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PF Media Director hints at the Reason for Bank of Zambia Governor’s Dismissal

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PF Media Director hints at the Reason for Bank of Zambia Governor’s Dismissal

The ruling Patritic Front Media Director Sunday Chanda has hinted that the Bank of Zambia Governor Denny Kalyalya has been dismissed because of the poor disbursement of the stimulus package into the economy.

In a post responding the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader’s criticism of the president of the dismal, Mr. Chanda said that only K1 billion of K10 billion stimulus package was disbursed in the midst of negative economic growth, and hence creating a liquidity problem in the economy and wondered which country would allow such a situation.

Mr Chanda said that there was clearly suspected sabotage to knock out the economy completely and so as to benefit UPND

” We expect that anyone who is serious about Zambia like His Excellency President Edgar Lungu is must raise concerns about the slow disbursement of the stimulus package and the over stringent measures put up which are defeating the very reason why the Stimulus package was put up in the first place,” said Mr Chanda before adding that tere was clearly suspected sabotage to knock out the economy completely and this is what the UPND was banking on.

Below is the full statement

*HH’s Excitement over changes at BOZ*

23rd August 2020 – Mr. Hakainde Hichilema posts on his Facebook page the following: “What has happened at BOZ is like replacing an experienced heart surgeon with a mechanic, in the middle of heart surgery”.

We wish to draw Mr. Hichilema’s attention to Article 214 of The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No 2 of 2016 provides that;

“214. (1) There shall be a Governor of the Bank of Zambia who shall be appointed by the President, subject to ratification by the National Assembly, and who shall be—
(a) a citizen;

(b) a person who has specialised training and experience in economics, finance, accounting, banking, LAW or other field relevant to banking, as prescribed;… “

While subject to ratification by Parliament, the newly appointed BOZ Governor Mr. Chris Mvunga is an accomplished Professional Accountant with extensive business knowledge gained across industries, ranging from local to Multi-national companies. He is a fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA- UK). He is qualified to be BOZ Governor with adequate experience locally and internationally.

We have also observed that its been very easy for UPND leader to attack Minister of Finance Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu, a man who has taken very aggressive fiscal measures while paying a blind eye to his cousin the former Bank of Zambia Governor over the K10 billion stimulus fund which had remained undusbursable until now. Only K1 billion of the stimulus package was disbursed in the midst of negative economic growth. How can the economy be rescued when there is no liquidity in the economy? Which country can allow that? But alas Mr. Hichilema found it convenient to remain quite possibly because the person involved was his relative.

We expect that anyone who is serious about Zambia like His Excellency President Edgar Lungu is must raise concerns about the slow disbursement of the stimulus package and the over stringent measures put up which are defeating the very reason why the Stimulus package was put up in the first place. There was clearly suspected sabotage to knock out the economy completely and this is what the UPND was banking on.

SIGNED:

Sunday Chanda
Media Director
Patriotic Front
Party Headquarters

The Dismissal of Dr. Denny Kalyalya is Another Sad Development for Zambia-HH

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The Dismissal of Dr. Denny Kalyalya is Another Sad Development for Zambia-HH

By Hakainde Hichilema

“What has happened at BOZ is like replacing an experienced heart surgeon with a mechanic, in the middle of heart surgery”.

The PF is at it again with its typical hallmark of failure in upholding the tenets of sound economic management and good governance. The dismissal of the Governor of the Bank of Zambia, Dr. Denny Kalyalya is another sad development in our country’s history, and it couldn’t have come at such a critical time, when the nation is facing enormous economic challenges, and uncertainties.

We can tell you without doubt, that the IMF will stop engaging with Zambia, not only because of poor fiscal policies but also because of the credibility of the new Bank of Zambia Governor. BOZ under Dr. Kalyalya has behaved professionally and has been managed with a firm and transparent standpoint. With the IMF leaving us to sort out our own mess, the next likely group will be our creditors who will start demanding their pound of flesh. Then the kwacha will follow, in free fall.

Secondly, Government has just shown that it is hell bent on undermining the BOZ, which has remained steadfast in ensuring the economy continues to function within acceptable benchmarks. The efforts made by Bank of Zambia on monetary policy adjustments is well documented. While Kalyalya was busy forestalling a free fall of the Kwacha against major currencies, Bwalya Ng’andu, on the fiscal side, was busy fighting him by introducing strange measures and contracting new debt.

