UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema yesterday stormed the office of Lusaka Province police commissioner Charity Katanga to demand an explanation about why last week’s demonstration by his party youths was stopped by police.
But Mrs Katanga said she found it undesirable to explain her police duties to a politician and advised Mr Hichilema to put his complaint in writing or see her supervisors.
Mr Hichilema, who was in the company of his advisor Douglas Siakalima, former MMD member Edward Mumbi and several other cadres, stormed Mrs Katanga’s office at about 12:20 and only left Lusaka Central Police Station at 13:00hours.
“The UPND leader stormed my office with several other people who could not be accommodated in my office. He quizzed me about why the demonstration was stopped. He wanted me to give an account of what happened but I thought I could not be interrogated over my duties as a police officer,” Mrs Katanga said.
Mr Hichilema left Mrs Katanga’s office, making a snide remark that she was too young.
Earlier, Mr Hichilema held a press briefing at the party secretariat where he launched a scathing attack on the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito.
He accused the police of acting like PF vigilantes, alleging that “they brutally assaulted unarmed youth who were demonstrating in support of an independent judiciary and the resignation of the DPP.”
Mr Hichilema accused President Sata of turning the country into a police state and that he (the President) wants to instil fear in citizens and cow them into submission.
“We would like to send a strong message to Mr Sata, that the UPND has nothing to fear, not even fear itself. We will continue to fight until we rescue this country which has been taken hostage,” he said.
Mr Hichilema alleged that President Sata and the PF’s style of governance is taking the country back to the one party rule which was defeated in 1991.
He said since President Sata took office nine months ago, he has never held a press conference to address citizens on the direction he intends to take.
“In normal democracies, Presidents address the nation at the beginning of the year to outline their vision and plans. It is now nine months and Mr Sata has failed to do so. The Bible says, without a vision, my people perish,” Mr Hichilema said.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
HH is going nowhere period. PF continue ruling and it’s more money in our pockets!!!!
This, and quote, is very true: “In normal democracies, Presidents address the nation at the beginning of the year to outline their vision and plans. It is now nine months and Mr Sata has failed to do so”. We truly are like a liner on the high seas adrift aimlessly with all engines broken down. The only three things Sata seems to be doing are illegal district and provincial re-alignments, endless tribal appointments and embarrassing Zambia on international foras with his lumpenizing behaviour. Given his erratic behaviour, his lieutenants must be ready to account for instaling a senile lumpen in power.
You read too much of the Zambian Watchdog. Take one week off and you shall see the power of positive thinking.
Hammer these clowns hard Mr president. It is true Ukwa has no vision. He is a clown.
He remains HH.Is being young a sin?
what has gone wrong with this chap madam katanga we are behind you .imbushi iyi yaya sana just cage him
Kanyakula… Walifulungana. Is that how you cage people? Kwata amano. *****
The fact of the matter is that UPND will never never be in power. if anything, there chances have drastically gone down. PF is not MMD and therefore, will not do things the MMD way. HH press conferences are a waste of time and resources SATA is an action man and not theorists like yourself.
i think my friend you are also foolish like king cobra.
Mwata if you don’t see anything wrong with what HH is doing then you either have a small brain or you don’t have a brain at all….
Be reasonable. This has nothing with being in power. Its about police being professional but how can they be? To keep their jobs, they must be seen to please their appointing masters. Its pathetic and Chiluba set the trend.
HH is harassing those who will vote for him how is going to be president. he has to answer this question is right to demonstarate case in court or with agree with police?
Ths stupid boy hs an incurable case of stupidiosis. Symptoms usually are severe anger, diarrhoeia of the mouth, a tendency to be foolish, etc. May God deliver ths tribal chap
Drama pa ZED this is a mini series staring HH
hh IS NOW BORING.POMPOSITY WILL BRING THIS STUPID YOUNG MAN DOWN
Ths stu.pid boy hs an incurable case of stupidiosis. Symptoms usually are severe anger, diarrhoeia of the mouth, a tendency to be foo.lish, etc. May God deliver ths tribal chap
Ths stu.pid boy hs an incurable case of stupidiosis. Symptoms usually are severe anger, diarrhoeia of the mouth, a tendency to be foo.lish, etc. May God deliver ths tribal chap. Hate u wt passion
HH taking advantange of a lady cop! Shame.
