PF praised for developing west


BARATOSE Royal Establishment (BRE) induna Ing’anduka has praised the Patriot Front (PF) Government for showing care to the people of Western Province.
And Minister of Tourism and Arts Sylvia Masebo has said the PF Government is in hurry to take development to the people of Western Province.

 Induna Ing’anduka, whose real names are Mubita Kamutumwa, said the BRE was happy that the PF Government making efforts to eliminate poverty amongst the local people.

He was speaking on Monday at Sioma Ngwezi National Park head quarters in Shang’ombo District in Western Province.
“It is a great honor for the minister of Tourism and Arts to have traveled to
this part of the country that is remote from Lusaka or far,” he said.

 Induna Ing’anduka said that the PF Government had proved that it was a Government of
the people in view of projects being implemented in the province.
He pledged that the BRE would continue to educate the people on the importance
of conservation amongst them as some of the people thought that conservation was only a duty of Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA).

Speaking at the same function, Ms Masebo said the Government was committed to uplifting the lives of people inWestern Province.

Ms Masebo siad the Govermnt has set aside a lot of money for developing the province and that people had not just accessed the money because they have lacked information on the funds.

Meanwhile, Ms Masebo said the Kavango Zambezi Tran Frontie Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) was in line with the PF Government developmental agenda as it was one way that could help out to put more money into the community.

She was speaking on Monday at the launch of the infrastructural development of Ngonye-Sioma Falls, the release of Impala’s into the Ngonye Falls community park and receipt of motor vehicles and a tractor from the German embassy under the component of the KAZA-TFCA in Sioma, Shangombo district in western province.
 Ms Masebo said that the PF Government wanted the local communities to participate in the
tourism business.

“The PF Government wants to implement the decentralisation a policy so that the local people are empowered and KAZA further seeks to accord communities and other stakeholders an opportunity to participate actively in the management and sustainable utilization of their natural resources,” she said.

The minister said KAZA also promoted growth of the tourism industry through increased cross-border tourism opportunities and it aimed at enabling communities to participate in and benefit from tourism
related enterprises.

She said that the promotion of investment and infrastructure development would be inevitable to support both the conservation and
tourism industry.
Ms Masebo appealed to the people of western province to take advantage of the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) general assembly to market their cultural traits by making and selling the
Misisi tradition wear to the tourists.
Speaking earlier, KAZA-TFCA executive director Victor Siamudala said the organisation was
concerned with the slow pace at which KAZA member countries used donated funds that for procurement activities involving about K9 billion.

“We are awaiting the disbursement of 4 million Euros under phase three but Zambia has delayed in procurements as only about K2 billion has been spent out of about K8 billion, so what would the funders say when we have not exhausted funds in phase two and we start to request for funds for phase 3,” Dr Siamudala said.

At the same event, Germany head of development corporation Georg Rademacher said his country was committed to assisting the Southern African Development Corporation (SADC) and KAZA secretariats.
Mr Rademacher said Zambia was vital to the realization of the KAZA-TFCA goals in the region.

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