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Promising Equitable Distribution in North-Western Province
28th November
The Zambia United tour to launch my campaign for President concludes its first visit to North-Western Province today and now moves on to Western Province. Over the next week I will travel to every one of our 10 provinces to reinforce my commitment to an inclusive Government for all Zambians.
In the markets and crowds in Solwezi I took the message to the people that I am running for President in January. I also took the message that I plan to oversee equitable development and distribution.
Solwezi is always a stark reminder of how successive governments have failed the people. Despite the rich resources there is still so much poverty. The reason to me is clear – poor leadership and waste. It is the responsibility of Government to oversee development, it is the responsibility of Government to make sure regions do not get left behind, particularly when they have such valuable resources that we can all, as a nation, benefit from.
The rains came in, but that did not stop us campaigning and I shared with those I met some details of what I am promising: more jobs, support for farmers and investment in agriculture, reduced cost of living, better education and healthcare and improved governance. This includes my pledge to introduce the new constitution before the 2016 election.
I also took the opportunity to address the fuel price, which is still far far too high. The PF Government has lowered it a small amount now by K 0.25 for petrol, K0.28 for diesel and K0.27 for kerosene. I have called for a reduction for a very long time, the Zambian people have called for this reduction for a very long time.
However, it is still not nearly enough. It is a drop in the ocean for a people for which the cost of living has grown far far too high.
If we want to lower prices then we need a Government who can better manage our economy and cut down on waste. We cannot just take on more and more debt and we must support local businesses to grow and hire.
We can achieve great things but to do that we must unite, we must remain peaceful and we must focus on the issues. I am ready to unite the country and move us forward to a better Zambia.
Hakainde Hichilema
UPND – President