Relatively balanced article by ZDM. Its an improvement on the usual propaganda. As for Ukwa, he doesnt have a clue what he is doing. How is he going to tell the nation what he doesnt know? He is like a fish out of water. Its one thing to shout slogans and its another to make them work. The country is going backward on every metric you can think of, including economy and governance. Its now a colonial police state!!
SATA unveiled his plans for the nation when he opened first parliament… where was HH?. Was he still nursing the wounds of defeat? It is him who has no vision for his party. When SATA was opposition he never sent youths on the street to fight police. He went on live radio programs to discuss his case with callers.
These are kicks of the dieing cow hh….
Politics of detestation and confrontation will not win HH & his UPND any support they so much need to be relevant to our national discourse. In
their current state they cannot claim that they want to rescue Zambia, from what? From development and progress that is unfolding under PF? Cool down and save yourself & UPND first. We are currently in safe hands…
I am happy to read that the police commissioner stood her firm ground much to the chagrin of HH and his combative demagogues.
HH should behave and act like a grown up civilized leader.
i feel for this HH, Chipimo is far much better than him, Chiluba came from nowhere and ruled ZAMBIA i can assure you people this young man Chipimo will rule ZAMBIA after Micheal. HH has became more useless and he has sorrounded himself with thags like Tekele and Edward Mumbi kabova he is completely finished no wise thinking ZAMBIAN will give him support waste of time and energy
Why are we Zambians so blind?…why do we get so complacent easily? the issue here is Police Brutality not HH. These are the same things that used to be tolerated in the MMD bullsh*t of government. Would it have rather made sense if it was some other party that staged the protest??? I am non partisan and I know the nonsense HH is but police manhandling unarmed youths leaves a lot to be desired. It is politically motivated….plain and simple!!!!
You misbehave just becoz of shake shake my dear you will be shamboked and locked up PERIOD!!
What is wrong with all you pf supporters? How come every little thing HH does is a problem for you. Why cant you condemn the incidence of fuel shortages,skyrocketing price of bread, youth unemployment, lack of direction and the mutilation of the draft constitution. these are the issues intelligent minds look at and not making noise like the way you are doing on this site. GO HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ITS 2016 ALL THE WAY.
Bwana, The issue here is did the youths being used by HH get a Police permit? We live in a democratic country but we have to follow laws of the land.If the youths did not get a police permit to demonstrate then they may even be in more trouble of illegal assembly.
HH is just trying to politic and we do not need such politicians who would want to demonstrate over issues which are in Court.Shame on HH.
Dollar
The harder they come, the harder they fall. If you are living in a glass house, don’t throw stones lest they through them at your house which would break to the ground. 2016 is four years from now. If you are running marathon, don’t run like you are running 100 meters because you most likely won’t finish the race. Give chance to others to do their job that they were elected to do. But opposition that seems like wanting others not succeed is a futile exercise. Boomerang has it, throw it away and if you stand at same place it will come and hit you.
HH your time is gone. If you think that yours will rule Zambia is a pipe dream. Indeed the young man Chipimo is far much better than you are. I fail to understand why Tongas behave like Loziz, shame on you…
HH is not ok in the head…
HH is a bum, period!
HH is the most useless politician at the moment.The man has no direction.He knows thst he will NEVER rule Zambia.He is very childish.Zambia is not a cow shed.HH is very desperate to rule Zsmbia but at the rate he is going no sain person will vote for him.He is a shame to Zambia.Arrest him so thst he tastes his own brew!Fake under 5!
Leave Madam Katanga alone, she is a fearless woman despite her ages. Please guys dont try to intimidate her or else she will embarass you like she did to the cowbow. Keep it up madam.
Jaycq , ulichipuba boyi. You mean you cant see that HH is worse than the late Chama Chakomboka? Worse because he is educated, (I think it was crooks law) but not acting like one.
is this villager madam katanga ms or mrs? HH for 2016 copperbelt dont kubeba and dont kutina will share the votes, the rest of the country UPND 2016. period!
DReam on
Lies and complete ditortions from Hakainde, his opposition colleagues and Amsterdam! Question is does Hakainde, with his colleagues, think the ordinary Zambians are still so gullible and not seeing what is happening in the country? What a shame!
Zambians are used to being brutalised and to living in abject poverty. HH is wasting his time by complaining on behalf of such people. A slave will always want to be a slave, period.
mr hh u r a small childish politician.y take such a blind step?you are jst washing yo dirty linen in public thus decompaigning yourself.shame on u!
umwai-che you Hakaballs Hikalipa zoona naupya na duiper you need to grow up ,anger will not take you to plot one.tunisia way mu zambia taibomba.we know you want sympathy from the donors so that they can withdraw aid to this country by saying that there is abuse of human rights or crimes against humanity but thank God the Govt is not responding to your useless doings .you are so desperate and waya sana to extent were by you are even refering our president to chimbwi no plan.mwaiche bika ball panshi .mwe ba tonga advise umwaiche uyu.boma ni boma
That is the way to go HH donti kutina…the police acted childishly.. TELL THEM OFF. MUTEMBO DPPP PPPPP must resign.
I hope HH doez not storm the United Nations’ officez nekst. The action of the UPND leader iz totally unnecessary. There are so many wayz of getting attention, but one haz to be mindful of the ripple effect cauzed in the process.
People seem to be content with Police brutality.
HH has hijacked UPND and the founders are just watching like nyaaaas, it was a party of wise men and women but it is completely gone beserk! ba youth naimwe dont be used like dogs by these selfish politicians who are power hungry mwanyaaaaa u will be locked up whilst they remain outside enjoying their freedom. LIVE YOUR LIFE PLEASE YOUTHS TWAPAPATA shake shake they give you will cost your life and freedom
Who is going to give Zambia to this guy who is already showing signs of bulldozing his way through everything. It seems he has a lot of demons to fight and it would be at our own peril if we let him run the country.
I think HH iz a bitter man and we the Zambian people cannt entrust our country with such a man. Youths lets not be used by these selfish politicans,lets work to perfect our future nation rather than demostratn. Dr.Mumba please dont follow this man,he will mislead u. Just be a better politican by providing checks en balance.
HH you are stupid. How can you shamelessly harass a woman. Why cant you come and fight with me satana iwe. Are you admitting that this woman tought you and your thugs a lesson? Grow up you cow dung.
“But Mrs Katanga said she found it undesirable to explain her police duties to a politician…,” Charity, what kind of foolish statement is this? Are you telling me that an aggrieved citizen cannot speak to you just because he is into politics? Isn’t Sata a politician? An empty uniform!
HH go a head we always suport you,not ifi fipuba fi pf they have used be slave,let there king icisoka icikote cilusfa cisatana,now take this country into one part state and them there are happy and ejoying,plse wait and see what will happen,after 1year all pipo ll turn againest icipuba ciking cobra.
MADAM KATANGA COULD BE YOUNG BUT SHE SOUNDS MORE MATURE THAN HH AND DAGLASS. PLEASE DONT TRY TO PULL OTHERS INTO YOUR PROBLEMS
HH forward boy.We l like that move
Police should just have done the simplest thing and that is to issue medical reports to the injured,we are not a nation of satanic brutal killers,we are a Christian nation and as such uphold those values…………Put Christ first and you will think straight.Mind you those are people you are dealing with created in God’s own image.A peaceful demonstration is what it was,iam a PF sympathiser but let the powers that be clean up this mess in the police force aka police service
ALL THESE TALKING HH R HIRED PA FWAKAs WITH NO HEADS! U UKWANITES!
BY THE WAY IS CHARITY A VIRGIN!? MAYBE THAT’S WHY SHE’S BEHAVING LIKE THAT!
The level of debate on LT is becoming like that of tunyeko.com… either nituma phone twachipa or there has been serious migration.