A Central Bank, in any country, is a very important institution that requires professionalism and competence to reign. It is also important that the CEO of the Central Bank is protected by the law from political interference, like this one action that has just been executed by Mr Edgar Lungu. There are no prizes for guessing why Kalyalya was fired. Put simply, the man was professional, ethical and above board.

Various public statements he made on the condition of the economy, underscores the fact that he was forthright, prudent and foresighted. In now what has become the PF’s modus operandus, anyone who behaves ethically and professionally is kicked out.

At this point, one can only warn the Zambian public to brace for hard times ahead. The kwacha will devalue further, subsequently sending prices skyrocketing due to the rising cost of doing business. Further, jobs will be lost because the economy will further contract, probably end at a worse position than the projected minus 5.5% growth.

However with all this gloom in our midst, we would like to assure Zambians that come 2021, the economy will be firmly back on track. Do your bit, we shall do ours.

Government will deal Diplomatically with SA Finance Minister over the Firing of Bank of Zambia Governor-Siliya

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Government will deal Diplomatically with SA Finance Minister over the Firing of Bank of Zambia Governor-Siliya

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, and Chief Government Spokesperson, Hon. Dora Siliya has expressed surprise at the attacks made by South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni against the country.

In a series of tweets made on social media on Sunday, Mr. Mboweni demanded the reinstatement of former Bank of Zambia Governor, Denny Kalyalya.

But Hon. Siliya stated that the tweets were improper and immature as Zambia had a right to make sovereign decisions.

Ms. Siliya responded in a tweet and stated that:

“We are very surprised with Tito Mboweni’s immature and improper criticism of a sovereign decision by Zambia. The Minister should be attending to COVID problems facing the South Africans, our focus here. We will pursue matter diplomatically.”

She said the Government will pursue the matter through diplomatic.

Earlier South Africa’s Minister of Finance run the tweets below in support of the dismissed Bank of Zambia Denny Kalyalya.

 


 

The Government has still not provided reasons for the dismissal of the Bank Governor giving rise to several rumours as to the reasons the Governor has been dismissed. The refusal to print money has been trending high on the rumour mill.

When you outshine the Boss

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When you outshine the Boss

Nusa Mohammed in Talks Over Nkana Stay

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Kenya defender Musa Mohammed has disclosed that he is still in talks with Nkana over the possibility of renewing his contract which expired two months ago.

Mohammed, who is currently in Kenya, has been linked with a move to Sofapaka and Tanzania’s Young Africans.

But the Harambee Stars defender, who captained Nkana, last season, said he is not joining any of the two clubs after earlier negotiations hit a snag.

Speaking to Safari Soccer, Mohammed said he has not left Nkana despite the expiry of his contract.

“My contract ended two months ago and I am now free,” Mohammed said.

“I can’t say I am leaving Nkana because we are still in talks with them. We are waiting,” he said.

“We are still talking, we are still negotiating so we will see what will happen whether we will agree to sign a contract or not. If we don’t sign, we are open to other options which are available,” Mohammed said.

The defender also commented on Nkana’s 13th league title triumph.

Mohammed said he considers himself a champion with Nkana despite missing Kalampa’s last two matches.

“I know I have won the league because I have played almost every match for Nkana. I am very happy to win a trophy away from home again. I thank God for everything that has happened.

On his absence from Nkana during the last days of his contract, Mohammed said:”I can’t discuss that here. That one is personal, it is a family matter.”

Mohammed joined Nkana in 2018 on a two-year contract after leaving Albanian second tier side KF Tirana.

Firing of Bank Governor has come at a Wrong Time-Socialist Party

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Firing of Bank Governor has come at a Wrong Time-Socialist Party

The termination of the contract of the Bank of Zambia Governor, Dr Denny Kalyalya, with immediate effect by President Edgar Lungu comes at the wrong time and will have huge negative repercussions for macroeconomic stability.

Dr Kalyalya and his BOZ team were the opiate doses for a critical ill Zambian economy. Beyond a certain level of pain, opiates and other painkillers are ineffective. The patient is then exposed to excruciating pain and death.

On several occasions, we had warned against the overstretching of the monetary policy tools in tying to respond to structural and fiscal policy failure. By 2013, it was already apparent that the Zambian economy needed deep fiscal consolidation. All signs of pending economic stress were ignored. It was business as usual. By 2015, the situation was getting out of hand and various variables pointed to policy intervention that would ensure pro-poor growth whilst working towards macro economic stability. We provided suggestions on many occasions as to how this could be achieved.

