Government has responded to recent interpretations of the latest Poverty Assessment in Zambia report by the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS), emphasizing the importance of understanding the report within its proper context. Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda addressed the issue, seeking to provide clarity on the matter.
Ms. Kasanda highlighted that the report, which is the eighth Living Conditions and Monitoring Survey conducted in June and July 2022, captures trends in living conditions based on developments in the economy and their impact on living conditions between 2015 and August 2021. She stressed that these statistics reflect a period prior to the implementation of the United Party for National Development (UPND) government’s first budget.
Kasanda pointed out that during the survey’s data collection, the UPND administration had only been in office for six months. She explained that the initial period after the UPND assumed office, from August to December 2021, was dedicated to organizing the new government’s priorities.
The Chief Government Spokesperson assured Zambians that the report confirms the government’s understanding that living conditions before the UPND’s implementation of reforms were challenging. She attributed this to the policies pursued during that period, which had limited positive impact on the well-being of the country’s citizens.
Kasanda reiterated the UPND administration’s commitment to resetting the economy through new public policies that prioritize the well-being of Zambian citizens. She stressed that if public policies do not address the well-being of their primary beneficiaries—the people—they should be replaced with more effective alternatives.
The fight against poverty remains a central focus for the new government, according to Ms. Kasanda. She explained that efforts to reset the economy are designed to ensure prudent management of public resources and job creation, aligning with international goals, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to which Zambia is committed.
Ms. Kasanda encouraged Zambian citizens to study government public pronouncements as they contain the policies intended to address their concerns. She urged everyone to avoid dwelling on issues of little value and instead engage with government initiatives that can bring meaningful change to the lives of the people.
Lusaka Times…Chushi has been removed with immediate effect…..
Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda speaks in a lot of euphemisms and abstractions.
“living conditions before the UPND’s implementation of reforms were challenging.”
And…
“the policies pursued during that period, which had limited positive impact on the well-being of the country’s citizens.”
How is this neoliberal government different?
Praise signer. Living conditions before UPND where challenging wow! Are they any different now? Or worse off? Hahaha
IMF tells you to remove subsides inorder for you to continue receiving handouts & you expect the living conditions to be well of in new dawn? Kutumpa oko
Sometimes silence is Golden
“She urged everyone to avoid dwelling on issues of little value and instead engage with government initiatives that can bring meaningful change to the lives of the people.”
How can such an important Government report be of little value.
“She stressed that if public policies do not address the well-being of their primary beneficiaries—the people—they should be replaced with more effective alternatives.”
True Hon The Future is set PeP
She’s actually right… before she became minister she never ate what she is able to eat now. And me a peasant when I say mealie meal is too expensive she simply tells me to start eating bread.
How wonderful this world can be especially when money is chasing you instead of the other way.
Yeah she has become so fat!
Removed from position to make way for another tonga appointment
KK warned us. The mistake was to have reckless Lungu at the helm. Prepare for ethnic cleansing.
Bollocks
I know how much the price of mealie meal is and also know why you have been replace by a Tonga. We warned you that you are means to and end. Just like all the Bembas that were used during campaigns. Where is Antony Bwalya?
Anthony Bwalya is learning Swahili in Dar..kikikiki.
Bwalya never was on any presidential trip before he got shunted to do ‘learning Swahili’ in East Africa in foreign service. He did a tremendous marvel by giving HH a great public image.
Smoke Casander is so beautiful. But the beauty of facial appearance fades out the same way political might diminishes with length of time. Imagine, she even rubbished findings of reputable bodies like Zamstat on living standards. The beauty of being in GRZ is that you oppose everything that unsettles government until you are prunned and reality settles in.