President Hichilema Highlights Progress on Human Dignity and Social Justice

President Hakainde Hichilema says the UPND New Dawn administration has continued to advance human dignity, equity, social justice, equality, and non-discrimination as central pillars of national development.

Delivering a speech to the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly on the progress made in applying national values and principles, President Hichilema said Government has expanded community-driven investment and strengthened social protection.

“We have empowered the youth and women. We have improved access to education, health, water, and justice, the foundations of a loving and caring Zambian society,” he said.

The Head of State stressed that this commitment is evidenced by the substantial increase in the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which has risen from K1.6 million in 2021 to K40 million in 2026 for every constituency.

“Let me repeat, from K1.6 million to K40 million in less than five years. And we are going to increase this again next year if, through God’s will, the people of Zambia give us another mandate,” President Hichilema said.

He explained that the CDF has empowered youth, women, and vulnerable groups in communities through initiatives such as bursaries for secondary boarding school learners and skills development programmes.

“This is a giant step in the right direction. And we will not rest until every Zambian family feels the benefit of this generational change,” he added

And President Hichilema says Government has further expanded the social protection programmes across the country with the social cash transfer value for vulnerable household beneficiaries being doubled.

“This year alone, we have increased the number of beneficiary households on social cash transfer from 1.3 million to 1.5 million countrywide. Under the food security pack, the number of vulnerable but viable farmers has increased from 240,000 to 320,000 beneficiaries,” President Hichilema said