#Zambia: PF Government isn’t parading KK-Guy Scott | LT: lusakatimes/2013/10/25/pf-government-isnt-parading-kk-guy-scott/ Government has denied ‘parading’ former president Kenneth Kaunda in public forums and at international gatherings in order to gain popularity. Vice President Guy Scott said Dr. Kaunda was an national asset which the Patriotic Front (PF) treasure. Dr. Scott disclosed in parliament today that Dr. Kaunda was a founding father of the nation who has opted to help government. He said Dr. Kaunda’s recent trip to Kenya during that country’s independence helped the Zambian government score a mark. He explained that Dr. Kaunda escorted President Michael Sata and attended the independence celebrations held in the Copperbelt province yesterday in national interest adding that the PF had no hand at all. “D. Kaunda is our founding father who has chosen to make himself available to work for the benefit of the nation and not the PF. For example, l went with him to Kenya during independence celebrations and everybody was happy to see KK,” Dr. Scott said. And the Vice President has thanked the opposition political party leaders who attended the independence celebrations in Kitwe yesterday. MMD leader Nevers Mumba and his counterpart of the National Revolution Party Cosmo Mumba attended the uhuru celebrations whilst UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema and others boycotted. D. Scott said the PF government appreciates the maturity exhibited by the opposition leaders because shunning the event was retrogressive and an insult to the freedom fighters in particular and the Zambian people at large. And Dr. Scott, who is also PF Lusaka Central Member of Parliament (MP), has said the ruling party and the opposition UPND should resolve their differences in an amicable manner. He condemned the violence that was perpetrated by the cadres in both parties especially during political campaigns. The Vice President has since advised the cadres from both sides to desist from engaging themselves in barbaric acts. He was responding to UPND Kalomo MP Request Mutanga, who alleged that suspected PF cadres were terrorising the UPND camp in Mansa ahead of parliamentary campaigns and when government would stop the violence. This was during the 30 minute Vice President’s question time. On agriculture, Dr. Scott told the nation that two-thirds of the maize sold to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has been stored safely and would not go to waste. He said government learnt lessons last year during the 2011-2012 farming season hence it has this year put in place prudent measures to keep in safe storage facilities. Dr. Scott further disclosed that government obtained a U$S20 million loan from Saudi Arabia to procure 50,000 metric tonnes of urea from that country because it is cheaper. Government bought the commodity from Nyiombo investments last year. ZANIS
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 03:38:05 +0000
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