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Former Executive Chairman of the Task Force on Corruption Max Nkole
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Former Executive Chairman of the Task Force on Corruption Max Nkole
Maxwell Nkole

Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Mr. Maxwell Nkole has refuted claims in a news story published by the Zambian Watchdog suggesting that former Commissioners of Police Ms Brenda Muntemba and Mr. Antonneil Mutentwa have been fired for saying yes to the UPND rally which was held on Sunday.

Mr. Nkole said in a statement made available by Ministry of Home Affairs Spokesperson that the story was not only false but also misleading.

He said the truth of the matter is that only Mr. Mutentwa had his contract terminated while Ms Muntemba has been transferred to Cabinet Office.

The Permanent secretary revealed that the contract of Mr. Mutentwa, who was Commissioner in charge of Administration, was terminated to allow him continue running his private security company based on the Copperbelt so as to avoid a possible conflict of interest with his appointment as Commissioner.

He stated that as of Ms Muntemba who was in charge of Operations, her contract with government still stands except that her chore duties will be defined by Cabinet Office.

The two senior officers have since been communicated to through correspondences over this development.

We urge the media to be factual and objective in their reporting unlike basing their reporting on rumours or false information as this is not only unethical but a danger to media practices.

According to The Zambian Watchdog sources at police headquarters said that the two senior police officers had been fired for saying yes to the UPND rally which was held yesterday.The sources said the  two had been against blocking of political rallies by the PF regime.

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102 COMMENTS

  1. Thats an admission. You mean you have only just realised that Mutentwa has a security firm? And why is Mutemba moving to cabinet office now? Why the hurry when her duties there have not yet been defined?

    • its called makeshift defence by nkole and his boss. And why were those people, mutemba and mutentwa only told on sunday after sata came back from ethoipia?

    • To avoid a possible conflict of interest, can ukwa also fire GBM, Kabimba, nchito, masebo and ALL the CNP relatives in foreign missions? Nkole learn to speak truth to power and not think Zambians have a warped mind like yours.

    • These fools always baffle me. The Watchdog gave us news and that is a point period. Muntemba is a police person what will she be doing at cabinet office and what were the reasons for her transfer? Don’t cheat us you crooks. We are already fed up with you. The downfall of PF will be soon than it was with MMD. The advantage is that your boss is already an old man and nature will soon take its course and we are all praying and fasting for that time.

    • Mambala at (1.3), you are really a mambala. I as much as I hate someone there is no way I would wish such people dead. Death is bad and it directly or indirectly affects everyone when it happens. In fact you should be wishing your enemies a LONG life so that they can see in agony the change that is coming. In fact their long life is needed because they have to be prosecuted as well!!!

    • Why is that Loyd H a pure kaponya troubling people like Max Nkole, just arrest the chap. Even though cyber space is legal to all, Zambia is not Zambia, just arrest the chap period.

  8. Why didnt you announce this to the nation in the first place? Why are you explaining these things now? PF , only a diseased head can believe your lies! Its too late……we wont be hoodwinked again by a pack of Piniochos! Kufelile, kwamana, Kwasila!

    • Goncalves your comments are always misplaced.Why do you want the goverment to annouce everything that happens to civil servants?What about you,who are you?Your hatred for PF will suffocate you!!Sela babombeko!!

    • When they were promoted it was broadcast to the whole country. Should it be difficult to tell the whole country that one has had his contract terminated for running a private security company and one is reassigned minus a job description. What democracy.

  9. For me I will believe Mr Nkole not the Watchdog. Either Ms Muntemba or Mr Mutentwa should come and say that he has been fired for allowing UPND to go ahead for the public rally.

    • You are very naive. And you expect that once they state that, the state machinery from the red brick building will just let them get away with embarassing the powers that be. These are senior Police officers who just about know how security apparatii work in Zambia and many countries. Familiarize yourself with how Dr David Kelly died over the British Iraq (45 minute) sexed up Dossier saga.

