Hakainde Hichilema

“Without patriotism, there can be no national development. Without peace, there can be no sustained progress. And without unity, there can be no shared future,”

“There will be no sacred cows in the fight against corruption. None at all,”

“This House now has more female members than ever before. Numbers don’t lie,”

“No matter how good-hearted we are, we cannot share poverty. We have to generate value. Then we can redistribute that value,”

“In the last five years, we have stabilised our economy. Our focus in this term is to improve living standards,”

The electoral victory will allow Hichilema, whose government has faced backlash for diminishing press freedom, to continue with his plans for electricity expansion and critical minerals mining.

I urge Zambians to remain peaceful, patient and patriotic while awaiting the official results.

I have continued to receive encouraging results following yesterday’s voting.

Reject politicians whom I accused of seeking public office for personal gain.

Political parties without manifestos have no solutions to the country’s challenges.

The projects will be implemented when the UPND is given another mandate in next week’s General Election.

Vote for the UPND in next week’s General Election, saying this will allow Government to continue implementing programmes such as Free Education.

Beneficiaries of social protection programmes should be selected fairly, without discrimination.

Plans to construct a district hospital to improve access to healthcare services in Mushindamo.

Boarding facilities at Lamba Basic School will be upgraded, while a skills training centre will also be established.

Government will proceed with the construction of the long-awaited Central Business District after agreeing on its location.

Government will construct the Matipa Road and ensure the speedy completion of the Solwezi-Kipushi Road, where works have already begun.

The government will enroll more farmers on the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) and ensure that farmers who sell maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) are paid through mobile money within 48 hours.

We shall work on communication towers to ensure clear network coverage,

The government’s commitment to complete the Nalolo District Hospital and equip it with modern facilities so that it becomes a fully-fledged referral facility for the district.

I am aware that network connectivity is a challenge here. Once you vote for us in the forthcoming General Elections, we shall work on communication towers to ensure clear network coverage,

We shall therefore ensure that the Kalabo-Kalongola road is worked on, through to Matebele, so that our people can move with ease’’,

I have been here many times, especially when I was in the opposition, and I have seen how difficult it is for our people to reach here.

From today onwards, you will be getting paid immediately you supply your produce to FRA.