Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday’s flagged off the distribution of hygiene products in a bid to help in the fight and prevention of Covid-19 pandemic.
The donation included hand sanitizers, face masks and hygiene soaps.
Mr Hichilema said Coronavirus is real and should be taken seriously.
He said that it is sad that Zambia has recorded its first Coronavirus death.
“We have lost one of our own. Our thoughts and prayers go to the family of the deceased. This is not time to point fingers at each other; it is time to come together in unity and fight Covid-19,” Mr Hichilema said.
“Our contribution today was the first among the many to be conducted across the country in the near future.”
“We commend the willingness among members of society in adhering to strict hygiene practices but unfortunately most of our people are impeded by the limitations in resources, hence our decision to contribute especially to needy and vulnerable communities.”
He added, “We need to adhere to strict health guidelines as provided by health authorities. It’s a serious matter that requires concerted efforts and we call upon the corporate world and ordinary individuals to make their contributions towards this fight which cannot be left to the government or to any one individual or group of individuals only.”
“This is our personal contribution of hand sanitizers, face masks and hygiene soaps and we expect everyone of us to help in one way or another. The levels of commitment among our citizens is commendable but limitations in resources is hampering the realisation of the campaign,” he said.
“The world today is bleeding and calls for everyone’s efforts.”
Sunday Chanda and Lusambo you are evil all your thoughts are evil and now Zambians know that PF just hates HH for nothing you blocked the donation to the clinic you blocked the donation of meali meal and now it’s corona you say HH should not donate beause he is spreading the virus.
You created the gassing to imprecate HH but God said no and you were exposed Sunday Chanda this your talk is dangerous how can you say HH is spreading covid 19 or is it what is your plan as PF don’t even try it like what you did on gassing you killed innoncent people and now you started again planing rubish to imprecate HH of spreading corona virus how can you say that things HH is donating are spreading the virus.
Sunday Chanda,Kaizar Zulu and Lusambo are supposed to be on the
Its only in Zambia where people think a human being can die from hunger in 14 days, what kind of science is that? Have heard a lot of people say we are a hand to mouth country, really which people in this world would be proud to be called that in this world, people should realize that in difficult times its time to make bond decisions, there times you need to forgo heavy duty meals and ration you meals in order to achieve an objective, ask war time leaders like Winston Churchill.
on the bench if it was soccer these people are bad with their three sisters Dora siliya,Mumbi Phiri and Kandu Luo very evil people bad hearts.
Bad heart PF
Just give us back our money you privatization thief
When are pf cadre going to start donating from their own pockets and not using sontapo projects made from tax payers money? Iwe kci a grown up like should know where to take thieves, what are u still waiting for? Kingdom come?
HH has set the ball rolling.Let PF members follow HH example and
Start donating.We need these every
Where so lets see who donates next.
Bless you heart HH. Let us all give in our own small ways. The needs are great
If we could suspend political stunts. We are at war with an enemy who won’t care whether you are PF or upnd. Hh should be rallying other opposition leaders and having meetings on how best to contribute to the impending heath and economic disaster covid-19 is going to bring to Zambia. Parading handouts in the media is not a lasting solution. Propose a HEALTH AND ECONOMIC INDABA as a conglomerate of politicians and leaders, musankwa!!
With few words of unity and love, your actions have spoken louder than words to all of us today . Great gesture of humanity!! Thank you, sir.
kkkkkkkkk that is a 2 ton canter what kind of teasing is this please HH,why are you teasing Zambians.In a Hilux sure, why.You can do more than that HH just do what you can do not that small quantity of items come on just release your hand, that hand of yours as no POP.
Do even know what a flag off is? Or are like that journalist from hot FM who he asked which institutions he should donate to , she failed to come up with one institution yet she was insistingly asking to donate. What manner of sapiens are you?
Poor HH. Damned if donates and damned if he doesn’t. No wonder they’re holding prayers for him to die.
