Vice President, George Kunda, has called for the speedy implementation of the Comprehensive Lusaka Urban Development Plan to create a platform for increased local and foreign investments in the country.
Mr Kunda is of the view that once fully implemented the Plan would enable Lusaka compete favorably with other developed cities in the Southern African region and the world at large.
The Vice President said this when he opened the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Ministers sensitization workshop in Lusaka today.
Mr Kunda said there is need to expedite the implementation of the plan in order for Lusaka city to address the development challenges it is faced with.
He said the city is confronted with challenges of traffic congestion, poor drainage system, poor sanitation, illegal settlements, environmental degradation and inadequate land for housing and infrastructure development.
He said the Comprehensive Lusaka Urban Development Plan once implemented will focus on a number of priority projects for public investments that help boost investment in the city.
The Vice President said the plan would also play an important role in the development process of the Country as it will guide the development of provinces up to the year 2030 in line with the National Vision of Zambia achieving a middle income status by 2030.
Mr Kunda has since called for the proper planning of towns and cities with a view to facilitating economic development in the country.
At the same function, Local Government and Housing Minister, Benny Tetamashimba, said there is an urgent need to implement the plan as it will facilitate the smooth distribution of land for development.
He called on other ministries to budget for the projects contained in the development plan in a bid to foster development in the country.
And Japanese Ambassador to Zambia ,Hidto Mitamura, pledged his country’s continued support to the implementation of the development plan.
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What does it take to implement the Plan Minister/Veep G. Kunda?
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“Mr. Hichilema wondered why government has allocated K50 billion to the National Constitution Conference (NCC) when it was supposed to be winding up its work.
He said that his party’s position was that the NCC should not be discontinued but wind up its work by June so that Zambia can have a new constitution before the next general elections.
He said that giving the NCC K50 billion is encouraged the members to drag the process until 2010.”
Minister Tetamashimba, what is the time frame that you have given yourself to work on that Plan?
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“This is not only about Zuma but about the ANC. They want to prevent the ANC president from becoming the president of this country. The want to destroy the head of the [party] because they know that if you destroy the head, you destroy the body.”
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I hope these challenges are addressed………. otherwise Zambia will look like India. What a misery India is!!! Mumbai in particular!!! Ok their Economy is doing fine but GOD the places are just so filthy.
Just an example of decades of unplanned structures can become so difficult to remove when you let them grow. so even in good times it near impossible to get anywhere in terms to structure and planning.
Japanese Ambassador Hidto Mitamura, how will you support the implementation of the Plan?
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“And Mr. Hichilema has bemoned the poor reading culture in Zambia. He said at the same meeting that Zambians don’t read that is why they like following ignorant leaders.
“That is why you follow people who don’t say anything, you should be reading”, advised Mr. Hichilema.
And in apparent reference to PF leader Michael Sata, Mr. Hichilema said that some opposition leaders have not said anything on the budget because they have nothing to say.”
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so what the heck are they waiting for?
In general, there is no real news in this item?
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“And Mr. Hichilema has described this year’ s national budget as ‘an ordinary budget in an extraordinary year.’
He was speaking Wednesday evening in Lusaka at Play House during a public event to analyse the budget.
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what is wrong with hoping that this is the way forward?
where is this plan?
Broad roads and alot of tree spaces?
If not then its the same!!!
We dont need a concrete jungle but a green jungle in a city!!!!
where is the plan?????
VP is a sick man, balipwa zoona
who implements ayi?
i thought its the higher offices…. i mean them!!
even today!!!
As a citizen i just follow…
its better to tell us when and how and implemented there and then to
see how effective and efficient the planning is…
I propose that the 17 year old MMD GRZ should contact MMD/Zambian presidential hopeful Prof. C. Chirwa on issues relating to “challenges of traffic congestion, …, environmental degradation and inadequate land for housing and infrastructure development” in Lusaka City.
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12. Real Chikuni
Let us hope that someone from the Govt reads that :d
Meastro my brother, I really dont see the connection between this article and how you bring in HH. Please update me.
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14. Connie
I think Maesto wants to show us that money is being wasted by the present Governement!!
