Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi has written to President Michael Sata requesting his positive urgent intervention in the bursary crisis at the University of Zambia.
In her letter to the President dated 1st October and made available to QFM News, Ms Nawakwi says as a mother and a beneficiary of government sponsorship she humbly seeks for President Sata’s personal intervention on what has evidently has been an attempt to sabotage the future of young people.
Ms Nawakwi stresses that with the prevailing high poverty levels and high tuition fees, it is impossible for the majority of the parents to afford the cost of university Education.
She adds that it is also evident that the country will not attain the Millennium Development Goal on education in this year of golden jubilee if parents fail to sponsor children to attain higher education.
The FDD president has also humbly reminded President Sata that the University of Zambia was founded on an oasis of knowledge, research and excellence to provide expert human resource needed for national development.
Ms Nawakwi has is hopeful that President Michael Sata will use his discretion and direct that all deserving first year students at the University of Zambia be awarded government bursaries.
A prospective first year student at the University of Zambia is reported to have committed suicide after failing to acquire a bursary.
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Nawakwi iwe are you aware the Republican President is very sick he cant even read SMS on a phone what about a letter not to mention about bursaries? Waba intwenokane, Sata is genuinely critical rumors or no rumours all you should be doing now is sending him Get Well Soon Cards. Ububi
What a wrong mind set for our polititians!
African democracy, Really?
One man controlling the whole country from state house and the polical system is still called democracy? Shame!
If the current Zambian political system is a republican democratic one, where then do we place monarchs and autocracies?
Can the President surely read Nawakwi’s letter when he had struggled to read a speech in parliament?
Typical of stupid Zambian politicians his illness goes beyond political divide instead of putting their political differences aside one goes to right Sata a silly letter over basaries these are the ones who constantly check on any bad news. The president is seriously ill Nawakwi should be sensible enough as a woman and a political figure to set moral and compassionate example.
Nawakwi y dnt u write to john phiri the education minister? That’s his job not the president.
d@ great ba nawakwi!! d@s hw opposition leaders mst be helpin govern the nation & dnt 4get abt the zambian students in Russia,China,Morocco,Cuba & Tunisia. my cousin is in 1 f thez countries and he/she tells me they ave nt received the money,4 christsake they are in foreign land!!! nawakwi lembelako ubukala bwandi ka sexual letter…m waiting
that is the leadership we need from the opposition.your humble request madam is loud and clear.our President will definitely respond to that request.
my dear friend should have not committed suicide,very unfortunate indeed!
Tutu you never cease to amaze me! what a great comment with the worst possible ending! seriously speaking who are you? you rock!!!
Yangu Tataaae!!
BaNawakwi, you should have just ended at bursaries and suicide. Nomba mwaya onto the MDGs!! Mayo, MDGs focus on grade one to nine as a Universal target. Meaning, Zambia is on course of having these kids go through basic education, albeit, without teachers & poor funding.
Nawakwi and other beneficiaries must be helping government on how they can formulate a system of paying back their bursaries to assist the new generation students instead if writing to HE on how the country won’t achieve MDGs. I believe it is high time this bursary is operated on the similar basis of a pension scheme
Tutu…you are something else you know that? Anyway you always manage to make me laugh with your “silly” comments. kikikikikiki
As a genuine beneficiary of the GRZ Basury, I want to propose the following;
The busaries committee should be appointed by Govt for only one year from people in society to bechaired by the P/S.
These people should include;
Representative of the House of Chiefs
Ministry of Finance
Former beneficiaries in society
The Church representative
University or college rep.
Sounds sensible….
As if she really cares, it’s all for show, just to make herself relevant to Zambia’s political landscape, so that we do not forget that she still exists.