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THE 70-year-old Mongu man whose leg was amputated in Mongu recently died of severe body infection resulting from a wound, medically known as sepsis.
Mwiya Sihope was released from custody in the aftermath of the January 14 violence in Mongu, after spending time in detention in connection with the violence over the Barotseland Agreement.
The cause of death is contained in a medical report submitted to the Ministry of Health by authorities at Lewanika General Hospital.
“The likely cause of death of Mr Mwiya Sihope is sepsis,” the report says.
The Post newspaper has in the last few days been reporting that the amputation of Mr Sihope’s leg was connected to his 56-day detention at Lusaka Central Prison on a treason charge.
But last week Inspector General of Police Francis Kabonde said when Mr Sihope was released from detention, his legs were intact.
Mr Kabonde said Mr Sihope was admitted to the hospital for asthma-related complications, which later forced experts to amputate his right leg.
VICE-PRESIDENT George Kunda says Government has released K31 billion to water utility companies on the Copperbelt to improve service delivery of water and sanitation in Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola and Chililabombwe.
Mr Kunda said Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) in Ndola received K11 billion for Kabushi and Masala townships, Nkana Water and Sewerage Company in Kitwe received K14 billion and Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company received K7 billion for improved water and sanitation services in Chingola and Chililabombwe.
“The MMD government will remain committed to improving service delivery to our people and we have demonstrated our commitment through funding to water utility companies here on the Copperbelt,” Mr Kunda said.
The Vice-President was speaking at a public rally at Kaloko grounds in Ndola’s Kabushi township on April 20.
Mr Kunda said the problem of poor water supply and sanitation in many townships on the Copperbelt will be addressed, following the release of the funds to the water utility companies.
He also said Government will soon commence working on township roads on the Copperbelt. Mr Kunda said apart from the JICA-funded road projects being undertaken in Ndola and Kitwe, Government will also fund the tarring of township roads in the province.
The Vice-President said Patriotic Front (PF)-controlled councils have failed the people on the Copperbelt.
“The members of Parliament and councillors you elected have failed to represent you and this is the reason you must vote for MMD candidates this time around,” Mr Kunda said.
The Vice-President said in the health sector, Government has spent K18 billion on the construction of markets in Ndola and another K800 million for the construction of a theatre at Chifubu clinic.
THE MMD in Eastern Province has unearthed a scheme in which Chipata Central member of Parliament and deputy minister for Works and Supply Lameck Mangani’s wife, Mary, has allegedly been promising a man challenging the current Chief Chikuwe, that the Patriotic Front (PF) will give him the throne if he campaigns for its president, Michael Sata to take power.
Mrs Mangani has allegedly been working with a member of the Eastern Province MMD executive committee to lure people in the chiefdom into defecting to the PF, using the dispute surrounding the chieftaincy.
However, the two women’s mission is reported to have flopped after their major target, Mr Maron Mbewe, who has contested the Chikuwe chieftaincy in court, rejected their overture and informed MMD leaders about their attempt to lure him and other people to the PF.
And MMD Eastern Province chairperson Kennedy Zulu says the revelation has answered questions the party raised when Mr Mangani held a private meeting with former Minister of Lands Judith Kapijimpanga just a few days after the latter defected from the MMD to the PF.
It is alleged that MrsMangani has been working with MMD Eastern Province vice chairlady Deborah Kamanga in her campaigns for Mr Sata and that on April 14, the two were on a campaign trail in Chief Chikuwe’s area, trying to capitalise on the succession wrangle in the chiefdom to garner support for the PF leader.
Former MMD Chipata district secretary Samuel Phiri said on April 20 that Mrs Mangani and Ms Kamanga informed people in the chiefdom, located in Chipata’s Kasenengwa Constituency, that President Banda is not interested in resolving the succession wrangle or helping Mr Mbewe to become Chief Chikuwe.
Mr Phiri said the pair then told the people to vote for Mr Sata, whom they claimed will resolve the succession dispute, and that President Banda has done nothing in the last two years he has been in power.
“I challenge the two to prove their innocence on the matter because the evidence against them is overwhelming.
People in the chiefdom are upset with the behaviour of these two unreliable women and I urge the party leadership in the province to flash out such people because they are misleading people and tarnishing our party’s image in the province,” Mr Phiri said.
He said Mrs Mangani and Ms Kamanga’s conduct is unpatriotic and tantamount to being in bad standing with the party.
