“We are aware that up to 4000 mart store owners have been affected by the Hakainde Hichilema´s government decision to demolish the stores here at Munyaule and measures must be taken to immediately accommodate the traders,” Mr Silavwe said.
During an 'on the spot check' at the market that has been reduced to debris without warning to traders to evacuate their goods by the Hichilema government, UKA believes the best thing to do now is mitigate the damage and offer the marketeers an alternative lease of livelihood to survive as the cost of living in Lusaka shoots beyond K10,300 per month on basics alone for a small family of five.
In Zambia one bread winner is known to take care of at least ten members of the extended family hence the reason the 4000 displaced and disposed marketeers represent thousands of impoverished Zambians that shall sink further into poverty by President Hichilema´s heartless action.
And CF president Harry Kalaba, speaking before a crowd of the Munyaule victims gathered said, “we sympathise with our people our suffering people that have lost property here twaumfwa ubulanda (we feel pity for the victims) and we feel saddened at the fact that the government cannot empathise with suffering Zambians given the brutal action they have taken to demolish your stores.”
Mr Kalaba a former cabinet minister wondered, “how will Zambians put food on the table, pay rent or take their children to school following the destruction of their property by the UPND this is not only heartless it is unacceptable and shows how uncaring UPND is because their (UPND) bellies are full as Zambians wallow in poverty.
Mr Hichilema in opposition promised to embrace marketeers and every Zambian earning a living outside the formal sector but his pre-election promise like many others seem to have changed. Several promises he made including reducing the prices of mealie meal and fuel have been broken.
Issued by: UKA MEDIA.