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Dr Kaseba Tells Off Opposition: It’s Not My Personal Money Please !
FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba Sata has advised opposition to tone down on criticism regarding the K1.5 billion allocated to her office because it’s not her personal money.
Dr Kaseba Sata said the money announced in the national budget is meant for paying salaries for support staff and fund programmes and activities related to the Office of the First Lady.
“The people you are seeing with me here have to be paid,” Dr. Kaseba Sata said, “the vehicles I am using have to be serviced and besides that, we have a lot of activities which need to be funded using the same K1.5 billion that has been allocated to my office in the 2013 budget.”
Dr. Kaseba
Dr Kaseba said the K1.5 billion is not enough compared to the many activities and programmes that have to be funded using the same money.
She however commended government for considering apportioning some funds in the 2013 budget to her office.
Dr Kaseba said previously, she used to depend on funds from the Office of the President when travelling within and outside the country on duty.
She also said Zambia has received about 180,000 doses of vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV) for the vaccination of 50,000 girls against cervical cancer in Lusaka Province.
Dr Kaseba said the cervical cancer vaccination exercise is a pilot programme which will be conducted in three districts in Lusaka Province, targeting girls between the ages of seven and 13.
She said the girls to be vaccinated have to be screened to determine whether they are virgins or not before the vaccine is administered.
“In the vaccination against cervical cancer, we are targeting girls from Lusaka, Chongwe and Kafue districts. There is a lot of work involved because the girls have to be virgins,” Dr Kaseba said.
She said the HPV vaccine is expensive but that the manufacturer is willing to sell it to Zambia at a subsidised price.
And Dr Kaseba said there is need to speed up the process of prosecuting cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in the courts of law.
“When a girl is defiled at the age of 14 and the case takes 10 years to go to court, what happens is that the victim would be an adult and would have been probably married. We need to prosecute cases of GBV within 90 days,” she said.
Dr Kaseba urged the women folk to speak out on GBV because this is the only way the vice can be combated.
Posted by
Nicola
November 23, 2012 at 11:10 am
Shame on the under 5 and UPND. they are just jelous.
Kulekwamyo Kapyololo
November 23, 2012 at 11:24 am
Was it not this same Kaseba who had a heart attack after being arrested for being in possession of hot cars Sata brought into the family? She should beware that even all this money Zondwe is syphoning from govt to santa klause her with, we shall ask for it back sooner than later, with interest and punishment.
kapoli wali panshi
November 23, 2012 at 11:24 am
SELENI TUTOMBEKO
tswana
November 23, 2012 at 11:26 am
We do understanding mum. However, our worry is that was the right channel followed and does the office of the first lady exist. if it does not, why not establish one through the right process. So that you can have peace.
Shokoshoko
November 23, 2012 at 11:27 am
The junior doctor’s service fees are included in the budget.
Kabuswe
November 23, 2012 at 11:41 am
When a woman comes out ranting like this , it means she has been well serviced. But by who?
Anesu
November 23, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Kabuswe, that is an older woman you are talking about. Would you say that about your mother. That is why you bring misfortune on your lives and die young in unexplained circumstances. My you reap the harvest of insulting a mother who has not insulted you.
Mushkarano!!
November 23, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@ Kabuswe Star Nyo Call…Id!ot.
Mushkarano!!
November 23, 2012 at 12:25 pm
It’s Okey Dr.Ksaeba Just carry on with your good works and Ignore the Jelous Bastards..
Govt
November 23, 2012 at 12:27 pm
But, the people she moves with are on GRZ payroll, all those vehicles are serviced by State House. Trips local or abroad funded my GRZ. This is wrong.
SELENI TWIBEKO
November 23, 2012 at 12:59 pm
You’re right! Since when did we have Office of the First Lady? Who are they accountable to? are they trying to say those people were not being paid until now? How were her trips funded in the past?…but of course blind followers won’t see anything wrong.
Uwakwamununga
November 23, 2012 at 12:50 pm
kabuswe am sure you used to observe your mother, this kind of thinking is from your father’s home.
MASTER CHOTA
November 23, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Some of us will die with MR.
That woman is called DR.
Give RESPECT, okey
Cilibbebbede
November 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Stop insulting the first lady… and ba first lady, stop giving excuses for syphoning money from tax payers! Just straighten your office. Do the right thing and register your office first, then we shall talk on your behalf in 2016!
ukwa2
November 23, 2012 at 1:20 pm
That is mula 4 her shoppin and accommodation.mo tombeko
ukwa2
November 23, 2012 at 1:23 pm
o! sorry, i ment seleni tutombeko
Mutototo
November 23, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Why the heck are you with-holding my posts?
REAL MAN
November 23, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Bloggers, who approved that allocation. Was it the first Lady? PF MPs or parliament. Some bloggers are ******.
MATT
November 23, 2012 at 2:14 pm
I GIVE DR KASEBA CREDIT FOR HER HARD WORK.KEEP UP WITH THE GOOD WORK.
Bamwine
November 23, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Ndeloleshafye
swala
November 23, 2012 at 3:56 pm
When Maureen Mwanawasa tried to come up with some ideas, she was said to be part of the governance, now Kaseba is a worst tourist, what are u saying, eyo seleni tobombeko, Kaseba, let me assure u, one day your husband and u will stand before the courts of law to answer the mobility, and wasting tax payers money, even your dressing style has changed, Ku UTH havent you been getting paid? Kanshi mwalelala insala. No situation is permanent.
CBB
November 25, 2012 at 11:44 pm
Ka swala icongo. Leave Dr Kaseba alone. She is smart and intelligent. You think a Dr will do something hapharzardly? Mind you her husband is rich and he doesnt show off. Respect her. She is like you mother. Have you any proof that they are stealing. What is wrong with you?
chilubemba wine wine
November 23, 2012 at 3:59 pm
@Kaseba, And if I may ask, what happened to your lips, was it an accident? it was nicely shappened,
wilord
November 23, 2012 at 4:08 pm
1.5 billion only, c’mon now!! this is not even enough to build half the size of the house iam building in zed.
i think the government should allocate more money. Our first lady is doing a good job. She is an inellectual who has so much passiion for the health of our women.
Oh i just love Dr Kaseba, a real first lady ,A consultant paediatrician.
matako mpelo lubilo
November 23, 2012 at 5:48 pm
@wilord,
You love the first lady? Even the junior doc does!
Dr Phil
November 23, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Madam kaseba you should stop talking rubbish, if you do not know what you are saying just shut up. were do you want to take that money. By the Way i have a question, Why is it that Sata and the wife have different surnames. does she have two husbands
FETUS IN FETU
November 23, 2012 at 11:08 pm
She is doing a good job for our mothers & women countrywide so there can be no problem allocating some funds to her office,but let it legalised/registered.
Abakonzi
November 24, 2012 at 8:15 am
Iwe Tumfweko kolwe why do you hide our comments each time we speak against state house issues.My comment is against that K1.5mn allocated to Kaseba so find my comment and post it.Styopet baggar
James Phiri
November 24, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Tumfweko s headlines nowadays really suggest that it s now a puppet of these kaponyas we call the PF. Seriously read out each headline.
BMG
November 24, 2012 at 9:02 am
Kabuswe may you die a mysterious death and that must be immediately for the sin you have committed so that you can be an example to others.
Nawakwi's bumshorts
November 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm
I support Kabuswe. The issue he raised needs to be investigated especially with reports of confisticated mutototo at state house