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First Lady Esther Lungu with Zambia's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia being-seen off by Department for Saudi Fund for Development representative Engineer Hassan Al Attass after a closed door meeting on the assistance to Women and Children in Zambia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,October 14,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
First Lady Esther Lungu is in Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Her Royal Highness Princess Latifa Bint Abulaziz Al-Saud the Spouse of His Excellency the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The First Lady Madam Esther Lungu will meet her Royal Highness the Princess to discuss support for women and children’s programs in Zambia. Included in her program is a visit to the King Faisal Specialized Hospital with a view to learn and solicit support for the possible construction of a similar hospital in Zambia. The proposed Women’s Only Hospital will have a bed capacity of 800.
Discussions will also include the establishment of a Tourism Hospital in Livingstone.The program will also include a visit to Princess Nora University one of the largest female Universities in the World to discuss support for scholarships for women and girls.
Further the First Lady will also visit Jeddah where she is expected to have meetings with the University Faculty at the King Abdulla University for Science and Technology. Included in the program is a visit to the Riyadh Women’s Chamber of Commerce to look at partnerships in Food Processing, Agricultural Business as well as Livestock Rearing. Madam Lungu is accompanied to Saudi Arabia by Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr. Peter Mwaba, Agriculture Permanent Secretary, Dr. David Shamunenge and Dr. Patrick Nkanza, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education.
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First Lady Esther Lungu being seen-off by Department for King Salma Relief and Humanitarian Organisation Advisor Royal Court Supervisor General Dr Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah (L) after a meeting on assistance to Women and Children in Zambia and on sharing Knowledge in the field of operation. This was on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu after a meeting with Business women at Interhealth Canada Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on October 15,2015
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Head section of Nuclear medicine Radiology Department Abdulaziz Saleh Al- Sugair during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu signs a visitors book when she paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba as Zambia deputy Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Tom Mwila (R) looks on at Zambia’s Embassy in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, October 12,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA/STATE HOUSE
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First Lady Esther Lungu with Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba and his wife could not resist a Gospel music at Zambia’s Ambassadors residence in Riyadh where she addressed Zambian’s Living in Saudi Arabia after a day of Prayer and Fasting on Sunday night, October 18,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Executive director Dr Hashim Bin Othman Al Qasabi (third from right), Ministry of Health deputy Permanent Secretary Dr Peter Mwaba (R), Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mwamba (second from right), Ministry of Agriculture fisheries and livestock Dr David Shamunenge (Third from left) and Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Dr Patrick Nkanza during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu (L) flanked by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology vice president, Government Affairs Sulaiman Al- Thunayan (C) on arrival the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a meeting with the University Authorities on the scholarship for Zambian’s on Saturday, October 17,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Chief Operating Officer Professor Rashed S. Al Rashed Al Hmaid during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu receives a gift from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Chief Operating Officer Professor Rashed S. Al Rashed Al Hmaid during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with International Islamic relief Organisation Secretary General Ehssan Tayieb and other members of the IIROSA organization during a meeting on Women Empowerment Programms and assistance to the vulnerable and many other charitable work. This was in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 17,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Executive director Dr Hashim Bin Othman Al Qasabi during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu speaks at Zambia’s Ambassadors residence in Riyadh where she addressed Zambian’s Living in Saudi Arabia after a day of Prayer and Fasting on Sunday night, October 18,2015. Looking on are Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba and wife -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba at Zambia’s Ambassadors residence in Riyadh where she addressed Zambian’s Living in Saudi Arabia after a day of Prayer and Fasting on Sunday night, October 18,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with State House Senior Private Secretary Florence Mumba (R),Zambbia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba (second from right) and Wife (L) at Zambia’s Ambassadors residence in Riyadh where the First Lady addressed Zambian’s Living in Saudi Arabia after a day of Prayer and Fasting on Sunday night, October 18,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu being seen-off by Department for King Salma Relief and Humanitarian Organisation Advisor Royal Court Supervisor General Dr Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah (L) after a meeting on assistance to Women and Children in Zambia and on sharing Knowledge in the field of operation. This was on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu (L) during a meeting with