President Edgar Lungu has launched a 470 million kwacha Multi sectoral youth empowerment programme. Speaking during the launch in Ndola yesterday, President Lungu assured young entrepreneurs of the government’s support.
President Lungu has since directed councils and the ministry of lands to avail land to young entrepreneurs saying government will listen more to young people and address their concerns.
President Lungu said he does not expect young people not to be assisted whenever they visit ministries for help. The head of state also urged youths not to be used as tools of violence. He said youths should maintain peace as the country goes to the polls in 2021.
The president directed Ministers through their ministries to start locating youths with good business ideas and support them, adding that there are a number of young people who can create jobs for others once given support.
President Lungu also said that not all young people know how to access funding for their businesses hence the need to help them.
The head of state said that going by what the youths have exhibited at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium it is clear that young people are ready to create jobs for themselves and others.
Later, President Lungu presented cheques to various youth corporatives from across the country. Other corporatives were given Higer buses and fuel tankers among others.
And speaking earlier Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Emmauel Mulenga said government will reach out to youths both in rural and urban areas .
He said some of the youth initiatives being been implemented are as a result of the meeting which was held between government and young people .
And Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe said President Lungu has shown commitment to attend to the needs of young people .
And representing youths Harrison Musonda thanked President Lungu for the gesture. Mr. Musonda also encouraged his fellow young people to develop the culture of paying back the loans .
Malabishi. The yufi movement is giving PF sleepless nights. Too late PF kuya bebele
honestly what are the beneficiaries going to do with k 3,000?
BFlow pulled PubicF….
Even a prostitute will tell that’s just a campaign reaction.
We hope the youth take advantage of this.they cried for this and now they have gone quiet. Especially those that were paid by upnd to riot in Bush. Majority of youth are genuinely hard working. However minority of those being used by opposition will find every excuse under the sun to have a problem with the funding. Just look at comments above. You cannot please a politically charged hyena masquerading as a youth. Kz
Looks like each youth is destined to receive $173 which is K3,300.
What business will they do with this money honestly.
They should have targeted to assist a few but viable businesses to achieve greater impact!
Great church service this morning. During the sermon I had a very vivid vision of his excellency EC Lungu winning the election by landslide and HH going mentally retarded and running around in a bamba shouting “I AM YOUR BAMBA BALLY”
ECL has run out of ideas to move this country forward let him just go and rest let pipo with fresh ideas take up the mantle of leadership
ECL has run out of ideas on how to move this country forward economically let him go and rest let others with fresh ideas take up the mantle of leadership.
Election fever now its youth this and youth that what happens to the rest of the citizen who are not youths
election fever youths this youths that
election fever youths now are feared like a tonne of bricks
Edgar Lungu is like a man suffering from erectile dysfunction.
150 000 youths sharing 470 million kwacha and on average getting 3k each. What a joke of President!?
PF must go!
For those complaining that this is not enough money, you will complain about anything. Now you are worried that your Bally is not getting any votes from our youths.
First of all that is still a lot of money that will benefit our youths. They just need to be responsible and invest the money wisely.
Of course to someone like me and my colleagues that is just a small change because I’m rich but it is still a lot of money to many young people who have no jobs.
Keep hating, you ran away from Zambia to go in Diaspora but we are getting richer and richer every day while you do donkey jobs over there. We work less but earn more… chikubaba iwe!
Haha look at my imposter above. Tarino I know it is you cloning my account are you frustrated by people not showing you as much attention as me
What’s the name of that Zambian Rapper who refused to perform Ku show for K3pin , Ba youth are you this cheap?
What happened to the “National Youth Policy and Action Plan” launched at a huge ceremony in 2015? It’s commitment was to create 500,000 jobs for the youth by the end of 2016. Apprenticeships and internships ECL said. ‘No more political handouts’. He has a very convenient political short memory
Last minute “Yufi Empowerment” … Kikikiki.
Ba Yufi, get the money. Then Donchi Kubeba! It’s money they stole from you and now using your money to bribe you! How ironic and how callus! Ask also how many of the promised 5 million jobs they have created as promised in 2015. If they have Failed to create jobs since that time, do you expect any better?
Ba Yufi, if you accept to be bribed by voting ECL in 2021, ninshi muli tupuba! You deserve to suffer more!
Shallow thinking by those who think that each youth will be entitled to 3100. Youths will form groups. e.g. 20 youths come together and receive 60,000 to invest in agriculture to produce whatever products and sell at soweto market or buy material to tailor some nice clothes, make some nice furniture or whatever and grow the money 600,000. Youths will not work as individuals
Nyompola the money! It’s a farewell gift to the youths by the outgoing government in the final bid to survive the electorate upheaval to kick them out. Take the money but DONCHI KULABA!
It’s clear to everyone that this is a desperate bribe to try and foool the youth into voting for these worthless PF criminals. These PF criminals have had no meaningful agenda for the Zambian youth, the many years they’ve been in office. Now they’re dead scared knowing that the youth will turn up in large numbers next year to vote them out. My advice to the youth is, take the money as it’s your money which these criminals stole, and now are pretending as if it’s coming from their own pockets. Take the money, but still vote AGAINST them next year. These PF criminals have only one place to go next year, for all the corruption they’ve perpetrated on the innocent Zambian people. They’re all going to prison. That includes slimy Kaizar Joseph Goebbels Zulu.
Slimy Kaizar Joseph Goebbels Zulu, have you called the prisons to reserve a place for you and your boss, Lungu? I’m reminding you in case you forgot. Also tell them your prison uniform size. Your boss, Lungu is on the tall side. So make sure you reserve the right size for him, with long pants that can go all the way to his feet. Anything short will make him look like a clown, and he’ll be very pissed with you. And also report your income to ZRA which you’re making here on this forum, defending Edgar Al Capone Lungu, and his PF crime syndicate. You have to pay your fair share of taxes.
I think some of these youths are just dull to do anything, I lived in Zambia and never had any chance to be empowered by any government, but we survived through our endurance now these people have even got money on their hands but don’t want to do anything.
One question I can ask which president ever empowered youths non people who make it in business never had any chance from any one for a loan by the way not every youth can do business others will only need to be employed.
Please ignore my imposter above at 11:11Am who is here to cause confusion. Everyone knows I’m honest and tell it like it is.
Youths , take the money as it is yours but VOTE WISELY .In these hard times a ka 3 pin goes a long way.
Schools, colleges can also be considered for loans to enhance their production units and be direct employers of some of their graduates
I will create 5000jobs yalikwisa? Apa just coz Bflow and his fellow youlths made statements which awakened a large number of youlths they are scared and starts dishing out money which they didn’t even plan for? Mind you this same money is going to land into the pockets of PF cadres. No plan and no policy direction, where the wind blews that’s where they will go. u wonder even where this money is coming from?
What is so annoying and frustrating at the moment is the politically impotent opposition parties Failing to shape up against PF misrule! They are all useless power hungry zealots! Your political greed ba opposition will make you cry in 2021!
THE WISDOM OF THE ALFA, IN ONE BREATH HE SAYS PLEASE YOUTHS DON’T BE USED FOR VIOLENCE ON THE OTHER HAND HE IS BREADING CHEST BULGING NSHIMA EATERS WITHIN INTER CITY TO FIGHT THE SAME YOUTHS AND URGING THE POLICE TO BREAK THEIR LEGS WITH THE SUPPORT OF A ZIALE MOST EDUCATED LAYER DOMICILED IN KABWE WHO SINGS ALONG WITH A STUPID MELODY TO THE LEG BREAKING CHORUS.
The thats a good move.. For the youths
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