RESULTS OF LIVING CONDITIONS MONITORING SURVEY AND CHILD POVERTY REPORT CONFIRMATION THAT ZAMBIA IS WORSE OFF UNDER UPND GOVT
By Michael Kaluba
Patriots for Economic Progress-PEP leader Sean Tembo says the results of the living conditions monitoring survey and the 2023 child poverty report are confirmation that Zambia is worse off today under the UPND Government than before.
According to the Zambia Statistics Agency, Zambia’s poverty levels have increased to 60 percent while over 6.6 million children are living in abject poverty with the number of children lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter increasing from 54.4 percent in 2022 to 70.6 in 2023.
Mr. Tembo says he is saddened but not surprised by these statistics contending that President Hakainde Hichilema’s policies such as giving tax holidays to the mines, actually favor foreign investors at the expense of the Zambians.
He also says these reports vindicate assertions that the UPND Governments economic policies are incapable of improving the lives of the Zambian people.
Mr. Tembo has since appealed to President Hichilema to consider convening a national multi-stakeholder economic indaba which would help his Government to formulate new and better economic policies that can cushion the suffering of Zambians until 2026.
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Mr. Tembo , a multi sector economic indaba will not solve the problems that Zambia is going through. The only solution is to call for early elections , so that elect new government to lead the country. Upnd and Hichilema have messed up the country! We need a serious fresh start!
A Bird in hand is worth more than those in the bush. Their is no assurance that the new Government that is lingering in Manganga’s mind will do better. Mr Tembo is right that a platform be proposed so that ideas can be exchanged and better ones agreed upon and implemented. Personal interests put aside, new Governments will keep on coming experimentally and the blame song will continue. Start allover again! No. No.. progress is what we need.