International Islamic relief Organisation secretary General Ehssan Tayieb (R) on Women Empowerment Programms and assistance to the vulnerable and many other charitable work. This was in Jeddah on Saturday, October 17,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia being-seen off by Department for Saudi Fund for Development representative Engineer Hassan Al Attass after a closed door meeting on the assistance to Women and Children in Zambia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,October 14,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Executive director Dr Hashim Bin Othman Al Qasabi during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Head section of Nuclear medicine Radiology Department Abdulaziz Saleh Al- Sugair during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu listens to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Centre Head, Social Services Waleed Bawazeer during a tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 13,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu bids farewell to Prince Al Waleed after she paid a courtesy call on him at Kingdom Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . The First Lady and Prince Al Waleed discussed possible assistance in Women and Children programs in Zambia
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First Lady Esther Lungu with Department for Saudi Fund for Development representative Engineer Hassan Al Attass shortly before a closed door meeting on the assistance to Women and Children in Zambia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,October 14,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with Prince Al Waleed (R) and Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba (L) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . The First Lady and Prince Al Waleed discussed possible assistance in Women and Children programs in Zambia
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First Lady Esther Lungu flanked by Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba on arrival at the Conference Palace Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the discussion with the the King Abdulla University for Science and Technology Authorities on the scholarship for Zambian’s on Saturday, October 17,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu when she paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba at the Embassy in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, October 12,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with Prince Al Waleed (R) and Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba (L) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . The First Lady and Prince Al Waleed discussed possible assistance in Women and Children programs in Zambia
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First Lady Esther Lungu when she paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba at Zambia’s Embassy in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, October 12,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA/STATE HOUSE
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First Lady Esther Lungu being welcomed by Department for Saudi Funds Engineer Ibrahim Al Turki on arrival at Saudi Funds offices for a meeting on the assistance to Women and Children in Zambia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,October 14,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu receives a gift from the International Islamic relief Organisation Secretary General Ehssan Tayieb (L) during a meeting on Women Empowerment Programms and assistance to the vulnerable and many other charitable work. This was in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 17,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
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First Lady Esther Lungu with Zambia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba listens to InterHealth Canada-Riyadh Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors Dr Emad El Dukair during a meeting in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia where Dr Dukair announced a donation of medical drugs and Hospital Equipments worth between US$ 1 million and US$ 3 million dollars from InterHealth Canada-Riyadh to Zambia through the office of the First Lady on Sunday Evening, October 18,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
Exposure is very important, hopefully we learn something from such exposure. Please someone educate me on the role of the first lady in govt or to the country, I will really appreciate!
Its simply a tourist visit…. they are better people in government who would have leant something from the visit. If you have met this lady you would understand that she does not even have the basics of education.
The biggest abuser of women – why would we get assistance for women and children from them?? Agree – that this was a tourist visit
Fellow Bloggers,
I have a question that has been bothering me since yesterday 18th October (Sunday) concerning the prayer and fasting that was televised live on TV.
My question is; Why didn’t any of those close to 50; so called Pastors, Reverends and Bishops including the chiefs who were lined up by PF pray against CORRUPTION and BEER DRINKING? I recorded all prayers that were said yesterday but no one of those “Men or Women of God” ever directly prayed against corruption and beer drinking.
Is it because they realized that their pay master (Mr Brown Envelop Expert (ELC)is gilt of these two vices.
Surely we had prayer and fasting! What a mockery!!!
BUT REMEMBER, GOD CAN NEVER BE MOCKED. CONSEQUENCES WILL FOLLOW THE SO CALLED MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD INCLUDING EDGAR LUNGU AND HIS BUNCH…
The saying is indeed true, you can take a villager from the village bit you cant take the village out of the villager
It semms the Embasy in Saudi Arabia has quality and expensive furniture, mwati these one we have here ku……………………………………. hmmmmm
While poor Zambian women / wives were busy praying and fasting, Esther Lungu was busy making allowances in Arabic countries. After prayers some Zambian women had trouble to find food while Esther Lungu was busy eating and mis managing there hard earned money.