Still Maestro Brother Update ba Connie :d
let the plan work for a better lusaka is a better z
Lusaka only? Isnt it supoze 2be the entire zambia?God help us. And tokin of investors u shud hav jus specified 2say CHINESE,i hav even put it in capital letters since u 2 speak in capital letters
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16. pankwa Not everyone lives in Lusaka!! [-x[-x
That statement does not please me!!
Why not Mufulira where my mother lives ?
Question: What is the government going to do to train up SMEs so they can serve as suppliers to FDI and maximize wealth retention and job creation?
That would be the only reason to have these zones. Otherwise, make the entire country a Multi Functional Economic Zone, for Zambian businessness only.
Nice buildings don’t feed people, busy planning a architectural utopia when just a stones throw away in the combons people live in shacks. Improve the livelihood of the people then you can think of developing an urban area.
WoW!!! the prof is numbala l-)today!!
15 Bruder, thanx for the response. The young man seems to understand issues properly and has plan in mind of how to rescue Zambia. But the problem is that very few Zambians realise and appreciate that. Let hope one day God will transform our thinking as a nation.
I didnt knw therez a Prof. on LT, Baby C shed more light….
Aya ma plan yasebenza chabe ku bazungu ! Expand mandahill first and lets stop squabbling about traffic nearby. Tizaziba vyo chita fwebene
Baby C i smell pretence in #23 wat do u say swity.
You are right Zoe
Bruder L,wherez Ba Honey? Baby C u stil havent accepted my apology over my accusation of u being Ba Honey.U knw Nine Chale influenced me.Shud i dedicate u a song?
14. Connie and 15. BRUDER L, president HH had a press conference yesterday where he discussed the 2009 National Budget in detail. So, I am using the report news about HH as a signature since I deem this fit. Otherwise, I believe that HH’s data is very important but I can’t understand why the Undereducate’s Imagebuilders have not displayed this serious news for Zambia in their newspapers and on their online resources.
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21. Baby C
It was not like that!! Some others were on that position but you know the deal! The moment I reloaded the site they were Gone!! So it was arranged :d
# 13. I hope so. LT is like the French revolution. We will put pressure bwana. TAke mare boyi
Sorry Bruder L for tht (#29)
Baby C my dedication is: Asisy am sorry sininazibe ati niluvyanya kukamba pali Ba Honey….Am sorry,am sorry
# 13 take care, yaba ichisungu nacho
Zoe
I have mama! dedicate the song kaili! lets cross over! Boring stuff here
#22 Connie, true president HH knows whats best for Zambia but forces that have pledged to decampaign him to Zambians have done their job quite well. However, I believe that if the UPND are to own their own radio and TV community stations, Zambians can slowly realise that the POST and the Undereducate Sata are delaying Zambia’s progress. Im glad though that President RB Banda will be meeting HH, a thing that may help Zambia under President RB Administration which is struggling.
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21. Baby C
Numbers 1 to 3 were deleted !! They only had some funny faces !! So LT cleaned up!! I found my self at number 2 with the question that is at 7!! The question was deleted and so I posted Number 7 asking them what was wrong with my question!!
I am getting anxious but I will lay Low before I start freaking out again.
I will remain quiet!! I just do not know how long!! I do not like injustice [-x[-x[-x
Sounds like the same plan being implemented in dar-es-salaam by the same Japs.
Baby C connection yavuta.I hav been offline of late the server was down so its been installed and thts wen am downloading messenger,ulu lwakuba ama beneficiaries of GRZ resources nikafwafwa
On “He said the city is confronted with challenges of traffic congestion, poor drainage system, poor sanitation, illegal settlements, environmental degradation and inadequate land for housing and infrastructure development”; do we have highly exposed Town and Country Planners at the Lusaka City Council or in the Ministry of Local Government and Housing who can do a good job on these issues? Is Japan going to help us on this issue or implementation of the Plan only?
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Baby C hang in their am almost there….
Brudell fimofimo
Ayi! they have started being funny again?
What is contained in this plan. Does someone on this blog know.
