President Michael Sata is always distressed to see people suffering, says George Zulu. In an interview, Zulu, who is foreign affairs permanent secretary, said President Sata had embarked on a fight against poverty because he was distressed to see people suffering.
“He President Sata hates to see poverty and that is why he embarked on massive development programmes in the country. He has embarked on the Link Zambia 8000 road project, the opening of the railway line between Chipata and Mchinji. These are projects that will lift many of our people out of poverty,” Zulu said.
He said some people might not appreciate what President Sata was doing at the moment, but the positive impact of these projcts would be seen in future.
“The effects of what President Sata is doing today may not be felt today, but it will be felt in future once these projects start bearing fruit,” he said, dismissing opposition sentiments that President Sata’s developmental agenda was skewed towards certain areas.
Zulu explained that the road and infrastructure projects once completed were expected to boost Zambia’s trade with other countries in the region…
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