Meanwhile, before 13 hours yesterday, Edgar Lungu ate food and drunk beer and came at 13:00 when the easily cheated Zambians were busy fasting, what a shame.
The only thing i dont like about the muslim is how th e treat there women in the name of religion.
That is the same kind of fundamentalism you are developing on your christian nation, stripping women of their clothes in broad daylight and caling anyone who does not agree with you a satanist.
Well we have to tried to beg from the West and it hasn’t quite worked out. It seems the chinese are here only to screw us. So maybe the Saudis are the answer to our begging.
lol
Photo shopping
Diplomacy aside, I still think the nice lady mama Esther Lungu over-did the Islamic garb thing. I doubt very much if the wife of that numskull King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud were to visit Zambia she would even bother to wrap vitenge around herself.
The contexts are completely different. In Saudi Arabia all the women are required by law (their religion is their law) to be fully covered. In Zambia there is no such requirement for women to be dressed in chitenge. It is a tradition and no obligation for women to dress in chitenge
My dear friend Blahbla, I’m sure you have your own reasons for defending the double standards of these Muslim guys. I can go through a laundry list but I will not. Let me just point out to one. In Islamic countries it is against the law for a Christian church or Jewish synagogue to he taller than any mosque in the vicinity. There is no such law in Christian countries. Why? Because Muslims are not capable of respecting other people’s religious beliefs but expect other people to submit to theirs. That’s what rubs me the wrong way.
Who paid for this tourist trip? Why didn’t the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry responsible for this exchange programme? This woman is nowhere near policy making. Why are we wasting money like this?
That time when all the bags are being filled with illegally cut petrol dollars! Cheers first lady, God knows the best!
I wonder whether Zambia has enforced ethics underpinning who this country associates with. I mean the Saudis have a poor human rights record. China is abusing Christians and what about the ordeal our bright young students endure in Russia? Need I mention the trip Wynter Kabimba once took when he was in grz, visiting North Korea and Palestine?! Bushe chaba shani! A country must have values and principles that shape who our friends are, sha!
The protocol office did not do their research properly. Ordinarily, moslem women do not shake hands with men. Conversly, hard core moslem men do not shake hands with women. Easther Lungu may not have known that, it could be that Prince Al Waleed was forced to shake hands with Easther.
Correction – You can shake their hand if they extend theirs first. However as a woman you should never extend your hand first
Ignorance of the highest order by this gov’t…if you realise how these Arabs react women and black people you would think twice about this. Then again we have a lazy dull bum for a president who has no set foreign policy!!
I fear someone will collapse with envy over these photos.
What kind of ídiotic picture frame is that silly man in no.29 giving to mama Lungu?
The fact that it is not clear what is in the picture frame is reason enough for you not to conclude that it is *****ic
Total Rubbish
We are ruled by a Muslim. October month is a holy month for Muslim hence declaration of holiday for fasting and praying. Christianity is being invaded by the Muhammadan.
We are told else where that she went to Saudi Arabia for no other reason other than for sexual abstinence (remember the story of Sangomas at State House).
Exposure is very important, hopefully we learn something from such exposure. Please someone educate me on the role of the first lady in govt or to the country, I will really appreciate!
Its simply a tourist visit…. they are better people in government who would have leant something from the visit. If you have met this lady you would understand that she does not even have the basics of education.
The biggest abuser of women – why would we get assistance for women and children from them?? Agree – that this was a tourist visit
Fellow Bloggers,
I have a question that has been bothering me since yesterday 18th October (Sunday) concerning the prayer and fasting that was televised live on TV.
My question is; Why didn’t any of those close to 50; so called Pastors, Reverends and Bishops including the chiefs who were lined up by PF pray against CORRUPTION and BEER DRINKING? I recorded all prayers that were said yesterday but no one of those “Men or Women of God” ever directly prayed against corruption and beer drinking.
