Youths in Kabompo District of Northwestern Province have welcomed the government’s plan to construct a University in Northwestern and a skills training centre in Kabompo District under the 2027 National budget. Speaking in an interview with the media in Kabompo, Diana Makiko a…

Youths in Kabompo District of Northwestern Province have welcomed the government’s plan to construct a University in Northwestern and a skills training centre in Kabompo District under the 2027 National budget.

Speaking in an interview with the media in Kabompo, Diana Makiko a Kabompo based youth said the construction of a skills training centre in the district will help bridge the gap of accessing tertiary education within the province.

Ms Makiko said she was delighted to hear the construction of the Northwestern University and a skills training centre in Kabompo kabompo during the budget representation on Friday 6th November ,2026.

She said construction of a skills training centre in the district is a welcome move to youths in kabompo as they have been longing for such an institution in the district.

“One of the most exciting news I got was when the Minister of Finance Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane mentioned in his speech during the 2027 proposed budget presentation on Friday last week that government will construct a skills training centre in Kabompo District under the 2027 national budget,” she said.

Ms Makiko said the skills training centre once constructed is going to bridge the gap of accessing tertiary education in the district.

“This is a dream come true for us youths in Kabompo because for one to access tertiary education one has to go to Solwezi or other Provinces just to acquire a skill or other programmes while covering long distance which is costly on our part, so we welcome the development in our District,” she said.

Another youth Raphael Kajila added that the construction of a university in the province is a welcome move that will benefit a lot of youths in the province to access tertiary education within the province.

He said the construction of the two infrastructures in the province will also create jobs for the locals during the construction of the two projects.

“We are grateful to the government that it has plans for us to have a university in Northwestern Province and skills training centres within our reach next year, we believe the construction of the two projects in the province will also benefit youths through job creation because most of the people who will be working at these sites are locals.” He said.

He further urged youths in the Province to take advantage of government sponsorships under the constituency development fund and get a skill that will better their livelihoods.

Mr Kajila appealed to the government to expedite the construction of the university project and the skills training centre.

“Our only appeal to the government is that let the construction of the two projects commence next year, it should not just be on paper. We really need this development like yesterday,” he said.

In Northwestern Province the construction of the skills training centres will be undertaken in Kabompo and Mushindamo Districts.

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