By Daily Revelation Reporter
Major Ben Phiri has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to create three provinces out of Southern, Western, North-Western and Eastern provinces.
In a press release to Daily Revelation, Maj Phiri argued that this must be done to improve service delivery in the country.
“I would like to make a passionate appeal to President Hakainde Hichilema to consider creating two additional provinces in regions which have more than 15 (fifteen) districts each. Out of all the ten provinces we have in Zambia, only Southern and Eastern provinces consist of 15 or more districts in the respective areas. We can possibly create what we may call ‘Kariba province’ comprising, Chirundu, Siavonga, Sinazongwe, Sinazeze, Munyumbwe, Gwembe, Kalomo, Zimba and Livingstone. The other one which can retain the ‘Southern province’ appellation can have Kazungula, Itezhitezhi, Namwala, Choma, Pemba, Monze, Mazabuka and Chikankata,” Maj Phiri argued. “Further we may also evaluate the possibility of having Magoya as a district on its own to accelerate development in the area. The other region that ought to be split into two provinces is Eastern province. The envisaged new province which we may call ‘Kanele province’ can have Chama, Chasefu, Lundazi, Lumezi, Chipangali, Kasenengwa, Chipata and Vubwi. The other one that will ideally remain ‘Eastern province’ can include Mambwe, Chadiza, Katete, Sinda, Petauke, Lusangazi and Nyimba. In addition, Chama may be split into two districts along with Lumezi and Mambwe districts. In Mambwe, Msoro chiefdom can be carved out and accorded district status from Lupande river all the way to Kasamanda area bordering with Mkaika in Katete. I strongly believe that the move can ease the present challenges being faced by people in Southern and Eastern provinces cognizant that the resource envelope is obviously overstretched on account of the multiple competing needs of the residents in the mentioned areas.”
Maj Phiri continued: “The President can also look at carving out the Western bank of both North Western and Western provinces, combine the duo and probably call it ‘Kuomboka province’. This is the area that is very proximate to Moxico province of Angola and with peace reigning in our western neighbours, Zambia can take full advantage of the huge yawning market in Angola by scaling up production of goods and services required there. The long civil war between government forces and UNITA inevitably left Moxico devoid of the requisite factories and as Zambia we can fill that void especially once the West bank of North Western and Western provinces is crystallized as Kuomboka province.”
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