A HELICOPTER IN A WARD BY ELECTION, ANGERS KATUTA
Katuta Condemns UPND’s Use of Helicopter to Visit Chiengi as ‘Mockery’ of Constituents’ Plight
In a scathing statement, the media team of Independent Member of Parliament for Chiengi Constituency, Hon. Given Katuta, has denounced the UPND government’s decision to send Minister Elvis Nkandu to the area via a K320,000 helicopter trip as a “mockery” of the constituents’ pressing needs.
The statement highlights the stark contrast between the UPND’s lavish mode of transport and the dire realities faced by the people of Chiengi, who are grappling with the deplorable state of the Kashikishi Lunchinda Road, crippling poverty, skyrocketing cost of living, and chronic drug shortages in local health facilities.
“The people of Chiengi are struggling to access basic services and infrastructure, yet the UPND government chooses to fly in a minister on a K320,000 helicopter trip. This is a blatant mockery of our constituents’ plight,” the statement reads.
The media team goes on to accuse the UPND of engaging in vote-buying tactics, alleging that Minister Nkandu has boasted about arriving with “enough cash, chitenge, and t-shirts to give every voter.” The statement urges the people of Chiengi to see through these attempts to sway their votes and instead focus on the real issues affecting their community.
“Our constituents are intelligent and cunning. They have organized themselves to receive cash handouts from Hon. Nkandu, who is known for his vote-buying antics. We call on the people of Chiengi to exercise their democratic rights without succumbing to these tactics,” the statement asserts.
Furthermore, the media team criticizes the government’s failure to assist the flood-affected families in the region, contrasting it with the lavish expenditure on the ministerial visit.
“While the government can afford to waste K320,000 on a helicopter trip, they have neglected the urgent needs of the flood-affected families in our constituency. This is a clear indication of the UPND’s misplaced priorities,” the statement declares.
In conclusion, the media team reaffirms Hon. Katuta’s commitment to serving the people of Chiengi and her determination to continue advocating for the resolution of the constituency’s pressing issues, regardless of the political machinations of her opponents.
Honourable Given Katuka you have been enjoying your salary and many allowances as Member of Parliament.How much of your earnings have you used to empower poor struggling women and the youth in your Constituency?
On the other hand, you have used your earnings to improve and enrich yourself and your immediate family members. If you can not empower even a few number of women in your Constituency using your own earned resources then you have no right to condemn honourable Elvis Nkundu. Please start by removing the plank in your own eyes then you will be able to see clearly how you can remove the speck from someone’s eyes.
The upnd has been now and again condemning the so called “tantameni” which was allegedly done by pf, what is the difference between tantameni and the expensive use of a helicopter all the way to and fro Lusaka to Luapula province and the use of giving every person corrupt money and a upnd chitenge? This is hypocrisy of the highest order by the upnd government.
Can you prove that the UPND is involved in tantameni apart from what you heard from the Defunct TuPF criminals?
$24m from Milingo ask her where was she? Ask her how that money can develop Chiengi if she cared about her people?
Forfeited properties from family of ECL ask her why she’s quiet about it and how that wealth can develop Chiengi
Eswathini properties ask her why she didn’t intervene to stop this daylight robbery
Tell her that mulenya mulelapila
Honourable Katuta,as area member of Parliament,you have received cdf 3 times now from this government and yet you have failed to maintain roads in your constituency. All you know is politicking on everything. Don’t be as useless as your colleagues in pf and uka
Take a leaf frm your colleague Kanchibiya mp,he is Pyefu and develops his area using CDF what about you,all you know best is crying like a baby
Mr Z, CDF is not money coming from UPND as a party. It’s tax payers money.
Ba Musonda, and that CDF money is available to every MP and constituency to decide what route to take in their development journey.
So instead of Ms. Katuta griping about the chopper (which is rightly abuse of government resources), she should focus on utilizing the CDF. What is the uptake rate of CDF for Chiengi?
The Question is:- Is it the first time to happen in running up of by-election by government officials?
Can we talk of something that has never happened in lifetime of political campaign in the past that which is new today under UPND.
People wont vote for an Helicopter but for a person they know will help them.
Hon Katuta, just try to hire one also if you can. If men are competing for a beautiful lady, each one of them can do anything in his ability to win the lady. If it means borrowing a suit, shoes, a vehicle, money or a chopper, it should be done, otherwise you can not afford to give chance to your friends. A vehicle also should be a posh car, imagine your friend using a vx and you, using a canter, then you are not serious. If tribalists and haters can fly around using helicopters, why can’t the government use them during campaigns? Which law prohibits anyone to do so?
Petty and childish politics!
What is wrong with using a Helicopter to reach a remote location?
Did you expect him to use a Wizard’s broom?
As MP, you have no excuse when it comes to development in your area!
You have CDF now! What are you doing when your fellow MPs are transferring their constituencies using CDF?