Atase HH, why pick on a ‘defenceless’ woman. You are such a coward. And those of you supporting HH’s move, are cowards just like him. Why did he not take part in the ‘peaceful’ demo himself? Go to hell under 5. HH is so frustrated after leaving the pact and now he is still crying over spilt cow-dung!!! Never will there be any vote from me, a bemba for that cow shepherd. Oh oh oh, so you have now hired sycophant Mumbi to help you fight MCS. Sorry, he Mumbi is a parasite and an opportunist, just like ka Tekere who will just be jumping on any dung he sees.
Iwe ci YaYaYaYa, ulicipuba sana, don’t insult a lady like that. Charity is happily married woman. By the way, is your mother a virgin?
Hh slow down try use yo senses than force there is honestly nothing special abt u
HH has the right to express his displeasure with Ms. C. Katanga ‘coz UPND respected her office by notifying her of the peaceful demonstration but instead of the madam providing protection to them she declared war and went out to brutalise the unarmed peaceful youths. Unless people are saying they are happy with police brutality (illegality)
HH is just a useless and his politics are very cheap. He is Coward, who can buy his words???Sorry Mr HH we are a different Zambia now, we can just get to understand your cheap and useless politicting of un valued words just keep quet. You have been challenged to produce evidence and we are waiting. Ba Mumbwe, insulting our President, its infact YOU who is a Chimbwi No Plan!!!!!
BPBM what ever you call yourself, its not obvious that all demonstrations are automatic go back to school mwana. Demos are only allowed where necessary wa unfwa \:d/ If you don’t follow the rule of law you will also be beaten by Police. Yeshako walamona .
What school should I go to and for what? It is you who needs to go to school ‘coz you are ignorant of your constitutional rights. You are a danger to yourself and society.
Mwe bana y usi abusif language teti muchite fwe debate
This Confirms how immature HH is. We expect such a person to be Zambian President? Very fo.ol.ish. Why dint you lock him for transposing in your Office
HH has ^nothing to FEAR even FEAR itself. There is no way the King Sata can think like that.
Sata was smart to fire male police commissioners and replace with those not-good-looking females, because they are frustrated with their own life.
Uyu chimbwi under 5 has realized that he will never ever be a presindent of this country that is why he is now ranting like a parrot . Kakafwa na stress ako before the next elections believe me ! The boy is not even 50 yet he is calling Charity young! Wanya waba ka brain kwati ka nkoko ! Which donor country has paid attention to your rantings by withdrawing aid or indeed complained that there’s no democracy in the country ? Aka muntu takabala akabapo nangu branch chairman let alone MP how on earth can rule the country? Akabwamba ukufoota !
HH my advice to you.
1. Never again have a picture of you pointing a finger at a police officer in the media (picture on zw) – humble your self in the public eye and don’t show arrogance and defiance. You suppose to set an example.
2. The beatings of the youth were uncalled for. Very sad indeed. Were there any senior UPND members present during the demonstration to avoid such a tragedy.
3. I’ve read every word you said on this article. PF is in power for the next few years…… My advice is to hold back on the demonstrations for now continue to provide checks and balances. Wait – and thats for all other political parties. PF are digging their own grave. There won’t be just one demonstration but many if Sata doesn’t deliver.
This lunatic of a young man never ceases to amaze me. when it comes to him wanting to be president, he tells us that zambia needs a young man or is’t fresh blood. Yesterday, he was telling Libongani that she was too young to be commissioner of police.What has changed? When it suits him he changes goal posts.Rubbish HH, UNDER 5 with demonic jealous.
Mumbi and William Banda have just got themselves a new cash cow. Go ahead and drain him of all the cash that HHe boasts of.
I should have said: PF is in power for the next few years…… Lord have mercy on us.
Anyways we are all going to need it! I mean C’mon, with UKWAnomics running the country who knows where Zambia is going. Hold on tight to your seat-belts Zambia’s in reverse gear at the moment!
Zambia is a nation in trouble with no energy policy direction in place. I bet i am addressing non PF supporters mostly, since most PF suporters won’t understand but start insulting in defence of not putting plans in place. Charity has a duty to the Zambians she is offering services to give account of her conduct. This has nothing to do with her appointing authority. The issue is Police is a Service and not a Force. I bet there is a chance she does not know this either. In other words brutalizing citizens who do not approve of Sata’s govt approach to issues does not call for brutality by police. Please Charity you are heading a provincial Police Service and not a force, hence you should account why you turned you boys in uniform into beating machine?