I would be interested to know what’s been planned about the burgeoning shanty compounds. If we can’t relocate the dwellers, at least we must service them with clean piped water and sewerage services to improve sanitation. Mind you, it may be that the larger population of Lsk live in these deprived areas.
Secondly, what is the future. Apart from arresting and slowing the current slide in quality of living, I would expect the plan to have steps to improve things. What are these planned steps? Is this Master plan open to public scrutiny?
The whole conutry voted for development, we want Katete to look like Cape Town as well.
The problem is that the plans are too politicised. I don’t know if this plan will work 😮
A Sunday school teacher asked Zed presidents children RB as they
were on the way to church service that
“why is it necessary to be quiet in church?”
One bright little girl Thandiwe replied,
“Because people are sleeping.”
#38 Maestro
The questions raised are good. No doubt many of us have asked these questions.
At this point my interest is to have the City Council answer them. Can we have Lt or some other media services provider go to Lsk City Council and ask them to demonstarte that they have what it takes.
And why is that there seems to have been no city plan at work for several years. What exactly is the problem? Is it lack of planners, planning or implementation. Just what is the real problem?
Baby C u r quiet r u there?
#41. UK-Zed Observer, nice comments there. On #6 above, I wrote that “In general, there is no real news in this item” because we do not know what is contained in the Plan.
However, we can try to deal with the presented problems by building decent accommodation in form of Gigantic flat which will have nicely done water and sanitation systems. After the construction of such is completed, people living in kwa-msisi and chibolya can be relocated to the flats on either offering them loans to buy their accomodation or to be renting.
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They should also look for a solution on the graveyards. since the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the mortality rate has grown to an alarming level which has deeply reflected on the graveyards. E.g. Leopards is now congested such that even remote paths are being used for graves, not to mention Chingwere which is a circus. This mess should be sorted out!:o):o):o):o)
Thats a very good point #48. Graveyards are so congested that pipo are now being buried where they hav alredy buried sum1.Kuti washikiwa pali enemy its kafwafwa
From the comments above, you can trace some of the causes of the formation of shanties.
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Here is my input. If you leave development to central government politicians, you get huge ego driven projects. These zones are no exception. Instead of making the economy friendly to SME’s they want to attract huge foreign corporations. It is all about prestige. Suharto in Indonesia did the same thing – the giant statutes and monuments are still referred to as Suharto’s Erections.
Get the picture? Build infrastructure for Small and Medium Sized enterprises, the people who will employ most of the population and put them at the center of development policy.
#50 Elaborate more on yo comment,it dnt seem to make any sense at all at all
In my opinion i would request the council to come up with proper housing structures to present to people living in compounds & see if they can manage to build that for themselve within a certain time frame. I know not everyone will manage.
Also provide simple ways in which these fellow poor Zedians can aquire title deeds on the lands they occupy,
I feel that way you wont hurt them badly though i know that you will be faced with resistance in some way.
I think that way you will be able to manage & try to pave way for proper housing structures.
Of which those who cannot manage then you can take over that land.
Good job LSKTIMES at editing, I think you should disable the paste option because of too many google and wikipedia scholars on here, people need to learn to use their own brains. if people are so obsessed with copying and pasting i suggest they start their own HH-fanatic blogs.
Thanks LT on The prof… it was irritating
Zoe , what do you think?
# 55
Hands down on that one!! i almost mentioned the it ^:)^
#47 Maestrol. Thanks.
Veep is an educated man. I just hope that he will behave as an intellectual and not a politician. Brains are there for a purpose.
We need more people who can objectively think thru things, analyse them and come up with sound recommendations that will help us.
Lsk is in a mess because of politics and corruption. Seeing our presidency has so much power, we need the president to sort out corruption and politics of poverty. Hope RB has what it takes.
# 55
Hands down on that one!! i almost mentioned it !!
^:)^
Mwiza
Each person in the shanty townships believes that his shack is the best. We have so many ideas here … Get the idea.
Let the Town planners do their job, the rest of us are simply yapping.
Exactly Baby C,u knw i dnt even waste my time readin thru them so i havent even noticed anything they hav edited,thanx though.Baby C network yavuta but its a long story.
