Opposition UPND youths in the central province have appealed to the government to push ARZ, the road contractor working on roads in Kabwe to speed up the works.
Provincial youth chairperson, Milner Mwanakampwe, said the residents of Kabwe have lost their patience over the slow pace at which the road works are being done.
The youths complained that the dustcoming from the ripped-off tar roads was becoming too much and posing a health hazard to the people.
Mr Mwanakampwe claimed that the central province has received a raw deal from the PF government on infrastructure development especially in the road sector which he said lacked serious supervision on the contractor engaged to do the works.
Mr. Mwanakampwe accused government of having a hand in the contractor saying if it was not so, the contract could have been terminated for failure to do a good job and in time.
“It appears government has failed to supervise this contractor that is why he is taking his time. The PF government should know that it will be held responsible for health problems the people will face out of this dust,’ he said.
Mr. Mwanakampwe further urged government to seriously address the youth unemployment in Kabwe especially that the PF was voted into power mostly by youths.
Mr. Mwanakampwe charged that instead of providing youths with employment, the PF government is abusing them.
He further accused government of failing to help youths who are working for industries in Kabwe such as those at Kabwe Industrial Fabrics (KIFCO) and Zambia Aluminium Lead Copper (ZALCO) to ensure that their conditions of service were improved.
‘ The workers at these and other companies in Kabwe are working under poor conditions as some have gone for months without salaries which is bad. It is sad that Mulungushi textiles cannot, up to now, open to offer employment to more youths still loitering the streets,” he said.
Mr. Mwanakampwe urged government not to go ahead with its proposal to increase the retirement age to 65 years saying this will disadvantage youths seeking employment.
He said government should instead bring down the retirement age to between
45 to 50 years so that retirees could still have the energy to do their own businesses.
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ala mwandi well done for reminding them.this government has let us down the youths.especially at kifco.things have gone to worse,imagine workers have gone for seven months without pay and the government is quiet about this.if only shamenda can come and check how things are for himself maybe he can have that heart to help out.government should just takeover or find another investor to invest in kifco.
Thought I do not agree with UPND on a number of issues, this reminder shouldnt have come at a better time than this. bacilamo ba PF. Hon James Kapyanga, where are you?
Though I do not agree with UPND on a number of issues, this reminder shouldnt have come at a better time than this. bacilamo ba PF. Hon James Kapyanga, where are you?
This gentleman is spot on, the work in kabwe has truly been slow they keep giving excuses that they would like to have it tared after the rains. Even in the rains they can do the same work they have in some parts of the country why not kabwe.
Zambians, when will you wake up. All road contracts are deals. The owner of this company used to work for RDA, so how do you expect RDA officials who have already been paid a kick back to cancel the tender. He used to be the Road engineer in Mansa and ask us from there will tell you the mess he created and corruption. A good example is the Mansa/Kazembe road this man used to give tenders to friends that used to fill pot holes with sand and not even cement. Every year he used to do that until he left for RDA HQ in Lusaka.
So what kind of work do you expect from his company. Go to Chelston along Palm Drive and visit the Chinese company that is being awarded most contracts, guess who is always coming there? Sata’s son the Dep Mayor. Is this not inside trading, and yet you Zambians keep…
What is happening to Mulungushi textiles up to now? GRZ be serious about this, that industry can get a lot of youths who are roaming the streets. If you can not find an investor, let GRZ run it.
Muletashaaaaa!!! Atleast a road is coming up!!
ukutashenshi nempiya shesu, iwe mambala, we are just remind u that time will catch up with uone day
Kabwe Dust is not like any other dust. It contains lead. The effects of this hazard will not be realized until too many have lost their lives.