Vice President George Kunda says the flood situation in Lusaka is complex and requires concerted efforts from all well meaning Zambians.
Mr. Kunda has since appealed to all Zambians across the country to help find ways to mitigate the impact of the disaster on the affected people.
He told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today shortly after conducting an Ariel view of the flood situation in the city, that the flood situation in Lusaka was not a new phenomenon and that it has been there since time immemorial.
The Vice President advised opposition political party leaders to desist from engaging in cheap politicking and finger pointing over the situation but to work with government and other key stakeholders in addressing the problem.
He said government alone cannot manage to address all the challenges facing the nation hence the need for political party leaders, Members of Parliament, the relevant government institutions among other stakeholders to partner with government to address the challenge posed by friends in the country.
Since the onset of the rains floods are said to have claimed 6 lives in Lusaka while some schools and houses are submerged in water.
Three of the deaths were recorded in Ng’ombe compound while the other three occurred in Mandevu compound.
Government, though the Lusaka District Disaster Management Team has since mobilized equipment to pump out the water in affected areas.
ZANIS
this man is talking too much
This man is really taking Zambians for a ride, that’s when he has woken up after being attacted shame
We have conuclors, mayors, MPs, District commisoners, you mean all these people in public administration can not come up with a solution??????:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o. Then what are they there for??????:-w:-w:-w:-w:-w:-w:-w:-w:-w. I forgot to say that you speech is empty just loud noise
Instead of using his 4×4 and save some money to buy coffins, he rides the helicopter. I seriously doubt this man’s decision making, he’s RB’s chief de-campaigner. Those in UK would remember what amount of fuss was generated when Prince William was doing his flying thing and by mistake made a very very short detour within London to say hi to his missus, the press did their maths and came up with a figure of around £15000. Now imagine how much is wasted by all the flying we’re seeing these days, it’s a scandal. GK stop messing about, buy gumboots and go see the mess close range, there is time for jokes and time seriousness.
Is this his reaction to HH’s castigation on the other thread? Trying to mix intelligence with negligence? How can that work?:-?
Education we have but we don’t know what to do with it. Put the Civil Engineers to use. The Army, National Service, and PWD have bulldozers (Earth Moving Equipment). Make people living in the affected areas contribute towards fuel costs. Ultimately what we need are gigantic drainage systems built around the city. The only drainage I know that was properly constructed during the colonial days is that one next to Evelyn Hone College. Let’s not wait for a foreigner to tell us what to do. i am sure there are a lot people that are willing to participate in solving this problem voluntarily.
Its such a shame that Kunda has spent so much time meddling in the opposition’s affairs that he forgot to perform his duties of addressing the flood disaster through the Disaster Management Unit, which falls under his office. Frankly, I am tired of reading about his opinions concerning the opposition because they are not in power!!!!! Kunda’s government is in charge of the country affairs and its about time they stopped taking Zambians for a ride and did their job!!!
This is what happens when a nation turns its back on science and engineering. Lawyers and accountants everywhere you go! They are clueless. All they seem to be good at is talking. This man is a waste of time and everybody knows it. He is even proud to say floods have been there since time immemorial. What an embarrassment! ‘He said government alone cannot manage to address all the challenges facing the nation’. Why does he draw a salary and other benefits if he and the rest of the government cannot solve the nation’s problem? He should step down if he is incapable of doing his job. He just busy lining his pockets and having a go at the press. His boss is also busy flying all over the place. It is so annoying!
He seems to have been rattled by criticism from HH.
The VP is correct – most of Lusaka is “unplanned” hence these perenial problems. This has also been compounded by illegal plot/land allocation by “illiterate” cadres in areas prone to floods. What is needed in Lusaka is: strong local government; no illegal land allocation; re-designing all “unplanned” areas.
So this is the vice president of Zambia??!! Zambians are jokers. The man is now complaining about the floods and making matters worse admits that this problem has been there from time immemorial. What a joke of a VP. HH has offered a solution this morning bwana kunda. Alternatively build giant canals well designed and decorated with copper monuments of whatever makes sense. historic or any symbolic structure of the given area. Open your head Mr VP and learn to take advice without being ignorantly proud. Also learn to engage some Zambian engineers both locally and foreign based. MMD is indeed full of tired leadership.
