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Chongwe- Wendsday 20th March, 2024. ENHANCED CDF IMPACTS MANY LIVES IN CHONGWE DISTRICT. CHONGWE Town Clerk Mr. Damson Mukwato, says the enhanced CDF by New Dawn Government has improved many lives of Women and Youths in Chongwe Constituency. Speaking during Special BBC Media Action CDF Live Program at Chongwe Community Radio Station on Tuesday, Mr. Mukwato disclosed that the transformation impact of local authority’s works in the prudent implementation of CDF was evident in all aspect of life. Mr. Mukwato who took pride to explain on the successful completed Community Projects and Women and Youth Grants and Loans, expressed happiness on the enhanced CDF. He explained that because of the increased CDF by government, communities in Chongwe were having healthy families and children being educated and that opportunities for growth were bound. Mr. Mukwato indicated that many Women and Youth groups have benefited from Grants and Loans under empowerment and were doing fine in various businesses to uplift their lives. He added that under Skills development many youths have benefited from CDF skills bursaries and Secondary Boarding school bursaries in the past two years. Mr. Mukwato indicated that Chongwe district has seen robust and quality CDF infrastructure like maternity anexures , Police Posts, with Education Sector benefiting more through construction of classroom blocks. He however revealed that Chongwe Municipal Council was one of the models at national level in the prudent implementation of CDF and was named the best local authority in Lusaka Province among the six districts, Chilanga, Lusaka,Lufunsa, Luangwa and Kafue in the effective and efficient implementation of CDF. The BBC Media Action Special CDF Program is a sponsored program at Chongwe Radio to access Community awareness on the knowledge of CDF requirements and processes. Issued By: Peter Sukwa. Chongwe Municipal Council Public Relations Officer. Cell: 0977464325

Chongwe- Wendsday 20th March, 2024. CHONGWE RESIDENTS USHER IN ZONAL REPRESENTATIVES. Residents in Chongwe district have elected WDCs Zonal Representatives in the four of the 21 wards. Chongwe Municipal Council on Monday, 18th March, 2024, embarked on the WDC Zonal Representatives in an going elections of 85 Zones of Chongwe Constituency. In Manyika Ward, Kampekete Zone, Mr. Boyes Chiyota, is newly Zonal Chairperson after winning with 230 votes against his rival, Ms. Agness Bwalya, who polled 64 votes while Janet Nota got 53 Votes. The Zone had a total number of 348 registered voters. And in Chilyabale Zone, with 151 registered voters,Mr. Allan Mwaluputa, was elected as the Chairperson after polling 79 votes to beat Mr. David Muzimbulu while Chitonyhabunga Zone with 182 registered voters, Mr.Timothy Mwalongo is the dully elected Chairperson after polling 90 votes to beat the other four contesters , Ms. Charity Macha who got 34 votes , Mr. Baldwin Kayaya with 21 votes. Mr. Weleki Nawa, got 16 votes while Mr. Walisuku Sikulimukelwa got only 5 votes. And in Kapete Ward , Pastor. Victor Champanga has retuned his seat as Kapete Zonal Chairperson in a tight polls after he polled 57 votes against his rival Ms. Bertha Mumba, who polled 42 votes while in Shiyala Zone, Mr. Michael Mwanza, went un opposed and Electoral Presiding Officer, Ephraim Chabinga, declared the two as dully elected chairpersons. And Mr. Solomon Msidi, is Mulola Zonal Chairperson after he went un opposed while in Bunda- Bunda- Zone , Mr. Victor Mwandila, is the new Chairperson after polling 64 votes to beat Mr. Dackson Mpofu, who got 41 votes with Mrs. Patricia Ndona, polled 26 votes. And Mr. Trywell Hakambo, is newly Mazungaire Zonal Chairperson in a tight election after he polled 12 votes against Mrs. Lucia Banda Nkausu who polled 11 votes while in Mpango Zone , Mr. Arthwin Walukobo, is the new Chairperson. Issued By: Peter Sukwa. Chongwe Municipal Council Public Relations Officer

Chongwe-Tuesday 19th March 2024 Successful launch of the ICT Hub for women and Girls in Chongwe district at Chongwe Secondary School built under the government of United Nations joint program on online gender based violence in collaboration with Zicta and UNDP with support from the Swedish and Irish government. The two Ministers,Honorable Felix C Mutati who is Minister of Technology and Science and Honorable Sylvia T Mabeso who is the Chongwe Member of Parliament and also Minister of Health graced the event at Chongwe Secondary School grounds. Below is a pictorial event of the launch.

