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KK urges Zambians to remain peaceful

KK urges Zambians to remain peaceful
By Masuzyo Chakwe
Thu 22 Oct. 2009, 04:01 CAT

DR Kenneth Kaunda has urged Zambians to sort out their differences in a manner that will not disturb the peace the country has so far enjoyed.

In his message ahead of the country’s independence which falls this Saturday, Dr Kaunda said there was no doubt that Zambia had a lot to thank God for.
He said Zambians had a lot to thank God for because in spite of the many challenges, the county had remained peaceful.

“And I am saying let us continue to be peaceful. As a people, we have responded to God’s call, love thy neighbour as thy love yourself, do unto others as you would have them to do unto you.

We must continue to do this in spite of the many challenges that we face. We have got wonderful opportunities here so let us continue to be peaceful. Yes, there will be differences in our society in our nation but those differences must be discussed in a way that does not disturb our peace,” he said.

Dr Kaunda said looking at what was happening in a number of African countries, Zambians must know that they had been peaceful and thank God for that.

“And we must continue to follow that path of peace. Let’s continue to work together, to face these problems together as people of one nation. One Zambia, One Nation that’s what I am saying,” said Dr Kaunda.

Earlier during the first part meeting for the tree-planting committee as announced by President Rupiah Banda in Parliament, Dr Kaunda said there was need to do more to revise the effects of climate change.

“Wherever you go on earth, the world is crying out, deserts are crying out, oceans are drying up, even snow is melting. Our rivers are drying, the cry is one, the cry is climate change. We need to do more to move to help this climate change and let this be revised,” Dr Kaunda said.

And tourism minister Catherine Namugala said Zambia had been able to preserve forests but because of the challenges of deforestation, they were depleting.
She said out of the 487 local and national forests, 245 were now encroached.
Namugala said awareness on how the forests could be used to better people’s lives and not what was being seen now was needed.

She said there was need to start teaching people the importance of tree planting. Namugala urged Dr Kaunda to assist in funding alternatives for forest dependable communities.

Labels: CATHERINE NAMUGALA, INDEPENDENCE, KENNETH KAUNDA

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