Several Mumbwa based civic leaders have lamented that residents of their respective areas were experiencing a bleak feastive period characterised by a serious hunger situation.
Mwembeshi constituency’s Kalundu Ward Councillor, Lennox Hamaaimbo (UPND) told ZANIS that in contrast to the Consumer Shopping Craze that was seen at Mumbwa Town Centre, most people in his ward were surviving on mangoes as their only means of feeding.
Mr. Hamaaimbo said that all families in his ward had been reduced to surviving on mangoes in their bid to addrss the hunger situation that had its root cause in the previous heavy rainy season which had led to extensive crop damage.
The councillor appealed to well-wishers to complement relief food delivery efforts being carried out by the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), and expressed fears that the situation might worsen once the mango fruits ran out in the area.
He also exetended an appeal to the food Reserve Agency (FRA) to seriously consider selling some maize to families at a price below K40,000 per tin as it is sod in the area, adding that he feared a worsening situation in the coming months.
In a related interview, Nangoma Consituency’s Nakasaka Ward Councillor, Progres Sinamaina (UPND) revealed that the hunger situation in the area had led many families into survival on a wild tuber called ‘Muumbu’.
Councillor Sinamaina said that there was serious need for relief food aid from all well-wishers, adding that the Faith Based Organisations (FBO) in particular were supposed to champion programs such as averting hunger situations.
He also expressed worry that reports from the District Agricullture Coordinating Office (DACO) which confirmed that the District had run out of D-compound Fertiliser, would impact negatively on efforts aimed at achieving food security.
But when talked to, District Agricultural Co-ordinator, Joseph Banda, assured that the district would soon receive another consignment of D-Compound Fertilizer, and that there was no need for farmers to panic.
nambala wanu he he
FEEL PITY FOR THEM
Let government act to help the people, what a Christmas for them
At least there are mangoes
Meanwhile RB is eating Kissimass at Chichele Lodge
Its a pathetic and sad situation…. [-(
“The councillor appealed to well-wishers to complement relief food delivery efforts being carried out by the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), and expressed fears that the situation might worsen once the mango fruits ran out in the area.”
Sad, but my mother has a lot of Mango fruits which she normally throws away when she becomes overwhelmed by them after she is unable to distribute all to those she can reach. How I wish the GRZ can reach her for help with these fruits that might save someone’s life. Mumbwa people, just hang in there something will come up for you.
”If what they are eating is giving them energy, well and good, they can continue” says Local Government and Housing Permanent Secretary.
Can the talkative Pabwatoo Chiluya Sata also tell us how he was going to reduce taxes within 90 days? How he would face and solve the hunger situation? We do not want lies but let him explain to us how he was going to do it. If his ideas work why didn’t he advise Kafupi when the two were working very closely together. I know Sata to be a very talkative man but I have not seen what he has substantitively done even for himself. Can he only do it as president who shouts at people? Do we all enjoy being shouted at like little children?
Please don’t argue, you’re not in Zambia. This is gospel truth!! [-([-([-([-([-([-(
“HH gives RB Business tips
The UPND has proposed a set of short and long term measures to help cushion the impact of rising commodity prices and the global financial crisis.”
Source: ww w. zambianwatchdog. com/ ?p=774
This is what real men do instead of behaving like boys who make noise like gongs.
Mumbwans continue voting for president HH so that he can mitigate your troubles starting at the end of 2011, by God’s grace. Vote for serious =; for Zambia in 2011, unlike NOISY GONG’A GONGS who shout without offering tangible solutions.
Zambians are very amazing people and Zambian politicians are very amazing liars. Everything is a problem – too much rain is a problem, very little rain is a problem, bumper harvest is a problem. Just when are we going to learn to turn problems into opportunities? We had a massive debt relief but todate their is no single story about how the savings are going to invested. There is no direct implementable plan of activities with clear deliverables. Whe are going to learn to challnge those we elect? Take your MPs to task and get answers to your problems. I will give you some ideas on how to do it the Cuban way on my next posting.
[-(this is sad!
good. that is what they wanted on october 30. no pity for them.
#14, and you wanted what? I hope you won’t say PABWATOO nonsense.
