Government says it will assist
displaced people of Wachepa village in Chief Kapatamoyo’s area with food
supplements for the next six months.
Deputy Minister in the Office of
the Vice president, Edgar Lungu stated that it was not important to dwell on
what had transpired in the past but to find a lasting solution to the issue.
“ It is not important to dwell on
what has transpired over here . What is important is to find a lasting solution
to the issue.
“ We will work on
modalities to improve living conditions of the displaced persons here by giving
them food supplements for six months as they settled down, “ Mr Lungu
said.
He was speaking when he visited
Wachepa village to acquaint himself with how the people were settling down.
He said government would ensure
the people were assisted as it was its wish that no single soul suffered
regardless of political affiliation because the Patriotic Front was a
government for all Zambians.
Mr Lungu stated government will
not dwell on who was wrong in the Nkhwengwe issue but move forward to improve
people’s lives and learn lessons from what happened.
He also directed the Disaster
Management and Mitigation Unit ( DMMU) to engage the Zambia Army to help in
demonstrating how to erect tents so that issues raised by villagers of
rain water entering their tents could be tackled.
The displacement of people
followed a court order to hand over the land in question, farm no D 115
belonging to Kabalika NKhwengwe .
And Headwoman Wachepa, Elizabeth
Chirwa told Mr Lungu that five families were committed on the distribution list
of foodstuffs.
Headwoman Wachepa said since
October 13 this year when the families were displaced, Caritas –Chipata,
a Non Governmental Organisation engaged by government, started the distributed
of relief maize yesterday, on December 28 to the affected persons.
Meanwhile, the Minister has
implored civil servants in Eastern Province to go through the ruling Patriotic
Front manifesto so that they acquaint themselves with the vision of the party.
Mr Lungu said that there was need
for civil servants to accustom themselves with the manifesto for them to
appreciate it and deliver on behalf of government.
He stated that Mr Micheal Sata
was the President for all Zambians regardless of political affiliation adding
that it was the reason why he appointed people from the opposition and general
public to run a government which was inclusive.
The Minister noted that
government would continue to preserve Law and Order and called on those that
had engaged in illegal acquisition of wealth especially those from the previous
regime to surrender themselves to the police to save themselves from embarrassment.
He said the PF was a government
of Laws and that there were no sacrificial lambs but would follow the law in
whatever case.
He also counseled the party
cadres to behave themselves failure to which the law would catch up with them.
He said he passed through some
palaces while in the region saying that some traditional leaders have openly
expressed displeasure of the conduct of some cadres.
He said for the party and
individuals to prosper, they are supposed to uphold and follow the law of the
land.
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