PRESIDENT Sata shaking hands with Zambia National Service Commandant Lieutenant -General Nathan Mulenga on arrival at Lusaka’s Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. On the left is Inspector-General of Police Stella Libongani. – Picture by THOMAS NSAMA.
By CHARLES MUSONDA
PRESIDENT Sata has returned home from London where he went for a working holiday after attending the African Union Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
His return ends speculation by some cynics that he was headed for India.
Mr Sata arrived on a commercial flight at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport around 14:30 hours yesterday, after cutting short his planned 14-day working holiday.
Among those who welcomed him were Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda, the hitherto acting President, Defence Minister Edgar Lungu and Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba.
While in England, President Sata held discussions with potential investors he met during the AU Summit where he also had several discussions with other leaders on the side lines of the meeting.
While on his working holiday, President Sata also directed the security services to ensure safety for Zambian and foreigners at the Kasumbalesa border post with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The order followed the killing of two truck drivers within a week.
The police have since stepped up their presence at the border post which attends to over 300 truckers each day.
He also continued his interaction with Zambians through his Facebook account, as he announced several development programmes that Government has achieved and those that is working on this year.