Ati he told ZANIS that the flood situation in Lusaka is not a new phenomenon but has been there from time immemorial. What a funny excuse! What kind of leaders are these? Offer solutions man! Given Lubinda used to sing about the issue of drainage as early as June/July. Your govt only released peanuts for the works to be done on the drainage system whilst the rest was reserved for RB’s endless trips.
:((:((:((:((:((:((:(( a molon has waken up
Quote: “the flood situation in Lusaka was not a new phenomenon and that it has been there since time immemorial.”
How hilarious! You have degrees and yet you don’t seems to appreciate the need for planning and budgeting!!! Your leadership really defeats the purpose of degree clauses in the Constitution. Even a poor, uneducated, person can not be getting flooded every single year without doing anything about it.
You have put it correctly sir, these floods have been happening for a long time, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise to GRZ, but what have been doing about it to avoid or mitigate the disaster before the damage has been done? The answer is NOTHING!!! And the question has to be asked, what is govt good for if it can’t protect life and property of its citizens?
These are results of Sata’s vigilante politics days.When KK entrusted him with Lusaka as District Governor, highest unplanned slams and plot allocations happened like never before in this country
.Sata was just issuing plots in all ungazzetted slots where drainage, water pipes, sewerage systems and road networks were far from consideration on the town planner’s desk. Go to Mandevu, Mazyopa, Chazanga Chaisa.See the mashrooming of haphazard structures Jean Kapata keeps illegally issuing.Sata told Mwanawasa that all PF run councils are run by him as autonomous establishment.Lusaka generates billions in rates while Governments gives them billions of Kwachas yet all they do with that many is expend it on Chibuku.What kind of representative are these?
why should zambians find ways to mitigate floods?? its your job under your office you nicompoop
Its time the revenue collection moved back to the central Government in all failed PF councils.Henceforth the Central Government must give funding and technical support directly to City employees and equip the military engineers to combat the crisis then start the reconstruction overhaul.Its time PF politicians were left to concentrate in their insulting politics instead of risking people’s live.The administration must immediately stop releasing Government Grants and CDF directly to them but form working committees in constituencies untill these criminals show what they have been doing with the billions in public released funds.
no 8 and 11 .. . i agree with you in total. we have to call a spade a spade, it just is what it is..
Government must stop giving the PEP physical security to these failed PF so called leaders in failed constituencies when people confront them on where they have been taking the money released every year in billions.
# 15, Senior Citizen, please give bloggers a break! The issue at hand is the role of the VP’s office, which is clearly not being executed by the person at the helm (Kunda). Taking us back to KK days and what Sata did is not going to change the fact that the VP’s office has a mandate to address disasters as and when they strike and also to ensure that mitigation measures are in place to prevent/ minimize future events!
Jean Kapata must go she has failed Mandevu constituency in every branch and ward one would go.Chech the Rufile Chota to Chazanga its all a mess of PF failure.When the local Government fails to deliver, the President has the constitutional power by decree to revoke the power of a failed representative in national interest.Jean Kapata must go so that she can concentrate in patronizing tarvens for her dancing when high on Chibuku.
senior citizen i find your thinking disturbing! where did you attend your preschool from and were u successful?
Bamudala ba B-fmofimo naimwe, epo Sata afumina pali bugovernor ne myaka amakumi yabili yapita. Shilekeni ukunya ubwakunya shikulu. Just admit that your chipani has failed. Ni zwa, kuya bebele.
Senior Citizen
you can not cheat everyone some of us no better stop your foolish support here, MMD has been in power for more than 15 years now. what have they done to improve the situation??? Nothing everyone can see. not long ago you singing saying Zambia has recorded some growth and now we see simple problems like floods not being solved how does your growth affect the average Zambian?? This issue is supposed to be addressed by Kunda where was he, after being given a solution by HH that’s when he wakes up. Ba Mudala ba senior what ever give us a break shut up some times you dont have to feed us with crap just to diffend your bosses
Yes Jean Kapata must go she has lamentably failed the people of Mandevu constituency in every branch and ward one would go to.I challenge Sata instead of rehearsing insults in his days to go check on the Rufile Chota ward to Chazanga. All he will see there is the failure mess of PF so called leadership.When the local Government fails to deliver, the President has the constitutional power by decree to revoke the power of a failed representative in national interest.Jean Kapata must go so that she can concentrate in patronizing tarvens dancing when high on Chibuku.Tell me why Jean Kapata should not be protected by the central Government as a PEP when Zambians charge on him.She must enumerate what she has done since in Mandevu.Where has she been taking people’s money?
