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PRESIDENT Michael Sata
PRESIDENT Michael Sata

President Michael Sata has with immediate effect created seven more districts. This is according to a press release made available to the media by State House.

The newly established districts are three in Western Province namely Nkeyema, Limulunga, and Mwandi. While the other newly created districts are Luano, Chisamba and Chitambo in Central Province, and Shiwang’andu in Muchinga Province.

The Head of State has directed the provincial leadership in Western, Central and Muchinga Provinces to liase with all the stakeholders, political parties and their Royal Highnesses in order for them to establish the centre where the district headquarters will be situated.

President Sata says the PF administration is determined to decentralise Government operations for the effective and efficient delivery of services to the masses.

He emphasised that the Government shall promote decentralisation and local community participation in order to build a better and transformed country.

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127 COMMENTS

  2. Let there be 12 districts zeee let there be 30 districts..if cities where built by words of mouth Zambia would hv been like new york unfortunately it doesnt work like that but with a plan and a national budget…

    • agreed.. maybe its part of some long term strategy to decentralize where the benefits will be seen in a few years… but right now, these districts are yet to receive funding, personnel, infrastructure etc for it to run as a district.

  3. Man of action partitioning Zambia but wait this is not action, action on paper mean while on the ground its the same, i want to see a functioning new district but my guess akuna zero. this is now boring give george chellah to be announcing district creation you go to RDA and finish the ROADS.

  4. This is good development Mr President.This is wat RB was supposed to do to create more jobs as well as develop these villages.

    • Your thinking lacks depth. Development does not come by inflating the Govt wage bill through employment but “enabling” the private sector to develop industries that will in turn provide employment opportunities in the country. That way Govt collects more taxes both PAYE and corporate taxes which can be utilised to develop schools, hospitals and other public services. 

  8. Definition of a district.

    A district is a type of administrative division,  managed by a local government. Entities known as districts vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.

  10. you cannot run a country like a small village where the headman wakes up and tells the villagers what he wants them to do.

  11. Why develop more districts when the existing ones lie in ruins. Something wrong in the mind of this head of state. Fix the exisiting districts, bring them back to the minimum standard, build infrastructure and imporve services before thinking of opening up new ones. To me this is total and miserable failure on the part of this government

  12. VERY GOOD. THATS WHAT I SUPPORTED PF TO COME IN OFFICE FOR. TAKING POWER TO THE PEOPLE. PLEASE, CREATE MORE DISTRICTS. WELL DONE MR PRESIDENT, SIR.

  13. I suppose it is about his legacy, quiete clever is your president and very uncanny as well. Either I think he has misplaced priorities which is sad considering how much he barked before elections. What do they say about a dog that barks too much?     Anyway back to my PhD research

    Thanks

    • Hey Mushota, are you a girl or a boy? I cannot tell from your picture…urgently post a better one instead of just barking nonsense on this blog!

  14. A Head of State without a Head. Whose ever seen a chicken running with its head chopped, it runs so fast bumping into everything and anything. i guess yo know what i mean.

    • What ever you say won’t change nothing.HE MIchael Sata is our President.Why are you against creation of districts.Sata is a leader he will leave a mark when he leaves office.Creation of districts is part of planning .If I give you land today will you say no because you have not planned for it.Iam sure leaders in the districts will now plan since they have a basis.What is it that RB can be remembered for?

  15. Very soon Soweto will be a district, even Kapoto in Kitwe will be a district too. Next is State house compound to be named 90 days action district…. Bwana presido “ifintu nipanono..”

  17. Bravo, Bravo your Excellency. Enhancing service delivery and inclusive governance. Zambia has been singing the decentralisation song for years with no serious concrete action until the man of action came on the scene. the creation of districts will certainly take services closer to the people as this will necessitate government administriction centres to be established. Viva Sata, Viva PF

  23. Its time to go queue up and re do your NRC’s ladies and gentlemen. MORE MONEY for the Registration Officer.

    • @back bencher,
      You have cracked my ribs with laughter, ‘every bus stop a district’, we are in for shocks.

