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Vice President Guy Scott has disclosed that the Patriotic Front (PF) government was determined to rapidly develop the country to a level where citizens will without hesitating, re-elect the party in the 2016 general elections.
Dr. Scott said the PF government will not divert from its mandate of developing all areas in the country for the benefit of everyone.
He said government has achieved great strides of development as attested by all well meaning Zambians throughout the country.
He said this situation proves that President Michael Sata’s administration means serious business in terms of developing the country.
The Vice President said this today in Chibombo district when he paid a courtesy call on chieftainess Mungule of the Lenje speaking people at her palace.
Dr. Scott said in Katuba Constituency for example, government was working on the road network, building schools and health posts besides rehabilitating the existing ones that are in a deplorable state.
He was accompanied to Chibombo by his Senior Private Secretary Robert Kamalata, Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde, Chibombo District Commissioner Felix Mangwato and other senior government officials
He has since assured the traditional leader that the PF government would not neglect developing her chiefdom because it aims at evenly spreading development to all parts of the country.
And the Vice President has explained that government was obliged to develop all parts of the country irrespective of whether there was a by-election in a particular area or not.
Dr. Scott said he has visited places where there were no parliamentary by-elections as well as areas where there will be elections soon.
And chieftainess Mungule bemoaned lack of water in many public institutions such as courts, Mungule health post and schools and the lack of manpower at these facilities.
Chieftainess Mungule has since appealed to the Vice President for government to consider constructing a police post in the area because of the vastness of her chiefdom.
Meanwhile, the Vice President toured the Mungule health post and Mungule local court to familiarize himself with the operations of the two institutions.
And Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde disclosed that Mungule health post would be upgraded soon after the institution is refurbished.
Dr. Kasonde said new designs of the facility have been taken for appropriate action while the bill of quantities has been submitted by architectures under his ministry.