“They are bad seeds who can easily contaminate innocent MMD members. As MMD in Eastern Province, we will not tolerate the behaviour of the two. They don’t mean well for President Banda and the party, and I challenge them to show where their loyalty lies because they seem to be anti-MMD,” he said.
And former Kasenengwamember of Parliament Timothy Nyirenda confirmed that he was present when Mr Mbewe’s envoys reported the activities of the two women to the MMD leaders.
“Yes, it is true that the report was made and I was present when men from Mr MaronMbewe made the report,” Mr Nyirenda said.
When reached for comment, MrsMangani denied campaigning for Mr Sata.
[pullquote]“I am not a politician, and I am not interested in campaigning for PF or MMD. We need to go round so that we can check on how these clubs are running, it’s not that we are campaigning,” Mrs Mangani said.[/pullquote]
She said her involvement in the running of women’s clubs since 2007 has forced her to go round the province and that some people mistook her frequent trips for campaign trails.
“I am not a politician, and I am not interested in campaigning for PF or MMD. We need to go round so that we can check on how these clubs are running, it’s not that we are campaigning,” Mrs Mangani said.
And Ms Kamanga said she is not aware of the matter.
And MMD Eastern Province chairperson Kennedy Zulu said the revelation has shed some light on Mr Mangani’s meeting with Mrs Kapijimpanga.
Mr Zulu said the MMD provincial leadership will soon meet and chart the way forward because Mrs Mangani may not be working alone.
He said the leaders will also summon Mr Mangani, who is also Deputy Minister of Works and Supply, because it is not possible that his wife can be involved in such activities without the husband’s knowledge.
Mr Zulu said the party leadership is also aware that Mr Mangani has allegedly been wooing his supporters in Chipata Central Constituency to follow him when he defects from the MMD.
He said it is sad that Mr Mangani can be seen to be fighting the MMD and President Banda.
“The fact that he lost an election at the MMD national convention doesn’t mean that is the end of the road. He should just concentrate on his constituency and continue serving as deputy minister.
These allegations are serious. We have verified them and found that they are true,” he said.
But Mr Mangani wondered how his wife could ask people to campaign for PF when her husband is a serving minister in the MMD Government.
He said it was not possible for Mrs Mangani to campaign in Chikuwe, which is in Chipangali Constituency, when he (Mr Mangani) is member of Parliament for Chipata Central.
“I really doubt that story. What I know is that she has been busy meeting women’s clubs. They got some money from the CEEC (Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission) and she told me she was going to check how far the clubs have gone with the balances on the loans,” he said.
Mr Mangani said nobody had told him anything about his wife trying to lure anyone to vote for Mr Sata, and promised to find out if it is true.
“I have spoken to my wife and she looked surprised. She told me the story seems to be a fabrication,” he said.
He said Mrs Mangani oversees 92 women’s clubs as patron while Ms Kamanga is the chairlady of the Chipata Central Women in Development Association.
“My wife was in Eastern Province for only a week, and has been accompanied by Ms Kamanga only once,” he said.
Government has embarked on the construction of a High School in Nchelenge District of Luapula Province worth K 25 Billion .
The Ministry of Education Headquarters has awarded the Contract to a Chinese Firm, which has since started clearing the Construction Site located in Chieftainess Kanyembo’s area, about 35 Kilometres away from the District Administrative Centre.
The development has been confirmed to ZANIS in Nchelenge by District Education Board Secretary (DEBS), John Kalifungwa.
Mr. Kalifungwa says the School, which is expected to be completed by November this year will consist among other facilities, Classroom Blocks, Science Laboratories, and a School Hall.
He said some of the other facilities will include a Home Economics Section, Various School Departments, as well as Teacher’s Houses.
The DEBS said the move by Government to construct the School in Kanyembo area is welcome because the area is highly populated and its far from Nchelenge High School, which is the only learning institution offering education from Grade 10 to Grade 12 in the District.
[pullquote]“Currently we have only one High School in the entire District and as such some pupils fail to access Education as some parents fail to pay Boarding fees,” Mr. Kalifungwa said.[/pullquote]
“Currently we have only one High School in the entire District and as such some pupils fail to access Education as some parents fail to pay Boarding fees,” Mr. Kalifungwa said.
He said the advantage of having the School is that once completed, all pupils, especially the girls who are more affected will have
chance to progress to Grade 10 and beyond.
Mr. Kalifungwa said apart from educating Pupils, the establishment of the High School will also help individuals who want to improve their rade 12 Examination results as it will be a General Certificate of Examination (GCE) Centre.
