Republican President Edgar Lungu will today draw the attention of the entire nation as he delivers his inaugural State of the Nation address during the ceremonial opening of the fifth session of the eleventh National Assembly, amidst economic challenges facing the country.
Stakeholders will pay particular attention to details of how the government intends to realign its economic policies in view of the economic challenges facing the country.
President Lungu is expected to outline both long and short term measures government is putting in place to stem the continued depreciation of the Kwacha against major currencies and how its addressing the power deficit the country is facing which has resulted in increased load shedding.
Stakeholders will also be interested to hear from the President how the country will move forward with regards the enactment of the new constitution.
The Head of State is also expected give policy direction for his administration going forward, also give a hint of the policy measures expected to be contained in the 2016 National Budget expected to be presented in October.
President Lungu is also expected to highlight some of the achievements the PF government has made since coming to power in 2011.
Hello Haters
September 18, 2015 at 10:03 am
Long overdue.
Kanabesa
September 18, 2015 at 10:11 am
ecl hasn’t drawn any attention naimwe ba ‘tumfweko’coz we already knw his speech,check on zwd…
ISIL
September 18, 2015 at 10:12 am
Parliament yena nangu besule kuwayawayafye
chuundu chaitwa(cc)
September 18, 2015 at 11:15 am
@kanabesa you will die with bitterness & hate not all citizens have access to zwd & the post that’s why UPND HAS been losing they think when bloggers comment on zwd. they think they have already won an election
bige
September 18, 2015 at 12:38 pm
if u know the game of competition u ll understand, hh has only 1 lose of 2015. sata had 2 lose of 2006 and 2008. can u say from deep down of yo heart that BG G miyanda has been loosing no, he just joins the game but he doesnt compete. if i take u to futbo y do u think there is fire always btween MAN U and CHEALSEA and not westham u or everton. y ar pf cadres always on upnd? reality views.
petenga
September 18, 2015 at 1:18 pm
Brilliant
Big Nose
September 18, 2015 at 3:25 pm
bushe ba ECL ni kwinsa baleya ,bekalefye because he is carrying an empty bag .
chisha
September 18, 2015 at 7:59 pm
@CC, ala ba presido bayitaya apapena. This is a wrong move.just face reality. Ukafwa mu denial.