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Lusaka Province team, winners of the 2016 National JETS Fair held in Mkushi
Lusaka Province has won the best overall team position at the 2016 National JETS(Junior Electricians Technicians Scientists) Fair that was held in Mkushi District.
Central Province Education Officer(PEO) Jennifer Chishimba officiated the 48th National JETS Fair that was held at Mkushi Secondary School.
Mrs. Chishimba said that JETS competitions are exemplary of Government’s commitment towards strengthening the scientific base amongst school going children.
She said that Government is gratified to learn that various organisations are complementing the efforts involved in helping to form a well grounded base for young people to unfold their potential in scientific research and innovations.
She said that Government thanked organisations such as Engineering Institute of Zambia(EIZ), UNICEF(United Nations Children Education Fund), JICA(Japan International Cooperating Agency) as well as PACRA(Patent And Companies Registration Agency), for sponsoring the event.
Meanwhile, EIZ Representative Evans Mwauka assured that his organization is committed to ensuring that National JETS Fair becomes a permanent fixture on the annual calendar for school activities, adding that EIZ would continue sponsoring the event.
Deputy National JETS Coordinator Dr. Dani Banda noted that projects displayed at the competition had taken into consideration the need for innovations that are environmental friendly.
Dr. Banda said that amongst projects from all 10 Provinces that had taken part in the competition, the aspect of environmental concerns was adhered to as this was reflected in the theme that read as ‘creating wealth through knowledge for a peaceful and sustainable future’.
Lusaka Province also came tops in the Junior secondary, followed by Luapula and Southern repectively.
Senior Secondary was won by Lusaka, with Central and Copper Belt coming second and third place respectively.
The Primary school category was won by Central Province, followed by Copper Belt and Lusaka respectively.
Copperbelt Province Minister Bowman Lusambo in his office on Friday
Newly appointed Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo has pledged to implement an open door policy as he begins his tenure as provincial minister.
Mr Lusambo said all the residents of the Copperbelt should be free to access his office to discuss developmental programmes aimed at fostering development in the province.
He said time for politicking is now gone adding that time has now come to work for the people.
Mr Lusambo was speaking Friday afternoon when he addressed Ndola residents and Patriotic Front supporters who welcomed him at the Provincial Administration Headquarters in Ndola.
Mr Lusambo was on Thursday sworn in by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu as the new Minister for Copperbelt province at a ceremony held at State House.
He said now that he has been appointed Copperbelt Minister, his mandate extends beyond serving PF members only but the rest of the province including those that may have supported the opposition in the August 11th polls.
“Time for politics is now gone. We are here for work and I can assure you that we will work together to change the face of the Copperbelt. Please feel free to approach us with all our ideas to move the province forward,” Mr Lusambo told a cheering crowd.
Mr Lusambo who paid glowing tribute to President Lungu for appointing him as Copperbelt Minister said he is committed to transforming service delivery in the province.
“We have to work together and deliver to the people. All those election promises we made during the campaigns have to be delivered,” he said.
Mr Lusambo who was elected as Kabushi Member of Parliament on the PF ticket also met Provincial Permanent Secretary Reverand Howard Sikwela and Provincial Heads of Departments and exchanged notes on state of development in the province.
Mr Lusambo who hails from Chief Lesa’s area in Mpongwe district said he is ready to work with the traditional leadership in the province to foster development in line with President Lungu’s directive.
He however emphasized that Copperbelt is a Cosmopolitan province hence the need to promote the One Zambia One Nation motto.
“We are all Zambians here and we should therefore work together. I am Lamba from Chief Lesa’s area in Mpongwe but I know that this province encompasses all tribes so we should work hand in hand and develop our lovely province,” he said.
Mr Lusambo said he was humbled by the warm reception he has received from the Provincial Administration, the Members of Parliament in Ndola, Councillors at Ndola City Council and the ordinary people in Ndola.
Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo greets his supporters who converged outside the Provicial Administration Buildings to welcome him after he reported for dutyCopperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo gestures to his supporters after he was introduced to a group of cheering supporters who gathered to welcome him to NdolaCopperbelt Province Rev. Howard Sikwela (in glasses) introduces Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo and some Ndola based MPs at the Provincial Headquarters on FridayCopperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo addresses an impromtu crowd of his supporters that converged outside the Provicial Administration Buildings to welcome him after he reported for dutyCopperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo addresses an impromtu crowd of his supporters that converged outside the Provicial Administration Buildings to welcome him after he reported for dutyCopperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo meets Provincial Permanent Secretary Rev. Howard Sikwela after he reporting for duty on Friday
Dismissed Director of Public Prosecution Mutembo Nchito has lost his final ditch attempt to keep his job after the constitutional court dismissed his petition.
President Edgar Lungu on August 9th 2016 fired Mutembo Nchito after receiving recommendations from a tribunal chaired by former Chief Justice Annel Silungwe report on the account of misconduct.
But Mr Nchito took the matter to the constitutional court challenging the legality of the tribunal.
But in the judgement delivered on Friday, Constitutional Court judges Mungeni Mulenga, Enoch Mulembe and Margaret Munalula said the petition by Mr Nchito that the tribunal was unconstitutional lacked merit and is misconceived.
“The transition period in terms of the tribunal is up to the submission of the report to the appointing authority. As such, the tribunal was on firm ground to proceed with the investigation. A tribunal is an investigation and to suggest that it was supposed to be stopped abruptly on the coming into force of the amended constitution is absurd,” part of the judgement read.
NEWLY-APPOINTED Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu has urged the people in the region to join hands and fight poverty through agriculture.
And the minister has pledged to help with developmental agenda in the province. The Minister said yesterday that agriculture could help to reduce poverty in the province and the country at large.
Mr Zulu said the people in the province were doing well in agriculture saying people should get fully involved in agricultural activities in order to sustain themselves.
He said the province being an agriculture hub, he would ensure that farming inputs were delivered on time as it was one of the provinces which was contributing to the national food basket.
The minister said Government was committed to ensuring that smallholder farmers have timely and affordable access to agricultural inputs.
“It is good that the Government has already delivered farming inputs in all the districts in Eastern Province. The Government has also increased the allocations of Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).This is commendable,” he said.
He also urged the farmers to diversify their farming in order to increase the capacity.
Mr Zulu said the farmers should engage into growing or various crops in an effort not to experience shortage of food as a result of dry spell during the rainy season.
The minister said he was aware that farmers could make the Chipata-Mchinji railway line viable once they increase their production as they could start transporting their produce using the rail.
And Mr Zulu called on the people of Eastern Province to continue working hard in order to foster developments.
He pledged to work hard to ensure that a university was built in the province. He assured that that development was meant for everyone adding that he would not rest but work hard for the people of the province.
Mr Zulu said his task was to ensure that development was taken most parts of the province.
He commended President Edgar Lungu for having faith in him to serve the people of Eastern Province as a Minister.
Mr Zulu said he was elated that President Lungu had shown confidence in him by appointing him as a Provincial Minister.
Former Munali Parliamentary aspiring candidate Patrick Mungo has implored President Edgar Lungu to reunite the nation, reports Pan African Radio Journalist Hermit Hachilonde.
In an interview, Mungo observed that there is an ethnic division in Zambia and the Christian fabric the nation was known to hold has been ravished by disunity perpetrated by citizens of certain tribes who hold other tribes to be inferior in the land.
He also added that because of political violence Zambia is no longer a beacon of peace because of political slander and other vices.
Mungo has since urged politicians to desist from propagating tribal contentions in Zambia and concentrate on peace building.
He further advised all well-meaning Zambians from the different ethnic regions to refrain from using unpalatable language against other tribes.
” Am appealing to president Lungu to ensure that he unites the country like it was before” mungo said
Meanwhile, Mungo who disclosed his willingness to work with the Munali lawmaker Nkandu Luo said he will not harbour developmental ideas to himself despite still interested in becoming area Member of Parliament in the future.
” Am willing to work with professor Nkandu Luo” he said
UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema
UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has described as cheap politicking, President Edgar Lungu’s recent announcement that he will institute a Commission of Inquiry into the recent election related violence.
