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Grill Ministers, SATA Tells Opposition MPs
Republican president Michael Sata has urged opposition Members of Parliament to grill Ministers in parliament with questions.
Opening the second session of the eleventh national assembly this morning which has been characterized by a somber mood in view of the death of former first lady Mama Betty Kaunda, as opposed to the usual pomp and splendor, President Sata who during his speech however invoked some humor with his jokes, said Ministers are in Parliament to answer questions from MPs.
President Sata says opposition Members of Parliament should grill Ministers with pertinent questions pertaining to national development.
He further stated that Ministers should present Ministerial statements to Parliament in order to give the opposition the opportunity to examine what government is doing.
And President Michael Sata says the country’s economy is on course to recording economic growth of over 7 percent.
Mr Sata says government’s target is to increase economic growth by an average of 8 percent per year.
He says the PF government will ensure that the 2013 national budget is pro-poor and economic growth is inclusive.
President Sata further stated that in order to enhance government revenue, government will review the tax system.
He adds that government will continue the process of widening the tax base by among other measures ensuring tax compliance.
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Tupac
September 21, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Sikwela(L/stone mp) has agreed to work with us hope he won’t be kicked out of UP aNd Down kantemba.Haba Hakalibolo zoona ulibuncha lyang`ombe chikala no say on grandma`s death,wish you more days so that you see us succeeding asshole.Die with envy mathafacka tombawiso.
James
September 21, 2012 at 8:20 pm
The presidents speech sounds to be promising,touching,encouraging with a package of hope for many. One can really feel and tell that we’re on the right truck for national development.
This is why we voted for this person we knew him as a gallant man of Zambia who cannot let us down. Only tested leadership like him can be trusted on such positions not HH. So if HH KNOWS he cannot be trusted let him start from the base and contest one of the ward seats on PF ticket in the coming by-elections.
MUNYELO PWETE!
September 21, 2012 at 9:20 pm
@ James
Where are you mdala so that i get you some castle juice!
Comfort
September 21, 2012 at 9:21 pm
@James What exactly are you feeling?? perhaps you have an automatic sensor because that whole speech was a joke with a few pockets of trash.wat married old man busies himself complementing other women later on the president!!ridiculous.
@tupaC uli shilu iwee! cow no plan !
September 21, 2012 at 9:32 pm
@least chimbwi has a plan ,
it follows the great lion that
when it catchs its prey,the
left overs will be FOOD !
thats why cow has no plan
whatsoever! instead of following
Sata,it run away from the pact !
COW NO PLAN zoona! (CNP) !
patalii pa kapuna palya !
Shibobo
September 21, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Mr.President you are on course.Rome was not built in a day.Leave the Tongas because if you think about they,they will your attention.
eric
September 21, 2012 at 10:35 pm
viva mr presdo u got my vote 2016 bring chipimo closer his the future
Chileshe
September 21, 2012 at 10:45 pm
With such a speech i ll meanwhile cease to be a zambian because of shame, ba PF assist your president
Tembo
September 21, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Matuvi yoka yoka bati, nichani kansi (worst speech)
martin Petauke
September 22, 2012 at 6:58 am
it s the best speach i wanted to hear SATA is one of the great leaders Zambia will ever have i agree with him on the opposition MP dort just wait for your allowances i am happy so far with what is happening in Petauke with Msazala and Kapoche This is what we want the two MPs are from MMD and PF but look at the pace of how development its the same,KEEP IT UP kapoche and Msazala MPS regular visits to you area is KEY not just WHEN elections are near I have SEEN this TWO MPs come MORE than 9 times VERY Exellent,
Merve
September 22, 2012 at 7:47 am
Parliament is not for COMEDY, its good to note that our president is now a graduate from unnamed university in US.
Katwa
September 22, 2012 at 8:11 am
The president’s speech was such an excellent one. It was inclusive. He addressed all the members of the house as leaders. I thought some bloggers of this fora will learn from our president to embrace everyone. Unfortunately, Tupac, Shibobo, eric, just have proved to me that they are just mistakes of creation probably born at a burst of a condom. The president has spoken….embrace each other “vakalekale zyakamana” – no old formulae. Stop advocating tribalism.
Biggie Smallz
September 22, 2012 at 8:38 am
a 5 year old girl can give a better speach than that nonsense yesterday. the man was just cracking jokes and insulting, he even used the word F*ck in parliament. zambians get serious, this recycled piece of tissue should be sent to an old age home were he get nappies for free instead of wasting governemnt money to buy nappies becasue his sphincter muscles do not work anymore.
Melissa
September 22, 2012 at 8:40 am
Thats why he remains a worst leader zambia ll ever envisage, and this should be well documented so our children s children could read
kanyenga c
September 22, 2012 at 8:51 am
@BIGGIE SMALLZ ULIBWAFYE IWE.@ MELISSA CHINYO CHOBE.
Tribalist
September 22, 2012 at 8:55 am
Biggie Smallz at it again with your foolishness. You seem to be just like your big f**l Ichilema, majority recomend and only you and you fellow f**l HH, disrecomend and it tells what kind of people you have been made of, idiots.
You will die with boasting and you will never be considered by any reasoning zambian.
Comfort
September 22, 2012 at 9:16 am
Am not an HH supporter, but with the way Sata is going about his business..he makes anyother political leader a better option.I am so sorry-shud av atleast rigged da elections.
Simwendaalike
September 22, 2012 at 11:21 am
Im a tonga married to a ngoni and a bemba woman.I have two sisters married to Bemba men.We have never experienced hostility from any member of our families as the one you guys are trying to exhibit against Tongas.
Tongaland is very vast(Southern,Central and Lusaka),just as is Bembaland.When people say Bembas are thieves it does not mean that all Bembas are thieves NO!!.
If HH is a tribalist, it doesnt mean that Wilbur Simusa,Winter Kabimba,Emmanuel Chenda to mention just a few are a tibalists too,NO.Pliz spare the Tongas.
I leave in Eastern Province and I stayed part of my life on the Copperbelt and I know how tribalism is practiced among the people found there.
Let us learn to live as bros and sisters and not as foes!!!
Comfort
September 22, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Simwendaalike But what are you doing with two women.you are the people confusing your children.put your life in order.shanks!
Simwendaalike
September 22, 2012 at 2:14 pm
@ ba Comfort .No thinking capacity.
Badaala,it’s not about what I do with my wives and my family its about how people want to demonise other people’s tribes just bcos of one person’s(HH) inquities.
Put your brain in order basa.
Comfort
September 22, 2012 at 2:52 pm
@Simwendaalike We all know demonising other peoples tribes is bad but dats not my issue.i jst get disheartened wit da likes of u polygamous half men who think its even something boastful to talk abt.wat a life of inconvinience u provide to your women and children.
bigster
September 23, 2012 at 7:31 am
wat do u mean habahakalibolo, its like u bembers insulting is yo culture. sad
Simwendaalike
September 24, 2012 at 11:32 am
@ ba Comfort.Jealous of my family and good thinking ayi ka.
The word polygamy is an old one my friend we found it we are living with it and we shall leave it.