He however appealed to Government to also consider putting up Boarding facilities at the Institution to enable pupils from the neighbouring District of Kawambwa and other areas to also access Education from the School.
Mr. Kalifungwa added that there is need to deploy more teachers in Nchelenge District not only to cater for the School under construction but for several other schools in the District.
And a Parent of Kanyembo has showered praise on Government for its decision to build a High School in the region.
Mr. Elijah Musonda says the move will go a long way in easing the burden of parents sending their children to School as it will now be near which translates in lower cost of Educating children.
[pullquote]And construction works at Mankonga High School, the first ever boarding school that government is building in Mpulungu are progressing smoothly.[/pullquote]
And construction works at Mankonga High School, the first ever boarding school that government is building in Mpulungu are progressing smoothly.
This came to light yesterday, when Mpulungu district commissioner Willie Simfukwe visited the school to check on the progress of the construction works at the site.
During the visit, the Chinese contractor found on site said the school was scheduled to be completed by June next year.
The visit also revealed that most of the buildings at the school including classroom blocks, students’ dormitories, teachers’ houses and ablution blocks were already roofed.
The contractor said his company will soon be doing final touches, before the school could be completed and handed over to the government.
[pullquote]” We had a lot of pole and mud schools in the district and we are grateful to government that now we have several schools in almost every ward in the district,” said Simfukwe.[/pullquote]
Meanwhile district commissioner Willie Simfukwe said the boarding school would be the first of its kind in the district from independence.
” We had a lot of pole and mud schools in the district and we are grateful to government that now we have several schools in almost every ward in the district,” said Simfukwe.
He said the boarding school once opened, would immensely benefit parents in the community who usually sent their children to schools outside the district.
Simfukwe said government was spending billions of kwacha to build the Mankonga Boarding school, adding that the development was a clear picture of how government was putting the peoples’ money to good use.
He said the people of Mpulungu had whole heartedly welcomed and appreciated the school project.
Mansa Community Radio Station Management has denied allegations that the station aired a news article that was believed to have contributed to the riots that recently engulfed the town this week killing three people.
And ZANIS reports that calm has now been restored in Mansa town, the provincial capital of Luapula province following Police and other relevant officials who have kept vigil in the area.
Station Manager Oswald Chansa says the radio station is purely catholic which promotes love and peace saying there is no way his institution could engage itself in acts of anarchy and lawlessness.
Father Chansa in a statement released to ZANIS in Mansa yesterday that said the story in question is unrealistic, unfounded and a deliberate attempt to malign and implicate the community radio station.
He strongly advised people behind the allegations to immediately stop and show responsibility in the manner of addressing to problems.
The community radio station manager stated that the mix-up could have come from a news item where a pregnant woman died in an unclear circumstance at a named place, 40 kilometres away from Mansa.
Fr. Chansa added that the death of the woman was not in any way connected to rituals in the district.
[pullquote]The community radio station manager stated that the mix-up could have come from a news item where a pregnant woman died in an unclear circumstance at a named place, 40 kilometres away from Mansa.[/pullquote]
ZANIS Crew that toured Kapesha Senama market and nearby other trading areas revealed that business activities had normalised as some traders were selling their merchandises,. as usual.
Meanwhile, Luapula province Minister Besa Chimbaka is tomorrow expected to hold consultative talks with the authorities in the area.
The caucus meeting is meant to iron out the problems caused during riots.
Police have since recovered some properties that were looted by the residents as police have intensified patrols in the area in order to bring law and order to Mansa town.
SuperSport will temporally suspend coverage of the MTN/Faz super Division after Easter due to operational differences with Football House.
In a statement obtained by LT Sports today, Multichoice Zambia public relations manager Marlon Kananda said they will only show two of the three live matches originally on their schedule to be aired this Easter weekend before pulling the plug.
The third match in question that will not be shown by SuperSport will be the Nkana-Nchanga Rangers Week 4 game in Kitwe planned for this Saturday.
That broadcast clashed with the live transmission of the Caf Champions League match by the state-run terrestrial broadcaster ZNBC TV between Zesco United and Al Ahly of Egypt on Saturday.
Faz has scheduled the Nkana game for Friday instead of Saturday.
“SuperSport and MultiChoice wish to register their disappointment to the changes made to the fixture for this weekend’s games by the Football Association of Zambia,” Kananda said.
