GOVERNMENT MUST NOT MOCK OUR PEOPLE ON MEALIE MEAL SHORTAGES
Issued: 11/03/2023
The statement attributed to the Minister of Agriculture, Hon Reuben Mtolo on Zambians eating sorghum and cassava as alternatives to nshima is insensitive, reckless and a mockery to the Zambian people battling the high cost of living. The Minister should be a bit more sympathetic to the suffering masses than add fuel to the fire.
The government through the Minister of Agriculture has always maintained that as a country we have enough stocks of maize even when we strongly advised the government to revise downwards the maize exports in may 2022.
Why has the government resorted to importing maize from South Africa? Is the maize being imported GMO or otherwise? Was this the plan all along by the government, to create a local maize shortage then allow imports from South Africa from their friends? What kind of leadership is this new dawn administration?
This governance of ambushing your own people is extremely shocking and immoral. Given the severity of the mealie meal shortages around the Country, government has to come up with a well coordinated response as opposed by knee jerk statements aggravating the situation all the more.
GPZ, Our People First.
Silavwe Jackson
President
*GPZ
How long has the bembas, Louis been eating cassava and sorghum fir it become an insult in Zambians. Its has always been part of our local dish
How long has the bembas, Lozis been eating cassava and sorghum fir it become an insult in Zambians. Its has always been part of our local dish
Actually not only Bembas and Lozis but also NorthWesterners and Southerners have been eating cassava and sorghum from time immemorial. Sorghum is mainly grown along the Zambezi river in Gwembe valley of Southern Province. Other areas like Mongu, Nakonde, Zambezi and Chavuma West Bank grow a lot of rice. So where is the mockery or an insult here because all these foods are grown for our consumption and they help a lot to mitigate the impact of maize or mealie meal shortage if any.$