Speaking from his residence in Lusaka, Mr. Hichilema said that Zambians are aware that PF under Mr. Lungu have been cheat architects of violence.
He cited the killing of UPND members in the past elections as one sure way that President Edgar Lungu is a chief warlord.
Meanwhile, Mr Hichilema has called on the nation to remain strong amidst what he called justice mischief.
He also called on UPND members across the country not lose hope saying the battle for a free Zambia has just begun.
And Mr. Hichilema has expressed confidence that justice over the alleged stolen victory from him and the people of Zambia shall truly come to pass.
He says having won the 2016 elections, he will not watch Zambians be taken for a ride anymore by unscrupulous individuals with dictatorial tendencies.
Mr. Hichilema further appealed to the country to oppose strongly any dictatorial tendencies such as the promotion of a one party state.
He says PF under Mr. Lungu has established a plan to turn Zambia into a one party state but that this will not be allowed to happen.
Zesco United and Mamelodi Sundowns battle on Saturday in a 2016 CAF Champions League first leg match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
It is the first time a Zambian and South African team will clash at this stage in continental competition.
It is an especially special occasion for Zesco who are the first Zambian club to advance to the semifinals from the group stage of the Champions League.
Zesco head into the milestone match unbeaten at home in all continental action since 2008.
This season, Zesco have also dropped points just once at Levy when they drew 1-1 in their final Group A match with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on August 24 to see the two sides qualify to the semifinals on 9 and 11 points.
Zesco coach George Lwandamina will be banking on his attacking duo of Jesse Were and Idris Mbombo who have scored four and five goals since the start of the competition in February to get them the favourable home leg result.
However, Zesco will be without key playmaker Cletus Chama who is suspended for both legs and will only return should the qualify for next month’s finals.
Meanwhile, this will be Zesco and Sundowns first competitive clash after previous meetings in international club friendlies.
Sundowns has won all three but the dynamics are different and Lwandamina has stressed that fact.
The two sides will meet in the final leg on September 24 at Atteridgeville to decide who goes through to next month’s two-legged final.
President Lungu greets Zambia’s Defence Attache to the United States Brig Gen Henry Mukuka as First Lady Esther Lungu looks on on arrival in New York for the 71st UN General Assembly on Friday, September 16,2016-Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu has arrived in New York to attend the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level meetings.
President Lungu, First Lady Mrs Esther Lungu, the President’s Political Advisor Mr. Kaizar Zulu and other members of the Presidential entourage landed at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at 07:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, and was received by Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Her Excellency Dr Mwaba Kasese-Bota.
According to the statement released to the media by Zambia’s First Secretary for Press and Public Relations Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Mr Chibaula D. Silwamba, the President and the receiving party travelled by road from New Jersey to New York.
Permanent Secretaries Ambassador Chalwe Lombe (Foreign Affairs), Ms. Kayula Siame (Commerce) and Mr. Trevor Kaunda (Lands), the Presidents’ advisors, Zambia UN Mission diplomatic staff led by Deputy Permanent Representative Ms. Christine Kalamwina and other senior government officials were on hand to welcome the President in New York.
President Lungu and over 100 other Heads of State and Government will participate in the deliberations of the 71st Session of the General Assembly, which is being held under theme: The Sustainable Development Goals: A universal Push to transform our world.
Preceding his address to the General Assembly, President Lungu will deliver Zambia’s statement at the High-Level Meeting on addressing the Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants. The President and his Slovenian counterpart will co-chair Round Table Two (2) titled: Addressing the drivers of migration, particularly large movements, and highlighting the positive contributions.
The High-Level Summit will adopt an outcome document titled “the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants”, through which the international community will propose new approaches to sharing responsibility for refugees. This is meant to bring in more States to support refugees and host States at an early stage of displacements in a more predictable manner.
In Zambia’s capacity as Vice-President of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Lungu will preside over the evening deliberations of the plenary session of the High-Level Meeting to Address the Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, prior to the closure of the one-day meeting.
As President of country that has been host to refugees for decades, Mr. Lungu will attend The Leader’s Summit on Refugees to be hosted by U.S. President His Excellency Mr. Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Ban.
President Lungu is scheduled to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Paris Agreement was adopted by all 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015.