“The fixture were agreed 2 weeks ago and SuperSport had planned for the live broadcast of the MTN FAZ premier games up to Week 10, we feel it is unacceptable to change the games at short notice when all logistics had been put in place like scheduling, communication to our stakeholders and subscribers on the games to be beamed live .
“Due to these changes, SuperSport will only show 2 live games this weekend namely Power Dynamos versus Roan on Sunday kicking off at 15hrs and Nchanga Rangers versus Kalewa on Monday, kickoff is also 15:00 hours.
“We also wish to state that this weekend’s games are the last games to be broadcasted live by SuperSport until the Football Association of Zambia gives us a fixture that will not be changed at short notice.”
President Rupiah Banda has said that the Government will take over payment of salaries to doctors and nurses at Beit Cure Hospital along Kabwe road in Lusaka.
The President made the announcement after touring the hospital which specialises in the treatment of children with disabilities.
Mr. Banda said he was touched by the commitment shown by the staff at the private hospital where children and adults from all parts of Zambia were receiving treatment at no cost.
The President visited the hospital to see first-hand the surgical operations being conducted by veteran United States constructive surgeon Joseph Clawson.
Dr Clawson, who is also known as “Doctor of the Poor” is in Zambia at the President’s invitation and will return to the United States on Saturday.
President Banda said he first learnt about Dr Clawson’s surgical operations when he watched a documentary on CNN which showed him performing his works in Zimbabwe. It was at that point that the President initiated Dr Clawson’s invitation which the he gladly accepted.
Mr. Banda directed the Ministry of Health to begin the process of taking over the payment of salaries to the Beit Cure Hospital doctors and nurses.
The President was also happy that the mobile health services, for which he has been roundly criticized by some opposition leaders, were being offered by Beit Cure Hospital in their own mobile facilities.
This is according to a statement to ZANIS from State House signed by the President’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations , Dickson Jere in Lusaka, today.
The Prisons Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) has expressed disappointment with the ever increasing number of Zambian women being arrested and convicted on charges of drug trafficking.
PRISCCA Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka said his association was concerned about the number of women going to prison because of trafficking in drugs.
Mr. Malembeka said women need to be empowered through groups such as cooperatives so that they desist from engaging into illegal ways of earning money.
He noted that by behaving engaging into drug trafficking, the Zambian women were devaluing themselves thereby eroding the respect which people had for them.
Mr. Malembeka told ZANIS in Lusaka today that women involved and those who intend to venture into such activities should be seriously educated and counseled on the dangers of drug trafficking since prison is not a nice place to stay.
He suggested that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as NGOCC and other women organisations should step up sensitisation programmes for women and juveniles against drug trafficking.
Mr. Malembeka also called upon the national education campaign division of the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) to educate the women instead of just apprehending them and putting them in custody.
He further advised women indulging in illicit activities to find legal means of uplifting their living standards.
Mr. Malembeka feared that the number of women in prisons may surpass that of men if they continue with their criminal activities.
China Jiangxi Corporation for International, Economic and Technical Cooperation has donated about K232.5 million (US$50,000) worth of assorted items to the Ministry of Education.
Minister of Education Dora Siliya, who confirmed the donation to ZANIS in Lusaka today, said all the donated items are for selected schools in Western province alone.
Ms. Siliya said the items comprise 20 computers, 500 books, 100 footballs, basketballs and netballs and other education material sets.
She said the donation will significantly help in equipping schools in Western province with materials that would improve the standards of education in the area.
She has since thanked China Jiangxi Corporation for International, Economic and Technical Cooperation for the donation.
And President Rupiah Banda has paid gratitude to the Chinese government for being an all-weather-friend of Zambia from time in memorial.
President Banda said relations between China and Zambia date back to pre-independence period and have continued to grow.
He noted that even when China was still a poor country, it assisted Zambia in many areas of political and economic development.
He said this when Vice Governor of China’s Jiangxi Provincial Government, Hong Lihe and his delegation, paid a courtesy call on him at state House today.
President Banda said the building of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) was one project that proved China’s genuine friendship with Zambia.
“I am therefore very happy to receive you in our country which will deepen relations with your country,” he said.
He pointed out that in the recent past, the cooperation between the two countries has increased tremendously.
“In our recent history, we have cooperative a great deal. Now we can boast of a lot of development through assistance from China,” he said.
And Vice Governor of Jiangxi Provincial Government, Hong Lihe his country was happy that Zambia’s economy was growing very fast while her political environment has remained stable.
Mr. Hong said President Banda’s government has implemented its national development plan well hence the positive economic development.
He said praised the Zambian government for recording massive economic development in the recent past.
He observed that Zambia’s current economic development were similar to that of his province.
Mr. Hong said President Banda was also paying a lot of attention to the education sector in the country.
And Mr. Hong said Chinese companies operating in Zambia were receiving a lot of support from the Zambia government.
He said as a result, these companies were delivering satisfactory results especially in the construction industry.
China’s Jiangxi Province has a population of 44 million.
File: Bank of Zambia of Zambia governor Caleb fundanga (right )and his deputy Dr. Denny Kalyalya
Alternate Executive Director of the Africa Group One Constituency at the World Bank, Dr. Denny Kalyalya has implored the Zambian government to take full advantage of the current warm relations and the numerous opportunities the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer to advance the cause of development for Zambia.
This is contained in a statement made available to Lusakatimes by Ben Kangwa Press secretary for the Zambian Embassy Washington DC.
Dr. Kalyalya said the World Bank Group and IMF see a lot of potential in Zambia and that engagements with the two Institutions now was of advantage to Zambia’s economic development.
He said, ”The two Institutions see a lot of potential in Zambia and the important role in the global context the country can play in fighting poverty.”
Dr. Kalyalya noted that the recent visits to Zambia by the IMF Managing Director Mr. Dominique Strauss Khan and that of the World Bank Group President Mr. Robert Zoelick in March and December last year respectively were indications of positive economic progress in Zambia.
Other indicators were the establishment of the country office by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the appointment of a Country Director for Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe stationed in Zambia.
“ It is therefore incumbent upon Zambia and Zambians to step up to the plate and explore various options through the Country Assistance Strategies (CASs) and other mechanisms of effectively engaging with the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIS) for the betterment of mother Zambia,” he added.
Dr. Kalyalya was speaking at a luncheon hosted at the Zambia Embassy in Washington DC to mark the end of the Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr. Situbeko Musokotwane and his delegation’s attendance of the 2011 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings.
Earlier, Dr Musokotwane told his audience which included Zambians working at the IMF and World Bank that the 2011 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings were a success.
He said he was pleased to note that Zambia was attracting a lot of positive attention within the IMF, World Bank Group and the African Development Bank .
The Minister said the Bretton Wood Institutions were interested in understanding Zambia’s economic priorities. Crucial infrastructure and developmental needs of Zambia and how the various institutions could collaborate with the government were discussed at length during these meetings.
Dr. Musokotwane was particularly happy with the discussions on the way forward regarding the funding of a railway line to connect Zambia to the Port of Lobito in Angola, which he said was “critical” for Zambia’s imports and exports
He stated the willingness by the African Development Bank (ADB) on projects such as the Kazungula Bridge – a joint project between Zambia and Botswana across the Zambezi River that is intended to link Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through Botswana and South Africa.
The Auditor General’s Office is bidding for the position of United Nations Auditor which falls vacant next year when South Africa’s term expires. Auditor General Anna Chifungula disclosed the development at her office today when a Chinese delegation which is in the country for a study tour called on her.
Ms. Chifungula said Zambia stood a better chance to scoop the position as her office had more qualified personnel to Audit the accounts of UN once it assumed the position. ZANIS reports that the Auditor General noted that the position would offer Zambian Auditors experience and to build their capacity but was quick to note that there were competitors who were also campaigning hard for the same position.
She solicited for Chinese support during voting in the General Assembly during voting saying the cordial relations the two countries enjoyed should help Zambia scoop the position. Ms Chifungula said her office had since sent in bids and were waiting for elections slated for November this year.
She commended the Chinese government for continued collaboration with the Zambian government in various ways and hoped that the cordial relationship would continue as it benefited both China and Zambia.
The Auditor General further stated that despite the help China had offered in various forms, her office still faced challenges such as insufficient vehicles to send officers to some rural parts of the country, equipment for use and competent human resource to implement integrated Financial Management Information System the country had.
And Chinese Delegation Leader Liu Haiyu thanked the Auditor General and the Zambian government for allowing the Chinese to conduct a study tour in Zambia. Mr. Haiyu who is also Chinese Director General for the National Audit Office explained that the study tour was meant for the delegation to learn how Zambia conducted auditing and draw more experience from their Zambian counterparts.
She said this would further strengthen the already existing relationship between the two countries.
