL THESE DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS IN ONLY TWO YRS OF BEING IN OFFICE THAN SOMEONE WHO HAD BEING IN THE SAME OFFICE FOR THREE YRS. AS SOMEONE AS NOTED ABOVE (TIME TO WORK), ONE WHO WAS THERE 3 YRS EVEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE SURROUNDINGS OF WHERE HE LIVED – STATE HOUSE. SO THEN, WHO OF THE TWO IS MENTALLY CHALLENGED? BY THE WAY, THE ONE PURPORTED TO BE MENTALLY CHALLENGED EVEN BEAT THE OTHER IN THE 2011 ELECTIONS DESPITE THE INCUMBENT THEN HAVING HAD GOVT MACHINERY TO HIS ADVANTAGE AND ENOUGH PARTY REGALIA TO EVEN DRESS TREES AND STREET LIGHTS.
this is misleading. who called the president to officiate at this ceremony with a wrong agenda? Its like asking somebody to be the MC at a wedding ceremony when in true sense its a memorial service. You know that staff.to be disappointed with all that ichimwela.yaaah
Sata is the defination and personification of hubris
May be he should have waited for the completion so that he does the “COMMISIONING”!!!
Maybe he should have stayed in State House and do what he does best NOTHING whilst his corrupt lieutenants are busy at each others throats and helping themselves to GRZ contracts.
ndeseka but look at the so called ministers babafye aba Mwenso mwenso no freedom mwati mulanya ne fisusi guys ukutina CNP good lord.
LESA TULA WE WATULILE MULONDALONDA NGALIPUTWIKE
LUNACY AT ITS BEST……MAD MAN!
In case you have forgotten , the Sata walked away from a similar ceremony in Chinsali because the road had nkt been tarred saying, tgere was , therefore, nothing to ground break. He harrased the officials present demanding to be shown a tarred road. He did the same thing on the Leopards Hill road. Now, instead of tolerating this nonsense , these Ministers and RDA Officers should pluck enough courage to answer this man when he abuses them in public like that. Dictators only understand one language – stand up to him there and then and say something like this ‘ Hey Mr President , you had said that when you come for ground breaking, you want to find a tarred road . That is why there is a portion of the road which is tarred. Mr President you should be consistent and avoid changing goal -…
People working for Mr. Sata are ‘sebana wikute’ types. Challenging the president as you suggest is simply unthinkable. Maybe they think being treated like small boys is how the president expresses his love for them.
Can’t heads of tails of this story! What is being launched? I really can’t understand this reporting and farce that ensued at this ‘ground breaking’ embarrassment. Here below is the meaning in it’s entirety. I think the president is not approachable and his advisers are dead scared of the him that they don’t even ask questions of what is required of them.
Web definitions
“groundbreaking: the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project”
From the definition above it seems the president should have been at the site at the beginning of the construction not at the end of it. Another argument is that he wanted to be shown the part that is being worked on with Bulldozzers and earth moving equipment so that he could be entertained by the spectacle…
****Can’t make heads or tails of this story! What is being launched? I really can’t understand this reporting and farce that ensued at this ‘ground breaking’ embarrassment. Here below is the meaning in it’s entirety. I think the president is not approachable and his advisers are dead scared of the him that they don’t even ask questions of what is required of them.
Web definitions
“groundbreaking: the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project”
From the definition above it seems the president should have been at the site at the beginning of the construction not at the end of it. Another argument is that he wanted to be shown the part that is being worked on with Bulldozzers and earth moving equipment so that he could be entertained by the
This president is a nut case . Always playing to the gallery . And when people call for a Medical Board we think they are being petty. The office of President is too senstive to be occupied by someone exhibiting signs of mental instability , irrational behaviuor . This man is not fit to be President . A lot of Ministers and other PF members have now realised this – no wonder some dont want to endorse him for 2016.Zambians please Let’s convene a Medical Board to inquire into this man’s suitability healthwise and mentally to continue in office. This is no longer a partisan matter . It is no longer a laughing matter either.
presidential Zambian material, ground breaking is jst a formality ceremony it can be done when ever president has time but its the either minister’s, PM, DC or councillor’s job , don’t be so narrow Zambia .
