In an effort to address critical infrastructure and service needs in Kitwe, the UPND government has undertaken significant initiatives aimed at enhancing water supply, sanitation, and education in the region.
Yesterday afternoon, amidst a warm reception from Copperbelt University (CBU) students in Kitwe, President Hichilema presided over the commissioning of 30 boreholes to be drilled across the district. Addressing the students, President Hichilema assured them that their water challenges would soon be alleviated, with one borehole already drilled within the CBU campus as part of the initiative.
“Focus on your studies,” President Hichilema urged the students, “because water challenges will soon be a thing of the past.”
Prior to the CBU engagement, President Hichilema participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bulangililo Water Treatment Plant Expansion, signaling a commitment to improving water supply throughout Kitwe.
A notable milestone in the day’s events was the commissioning of over 1000 flushable toilets in Kitwe’s Kwacha Constituency, marking a significant advancement in sanitation for the area.
“Our people deserve better,” President Hichilema affirmed, emphasizing the government’s dedication to providing clean water and improved sanitation to communities across Zambia.
The day’s activities concluded with a visit to Kitwe’s Ndeke area, where President Hichilema interacted with local residents, expressing gratitude for their support and highlighting the government’s accomplishments since taking office in 2021.
President Hichilema reassured Zambians of the government’s commitment to delivering on its promises, including free education, job creation, and the revitalization of the country’s mining sector.
“Your 2021 vote is what will make us continue creating more business opportunities and jobs,” President Hichilema emphasized, promising to uphold the trust placed in the government by the Zambian people.
His commission boreholes that have that been dug yet. We so many promises he keeps making this man can not wait for the project to be completed before adding to his endless promises Mr. Promise.
There was no money. Michael Satan and Edgar Lungu bankrupted the government with reckless borrowing and looting. Before the debt restructuring last week, we were due to pay US $5 billion in debt servicing. Keep in mind that our annual national budget is US $7.5 billion, meaning that we would have had US $2.5 billion to do every single thing the government does. The debt deal reduces our debt burden to US $500 million this year, which we can easily pay. We are not out of the woods yet, because the deal only covers the debt on hand. If we borrow money, it will come with its own new terms….
Aah Aah! Borehole commissioning, Kitwe Mayor or Town Clerk could have done that. Campaigning ya yambako!!
The Kitwe mayor has no money. HH is the president, and because the government is the one supplying the money, he can announce what he wants. He runs the government according to his own preferences, not yours. When you become president, you can do things your way
LT Stop giving us propaganda as news. Report what has happened not what someone is dreaming of doing.
“the UPND government has undertaken significant initiatives aimed at enhancing water supply, sanitation, and education in the region”?????
Undertaken what initiatives?
It is the truth, and you will be seeing more of these sorts of projects going forward. The debt deal struck last week makes US $4.5 billion available to the government this year. Until the deal was signed, we were due to pay US $5 billion in debt servicing in 2024 alone. The 3 Eurobonds borrowed and looted by Michael Satan are all mature; the 3 of them amount to US $2.95 billion, and the outstanding interest on them is US $880 million. The total amount due right for them now is US $3.75 billion. The other US $28 billion borrowed and looted by Satan and Lungu is due US $1.25 billion in payments this year, because they armotise Adding all this up takes us to the US$5 billion that was due/
So this means the local councils have completely run out of capacity to expand water provision to residents ka? Well, as long as we make sure the ground water is clean and healthy, let’s carry on. After all, bena Angola and Mozambique who didn’t have the luxury of having sewer and water piping have been doing so since independence. Ise here we are going backwards… it’s OK — just carry on.
I am sure some trolls will come with PF this, UPND that … I am basing my argument purely on what I have grown through in Zed (before I left for good). Those days you are building a house ba municipal (as we called them) will come and connect your water and electricity (It was not ZESCO or Lusaka Water as you have masiku wano). Oh! And we would normally have a water storage tank on premises. Zambia was sweet once!