HON SYAKALIMA SHOULD BE FIRED
…. for demeaning the people of Luapula province, says former Mwansabombwe DC
Mwansabombwe… Monday October 16, 2023 (SMART EAGLES)
Education Minister Hon Douglas Syakalima should be fired for demeaning the people of Luapula province, says former Mwansabombwe District Commissioner Jacob Chilufya.
Last week, Hon Syakalima told Parliament that Luapula Province has remained the poorest and least developed region because of the poverty of the minds of the people in the province.
But Mr. Chilufya says if President Hakainde Hichilema cares about the people of Luapula province, he should consider firing Hon Syakalima immediately.
Mr Chilufya says the language used by the Minister is insult!ng to the people of Luapula province and he should be relived off his duties saying he does not mean well for the country.
“I cannot hide this from you my brother, we are at pains to learn that a whole Minister can call us that we suffer from poverty of the mind. The people are upset and he (Hon Syakalima) cannot continue in that office if President Hakainde Hichilema cares for us. He should immediately fire him for using such a language against the people who voted for the UPND. How many people voted for the UPND in the previous elections?”
“We are not happy with such sentiments. The sentiments simply mean that we are all dull in the province. This party UPND does not care for the people and that’s why they have resorted to insult!ng us. But this party in government should not forget that the people of Luapula province added value for them to even form government. Because of the votes that the people of Luapula gave to President Hichilema resulted in Hon Syakalima to be appointed as a minister.”
He said the people of the province are not poor in mind as they utilize God given resources to advance their lives such as farming, fishing and other ventures.
He added that the province is also endowed with mineral resources such as sugilite which is illegally mined by a few individuals for their selfish gains.
Mr Chilufya said it would be a grave mistake for President Hichilema to keep in that office unless he had the blessings of the head of state in issuing such a careless statement.
Firing alone wont be enough.A jail Term of any duration would be more ideal for these Kind of unzambian folks.The Law is very weak on such sensitive issues….
Starting with the late president Mr Chiluba upto now MPs in parliament still refer to Shangombo as the most place with low standard people but you have never heard them react or refer to the comments as tribalism. I really wonder, do we have some regions in Zambia, which are so special than other places like Shangombo such that they can not be spoken about?
Leave siakalima alone. You see what ignorance does ka. You want someone fired for speaking the truth. You are intellectually impoverished. If you were truly educated you wouldn’t take offense. Luapula is well endowed with natural resources but go there and see the poverty. If you take people with a rich mind to luapula that province can change. Ignorance is very costly.
Well stated @ Substance.
Ah kubweka me I wonder how some zambians think it’s so sad.
https://zambianobserver.com/douglas-syakalima-is-right-but-he-lacks-political-correctness-zambia-is-where-it-is-today-largely-because-of-poverty-of-the-mind-dr-canisius-banda/
For those that missed what Hon Siakalima said, listen for yourself if there is any insult in what he said and judge those that are talking against him which I feel is out of proportion. Instead of feeling challenged someone feels offended. I would be happy to see the ordinary people themselves complain than those with political minded individuals politicking on none political issues.
Luapula people should judge which of the two camps mean well for them. My advise is that YOU TAKE THE STATEMENT AS A CHALLENGE and that you are equal to the task.
Hon. Syakalima did not insult anybody. But the reaction from those from there just goes to vindicate the Minister. Indeed the people from there are mentally and physically impoverished. Mmembe has also recognised that these people are ndeed mentally impoverished and is trumpeting it as an insult on the Bembas of Luapulaby the Minister. How sad. Education is important bane, please abena Luapula if you cannot go for mwashibubukeni at least send your children so that they are enlightened