“We will move on site as quickly as possible in line with the directive from the president to facilitate the fourth coming ground breaking ceremony to be graced by the Head of State,” Works Minister Yamfwa Mukanga said.
This is laughable does this man understand what his boss wants or what his boss doesn’t? How do you expect to attract professionals to our public sector when educated individuals are treated dirt and humiliated in public because the ill-informed president can not do his home work and can’t understand simple phrases.
In Britain the Prime Minster and his deputy were both chased by a doctor from his ward for making too much noise for the patients. They politely apologized to the doctor and left as they were in the wrong. In Zambia that doctor would be blacklisted.
Sata is not the type of person to show such humility or ever,ever,ever acknowledge that he is wrong.He’s always vilifying others for misteps but himself is a demi-god not capable of any wrongdoing or misteps.
Somewhere in Mpika a village is missing its id.iot
Please bear with the president, he has too much going on in his mind and life, his health, the in-fighting in his party and the reality and challenges of what it really means to be president which he thought was like a holiday or picnic. All these and many more are sending him crazy.
@1.2 Nubian, I think my prayers are working, am so pleased and thankful for that comment. I will not add more.
I just wondered, why the Flavor Flavor was annoyed for already tired road, he want to find gravel?
if you can’t work for sata then you are lazy
What about Ukwa himself who is always going awol for weeks on end and yet gives himself salary increments twice in a year whilst building his retirement house and of course hands his wife cash for the non-existent office of the first concubine?
My president is a genious. He reacts very quickly. We know him better. He must have driven on this rollercoaster kind of a road. Whichever the contractor is. The 2km strecth, towards Kasis, and imediately after the KK airport road junction, leaves much to be desired. I drove on it 3months ago. I couldnt imagine whether RDA with its resident engineers was involved. It’s a total mess. No wonder the warning to Mukanga and the D/Minister.
You and your lazy HH, shame! You are waiting for Sata to die so that u come and loot the treasury. Mwanya, u wont find any money. Sata will make sure he spends all on national development. May be u can come and start selling the same roads, hospitals, schools etc, like Dora and Rupiah wanted to do. Mwanya tamwakatekepo. Sata is a genious and you, are the id…..t
IT IS CLEAR THAT KABIMBA AND M’MEMBE WANT SATA TO DIE AND NOT HH…….
The way Sata thinks and reacts is as if only he has all the right answers.Never pauses to think that maybe he’s wrong or think that sometimes he needs to show humility or ever acknowledge he can be wrong.
He’s so cocky,so presumptuous,so self assured of knowing everything so you wonder why is he not the most successful person in every sphere of life?
Yeah in the middle of so much mediocrity, he is always right
Very unfortunate indeed. When His Excellence is called to ground break before actual works start, he asks how he can ground break something which hasn’t commenced.
When his handlers comply and start the works to enable him ground break, he asks what there is to ground break when the works have already began. So what does one do imwe bantu? The man will send his ministers to their early graves.
Yamfwa moved , watch this space.
most people are missing the point here as to why this is headline news. let me give you abit of history. some 5 months ago , the president was invited to some groundbreaking and comissioning of a road in chinsali, upon finding only gravel, the president refused to launch saying they shud have done atleast a tretch of tar. he left warning mr nsanda to be serious. it was on znbc tv news. so i guess these guys learnt and had to do a stretch before inviting him. i hope u now understand the paradox. so when the minister says they will follow his directive, does he mean they will un do the tar?
Neutral Observer I also sense poor reporting here. We are being made to debate without knowing what really happened. Tumfweko’s story starts like this:
Republican President, Michael Chilufya Sata, this morning refused to commission the sixty three Kilometers Kasisi/Ngwerere road after being disappointed with the nonexistent ground breaking facility on the multi million kwacha road project.
you are one of the few people who follows events in zambia,
Its true, the people did what he asked for last time still he blasts at them, how do guys manage to work with this man.. Me i cant cos he asks you to turn right and them shouts at you why you are turning right
Was this a ground breaking ceremony? May be the president had it wrong. It should have been the commissioning of the road.
