ANTI- KAMPYONGO SCHEME SLAMMED
A TRADITIONAL ruler of Shiwang’andu district has condemned UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka for conniving with a former Matumbo ward councilor to de-campaign area MP Stephen Kampyongo using lies.
In a telephone interview from Shiwang’andu last Friday,
Sub-Chief Mushila said he was aware that Mr. Katuka had allegedly connived with the named former Councilor to mount a campaign of falsehoods against Mr. Kamyongo, who has developed the area contrary to the duo’s lies that Mr. Kamyongo has lost popularity in the area because of his alleged failure to develop his constituency.
Chief Mushila said during his tenure, Mr. Kamyongo has built schools and recently opened a health post at Malekani and taken two ambulances to the area.
He said Mr. Kamyongo, who is also Home Affairs minister, recently worked on the road linking the chiefdom to other parts of Shiwang’andu to ensure smooth transportation of patients and building materials for various projects currently under way in Shiwang’andu.
He said the construction of schools has helped children who did not have anywhere to learn from.
“Just like the English saying that eating a slice of bread is better nothing, at least we have seen what our area MP has done. As sub chiefs we are politically neutral but we support the government of the day which was democratically elected. Zambia is being led by a President who wants to ensure that we don’t go backwards on development,” Chief Mushila said.
He advised politicians to discard cheap politics which he said were not adding any value to national development.
“When we see development we should thank government . Please continue with the same spirit so that we develop this nation and exclude cheap politics,” he said.
He also thanked President Lungu for re-introducing the One Zambia One Nation slogan, saying it should not just exist on paper but even through action.