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Namugala Claims PF Government Has Failed To End Poverty
MMD Mafinga member of parliament Catherine Namugala says Zambian leaders have not served the people well.
And Namugala said that the PF government had failed to address the high levels of poverty among the poor majority because it has forgotten about the people who voted them into government.
Catherine Namugala
“We are irresponsible leaders; we have allowed foreigners to get land because we are not thinking about our future generation. Now is the time for us to correct what we all know is wrong. As leaders we have not served them (people) well, we have not served them well because even the little space they occupy at the market is being taken over by foreigners. We have forgotten about the people who elected us into government,” said Namugala.
She said that the Patriotic Front in government had been talking about achievements in the past two years which includes the Eurobond and the link 8000 project, which she said was not enough for a government that campaigned and formed government on the premise of poverty reduction.
Namugala said that the PF was failing, adding that it was only fair that its leadership admits its failures as a result of not having the capacity to manage projects being financed by the Eurobond.
“That PF government must admit that there is no capacity to manage the Eurobond so as to create economic value to benefit the people of Zambia. It is sad that we as a nation can borrow and fail to fully utilise a loan which is an opportunity to impact poverty facing our people,” she said.
She said that it did not make sense for the people of Zambia to continue living in abject poverty years after independence, adding that the over dependency on minerals was no longer sustainable for the nation’s economic development.
“The PF has a duty to ensure that Zambians do not continue living in squirrel not now and not in the next 40 years to come. We need to put resources towards sector that can help to grow the country’s Growth Domestic Product (GDP).
She challenged the PF in government to ask themselves what achievements they can account for in the past two years of being in power and how they have impacted the livelihoods of poor Zambians.
And Namugala said that Zambians were living in greater poverty now than they did under the MMD government.
“Have you forgotten about them, have you forgotten that because you have broken your promises the people have no faith in political leadership? Our people are living in worse poverty than they did before you took office, our people in Mafinga are proud that they did not vote for PF,” said Namugala.
She said that the biggest challenge of the PF had been listening to the people of Zambia, “The greatest beneficiaries for good leadership are the people of Zambia. Therefore the PF must listen to what we are saying because we are in contact with the people when you are their being trapped by the benefits of power.
And we want to remind them about the promises they have broken, the PF promised that they would ensure equity in the distribution of land which they have not done.”
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Zed
October 11, 2013 at 8:36 am
PF and MMD are one and the same. Madam Namugala stop fooling people by pretending as if you care and yet you are the fools that plunged this country into what it is today.
MWANANSOKA EDSON
October 11, 2013 at 8:55 am
Pf you cant continue fooling Zambians all the time.Poor Zambians should sacrifice for what?. Reduce the number of cabinet ministers,unplanned for projects,stop creating unnecessary bye elections which are a drain to our national treasury. Much as I supported and advocated for change I m equally disappointed with the way Pf is handling national issues.Its never to late go back to the drawing board and fulfill your campaign promises.May God give wisdom and good health to our leaders.
musali
October 11, 2013 at 9:09 am
Oh ok, so now were all accepting that poverty can be eradicated in just 3 years.? MCS is no miracle worker, is it that easy to move the thousands in bauleni to woodlands, be reasonable
jim gagan
October 11, 2013 at 10:10 am
Well put MUSALI, she is just as confused as her party, a group of noisy fools, plunderers. i wonder what’s she doing for her constituency, please inform us in Mafinga.
Isaac
October 11, 2013 at 9:14 am
She is expecting PF to end poverty in two years. Her MMD failed to end it in excess of 20 clean years. I think she must be out of her senses. These MMD pipo are now completely run out of medulla obulangata. Their thinking capacity has dwindled to imaginable levels.End poverty in two years them they lamentably failed in a space of 20 years, madness at its toll.
Winter June Kabimba
October 12, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Isaac have you forgotten that PF promised Zambians to change for better in 90 days? Be mindful that 90 days period is less than 365 days x 2 that PF has been in power for them to fail to address the promises they willingly committed themselves to in the run up to 2011 elections. So do not blame Namugala for reminding you of your glaring failure.