Is it because they realized that their pay master (Mr Brown Envelop Expert (ELC)is gilt of these two vices.
Surely we had prayer and fasting! What a mockery!!!
BUT REMEMBER, GOD CAN NEVER BE MOCKED. CONSEQUENCES WILL FOLLOW THE SO CALLED MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD INCLUDING EDGAR LUNGU AND HIS BUNCH…
The saying is indeed true, you can take a villager from the village bit you cant take the village out of the villager
It semms the Embasy in Saudi Arabia has quality and expensive furniture, mwati these one we have here ku……………………………………. hmmmmm
While poor Zambian women / wives were busy praying and fasting, Esther Lungu was busy making allowances in Arabic countries. After prayers some Zambian women had trouble to find food while Esther Lungu was busy eating and mis managing there hard earned money.
Meanwhile, before 13 hours yesterday, Edgar Lungu ate food and drunk beer and came at 13:00 when the easily cheated Zambians were busy fasting, what a shame.
The only thing i dont like about the muslim is how th e treat there women in the name of religion.
That is the same kind of fundamentalism you are developing on your christian nation, stripping women of their clothes in broad daylight and caling anyone who does not agree with you a satanist.
Well we have to tried to beg from the West and it hasn’t quite worked out. It seems the chinese are here only to screw us. So maybe the Saudis are the answer to our begging.
lol
Photo shopping
Diplomacy aside, I still think the nice lady mama Esther Lungu over-did the Islamic garb thing. I doubt very much if the wife of that numskull King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud were to visit Zambia she would even bother to wrap vitenge around herself.
The contexts are completely different. In Saudi Arabia all the women are required by law (their religion is their law) to be fully covered. In Zambia there is no such requirement for women to be dressed in chitenge. It is a tradition and no obligation for women to dress in chitenge
My dear friend Blahbla, I’m sure you have your own reasons for defending the double standards of these Muslim guys. I can go through a laundry list but I will not. Let me just point out to one. In Islamic countries it is against the law for a Christian church or Jewish synagogue to he taller than any mosque in the vicinity. There is no such law in Christian countries. Why? Because Muslims are not capable of respecting other people’s religious beliefs but expect other people to submit to theirs. That’s what rubs me the wrong way.
Who paid for this tourist trip? Why didn’t the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry responsible for this exchange programme? This woman is nowhere near policy making. Why are we wasting money like this?
That time when all the bags are being filled with illegally cut petrol dollars! Cheers first lady, God knows the best!
I wonder whether Zambia has enforced ethics underpinning who this country associates with. I mean the Saudis have a poor human rights record. China is abusing Christians and what about the ordeal our bright young students endure in Russia? Need I mention the trip Wynter Kabimba once took when he was in grz, visiting North Korea and Palestine?! Bushe chaba shani! A country must have values and principles that shape who our friends are, sha!
The protocol office did not do their research properly. Ordinarily, moslem women do not shake hands with men. Conversly, hard core moslem men do not shake hands with women. Easther Lungu may not have known that, it could be that Prince Al Waleed was forced to shake hands with Easther.
Correction – You can shake their hand if they extend theirs first. However as a woman you should never extend your hand first
Ignorance of the highest order by this gov’t…if you realise how these Arabs react women and black people you would think twice about this. Then again we have a lazy dull bum for a president who has no set foreign policy!!
I fear someone will collapse with envy over these photos.
What kind of ídiotic picture frame is that silly man in no.29 giving to mama Lungu?
The fact that it is not clear what is in the picture frame is reason enough for you not to conclude that it is *****ic
Total Rubbish
We are ruled by a Muslim. October month is a holy month for Muslim hence declaration of holiday for fasting and praying. Christianity is being invaded by the Muhammadan.
We are told else where that she went to Saudi Arabia for no other reason other than for sexual abstinence (remember the story of Sangomas at State House).