By Derrick Sinjela in Kasama, Northern Province
AS ZAMBIANS continue to lack descent housing, manifested by a 1.5 million deficit, United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charles Chanda will provide two (2) million plots to off set this shortfall.
In a Monday 7th June 2021 Media Statement, Mr. Chanda says once voted into office in 68 days time on Friday 13th August 2021, the UPPZ Government will provide each Zambian with a piece of land by Saturday 13th August 2022.
Stressing a ‘One National Registration Card (NRC) for One Plot’ policy, Chanda says there access to land is non-negotiable citizenship right.
“When I am voted into office on Friday 13th August 2021 as Zambia’s Seventh (7th) Republican President, land will rain on Zambian citizens. Zambia is land and you cannot be a Zambian without having a piece of land. Here is the deal, between Friday 13th August 2021 and Saturday 13th August 2022, my Government will allocate 2 million Zambians with plots. One NRC One Plot’,” assured Chanda, seeking the Zambian presidency with Running Mate, Simon Katimba Mbulu.
The UPPZ leader says Zambians must graciously grant him an opportunity to lead as without political office, he has more land than all the 119 local authorities in Zambia.
Stated Chanda: “If without any political office, I have more land than any City I Council in the entire country, what can stop me from fulfilling this small promised of a ka 2 million plots. Vote CC 2021 and increase the possibility of One Landlord in Zambia,” pledged Mr. Chanda.
According to Zambian Developmental Media Alliance (ZADEMA) statistics, the approximately 20 million Zambian population spread in ten (10) provinces; Central Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Muchinga, Northern, North-Western, Southern and Western is governed by only 1, 896 politicians translated as 116 Mayors, 1,624 Councilors and 156 Members of Parliament (MPs).
And has 288 Chiefs categorized as follows:
Four (4) Paramount Chiefs, forty-three (43) Senior Chiefs and 241 ordinary Chiefs.
The Zambian House of Chiefs (HOC) is established under Article 169 of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016.
The HOC is required to meet at least twice a year although the President of the Republic of Zambia may summon it when need arises. With a Secretariat headed by the Clerk, a Deputy Clerk, the HOC has 50 members and a 5 year mandate.
Membership is drawn from all the 10 Provinces with each province being represented by 5 Chiefs selected by the Provincial Council of Chiefs.
Chanda formed the United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia on
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Pretoria, South Africa, as a diverse civic awareness and political platform uniting the nation whose clearly spelt goal is fixing the economy through improving tax collection, removal of a class society, increasing
access to land,
educating citizens and earning more from minerals.
UPPZ has been firm on
restoration of moralsand family values in line with Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”.
The UPPZ leadership has placed high premium on the Bill of Rights, decent housing, modernizing markets, encouraging small scale businesses, decongesting cities through elaborate transportation, establishing a Manufacturing and Industrial Development Ministry, regulating liquor selling hours and informal sector participation in economy and with certainty granting tax relief to civil servants.