The Ministry of Home Affairs has disclosed that it successfully repatriated about 9,000 Congolese refugees back to their country last year.

Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Ndiyoyi Mutiti said the repatriation exercise is one of the major achievements that Government through her ministry scored.

Ms. Mutiti attributed the achievement to good relations Government has had with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and other UN support agencies, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) and the Congolese government .

She told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka that the success of the exercise also led to the closure of two refugee camps at Kala and Mwange in Luapula and Northern provinces respectively.

Ms Mutiti said the two camps had been in existence for a long time and played a critical role in hosting many refugees in the country.

“ I think it is important for all the refugees to realise that it is better for them to return to their country when facilities are still available with the support of the UNHCR ,” she said.

She urged all refugees in the country to take advantage of the peaceful environment in their countries to return.

Meanwhile, Ms. Mutiti has disclosed that Government will this year engage and work with the Angolan government to find ways of ensuring that the programme to repatriate Angolan refugees succeeds.

The Permanent Secretary said circumstances and the environment in Angola was now conducive for the refugees to return to their native country.

Ms. Mutiti disclosed that Government held a few meetings with the Angolan government last year and was looking forward to holding another meeting early this year to plan for the repatriation of Angolan refugees who are still in Zambia.

She said the Angolan government was keen to have the Angolan refugees return to their home country and that that it was ready to receive them.

[ ZANIS ]

13 COMMENTS

Assistant Chief Bootlicker January 6, 2011 At 3:47 pm

Thanks MMD. There are a lot of foreigners especially in the shanty compounds in Lusaka. Can our listening Government intensify this exercise please!
kadobi peter January 6, 2011 At 3:55 pm

What about that “Bishop” with a strange accent who is always appearing on Mobi TV
Mushota January 6, 2011 At 4:01 pm

I dont like Congolese, most practice withcraft. They do magic were they disapear before your eyes, or turn a man into a woman in a splash of a second

Please deport them, although i dont think deporting is a nice thing.

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Mboo Muyunda January 6, 2011 At 4:11 pm

# 3-Yes ka Mushota i would like one congole to turn you into a boy so that,that ka musungu boy of yos finds the biggest organ instead.Am sure the dude can get the shock of his life.

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Mushota January 6, 2011 At 4:12 pm

Just been speaking to Silva at work, saying that when I have children , with my fiance they will be called black?
personally i think that’s rather ignorant of her, but I came here to seek some opinions of others, and see whether I am the one thinking irrationally. Am I? I would classify my children as biracial, and not black, and I would be upset at them being called ‘black’, although I am To give you an idea of the color of my skin fiance is tanned white, but he is as white as it is.

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sata January 6, 2011 At 4:19 pm

You bbitch please keep your mouth and cchinyo closed….we are sick and tired of a mahule like you who worship and eat white things.what a shame. i hope you are not one of those black witches doing hard core pono . . .typical bemba ilihule!
mwapevans January 6, 2011 At 4:22 pm

Please visit Lusaka Kaunda Square stages 1 & 2 as well your figure may swell to 10m. BJ Milar where are you man.
Mushota January 6, 2011 At 4:44 pm

#6

I dont derserve that. Would you attack your mum like that?

Be reasonable and be nice, I derserve respect. Abusing women albeit it ina forum like this amounts to a physical abuse, in my world. I am sorry I didnt choose you, I chose someone twice as good as you. APOLOGISE NOW
I just say my feelings, and i know the truth hurts

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sugo January 6, 2011 At 4:58 pm

hey mushota,wat eva you call yourself,you should know the differents between repatriation and deportation.dont just write out of ignorance,dont the smoke and leave the fire,Congolaise are the wisest pipo in afrika,denny it, but the fact remains..
sugo January 6, 2011 At 5:01 pm

don t take the smoke and leave the fire.
Scholarstic January 6, 2011 At 8:13 pm

I am kind of confused, they same Zambian government said that the Angolan refugee were allowed to remain in the country. Since they refused to go back to Angola. I think its not fair if the government will force the Angolan to return as many of them have gown up in Zambian others were born in Zambia and other have lived in Zambia for a very long time it will be difficult for them to return and adjust and especially by force. The Zambian government should do better than that.
muntu January 6, 2011 At 9:02 pm

Mushota im begining to like you. Im sorry for insulting you earlier. Lol! As long as your kids are in developed country you can forget bout what the hell they will be called. You just need to love them as your own.
Mushota Advocate January 7, 2011 At 5:34 am

Please you villagers stop this rot of insulting a woman this very unZambian,most you chaps who have married bazungu hule worship like small gods,you think we do not know .They make you do all the work at home from making the bed to cooking for them and washing babies apart from you working long hours to sustain their beer and smoking if not drugs problems .Can blog sensibily Mushota is right.Thats the way she thinks and understands things.