Pure Bemba…you cook chicken, they want fish, cook fish they start talking about ifishimu…goodluck.
you ve won accolades from my lozi wife
I love this President!
After all is said and done he is still the man
Mukanga nd yo ministry is dead.check the botom road in siavonga too much curves.believe me nt it ll kil alot of people.wonderful mr president.
you ve won accolades from my lozi wife.lol
Why should the president be launching road projects every now and then? He has his minister, RDA and the permanent secretaries to do such jobs. This just wasting tax payers money driving a huge entourage to a project site in the name of launching. Why are politicians so dull and petty anyway! Always want publicity to be seen like they are working even when they are simply precious resources! PF just work and stop the monkey business!
Wasn’t he just rushing to empty the urine bag?
Kikikikhkikikiki!! Ba sokwe bakasekana bukolo!!’hehehehe!!
These are clear signs of mental illness by the President. Any clearer than this and he will begin to walk naked.
Let us understand what is happening here. Our head of State goes to a place and finds that things are not as planned – big deal there are diplomatic ways of handling eventualities. By the way, no one can predict the future so HMCS should always be ready to diplomatically handle ALL situations.
For all those with a bone to pick with MMD – get over it! MMD lost, PF is now in power.
PF will make or break Zambia. Blaming MMD does not solve problems, action does.
I could never work for this man Sata ever bcoz you’ll always be treated like a child and he throws tantrams on things about which he has absolutely no understanding of.
Zambian Leadership is in the Hands of the President Spiting Cobra?? What do you expect; you gave him the power to treat you like trash so take it. These ministers are all happy with being humiliated to keep up their Jobs.
Reading the news about President Sata is like reading one of those funny play scripts about an eccentric dictator. You soon realise that in actual fact the rage and hostility, the ridicule, the weird jokes etc.. that he projects at others is nothing but a cover to hide his own inadequacies as a head of state. That’s why he is giving contradictory directives. Total shambles.
I think you’re spot on, Cactus.
“…..Hide his own inadequacies” is absolutely what I see. Must be quite scary for the guy being exposed at every turn
Hey alangizi r u absent? saw the differance btn the two presidents at the just ended unwto.we need to do more .
Shut up u lazy id iots!The President discovered shoddy work and u expect him to smile? Nosense!That’s why mwefima Zambians mulimbala zakantu. I need one to pinch your thighs that’s when u will b efficient and effective. @jay,jay u are spoiled brat.
Kwena, lishilu!
This is a proper case for a medical board. There is nothing wrong with the President ground- breaking, launching or commissioning something. if that project was already started, the president would have just commissioned it. No need to embarrass his ministers. What happened to discussions behind the scenes?? And yet some die hard sees totally nothing wrong with this drama. The minister meant well with this event coz PF needs votes and they can only get votes if they are seen to be delivering.
Classic failures of our Country?? Why Invite the President to such?? You mean the Minister himself could not realize that there is no ways you launch a Project already in Progress?? Shame, Yamfwa is a Good Chap but this was Embarrassing?? Anyhow with Cobra Nothing is Good. Yamfwa, put this aside, lessons learnt and keep up your good work.
These roads were done by MMD, here they just wanted to impress the president and the people as if they are doing something. And yet they would have stolen all the moneys for the projects.
Being a Minister in Ba Sata’s Gvt is difficult. Late last year, the same president left the road ground breaking ceremony in Muchinga province because he claims he cannot launch some thing that is not there but just some grading. In Muchinga he spent only minutes and today when the minister has done some work expecting some appraisals from his boss only to be shouted at saying he can not launch something that is already done? What is it that Mr. Sata whants from his ministers? I feel for Yanfwa mwe!
This provincial ministry simply wanted praise from the president. It was his job to upgrade the road and did not need a ceremony – Sata was right.
Move on to the next project and stop day dreaming and carry on building roads and schools – lazy ministers. Go to work, being in government does not mean going to sleep and get recommended for sitting on your back side.
Sata is still pushing for developments but there those crooks who want to bring him down like they did RB
What does ground breaking mean kanshi,….Mr president we expected you to cut the ribbon. Ground breaking is just symbolic it doesnt mean one should behave like a miner and use all the energy to break the ground.