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THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA (EIZ) REGISTRAR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DURING THE SIGNING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN EIZ AND ZAMBIA NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZNBC) ZNBC ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL - ENG. BRIGHT NKAKA EIZ PRESIDENT – ENG. ABEL NG’ANDU EIZ VICE PRESEIDENT MEMBERSHIP & CONTINOUS PROFFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENG. SHARON MUSONDA. EIZ VICE PRESIDENT POLICY, PUBLIC RELATIONS & NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENG. KENNEDY MUSONDA ENGINEERING REGISTRATION BOARD CHAIRPERSON ENG. KABASO MUSEBE ZNBC ACTING DIRECTOR PROGRAMMES – MS. INUTU HIMANJE ZNBC ACTING DIRECTOR ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY - ENG. FRED CHIUMYA ZNBC DIRECTOR MARKETING & SALES – MS. SUSAN MWEWA ZNBC HEAD CORPORATE AFFAIRS – MS. ANNE MUKABE EIZ MANAGER PUBLICRELATIONS AND MARKETING, MS. NTALASHA YULU MEMBERS OF THE PRESS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN GOOD MORNING, I AM DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE FINALLY COME TO THIS LONG-AWAITED DAY. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD HOPED THAT WE WOULD CONCLUDE THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE PAST YEARS; BUT CIRCUMSTANCES DID NOT ALLOW. NEVERTHELESS, WE HAVE ACHIEVED THIS MILESTONE AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO FORGE AHEAD WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP. AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW, EIZ IS A STATUTORY PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BODY MANDATED BY THE EIZ ACT NO. 17 OF 2010 TO PROMOTE AND REGULATE THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION IN ZAMBIA WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF ABOUT 65,000 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS. FROM THE NUMBERS ABOVE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION HAS GROWN OVER TIME AND HENCE THE NEED FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL HELP US REACH ALL OUR MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH THE ZNBC PLATFORM TO INCREASE OUR VISIBILITY. YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE THAT ENGINEERING PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADS, BRIDGES, RAILWAYS, DRAINAGES AND MUCH MORE. WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP WE HOPE TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY TO THE MEMBERS, THE PUBLIC AND OTHER CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS GOVERNMENT, ABOUT OUR MANDATE AND HOW CAN INFLUENCE A SHARED PURPPOSE TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY AND SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. THE INSTITUTION IS DOING SO MANY TREMENDOUS THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE WIDELY KNOWN; SUCH AS GIVING ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT ON ENGINEERING RELATED MATTERS AND CONSTANTLY OFFERING PROGFESIONAL EXPERTISE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON NATIONAL EMERGENCIES AND ON-GOING CHALLENGES BEING FACED IN THE COUNTRY SUCH AS LOAD SHEDDING, POOR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND ROAD NETWORKS. THE ZNBC PLATFORM WILL FURTHER HELP US EDUCATE THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO AVOID ENGAGING NON-REGISTERED ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS TO CARRY OUT ENGINEERING WORKS AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS. THIS IS NOT ONLY ILLEGAL BUT LIFE ENDANGERING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS THE REGISTER OF QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS ON THE EIZ WEBSITE SO THAT QUALIFIED PEOPLE ARE HIRED. THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS NOT JUST A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT IT COMMITS US TO CLOSE PARTNERSHIP IN THREE KEY AREAS: EDUCATE, INFORM AND INCREASE VISIBILITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO OFFER OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF ENGINEERING IN EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP THE COUNTRY. MANY THANKS TO ZNBC FOR AGREEING TO ENTER IN THIS PARTNERSHIP AND TO THE EIZ TEAM FOR ENSURING THAT THIS MOU COMES TO FRUITION. NOW WE MUST TRANSLATE THIS MOU FROM A COMMITMENT ON PAPER TO A REALITY IN THE LIVES OF THE STAKEHOLDERS WE SERVE. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU!