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Suspended Kafulafuyta Member of Parliament, George Mpombo has described as a blunder of major proportion ,President Rupiah Banda’s claims of being the MMD party presidency.
Mr. Mpombo told QFM radio in an interview that it is an error of the highest capacity for president Banda to want to think that he is more than just an acting president in the MMD.
He said that Mr. Banda should follow the footsteps of his predecessor and observe the laid down party constitution procedures in attaining party presidency.
Mr.Mpombosaid that someone is lying and misinforming the republican president that he is also capable of taking party leadership just because he is a national leader.
Mr. Mpombo also bemoaned what he termed as lack of dialogue between key players and poor party organization in the ruling party.
He also noted that there has been very little attention given to addressing concerns that have been raised over the tactics that certain political leaders within MMD are using to evade the national convention which is expected to clear the air on who is to take presidency.
He says that questions on who is taking presidency in the MMD before the next tripartite elections are signaled, is an issue that needs to be cleared because the situation is very blur at the moment.
Mrs Regina Chiluba comforts Mrs Regina Bonshe, wife of late Home affairs deputy minister Misheck bonshe
Late Home Affairs deputy minister Misheck Bonshe’s widow, Regina has said she is deeply hurt by people who are alleging that the government neglected her husband at the time he was ill, in order to gain political mileage.
Mrs Bonshe said her family received support from the government and the MMD during her husband’s illness. She said her late husband should be left to rest in peace. She dismissed assertions that the government condemned and neglected her husband at the time he was hospitalised at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka.
“Politicians using the name of my late husband should stop because he had no problems with the government. If anything the government representatives were always there to support us. They were always there both emotionally and spiritually. So it is unfair for some politicians to use his name for their selfish gains without considering our feelings,” she said.
She said in an interview in Lusaka that she was hurt and saddened by some people who were using the name of her late husband to gain political support. Mrs Bonshe said she was still mourning her husband and expected people to respect her and the children’s feelings during the trying period. She said it was unfair to her and the children for politicians to use Mr Bonshe’s death to scandalise the government.
Mrs Bonshe said although she had tried to ignore the media comments from some politicians about the death of her husband, the persistence forced her to speak out and tell the nation the truth.
“When he was sick the MMD leadership and ministers, especially Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani and his deputy, Mr David Phiri were always at hand visiting my husband and this cannot be ignored,” she said.
She explained that from the time her husband was buried in Mufumbwe, only ministers’ spouses and MMD party women had continued to visit her at her home.
“I want to take this opportunity to inform the nation that my husband was a Christian and a peaceful man. His vision was to see a peaceful and united Zambia and I don’t think if he was alive he would like his name to be drawn in the mud,” she said. She said Mr Bonshe had so much confidence in the MMD leadership and President Rupiah Banda and did not have any problem with the government, contrary to media reports.
In the last edition of the Sunday Post, the brother of Mr Bonshe was reported to have said he only saw leaders of opposition parties at the time Mr Bonshe was hospitalised in UTH and that there was no Cabinet minister who visited the late deputy minister in hospital.
He was also quoted as having said the government had condemned Mr Bonshe to death.
Health Minister Kapembwa Simbao has also expressed shock and disappointment over the allegations, describing the reports as a political gimmick aimed at tarnishing the image of the government.
Mr Simbao said having visited Mr Bonshe five times at UTH, he was surprised that some people were claiming that Cabinet ministers never visited him.
He advised politicians not to politicise Mr Bonshe’s death.
[Times of Zambia]
ZESCO is working on modalities to increase electricity generation capacity and access following the US$75 million loan obtained from the World Bank, acting managing director Ernest Mupwaya has said.
Mr Mupwaya said the loan, which was obtained by the Government from the bank, would be used on a number of projects in some parts of Southern Province and in Lusaka and Copperbelt, to improve access to electricity.
He said the provision of energy to the Zambian people was Zesco’s top priority and he was confident that once the project had started, it would improve electricity supply.
“As Zesco, we are happy about this exercise because we believe that once it is fully implemented it will go a long way in the provision of electricity to the Zambian people,” Mr Mupwaya said.
Meanwhile, the World Bank has approved $1.5 million for Zambia’s pilot programme for climate resilience as the lead financiers of the initiative.
This is part of the strategic climate fund, a multi-donor trust fund within the bank’s climate investment funds which would help the country prepare for a larger programme on climate change.
World Bank country manager Kapil Kapoor said the Zambian Government could access between $30 million and $60 million for the implementation of the programme, beginning next year.
“The programme will be implemented next year and this will depend on how long Government will take to implement it.
“It will take between two and five years to conclude the programme,” Dr Kapoor said.
He said in an interview in Lusaka that the $1.5 million approved was now available for Zambia to prepare for climate change.
And speaking during the launch of a country water resource assistance strategy for Zambia in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Kapoor said the programme would support the Government’s effort to address key constraints to economic development and poverty alleviation.
He said water had an important role to play in securing Zambia’s future success.
Energy and Water Development Minister Kenneth Konga, at the same occasion, said the preparation of the programme for Zambia was timely and relevant, as it had identified specific programmes for investment and other programmes for interventions.
“I am pleased to inform you that the launch of the revised national water policy has paved the way for Cabinet to finalise the water resources management Bill before it is presented to Parliament for consideration,” he said.
Mr Konga said while Zambia’s vast water resources presented opportunities to address most of its development challenges, that would depend on how well the country planned and allocated resources.
[ Times of Zambia ]
PRESIDENT Banda is today expected to leave for Eastern Province where he is expected to hold meetings in Milanzi Constituency ahead of the parliamentary by-election slated for this month-end.
Mr. Banda is expected to leave for Katete this morning to drum up support for MMD candidate Whiteson Banda.
This is according to a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday by Special Assistant to the President, press and public relations Dickson Jere.
Mr. Banda’s delegation will include Minister of Home Affairs Lameck Mangani, Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Peter Daka and Minister of Education Dora Siliya.
Others are Minister of Health Kapembwa Simbao and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs David Phiri.
The President and his delegation are scheduled to return to Lusaka this Friday.
[ Zambia Daily Mail ]
MMD national chairperson Michael Mabenga says no party member is interested in eliminating Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata because he is neither a threat nor a factor.
And Mr Mabenga has challenged the PF to provide evidence to show that MMD cadres are trying to eliminate Mr Sata.
Mr Mabenga said Mr Sata and his party are merely panicking as they are slowly losing popularity among the electorate.
He said this in an interview in Lusaka yesterday in reaction to the insistence by the PF that some MMD members attempted to eliminate the PF leader in Milanzi last week.
But Mr Mabenga said the PF leaders are politicising the matter because they know that they will suffer defeat in the forthcoming parliamentary by-elections in Milanzi and Mufumbwe.
“I am just from Milanzi and I can tell you that there is nothing for the PF, hence the allegations. This is just one of their schemes to gain sympathy from the electorate,” Mr Mabenga said.
He said the scheme by the opposition to discredit the ruling party will not work as Zambians have faith in the leadership of President Banda.
Mr Mabenga said the MMD is a party which respects human life despite the differences it encounters with other parties in the political arena.
He wondered what benefit the MMD will derive from killing Mr Sata, saying he has nothing to offer the Zambian people.
Mr Mabenga said the MMD is the champion of democracy and multi-partism and that it has no reason to eliminate political opponents.
He said no-one is trying to intimidate or eliminate Mr Sata but that his fear of being defeated is causing him to hallucinate.
“There is no way any of our members can engage in an activity such as trying to eliminate our opponents because we believe in democracy, so those assertions are just signs of fear on the part of the PF because they know they are losing popularity. But I can assure you that the schemes will not work,” he said.
Mr Mabenga said it was in fact the PF cadres who tried to intimidate members from other political parties, alleging that one of the PF members drew a pistol during the Milanzi incident.
He said none of the MMD members were in the vehicle that almost bashed Mr Sata.
“When the whole incident happened, it was actually the PF who tried to intimidate their opponents and one of them drew a pistol.
“None of our members was involved in the said incident in Milanzi…Mr Sata and his party are not a factor to us,” he said.
PF spokesperson Given Lubinda yesterday alleged that the attempt by an MMD cadre to run over Mr Sata with a vehicle was proof that his life is in danger.
Meanwhile, MMD women in Ndola have advised former Minister of Defence George Mpombo against dragging the Lamba tribe into his personal fights with the MMD.
MMD Ndola district women’s vice chairperson Lillian Katenga, said this in a statement issued in Ndola yesterday.
“Mr Mpombo is now embarrassing us as a tribe because his incessant utterances are causing concern. Mr Mpombo should realise that not every Lamba is against President Banda,” Mrs Katenga said.