The MMD party said that it will be willing to participate in any public debate as long as it is informed in good time. Party Deputy national Secretary Chembe Nyangu told QFM that people calling for public debates can go ahead and organize them if they so wish and that the MMD will be more than willing to participate and use the platform to sell its manifesto.
Mr. Nyangu said that the proposed debates should however not be used to humiliate the MMD as a party or be used to brew up squabbles that may put the party into disrepute. He added that MMD has a lot of people that are specialized in various fields who can efficiently articulate issues contained in the party manifesto.
Yesterday, Heritage Party president Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda who featured on QFM’s Monday Nite Live programme called for public debates were aspiring candidates in this year’s elections can debate issues.
And Mr. Nyangu has said people condemning President Rupiah Banda’s move to right off the balances owed by the tenants of the former mine houses on the Copperbelt should be realistic.
Mr. Nyangu says the directive issued by the president was in line with the MMD government’s policy of empowering the citizens of Zambia.
And Miners in Kitwe in the Copperbelt Province have applauded President Ruphia Banda for his directive to write off outstanding balances on former parastatal houses sold to sitting tenants in the region.
United Mineworkers Union of Zambia General Secretary Wisdom Ngwira said in a statement to ZANIS in Kitwe yesterday that his members have pledged support to Government under the leadership of President Banda.
Mr Ngwira said it was gratifying that President Banda’s leadership had realised to empower citizens with houses through the housing empowerment scheme.
He said it was a job well done to the people just as the second republican President Dr Fredrick Chiluba did in 1992.
And former dissolved Reform Party District Information Publicity Secretary Kenneth Nguluka appealed to President Banda not to be distracted by remarks of some clergy instead concentrate on improving the living standards of the people.
Mr Nguluka told ZANIS that the majority of the people were appreciating what President Banda had done during his term of office and only priests like Bishop Alick Banda with hidden motives could talk ill of President Banda’s performance.
Mr Nguluka was reacting to Bishop Alick Banda of Ndola Diocese’s remarks that the directive by President Banda to write of the outstanding balances on former parastatal houses was a move to lure votes in this year’s election.
He said though he was not a beneficiary of the directive he was in full support because it had been done in good faith.
He stated that it was a fact that people have no capacity to finish paying for the houses and that this directive had nothing to do with votes.
Mr Nguluka said all politicians got votes from the people who stood for the truth and listened to them.
He urged Bishop Banda to preach peace to the people as the country heads towards elections and not to provoke them.
Some of the rehabilitated equipment at Luanshya Copper Mines
Vice President George Kunda has expressed happiness to see the revival of Luanshya district in terms of its economic activities as a result of the re-opening of Luanshya mines,Baluba and Mulyanshi copper mines which would create jobs for the local people .
Mr Kunda has also disclosed that Government would tar all Copperbelt roads including those in Luanshya district.
ZANIS reports that speaking during a public rally addressed at Nkulu Mashiba high school in Roan Constituency Tuesday afternoon, Mr Kunda said he was also happy to note that the people of Luanshya were coming up with many structures such as shops ,including a filling station.
The Vice President also observed that under the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), the Agriculture sector had improved due to Government’s good agriculture policies resulting in continued maize bumper harvest and increased production of Rice and Soya beans among other cash crops.
Speaking during the same meeting, Copperbelt Province Minster Mwansa Mbulakulima said the Patriotic Front manifesto was a document of lamentations responding to the successes of MMD and that it was not a consistent and diverse paper which people should not take seriously because there was completely nothing in it .
Works and Supply Minister Gabriel Namulambe who is also MMDs National Elections Chairperson was confident that President Rupiah Banda would emerge victorious in this year’s elections.
Mr Namulambe said the MMD was a party with national character that had scored immense successes in infrastructure development and urged the people of Roan constituency to vote for the ruling party.
Earlier, Vice President Kunda visited house number 191/section 21 of Mpatamatu where he was born and raised as well as the market and Mpatamato high school where he completed his secondary education before going to the University of Zambia for further studies.
Mr Kunda said the visit to his former house signified that he had not lost touch with the area where he was born and raised up.
The Vice President urged the people of Roan to vote for an MMD candidate who would work closely with the President ,the Vice President and the ruling party and bring development in the area .
And during the same day, the Vice President handed over a school hall at Nkulu Mashiba high school which was rehabilitated through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit under his office at a cost of 124 million kwacha .
The Vice Preisdent wondered why Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili failed to repair a hall over a period of two years using money from Constituency Development Fund and described this as gross negligence.