By George Kunda overflying Lusaka to see the extent of the floods, it just shows how removed from reality the man is. It is very easy to drive from east to west, north to south of Lusaka within three hours and talk to the affected people. HH, an opposition leader, managed to drive around Lusaka and meet the victims and wearing gumboots to tread in the mud. Ishi e ntungulushi tulefwaya fwe benaZambia. Ala bane salapukeni, e nshita ino ine. HH, you have my vote mwana wakwesu.
Why is it that these infrastructural crisis are all only in constituencies where skilled insulting PF cadres are representatives while where MMD, progressive pro democracy PF representative are leaders results are on the grounds.Look at Rev.Brent Sampa, Sinyangwe and Machungwa, their constituencies have been too busy in improving things there.What has Kapata or Mumbi Phiri done in their constituencies? Do they expect Zambians to spare them or Government protecting them when people challenge them head on for reasons why they should hold those offices of MPs and councillors?
Why is it that these infrastructural crisis are all only in constituencies where skilled insulting PF cadres are representatives while where MMD, progressive pro democracy PF representatives are leaders results are on the grounds.Look at Rev.Brent Sampa, Sinyangwe and Machungwa, their constituencies have been too busy in improving things there.What has Kapata or Mumbi Phiri done in their constituencies? Do they expect Zambians to spare them or Government protecting them when people challenge them head on for reasons why they should hold those offices of MPs and councillors?
#14 – Couldn’t have said it better myself.
#8 – Good diagnosis of the root cause of the problem.
As a country we are not making progress with all these over-glorified lawyers running public office. They do not understand science, finance, management and other practical skills. All they want is to exploit legal loopholes and excuses. They belong in the court room and nowhere else.
GK just makes me feel sick!
Senior Citizen
its because your Alaa Beee said it that if you vote for opposition even if they come into power we shall not support them meaning you will block development to punish the votes for not giving you the vote. Kunda said it during kasama byelection. Alaabee also said. Why do you behave like you are deaf or blind, I guess you are well paid to protect them
(#6)
I have just read bloggers’ contribution and its only #6 who really know where the solution lies. I similarly, contributed on the similar/same issue of flooding a few days ago. Flooding in Zambia generally and Lusaka particularly is a national issue. The govt needs to start constructing the national underground drainage system. In the similar manner of a national power grid. Or if thats too much for the govt at least Lusaka with poor natural drainage system, must be taken seriously. This is a civil engineering project and not a councillor’s responsibility to construct drainage systems. Just copy from Botswana. They ve done it.
If floods have been there since time immemorial, then these politicians have failed us. I was born and raised in Mandevu. When I was young, we never used to have these floods. The problem is that we have neglected engineering disciplines. We need to invest in science and technology and also in engineering crafts. If money is availed, Mandevu pipo can deal with the floods themselves. But muziba che, RB needs the money to fly his team all over the world. Kunda, always uttering shiitt!
Botswana has a wonder underground drainage system in Gaborone and other towns which keeps extending. Maybe after a few years all of their towns will be joined. ONE WONDERS-WHO ARE MORE EDUCATED, TSWANAS OR ZAMBIANS?
AND THIS IDEA OF MINISTERS IN ZAMBIA FLYING IN CHOPPERS OR AEROPLANES REALLY GETS ON MY NERVES. WHY SHOULD MINISTERS AND MPs HERE TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND ZAMBIANS IN CHOPPERS. ZAMBIA HAS NEVER EVEN DESIGN A WHEELBAROW, LATE ALONE A CHOPPER. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE CHOPPERS YOU FLY WHILE NAKED AT NIGHT, ONLY.