At least 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement on 22 April, 2016, on the first day it was opened for signature, at a special Signing Ceremony at UN HQ in New York. The Paris Agreement is expected to enter into force upon having ratification from a minimum total of 55 member states, of which about 26 member states ratified by 31 August, 2016.
President Lungu will address the UN General Assembly on the opening day of the General Debate on Tuesday 20 September, 2016.
President Lungu will use this opportunity to highlight, to the global community, Zambia’s development agenda and aligning the same to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
President Lungu is committed to improve the wellbeing of all Zambians through implementation of sound development initiatives that will spur social, political and economic, as well as job creation for all.
The UN General Assembly is a good platform to showcase Zambia’s social, political and economic successes and opportunities.
President Lungu will take part in the commemorative event to mark the First anniversary of the Adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
President Lungu will also honour an invitation from the US Department of Commerce and the Bloomberg Philanthropies to participate in the US-Africa Business Forum.
The Forum will focus on increasing trade and investment opportunities between the U.S. and African nations, and US President Barack Obama and several African Presidents will participate.
The US-Africa Business Forum will accord President Lungu to engage potential investors.
On the other hand, the First Lady Mrs Esther Lungu will participate in several high-profile meetings including the African First Ladies/Spouses and Heads of State and Government High Level Meeting, focusing on stopping cancer in Africa. She will also participate at the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA)/United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) annual event to be held under the theme” Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Adolescent girls: The role of First Ladies”.
The First Lady is expected to attend the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) Induction Ceremony where she will be inducted as Pan African Chairperson of AWEP.
President Lungu and First Lady Esther Lungu listens to Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations First Secretary for Press Chibaula Silwamba on arrival in New York for the 71st UN General Assembly on Friday, September 16,2016-Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
Nkana enter the fray of the 2016 Barclays Cup on Saturday when they face Kabwe Youth Academy in a quarterfinal clash at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
The 2014 losing finalists return to the competition for the first time since that season when they lost 3-0 to record four-time champions Zesco United.
Nkana face a Kabwe Youth side that is hunting for a giant-kill in this year competition.
Kabwe Youth advanced to the last eight after beating fellow Barclays Cup newsboys Zesco Victoria Falls FC 2-0 last Sunday in a preliminary round match at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka.
However, Kabwe Youth must be wary of a Nkana side loaded with firepower from the league’s top scorer Walter Bwalya.
Bwalya will be hoping to open his cup account to add to the 15 goals he has scored in the FAZ Super Division this season.
Meanwhile, in the days lunchtime kickoff, perennial Barclays Cup campaigners Zanaco face Kabwe Warriors in a Midlands derby.
Zanaco despite playing in each of the last nine editions of the Barclays Cup, have never won out.
Warriors on the other hand have never advanced beyond the quarterfinals as they head into their fourth outing in the tournament.
Amos Chanda
State House Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has urged the public to ignore all lists circulating about appointments as long as they are not on the State House press office headed paper and duly signed.
Mr Chanda said State House has only announced a partial cabinet, Parliamentary chief and deputy chief whips, nominated MPS some of whom are cabinet and provincial ministers, changes at the top of Zambia Revenue Authority including Mr Davis Mwila taking over from Davis Chama as party Secretary General.
“Note that all our statements are released within minutes of major news bulletins so if you don’t hear it on established media channels then it is just that a fertile imagination of someone. We are inundated with queries to confirm this or that appointment,” Mr Chanda said.
A number of fake lists of appointments have flooded social media in the last few days purportedly issued by State House detailing latest appointments in key government positions and foreign missions.
Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Mr. Kiyoshi Koinuma (left) stresses a point when he delivered his speech during the official handover ceremony of a digital X-Ray the product of Fuji Film South Africa worth US$90,909 by the Japanese Embassy to Monze Mission Hospital
Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Kiyoshi Koinuma has thanked government for the positive relationship between the two countries during the time he has served in Zambia.
Mr. Koinuma paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba at his office to inform him of his new appointment.
He also congratulated Mr. Kalaba on his re-appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Koinuma assured Mr. Kalaba that Japan will continue to cement the bilateral relationships between the two countries and Africa as at large.
