Keembe lawmaker Princess Kasune showed the productive side of parliamentarians by inspecting and commissioning projects in her area.
Notable for her across partisan approach to development, Kasune commissioned a borehole and inspected works a boarding school under construction on her tour.
Kasune is globally acclaimed for her HIV/AIDS crusade where he having lived positively has been a reference point at main global conferences.
She fell out with her party last year when she attended a state function where President Edgar Lungu was officiating at the Agricultural Expo in her constituency.
Kasune says she has an obligation to the children especially girl child of her constituency by ensuring that the health and education sectors enjoy a facelift and accessible by all.
And Kasune has pledged to construct a girl’s boarding facility at Chinyongola Secondary school which currently is in a deplorable state while some learners are renting in nearby villages.
Speaking when she officiated at the handover ceremony of a borehole to Chinyongola School sunk by Fountain of Life Africa at a cost of K 35,000,the area member of parliament said health and education have always been her passion and desires to ensure that the people of Keembe have access to quality education and health facilities and attention.
She said it is her intention working with the donor community such as the Fountain of Life Africa to ensure that more health and education facilities are constructed in the constituency as well as have easy access to clean and safe drinking water.
“When we were campaigning here in 2016,I promised to ensure that this school receives its share of development and told you that I will bring you safe drinking water. I am here today to fulfil my campaign promise. This is not the only borehole that has been sunk. Fourteen boreholes at different schools and clinics have so far been sunk at a cost of almost K 500,000 with the aid of cooperating partners. This is because I understand that the absence of quality water is a recipe for curable water bone diseases,” she said.
She told the crowd which included headmen, pupils, teachers and local residents that time has come for the people of Keembe to be proud of their children who are representing them at various elective position saying she was proud to be representing her people.
And chief Liteta’s representative Headwoman Mpidi commended the area lawmaker’s commitment to the development of the area especially in the health and education sectors which have for a long time remained in a state of desperation despite its proximity to Lusaka.
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