GOVT CLARIFIES PRESIDENT HICHILEMA COMMISSIONED 1, 475 TOILETS IN KITWE’S CHIFUBU AREA
In response to misleading reports circulating in some media outlets, government has provided clarification regarding President Hakainde Hichilema’s involvement in a sanitation project in Kitwe’s old Chifubu area, located within the Kwacha Constituency. Contrary to the reports, government emphasizes that the President commissioned 1,475 toilets and not just one, as erroneously portrayed.
Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa addressed the media in Choma today, shedding light on the President’s initiative. He explained that during the Kwacha parliamentary by-election campaign in 2022, President Hichilema identified the dire water and sanitation conditions faced by the local community. Motivated by the need for improvement, he championed the project to address these concerns.
Mweetwa further elaborated that out of the K53 million allocated for the project, 1,240 toilets have already been completed. The remaining toilets are set to be finished by the end of April 2024, aiming to significantly enhance the sanitation infrastructure in the area.
In addition, Mweetwa advised the opposition in the country to focus on substantive issues for discussion with government rather than engaging in trivial matters. He urged them to contribute constructively to the nation’s development.
Simultaneously, Mweetwa disclosed that President Hichilema is scheduled to grace this year’s Kuomboka ceremony, set to take place this Saturday. The event will also be attended by Chief Chitimukulu, representing the Bemba-speaking people, promising a meaningful gathering of cultural significance
Kitwe’s Chifubu area ??
Arm twisting the Litunga into dis-inviting the Mwine Lubemba to grace the Kuomboka ceremony; exposes the modus operandi of the UPND government!!
Ubufi. It was one toilet and the rest will be constructed later. Why do you like lying? It’s inherently in you people?
Aba bantu ba bufi! Anyway that project is a waste of money and time. What people want are projects to give them food. Now you start providing toilets when the people you expect to use the toilets have no food. What are they going to use toilets for without food. Mr. Mweetwa should also tell Mr. Mwiimbu to station a battalion of police officers there to guard the toilets, instead of hassling innocent opposition party members, as the toilets will be vandalized within a short time. And the minister of infrastructure should set up a vault to use to buy spare parts to maintain the toilets! So if the above will not be done then it’s money in the drain! It shows that there are no serious and experienced planners in this Upnd government! No foresight , no proper economists! So the economy will keep on shrinking until 2026!
Kanyama every year gives birth to cholera. Why Chifubu of all places?. Do Chifubu people have clean running water?. Do Chifubu residents afford 3 meals a day such that all their pitlatrins are filled up for them an urgent commissioning of flashable latrins?
Or these too misplaced priorities? Does anyone in the cabinet even use priotisation matrix at all?