Kawimbe, Chikwakwa have failed - Musosha

Kawimbe, Chikwakwa have failed - Musosha
By Patson Chilemba
Sat 04 Dec. 2010, 04:01 CAT

BONIFACE Kawimbe and Jazzman Chikwakwa must go because they have deliberately failed President Rupiah Banda in Luapula Province, says Chrispine Musosha.

In an interview, Musosha, who is education deputy minister and Mansa-Central MMD parliamentarian, said he agreed with PF ‘rebel’ members of parliament who have called on President Banda to remove Luapula Province minister Dr Kawimbe and provincial permanent secretary Chikwakwa from their portfolios.

He said Dr Kawimbe and Chikwakwa had failed to spearhead development in Luapula Province.

Musosha said Dr Kawimbe and Chikwakwa had failed to utilise the six graders and fully trained grader operators under their control to develop feeder roads in the province.

He said the productivity ratio for each grader was supposed to be four to six kilometres per day, meaning the six graders the province had could have achieved an average of 30 kilometres per day.

Musosha said Dr Kawimbe and Chikwakwa had only worked on 80 kilometres.

“So what productivity ratio is that? That government sent enough money last year, no single road was handled. This year they sent K5 billion, it is in the account today. Does it make sense, somebody has already prepared the food for you and you fail to eat it?” Musosha asked.

“The government has even put food in the mouth of both the minister and the PS and the entire provincial administration, and no road is being attended to. Does that make sense? So all those that are calling for the removal I am sorry I must join them.”

Musosha said President Banda should not be blamed for deploying Dr Kawimbe and Chikwakwa to serve in Luapula.

“It is just that they chose to fail the President and the entire MMD administration. They chose to do that unfortunately because one would be crying for money for diesel and other things. Money has been in the account,” Musosha said. “It means we are paying for nothing…it’s unfortunate. I urge my brothers to work up and start working.”

Musosha said fertiliser was released to the farmers earlier, but it was being taken to the farmers on rough terrain.

“Meanwhile, equipment has been sitting idle the whole year,” he said.

However, Musosha said he was ready for anybody that would want to challenge him.

Earlier during the debates in Parliament on the estimates of expenditure for Luapula Province, Kawimbe said he was aware of several calls from the rebel members of parliament for his provincial administration to step down but maintained he would not.

This is however, the first time that a fellow party member has called for his dismissal.