If something does not concern you please ignore it, that what we call maturity, lets not try to change the topic at hand, whats wrong with you chaps.
Baby C hav u seen #60 mwafweko Mwiza.Anyway she wil answer…
mmd just :-@:-@ , am yet to see them implement
you are right
#62 thats a very gud point.Equally u,the best u cud have done was to ignore than posting it.If LT is not bringing the new topic wat else do u expect frm bloggers?
I hope Lusaka will be re-organised into a habitable, well planned and coordinated settlement with adquate and decent services. I hope we have capable planners and implementers.
#60
As for me,am not yapping! keep that to yourself!!! :o):o)
#66. I have not pointed you out, so please never ever cross my path, if you do am telling you, you will not like it here.
#68
Forgive me, I didnt know that you are a planner.
Good!!!!! :o):o):o):o)
just the same sh….t on a different day. these people just keep blubbering at their dinners ngati badwa bakolewa no kolewa. Ati development plan, what development plan when you sit there enrichening yourselves? They really do put me down.
It’s time they started acting. I would prefer they come and tell us what they have done already rather than saying things they will never do
#60 The best statement u cud hav used on”rest of us” shud hav been I am yapping.DDont include thoze tht r not interested
#71 meant for #70
Exactly Mwiza!!! demand for an apology as well
#69 Go on,show me all that i will not like on this site.Do u own LT?Pliz spare me thoze threats for all i care. I guess u r a frustrated military personnel 4u 2use the word chaps,GOD help me…
Iye ba Vice presido, notuphone tubili patable connected to zein :d
why is kunda showing a thick text book to media like that!!! Am starting to doubt his intelligience, is it by default?
Thank God for the Japanese and their Tax payers.
#75 Baby C naumona ati Zoe is crossed?Ask Pinkly 2come n cool her down atleast wen she sees :o):o):o)frm her the beta
Baby C 2morow honey,ama sins kuti yafual pa LT :-h:-h:-h
You all talk fast but all think slow.
At least someone has felt it, real hard. :d
Zoe :-h:-h:-h:-h:o)
you should have read between the lines #17 Mwiza and #18BRUDER L what i meant was that we should have a plan for z not lusaka only. the question which keeps going through my mind is do we even have a plan for z?
zoe and baby c u run ya mouths like a b**ch caming,ya words are like an anthem,so disgusting little feaces,i will punch ya h*les,aa*s dripping like a river,feel me.
am the corner stone of this blog cause I dont come correct,I pack smith en wessen on ma words,every time I attack ,young bloods like Infected meat have been hated because of the truth in them,only faggots remain bloggin speaking 79% no sense,and 21% is used to seek some attention,hell no,you better learn ya lessons,these ladies u try to attract are frustrated bi*chies with wrinkled pus*ies,trying to attract weaklings,I wont fall for that.But there is only one bit*ch i respect…
soundz good to me mmd
Ghost Dog you sound so serious you mother father who wronged you son of a bussinessman ? :d
#89,I just see sh*t cleary,most contributions suc,the LT blog is now for little boys en girls,gays and lesbians,bi*chies and dic eaters,thats all i see,rotten mouths that can open wide.
am gone fukall ya
Bravo #11 Maestro HHH for taking a broader step in considering other big political names like prof Chirwa whom I support.I have always found your opinions biased as you seem to always support HH regardless…
Now coming back to this dopy Government…it will help if they did less talk and more action.
Ok chal #91 Ghost dogg,Go lay dem down they need some rest.Lol :d
Maestro Hhehhehhehhe when will your party president resign from the Board of Manda Hill so that the PF controlled Lusaka City Council and the MMD controlled GRZ can let these poor investors get on with their business. Manda Hill is now a sore eye!!! A political party president has no business sitting on Boards for mere sitting allowances…really REALLY!!:-w
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this man is talking of 2030
Maestro Hhehhehhehhe if you stood as president of tonga land or southern province, you would get my vote, but just as president of Zambia, i would rather vote for a villager or even mundiya or if chama chakomboka was alive, he would get my vote as zed president not you, but for u, southern province president, I would vote for you, u would qualify – becasue everything you see and reason in a tonga way. You are very intelligent
98. Anonymous
No tribal issues mwana [-x[-x[-x
He is our brother!! :d
Hey, Is this man sitting on a pin ? Moneni kukanwa kwati naba nwa itembusha or umunsokansoka !
