CITIZENS FIRST SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF USD 50mln SUPPORT TO THE HEALTH SECTOR
Lusaka, May 8 – We have received the news about the US Government’s decision to cut USD 50 million in medical aid to Zambia with a great sense of shock and sadness as this will lead to needless deaths of many poor Zambians who have depended on this form of support for many years.
Although we are sad, we are aware that what the American Government has done confirms what we have always known and warned Zambians about, that you voted into power, people who lack the capacity to appreciate the magnitute of providing national leadership. Their main interest is not to serve, but stealing public resources and lining their pockets.
The fact that the US embassy officials painstakingly held a total of 33 meetings with senior Government officials complaining about the same things yet without any signs of action, shows that corruption is very endemic and highly entrenched in the UPND Administration.
They have also demonstrated this callous and reckless behaviour towards looting public resources with the NAPSA money which is now being syphoned through bogus public private partnership projects such as the Ndola/Lusaka duo carriageway.
We have seen a similar pattern with the manner in which our mine wealth has been auctioned to foreign entities without any sign of care or concern for the Zambian people.
The action by the Americans therefore, is a wake up call to all Zambians that never again should you entrust national affairs to a group of people with narrow partisan interests devoid of a national character.
Losing USD 50million in annual support towards the health sector is very saddening because critical areas such as HIV, Malaria and tuberculosis will be gravely impacted by this painful and regrettable decision by the US Government.
The UPND Administration should quickly tell the nation where they are going to get resources desperately needed to plug the hole left by the US Government move to cut aid to the health sector before we lose many lives because of the UPND’s selfishness and criminality.
The USA has been a long term bilateral partner to Zambia that has been providing financial grants and various forms of support to many needy sectors of our country.
It’s shameful and regrettable that the goodwill of such a dependable partner could be frustrated by the thieving, uncaring and indifferent attitude of the UPND Administration.
Issued By:
Harry Kalaba
President
Citizens First
FCB, Muleta, Jata, Blackteeth Lungu, JMC, Chilyata, Mulenga the fake, Haakwisaya, all you praise singers, where are you now? Stop pretending you do not have bundles to comment. There you have it with your thieving corrupt government. I have been telling you all along that your leaders are thieves. This syndicate is too big to be orchestrated by one big fish. And the fact that Hakainde has known about this for more than a year says it all. And you wonder why they have created these harsh cyber laws? They can take their laws and put them where the sun never shines. Zambia is bigger than all of us. They should not get away with this. We have had enough. This is not the rubbish we voted for in 2021.
Reject tribalism, corruption and oppression.
God bless Why Me and Captain Ibrahim Traore.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
Iwe Ka Tayrol
Ask yourself this question:Did ambassador Gonzales indicate that as a result of rumpant drugs and supplies thefts, the standards of health of HIV TB and other cases have deteriorated?
On the contrary the health statuses of many ailments except cancer have shown improvement.Health center pharmacies are almost fully stocked
Ambassador Gonzales did not attribute the withdrawal of funding to lack of progress in treating ailments but due to perceived systematic theft of drugs and supplies
You must now understand that like USAID, US embassies around the world are under pressure to prove their worth.In fact,some embassies have already been earmarked for closure.
Now read between the lines,if you can think at all
It is a sad news however 2026 we are voting for you upnd government
When leaders forget their call to lead and focus on ungodly things this is a result. Imagine what HH and his minions would be saying ? Lack of leadership, empathy and compassion. 33 times of meetings at higher and highest levels even America taking a painful investigations in all ten provinces with hard evidence but HH, Sylvia Masebo, Jack Mwiimbu , Haimbe and now Kane’s all fast asleep . UPND is a failed project never to be taken again.
When leaders forget their call to lead and focus on ungodly things this is a result. Imagine what HH and his minions would be saying ? Lack of leadership, empathy and compassion. 33 times of meetings at higher and highest levels even America taking a painful investigations in all ten provinces with hard evidence but HH, Sylvia Masebo, Jack Mwiimbu , Haimbe and now Kane’s all fast asleep . UPND is a failed project never to be taken again. How Zambians are they going to die due to cold blooded hearts. Just interested in putting opponents in jails
In my understanding the article does not mention that the reason for the USA to cut the funding is because of theft.
The priority of the US government under Trump administration today is to lessen AID to other countries for the benefit of US citizens. The cut must have come out of that decision. Not because money was stolen.
You have twisted the words of the article to bear a picture of theft. Be genuine Mr Kalaba.
Disregard my comments above. I responded before reading the actual article.