Enjoy the mangoes guys, maybe in 2011 if you vote wisely kuti mwaisa lyako Hungry Lion, Steers filya mwaishiba
#15 The diatribe against Sata in uncalled for. As he is not in power your rantings are completely irrelevant.
enjoy those mangoes, Hahaaa big nose ali mu lodge in mfuwe with the ka sweet sixteen. =))>:)
Good for them serves them right for celebrating such an abomination that comes from pagan Rome. This is what you get when you disobey The bible you suffer. The bible doesn’t even ask anyone to celebrate christmas .The gregorian calendar wasn’t even in existance in the first century. The son of man was born not born during winter , shephards don’t watch sheep during winter in Israel this time. He was born around the hebrew month of Tishri which is between september and october
These fruits are more nutricious & tastier than the bio-chemically treated Turkeys we will be consuming here.
19. Dobo Banton(9th).LLB greetings and impressive my friend. That is why I do not celebrate this Christmas thingy. I however celebrate New Year.
Please, continue educating my fellow deceived world Citizens.
mumbwa residents,thank you for voting
Dobo banton and Maestro hehehe are SDA,(Smoking Drinking Association),young fags you better know that your wishful thinking wont stop us celebrating Christmas,ala chimalila, kuno kuma dutch.
Maestro New year is just as pagan as christmas . The month january comes from the roman god janus and the romans celebrated the new year because they believed the god janus opened the door into a new year in their julian calendar which julius caesar created . If we were to used the bibical calendar the date on january 1st would be 5Th of Tevet the year 5769. The beast is the one that changed the dates and times into pagan meanings as Daniel 7:25 said and it’s might crazy how the biblical calendar is obsolete and ignored .
#23 I ain’t SDA I someone who doesn’t follow social traditions that have no grounding in the bible. For someone who is an intellectual midget like you you would think thats SDA but the SDA’s have only been around for 150 years and the bible has been around since the times of prophet Enoch. So educate yourself and find out true meanings of things before you unknowingly offend the most high and suffer like your fellow Mumbwa mumbwa’s who are feasting on mango’s on a false holiday
#15, Sata is a very pragmatic guy I would not hesitate to say he should have made a better prezza than nyamaz.
24. Dobo Banton(9th).LLB thanks, but New Year has no connotation to worshipping some deity in this regard because it is just the 1st Day of the year. Otherwise, we all wouldnt be celebrating f o o l s day, Youth Day, labour Day, etc.
So, it is upon this premise that I celebrate New Year.
As for Christmas, it is deemed as a Day when Jesus Christ was born which is not true. It is a M A S S service to celebrate the supposed birth of Jesus Christ on that Day which is not true. Therefore, I dont celebrate it because it is not true in looking at its intentions. However, I have no problem with those that celebrate it PERIOD So enjoy yoursef on that day 23. Gdef.
this whole life is a big lie all those are just theories that cant be proven,first of all we dont know how life came about,how we came to be we dont even understand ourselves or even existance we dont even understand time so argueing that x-mas is paganic should be backed by somthing more concrete and not time<:-p
25. Dobo Banton(9th).LLB you have raised some truths on the SDA Church which was coined in 1860. Thank God, this are now making sense.
King Jame Version Bible:
Daniel 12:8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
#19 & Maestro; Christmas is not a celebration of the birthday of Jesus.Thats a very narrow understanding.Rather Its just the suitable time configured in the calendar in relation to Christ as light that comes to conqure darkness. So we celebrate his birth and not his birth-day. Back to Maize/Mealie Meal issue, there is also need for dietry and hence crop diversification. You hear of very few parts of rural Northern and luapula ati their is hunger because they grow cassava and millet.May the birth of our Saviour bring more light to this blog and our hearts.
New year has pagan connotations Maestro. It is a celebration of the Roman New year via the roman pagan calendar. it may look innocent but believe me just read about it’s history you will be in for a shock. What you are celebrating is just years and months created by julius caesar, pope gregory and Dionysus exiguus. Most of these new year celebrations are barely even 1500 years old. Just read about the roman god janus and new year
#30 Don’t be ignorant December 25th was named christmas day in the year 275 AD when it was converted from the roman festival of saturnalia by emperor aurelian. Your pastor lied to you abotu darkness and light. Nobody in the bible ever used such a calendar
The real biblical New year will be on 1st of Nissan the year 5769 which corresponds to the gregorian date of 26th march 2009 fourteen days after would then be passover. Thats the new year disciples would be celebrating not the roman new year.