Under a similar programme in dar-es-salaam the japs are widening major roads to allow for bus lanes in order to speed up traffic and building 6 fly over bridges and relocating some bus stations.l should think they have used tanzania as a guinea pig.
Veep, please speak for the Copperbelt province, our home. The Lusaka people took our money. I am a Lamba by birth, like the Veep:d/
100. Ba Dr Maureen
Ni Posing kwati ni ka Gelo imwe!! :d
Its important for all stakeholders including ordinary Zambians to have a look at the lsk plan and even comment on the proposed Lusaka Plan. At least I have had an opportunity to see it in one of the JICA stakeholders workshop. It looks quite impressive so far. Just to share a bit with interested bloggers it has a three tier objective to address 1. housing issues 2. water, sanitation and drainage 3. Transport system to decongest traffic in the CBD, creating an inner and outer ring roads passing around lilayi, chilenje area, airport, ngwerere, great north road down to lusaka west. Also creation of an outer ring road (about 60km radius) for from kafue connecting chongwe, chisamba, mumbwa etc.
#102 He actually looks like one ka.
… contn…Kafue, Mumbwa, chongwe and chibombo to be developed as satellite towns to help dicongest lusaka. paving roads in town and providing for pedestrian walks, traffic lights etc. There are also proposals to introduce mass transit system within lusaka city and to revive the commuter train etc…. ther are numerous proposals which i hope if japan can help fund jointly with the government could possibly or hopefully change the face of lusaka.
Why is it that when they speak about development it’s only in terms of Lusaka?! Is Lusaka equivalent to Zambia? I thought Zambia is far bigger than Lusaka? When will Kasama – Luwingu Road be completed, after 30 yrs. I keep on wondering whether you do understand what development is all about, or is it just an empty word for you the govt? Try to wake up and get serious with the development of the whole country.
#15 ya ya ya (:||-)
#105 ya ya ya (:| |-)
LT GIVE US SOME GOOD THREADS !
I think the plan for Lusaka is a good move. Infrastructure development stimulates growth and infrastructure development is greatly needed in Lusaka.
As for the economic zones which will be allocated for local and foreign investors, I think economic zones are a good idea as they stop the unplanned development of economic infrastructure.
An example of this is the development of a miller in the same central business district where administrative activities are taking place us surely a hazard. We need to have certain areas which will be strictly for industry and certain areas for administrative purposes. The economic zones are welcome [tbc
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On the issue of HH and the budget, I don’t understand why HH would condemn the budget when many from the business community, farmers union and the international community have praised it. The budget is welcome as it focuses on diversification of the economy.
Many people of whom the budget would affect directly (e.g manufacturers) have taken a liking to the budget so I don’t understand why HH would be against it. I also don’t take a liking to the continuing slander of Sata’s education credentials on this blog. Sure the man is not as educated as some of us but we do not know the reason. Maybe he couldn’t afford to go to school but slandering him on those grounds is [tbc
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is uncalled for, unfair and unchristian. Sata is a senior official in the Zambian community and he must be respected.
I will say this, I do not support Sata because I do not support his policies but that does not mean I should use slander as a rebuttal to his arguments. I hope people think about this.
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This proper planning of cities and towns should be extended to Boma’s as well.
107. Ukulanda kwisha mweo, I do sympathise with you. Unfortunately that’s the reality on the ground. Lusaka is the priority even Government fills the hit of complaints from Lsk.
I think with the kind of leaders we have, Zambia is too big for them to implement development. Now can you imagine had it not been for the Japanese, how was Lusaka going to be? (A sorry site)8->
**==Quote for the day**==
“A bad name is like a landmine; watch your steps to avoid stepping on it.”
Why Lusaka alone? :-@
#102 mwinsho ndimu lamba nayine :d/