This year’s ceremony, which drew the largest crowd ever, brought together the Chewa people from Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in a powerful display of solidarity and unity, celebrating our shared culture and heritage. It highlighted the importance of unity and stability in achieving greater societal progress.
The ceremony’s theme, “Ensuring Food Security by Adopting Climate Resilient and Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices,” aligns perfectly with the Government’s focus on food security. This is especially crucial at a time when our nation has faced drought, following the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an outbreak of cholera, which have strained resources meant for essential social services of our people.
To address this, we will ensure food provision for our citizens through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) and the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). To build resilience, we must embrace innovation in water harvesting, precision irrigation, and alternative energy sources like solar and clean coal.
We will carefully review the submissions made by His Majesty Paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi regarding the development needs of his people and the entire Eastern Province, ensuring that we take necessary actions to address them.
Hakainde Hichilema,
President of the Republic of Zambia.