THE houses offered to teachers in Mufulira under the MMD home empowerment programme have been pegged at K3.2 million. Mufulira district commissioner Rebecca Mukuka said in an interview yesterday that the 145 teachers’ houses in eight basic schools in Mufulira will be affordable.
Ms Mukuka said the three-bedroom houses are well maintained and electrified. “We have pegged the houses in all the eight basic schools at K3.2 million. This is a give-away price because the houses are big and they have electricity and running water. They are in good shape,” Ms Mukuka said.
She said Government has so far issued 37 offer letters to sitting tenants at Tangata and Mine Basic Schools and the authorities will next week start issuing offer letters to Mokambo Customs sitting tenants.
Ms Mukuka said Government under the leadership of President Banda is keen to ensure that teachers are empowered with decent accommodation. She said teachers in Mufulira are happy Government has pegged the houses at K3.2 million, considering the high cost of houses in the district.
Ms Mukuka commended Government for helping teachers in the mining district to own houses, which has motivated teachers to improve the delivery of education. She advised the teachers who have not yet received their offer letters to be patient as President Banda has shown commitment in ensuring that teachers own decent houses.
Ms Mukuka said teachers have for a long time been yearning for accommodation and President Banda’s administration has resolved their plight. “The teachers are happy with the price Government has offered them for the houses. They are highly motivated to work even harder,” she said.
President Banda on Tuesday issued offer letters to teachers in Mufulira to help them to buy houses at fair and reasonable prices under the MMD home empowerment programme.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
How can someone sell houses in basic school what will happen to the future teachers to those schools. Zambians can we think about what is happening is this really empowerment the country need by creating future problems. if mmd had such empowerment plan why did not build houses in independent areas from schools and sell them?
Kwena this is pure madness. As #1 points out, Where are the future teachers going to live? Just where did RB get his degree in Economics? From Libya I suppose
MMD has no vision with RBISH…..school premises will become compounds and dirty….
RB is just stupid!!!! And can the civil society intervene on this please before more letters are issued. Now i agree that President Banda intends to privatise all government schools when they are voted back in office. Its absolutely nonsence to sell institutional houses such as teachers houses. It follows that all teachers houses will be sold in the whole country. SHAME!!! ICI CHIMUNTHU CA KOTA MUCICOSEPO CABE.
this is madness of the worst kind!!
As President Banda made a stop-over at Kwacha market to greet traders, some people were seen walking out of the market in protest and shouting that he had failed to build a decent market for them.
Failed leadership and policies-)
the best way is to build houses for teachers before selling the selling the current ones. I am worried. about all these tricks of mmd. please build don’t destroy.
Cry,My Beloved Country.
This is nonsense at its highest level.Zambia is cursed.Period
calipena…mwikaci votela…VOTE PABWATO FOR CHANGE
This madness desperation at its best.
WHEN WE SAY RBISH IS NOT NORMAL, MMD VUVUZELAS WILL START DEFENDING…LET SOME MMD CHAPS SAY WHETHER THIS MOVE MAKES SENSE OR CAN ONLY BE DONE BY A MAD PERSON
WHAT IS NEXT ? IT WILL BE SCHOOLS AND STATE HOUSE BEFORE 20 SEPTEMBER TO SOLD
#1 You are right. Houses in the school campus should not be sold to any teacher as that is not a settlement area. Those wanting to buy own house, let them buy those houses they live in, in the compound.
This is what you get when you’ve a Jocker for a President. He’s buts a complete waste of time
Every thing is for sale in zambia under MMD. Can Senior citizen or any othey MMD cader give us his thoughts on this desperado move by RB ?
Don’t KUBEBA
OMG…cha opener pa zed…this is the time to buy(house) from the teachers & then rent it out to the school/teachers. gud business…as long as the school functions u will always have some teachers renting your houses. this area needs exploiting seriously:-?
My goodness a desperate move from a desperate president.Selling things he never built