Just admit to us Zambians that you thought ruling a country is so easy. Apologize to us bwana. For now Namugala is doing a commendable job to remind you despite your known traits of denying plain facts.
xxx
October 11, 2013 at 9:17 am
And the woman looks sick no wonder she is making no sense statement!! AIDS ilemisabaisha ka??madam
Kasenge Richard
October 11, 2013 at 9:23 am
Poverty a language of the rich stomach pipo.by the way there is no single part i can pin point to End Poverty.JESUS is the only can increase FIVE loaves of bread and Fish to feed the stricken poverty.
zambian
October 11, 2013 at 9:37 am
Let her just shut up and if she is sincere enough let her give all her riches to the poor in her mafinga constituency.
ZAMBIAN Member of Parliament
October 11, 2013 at 10:10 am
You can not end 40 years poverty in 2 years. Ba Namugala MP we are waiting for Chkiwanda’s piece so that we can discuss the 2 Presido speech and Budget together.
1) Fertilizer is not yet here how do you end poverty with so much uncertainties?
2) 2 More by-elections what a drain on resources
3) Eurobond wish it was UPND who got that money. MMD would have shared it among Ministers, PF no idea how to use it. USD$120million meant for ZRL still sitting in some account
4) Copperbelt so called investors especially KCM taking Zambians for granted all contracts are owned by some other Indian Investors
5) No hostels space for CBU and UNZA
6) 20% Contracts to Zambian companies so that 80% can go out of the country is this poverty reduction program??
the 3ye
October 11, 2013 at 10:43 am
And they, the MMD, why didn’t they “end” (if at all that was possible) the poverty in the 20 years in government and they expect PF to “end” it in two years?! Come on , be real.
KANANGA
October 11, 2013 at 11:13 am
Nothing wrong in criticizing gov`t coz she is just speaking on behalf of her voters.PF MPs are busy fighting kabimba & now the VP.The truth is PF has run out of ideas. Namugala ,Sata & Guy scott are all former MMD ministers infact sata was minister without portfolio & secretary general( Big descision maker).
So to say the PF has come to correct mistakes made by
MMD`s 20yrs rule is simply an insult.Mandela ruled for 4yrs,RB 3yrs, let him just do his party & leave.
Remember its not for free,he is on the pay roll.
swine
October 11, 2013 at 12:47 pm
Ahh come on now! Did you end the poverty ba Daddy Mwadya Mweka in the wasted twenty years we gave you, you id!ots!? What’s wrong with this woman, is she lacking?
Canon Sam
October 11, 2013 at 1:17 pm
Swine indeed!!!
id!ot!
October 11, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Retard!
swine
October 11, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Thank you!
SMILE
October 11, 2013 at 4:24 pm
just shut up! no one can end poverty or corruption only Jesus and u’l keep on talking about it til He comes back.
ballzup
October 11, 2013 at 7:22 pm
hey Cathy, You’ve finally gotten Kachingwe’s willy out of your mouth and are now thinking. Great!!! a bit too late though.
chile1
October 11, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Ba Namugala jus kno dat am fckin ur daughter,niece or whoeva she is to u
mugabe
October 12, 2013 at 1:57 am
I owez like saying, INSONI EBUNTU. I wonder whether u katalina hv insoni in u!!! Surely today, u r able to spot the dfrence btwn PF and MMD. As far as I know u equally bhved the way these PERFECT FOOLS (PF) are behaving. stop deceiving us.
katalina
October 12, 2013 at 2:12 am
Cathy, you nauseat me!!!! u hv the gats to speak on behalf of the poor. in 20 years on a silver plateplate, wat dd u do? u were busy eating and making merry, dd u ever, ever thought of the poverty stricken ppo? Ala, kuti mwalenga umuntu atukana. beta u kp quiet and enjoy the moneys u stole at the expense of the poor.
Madevu calling
October 12, 2013 at 7:03 am
Good advice to wrong people or political party…
pay hay
October 12, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Kefilin Lela ifya by pumbafu. ****** fool.
Bye elections
October 12, 2013 at 3:41 pm
Pf is a subset of MMD