Makani Zambia (2024)

29/07/2023

RIP

06/06/2022

Bally is fixing it

12/04/2022

Good morning fellow countrymen & women.

26/02/2022

Of Canissius Banda, Kakoma, GBM rejoining UPND

Dr Canissius Banda should no doubt not being given any condition to rejoin the UPND the party which he helped grow when it was not fashionable to be an ordinary member of the party which was perceived by many as a regional political outfit worse still senior/vice president. I agree with Southern Province Minister and UPND National Spokeperson Cornelius Mweetwa that Dr. Canissius Banda and Charles Kakoma and should not be unconditionally re-admitted into the party should they seek re-admission. These are men who stood with President Bally in times of his political hardship. I vividly remember, at every UPND function, Dr. Banda as HH's deputy would speak passionately about Bally's vision for Zambia and his plans to give Zambians free education having been a beneficiary of fees-less education and a cattle-boy who walked to school barefooted. Dr. Banda even composed a prelude eulogizing HH which he performed whenever he was on the podium called INDE INDE HAKAINDE. Despite his shortcomings, which we all have as human beings, Dr. Banda articulated HH's vision better than he sold the UPND's manifesto for Zambia. Therefore, it would be grossly unfair to judge and demonize Dr. Banda on account of his decision to join the PF which in my view he did out of frustration but it was clearly evident that his body was PF but remained UPND in spirit. The same applies to GBM, the duo loved and still love the UPND to the core. They just jumped to the PF for political convenience. Otherwise, I can't remember seeing Dr. Banda formally and officially joining the PF apart from seeing him donning PF regalia and flashing their party symbol. Ba UPND, Bweshenino umutima. These guys are your people, they sacrificed a lot for HH. Let he who has not sinned be the first to cast a stone. Naunka mebo.

20/02/2022

Good morning ba 2.8 na ba 1.8...It's One Zambia One Nation

19/02/2022

Bally writes from the Vatican;

This morning we held a meeting with the Holy Father, Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome.

We discussed matters of mutual interest with His Holiness and expressed our deep gratitude to the Catholic Church for its unwavering commitment to the development of Zambia and it's citizens in all areas of human endeavours, for almost 130 years it has been operating in Zambia.

Of particular interest to Zambians is that Pope Francis comes from the Jesuit order, a branch of the Catholic clerics that has had a profound influence on Zambia's education system for over a century.

We therefore reiterated our resolve to working with the Church back home in fostering development and improving our people's livelihoods.

We also stressed our view that we will continue embracing all religious faiths in Zambia.

The Church has played a pivotal role in areas of education, health and the promotion of democracy and good governance in Zambia.

We will always look up to the Church for guidance in dealing with national matters.

Our meeting was fruitful and we are greatly humbled to have been invited to the Holy See by His Holiness Pope Francis.

Thank you! Grazie!

Hakainde Hichilema
President of Republic of Zambia

19/02/2022

BEN PHIRI WRITES MUSEVENI OVER 20 COWS PROMISED TO HIM 21 YEARS AGO

Former Luapula Province permanent secretary Major Ben Phiri has written Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni informing that that he has not received the 20 cows he promised him some 21 years ago, further complaining on the modus operandi of the President’s Principal Private Secretary.

In a letter to President Museveni published in one of the Ugandan newspapers and seen by Daily Revelation, Maj Phiri stated that he hoped that through the newspaper publication, the Ugandan President will learn of his plight and intervene accordingly.

“On 6th April, 2001, at his plush country home in Rwakitura, President Museveni directed that l be given facilitation for 20 cows. At the same occasion he directed one Dr Sam Byagagaire, who must have been holding the position of Agriculture assistant to Mzee, was directed to show me how to use a hand sprayer in controlling ticks considering that the number of cows l would get was small and therefore required no dip tank for the purpose. Dr Byagagaire, referred me to one Mr Linchon who was based at Okello House who also did his part by taking me go places where there was zero grazing and crucially they used hand sprayers . Regrettably that was the time Amelia was on the verge of leaving for the UK,” Maj Phiri stated. “You won’t believe that todate l have NOT been given that facilitation for the 20 cows yet the directive was given 21 years ago! I havd made multiple follow ups with Fox Odoi, Molly Kamukama and Ken Omona but none of these has materialized. As for the current PPS he even stopped picking my calls about mid last year.

“Through this publication l believe President Museveni will learn about my plight and hopefully intervene so that l can access the promised facilitation believing that this will take into account how many cows l would have had by now.”

Giving a background of all the private secretaries he had dealt with, Maj Phiri complained about the conduct of the current occupant whom he said does not even pick his calls.

“My focus today will be on the modus operandi of President Yoweri Museveni’s Principal Private Secretaries responsible for structuring appointments for the number one citizen. If my memory serves me right, on capturing State power in 1986, fhe first PPS to Mzee was Lt ol Serwanga Lwanga who was later succeeded by Eng Kabanda. After Eng Kabanda came Hildah Musubile who was replaced by Amelia Anne Kyambadde who had all this while been Senior Private Secretary (secretarial duties).When Amelia left for the U.K. to pursue further education, Joan Magezi acted as PPS before being replaced by Fox Odoi (in an acting capacity),” stated Maj Phiri. “Upon her return from studies, Amelia resumed her position but shortly after began her civil service exit formalities in preparation for her candidature in Mawokota North which she won convincingly. I attended some of her mobilisation meetings in Mpigi as she rallied the women under the Twenzibe Women Association. Amelia’s position as PPS was taken by one Grace Akello who was herself replaced by Molly Kamukama. Molly was moved to Finance as junior minister and the president appointed the current PPS Dr Kenneth Omona. Out of all the office holders of the PPS position, l only dealt with Hilda Musubile, Fox Odoi, Joan Magezi and of course Amelia Kyambadde and can state with no fear of contradiction that Amelia Anne Kyambadde was by far the best in my opinion.

And in a statement to Daily Revelation, Miao Phiri stated that the fight against corruption includes ensuring transparency in the procurement of drugs and consistent availability of medicines in health facilities as well as transparency in the recruitment of teachers and nurses.

“Like he said after being sworn in, Mr Kamalata will undoubtedly be a useful and dependable aly in the aggressive fight against corruption and President Hakainde Hichilema could not possibly have made a better choice for the capital city chief executive than the work addicted Robert Kamalata. In any case, the aggregate results of a sustainable corruption fight are numerically multiple and include but not limited to stimulating the resuscitation of the manufacturing sector, ensuring consistent availability of medicines in hospitals, transparency and predictable enrollment of teachers and nurses countrywide, paying of retirees on time, etcetera,” stated Major Phiri, adding that the new Lusaka PS possesses aptitude and unwavering patriotism. “Robert Kamalata, the newly appointed Lusaka Province permanent secretary, is imbued with very rare qualities paramount of which is his natural humility attributes even when among people ordinarily far below his civil service position. For a person who discharged his functions as senior private secretary to the Republican Vice President, his courtesy levels at the time he served in that capacity were, and still, remain absolutely lofty. Mr Kamalata his career as a secondary teacher of English and History in Eastern Province in the mid 90s and todate both his former students and fellow teachers continue to acknowledge his aptitude and unwavering patriotism over anything else. His appointment as Lusaka Province permanent secretary will indeed speedily change the complexion of the capital city for the better; as Mr Kamalata is known for his hard work and unfaltering desire to get things done.”

Credit: Daily Revelation Zambia

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