Sad Sad sad sad!
God if you are seeing what is happening in Zambia, Help us find a solution to our economical melt down in Zambia and Help those in leardership to find a solution to help us Zambians from starvation.
30. Ziyalolo, whether you like it or not, the Christmas you celebrate has pagan worship origins and I am not going to waste my time trying to argue with you over that. You can hold to your beliefs and i would hold to mine based on what achone of us have read and also understand.
Have a blessed day though.
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#26, Sata president of what Country? Zambia? Only in your dreams and you are very entitled to dreaming and narrating your dreams to your friends. Let us just work with the current salvage team, may be one day we shall have an opportunity to elect a good team. These ones are really salvaged leaders from the govt of our late LPM. Sad for the country but what can we do? Certainly Sata is not option.
Maestro and Dobo; No one disputes the pagan aspects; but again only in narrow understang can one equate pagan with evil, given the literal sense of pagan implying anything not written in the scripures. In other words it has been of many cutural and human values in addition to Divine revelation that the Christian faith is built on.Otherwise as a Tonga or Kaonde would you say we have no values that even Christianity would be enriched by? And what do you say of those good things in your cultures which scripture does not dispute?
President Lansana Conte’s death spells the end of years of misrule in Guinea. When is the misrule of Zambia coming to an end? :-?:-?:-?
37. Ziyalolo, you wrote quite some sense and I will address your “Otherwise as a Tonga or Kaonde would you say we have no values that even Christianity would be enriched by? And what do you say of those good things in your cultures which scripture does not dispute?”
Instead of me going round and round, I will simply say that I have given up all stuff that do not comform to Seventh Day Adventist (SDA). To this end, I do not support cultural practices that differ with what the Holy Bible provides for. However, I have no problem with anyone who beliefs in such. Visit w w w. adventist . org, the official website for our Church, to see what SDAs believe in.
Maestro.
Do you believe in Jesus?
Its a silly question but just answer it.
40. Sarah, you inquired “Maestro. Do you believe in Jesus? Its a silly question but just answer it.”
I was going to ak you as what do you think yourself and which Jesus you are refferring to, but I realised that you need help and so I had to answer you.
Yes, I do believe in Jesus Christ, the God (Hebrews 1:8) and Son of God The Father – my and the whole universe’s Creator – as expressed in the Holy Scriptures. This is why I have ever been writing that I am a Seventh Day Adventist (See Revelation 12:17 and 19:10).
This is why I am an indepedent blogger who only depends on the Godhead (1 John 5:7, John 1:1-3) in all I do.
If you have more querries please do not hesitate to ask, Sarah.
#28 Gym I agree with you..
We really dont understand ourselves, even death is very strength and painful. We dont where we really came from and where will are going after death. Everything we know was invented by someone and we just have to believe. So why should Xmas be so vital when we dont know the correct meaning and if its true Jesus was born on that day or not.
Life itself is a misery and mess.Its very difficult to believe most of the things that were invented by whoever
Sad situation indeed!!! This country has no direction. Are ever going to do one thing correctly.
-We cant run agriculture despite abundant rainfall and fertile soil.
-Education is riddled with leakages even up to college level.
– Mines etc
#41Maestro Hhehhehhehhe. Mwembeshi constituency’s Kalundu Ward Councillor, Lennox Hamaaimbo (UPND) told ZANIS that in contrast to the Consumer Shopping Craze that was seen at Mumbwa Town Centre, most people in his ward were surviving on mangoes as their only means of feeding.The councillor appealed to well-wishers.
Baguyi Imwe.the day before yesterday you said UPND is helping people. Now look at you. See what is happening in your area. You talk to much now it as back fire (Ulabeja to too much ). You just wanted to make a grade for your Party.
Nyama Soya:”we will not allow the miners who lost their jobs in Luanshya to remain jobless but we dont know what to do”
Nyama Soya:”we will not allow the miners who lost their jobs in Luanshya to remain jobless but we dont know what to do”
so sad for these pipo may God come to their rescue bcos RB will never look upon them he is still on honeymoon in statehouse with his little girl.What do u expect from a suger daddy like him. :x:(
God have mess on them, it’s sad pipo shud be suffering like that. Ministers are busy fighting for their increments when there are already well paid. They have no heart for pipo who put them in those positions.
