IN ALMOST A YEAR, UPND HAS DONE NOTHING- FORMER PF SG MWILA.
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says his party did a lot while in government but it was still still voted out of power, and the same can happen to UPND which has actually not done anything.
Commenting on Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali’s remarks that Zambia would be a paradise in the sub-region and on the continent owing to the new dawn government’s programmes, Mwila said talking about promises would not help the UPND.
“People want to see real things. They want to see the price of fertiliser coming down, they want to see the price of mealie meal reduce to K80 at least. If they are talking about promises, that will not help them. I can tell you that we were in government as PF for 10 years and we saw how the reaction was from the Zambia people. We did a lot and we were removed, what about them who have not even done any roads? It will be a disaster for them. Let them continue talking about theories but let them go on the ground and hear what is prevailing,” he said.
“They should know, what are the complaints by the people? Honeymoon is gone. They have to tell us what they have done and not what they will do. What are they going to do? They are already in government. They wanted power. Former president Edgar Lungu handed over power peacefully to them and they have to take advantage and ensure that they deliver the promises to the Zambian people. That is what Zambians are waiting for. Which paradise are they talking about? Do they know what they mean? It is like saying Zambia will be like London, is that possible looking at the way they are moving or running this country?”
Mwila said the UPND should know that they were now in government and not in opposition.
“Those are politics and Zambians are tired of promises. It is high time they start putting food on the table because the Zambian people have said they will not eat theories. People want to see the actual things like roads and schools. Moreover, they want the government to improve the living standards of people. The economy as at now is very bad and the people of Zambia are complaining because everything including commodity prices is high. So people are crying and the government must come in to help people. If Tayali and his people will continue promising people, I think we are not going anywhere. I think this is the time that our leaders have to know that they are now in government and not in opposition,” he said.
“They need to start implementing what they promised the people of Zambia because time is running out. It is almost a year but if you ask them what they have done, it is nothing. There is nothing apart from reducing caderism but if you look at the trend caderism is coming back. They have not paid much attention to that. Look at the cadres who went to the Magistrate court. They have started playing to the gallery. They mobilised people to go and protest in Chililabombwe that they want Vedanta but who really wants Vedanta? It is the same people who organised people in Luapula to go and protest about FTJ University. Those are things that we have been through and we expect them to bring new things, not what PF was doing. Those are the things they condemned us for.”
Meanwhile, Mwila said the UPND government was actually recruiting teachers and health workers based on the schools and hospitals left by PF.
“Where have they started constructing roads? They are doing the recruitment of teachers and they are using the schools that we left. They are recruiting nurses and doctors and they are using hospitals and clinics that we left. So it is high time they are told that they have to start implementing what they promised the people of Zambia and not theories. Zambia will never be paradise looking at the trend and at the pace they are moving. Ask them where they are going to get the money to do the roads. They are dealing with Britain and America who are broke and do not have the money. Who is going to give them money to build roads, hospitals, clinics, secondary schools and universities? Zambia will never be paradise as long as the UPND continues running this country. Let them be practical,” said Mwila.
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