Road repairs cheers Kitwe

Friday, May 20, 2011  
By ALEX NJOVU
 
KITWE residents have commended President Banda for embarking on the rehabilitation of urban roads in seven districts on the Copperbelt.
In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Kitwe District Residents Committee interim chairman Henry Mabona described President Banda as a responsible leader who is committed to improving the welfare of Zambians.
Mr Banda on Wednesday commissioned the K1 trillion urban road rehabilitation programme in Kitwe’s Kwacha township.
“As Kitwe residents, we would like to pay tribute to the President and his administration for focusing on the development of the country. We are happy with the way Mr Banda is attending to development issues.
Everyone knows that Mr Banda did not do well in the last presidential by-election on the Copperbelt but he has continued to give us real development. This is an amazing story to tell our children,” he said.
Mr Mabona commended Government for partnering with Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) to rehabilitate dilapidated roads on the Copperbelt.
He said it is good that MCM has provided US$10 million (about K50 billion) for the rehabilitation of Chibuluma –Sabina and Mufulira roads while Government has also secured K20 billion for the maintenance of the Sabina-Mufulira road.
“These are some of the notorious roads on the Copperbelt. We are very sure that once these roads are properly rehabilitated, economic activity on the Copperbelt will improve even further. We are told that the urban roads rehabilitation programme is targeting approximately 500 kilometres of both tarmac and gravel roads. This is good news for Zambians, especially for those of us living on the Copperbelt,” Mr Mabona said.
He said the people of Kitwe are encouraged by the MMD government’s commitment to national development.
Mr Mabona called on Zambians to vote for President Banda in this year’s presidential and general elections.
He said the country’s safety is guaranteed under Mr Banda’s leadership.
“We can see that the national cake is being shared equally. Development is being taken to all parts of the country, even to areas where the MMD government did not do well in the last election,” he said.
Mr Mabona urged President Banda to ignore his critics and continue to develop the country.
He said the majority of Zambians are happy with the manner in which President Banda’s administration is running the affairs of the country.
Mr Mabona said it is clear that the opposition is not interested in national development because they criticise all Government programmes.
“People are not interested in insults or unwarranted criticism. They want solutions to their problems and this is what the MMD government under President Banda is doing by implementing viable projects in the communities,” Mr Mabona said.