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State to investigate National Milling Company
PARLIAMENT heard on Wednesday that government will investigate reports that National Milling Company is fortifying its mealie-meal with Vitamin A.
Deputy Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said this in response to Chadiza member of Parliament (MP) Allan Mbewe’s (MMD) observation that the milling company is actually fortifying mealie-meal with Vitamin A.
Mr Mbewe’s remarks came after Kalabo Central MP Chinga Miyutu (UPND) asked the Minister of Health to extend the fortification of Vitamin A to mealie-meal because sugar is viewed as a luxury in remote rural areas.
“Mr Speaker, I wish to implore the Minister of Health to extend the provision of Vitamin A to mealie-meal because sugar is an option in rural areas, while mealie-meal is readily available,” Mr Miyutu said.
But in response, Dr Chilufya explained that his ministry is not aware that National Milling Company is fortifying its mealie-meal.
He said by law, only sugar was agreed upon for fortification with vitamin A after extensive research.
“We will investigate this matter because it is after extensive research that we found sugar as an appropriate vehicle to pass on Vitamin A. But as a ministry, we remain open to innovation and further research,” Dr Chilufya said.
In the original question for oral answers, Mr Miyutu had asked the Minister of Health what measures Government is taking to reduce the deficiency of vitamin A among the Zambian population.
The minister explained that Government has taken practical measures to address the situation and is currently working with some UN organs as well as the civil society to ensure that there is adequate Vitamin A in the country.
Meanwhile Mazabuka Central MP Garry Nkombo (UPND) presented before the House a packet of pasteurised milk from Poland in a bid to raise concern on the presence of imported milk in some supermarkets, VIOLET MENGO reports.
Mr Nkombo, who sent the House into rolls of laughter, said imported products are negatively affecting the local dairy industry.
“If we can have products such as milk being imported from Europe and even further parts of Europe – Poland, it is a clear indication that many people in the dairy industry in my constituency and some parts of Monze are on the verge of losing their jobs,” he said.
Contributing to debate on President Lungu’s opening address to Parliament, Mr Nkombo said it is not good for Government to allow products like Polish milk to sale in the country at the expense of locally produced milk.
But Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini directed Mr Nkombo to file a question on the issue of imported milk to the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock so that the matter could be adequately addressed.
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kakolwe
October 2, 2015 at 5:33 am
Miyutu must be a dull and city dwelling rural MP. It is meallie meal from those killers which is a luxury. In rural areas, we grind our own meal. Sugar, we buy!!
& what was so laughable about Nkombo’s observation? If members of parliament found what Nkombo said, with evidence, then I’d say clowns are at their party in Parliament.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 2, 2015 at 8:16 am
Pf has led to so many problems such that when we remove them from power next year we will have a lot of cleaning up to do. Humble timid lungu has been travelling around globe while internal issues have been ignored. Vote upnd
pillar
October 2, 2015 at 8:18 am
Opposition UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has declared that the PF government is making terrible mistakes because even God is allegedly upset with its governance style.
And Mr Hichilema has revealed that he will not attend the October 18th National Day of Fasting and Prayer because the event is tantamount to mocking God.
NON SATANIST
October 2, 2015 at 9:18 am
the chap is a stanist and is fearing to have his demons casted out
Lady Giggly
October 2, 2015 at 9:26 am
The satanist card has become boring now. The same people that call others satanist do worse or similar things to those considered satanic according to God’s commandments. Hypocrites. This card will only work with naive people.
Onyx power @vampiros
October 3, 2015 at 3:15 am
Who told you that Satanism is synonymous to evil.
IF NOT
October 2, 2015 at 3:07 pm
Lame excuse by a satanist not wanting to attend.
john p
October 2, 2015 at 3:51 pm
Do not waist time on straight forward things. Governmet should investigate Chilanga and zambezi portland Cement for over charging us the price of cement before Dangote came on the market. what has changed from that time to now. the Kwacha is at its worst against the dollar and yet the price of cement for Chilanga and zambezi portland is going down. Government should fine the two companies for abusing zambians. I want to campaign for Dankote, Zambia should protest by stopping to buy the cement from chilanga until Government fines them for stealing form zambia in broad day light. if Dangote did not open the plant, i can assure you zambians, we should have been buying the cement for more than K150 per pocket, hiding behind the dollar. Viva Dankote, Viva Zambian people.
kakolwe
October 2, 2015 at 5:27 pm
What do you mean by “Do not musana (waist) time?”
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 3, 2015 at 8:29 am
Do not be petty ba king of your former colonial master’s language
Patel
October 2, 2015 at 11:49 pm
Investigate royal flour mills and african milling for charging customers in dollars. These guys r the ones helping to make the kwacha even worse.