Senior Citizen
Stop cheating your self, mind you your MMD has been in power for 19 years now and they have failed to fix things like floods among other things everywhere. I tell you what? Zambia is ready for revolution and this revolutionary movement is about the people voting to boot out MMD in 2011 because they have failed to work for the people, the constitution and God given right of freedom have been abused by MMD. Vice president office have no proper plans to avoid floods every rain season, all officers under veep office are brainwashed by corruption, they have the resource but they cant use them, we need proper drainage system installed by LCC and Veep office DMM unit. we dont need a foreigner to us how to avoid floods.come guys.
Senior Citizen – Stop wasting your time with your useless MMD vibes, they just make you sound really silly coz no one is interested in you useless blogging of defending the MMD even when they are wrong.
Lusaka flood problems are VERY simple to solve. Designing the drainage system for Lusaka can not take more than a month. But then where are the leaders to be advised????
While we at it, the VP’s admission that his govt can not solve the problem is ground enough for him and his govt to resign on moral grounds. What more do Zambians want? A govt admits that it has no soultion to the country’s problems why keep it in power?
As for HH, that was a good move you took to castigate the VP….atleast you woke him up….great job man. You also did very well to visit the flood victims in person while the VP was flying over the city to see the flood extent. This VP did not even want his EXPENSIVE suit to get stained with the flood water nor did he want to smell the dirt flood water that our brothers who are lesser mortals than him are wadding through. May he live long enough to be punished for this bluntant insult on the poor.
How I wish, the PACT could even hold rallies right now and tell the people what VP said….His govt has no solution to the problems….pathetic!
Now FJT speaks with a warning to Sata’s sponsored terrorism at BOZ lodge against him. He said “he pities those threatening his life as their end result will be a regrettable one” describing them as criminals who should be locked up for criminal activities.Last week Sata who himself is not immortal, lives here on earth, traveling on Zambian roads and is ambitious of traveling around the country for campaigns, sponsored PF cadres to kill Chiluba with petrol booms in Ndola for his right to associate with the grassroot Zambians.
FTJ Chiluba says no amount of terrorist threats will scare him
Second Republican President Dr Fredrick Chiluba says that no amount of threat on his life will scare and stop him from fighting for the Zambian people.
Dr Chiluba who spoke through his spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba in an interview with Flava Fm news said that he has lived most of his life under threats from the time he was the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions President and will not succumb to threats of any kind at this point.
He said in reaction to a move by unknown people who attempted to set ablaze the Bank of Zambia guest house he was lodging while on the Copperbelt that he has been under serious threats than that of a petrol bomb.
He narrated that sources close to Dr Chiluba had warned him of the plot by the alleged PF/UPND cadres to destabilize his visit to the Copperbelt through criminal actions and the matter was reported to the Ndola Central police.
Dr Chiluba said Zambia is a democratic country and each and every Zambian has a right to freedom of movement, speech, fellowship with others adding that he equally enjoys the same rights and no one will stand his way.
He said he pities those threatening his life as their end result will be a regrettable one describing them as criminals who should be locked up for criminal activities.
Iwe ka Kunda,maybe you are forgetting why you where put in that position.Where did you get your education from?You really sound and seem uneducated.You qualify under Mr Sata’s degree clause as one of the people who are educated fools.You dont even know how to address mere floods in a small city like Lusaka.You should be setting an example and go out there and appeal to everyone for help.The problem is that someone has to confront you first………..
This guy is useless. Government has the responsibility to provide for the people. that national security. Floods threaten the security of Zambia and govt should ensure its citizens are provide and protected. what is the Army and national service doing? They do have equipment to provide water channels before thinking of permanent solution. this problem has been there for a very long time. because they are dull and can’t plan B. He flew in an Helicopter then what? what is the solution. Public nonesense that he concern. ***** this guy!