It took the entire country asking him to donate for weeks. A forced donation. Anyway we are glad he is doing something positive for a change rather than just writing economic analysis nonsense on Facebook
We thank hh for asking people to adhere to our strict health guidance. That I will give you respect for as that message needs to be heard and delivered to all corners. Have a blessed weekend everyone. I will soon be giving a call to the upnd secretariat to thank them for the gesture
He has now engaged good image builders, Mr Liquidator General Cayman Islander Mwenemutapa Panama Papers. The desire to be President can even cause that don’t give naturally to attempt to be good, just like Robin Hood
One thing you should learn from him is at times like these buy local products to boost the economy and support local industries so that they don’t fold up. Lesson 1.
Thus a problem when we have so called leaders like you. People who can’t survive without politics. Why do you always see everything bad HH does? Serious people around the world are trying to find a solution but you are busy writing retrogressive statements. Wait till this explodes, you think you will be spared you big bully boy. You have been terrorising people around the country and you call yourself a leader. *****!
And yet only a few weeks ago, it was raining in PF mealie meal in Chilubi island by-election. GBM is a very rich man. Where’s his donation? Where’s the PF prodding for GBM to donate?
Those that are condemning a good gesture by a Zambian citizen are LUNATICS…. Just this morning RUSSIA donated stuff to USA…. I now believe that some bloggers here are paid CADRES…LUNATICS INDEED….
It is blessed to give than to receive. We all can give something. Even a word of thanks. And staying safe, staying home to make the situation better for all is the greatest contribution we can make in this time.
Thank you President ECL for your kind donation. You have shown your love for the country and the people. You have also shown true statesmanship by putting hh to be in charge of the donations. ECL you are truly a man of the people. For this hh will love you forever.
KZ where is your f*nking donation to the people living in that shanty compound next to your mansion ? We want donations from your ??? pockets not tax payers cash .
KZ where is your f*cking donation to the people living in that shanty compound next to your mansion ? We want donations from your ??? pockets not tax payers cash . The Swaziland mansion owners need to do the same .
KCI. Illegal ministers owe money to the country why not ask them to pay when we even have a concourt ruling. Did you see any money from privatisation proceeds go directly into HH’S account?
KZ,NIBA BOASTING NANJALA. WAIT AND SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING. HE CLAIMS TO BE A KING AMKER AND THAT HE HAS CASH. NAYO YONKUMBA. THE LAW IS COMING. BRAVO HH. NOT, USING GOVT RESOURCES BUT FROM HIS POCKETS. NDIWE CHINKALI MANINGI. INDEED, A GREAT MAN IS SEEN FOR ALL THE GOOD WORKS. THEY ARE ALOT OF GOOD THINGS HH HAS DONE FOR ZAMBIAN COMMUNITIES AND CHAPS LIKE LUSAMBO,KZ,RED LIP FRIDAY CHANDA ETC WILL BE AMAZED.NIVINKOPO VILILA NANCHONGO MANINGI. PRE OCCUPIED WITH ALOT OF VUVUZELA NOISE. COVID 19 HAS HUMBLED THESE CHAPS.KZ,LUSAMBO ETC INSTEAD OF BOASTING WHERE U DRINK FROM CHICAGOS ETC WHERE U ARE EVEN GIVING TIPS TO WAITRESSES OR WAITERS PUT THE CASH IN GOOD USE NOT BUYING BEERS. THIS IS THE TIME YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. HH GO COUNTRY WIDE BANDALA. WHILE SHIKULU ECL IS STILL SLEEPING…
Let ECL also donate after all he has unexplained wealth.
Patrice Motsepe, back South Africn businessman recently donated R1 billion towards fight against C-19. Kikikkkkk rich men of Zambia nitusopo twakulomba from donors
Bwafya wasenkesha imbafu ahhh. Ati tusopo. Iwe a donation is a donation. Be thankful. Haha
The leader we need to lead us out of the darkness that PF has plunged us in to.
HH naiwe bako serious. Tusopo twakulomba ku ma donors sure.? We need serious donations ku maHospitals.
People asking where is my donation. I do not publicise the good I do. I don’t think i have to. The point of giving, however small , is to help the less unfortunate and not to publicise it to prove a point. That type of behaviour is like a maniac
Thank you father Hakainde Hichilema. Twalumba Tata. Twatasha Tata, Litumezi Tata, Twasanta bingi Tata,.
