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Luwingu Farmer Rejects New Currency, Exchanges It In Shops
There was drama at the National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) in Luwingu district in the Northern Province when one customer refused to receive the new rebased currency.
Musonda Bwalya of Senior Chief Shimumbi rejected the money, saying he was not conversant with the new Kwacha notes and appealed to the bank management to consider giving him the old currency.
He lamented that people in his area will not accept the new notes because the money was very little compared to the value of the old currency.
Mr Bwalya said it was surprising to note this morning that the bank had started issuing new currency without informing the community in senior Chief Shimumbi’s and other far flung areas.
The visibly annoyed Mr Bwalya said he came to withdraw money for the maize he supplied to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) last year at the value of K3,000,000 but when he received K3,000 he said the money was very little.
He said that his wife would not accept the K3,000 instead of the K3,000,000 the two budgeted for.
He said villagers in Senior Chief Shimumbi’s area are not aware about the rebasing of the currency, adding that it would be very difficult for the community to conduct business in villages as they are used to the old currency.
Mr Bwalya felt that business men and women would take advantage of the situation by stealing money from them.
Mr Bwalya, who appeared uncontrollable, appealed to the government to consider intensifying sensitization programmes before villagers are robbed of their hard-earned money.
After receiving the new currency, Mr Bwalya went round the shops, converting the new currency to the old for fear of being beaten by his wife.
The new currency started circulating this morning after the bank opened and a snap survey showed that Mr Bwalya was not alone in that predicament.
Some businessmen were also rejecting the new currency, thinking it was a fake Kwacha.
ZANIS
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on January 3, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Wanu Ngwee
January 3, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Hey! Does it mean BOZ did’nt do enough awareness campaigns via newspapers, radio, pamphlets, posters, community mass meetings, etc? I know that uBemba nawo ninchito, but I think we need to take this matter seriously.
m.i.g
January 3, 2013 at 10:21 pm
aweh mwandi.chi rebased kwacha naine chanisokoneza.pa ATM ngati ufuna 1 million niku punchinga ma zero yangati kansi?
Democrat
January 3, 2013 at 10:45 pm
BOZ didnt do a good job, but if you audit how much they have spent on allowances during their town sensitisation, maaweeee!!! They have even bot new cars from toyota zambia. They hav rebased their lives. Yesu bweleni no bwembya white-collar crime during rebasing is a must.
Doom
January 3, 2013 at 11:13 pm
Phiri is this all you can report about Luwingu? ZANIS hopeless
delta
January 4, 2013 at 6:21 am
If u cnt beat them,join them.
k
January 4, 2013 at 8:10 am
This story as med me lough,ni up comin comedy of th year.
messi
January 4, 2013 at 9:56 am
pa KR 5 pali picture ya weed ….
Koonje
January 4, 2013 at 10:23 am
Fetilizer meant for farmers at Banakaila was looted by villagers when a truck carrying the commodity got stuck in the deep rain mud between Keemba GRZ clinic and Munyenze FRA depot where it was destined for distribution by the Ministry of Agriculture. Scores of ox- drawn Scotch carts locally known chikochi were seen ferrying the commodity to diverse destinations.
The Nteme to Munyenze road was funded by GRZ for grading in 2009 but funds were allegedly misapproprited by the constituency development committee who shared the money. Area Member of parliament, Highivie Hamududu allegedly inflated materials receipts and diverted a grader that was meant for road rehabilitation and took the grader to his farm plot. Farmers who sought anonymity said, the road was so immpassable in the rain season and posed a challenge to transportation of sick people,pregnant mothers, medicines for Banakaila and Moonzwe clinic and other essential needs. One headman requested the office of the Vice president to consider the area as a Disaster.
By press time, the area member of parliament was not reachable as he was nursing wounds that he sustained during a murder case enquiry where Chief Hamusonde and him ( Mr. Highive Hamududu) allegedly received bribes to silence the bereaved family. This was after one villager plunged in a screw driver into the heart of his drinking mate during a christmass party at Koonje in the heart of Bweengwa constituency. The entire Monze police command was in Bweengwa to bring order and peace in the community.The MP has recently struggled to get reception by the people because of the poor state of roads and his involvement in perverting justice jointly with Chief Hamusonde
CALLED WISE
January 4, 2013 at 10:36 am
MO SENSITISATION IS NEEDED.2 LEAVE BOZ DO ALONE IS A LONG TERM TASK WHICH I BELIEVE WILL WORK AFTA MANY INOCENT PIPO GET SWINDLED.THIS SHOULD B TAKEN AS EVERYBODY RESPONSIBILITY 2 EXPLAIN OTHERS STARTING WITH HOME,NEBAZ N PUBLIC.
ULIMBE
January 4, 2013 at 10:37 am
maybe he was given coins
Mutinta
January 4, 2013 at 10:58 am
This is a serious embarrassment to the m.p. because the road has remained impassable during the rain season, while needs thick twice to drive their personal vehicles to the village during the dry season because the road is left with serious galleys after the rains. He has always taken it lightly because he drives high vehicles.
If the issue of him (MP) diverting resources meant for the road is true he should be held accountable for the looting of fertilizer for farmers who paid for it.
Ba medza
January 4, 2013 at 11:07 am
Ma cousin watu mutisebanya naimwe,anyway we need to sensitise more & rebase your minds too. This rebasing mwandi, I gues I have to name my son REBASE PHIRI.
Deus Wa Soccer
January 4, 2013 at 11:28 am
Ba bemba utulo na imwe. Go back and do arithmetic, whats wrong you chaps
izubu
January 4, 2013 at 11:47 am
oke this story broke me into laughter… ba bwalya muletu sebanya fwe ba bemba… adaways this is how money is supposed to be
nakadinya
January 4, 2013 at 12:49 pm
The man was not only right but he was also fearing to be puched by the wife. next time she beats you report her to the police for GBV ala akuteke infine.
trust spinner mubanga
January 4, 2013 at 1:53 pm
balikwisa elyo balesosa pamilabasa?chansoni
makanta mu farm ya nyanje
January 4, 2013 at 2:36 pm
kwena uyu chikamba ni nkusa,bakamulete ku chainama.
mwine mushi
January 4, 2013 at 3:17 pm
this is lazy journalism, get facts before you hit your fingers onto the keyboard. there’s a lot of developmental projects to write about instead of feeding people with this bs!!!!
ANALYST
January 4, 2013 at 4:37 pm
i pity zambia my country, too many shallow minds. there is nothing absolutely complicated on the rebased currency… no wonder it will take us time to do even a simple invention.
asolight
January 4, 2013 at 7:34 pm
ahahahahah kunkala kalubemba ndikulimba ,iyi nkani ya rebasing has taken almst a year .
Jungle Boy.
January 4, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Sensitization is a process.
Jungle Boy
January 4, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Sensitization is a process.
mc
January 4, 2013 at 7:59 pm
This is so bombo!
ZÈB MÂJØR
January 4, 2013 at 8:25 pm
bt kwena ba bemba baliye nizelu…… Ubututu tabwakapwe……
シrangoツ
January 7, 2013 at 9:26 am
*****
シrangoツ
January 7, 2013 at 9:27 am
!DIOT
CNP-4U
January 7, 2013 at 9:15 am
BOZ didint do enough..the chaps just chewed money!!