Gud morning,He who is unable to live in society and prefers to go 4holidays at the expense of mass pipo suffering, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.Ara Bee,is a beast,lacks sense of humour. How much money was spent to carter 4all thoz,his children and their wives,grandchildren,even Thandis relatives whenothers are feasting on mangoes.May God deliver thiz pipo.
Sad Story .Fellows am only wishing you good Holiday tomorrow 25th and Happy New. Let’s observe Traffic Don’t DRINK and DRIVE. This is a time to be with families. Don’t spend your bonuses on drinking remember next year school fees for your children and those who upgrading the papers. The little you spend on drinking it can be something to some one, please help your friends. Let’s share the little we have. Let’s forgive each other so that we start the New Year with love .Maestro don’t think I have hard feelings for you. That is the way we share knowledge. If every one supports every point that means there is a problem. You can’t be loved by all. Even Jesus was hurt by many, loved by few but re
49 cont!! respected by all.
God bless Zambia
Mangoes are just fine to eat for christmas, :d
Viva H H man who will be father Xmas on the 25th Dec in town
RB=Rumbling Bellies
Alas RB is on holiday
People’s bellies still rumble
#29 Bravo!
“Let them continue…” kabili efyo balefwaya lintu bavotele RB>:d<
ing’ander yansala ehh ala bane abana nabakashi ukulila, kwati nipachililo!!!
CHI MAESTRO HATOMBWE YOU USELESS TONGA TOO MUCH :-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@:-@
:d
I am lso going on holiday.:d
#47 #48. I hear you! But a few Zambians even those that are in the UK will tell you he deserves it. He is the President. Part of “conditions of service”.
Stop worrying about Zambia. You will not solve Zambia`s problems. If RB is not doing it then why worry? Just get that Turkey out:d, make sure you get all the stuffing as well. Get a bottle of wine and enjoy with your family. Done!
Happy kili kili!:)
let mumbwa mumbwa guyz enjoy mangoes bcoz thats wat they wanted by voting the wrongly named President RB.the bible in the book of ….. says u’ll reap wat u sow. hapy kilisimass & wakeup new year,cheezz mumbwamumbwa!!!!!!!!!! :((:((:((:((:d/:d/:d/
#20 AYA MA FACTS
#11. Maestro Hhehhehhehhe
HH is behaving like a real genuine opposition leader.
This is because he understands the concept of being an opposition
If you want to relate HH to SATA you will be making a grave mistake.
The two have different levels of understanding; HH has the education while SATA has the experience which he always talks about.
But what good is the experience that comes from governance that has achieved almost nothing.
HH understands that opposition means alternative leadership while SATA looks at the word ‘opposition’ and percieves that he is suppose to oppose. SATA is not able to see the concept of ‘opposition’ instead he only sees the meaning of the word.
i agree with #57 the bible continues to say in the book of so so that thou shall not live by bread alone but by every word that cometh from the word of God, so u can as well read the bible on xmas than just eating mangoes watch out for cholera. read mirriam chapter 2 vs 7 – 9. God bless you all. Merry xmas
#31
Please help me undrerstand, wat was there before Julian, Augustus and Gregorian calenders? 😕
It is not true. People in Mumbwa are rich. I hear they bought Fikalukuluku.
Stop lying ba LT. :d
Where is the government…..?????
Anyway you people of Zambia made the choice yourselves…..
merry x-mas mumbwa. at least you have mangoes i have none….
Merry x-mas nyama soya too.
Hi gentlemen & ladies.I have some reservations for the situation in zambia.This president of yours is not serious how wish he could be impeached.Pipo are dying from hunger then he decides to go on holiday with everyone from his village at our expense see today’s post.This is the worst president
#65
But Zambians do not are do they? I spoke to one Zambian from Sheffield yesterday who said well, he is the president he deserves it.
Enjoy fruits for Christmas people of Mumbwa. They are good for your health :d
Care!