Really why is it we zambian always act when we see disaster.surely all these years we all knew the solutions to such floods but nothing was bin done.is this good? In the council we have people with Phds,masters and doctorates but I hve never seen their good knowledge on such issues.for example they issue plots minus puting in place roads, water system,street light poles and setting a stand of structures required to be built in that particular area.something is really wrong with black man that is why he is now calling a chines to build his nation….what a shame when you have engineers:”>:”>:”>:(:(:(
Well, once again Zambia seems to be going back to the stone age. The money the VP used for the chopper could have been used to work on the drainage system. These Mambalas keep asking for more money from the tax payers without doing anything. The rains are not the problem. proper tarred roads with excellent drainage networks would solve all these problems. The rain water can be harvested and piped to water works. Unfortunately I do not blame these Mambalas, Zambians should work up and smell development. These Mambalas travel abroad and know how human beings live, unfortunately they are too greedy stealing tax payers money. This makes me sick. The same vp was asking for money to be paid immediately to some useless chaps spending tax payer’s money arguing about degrees. PURE STUPIDITY
Same old story
Its high time the govt stopped talking and start acting. This problem has been going on for a very long time and they/Kunda has acknowledged. I wonder if there is a a % that is allocated to improving drainages i.e in shanty compounds which are mostly affected by the rain. If that % is there then I’m sure it goes to their pockets and NOTHING is done to protect us when the rainy season starts. No one cares about us they are only interested in our votes NOT our well being. I wish we could stand up for our selves and make those useless politicians delivery.It could send them a strong message by carrying out peaceful protests and questing them why they do not deliver when they promise. If we don’t condemn and speak out, this will go on…..NOTHING will ever change.
First time to hear that ukwimba umufolo is complex. K5 billion kwacha Kunda wants to pay himself, how much imifolo could be dug?
Ba kaamba ba Ben Kangwa, why kanshi you have failed to realize that we cannot continue to read your crazy diatribes? Sure at your age you cannot acknowledge that we are now grown and cannot take your rants? Bushe what do you want us to say to you? Kwati kaiche sure. Awe, we are tired of you.
I meant we could send them……..
# 8 and 15, I agree with you
One of the bloggers suggested that these pipo occupying offices in the govt i.e President, Vice, Ministers etc should shift to Kanyama, Misisi. Chawama etc.. so that they can get first hand information and understand our situation.This is a very goods idea let them come and stay with us. As a pipo we are tired of politicians that are sitting in their comfortable offices and issuing statements without coming to see what we are going through. At least HH visited affected areas.
Bambaclot leaders who are only good at reacting by word of mouth and not action. I wish they could just take offence do the work and forge ahead with national development. Come 2011 we gonna chase dem bald tummies out of office. He even has the guts to say its an old problem that needs concerted efforts…let it start with RB and Himself – reduce your airtravels…..How do we have a vice president who has no justice in him heading a ministry of justice. MuDiiDi out in 2011
George, you sound like a man who never went to school. You want to be told by someone that the lasting solution for those floods is not pumping out water year in year out but constructing a proper drainage system. Where are your fellow degree holders in engineering to assist put the sense in your thick head. Wake up, we need solutions not sermons or lectures like we are your law students.
Nifunseko mwandi: Ndiye kuti Senior citizen ni mwana wa kulu mpuno kanitundira nyamasoya Banda olo bwanji kansi? You know what! I like reading comments from Lusaka times and the one(s) by senior citizen always makes a sad reading. The man is a proper educated fool and ngati nizoona kuti ni Ben Kangwa…. naleka nokamba. Just a piece of advice to you senior citizen or whoever you are: just keeping quiet malume will earn you a lot of respect than ma nonsense you ALWAYS write to appease ba mmd. Please call a spade a spade. Akulu mpuno knows what he is doing and that he has failed our beloved zed and so supporting him anyhow just shows how a BIG ZENDE you are. Kukamba zoona malume ndimwe azende opitilila malile. I will pray for you so that God can give you common sense at least.
This Senior Citizen
Stop, stop please even George Kunda has since appealed to all Zambians across the country to help find ways to mitigate the impact of the disaster on the affected people. But still saying MP such as MACHUNGWA are doing fine in his constituency. Mind you MACHUNGWAS sit is the waist in constituency in all Zambia. His pipo have never sin amalaiti and tarmac and floods we cant even mention it. Be realistic not bu carde every time
On “Vice President George Kunda says the flood situation in Lusaka is complex and requires concerted efforts from all well meaning Zambians“, this is a confession by Minister of Justice and Veep George Kunda that he has failed to perform at Disaster Management and Mitigating Unit.