All this advice was arrogantly ignored. We further warned the Zambian cooperating partners that they were also failing to read the pending economic disaster awaiting the country. They all sheepishly gave in to allow President Lungu pursue a corrupt and ruinous policy that was meant to secure him and the PF the 2016 General Elections!

Once on this path, there was no return to sanity. The economy was on autopilot. Four years later and with the 2021 elections pending, monetary policy tools have been rendered irrelevant to effect drastic change.

Dr Kalyalya is by far one of Zambia’s finest economists. He understands the potency of monetary policy tools but is also clear about their limitations. Much more important, he is a sober and objective personality. These are qualities lacking in most Zambian economists. His appointment as Bank Governor was always seen as a panacea to the otherwise misinformed and rogues policies of President Lungu’s regime.

However, it was just a question of time as to when frustration would set in. Ironically, President Lungu lost the patience instead. The President wants to win next years elections at all costs. Even if this means a total destruction of the Zambian economy. Dr Kalyalya therefore had to go. He had become a stumbling block in an evil machinery that is destroying the entire Zambian society and economy.

To Dr Kalyalya: Please take a well deserved rest. You have served your country diligently and with a lot of civil courage. The Socialist Party appreciates your efforts – even if at times we never agreed with some of the policy decisions taken by your team.

To Presidemt Lungu: macro economic instability will be your ruin and that of your government. You have destroyed the Zambian economy in the shortest period of governance. The termination of Dr Kalyalya comes at a time when COVID-19 is causing economic havoc to an already depressed, high debt economy. You have mistimed and this will have huge negative impact on the financial market for months to come. As expected you continue failing our country where and when it matters most.

Dr Cosmas Musumali
General Secretary and First Vice-President of the
Socialist Party

Zambia’s Fight Against Corruption Must Not Be Politicised

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Zambia’s Fight Against Corruption Must Not Be Politicised

By Antonio Mwanza

From that February day, in 2003 when President Levy Mwanawasa went to Parliament and slapped President Chiluba with 168 charges of corruption, the fight against corruption in Zambia has become a political tool that politicians have often used to target political opponents to gain political mileage by shouting ‘corruption’ the loudest.

In this country, many people believe that corruption is only corruption if it involves a politician. Like if you pay a bribe to obtain a Drivers Licence, or if you pay a traffic police officer a K50 to avoid being charged with a traffic offense such as over speeding that is not corruption. In Zambia corruption is most treated as corruption when a politician is named or involved; the whole fight against corruption has been corrupted and politicized.

Equally, the levels of lack of information and misinformation is not helping matters. Many people believe that Government resources are in the hands and control of politicians. This is very far from the truth: Politicians don’t control state coffers, it is the technocrats, the Permanent Secretaries and their fellow bureaucrats who are CONTROLLING and SPENDING agents of state resources not politicians. That is essentially why the Auditor General’s and the Public Accounts Reports cite technocrats and not politicians as culprits of corruption and abuse of public resources because they are the ones in charge of the state coffers not the politicians.

You fight corruption not by shouting the loudest or by accusing others of corruption, no, you fight corruption by taking the necessary fiscal, social and legislative steps to address the causes, seal the loopholes and punish the culprits.

While Levy Mwanawasa used the fight against corruption to market himself, the results clearly show that other than using the fight against corruption for political gain there were no real practical measures that he and his government took to stamp out corruption.

For instance Levy’s so called Task Force Against corruption only enriched his lawyer friends whom he appointed on the Task Force. 18 million dollars of taxpayers money was spent on Mwanawasa’s lawyer friends and foreign investigations while Chiluba was acquitted of all the charges.

In fact the independent Evaluation Report done by a consortium of international donors concluded that many stakeholders believed that The Task Force was used as a personal tool by Mwanawasa to settle political scores and market himself as an anti-graft President for political expediency.

Like I earlier said, you don’t fight corruption by shouting ‘corruption’ the loudest, you fight corruption by putting in place the appropriate fiscal, social and legislative measures to combat draft and that is exactly what the PF Government has done as can be demonstrated by the numerous PRACTICAL steps that this Government has put in place:

