UPND presidential running mate Geoffrey Mwamba has bemoaned the lack of development in the rural areas of the country and says this can only be changed by electing Hakainde Hichilema into office.
The former Kasama MP, who is campaigning in the rural parts of Northern Province, castigated President Edgar Lungu and the ruriling PF for claiming to have brought development to rural areas when the real situation is that most projects started by Lungu’s predecessor Michael Sata have stalled.
The UPND vice-president issued the following statement:
As my President and I and our teams traverse the country, by various means, including driving, flying and in some cases by water transport.
It is evident that our rural areas lack basic needs, such as clean and safe water, health care and education facilities.
In the face of these realities the people governing this country have the audacity to claim that schools, health posts and employment have been created and are receiving adequate service delivery. This is appalling and hurts. They are basically deceiving the people that put them in office. The reality is that many social services and infrastructure, such as roads, health centres and schools, which were commenced by the late Michael Chilufya Sata, have actually stalled, due to misappropriation of funds, over procurement and corruption.
Here are some examples of the realities people are living with:
– Kasakula village, which is situated on the outskirts of Lukashya Constituency in Kasama, one teacher is taking three grades, 1 to 3, at the same time in one classroom. Another teacher at the same school takes a combined class of grades 4 to 7. This is because teachers and classrooms are not enough. During my school days at Ituna, the teacher/pupil ratio was well defined and strems per grade too.
– The villages in this area have no feeder roads. The only bridge they have is damaged such that during rainy season children stop going to school. Also, expectant mothers referred to Kasama General Hospital cannot move when there are floods. These expectant mothers, in this era of illnesses, end up delivering under traditional birth attendants who also charge them K150.
– Luapula province gave PF 95% vote in 2011 but the people there have been totally neglected, the majority have no access to safe and clean drinking water, no sanitation facilities yet the province has abundant water bodies.
Today, we have projects being commissioned and yet they are incomplete and without facilitiesl in the name of Sonta.
Worse you see President Lungu on ZNBC smiling, with a raised fist, claiming that he has created employment, built universities, schools and health posts! This is shameful.
“Wila bepa abantu” stop lying
Anyway Zambians are patiently waiting for 11th August when they will dismiss PF out of State House for making their lives miserable.
My president, HH, has a ten point plan arising from issues affecting the people of Zambia. This is because he knows each part of this country, its resources and what people need.
One only has to go to Mununga, Mambilima, Pambashe and even Mpulungu, to see the poverty levels and check if the people there have water and sanitation facilities
Meanwhile I thank our almighty God for giving President Hichilema an opportunity to travel across the country during all these past years, as he now knows and understands issues affecting the people across this country unlike President Lungu.
Ba Lungu, the Patriotic Front has been rejected today because of your failure to govern. You have failed the people of Zambia; you have put more money in your pocket than in people’s pockets.
The only alternative the people of Zambia have is the UPND. The UPND is ready to govern this country and make people’s lives better.
ISSUED by
UPND Vice President for Administration/ Runningmate
Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba
30th July 2016
Thanks ba GBM for that statement !
Lungu has failed 2 c what his ministers r doing or working…one example i can give is hospital or health facilities where human retention is not observed especially were pipo go work in ngo’s nd wen decide 2 return 2 serve the pipo in joining the civil service becomes a big challenge especially with HR’s in health institutions.all they can attend 2 r workshops or meetings living HR’s work on hold coz they want 2 make a token out of workshops in form of allowances.it’s really sad seen a person die while we have sufficient manpower languishing in towns or doing part time jobs with private clinics…its really a big shame.we r seen wats happening nd in few wks time things will start unfolding…be serious ba health!
President LUNGU’s cadres back paddles the canoe in Mwinilunga
Barely a few days before election the Pf cadres, in Mwinilunga, backfires. The projects that the Pf government has been undertaking in Mwinilunga made them gain respect and momentum in the District. This had made them start advancing in the district and the number of the supporters was on the increase than before. But sadly, the Pf has back paddles the canoe. Some Pf cadres reported to be from Solwezi or Lusaka were sent to kill some staunch UPND supporters and they have been reported to have been picked by the Police. People are waiting to see if they will be released and what will be the outcome. Meanwhile any PF cadre or supporter putting on the PF regalia is cheered, mocked and scorned. People now do not want to see any PF supporter for they are linked to murderers. The party is likely to lose a few votes that they might have gain. It is really sad that the demon has confused the PF by making them resort to violence as a means to win election. This is working against them as people here live as a family do not like such practices.
The rich fool why did you relocate your milling company from Kasama to Lusaka.
Worse still this Chagwa Lungu who happens to be the president has brought in this country hate speeches, promoted tribalism,violence, murders,shielding PF criminals like Kainga, JJ Banda, Kaizer Zulu etc. He’s corrupt steleki! He needs to pack and go back to chawama. Viva HH,GBM,CB, Nalumango and whole UPND team.
Foolish fool
Apart from lack of development ecl. And his pf have dangerously divided the country lungu is by far not a uniting element in this country viva HH viva GBM!