EXTRACT OFTHE SPEECH FOR THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MR. SPEAKER, IN MY ADDRESS, TO THIS HOUSE LAST YEAR, I RE-AFFIRMED GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING AT LEAST ONE UNIVERSITY IN EACH OF THE TEN PROVINCES. LET ME STATE THAT CONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE ON-GOING AT ROBERT MAKASA, PAUL MUSHINDO AND PALABANA UNIVERSITIES. AS REGARDS, CHALIMBANA, MUKUBA AND KWAME NKHRUMAH UNIVERSITIES, ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING PUT IN PLACE. I THEREFORE DIRECT THE MINISTER TO ACCELERATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND START THE PROCESS TO OPERATIONALISE THESE INSTITUTIONS IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. FURTHERMORE, TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, GOVERNMENT HAS EMBARKED ON A PROGRAMME TO CONSTRUCT 4,160 BED-SPACE STUDENT HOSTELS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA, 3,200 FOR THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY, 1,280 FOR MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY AND 960 BED SPACES AT THE EVELYN HONE COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND COMMERCE. THE CONSTRUCTION IS BEING DONE UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF DIRECT BUDGET SUPPORT AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. UNZA Network
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