She said the Lamba believe in the motto ‘One Zambia One Nation’ adding that this is why they have allowed other tribes to settle on their land.
“We do not want to be divided from the rest of the tribes in Zambia,” Mrs Katenga said.
She said it is unfortunate that Mr Mpombo wants the Lamba to fight his battles when he resigned on his own as Minister of Defence.
Mrs Katenga said the Lamba are not happy with the manner in which Mr Mpombo has been attacking President Banda.
“The Lamba in the ruling party are respectful of Mr Rupiah Banda’s leadership because he has maintained peace in the country and we appreciate unity as a basis of development and progress,” Mrs Katenga said.
She challenged Mr Mpombo to resign from the MMD and contest the Kafulafuta seat as an independent candidate so that he can gauge his
popularity among the Lamba whom he claims don’t want Mr Banda.
Mrs Katenga reminded Mr Mpombo that he is allegedly not Lamba but that his family merely settled in Lambaland.
He advised Mr Mpombo to refrain from attacking Mr Banda but to instead wait for the 2011 tripartite elections.
“I urge all peace loving Lambas not to be swayed by Mr Mpombo’s insinuations that are bent on alienating us from the rest of the tribes in Zambia,” Mrs Katenga said.
[ Zambia Daily Mail ]
I heard an echo last week as we begin another emotional search for a new coach and I thought it was very funny.
The sports minister said he wants a Brazilian to coach Zambia this time.
It was the second time Kenneth Chipungu had rumbled on about his Samba dream in the press in a space of three weeks.
Is he saying the government will pay for nothing less than a Brazilian to coach Zambia this time around?
I have been pouring over the names that have been mentioned by Faz to have sent their CV’s in an early dash for the job and I see more Western and Eastern Europeans than a hint of a Portuguese speaking South American.
Let the best and rational man get the job and let us forget about this romantic Samba notion.
However, if he is a Brazilian, he better have the attributes of Dunga, Carlos Alberto Parreira and the plucky nature of one Jorvan Vieira of the Iraqi fame, combined, then maybe it would be worth it.
National Constitution Conference spokesperson Mwangala Zaloumis, flanked by Patrick Jabani
The National Constitutional Conference has said the 1.8 billion kwacha spent on the procurement of microphones was necessary for an effective public address system.
NCC Spokesperson Mwangala Zaloumis told Qfm in an interview that the National Constitutional Conference did not have an effective public system for an effective communication during deliberations.
But when asked as to whether the amount spent was not too much for microphones, Miss Zaloumis said the procurement of microphones was not done in a simplistic but in a wholesome manner.
She said it is unfortunate to think that money spent was too much as places like Mulungushi International Conference Centre need quality equipment in order to lift the image of the country.
And Miss Zaloumis has accused those against the NCC of being selfish and in a habit of condemning everything.
She said it is sad that the NCC cannot please everyone but consoled herself that at least the majority Zambians were in full support of the Conference.
But the citizens forum says that the procurement of microphones by the National Constitution Conference (NCC) secretariat is both a scandal and an act of irresponsibility.
Citizens forum executive secretary Simon Kabanda questions how NCC secretariat decide to spend so much money, K1.8 billion at a time when it is concluding its work.
Mr. Kabanda says that the reckless spending of public funds should not be left unpunished.
Mr. Kabanda has since demanded that whoever has been responsible for what he calls careless and reckless spending accounts for procurement.
Mr. Kabanda further adds that the people of Zambia are not going to let this issue die until the culprits are punished for this blatant abuse of public funds.
He added that the Country Cannot allow a situation where money is left to be abused at will by the NCC, when the health sector is limping.
In a statement made available to QFM, He says that several clinics of Lusaka have no medical suplies.
He charged that the whole procurement circus clearly demonstrates that from the beginning the NCC did not have direction.
He accused the NCC of not knowing what to do and the whole process did not have a clearly stipulated time-table.
Government has refuted assertions by Kasama central Patriotic Front Member of Parliament Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba commonly known as GBM that the seizure of his building by Food Reserve Agency is political.
The Food Reserve Agency has seized Mr Mwamba’s building which also house the Patriotic Front secretariat on Luanshya road after a court order for his failure to settle the date he owes the Agency.
Chief Government spokesperson Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha told Q fm in an interview that government has nothing to do with FRA’s decision to seize Mr. Mwamba’s property.
