“There is too much suffering in this country. People have no food, they can’t find money to pay house rentals and school fees and let alone meet health costs. Why is the cost of food not affordable? Because the Government is not supporting the farmer to lower food production costs. This includes critical inputs such as seed and fertilizer which are beyond the reach of many Zambians”,UPND Vice President Richard Kapita has Charged.Kapita added that the agriculture extension services have continued to be absent (Such as Vet. officers).“Even the little food produced is not collected on time to avoid wastage. There are no proper storage facilities for already produced food”.

“The MMD, the Mwadya Mweka Daddies must go! Kuya bebele!”

The United Party for National Development (UPND) team will work tirelessly to realise the dream of a prosperous Zambia anchored on mutual understanding, love and national unity for speedy economic and social development, with a targeted economic growth rate of ten per cent (10%) per year. This will be achieved through running a mixed economy, particularly promoting increased but properly structured private/public local and foreign investments in sectors such as agriculture, mining, construction, energy, tourism, manufacturing, infrastructure, telecommunications, pensions, Insurance, financial and other services many of which have in the past decades been neglected.

Among measures necessary for the achievement of high but sustainable growth, would be maintenance of macro economic stability (lower inflation, lower interest and stable exchange rates). The UPND believes that as a country, we should realise that we cannot share poverty.