By Hon. Given Katuta Mwelwa
IT WAS NOT A 27 YEARS OF JOKES OR PLUNDERING BUT OF SERIOUS BUSINESS. VIVA UNIP and it’s government!
Dr. Kenneth Kaunda was a visionary and patriotic President.
1.Chalimbana College, 2.NRDC,
3.UNZA,
4.Kwame Nkhuruma college,
5.President’s citizenship college,
6.NIPA was specifically for civil servants,
7.ZNS was meant to produce food for the national hence the colour green,
8.ZAMIM ( Zambia Institute of Marketing ),
9.Livingstone Texitiles, 10.Livingstone Motor Assembly,
11.ITT supersonic in Livingstone,
12.Motor Assembly Company for FIAT in Livingstone,
13.Rover Zambia in Ndola,
14.Mansa Batteries, 15.Mulungushi Texitiles in Kabwe,
16.Tazara Railway line in Mpika,
17.in Mpika we had a workshop capable of manufacturing any spare part for a train,
18.Lwangwa Industries for Bicycles in Chipata, 19.Ngoli coffee plant in Kasama, 20.Mazabuka sugar company, 21.Mwinilunga pineapple factory,
22.Mongu cashew nut project,
23.Mupepetwe Military plant manufacturing Chipolopolo (bullet) in Serenje,
24.Mango plant and Indeco milling in Mkushi, 25.Luanshya Serios, ZAMEFA etc
26. You can add what I can’t remember I was a bit young but all I can remember is that he was not a corrupt leader.
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Here are some of the notable achievements and projects implemented during the United National Independence Party (UNIP) regime in Zambia, which was in power from 1964 to 1991:
Companies:
1. Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) – a state-owned copper mining company
2. Indeco – a state-owned industrial development company
3. ZIMCO – a state-owned investment holding company
4. Zambia Airways – a state-owned national airline (now defunct)
5. Zesco – a state-owned electricity utility company
National Roads:
1. Great North Road (Lusaka to Nakonde)
2. Great East Road (Lusaka to Chipata)
3. Mongu-Kalabo Road
4. Livingstone-Sesheke Road
5. Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway
Schools:
1. University of Zambia (UNZA) – established in 1966
2. Copperbelt University (CBU) – established in 1987
3. Zambia Institute of Technology (ZIT) – now known as the University of Zambia’s School of Engineering
4. Kwame Nkrumah University – now known as the University of Zambia’s School of Education
5. Various secondary and primary schools across the country
Hospitals:
1. University Teaching Hospital (UTH) – established in 1966
2. Ndola Central Hospital
3. Kitwe Central Hospital
4. Livingstone General Hospital
5. Chipata General Hospital
Major Projects:
1. Kariba Dam – a hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi River (completed in 1960, but expanded during UNIP’s rule)
2. Kafue Gorge Power Station – a hydroelectric power station (completed in 1973)
3. TAZARA Railway – a railway line connecting Zambia to Tanzania (completed in 1976)
4. Zambia Sugar Company – a sugar plantation and processing company (established in 1968)
5. Rural Development Programmes – aimed at improving rural infrastructure, healthcare, and education
The author must reverify her data lest she misleads her readers. For instance, it is not correct that the former ZIT is now UNZA’s School of Engineering. Instead the former ZIT is the current CBU. I also doubt that Kwame Nkrumah University is under UNZA. Livingstone General Hospital was built before Zambia became independent. It was a hospital for whites. The architecture of the hospital like that of the original buildings of Hillcrest High School clearly show that the facilities were built before 1964 and were constructed for whites. All the same the pointing out of the few errors is not to refute the patriotic works/projects of KK; that great nationalist. It is really a tragedy that some of the presidents who came after him were shamelessly corrupt to the core.
This coming from the same MP that abused, physically assaulted and spat at a journalist at parliament…..and saying what?
She’s in bed with a bunch of criminals that plundered this country dry and now saying what about corruption?
Palast ati she’s even a reverend, what hypocricy or is it lunacy?