He since called on Mr Mwamba to simply pay his debts his property to be returned back to him.
LT Gen Shikapwasha expressed shock that Mr. Mwamba has decided to blame government over his failure to pay the debts he owes the FRA.
He said it is the market demand that allows every citizen to pay what is due to Food Reserve Agency.
World bank country manager KAPIL KAPOOR says Zambia and Nepal will benefit from the funds which are meant for climate change programmes and policy implementation.
Dr KAPOOR said once fully implemented and sucessful Zambia will be eligible to access about 60 million united states dollars to be used for climate change implementation programmes.
Dr KAPOOR said during the launch of the country’s water resources assistance strategic plan in Lusaka today that Zambia and Nepal were the first two countries to qualify for the funds and were selected by World Bank and other donors.
He said Zambia has about 45 percent water resources which are not fully utilised for economic development.
Dr KAPOOR said the available water resources can carter for the growth of the hydro water generation of electricity to su[pply about six thousand mega watts of power.
And Energy minister KENNETH KONGA said the countries available water resources can be used to accelerate economic growth through irrigation,water transport,health and tourism.
Mr KONGA said the one thousand eight hundred mega watts hydro power supply can be increased with support from donors and the business community.
Engineers inspecting works on roads in Lusaka recently
Government has set aside K34.9 billion for the up grading of four Lusaka township roads to bituminous standard
The roads, which have been earmarked for tarrying are Kamwala South, Kasama, Libala South and Yotam Muleya.
Works and Supply Deputy Minister CHRISTOPHER KALILA says the contractor, RAVEN WORXS has already moved on site to start works on four point five kilometer Kamwala South road.
Dr. KALILA who was accompanied by Works and Supply Permanent Secretary BIZWAYO NKUNIKA said this when he inspected works on the Kamwala South road this morning.
And Lusaka City Council Roads Engineer MUSONDA MULENGA said the contractor is currently levelling the road before compacting it.
And Kamwala South residents expressed happiness at the commencement of road works.
MMD Kabwata Constituency Chairman EDWARD SITAMBULI and MMD Kabwata Constituency youth LESLIE CHIKWE said the tarrying of the township roads will make their party more popular.
Change Life Zambia has charged that Zambia is capable of being lead by better leaders than the current president Rupiah Banda.
Father Bwalya said the sentiments by certain sections of society that the opposition is not yet ready to rule the nation are disappointing, stating that the nation is ready for that.
He noted that Zambia needs a leadership that would be able to inspire a lot of people unlike what is being obtained at the moment.
He explained that Zambians needs leadership that would move the citizens in realizing the developmental vision.
Father Bwalya added that the type of leadership has been lacking in the current government being led by the Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD).
The change life Zambia warned that if Zambians are not careful, the country would keep on going backwards.
The Father said that it is high time Zambians got fade up with the people that are not delivering developmental ideas in the country.
He has also maintained that the story that was carried out in the media that he has been disowned by the Catholic Church was misleading.
He said that government should desist from using state media to report on non-factual issues.
The change Life Zambia executive director further called on government to address the challenges being faced in the police service rather than concentrating on politicking.
He was speaking on Monday Nite Live On QFM last evening.
QFM
Former Zambia National Team coach Herve RenardSIXTEEN more foreign coaches have joined the race for the Zambia national team coaching job that was left vacant following the departure of Frenchman Herve Renard.
According to the list released by Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) general secretary George Kasengele in Lusaka yesterday, coaches from various countries have shown interest in drilling the Chipolopolo.
Notables on the list include former Nigeria national team striker Samson Siasia and Eddie Hudanski, who is in charge of the Congo-Brazzaville national team.
Kasengele said Marcos Gusmao of Brazil, who coached Papua New Guinea, and Mamoud Guindez, who captained the Algeria national team at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, have also expressed interest in the Chipolopolo hot seat.
Former Ghana national team trainer Milan Zivadinovic, Sasa Nikolic from Croatia, Mario Marinic of United Kingdom, Milos Hristic, Predrag Juka (both from Croatia) and Amir Alajic of Bosnia have pushed in their applications. Other coaches who have sent their credentials are Thomas Borann of Germany and John Felix Kaputa of Malawi.
Kasengele named Gareth Lloyd of England, Zavia Milosavjevic, who has coached Rwanda Patriotic Army (APR) and the Lesotho national team previously, and Goran Kopunoviac both of Serbia as the other coaches that have shown interest in the job.