Hence, it is now time to let UPND president and PF-UPND PACT presidential-candidate-to-be HH to take the lead in solving the flood problem that Mr Kunda claims has been with us since time immemorial since HH has a solution of putting up drainages acriss Lusaka and a Dam in Lusaka West where the water can finally collect for use in irrigation as we diversify the economy of Zambia.
Have a blessed day and keep well all.
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Matt 6: 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and…
We Still have the disfunctional EIZ around. The institute lacks innovation and proactiveness. Engineers Zambia are big joke, perhaps half baked, or just fake. :(( Hmmmm!:-w
pants down Geroge whilst wiwiwng …heheheheheh..u have failed us period…
Have you noticed Senior citizen as momentarily metamorphosized into KUKU shortly he’ll be VETERAN and then back to Senior Citizen, he’s a joke.
caiught pants down GK whilst doing poop..hehehehe..we need change!
Hahahahaha hahaha.
This is de joke of de century. Ba GK ati “the flood situation in Lusaka was not a new phenomenon and that it has been there since time immemorial”.
I may be laughing but this is tragic. In the 21st century, when humans can turn a mere desert in a floshing green forest; can build huge waterways (canals) – one on top of the other, big enough for ships to pass; can build highways and trainways under the sea; and a whole educated VEEP of the nation admits that they cant solve simple flooding. Sad indeed.
Mr GK, Humans are not like helpless cattle which wud keep on sleeping in a dung logged kraal nite after nite unless de owner does somethin. Not like beasts. WE HUMANS CREATE, WE can change our environmnt to our liking.
Your attitude z let you down big time
Floods are complex! What an answer… and coming from the Veepee. I think he could have done better than that. We need real people in govt if you find floods complicated!
To add insult to the wound, when a concerned citizen points out your shortcomings, the least you should have said was “Thank HH for your reminder” Instead what do you do? Ridicule his contribution and try to score political points
Real men admit their oversights or errors. COWARDS AND FOOLS DON’T.
Mr Kunda, we needed then, you should ve shown leadership then but you failed lamentably.
Do the right thing. Apologise to HH. Apologise the people of Zambia and most of all apologise to the victims of the floods. The blood of the 6 will be on your head forever
To you the P.I.G.(party and its nyamasoya govt). Time to sit on butts is over. Shape up or ship out. This is a wake up call. (Though I doubt if you ve brains you guys).
Planning is the key thing. Use this experience to put in place tangible and not cosmetic plans and structures to deal with disaster management. Like one blogger said yestday, we know these recurring disasters in Zed. But knowing alone is not enough. Let us act to mitigate them in earnest.
In RSA, every council has a functional Roads and Stormwater division. No matter how heavy the storm may be, all water in drained within less than 10 minutes. Even in very low laying areas. Don’t tell its the money they have. It is more of commitment and vision.
#61 Sorry it should read “Don’t tell ME its the money they have. It is more of commitment and vision.”
Ba Senior Citizen, think of the suffering masses for once. Don’t think of your stomuch always.
Ba Senior Citizen and Mwamba (Kafupi’ spokesperson), are you identical twins?
Don’t just debate issues from your comfort zones. Place yourself in the shoes of Kanyama, Mandevu, Mazyopa, Chawama residents? If your were placed in their situation for a minute, you will be lucky to survive it. These people are worse of than Tsunami victims.:((
Wake up call from HH. If HH didnot say anything, Kunda could not have asked for a solution.
The VEEP has failed to provide solution period. He is asking now after the death of 6 people. We can’t forgive you. How can you have a solution now? You should have thought of the solution before hand. You have been staying in Lusaka for long. When you pick leaders, you will have no solution for the nation. How many engineers do we have in Zambia. Even students from UNZA can have a solution for this. Am very much worried as to where my nation is going. These leaders are thinking of themselves than a people man on the street.
Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit – DMMU, inclunding “floods” falls under such a spineless man’s office. This is unbelievable! Instead of giving the affected people/areas some hope, he’s condemning them to destitution! Its an admission of blantant failure- of the worst order! These are simply flash floods in isolated parts of the greater Lusaka, caused by a continous outpour of torrential rains. What will happen to people yet to experience flooding in the lower Zambezi valleys eg, in desolate Sesheke? Our leaders are visionless and simply inept! He should shut his trap, instead of giving such childish and stupendous answers! When a call to duty beckons you give such answers. God help mother Zambia!……..
