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Chembe bemoans irregular supply of drugs in Mkushi

Chembe bemoans irregular supply of drugs in Mkushi
By Isaac Zulu in Luano valley Mkushi
Tue 28 Aug. 2012, 10:17 CAT

CHIEF Chembe of the Lala people in Mkushi district says three rural health centres in his chiefdom have had irregular supply of drugs due to lack of reliable transport that can withstand the poor road in Luano Valley.

Briefing Mkushi district commissioner Christopher Chibuye who paid a courtesy call on him on Saturday, chief Chembe said Chimika, Chembe and Liteta health posts had been having erratic supply of drugs because the District Health Management did not have a vehicle that can be used on poor roads.

But Chibuye informed chief Chembe that the district had procured a Toyota Land Cruiser using the constituency development fund and would specifically be used to attend to transport concerns in Luano Valley.

And Chibuye said the government's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit will send relief food to Luano Valley in two weeks time following concerns of hunger in the area.

Chief Chembe told Chibuye that people in his area were scared to cultivate their fields for fear of being killed by the Mailoni brothers who have been killing people in the area.

"People have fled this area…they have gone to the plateau because they are scared of being killed by Febian Mailoni and his brothers," explained shief Chembe. "Farming activities have been disturbed. My people have stopped going to their fields despite the fact that we grow maize twice in a year here. And because they are living in constant fear of the Mailoni brothers, hunger has hit this area. Don't say 'hunger is looming'."

Chibuye said the only challenge in the transportation of relief food was the deplorable state of the road but assured that the government would ferry the consignment by air.

"Your Royal Highness, I can assure you that we are aware of what is going on in your chiefdom. And in two weeks time, we shall bring relief food…We shall use a chopper. We have changed the agent to do the distribution of relief food, we have engaged the Reformed Church of Zambia. They are the ones that will be distributing relief food," said Chibuye.

Labels: CHIEFS, MEDICINE

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