Mr Mulongoti said in an interview that he was not looking for a job from President Lungu but merely wanted to be appreciated for his role in campaigning for the PF.

He said PF leaders are selfish and want to eat alone without considering the efforts of people that campaigned for the party.
‘I started by campaigning for the late President for Sata, he didn’t give me anything not even cup of tea from his office. He died,’ Mr Mulongoti said.
He added, ‘PF had another candidate called Edgar Chagwa Lungu, if I was bitter I would not have helped him but I campaigned for him. So what is the difference? They are the same.’

Mr Mulongoti said he decided to help the PF campaign for its candidates because of his love for Zambia.

‘My view is this, it is about Zambia, it is not about positions,’ he said,

‘Those of us that went to school have got to use our education for the purpose of moving on in life. I have been in government before and i have continued to survive outside government and this is the reason we have continued to upgrade ourselves.’

He added, ‘I’m just coming from a business trip in South Korea, i was not sent there by PF, what is it that I’m crying about?’

Mr Mulongoti said the PF leaders are just feeling guilty that they have not rewarded those that helped them in the campaigns.

‘They are just feeling guilty that they are beneficiary from our efforts, in the meantime they just want to eat alone and that is the sad part. Come 2016, they have been announcing that they want us to work together, how do you work with people that are selfish?’

‘All we were asking for is for them to appreciate the people that worked with me, all the intellectuals, they debated on TV and radio for PF and not even a thank you, is that the way you behave?

Mr Mulongoti however reiterated that he is not looking for a job from the PF government.

‘What job can they give us? They have shared all the jobs. Is living in Zambia all about jobs? You are supposed to be creating opportunities not only for us but for everybody including those on the streets.’

He said, ‘When we are complaining about the depreciation of the Kwacha, is it something so difficult that we don’t know where to get dollars from to make the Kwacha strong? You are always quarrelling with the mines that can help you bring in dollars instead of engaging and negotiating with them properly.’

He also castigated President Lungu’s administration for always looking to China for help and allegedly abandoning western donors.

‘Our partners from the western governments are now uncomfortable dealing with us, these are the people that give us grants and yet we have abandoned them. It is always China this, China that. Are we sure that China can give us all that we need? This has to be a balancing act,’ he said.
The Kwacha is in problems because we don’t have anywhere to get the dollars

Mr. Kabimba tells QFM News by telephone that people should expect the worst from the PF because the challenges the country is facing are nothing compared to what is coming as a result of poor planning by the PF.

He says voting for President Edgar Lungu during the January 20th Presidential by-election was a grave mistake the Zambian people made.

Mr. Kabimba states that it is clear in the minds of the Zambian people that the PF under President Lungu has no capacity to run the nation.

He says he hopes the Zambian people have learnt lessons for voting aimlessly.

Mr. Kabimba, who is also former PF Secretary General, says it is important that the Zambian people evaluate the alleged poor performance of the PF and remove the party from office in 2016.

MMD National Youth Secretary Bowman Lusambo said in an interview that Dr Kaingu who is MMD Mwandi MP brings a lot of valuable experience to the PF government.

Mr Lusambo said the recent attacks targeted at Dr Kaingu from some tabloids are unfortunate and malicious.

The MMD youth leader said no amount of propaganda against Dr Kaingu will change the fact that he has been appointed as a cabinet Minister.
He said attacking an innocent man who is merely carrying out his role as a cabinet Minister.

Mr Lusambo explained that Dr Kaingu’s recent trip to western province was an important one as he was checking up on developmental projects in the province and in his constituency Mwandi.

‘What we are failing to understand is why Dr Kaingu is being attacked, right, left and centre. Is he the first opposition MP to serve in government? We have since concluded these attacks are just personal,’ he said.

He has since appealed to Dr Kaingu to continue on his path of serving the Zambians in various roles.

‘Dr Kaingu is one of the most experienced cabinet Ministers in the Lungu administration having served in the Mwanawasa, Banda and now Lungu governments and we believe that he brings a lot of value to the current government,’ he said.

Mr Lusambo has since appealed to Journalists to play a more constructive role in national development by focusing on reporting on development than personalities.

‘This journalism of personal attacks should come to an end. We appeal to our Journalists to focus more on national building. This thing of always targeting individuals and their personalities is counterproductive and we believe there are other issues that the media would do well to focus on and not personalities,’ he said.

Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Party Spokesperson Mr. Raphael Nakacinda has expressed profound sorrow at the tragic loss of 49 lives in the 291 road traffic accidents recorded over the just-ended Easter period in Mazabuka, Kafue and other areas of Zambia.

He said that on behalf of Party President Dr. Nevers Mumba and the entire party membership countrywide, the MMD extends heartfelt condolences to the families of the affected victims and wishes them God’s comfort as they go through this very difficult time of their loss.

He further said that was particularly sad that during the Easter period when the whole world was celebrating the giving of eternal life to humanity through the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, some were faced with the unfortunate loss of lives of loved ones.

Mr. Nakacinda indicated that the accidents were a wake-up call for the authorities to double-up efforts to assess and make structural changes to the many accident black-spots in the country such as the Mazabuka Shoprite junction to avert any potential loss of life in the future.

He further indicated that it is the hope of the MMD that government will make prudent use of the Euro-bond that was apportioned to Zambia Railways and the additional loans they have recently acquired to include modernization of railway crossing signals and barriers along the entire railway system from Chililabombwe to Livingstone to avert any future accidents such as the one at the Kafue railway crossing.

GOVERNMENT has released K423.7 million for the construction of students’ hostels at the Copperbelt University (CBU).

The CBU has been grappling with accommodation challenges forcing most students to look for rooms in boarding houses which are mostly in a deplorable state.

Once the project is completed, an additional 3,200 beds will be created at the university, which is located in Kitwe’s Riverside area.
Deputy Minister of Education Sydney Mushanga disclosed the development in Kitwe yesterday when he paid a courtesy call on Kitwe district commissioner Chanda Kabwe.

“About K650 million has been released for infrastructure development and expansion of existing infrastructure in higher learning institutions countrywide.

Just here on the Copperbelt, K423,734,693.70 has been given to the Copperbelt University for the construction of students’ hostels,” Mr Mushanga said.

He said the government will ensure that it mitigates the accommodation challenges in higher learning institutions for the benefit of the students.

Mr Mushanga said Government wants to ensure infrastructure which is being constructed in the education sector is of high quality for it to stand the test of time.

He also said the government is sourcing for funds for first-year students who will be offered bursaries.

Mr Mushanga said the government is concerned about the welfare of students countrywide and it is for this reason it is working tirelessly to source funds for students’ bursaries.

“As government, we are a parent. We want our first-year students to start learning. We have engaged the Ministry of Finance to source funds for students’ bursaries,” Mr Mushanga said.

He, however, said the government will not tolerate hooliganism among students in institutions of higher learning.

Dr Kaingu said the UPND has penetrated the Lozi people of Western Province through traditional cousinship which is lop-sided.

He urged public service workers to stop being competitors with Government, which pays them salaries.

Dr Kaingu said workers should be patient with the PF since it is a better government than the MMD and is making efforts to grow the economy aimed at improving people’s welfare.

“This government is better than the previous one, don’t argue because I also served in that government and the reason why we [MMD] lost was because of not listening to the concerns of workers but this government almost doubled your salaries. So why are you fighting a government that is doing its best to grow the economy and improve your welfare?” he asked.

“If it is you teachers, I fail to understand where the discontent is coming from because you now have opportunities to upgrade skills up to PhD level but if you have insatiable appetite for politics, join PF since it is safer to play politics with government of the day,” he said.
He said Government does not want public workers to be its enemies.

“But when you play partisan politics by supporting the opposition, you shall become our enemy and we shall not hesitate to terminate your employment because you are supposed to work with the government of the day.

“It is surprising that you are hanging on to something [UPND] that is not working.

“Open your eyes and direct your energies to our winning team,” Dr Kaingu said during a series of meetings with public service workers in Shangombo and Sioma districts.

He said opposition parties, especially the UPND, have become irrational in criticising Government.

“Whenever President Lungu travels out to woo investors, they complain as if they can provide the much needed investment required in developing the country. They have become very petty but the problem is with us [Lozi] since we have been supporting them and they have taken advantage of our cousinship but it is time to sweep them off,” Dr Kaingu said.

“President Lungu has shown us that he is humble and gave us a Republican Vice-President despite giving him zero votes,” he said