  26. #10 THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE PLANNED LONG B4 PF OCCUPIED OFFICE AND THEY CAMPAIGNED ON THOSE BASES TO TAKE POWER TO PEOPLE AND MANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS. MOST OF THE ZAMBIANS EVEN HIGLY EDUCATED ONES DON’T UNDERSTAND DEVOLUTION OR DECENTRALISATION IN THE PRACTICAL SENSE. WHILE A VILLAGE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR CERTAIN RECOGNITIONS INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY A DISTRICT QUALIFIES FOR THOSE RECOGNITIONS INCLUDING MONETARY FINANCING THEREFORE MORE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB CREATION FOR DISTRICTS. ADDITIONALLY DISTRICTS WILL BE CONNECTED BY MODERN TAR ROADS SPURRING ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION IN MANY SECTORS.

    • @Peter
      You seem to have a similar thinking capacity to Mr Sata. Creating districts is not devolution nor the decentralisation of power. If anything, it’s simply creates more of the same bureaucracies. Read the dictionary for the definition of decentralisation and perhaps do a research on how this can be achieved. I am certain you will be embarrassed that you posted your ignorance for all to see.

    • Hi Peter, you can still make your point in small letters. i see nothing wrong with creation of districts but the big question is are they budgeted for?

    • @Dewenga. Capital letters are his way of screaming at you so that you get to listen to him. As far as he is concerned he is “speakin loudly” to you! I hope you’re able to hear him!

  27. imwe masilu mushe simatamba chabe kano mupange chonga, nama phd yanu in chicken disease but mufuna kukamba pava governance. do you even know what decentralization means? do you know how many districts south africa has? nkalani chabe amumbwe muzitamba movie

  30. It is clear that the creation of districts is not being done effectively, efficiently and with vision. H.E MCS should look at the whole picture and then delineate the country as opposed to piecemeal style. No wonder the late Kunda said by 2016 every village will be a district! It means some new districts in barotseland created last week may have to be realigned before they even become functional. I think there needs to be order and some institution should be checking the creation of districts than leaving it to one person.

  31. The idea of partitioning large areas into small manageable entities is the way to improve effectiveness and efficiency.We have seen it is working in other countries.Of course we cant have all the districts operating at the same capacity.So give the President enough peace to work.An action starts with an idea or vision which i think Mr.Sata is trying to set.Let us not be armchair critics or rather let us be sober critics

  32. Lets start working now not just creating districts. What is the benefit in all this mess. We havent even developed the districts we have sure. Am tired of hearing this.loadshedding, water blues, poor feeder roads, no mealie meal,etc and yet we focus else were.

  34. Just finished reading a book titled  A CRISIS VEILED IN PUBLIC SPECTACLE-  its an interesting read.I wish many African leaders would get a copy and read it or may be the Library at Parliament can order copies for our leaders….Another good read would be WHEN TOO MANY POLITICIANS THINK ALIKE…

  35. Its all about re-aligning ministries and creating districts, the question is, where is the money for developing all this villages into districts? kwena ba ukwa.

  37. I think this has become boring, why doesn’t he just create say 400 districts at once so people are not dragged through this nonsense time and time again.

    • I say boy! He or she is going to be darling ehteir way! Can’t wait for your little one to be here, I remember being this pregnant and then bringing our son home (two years ago now!) It goes by sooo fast! Cherish every second and try to take it all in!Congrats Guys!

  38. Musonda walitumpa sana, how can you call ba Kateke “barking” will organise people when you come to Zambia, to teach you a lesson, watumpisha just because you are in scottland you have grown wings. stupid girl

  41. I dont know where we are going. Do people understand when someone says “with immediate effect”? We really having a problem here. O those promises we were promised wthin 30 days oh 90 days or is it 5years, did it include this so called “creation of districts”? Are we getting into “DIVIDE & RULE? Children of God, lets pray for our beloved country and its leaders.

  46. How come most the people against are not in even in Zambia? Tell me how many districts are there in your host countries? Why should devcelopment be just in Lusaka, copperbelt and a few towns? Wake up *****s, Zambia is for all.