Kasengele said most of the coaches were sending their details through agents.
“We have not yet advertised for the job but coaches have already started sending their application forms. In fact we expect more to come,” Kasengele said.
And FAZ communications officer Erick Mwanza said the association is overwhelmed by the number of coaches that are sending application forms.
Mwanza said FAZ will inform the nation on any development that will be made regarding the appointment of the new coach.
Meanwhile, Mwanza said FAZ has not short-listed any coach to be in charge of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) team that will play South Africa next month.
He said the decision concerning the coach for the CHAN team will only be made after the executive committee meeting.
“The executive committee will be meeting soon to discuss the issue of the coach and the nation shall be informed on the way forward,” Mwanza said.
Zambia Daily mail
Patriotic Front Secretary General Wynter Kabimba (l)
Over 5,000 residents of Chelstone township have sued Patriotic Front (PF) general secretary Wynter Kabimba and three others for allegedly constructing a toilet on prime land meant for a shopping mall.
The plaintiffs have also sued a Mr Zulu of Chelstone, Sard Tech Company, and Lusaka City Council (LCC).
This is according to a writ of summons filed in the Lusaka High Court principal registry by the residents’ representative Dauzeni Tembo.
Mr Tembo says Mr Zulu, Sard Tech and Mr Kabimba are allegedly working in league to commission the unplanned development while LCC, which is the city’s planning authority, is not doing anything.
“The first defendant (Mr Zulu), second defendant (Sard Tech), and third defendant (Mr Kabimba) have commenced construction of a toilet on a prime land of Great East Road in Chelstone area, upon which the community desires that a shopping mall be constructed as none exists in the area,” Mr Tembo says.
He adds that the area is too prime for construction of a mere toilet ‘as the said area is a gateway to the capital city and therefore desires a better structure’.
Mr Tembo says Mr Zulu, Sard Tech, and Mr Kabimba allegedly have no legal documents to support their action.
“In the meantime, the fourth defendant (LCC) has taken no steps to stop this nuisance despite a committee of residents making a representation (to the local authority),” he says.
Mr Tembo adds that it has now become prudent for the plaintiffs to seek the court’s indulgence for the sake of Chelstone and Lusaka, as such a development will only add to the city’s ugliness, especially that the toilet is being built on prime land.
He has since asked the court to declare that the first three defendants’ action to construct a toilet on prime land designated for a shopping mall is wrongful and illegal.
He is further seeking a court order to direct LCC to take all steps that will ensure that the said piece of land is not subjected to activities that are contrary to its approved use.
The case has since been allocated to Judge Munyinda Wanki.
Meanwhile, Government says it will not entertain cadres from any political party that will engage in illegal allocation of land.
Minister of Lands Gladys Lundwe said illegal allocation of land is rife in Lusaka, adding that those who will be found guilty will face the wrath of the law.
Ms Lundwe said this in an interview in Lusaka yesterday following allegations that some cadres, including those from the MMD, are involved in land wrangles in Ng’ombe township.
She clarified that Lusaka MMD chairperson William Banda was engaged to help establish whether it was true that party cadres are engaged in illegal allocation of land.
Ms Lundwe said a taskforce was formed to stop the culprits from continuing with the vice.
Ms Lundwe said this is contrary to claims by Mandevu Patriotic Front (PF) member of Parliament Jean Kapata that Mr Banda is the master-mind in the fracas.
“When the ministry got reports and claims that MMD cadres are grabbing land from residents of Ng’ombe township, we thought it wise to engage Mr Banda so that he could ascertain whether it is members from his party who are involved in that activity.
“The police are doing a good job but we thought it will be more appropriate to involve Mr Banda so that he can identify the people involved,” Ms Lundwe said.
She said it is not right for political leaders to publicly accuse one another of allocating land illegally as this has potential to cause confusion among their cadres.
Ms Lundwe said her ministry has received a number of reports of leaders who are allegedly involved in illegal land allocation and that the cases are being dealt with administratively.
She said leaders will not be able to control their membership if they cannot conduct themselves in an orderly manner.
Ms Lundwe also advised members of the public to be honest when submitting information to the ministry.
She noted some people have gone as far as pretending to be displaced when in fact not.
“I recently visited a site near SOS Children’s Village where I found women who pretended to be squatters and needed land, but it was later discovered that they were actually just ferried there by some unscrupulous people.
