Govt reminded to realize its responsibilities

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Board Chairperson John Lijimu has advised government to realize that it has a role and responsibility to provide food, good health and education services to the people of Zambia.

Mr. Lijimu says food, good health and education should be government’s top priorities and not infrastructure alone, stating that infrastructure development on its own is meaningless because people cannot survive on infrastructure alone.

Mr. Lijimu says education has a big role to play in eradicating poverty, noting that the situation at the university of Zambia were a number of first year vulnerable students have been left out on the bursaries is likely to increase the levels of poverty in the country.

He stresses that as long as a number of young people who qualify to go to the university are not able to do so because they cannot afford the high fees, the poverty levels in the country will continue to go up stressing that at 50 years, only a few people should be living in poverty in Zambia.

Mr. Lijimu further states that if people have food, are able to access health services and education, the country%u2019s future would be bright.