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Govt disappoints chief Hanjalika over unfulfilled development promises

Govt disappoints chief Hanjalika over unfulfilled development promises
By George Zulu in Mazabuka
Thu 24 June 2010, 16:10 CAT

CHIEF Hanjalika of the Tonga people of Mazabuka has said he is disappointed with government’s failure to deliver its development promises made especially on the maintenance of roads that lead to productive areas in his chiefdom.

And chief Hanjalika has urged his subjects to use condoms if they cannot abstain from premarital sex.

In an interview after officiating at the Lwiindi -Mulembo traditional ceremony, chief Hanjalika said he was very disappointed with government’s reluctance when it came to road rehabilitation and other infrastructure developments in his chiefdom and other surrounding areas.

“I am not happy with the government over the state of roads in my chiefdom; they are in a very bad shape they need to be worked on. I really don’t know who has gone to sleep over the rehabilitation
exercise of these roads I am talking about. They have failed to work on these roads and that makes me to be very disappointed,” chief Hanjalika said.

He said he was willing to work with the government but failure to address issues of roads, maize marketing and other socio-economic challenges his subjects were faced with was discouraging.

Chief Hanjalika also said it was disappointing that government had paid a deaf ear to the marketing of maize, saying briefcase maize
buyers had invaded his chiefdom and were buying maize at K22, 500 per 50 kilogramme bag of white maize.

“I have resisted these briefcase maize buyers because they are bogus
businessmen, how do they buy maize at K22, 500 per 50 kg bag, we
should not sell our maize at a cheap price like that, let’s wait for
FRA to come and collect our maize,” chief Hanjalika advised.

And chief Hanjalika has called on his subjects to use condoms every
time they want to have sex.

Chief Hanjalika said it was important for his subjects to be using condoms every time their sexual desires overcame them.

“As we are celebrating let’s remind ourselves that in our midst there
is HIV and AIDS, this disease has claimed so many lives, so let’s all use
condoms if we cannot abstain from sexual activities, if our sexual
desires overcome us let’s use these condoms because they will prevent
us from contracting the virus,” said chief Hanjalika.

Labels: CHIEF HANJALIKA, DEVELOPMENT

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