“Their plan was that should they have been given land, they would have later demarcated it and sold it to other people,” she said.
Ms Lundwe said the ministry is trying its best to resolve land problems but that it is saddening that some individuals are not being honest.
She said the MMD is a Government of laws, adding that those found wanting will not be spared by the law.
Ms Lundwe has since advised affected people in the Ng’ombe saga to dialogue in trying to resolve the matter.
She said her ministry is ready to meet all the parties to settle the matter amicably.
THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed an application by Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata for an injunction to stop the TIMES newspaper from publishing articles about him.
Lusaka High Court Judge Evans Hamaundu said in a ruling that he had declined to grant an injunction sought by Mr Sata, who wanted an interlocutory injunction to restrain the Times from publishing what he alleged were defamatory words concerning him.
Mr Sata had said in the affidavit in support of his application that the Times published articles that concerned him in several of its editions in February this year.
The affidavit said the words in those articles were understood to mean that he was not a law abiding citizen, that he had a criminal record, that he was not a sincere Christian and that he was a dishonest person without integrity.
Mr Sata wanted the defendant, Times, to be restrained by way of a court order from repeating the publication of defamatory matters because he was likely to suffer irreparable injury as his political ambitions and standing in the Catholic Church could not be atoned for by damages.
The Times, through their lawyers Brian Singine and Joseph Musonda, filed an affidavit in opposition to the application saying that the plaintiff, Mr Sata was a president of the main opposition political party in Zambia and was for that reason a well-known public figure whose conduct the general public were entitled to comment on.
“The defendant published the articles complained of in the discharge of a public duty to the general public,” the affidavit says.
It said the Times were not the originator of the information contained in the articles and prior to the publication of the articles the defendant had contacted Mr Sata for his reaction.
At the hearing, Mr Sata’s lawyer John Mulwila said there were serious matters to be tried namely, whether or not the plaintiff was dismissed from the police because of a criminal offence and whether or not he led a polygamous life.
The court was asked to grant an injunction if there was prima facie evidence that the statements made were not true.
The plaintiff’s contention was that when it came to matters concerning a political career, the issue of damages would not suffice and only a freezing order would do.
In response, Times counsels argued that the question of whether an injunction ought to be granted or not was to be determined by reference to the circumstances and the state of the law.
“An injunction will not be granted if it will be oppressive to the defendant. The defendant will be able to substantiate the material complained of once the matter proceeds to trial.”
The lawyers argued that the defendant has not continued to publish the same material but has published different articles on different subjects.
An award of damages would sufficiently indemnify the plaintiff if he succeeded in that action.
Mr Justice Hamaundu said in his ruling that in such a matter, the newspaper’s right to freedom of speech should be considered.
He said the articles complained of could be defended successfully by the defence at trial and to satisfy himself, he wanted to closely look at the articles complained of.
The first article, the judge said, showed that it was a report by the Times of words said at a Press conference by former president Frederick Chiluba who was also responding to utterances that Mr Sata had said about him and his wife.
The rest of the articles showed that they were reports of what other people had said and in those articles, Mr Sata was quoted as having made some response or other to the utterances.
“Clearly, the defendant was merely disseminating what other people including the plaintiff were uttering.
However, the defendant was making attempts to balance the utterances by seeking the reaction of the plaintiff,” Mr Justice Hamaundu said.
He said the matter was an appropriate case where the defendant’s rights should remain protected and for that reason, he declined to grant the injunction sought.
[Times of Zambia]
File picture for Finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has said he is impressed with the development projects Government is undertaking in North-Western Province.
And MMD national chairperson Michael Mabenga has expressed satisfaction at the overwhelming support the ruling party is receiving in Milanzi ahead of the April 29 by-election.
Dr Musokotwane said while the opposition parties were criticising the Government, the Zambian people were happy with the projects being undertaken.
He said yesterday that the Ministry of Finance had intensified the monitoring of Government projects to ensure funds were used prudently.
The minister, who is currently touring projects in North-Western Province said he was interested in seeing how the projects were developing.
The minister was inspecting development projects in Zambezi, Kabompo, Kasempa, and Mufumbwe in North-Western Province.
And Mr Mabenga, who addressed a rally in Dole Ward in Milanzi Constituency on Sunday, together with MMD campaign manager, Eustarckio Kazonga said the party was receiving massive support in the area.
He expressed confidence that the ruling party would retain the seat with a landslide victory.