  1. Strengthening legislation: The PF Government has strengthened the anti-graft laws by for instance introducing the Public Finance Management Laws as well as operationalizing the Financial Intelligence Centre(FIC). Additionally, Cabinet has since agreed to further strengthen and re-align the mandate and operations of FIC and ACC to ensure a more cohesive and effective way of fighting corruption.
  2. The Government Increased funding to improve the management and operational capacity of ACC as well as FIC and other investigative wings.
  3. The PF Government is paying particular interest to to increasing the staffing levels of the ACC and other investigative wings with the correct number of skilled experts in various anti-graft techniques.
  4. The PF Government has embarked on the decentralization process of the ACC to ensure widespread presence especially in urban and peri-urban areas of the country.
  5. Government has continued education and sensitization of the negative effects of corruption as well and the unwavering support that the PF Government has continued to give to the work and mandate of the Auditor General’s office as well as the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament are yielding major results as an be seen from the increased number of prosecutions and convictions of erring officers.
  6. President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has demonstrated unparalleled leadership by not shielding any member of his administration from being investigated and prosecuted by the competent courts of law. Under ECL, there are no sacred cows, anyone and every one whether Minister or an ordinary cadre is subject to the law of the land.

Ultimately it will take you and me, not just ECL and officials to fight corruption; corruption is a moral, social as well as a legal issue and it will take every one of us to demonize and fight it.

The author is the PF Deputy Media Director

Presidential Empowerment Fund is APEX of Grand Corruption

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Presidential Empowerment Fund is APEX of Grand Corruption

By: Anthony Bwalya – UPND Member.

This is a call to all citizens loyal to the Republic of Zambia to stop, think and ask questions, of the non institutional, non legal platform of disbursing “empowerment” under the veil of the so-called Presidential Empowerment Fund Initiative (PEFI) – said to be sponsored by President Edgar Lungu.

Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (RIP) is remembered for his unrelenting crusade against politically motivated corruption by high ranking government officials.

FTJ (RIP) was one of his principal victims. The former President had set up a Presidential Slush Fund, similar to what President Lungu has done, which used to receive millions of US dollars from the Ministry of Finance, for the president to administer as he pleased – no questions asked. The result was a multimillion dollar trial involving 168 counts of corruption charges involving close to $50m.

What stunned the nation was not some “legitimate” payments paid to private security contractors from the London hosted ZANACO bank account (famously knowns as the ZAMTROP account) , but rather payments channelled to the former president’s friends, family and political collaborators – not to mention millions of dollars spent on shopping sprees.

For a long time, the ZAMTROP account was impossible to audit because of the special dispensation with which it was managed. Therefore, the corruption and plunder schemes were only uncovered after Levy Mwanawasa lifted the lid on it and allowed private auditors to look into the account.

Of course, at the time of the trial, Zambia’s debt was a mere $5.4bn and only 20% of our national revenue was servicing external debt.

The current Presidential Empowerment Fund Initiative by President Lungu will prove a lot more problematic for us, and for various reasons.

1. No one knows where the money comes from
2. No one can audit the scheme as long as the President whose name appears on the fund is in office
3. No one knows what bank accounts, if any, are attached to the fund.

All we keep seeing is the “fund” churning out “empowerment” in the form of cash, buses, projects and equipment; with known named “cooperatives” clear beneficiaries of the same.

Now, when the time for reckoning comes, all those who are actively involved in the handling and distribution of funds under the PEFI will have questions to answer in that regard.

Today, we see PF operatives being flown on military aircrafts transporting bags of cash under the PEFI for nationwide distribution.

Once the reign of this President is over, and once the reign of the Patriotic Front (PF) is over, and at a time when Zambia is losing around $2.5bn per year to corruption; we will need to look back at the PEFI and its core participants and ask the question that no one wants to ask right now:

Where does this money come from?

President Lungu Fires Bank of Zambia Governor , Replaces Him with Christopher Mvunga

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President Lungu Fires Bank of Zambia Governor , Replaces Him with Christopher Mvunga

President Edgar Lungu has fired Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya with immediate effect and replaced him with Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Christopher Mvunga.

The sudden changes at the Central Bank were confirmed in a statement released by State House Saturday evening.

According to the statement released to the media, President Lungu has appointed Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet – Finance and Economic Development. Mr Christopher Mphanza
MVunga as the new Bank of Zambia Governor subject to ratification by the National Assembly.

President Lungu has also appointed Ministry of National Development Planning director development planning, Dr Mike Masiye as Deputy Secretary to
the Cabinet Finance and Economic Development, taking over from Mr. MVungda.

The President has wished Dr Kalyalya well in his future endeavours and wished Mr. Mvunga and Dr. Masiye, respectively, success in their new roles.

No Reasons were given for Dr. Kalyalya’s dismissal.

Micho Commences Countdown for November Botswana Doubleheader

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Chipolopolo coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic says the countdown to November’s 2021 AFCON qualifying doubleheader date against Botswana has begun despite the game being over three months away.