  47. i FINKI IT IS PIPO WHO DONT KNOW THE COUNTRY WHO DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PRESIDO IS DOING. AS FOR ME WELCOME TO NKEYEMA. SOME OF YOU DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE NKEYEMA IS. SORRY GUYS ZAMBIA MUST JUST DEVLOP AND AT OUR PACE

  48. I don’t agree with the first statement about a district. I think this is what a district means in Zambian terms, a place where a party zealot/cadre or form 5 or grade 9 drop-out called district commissioner is rewarded for working so hard in an election, or a place pronounced by decree from a stately institution to try and shut up a people seen as rebelious. It is usually created when one puts his hand in the pocket and his eyes are searching for a person that may be grinning – this is the joke Zambia has become

  52. The happenings in this country is a shame…no mealie meal yet u have a bumper harvest,No water in hospitals when 40% of Zambia is waterly.District buildings in ruins and some more are being created.where are we going…A minister crowded by cadres going for questioning if it was opposition we could definately hear gun shots,who is a professional and where is the much talked about professionalism?i wonder how the majority can vote such lunatics in higher offices.U asked for it from God and u have it…wait for more drama…..more poposi pliiiiz

  54. Pipo help please! Does the president read comments on lusakatimes ayi? i finki they shud introduce the presido to this site mwee

  55. why doesn’t he just announce all the created districts at once.Hold a press conference and name the 200 districts he has created instead of saying things piecemeal.It gives us the impression he has no direction and has to think of a time filler when swearing in people.
    George Chellah:Sir there’s a swearing in ceremony tomorrow.’
    Sata: Ok I’ll create 3 or 4 more districts.Do we still have 10provinces? I think we need to create 2 more

  57. Alot of dullness is being exibited on this blog.Can a normal person say wat the president is doing is wrong?Come back to your senses guys!! This is wat is called decentralisation…..Going to Lusaka to fight for your money as a pensioneer shud come to an end.Why should everyuthing be found ku Lusaka?Thats why previous governemnts failed to opearted.This is the way forward mr president.Congratulations and continue working hard…..WE LOVE YOU!!

    • Dullness is when you support an *****ic idea.Where’s the money to support the inflated public wage bill and construction costs gonna come from? Huh,are you sayin i shud get more kids yet i can’t feed the ones i’ve already got?

  58. Zo-ona this is Zambia the Real Africa. When will the drama end? If its not realignment its creation and if its not appointment its retirement in national interest. The intention is good but we need a complete national plan and should be presented once not like giving out sweets to children.

  59. Nomba chaba chisela eeh,kwashala sabina palya pa junction ya mufurila and chingola roads mu kitwe,it will be called sabina district,elo aba ma tomatoes ne mpwa bakasale DC na MP wa sabina

  60. Kanyama and chawama are individually bigger than Limulunga by population,so let them be districts on there own

  62. good work ba kateka wesu. he is the Zambian president until 2016, whoever is not satisfied with his decisions, go diaspora!!! mwilabomfya umusalula bane, why? remember that you are just degrading yourselves!!! lol

  63. this is too much. please refer to my comments made when the president last created districts two weeks ago

  65. Can someone tell me how many districts Zambia has???????

    It should be hard to teach social studies now for our dear teachers: with the changing goal posts?
    And what happens to the national registration cards, birth certificates, marriage certificates, stationery and many more things, do they change also??? Cost cutting is becoming cost bloating ka?

  68. Matero and Mutendere is individually bigger than Limulunga by population,so let them be district on there own and why can’t he do it once for all.

  72. the following have a problem with their brain and should not be allowed to blog becuase they are usless zambians who dont respect a GOD ORDAINED LEADER, HE MCS. . #71 (Beleg), #68,66, even Praiseworthy No. 65 (total silly boy), Liam is a useless msisisi boy. AS FOR BITTER PILL, VODOOO & NOSTRADUMUS; they have been planted by UNIP

  73. Awe shuwa.
    Ba kateka besu imwe, bwishe ayayene ama districts, fyakulya????

    Ndeyipusha fye ine nomba!

    Namona kwati, naine wine ndefwayo ukulyako ka district.

    Epulogulamu nomba?

  76. He is setting a precedence or standard, the other president who comes years from now will form more districts too no crying foul.

