Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Govt to relocate residents around Lusaka airport

Govt to relocate residents around Lusaka airport
By Sandra Lombe in Chongwe
Tue 27 Apr. 2010, 03:10 CAT

CHONGWE district commissioner Japhen Mwakalombe has said that the government will soon relocate some people from the Lusaka International Airport to Mwanawasa resettlement area to pave way for the construction of a new terminal.

Speaking on Thursday when first lady Thandiwe Banda and FAO country representative Noureddin Mona paid a courtesy call on him, Mwakalombe said the Lusaka International Airport was undergoing massive construction.

"We are just waiting for people to be moved soon to Mwanawasa resettlement area," he said. He said K500 million was available for roads for the Mwanawasa resettlement.

"We want the people to be living like Zambians and we have to ensure that," he said.

He said the Fisheries Department was working on the Nkalamabwe dam and that eight houses were constructed for the project.

Mwakalombe said the district had received a Land Cruiser and was yet to receive another one and 18 motorbikes, under the Fisheries Department.

Mwakalombe said K70 billion had been set aside to renovate the teachers college.
"It needs a status of a university, it’s well equipped," he said.

He said phase two of the district hospital had begun and that K2.1 billion had been released.

And chieftaniess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II of Chongwe district appealed to the government and its partners to expand the Conservation Agriculture (CA) project so that it could benefit many people.

"Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a very good program which needs to be supported. Maybe they can expand to incorporate a lot of people. We want you to expand this programme. It’s good, it’s cheaper but the yield that comes out is quite encouraging," she said.

And Mona said he was ready to help in any way he could in agriculture.
Chongwe MMD member of parliament Sylvia Masebo appealed to Thandiwe to speak to President Banda to upgrade Chalimbana College to a university.

"It will go a long way in ensuring the standards of teachers go up," she said.
Masebo said Lusaka was becoming congested, hence the need to open up Chongwe.


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Monday, December 14, 2009

‘Gender discrimination should not be tolerated’

‘Gender discrimination should not be tolerated’
By Moses Kuwema
Mon 14 Dec. 2009, 04:00 CAT

CHONGWE district commissioner Japhen Mwakalombwe has said gender discrimination should not be tolerated in the defence force.

During the Zambia National Service (ZNS) Makeni Garrison annual ball on Friday, Mwakalombwe said women should be given equal opportunities to prove themselves in all areas instead of being confined to secretarial and office duties. Mwakalombwe said sexual harassment should also be avoided at all costs.

“I urge you to live your social lives in a disciplined manner as the country cannot afford to lose you. Guard your lives jealously and exercise the necessary preventive measures of sticking to one faithful partner,” he said.

Mwakalombwe commended the ZNS for the commitment and effort that they make to contribute to national food security as well as in the areas of defence and security, youth skills training and land development.

He implored ZNS to increase productivity in order to contribute significantly to the national food basket as this would enable the country avert hunger.

And Makeni Garrison commander Lt Col Rashid Mbewe said the Garrison had been tailoring uniforms for both the defence and security wings as well as garments for the public that express interest in their products.

Lt Col Mbewe said their aim was to completely take over the tailoring of uniforms for defence and security wings instead of having them tailored abroad.

“This is a measure to cut down on expenditure of the meager government resources as our pricing is reasonable…the machine shop has continued with its fabrication of building materials, hammer mills, bunk beds, water tank stands and other general machinery works,” Lt Col Mbewe said.

Lt Col Mbewe also disclosed that ZNS Makeni Garrison was involved in a number of projects which included the housing project where they were constructing houses for Lusaka-based ZNS personnel.

He said so far the unit had completed three by four two bed roomed flats, which had since been occupied, while another block was still under construction.
Lt Col Mbewe said the other project was the construction of a mini hospital at the ZNS Makeni housing complex which was under construction.

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