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Kambwili:Zambia Not In Crisis Over Constitution
Minister of Youth and Sport Chishimba Kambwili has castigated Kapiri Mposhi district council for delaying the implementation of the electrification of houses under a World Bank programme.
And Kambwili says Zambia is not in a constitutional crisis.
Speaking when he addressed youths in Kapiri Mposhi at Peniel Lodge on Friday, Kambwili said he was aware that the local authority was charging Kapiri Mposhi residents K250 per household before Zesco could electrify their houses.
Kambwili accused some workers at Kapiri Mposhi district council of being UPND sympathizers.
He charged that some employees at the local authority were frustrating government efforts.
“I am reliably informed that Zesco has partnered with the World Bank and have come up with a project to electrify houses in compounds in Kapiri Mposhi at a fee of K150. I am also reliably informed that some council workers are UPND and want to frustrate the PF government. They are charging Kapiri residents K250 per household to have their houses connected to Zesco power,” Kambwili said. “People are yearning for development and we re not going to allow that. Don’t frustrate government efforts. If we catch up with you, we will deal with you. I can assure you that heads will roll; we will fire you. If you want to sabotage government, we will deal with you. Government has a responsibility to defend the people. That arrangement of people paying K250 for electricity is null and void. Go and tell the town clerk or council secretary; no one will pays K250.”
Kambwili added that the country was not in a constitutional crisis.
“People agitating for the removal of the PF government in two years are not being reasonable. We are a very reasonable government. Political propaganda will not take this country anywhere,” Kambwili said. “Opposition political parties talking about the constitution are just confusing the people. They want to divert the people’s attention from developmental issues. Constitution-making process should not be done at the expense of development.”
Meanwhile, Kambwili said the youth empowerment fund should not be politicised.
“Youths are important stakeholders in the process of national development. The youth empowerment fund should benefit all youths, regardless of their political affiliation. This money should benefit rural youths as long as they have bankable business plans or projects,” he said. “The MMD politicised the youth empowerment fund and that is why they failed to recover most of the money they were giving to youths around the country. People that will misappropriate the youth empowerment fund will be prosecuted. Use this money prudently to your expectation. The PF is a government of integrity.”
Kambwili added that the government was committed to addressing youth unemployment.
“During campaigns we promised the people that we are going to create employment opportunities for youths,” said Kambwili. “As PF government, we are still committed to addressing youth unemployment. I will soon be launching a strategic plan aimed at addressing youth unemployment.”
By Isaac Zulu
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Gabbage
June 10, 2014 at 2:21 pm
Kambwili when you were in oposition you had your memebers working in Government institution now chabipa shani. Why always talk about UPND. HH is giving you sleepless nights Aleisa Aleisa
TC
June 10, 2014 at 2:24 pm
Talk about electrification, what is the hold up of taking power to Mulungushi plots (behind the defunct Mulungushi textiles) in Kabwe? The council has not serviced the plots with water and it makes construction very expensive as one has to bring in water from outside.
Chisha Kambole
June 10, 2014 at 3:14 pm
President Kambwili. Atase pa Zambia nap, bushilu bweka bweka.
fart minister....
June 10, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Haleisa Haleisa….HH for 2016.
Maano
June 10, 2014 at 5:09 pm
And I quote:
International Community called upon to recognize Bulozi statehood and impose sanctions against Zambia…
June 10, 2014Newslwatile by BNFA Executive
Following President Sata’s steadfastly refusal to sign the PCA Arbitration Agreement in an apparent recognition of Zambia’s acts of flagrantly violation of the Barotseland Agreement 1964, where to date approximately more than 10,000 Bulozi representatives have appended their signatures in order to allow for an independent and neutral arbitral tribunal in The Hague to rule upon the status of the Barotseland Agreement 1964 in accordance with international law, the people of Bulozi (Barotseland) are accordingly calling on the international community to recognize their sovereignty status and to impose sanctions against Zambia in order to compel it to vacant Bulozi (Barotseland).
icinshkululwa
June 10, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Iyo mulalota @Buloz (Baloseland) KWI?
deacon
June 10, 2014 at 6:50 pm
wake up frm yo slumber u lozi chaps, no matter hw much u hup bout yo so called barotseland. its realization will never come and we as zambians wil fight tht it never happens. u naive useles chaps
jamakudi
June 10, 2014 at 7:33 pm
Had kaunda not interfered with the barotse agreement, zambia would probably have been ok. But remember also that kapwepwe had wanted to slice copperbelt, and luapula to join it to northern prov so he could be president.That ka plan failed. But why copperbelt? Because thats where the wealth was and yet it was lambaland.
Perhaps a federal system of govt is more ideal for zambia, then all sutleness and tribalism talk by some pipo can end. It means all provinces can stand on their own. WE SHOULD TRY IT.
aria
June 10, 2014 at 9:46 pm
Iyebo chinga jamakudi yo shwela ka foooooo…viva Inter marriages… one zambia one nation….period
Denmark
June 11, 2014 at 9:01 am
The word YOUTH in English has no plural no wonder that is why Kambwili does not understand that Western worlds where I WORK and LIVE developed because they considered constitution as part and parcel of any development process including youth empowerment