Chiefs in Eastern Province have conferred with President Hakainde Hichilema on a number of issues relating to the welfare of the youths in the country.
Chief Nyamphande, who represented traditional rulers, thanked the government for its efforts in ensuring that a number of youths benefit from youth empowerment programmes through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
He noted that the CDF initiative is changing people’s lives in their chiefdoms and at the same time it is enhancing the youth’s participation in national development through skills development.
ZANIS reports that the Chiefs said this today when President Hakainde Hichilema met the traditional leaders at Luangwa house in Chipata.
” Our people are benefiting thanks to your leadership and we still want to ask you that more sensitisation needs to be done for more youths to benefit, ” Chief Nyamphande said.
The Chiefs also thanked the government for distributing relief food to various chiefdoms in the province amideast the dry spell.
They said many people in hunger-stricken communities have benefited from the government distributed maize and other relief foods.
And President Hakainde Hichilema has assured the people of Zambia of the government’s commitment to reviving the economy while emphasising the importance of remaining united to foster national development.
President Hichilema said there is need for the people of Eastern province to support the government in order to achieve its aspirations for a better Zambia.
He said his government is alive to the drought challenge that has affected the farmers in the region hence the government’s resolve to promote irrigation.
” I think God is sending a message that we must irrigate now and ensure that food is secured for our people,” Mr Hichilema stated.
President Hichilema has since asked the chiefs to ensure that they enhance food production as the nation invests in irrigation farming countrywide in order to ensure national food security.
President Hichilema is in Chipata to grace this year’s national youth day held under the theme, Zambia@60. Be the Change”.