Zambia will finally play Botswana in their rescheduled Group H qualifier during the week of November 9-17 home and away after the date was postponed in March due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Micho said the challenge now is to ensure that all his foreign-based players were enjoying competitive game time at their respective clubs as leagues across the globe gradually restarted in July following a four-month lockdown.

“We really need to prepare ourselves in advance. We are looking to have as many players as possible playing in the professional leagues,” Micho said.

“We need to spice up our team with players that are playing in competitive league so that when we combine with the local players, we have a strong and competitive side to fight back and be in contention for the AFCON qualification.”

With four rounds of qualifying matches left, Chipolopolo are bottom of Group H on zero points from two games played.

Botswana is third on 3 points while Zimbabwe and defending AFCON champions Algeria have 4 and 6 points respectively.

Vice President Inonge Wina is recovering from Covid-19

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Vice President Inonge Wina is recovering from Covid-19

Vice President Inonge Wina is recovering from Covid-19 and the condition is stable. Health Minister, Dr Chitalu Chilufya disclosed this during the routine Covid -19 update in Lusaka today.

And, Dr. Chilufya said the ministry has opened a clinic to enable them review people that were affected by covid. He said the country has the capacity to test for covid-19 in all the ten provinces.

Dr. Chilufya said the government is in discussions with stakeholders on the need to explore various testing platforms as part of the measure to halt the further spread of the pandemic.

He said the ministry has also started assessing some labs both from the private and public institutions so that they can be included in the database as a way to strengthen laboratory logistics.

Dr. Chilufya said the supply chain for reagents and other supplies for testing for Covid-19 have been hampered due to the global demand for commodities.

And the country has in the last 24 hours recorded 204 new Covid-19 cases, 2 facility deaths of which One is from Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching hospital while the other is from Kasama.

The country has also recorded 505 discharges while 52 patients are still admitted in levy with 37 on oxygen while 2 are in ICU.

And, Pathology and Laboratories Services National Coordinator Aaron Shibemba said the country has four testing platforms for Covid-19 to enable a quick release of the results.

Dr. Shibemba said provinces have the capacity to test for Covid-19.

Political Parties told to adhere to COVID-19 Guidelines in the forth-coming by election

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Political Parties told to adhere to COVID-19 Guidelines in the forth-coming by election

Patriotic Front-PF Lukashya Constituency by-election Campaign Manager Brian Mundubile has called on political parties that will take part in the forth-coming by election to adhere to the Covid-19 health guidelines as they conduct their campaigns.

Mr. Mundubile says it is important for political parties to follow the health guidelines as they campaign as this will help to protect the people.

He says the patriotic front-PF will conduct door to door campaign which involves the participation of very few people.

Mr. Mundubile also urged Parties to promote peace and love as they ask for votes.

He said PF has given strict instructions for its members to follow Covid 19 guideline and ensure that there is no violence.

Mr Mundubile said Zambians detest violence and bitterness and those who practice such will never have the support of the people.

Meanwhile, The National Democratic Congress -NDC -said it is yet to decide on whether it will field candidates for the Lukashya and Mwansabombwe Parliamentary by-elections.

NDC Spokesperson Saboi Imboela said the party is still consulting on whether to support its Alliance Partner or to field its own candidates.

Ms. Imboela told ZNBC News that NDC members who have been campaigning on the ground want their party to field its own candidate and not allow the alliance partners to field a candidate.

She said several NDC members have come forward that they want to be field as candidates for the two Parliamentary seats.

And, People’s Alliance for Change leader, Andyford Banda said the party will not take part in the Mwansabombwe by election but may consider fielding a candidate in Lukashya.

Mr. Banda sad the idea is to grow the party in Northern Province where it has never participated in a by elections.

There are no maneuvers to deny people of Southern Province access to National Registration Cards-Hamukale

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There are no maneuvers to deny people of Southern Province access to National Registration Cards-Hamukale

Southern Province Minister Dr. Edify Hamukale says there are no maneuvers to deny people of Southern Province access to National Registration Cards (NRCs).

In an interview with Chikuni Radio, Dr. Hamukale says he cannot facilitate such scheme against his own people of Southern.

Dr. Hamukale has dismissed allegations that government is trying to disadvantage people of Southern Province from getting NRCs in large numbers as the region is perceived to be the stronghold for opposition UNPD.

The Minister stated that serving in Patriotic Front (PF) lead government does not make him a lesser Tonga to facilitate the alleged scheme he said cannot be implemented in Southern Province.

