(TIMES) MPs unhappy with poor road network

MPs unhappy with poor road network
By Times Reporter

MEMBERS of Parliament(MPs) have complained of the poor state of roads in all the provinces and urged the Government to consider improving the road infrastructure in the country.

Contributing to the debate on the 2010 national budgetary allocations to all the nine provinces of the country, the MPs on Wednesday complained that the state of the road infrastructure in most provinces was in a deplorable condition.

Matero MP Faustina Sinyangwe (PF) said the road infrastructure in her constituency and specifically in Balastone Park was in a deplorable condition.

Ms Sinyangwe, however, said there was need for parliamentarians, irrespective of their political affiliation, to work with the Government in service delivery.

Nchanga MP Wilbur Simuusa (PF) said roads in his area were in a deplorable state and he had been asking the Government to do something about the situation.

Lukulu West MP Eileen Imbwae (ULP) said that it was disheartening to note that the Mongu-Kalabo Road had not been worked on for many years.

As such, she said, the people of Western Province were unhappy with the Government’s performance.

Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister Moses Muteteka said the Government had made strides in improving the road infrastructure throughout the country.

He said it was clear that the members, particularly from the opposition were not interested in seeing the good things that the Government was doing in terms of improving the road network.

In Central province for example, Mr Muteteka said the Government had worked hard to improve the road infrastructure.

He said that this was in line with the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) and therefore wondered how and why the opposition MPs could incessantly be attacking the Government.