HH for Heart & Hearts
HH for Heart for the Hungry
HH Heart to Heart
HH Harmon & Harmonisation
HH Holy Heart
HH for Halleluja Halleluja
HH Human Hearts
HH Hear Hear
HH for HH
Too much politics is toxic. When people talk too much they tend to do less. Ever heard of “an empty tin making the loudest noise?” This is what is happening in our country, We talk to much and do less. If we act we do the opposite of what we say. I bunch of ungrateful hypocrites we are. I have personally seen people coming from church and going straight into a beer hall to intoxicate themselves , others straight into a lodge to fonicate or commit adultery.Know what, politics is a social science displine, and its not as simple as most people think. I get concerned when street adults, failures, start talking, cheating innocent, unsuspecting people and calling themselves politicians. Politicians my foot. Let us learn to work and work together for the greater good.
Finally, finally KZ has accepted HH donation. Alas! advised to watch space for ventilators donations next. Let us hear more Zambians donate to this noble cause. KZ urge president Lungu or PF ministers not collect government materials and call LT to advertise as donations made to Zambian people.
Just donate from the depth of your good self to fellow man.
I am really amazed by the politics of nowadays. A person donates, ati he was forced. Really? Can you really force a person who does not want? We must appreciate when people act to save lives, instead of politicking. This type of hatred will get us nowhere. It is time to act and not have indabas. When someone is hungry, you don’t call for a meeting to discuss how to sort out the hunger. Just buy him food first and talk about long term solution later. Thank you HH and everyone that has come to assist govt effort to combat covid19. Let’s how that we care. That is the Zambia we want and deserve. Nzambi ahi hembi mwane.
show (not how)…sorry!
Eye of an eagle, when a politician realises that his continued stance of not donating is very unpopular with the masses, it is easy to see why he would be forced into donating. I have been in politics for many years and I know what image builders can and cannot do. Let us not be naive.
KZ, I disagree with your analysis but it is your political opinion. There was an appeal for people to come forward and assist and if there is response from a politician, does it mean it is political mileage? Huawei donated, no one said it was this en that. Others too donated. But because it is HH, then it is politics? Supposed it was Chama Chakomboka? What would you have said or GBM? I don’t get it. Let’s just get matured in our politics. We have sunk just become too obsessed and very blinded with partisan politics that we always see everything with that lens.
Remember, in a multi-party democracy, there will always be the opposition and this is healthy. But pa Zed, opposition is seen as a thorn in the flesh. Why is it so? We should then go back to one party state and forget pretending that we are a multi-party democracy. Let’s value and nurture our democracy. I want to see a situation when a ruling party can even solicit for advice from the opposition. Like in other matured democracies: when it is climate related issues, the green party is called to chair the talks. That I really want to see because we lose out when we barred otherwise from nation building. That is my submission to you sir.
Eye of an eagle why are you wasting time talking to that fraud. People like him deserve to be fisted from the backside and then I ejaculate all over his face.
Eye of an eagle why are you wasting time talking to that fraud. People like him deserve to be fisted from the backside and then I ejaculate all over his face and then I defecate on him
KZ u r not HH barometer u r inconsequential in HH’s life so whether he donates r he doesnt does not matter to u whe he is President in 2021 then we will complain if the taxes we will be paying will not be used accordingly.
Useless KZ. How many times have you and your sycophants stopped HH from making donations in the past? Fearing his popularity and disparaging anything he says. We know you have been planted essentially to be politically disruptive and endeavour to parade a narrative that you hope will keep you in power. Unfortunately many can now see that it’s all horse manure
If I was Hakienda I would donate at Ministry of Finance as well like those Chinks….houseflies like Tayali and Sunday are vexed, the man is forced to dig in when others like Chilufya are seeing opportunity to steal. Hakienda know how to play the game wear red overalls if you have to not just untucked office shirt.
what has talkative tayali “immature” boy donated? He is still battling divorces in court! Thanks Ba HH for the donation and thanks to the PF also for allowing you to do so. Nanga GBM anadoneta chiyani?
You are a positive thinker, this media is one sided. It be fools its readers. Bless you