And Dr. Hamukale says the process of getting NRCs in Southern Province is going on well but observed the need to sensitize people to know that NRC is a constitutional right to a person who has reached the age of 16 years.

Government Wins International Case in which it was accused of Corruptly Awarding a Contract to AVIC International

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Government Wins International Case in which it was accused of Corruptly Awarding a Contract to AVIC International

The Zambia Government has won a case in which Lodestar International, a Company registered in North Carolina, USA, took the Government to court in the United Kingdom, London for corruptly awarding a Police Housing Project to China’s AVIC International and failing to reasonably perform the obligations under the contract initially awarded to Lodestar

Speaking to the media at a press briefing, Home Affairs Minister Hon Stephen Kampyongo disclosed that Lodestar International and Lodestar Zambia sued the government in 2018 on Contractual grounds.

“In 2018 Lodestar International LLC and Lodestar International Zambia Limited sued the Zambian Government in the London court of international arbitration through their Lawyers based in the United States of America, MESSRS COOLEY LLP on a Contract entered into by the parties on 4th September, 2012 for the Construction of Housing Units for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mainly the Zambia Police Service,” Hon Kampyongo said.

Hon Kampyongo disclosed that Lodestar claimed that Zambia was in breach of contract because it failed or never tried at all to reasonably perform the obligations under the contract and that Zambia corruptly awarded the contract to AVIC international to do the same works lodestar was contracted to perform.

“In the Defense the Zambian Government stared that there was no breach of contract because the conditions precedent to the fulfillment and enforcement of the Contract were not met and therefore there was no compliance with the legal requirements for the enforcement of the contract as required by Zambian law particularly, the Constitution of The Republic of Zambia and the Zambian Public ProcurementAct Number 12 of 2008 among other reasons,” Hon Kampyongo said.

Hon Kampyongo said that the Arbitral Tribunal found that there was insufficient evidence to prove any corruption allegations against Lodestar and against any official in the employment of the Zambian Government.

The tribunal went further to state that based on the evidence presented before it by Lodestar, it could not find any IOTA if the evidence in the subsequent award of the contract to AVIC International for Construction of the Housing Units.

“ Following this Tremendous decision, The Tribunal ordered Lodestar International LLC to pay the Zambian Government Two Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$2,700,000.00) in respect of Zambia legal and other costs and in excess of one Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand United States Dollars(US$197,000) as reimbursable expenses incurred by the Republic of Zambia for the Hearing if the Matter at the London Court of International Arbitration” Hon Kampyongo said.

Zambian Government was represented in the London court by a team of both internal and external lawyers comprised of lawyers from MESSRS DLA Piper of the United Kingdom, the Solicitor General Mr. Abraham Mwansa, SC, Mrs Kaumbi Ndulo Mundia, Principle State Advocate and Mrs Diana Majokwe Shamabobo, Principle State Advocate of the Ministry of Justice in Zambia

People in the habit of saying President Lungu is not working should be laughed at-Kafwaya

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People in the habit of saying President Lungu is not working should be laughed at-Kafwaya

Those who are in the habit of saying President Edgar Lungu is not working should be laughed at and not taken seriously, says Lunte Member of Parliament Hon Mutotwe Kafwaya.

He said this in an interview with media when he inspected the construction of the 31 stretch road from Mulenga Mapesa to Mukupa Kaoma.

Hon Kafwaya, who is also Transport and Communications Minister, said the people from both Chiefs Mukupa Kaoma and Chitoshi had requested government to work on this road to shorten the distance they cover.

“This river you are seeing behind you is Lukulu, it separates Kanyanta and Kalungwisha wards of Chief Mukupa Kaoma and Chief Chitoshi respectively. So the people in the two wards requested government to work on this important road. It’s a short cut when you are coming from Mukupa Kaoma going to Kasama,” he said.

“This is just a temporal bridge you are seeing just to easy the movements of the contractor (ZNS) who are working on this road as well as the people like the way we have used it. And I can tell you that we have already requested for pieces of belly bridges from Mongu and be able to put here. So we are just waiting for the measurements.”

Hon Kafwaya said the last time the road was worked on was 53 years ago saying the people are grateful to the PF Government for having responded to their cry to work on this road.

“The story here is finished. The people are grateful to this government. So you have to laugh at those saying His Excellency President Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu is not working, laugh at them,” he added.

The 31 kilometers stretch will have two bridges one at Lukulu and the other one at Kasanshi.

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