HH COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

By Ruth Chayinda

President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA says all due processes of the law and other additional due diligence requirements shall be respected over the mining in the lower Zambezi.

President HICHILEMA however says this will be carried OUT before the new administration can guide on the future of the project.

The President maintains that the environment must and shall receive the maximum protection possible and there shall be NO deviation from this commitment to protect the environment, not only in the Lower Zambezi but across the country.

He notes that as the UPND administration works towards rebuilding the economy, it shall do so in a manner that is environmentally sustainable.

President HICHILEMA says it is important that the economic prosperity endeavors of the current generation must not hurt or jeopardize the growth and success prospects of future generations.

The Head of State says he deliberately instituted the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, to emphasize that the new administration’s economic reconstruction agenda that will pay the highest regard to environmental sustainability and protection.

This is according to a statement released to ZNBC news by Presidential Spokesperson ANTHONY BWALYA.

And, Mr BWALYA explained that this is why the President was quick to not only drive, but also endorse the Green Growth Compact Agreement between the United Kingdom and Zambia, to inject billions of British Pounds of new investment, doubling trade volumes be
ween the two nations and delivering at least 1-hundred million pounds to SMEs in Zambia.

He said this is one of the biggest success stories arising from the President’s attendance of the COP26 Summit in Scotland towards the end of last year.

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