THIEVING OF DRUGS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 30YRS – GOVT
COMMERCE Minister Chipoka Mulenga has wondered how over 2,000 pharmacies were selling stolen drugs donated by the American government and other donors, when the country only has 1,300 registered pharmacies.
Mulenga says thieving of medicines has been happening for over 30 years, even before the Patriotic Front formed government.
He says government is not under pressure to release the forensic report on drug theft following US Ambassador to Zambia, Michael Gonzales’ revelations that over 2000 pharmacies are selling stolen medicines.
Meanwhile, the Chingola lawmaker says a nice maternity ward was constructed in Munsenga ward through CDF, such that an old woman wanted to have children again in order to experience giving birth in the new building.
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That is not how you respond to concerns raised by co-operating partners. We heavily depend on them for medical supplies which the country cannot provide. Better to engage them directly and find out how they came up with 2,000 pharmacies. It is possible some of them may be unregistered. Fighting co-operating partners through the press and being in a state of denial over stealing of donated drugs does not help.poor Zambians who are mostly in need of them.
Where is the evidence it has been happening over 30 years?
So if it has been happening for 30 years we must accept it? Is that the insinuation? This politician like many others in his cabinet is out of his depth and as such should just shut up. And leave. He must ask himself how 27 million people are served by 1,300 registered pharmacies. Otherwise they must be super healthy or do they go to traditional doctors who arent registered?
Negative Politicians produce a negative country or is it the other way round?
Now that it has come to your attention. What are doing about it ba ma shina?
Disparaging the “messenager” and finding all manner of excuses when it has become apparent that you never made a “real effort” to address the issue. The Embassy wrote to Masebo in 2021. Did sge act no? Why? Where accountability there?
We need leaders that are critical in thought, pragmatic is action and decisive.
The NPA too has been exposed. The law that could have been used to firmly deal with these theives exists. Instead we hear unregistered Pharmacies were slapped on the wrist with fines or arrests. One would ask if the individuals are competent or compromised. All this stops at your door as a leaders of a government. You need to demonstrate seriousness and be proactve and not reactive.
The whole of a minister doesn’t know how many illegal pharmacies they are. The his excuse is even worse saying thieving has been happening for 30 years does it mean it should continue on even a larger scale. So since MMD was stealing, PF was stealing so if UPND steals to this guy it will normal because it has been happening all this time. The sooner HH gets rid of idiots like this one the better. These are the type of people that are making upnd unpopular.