Vice president Inonge Wina has said President Edgar Lungu has not discriminated any region in the country from benefiting from the developmental projects that the PF government has implemented in the last five years.

The Vice president said the PF government has managed to distribute projects throughout the country and cited the construction of 650 health posts, upgrading of primary schools into secondary schools among others projects.

Ms Wina was speaking yesterday during a campaign rally at Mukandakunda ground in Zambezi district.

“You have been voting for the opposition who are not able to associate with government for you to fully benefit from developmental projects, but President Lungu has not discriminated in taking development to all the people,” the vice president said.

She said it is difficult for an opposition member of parliament to bring to government’s attention the needs of the people and this is why some areas are lagging behind in development.

And when introducing the parliamentary and local government candidates to the electorates Ms Wina asked the candidates in Zambezi East constituency to work with the people and ensure they consolidate votes for President Edgar Lungu in the August 11 general elections.

“We are here to solicit your vote because it is important for the country to move from stagnation to better. You give President Lungu a candidate who will be able to work to deliver development” Ms Wina said

The vice president urged the people to vote for Brigadier general Kenneth Kankiza (retired), the PF candidate in the August 11 elections so that he can work with government to address their needs.

Ms Wina who also encouraged the people to vote YES in the upcoming referendum said that people agreeing to amend the bill of rights will constitutionally compel the PF administration to provide services to the people such as water, sanitation, health services and education.

Health deputy minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya and Ambassador David Saviye urged the people to vote for the PF candidates in the forthcoming elections for continued development.

And PF Zambezi East aspiring candidate Brigadier general Kankiza asked the people to vote for him, President Lungu and the ruling party in next month’s election because he will be able to address their challenges.

The vice president is in north western province to drum up support for PF candidates in the August 11 general elections.

Ms Wina said she was concerned that there are no female candidates contesting in the local government elections and hoped that the situation will change in the 2021 general elections.She however warned the people to be wary of some politicians who want to go to parliament to represent themselves and advised the people to judge such politicians.
Ms Wina is scheduled to hold a series of campaign rallies and meetings with party officials in all the 11 districts in the province before returning to Lusaka on Friday.

Printing of Presidential ballot papers for the August 11th general election has started in Dubai, in the United Arab Eremites.

All the stakeholders who include representatives of the nine presidential candidates, civil societies, faith based organization and security wings witnessed the start of the printing process.

This follows the arrival of the PF Representative Ngosa Simbyakula who joined the rest of the monitoring team in Dubai.

Earlier, delegation leader Emily Sikazwe briefed Dr Simbyakula on how far the process has gone.

Dr Sikazwe said the printing of local government ballot papers that started yesterday is still underway while printing of ballot papers for the national Assembly has not yet started.

Every now and then I get a craving for food from “home”.  As you all know I’m Zambian and one of the main dishes that we eat in Zambia is Nshima also known as Pap, Fufu, and Sadza; depending on where you are from.  Now, today’s article is not going to be about how to cook Nshima, I think that most of you know how to do that, and if you don’t please refer to my previous column…

https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/09/15/in-the-kitchen-with-kanta-traditional-zambian-meal/

Instead, I’m going to teach you how to cook one of my favourite dishes that I often eat with Nshima – Boiled Curry fish.

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1-2 tsps curry powder (depends on how spicy you want it)
• 400g tinned tomatoes
• 2 x Tilapia
• Salt to taste

Method

Prepare your fish – de-scale it, remove the insides and the gills and cut it into 3 pieces; wash and set aside.

Heat the oil on a medium-low heat, in a deep pan or pot and gently fry the onion for about 5 mins.  Add half of the tomatoes, mix and cook for a further 5 minutes.  Now add your curry powder and mix well.

Place your fish on top of the onion/tomato mixture – giving each piece enough space.  Add salt to taste and add the remaining tomato over the top.

Bring to a boil, and gently cook for 20-30 mins, until the fish is cooked through.

Serving

Serve immediately with hot nshima and vegetables.  Enjoy!

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In this climate of threats and intimidation we will not be diverted from our calls for free and fair elections. We remain very focused on the urgent and immediate need to ensure that the voters roll is submitted to serious scrutiny following the publication of evidence in the Post newspaper that shows how the document has been grossly compromised by the registration of foreign nationals on a huge scale.

The evidence fits with reports we have been receiving and concerns we have aired previously during our consultation meetings with the ECZ. These concerns should not be subject to superficial dismissals by biased media publications but warrant immediate and urgent examination by the ECZ itself, along with the major electoral stakeholders.

The final report on the voters roll expected shortly from the auditors must comprehensively detail and identify these errors so they can be addressed without delay. Failure to do so will reveal the bias in their work and undermine our prospects for free and fair elections. The earlier the final voters roll can be released for external scrutiny the better, so as to avoid leaving insufficient time for resolving such concerns.

I would like to reassure our supporters once again that the UPND has a plan to protect the vote. However, we must raise our voices now and call for the clean up of the register. We must also vote in numbers on 11 August 2016 so that we secure a conclusive first round victory, regardless of the schemes of those scared for their political survival.

Hakainde Hichilema
UPND President

The Electoral Commission of Zambia ECZ has dismissed claims that once Article 79 of the Republican constitution is repealed, the country will never hold any referendum in future.

ECZ Principal Electoral Officer Mataa Sikota says it is wrong for some politicians to give false information to Zambians so that they do not participate in the August 11 referendum.

Mr Sikota said contrary to the claims, Zambia is likely to have several issues to take to the referendum in future if they are to make amendments to the current Article 79 of the constitution.

He was speaking in Kasama during a sensitization meeting for Provincial Heads of Government departments.

Mr Sikota said it is important for eligible Zambians to take part in the referendum to enhance contents in the Bill of Rights in the republican constitution.

Meanwhile, Northern Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Borniface Mbuzi has thanked the ECZ for extending its sensitization meetings on the referendum to civil servants in the region.

The Esther Lungu Foundation Trust has donated and installed solar power systems at two Rural Health Centres in Rufunsa district of Lusaka province.

The Solar lighting system that wes acquired with the help of the friends of the trust, Galaxy Technologies, have been installed at Tengama and Shikabeta Central Health Posts.

ZANIS reports that First Lady, Esther Lungu, who is in Rufunsa district for a three day visit, launched the solar power project at Shikabeta Central Rural Health Centre today.

The First Lady explained that with the good lighting system in place, the clinic will now be able to conduct any medical procedure at any time.

She further explained that the newly installed solar power system will serve expectant motherd from waiting for daybreak to be attended to properly.

She stated that solar power will also solve the problem of storage of drugs through refrigeration especially that Rufunsa is not yet connected to the national power grip.

She thanked Galaxy Technologies for partnering with her foundation in the provision of solar power equipment in rural health posts and centres across the country.

And Galaxy Technologies Managing Director, Adams Essa, noted that the same system that has been installed in Shikabeta can be implemented at all state community facilities throughout Zambia.

Mr Essa said his company has provided not only the technical solution but also the required funding of more than $45 000 to ensure that the first two rural health posts in Rufunsa district area provided with sufficient power for all its lighting requirements.

The company has since proposed a long term partnership with the Esther Lungu Foundation Trust to rollout the programme for not only all the health posts in Zambia but all other community facilities in the country.

Mr Essa disclosed that his company has secured donor funding for these types of programmes and that through the partnership they can access all the funding to support not only the programme in Rufunsa district all other required community facilities.

Earlier, Rufunsa District Commissioner, Judith Chama, commended government for implementing various developmental projects aimed at bettering the welfare of the people in the new district.

Mrs Chama said the people are happy with government’s developmental agenda.