Zambia news: Felix Mutati urges not to play partisan politics over children’s future

Zambia's Multi-Party Democracy Party President Felix Mutati has called on citizens to supplement Government's efforts in improving infrastructure which services communities. According to him, the Government of Zambia has so many needy areas that require immediate attention and cannot do everything alone.

During a visit to Mukosa Secondary School in Mungwi, he said that the citizens should provide a helping hand to Government and help in raising the standards of service delivery in communities. He further inspected a community project which he has made contributions towards the construction of a 1×3 classroom block and has pledged to see the project through to the end.

Mutati further opined that he had promised to complete the school project when he was still a Cabinet Minister after being approached by the project coordinator and that he would ensure that the classroom is completed before March 2019, as reported by Lusaka Times. The 59-year old Zambia's politician pledged to mobilise more resources from well-wishers and deliver quality works on the project so that pupils could access quality education within their reach.

"There can be no meaningful development in the absence of education and this is why we saw this initiative by the community to be important and worth supporting and this is why we will ensure that it is completed by March next year. As I go to Lusaka, I will ask my friends to support it," Multi-Party Democracy Party President said.

He further added there is no need to play partisan politics over the plight of the children's future. He said by ensuring that children access secondary education, there is a move to prevent the girl child from teenage pregnancies and early marriages.

"Ignore those who specialize in preaching sermons but let us embrace those who are action-oriented," he suggested.

While speaking on behalf of three other traditional leaders, Headman Mukosa paid tribute to the MMD leader and his team and reiterated the need for unity of purpose towards the project.

"We are grateful that this project is slowly becoming a reality. The community has done exceptionally well thus far and it is good that you have come to our aid," he said.