  78. i remember the time when president mwanawasa was called cabbage and all his decisions were ridiculed…. after his death that was when we realised that his stance against corruption and his vision for infrastructure development were excellent. so MAYBE we are wrong about president sata the way we were wrong about president mwanawasa.

  79. Every time I listen to the lyrics of the late great honorable Robert Nesta Marley, I’m convinced he had leaders like ours in mind. “Can’t take no slogans no more. No more sweet talk from the hypocrites. You can fool some people some times, but you can’t fool all the people all the time”.

  82. Oh my God what gotten into our head of state? Is what they call “divide and rule”? Whatever it is he leading the country to doom because I don’t see the point or sense for instance of making Limulunga a District. There is no infrastructure in place to be used as Headquaters. Limulunga is bone of contention because it is the Litunga’s palace and the aim is to undermine his authority and weaken the strong independent traditional leadership there. I do not secession call in Western Province at the same time, however, I find it disrespectful what the President is doing to the people over there. I feel that the whole is being ruled like a household and everything is entirely at the mercy and descretion of the president!! It is really a shame and an embarrassment on the whole country.

    • Hi Cindy:I have read and re read you blog many times….I always enjoy reidang anything you write about…discovered after bj put you on her favorite blogs and thought…”my romantic Home” ==that sounds enticing…and I took a peek…Didn’t notice the rating of blog b 4…Love what you do with your furniture, and read your comments recently where you were #4 on searching for “paint furniture”. Good job!!Annie

  83. BIG GOVERNMENT, NO WINDFALL TAX, NO INCREASE IN THE TAX BASE DUE TO CONTINUED UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE MASSES…….WILLIE NSANDA RDA CHAIRMAN, NO INVESTIGATION FOR TOP PF OFFICAILS WITHOUT PRESIDENT’S APPROVAL, WEAK KWACHA……..need I go on?

  84. Elo lwanya! What is the job of a president kanshi? because all we have seen is swearing ceremonies , creating districts and ………….we are tired we want to see development in the districts. am sure chelston, kanayama, matero, twapia, chifubu, kamfinsa,kaniki, mukuni, kacholola, mwase, mwami, mwembeshi and Mwekera should be the next new districts to be announced! Limulunga is only a palace, ninshi all palaces in zambia should be districts. WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS!

  85. #46. THAT TELLS YOU THAT DESPITE THEM BEING IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THEY VE GOT NO IDEA WHATSOEVER HOW THOSE COUNTRIES DEVELOPED. IT ALSO TELLS YOU THAT MOST OF THE ZAMBIANS IN DIASPORA ARE VERY DULL- THEY KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING. I AM SAYING THIS BECAUSE THE ZAMBIANS WHO ARE IN ZAMBIA FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT DECENTRALIZATION MEANS AND HENCE, WHAT IS HAPPENING. THEY HOW EFFICIENTLY SERVICE AND GOODS DELIVERY WILL BE. THEY KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE GOOD ROADS CONNECTING THOSE DISTRICTS AND THEREFORE, MORE BUSINESS, ETC. AND DISTRICTS WILL ATTRACT MORE VIABLE INVESTORS THAN A VILLAGE WOULD. THAT’S WHY WHEN THEY VISIT HOME THEY GET SHOCKED TO SEE HOW ZAMBIANS AT HOME HAVE DEVELOPED.

  86. Where’s the money going to come from to run all these extra districts? The personnel,construction costs and bills for rendered services will swell the already thinly stretched zambian budget.Foolishness done without thinking by a dull president.

  88. The next President should just take all these mystic districts out of the government gazette after this man called Sata is voted out.

  90. Full Speed , Mr President! Now we need a District hospital in Limulunga as well as in Sioma, Mulobezi, Luampa, Nkeyema, Sikongo, Nalolo, and Mitete!

  93. Last week he created five disticts in Western Province and this week he creates threee more in the same province. Add these to the ones he created in the province a few months ago. To date he has created more than ten districts in Western province alone. What is so special about Western Province? Some provinces have been hardly touched. Why can’t this man be systematic and do it province by province instead of going back and forth? Real confusion indeed.

  95. I think there is need for Chella to explain to some bloggers here what is meant to be a ‘District’. It seems many sees this as ‘ a modem town’

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