:o)its not only Mumbwa residents who are affected, but the entire country.Every district is facing serious hunger situations. At least Mumbwa residents are banking on mangoes, other have got absolutely nothing, nothing at all, not even water to cool their thirst. But thank God for the rains.
the hunger situation in some parts of zambia is not a joke, so, of you who want to make fun of it on the people who sleep hungry, think again, we are talking of children, pregnant mothers, old men amd women, what does it matter who they voted for when we are looking for solutions to help our brothers and sisters, if u dont feel for them, shut up! even maestro this time laughs at them, i adored him or it is a her, i thought he was a gentlman, wrong
its a sad situation indeed ime ba the people what has sata got to do with this??? :((
Let’s pray that God the provider provides for these pipo in need.
Happy Xmas and Properous New Year to All of You Bloggers!!!!!!!!
he who plants lemons cant reap oranges. those are the bitter fruits of making misinformed choices. why complain when rb has reduced prices of mealie meal.
Kenyans are rqually hit.See article below:
High food costs, shortage of fuel to hurt Festivities
Updated 15 hr(s) 37 min(s) ago
By James Ratemo
Soaring fuel, maize and electricity costs have pushed Kenyans to the edge as they prepare to dig deeper into their pockets this Christmas season.
Scarcity of petrol across the country has also seen both public and private transport turning into a nightmare. The situation is even worse for those planning to travel upcountry to join families and friends for the celebrations.
But yesterday, the Government through Energy PS Patrick Nyoike assured Kenyans that there are adequate stocks of petroleum products.
“What is happening now i
44. JacK SparroW. You wrote “Baguyi Imwe.the day before yesterday you said UPND is helping people. Now look at you. See what is happening in your area. You talk to much now it as back fire (Ulabeja to too much ). You just wanted to make a grade for your Party.”
The simple response to you is that the U-Team can not afford to feed the whole Nation as they are not in GRZ. They are trying their best to meet peoples’ needs, but it is hard to run an opposition political party. If you expect UPND to feed the whole Zambia, why then are you not feeding those that are affected? You like seeing failures in others, but you overlook your short comings as individuals. Shame indeed.
49. JacK SparroW. You wrote, “Maestro don’t think I have hard feelings for you. That is the way we share knowledge. If every one supports every point that means there is a problem. You can’t be loved by all. Even Jesus was hurt by many, loved by few but re” and I respond:
Firstly, I do not care what you, or anyother person, feel about me. All I worry about is whether the good Lord God likes what I am doing. Secondly, thanks for being cool enough to write such things in the quote. Indeed, even our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was not loved by all. In fact, Jealous led some characters to hang him on the cross.
#61 the calendar you use now is a modern fabrication. the pagans of rome(catholics) did not want to do away with the devilish practices so they sought to change the meaning of some of the practices to make them see as though they were friendly. Julius caesar created the calendar we use now and Pope gregory modified it. A mentally ill catholic monk called dionysus exiguus then created the years hence why you see the biblical calendar is on the year 5000 and roman calendar 2000. The names of the months and days are pagan too e.g monday(moon day), thursday(thors day) and friday (friggs day), June(juno god), january(janus god) and so forth
55. zamtribe, can you be serious young or old character.
59. Fine! Nice stuff and keep well.
69. changu, where have I “even maestro this time laughs at them, i adored him or it is a her, i thought he was a gentlman, wrong?”
However, I am humbled that you adored me though I will remind you that i am fallable. Look to Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour instead of fellow man because surely man will disappoint you from time to time.
I try to maintain being as SDA as possible but I human. So, please understand my position. I am a he though.
Take care and keep well.
This is unacceptable especially in an area that should be self sustaining even on a peasant or subsistence farming perspective.
More should be done to give these residents the proverbial “fishing hook”…..hand outs alone will not solve the problem.
Why is it so hard for government to sell good ideas of co-operative farming in these areas and in many ways to lead by example? e.g. set up co-operatives, sun them for say two seasons and hand them over to the locals with finance arranged for and guaranteed by the governmnet? #75 and #49, calm down pipo. We are one.
#9 Leave Sata out of this, the article is about hunger, surviving on mangoes,ask the people of mumbwa, RB and MMD, WHAT they are doing about it asking what Sata would have done will not help. :((
Eating mangoes for Xmas is even better than eating grass ask pipo in southern Zambia.S let the Mumbwa pipo try to grow millet & cassava to avoid hunger in the next season.
STAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :d/:d/:d/:d/:)>-
80. Zig Zag Chimfwembe, I am very calm.
THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF THIS RUBBISH GOVERNMENT…!