…….Now George and your boss, you should start behaving like real big men! Govt. cannot do this alone and he called on all well meaning citizens to help. We pay taxes! You Maugham! What more do you expect. Is this how you answer your children when they come with a problem? You must be a very irresponsible father! On one hand you ask cabinet office to pay ZMK 5bn to Ministers and Lusaka based MP’s for “facilitating” the NCC, and on the other you cry wolf! It’s a govt. responsibility thru civic authorities to care for the people’s health and otherwise. Which well meaning citizens? HH meant well, if you ask me!
The VP and Govt should show leadership in this matter. We know these floods are perennial, but what are they doing about it? Unplanned settlement, politics and bad management are at the route of these disasters. Population is those compunds are growing. If a solution is not found, future floods and diseases like cholera will claim more lives. Either upgrade those compounds or resettle the people somewhere safer.
I wonder what the DMMU has been doing. Looks like they have been sleeping on the wheel. The buck falls on the VP and the President, RB, given the magnitude of the expected perennial floods.
By the way, how did KK, FTJ and LPM manage these floods. They have been there since time immemorial, havent they?
Mr.Kunda you and your boss RB have lamentably failed us!! how can you not see that the problems in Lusaka,you seem to insinuate that you were living outside Lusaka all your life.how you dare now want to heap this crap on the citizens?you have failed to simply design and implement a viable water drainage system in Lusaka,why did you go to college?to apply your knowledge to solve problems,in this case sir you have failed and we are going to hold you culpable of maladminstration…..you should just stop and leave the office…
THE PROBLEMS WE AS ZAMBIANS HAVE WE HAVE SHORT SIGHTEDNESS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING FLOODS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL THEN WE GET CHOLERA,AND THESE FOOLS COME AND SAY WE NEED HELP,WERE ARE THE ENGINEERS?E.I.Z WERE ARE YOU PEOPLE.YOU HAVE FAILED!!!!GET THE CHINESE TO SHOW YOU FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Senior Citizen is a retard!! Revenue collection should go back to central government? What type of grass have you been smoking?
Of course it is complicated for George Kunda even with a degree! Too slow for this kind of thing so move over lucifer and let people that love their country do the work!
Cheap talk again from this boring guy, advising “opposition political party leaders to desist from engaging in cheap politicking and finger pointing over the situation but to work with government and other key stakeholders in addressing the problem”, which–as he earlier says–“was not a new phenomenon and that it has been there since time immemorial.”
SO WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN GRZ?
It’ funny how these guys in power call for other to deal with issues that are essentially the work of THEM in power! Just the other day, we read that this same guy unilaterally–by-passing Cabinet in the processes–issued orders to pay K5,000,000,000 in “utility” allowances to the few hundreds “degree holders” deliberating at the NCC!!! Just so: US $100,000 @ the snap of his lazy…
…And if I were your boss, consider you fired yourself! Only in Zed can such an irresponsible and outrageous statement come from a minister, latter alone a VP, for that matter! Remember at the height of the last fuel crisis (dis)Hon. Konga was busy saying people are panic buying! How do you people live with yourselves? I would die if I were you, because my inner sense or conscious does not permit to continue. We are people with common human senses and your intelligence x 1 million. This is an insult in very people’s faces! In fact you strike me as a very dull character!
>>>>Pumping out the water to where? Now! What are the long term solutions! Drainages and proper housing (planned) and roads (infrastructure). If need be, demolish the compounds and re-locate the people to planned settlements elsewhere. The next disaster to come will be water borne diseases – Cholera etc. Our population is low and we are carelessly losing young lives thru preventable means! This is disaster-less planning! HH only meant well! It won’t do for you to start demonizing him, to gain cheap political mileage without toil!
……Mr. President Of Vice , your speech must ‘ve read as follows . As MMD we ‘ve fail to deal with the floods ever since we came into power and as so we are stepping down to allow the opposition to bring in nu ideas .
pipo what do you say
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