UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Mandevu aspiring candidate Ross Josphat Kasikili says party leader Mr Hakainde Hichilema will prioritize job creation and youth empowerment to mitigate poverty levels in the country once he forms government next year.
Speaking when he addressed the party’s Chaisa Ward 20 leaders in Mandevu constituency this today, Mr Kasikili said as a social worker he will also lobby for better service delivery for the people of Mandevu using various empowerment initiatives available.
“You are the people who keep the party alive on the ground. You know the problems that we have here in Chaisa. We have no running water and we have no flushable toilets. Chainda has no roads, even those that we have are typical shanty roads that run through the doors of people’s homes. People are not able to have food because they do not have jobs,” said Mr Kasikili.
Mr Kasikili emphasized the importance of people from the wards in the growth of the party saying these are directly linked with the voters on the ground.
Mr Kasikili told the party leadership at the ward that they should be proud of belonging to a party that is tribally balanced adding that the party president Mr Hichilema embraces everyone regardless of their tribe, region or ethnic grouping.
“UPND is not a tribal party. It is a party for everyone regardless of one’s tribe. HH has sent us to encourage you our members at ward level that he wants to replace unemployment with jobs; poverty with a good life because here in Mandevu, one of the biggest challenges that we have is unemployment among our youths,” he said.
He said, once elected, Mr Hichilema will prioritise employment and agriculture so that Zambian citizens could live a better life.
“We should go out and preach the message why we need Mr Hichilema. It is because he is the hope for a better future for Zambians. He will sort out the issue of unemployment by creating state-run farms which will in turn create jobs for Zambians. He will concentrate on strengthen agriculture so that we can grow enough food for consumption and export the surplus.
Mr Kasikili told the gathering that with or without him being adopted to contest the Mandevu parliamentary seat on behalf of the party, he will always put the interest of the party and its President Mr Hichilema above self-interest.
Boring copy cat. The pf are already doing that. Upnd has no use in Zambia. Why do these clowns even contest elections. They have been losing since my daughter was an infant. Soon she will be teenager and will eventually stand as president and win before upnd ever win. Kz
WELU,SENSE WRITE UP.U KALUNKULUNKU KZ U HAVE FAILED ZAMBIANS AND U ARE AMONG THE CAUSER.U ARE THE BIGGEST CLOWN ZAMBIA EVER HAD.EVEN IN PF RANKS THEY HATE U ALOT.CZ U BOAST FOR NOTHING. YOUR JUDGEMENT DAY IS AROUND THE CORNER.
Heavily Hallucinations (HH) talking about things the PF government is already doing. TRY something else please
Heavily Hallucinations (HH) Try something else you talking about that which the PF government is already doing. smh
What changes are you going to make? Coz PF is doing exactly what you are saying, Please elaborate!
We want to hear something new this party wants to do. Everything you are saying PF is doing. So why should we vote for you?
Ati PF is already doing ????
Like the 500, 000 jobs lungu promised ?
Lungu is only tyring now to bribe youth after they took to the bush to protest….
No coherent plan for job creation. A job creation plan is replaced by a cash hand out scheme hoping to entice youth to be their enforcers on the streets….
They are theives…….
BTW we want to know why PF were gassing our people ?
Ati PF is already doing ????
Like the 500, 000 jobs lungu promised ?
Lungu is only tyring now to bribe youth after they took to the bush to protest….
No coherent plan for job creation. A job creation plan is replaced by a cash hand out scheme hoping to entice youth to be their enforcers on the streets….
They are theives…….
BTW we want to know why PF were gassing our people ?
The blood of 50 innocent civilians were killed is on their hands….
Where is this in the UPND manifesto? Secondly, tell us what specific programme(s) and in which areas of the economy this will be embarked on by a UPND government to bring about job creation and youth empowerment. Thirdly, explain how the UPND will generate resources from to initiate these programmes. These are the issues the UPND need to convince ordinary Zambians about and show they can do things differently from and better than PF.
The PF is already doing that. The problem with UPND is that they are not telling us how they are going to do it. All I am getting from UPND is a wish list. I want to see a balance sheet. Like we will create 1 000 000 jobs by doing abcd. HH talks on education, health , agriculture, defence, police and everything else. Does UPND have any shadow ministers ?
Anyway it’s good
Ba Chibwi No Plan……just wishes. If wishes were horses, even barry would ride kikikiki
Just change from UPND (Ltd) to UPND with a new leader elected without a Sejani loaded dice. Believe me your vote will extend beyond Southern/North-Western provinces,then count your chickens.
I keep saying this, he’s not to be trusted.
Ba upnd that’s why we struggle to follow you & your leader. We want this useless pf out but you don’t seem to have ideas. Pf goes about stealing through road contracts, next your ka leader also goes to inspect roads & announcing that you will also build roads when the approach has become unpopular with Zambians. Now Lungu goes out lying about youth empowerment with a pathetuc K3,000, you also go “us also”. Really? And Zambians must vote for you on that? Its really Zambia in the sun to roast, no options