CDF RADIO PROGRAM ALERT: Chongwe Community Radio Station will this afternoon feature Chongwe Municipal Council Town Clerk Mr. Damson Mukwato, on the special BBC Media Action CDF Program where he will Highlight on the CDF Implementation in Chongwe District. Tune into @Chongwe Community Radio Station on 104.5FM at 14:00 hours to 15:00 hours today and be part of the program. You can also follow us on Facebook where the program will be live streamed.

Chongwe -Monday 18th March 2024 CHONGWE MAYOR INTERACTS WITH YOUTHS His Worship The Mayor of Chongwe Mr Christopher Habeenzu today interacted with youths from Kapwayambale ward to appreciate some of the challenges they have been facing in their Communities . The Mayor urged the youths to be productive and useful as they are the future leaders of tomorrow. He also encouraged them to form up cooperative groups to access the available empowerment packages under the Consistency Development Fund (cdf) . He mentioned that empowerment programs under Constituency Development Fund will go a long way in shaping the youths to become self sustainable. Speaking during the same meeting Mr.Habeenzu encouraged the youths to identify their strengths which can be fully explored through Constituency development fund -CDF. He also added that those who did not have the privilege to complete their education are equally not being left out and they are catered for under the skills training bursaries ,loans and grants component. In his closing remarks the Mayor reiterated government’s commitment to uplifting the lives of young people and without leaving anyone behind. Issued by Nelly Nkolongo Public Relations Officer Chongwe Municipal Council

Chongwe – Monday 18th March, 2024. VOTiNG STARTS IN THE WARD DEVELOPMENT ZONAL REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS IN CHONGWE CONSTITUENCY: Some residents in Chongwe Constituency today Monday 18th March, 2024 are turning out to vote in the WDCs Zonal Representatives elections. On a Spot- Check when delivered ballot papers , found scores of residents at Kampekete Zonal in Manyika Ward were at the polling station as early as 08:00 hrs waiting to cast their vote. Manyika Ward Councilor Ruiner Shiyala addressed the electorates to cast their vote peacefully. And voting has started in all the four wards with nine Zones casting their votes.

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Chongwe – Monday, 18th March, 2024. ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA RESUMES CONTINUES VOTER REGISTRATION IN CHONGWE: The Electoral Commission of Zambia has resumed the continuous Voter registration in Chongwe district and other areas were the exercise was suspended last Month. The ECZ exercise has restarted today Monday, 18th March, 2024 and the voting centres will remain open for registration from 08:00hrs to 17:00 hrs during working days. This is according to the ECZ Public Notice Issued by Corporate Affairs Manager Patricia Luhanga and made available to Chongwe Municipal Council this Morning. Bellow is ECZ Public Notice.

Chongwe- Sunday, 17th March, 2024. WARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES ZONAL REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS COMMENCES IN CHONGWE CONSTITUENCY: Chongwe Municipal Council will on Monday begins the voting in the Ward Development Committees Zonal Representatives elections in the 21 wards of the Chongwe Constituency. This is to put in place the WDCs executives on wake to spearhead developmental activities on the grassroots in line with the New Dawn manifesto of decentralisation policy. Chongwe Municipal Council is greatiful to inform the public that after successful holding of the WDC Zonal Sensitisation elections community meetings, Nomination of candidates and Voter registration process in the 85 Zones of the 21 Wards, in the past one month, the local authority begins elections, tommow Monday, 18th March, 2024. The local Authority Electoral Officers will from 18th to 21st March, 2024 holds polls in twenty Zones of the first selected Seven wards. Therefore, the electoral team will on Monday, begin to hold elections in Kapete and Manyika wards in the Nine Zones. In Kapete Ward elections will take place at the following polling stations, Bundabunda, Mphango, Mulola, Kapete primary schools and Masungaile Community Primary school respectively while in Manyika, polls will take place at Shiyala, Kampekete, Chilyabale and Chitentabunga primary schools. On Wendsday, 20th March, 2024, the team will hold WDC Zonal Representatives elections in four wards of Chalimbana, Kanakantapa, Nakatindi and Katoba , to carter 19 Zones while on Thursday, 21st March, 2024, elections will be held in Chainda Ward with Chainda and Ross Breeders as polling Stations. The Local authority further wishes to announce that the polling stations opens at 11hrs and will be closed at 15: 30hrs every polling day. However, Chongwe-Municipal Council wishes to advise all candidates contesting and their supporters to exhibit peaceful voting environment. Issued By: Peter Sukwa- Chongwe PRO

Chongwe -Friday 15th March, 2023. Highlights of the weekly clean up exercise in Madido Ward led by Area Councillor….Clr Janet Chisenga. Chongwe Municipal Council continues to urge Community members to always participate in the weekly cleaning campaigns to ensure that public health is maintained. TOGETHER WE CAN KEEP ZAMBIA CLEAN!

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