Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Dundumwezi headmen get a Canter Truck, 45 Bicycles and other items

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The government has empowered the people of Chikanta Chiefdom in Dundumwezi Constituency of Kalomo District of Southern Province with a Canter Truck, 45 Bicycles and other items.

The 45 Bicycles are to be shared among the headmen in Chief Chikanta and Chief Saichitema.

Other items include four sewing machines, a barbing machine, one Hair Blower, a Hair Dryer and four bales of second hand clothes.

Government has also handed over a Borehole at Paswe Village, donated three footballs and three netballs, pots and Knitting Machines.

Speaking when he received the items at his palace yesterday, Chief Chikanta commended government for the gesture.

The traditional leader indicated that the donation is not political but purely an empowerment program aimed at improving the livelihoods of the locals.

Meanwhile, Southern Province Permanent Secretary Joyce Bwacha said government has recognised that the development of the country cannot be achieved if adequate investment was not targeting the women and the youths who constitute the majority of the productive population.

She stressed the need for those empowered to use the items prudently adding that government would continue to implement interventions that aimed at promoting the participation of all Zambians in the social economic development process for the country.

“As you may be aware, government under the able leadership of His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu embarked on empowering various categories of the Zambian citizens which included men, women, youths, marketeers, various vulnerable groups and churches way back,” she said.

“Government has recognised that the development of the country cannot be achieved if adequate investment is not targeting the women and the youths who constitute the majority of the productive population….For those that may not receive, I can only assure you that the caring government will yet again consider you soon. We shall also consider other chiefs in other chiefdoms.”

The Provincial Permanent Secretary was accompanied by Kalomo District Commissioner Brenda Mwenda.

21 COMMENTS

  1. More “empowerment” from the shameless corrupt PF government, and it’s disappointing that those headmen accept these bribes! Let’s just hope they accept the money and vote for somebody else than Lying Lungu!

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  2. Chief Chikanta, may God protect him and grant him a long life, is very wise. He’s a peacemaker. He’s refused to be swayed by whims of politicians some of whom have been disrespectful because of his nonpartisan decisions. May God bless him

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  3. I don’t know why I think this Sad. Secondhand clothes and bicycles as development. But this is vote buying.

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  4. A government program and they are all donned in PF regalia even have the audacity to tell people its not political! These traditional leaders must start learning what is happening in their communities for this hereditary governance to continue! This is campaigning using government resources going by choice of time for release! A four months wait would have hurt nobody and it looks like in some areas especially in the rural area living like a king for a day and suffering for all the rest of days is no big deal! Poverty mentality making me wonder if they are not the very ones that will want to be seen in good books with any changes to national leadership! Is this institution worthy having really? Maybe but they have also realized they can benefit from the taxpayer doing nothing!

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  5. …”Traditional leader indicated that the donation is not political but purely an empowerment program aimed at improving the livelihoods of the locals.”..
    ECZ, are you taking note? Most importantly, the UPND need to go there and talk to the people, it’s okay to receive, but warn your people about where the vote goes.

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  6. Well done. This government is a government for all zambian regardless of region or tribe. What is saddening is that so called hh who claims to be a privatisation billionaire has failed to develop his own bedroom. What are his useless mps doing? Vote pf mp

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  7. Really taking people for granted, and ECZ is a spectator like all of us. The only time I agree with Kambwili, that insoni ebuntu, completely no shame and even sugar coating it as empowerment. How I wish every year was an election year

  8. Hoodwinking gullibles failing to see that this pure electro malpractice, Unless the man is not standing but being an intrested party contesting elections he should not be dishing out these freebies in an election campaign period ECZ should take note.it’s a recipe to declare elections null and avoid!

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  9. The people of Dundumwezi are very lucky they are in big bonanza and deep down their hearts they are water melons who will never give ECL and PF enough votes to make a difference. Any way its their chance. Politicians look at things differently and base their judgement on what is obtaining on the ground. What is happening there in terms PF induced donations is like trying to grow hair on an egg.

  10. Everything they give you its bought out of your own taxpayers money and therefore rightly belongs to so just take it but your vote still remains your prerogative.

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