Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:58:41 +0000
By PRINCE CHIBAWAH
UPND Kafue MP Mirriam Chonya has commended government for initiating development projects in the area.
Breaking the UPND `protocol’, Ms Chonya said she was happy with the development being delivered to her constituency by Government and that she would continue to support all economic activities intended to benefit the people in the constituency such as the newly constructed Kafue Mission Hospital Maternity Wing.
The MP explained that it was not the policy of the UPND to speak ill of the Government but that the opposition party was merely playing its role of providing checks and balances to ensure President Edgar Lungu performed better.
Ms Chonya was speaking during the handover ceremony of the newly constructed Maternity Wing at Kafue Mission Hospital in Kafue District on Monday.
“So Hon. (Health Minister Dr Chilufya) I have not yet defected but I can confirm that it’s not our policy to speak ill of any successful government.”
“You can agree with me that the role of any opposition political party is to provide checks and balances.”
She said it was hard for the Government to deliver in the absence of critics.
“So it is not the policy of the UPND to speak ill of the Government. We are only providing checks and balances for the Government to perform well,” said Ms Chonya.