The biggest problem with police operations is that they carry out their duties by appeasing those in power. Professionalism is alien to Zambia police. Senior police officers are simply appointed and expected to operate according to the appointing authority’s and his party’s wish. This has been the culture right from KK’s days. The question is, What criteria is used to promote and appoint senior police officers? Yesterday Ms Katanga claimed she did not order the police to assault the marching youths and said on arrival saw the police beating up their victims. Ms Katanga clearly is not fit and not in control of her juniors and has no clue what is expected of her in that senior position. Policing at its worst.
And I qoute “we will continue to fight until we rescue this country which has been taken hostage”
Foolish man, who has taken this country hostage? Have the people of Zambia taken themselves hostage? Hakahivotela Humwine alibe nzelu. This Govt has a mandate from the people of Zed. So HH cry me a river, cry some more baby tonga bull.
HH is a donkey..Katanga has more balls than HH. He is a tough lady cop who stands for no nonsense. Just ask those that she commands. Well done madam Katanga standing your ground.What kind of man goes to attack a lady with four of his side kicks. If you have no fear HH why didnt you go alone.. Madam Katanga next time this fool HH attacks your character, sort him out
This ka chap is becoming a public nuisance, demonising everyone including young charity. be reminded that bitterness willl take you nowhere and thats why you will remain a southern province or tonga leader. am happy CB is still a no go area for tribal/pompus leaders like this chap and cadres like william.! total rejects!!!
Ka hh is a sheeeet .ka under 5 waba itole
It will be interesting to see how this under five will pin down The Post Newspaper after more than 20 years of its existance!! If FTJ who was rough failed wat will HH use to bring down The Post?
Sad state of affairs, ka HH is a sexist who has no respect for our women in authority, you will never lead this country you under 5. what a disgrace!!
UMWAICE UYU IBANGE ALELIPEPA SANA. ENVY, HATE, JEALOUSY, REGRET NE CIKONKO FILEMUSHUPA SANA. TETI ABE PRESIDENT IBANGE LYACILAMO
He is now loosing it…can’t you see it? He needs help.
Now I am convinced that HH is a bitter child. Why was he mute when the same police confronted and killed opposition poretesters a few months ago? Would he accept Mr Sata to call him young?
The police should not be brutal in unprovoked situations. They should instead be professional. An unarmed person should not be beaten with batons or gun butts like it was in the pre-independence days or colonial times, like our parents tell us. The police can still make an arrest with hand cuffs withouht brutal force. If I was married to a police officer and I witness or see him on TV beating an unarmed person, I would divorce him, right away! Have we run out of hand cuffs? Such actions tarnish the name of the ruling party unnecessarily.
It’s amazing me that the so called educated people on this blog can NOT see the police are down right wrong. Actually UKWA used to do worse than HH has done and no one called him names. Is it accepted that Ukwa is mad – so mulekeni chabe?
Rational Zambians, please don’t waste time with these monkeys. They will support anything the gov’t will do as long as it is a fellow monkey in power. It is for this reason that come 2016 these monkeys will declare war because as they have repeatedly said no other person from any other ethnicity will be allowed to be president. Just get ready for a war they will declare on the rest of Zambians. Who in his right mind can send youths to go and get educated in a country whose leader is a wanted genocidal thug?
No permit means the demonstration that the UPND youths took was illegal hence the action taken by the police. However, police brutality of any kind can and should not be condoned in any democratic society. The police should show restraint when putting down any form of demonsttration by being more professional in tactic and strategy. Are there no other alternatives for handling demonstrations in their training manuals other than use of excessive force? The commanding officer should also remember that she is a servant of both the ruling party and oposition and should therefore show impartiality in discharging her duties. Mr. HH is exhibiting high levels of lumpenism. Where was he and his top echelons when the youths wre being brutalised? Youths should wake up and stop being used like pawns.