Mr. Konuma has been appointed by his government to serve in Vienna, Austria in the same capacity thus ending his three year stay in the country.
And Mr. Kalaba said he has learnt with sadness that Mr. Koinuma’s mission to serve in Zambia has come to an end and that he is leaving the country.
He said Mr. Koinuma worked tirelessly to cement the bilateral relationship between Zambia and Japan.
He added that Japan demonstrated its commitment to working with Zambia in various developmental projects.
Mr. Kalaba has however wished that amicable resolutions are found to settle the dispute in the South-China which has affected Japan as well.
He has assured Mr. Koinuma that he will work closely with anyone who will be sent to the Japanese mission in Zambia.
Mr. Kalaba further promised that President Lungu will soon visit Japan to fulfil his invitation to that country.
Meanwhile, Mr Kalaba has thanked President Lungu for re-appointing him as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Addressing members of staff at the ministry of foreign affairs in Lusaka today, Mr Kalaba encouraged them to remain united and be productive in their work.
He added that all the staff in the various departments should ensure that they raise the Zambian flag high through hard work.
The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) says 225 solar milling plants have so far been installed country-wide.
ZCF Business Development Officers Kelvin Simwendo said an additional 25 solar milling plants will be installed before the end of this year to bring the number to 250.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr. Simwendo said only 175 solar milling plants are operating and producing mealie-meal at a cheaper cost.
Mr Simwendo said that out of the 2,000 solar milling plants that were procured from China by government at a cost of US$200 million only 250 solar milling plants have arrived in Zambia.
He explained that 104 solar milling plants were installed in Northern Province, Eastern 97, Lusaka 12, Southern has six, and Central province has only two solar plants operating at full capacity.
Mr. Simwendo said that the solar milling plants have created 3,000 job opportunities among the youths in the country.
“The milling plants have helped to create jobs for the youths and my plea to the young people is to safeguard the mills as their own assets because they are making a difference in their livelihoods” said Mr Simwendo.
Meanwhile Mr Simwendo has called on young people in the country to report any one vandalising the equipment to the police and other law enforcement officers.
Mr. Simwendo observed that the plants were bought at a huge cost hence the need to guard them against vandalism.
Acting President Inonge Mutukwa Wina has expressed sadness at the loss of 25 lives in a traffic accident that occurred in Serenje on Thursday night.
In a media statement, Mrs Wina also expressed concern at the frequent road traffic accidents happening and consequent loss of lives.
She disclosed that Government was drafting a statutory instrument which intends to ban public service vehicles from travelling at night.
Mrs Wina directed that the Ministry of Transport and Communications to ensure that the statutory instrument was signed restricting public service vehicles to move between 05hrs-19hrs.
She also conveyed condolences to the bereaved families and wished the injured a quick recovery.
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MMD National Youth Chairperson Dauzen Tembo has advised Reuben Sambo to stop commenting on issues he hardly understands and that he should stop using the name of the party because he has never been elected National Secretary of the former ruling party.
And Mr Tembo has assured party youths across the country that there is no leadership vacuum on the presidency as party President Felix Mutati has not left the party as he is just providing a service to the nation.
Mr Tembo said Rev Sambo should realize that the party has moved on from the one the left in shambles and that Rev Sambo and Dr Mumba should concentrate on rebuilding their Churches as opposed to issuing statements to the media.
“Mr Reuben Sambo and his President Dr Nevers Mumba must stop issuing baseless and nonsensical statements like clowns before the media. We are now a totally different party than they left it, they must devote their time on rebuilding their churches because they might get some sympathy by the newly created Ministry of National Guidance & Religious Affairs.
“Practically does anyone listen to these guys honestly, do they think that they can fool us by issuing statements so as to get sympathetic generosity for their loses after borrowing heavily to hire people to pretend as MMD before their bosses in UPND . We urge him to stop issuing statements using the name of the party because he neither the National Secretary nor a party member.
“The statement he issued on our President not being eligible for nomination as a Minister shows his lack of understanding of simple issues and misleading to the nation, we believe the his statement was made out of envy and frustration because it was not them who have been appointed,” he said.
On the appointment of his President, Mr Tembo assured party youths that nothing has changed and that they should not despair because nothing has changed.
He said Mr Mutati has assured him that he would not leave the party after working so hard to ensure that he become President and help rebuild.
“Youths must know that they have a selfless leader in Felix Mutati who in no way would leave the partly he has so strongly fought to protect and defend even in hard times under the poor leadership of our former selfish president Nevers Mumba. President Mutati is still the President and will continue to be available to the party without doubt.
“I assure you that personally I know my President Mutati, he has assured me that youths should not despair and feel that he has left the party for greener pastures because he stood for the party when many of his friends left for greener pastures such as Musokotwane, Lungwangwa, Muchinga to mention but a few who are now MPs under the UPND .
“You can imagine immediately after being sworn in, he rushed to the MMD secretariat to address scores of MMD members who came to clarify things unlike most of our former leaders who immediately signed resignation letters leaving the party after they received appointment letters,” he said
And Sunday Chanda has issued the following emails;
Dear Rev Reuben Sambo & Co,
I refer to your misguided Press Release entitled “Mutati, Mulusa, Mubukwanu do not qualify to be nominated Members of Zambia”.
I wish to inform you that your statement is highly misleading and a misrepresentation and misinterpretation the law. As you are fully aware, a constitution must not be read with the casual approach one would take when reading Mills and Boon because doing so is a recipe for grossly embarrassing oneself as you have succeeded to do with your statement.
With that said, please note as follows:
Article 69 (3) provides that: “A person who was a candidate for election in the last preceding general election or a subsequent by-election is not eligible to be nominated as a Member of Parliament.”
You would be wise to know that the last preceding general election was on the 11th of August 2016. So far there has not been any subsequent by-election following upon the last general election. Further be corrected that the 2011 general election is not the last preceding general election but rather, the second last preceding general election. Kindly also note that that (2011 General Election) and any subsequent by-election was overtaken by the last general election.
Therefore NONE of the nominated honourable Members of Parliament took part in the last preceding general election.
Instead of asking President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to rescind the nominations, I am asking you to withdraw your statement from circulation as it is highly misleading, embarrassing and potentially toxic.
Government has urged the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to Increase intra-regional trade to assist in reducing poverty through job creation amongst people of the member states.
Zambia’s Attorney General (AG), Likando Kalaluka said that increased intra-regional trade would assist in reducing poverty levels through job creation for youths that will subsequently improve the living standards of the people.
ZANIS reports that Mr. Kalaluka was speaking at the opening of the nineteenth meeting of COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General held in Lusaka where he was Guest of Honour.
The AG appealed to COMESA to address issues affecting the economies with a view to enhancing regional market for private sector to be able to do business with ease and at low costs.
Mr. Kalaluka further urged COMESA to address issues aimed at enhancing the implementation of the COMESA integration agenda by ensuring that member states are safe and have secure environments where the rule of law flourishes.
He stated that through the COMESA court, a signal to the world should be sent that COMESA is ready to do business and is indeed a safe investment destination where the rule of law is applied.
And speaking at the same occasion, President of the Court of Justice of COMESA, Justice Lombe Chibesakunda commended the COMESA court for legally creating a conducive environment for doing business within the COMESA region.
Justice Chibesakunda expressed happiness with the considerable progress that has been made to update the rules of the court within COMESA.
And COMESA Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya congratulated Zambians and its government for holding peaceful, free and fair general elections.
In a speech read on his behalf by his Assistant Ambassador Kipyego Cheloget, Mr Ngwenya added that COMESA is delighted to having been hosted by the republic of Zambia for the past two decades and cherished the pleasant and harmonious relationship.
And Mr. Ngwenya revealed that Somalia and Tunisia have applied to join COMESA.
He said the two countries have submitted formal requests to join COMESA upon seeing the good work that benefits member states of COMESA.
The nineteenth meeting of COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorney General’s agenda is aimed at addressing various issues in order to enhance the implementation of the COMESA integration.
The COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General meeting will also identify and appoint a suitable candidate to replace the late Andrew Mutema of the COMESA court of Justice, who died on August, 2015.