  11. Wat a pity.dont know were this country is heading to.yesterday i saw pf thugs hammering an helpless old man puttin on upnd chitenge in kambwata.this thugs even had the courage to tel everyone 2 lock themselves in the houses or they wud burn the houses.this r the pipo we voted for,it realy hurts

  12. You can fool some of the people sometimes but you cant fool all the people all the times. Munkombwe type of politic of the berry admit Mr Nkole. Stop peddling on lies.

  13. Max Nkole,
    Just stop this hallucination. in vanity You chaps are in deep troubled waters carelessly drowning deep in myopia. You can’t even find an intelligent Zambian to do some salable damage control on such issues…what an embattled regime. You have lost every grain of common sense. Unfortunately despite their patience, Zambians are too smart to see through your dangerous incompetency.

    • I keep wondering what Zambians are being referred to here, those in ruling party, supporters and their sympathisers , those in opposition, supporters and their sympathiser, and/or the non aligned citizens. It really depends on which side of your bread is buttered.

    • Senior Citizen i never thought i would ever agree with you but you could’nt be more correct.The annoying thing is these pipo spent 10 years fighting in the opposition even spent time in jail only to come and realise that they have nothing to offer the nation.Listening to some of them you even remember the likes of Grey Zulu.There is a song that goes “now that we’ve got love what are we gonna do with it?”Replace the word “love” with “power” and you have PF.

  14. How many people have companies and are still working including Mr Nkole? Mutentwa is one of the best Police commanding officers this country has had. Don’t worry Antonneli, you’ll be back when we rebase PF.

  15. Another load of lies from the PF praise singers. Don’t think that Zambians are foolish. Unfortunately your damage control system is so defective that even a five year old can easily punch holes through it. Just look at the press statements from statehouse; so pathetic as if they are written in a classroom – no professionalism at all. So Mr Nkole, keep quiet because we know how you victimise those who think better than you. If one refuses to exhibit the kaponya mentality, you start feeling unconfortable hence the decision to fire them or “redeploying” them. Commissioner Mutentwa is a professional police officer as compared to the rifruffs such as Charity Katanga and Kasosa you have maintained. These are scared little rats who are prepared to kill for the PF, as they have been doing.

  17. Bad timing on the part of the Zambian govt.
    First and foremost, what is the difference between terminating someone ‘s services especially shortly after allowing the most hated rivals to hold a political rally in the backyard of the PF regime, and firing the same pair under the above pretence? If there is any difference, then that which is constructed as a difference is very blurred in that the architect of the above game cannot convince the masses that their actions in this regard are honesty.
    The above actions are a true mirror of govt. reactions to honesty actions taken by the two senior police officers in their line of duty in serving the Zambian citizens. The PF regime must note that the police is tied to its constitutional obligations which are primarily to serve and protect…

  18. Hey you all Chaps why Talking ill about Mr. Nkoles Statements.. If he He didnt clarify, you same chaps would have been wanting Him to Clarify… Mulifipuba… @Goncalves or wat ever you call your Self, Fimo Fintu Kuichaila, wats wrong with Mr. Nkole Clarifyn the Issue…. Chaps like you never Develop, cos all you do is to Find Faults in other People… Shame on You…

  21. 2016 will be bemba vesus non bemba. bemba`s make up about 45% of our total population.The remaining 55% is a good trading ground for the opposition. It`s no use trying to convince a bemba that pf has failed.It`s like trying to persuade a thief that his fellow thief is also a thief,surely who would agree.So please stop fighting with bemba`s on pf failures,use the ballot in 2016, besides our laws do not warranty a 51% vote as longs the majority is in your favour,and so far the majority agree that pf is a failure.full stop.

    • What response do you want from us? We are not willing to wash dirty linen in public in case some of you opportunists make a meal of our situation.

  24. Before I comment further,I need a clarification:Who is seniour among the three officers,Lusaka province commissioner,Operations and Administration commissioners ?

    • If you are frustrated with what is happening in zambia please just leave, no one is forcing you to stay.So tongas can go to Zimbabwe and Lozis to Angola.I don’t have any probe with other tribes but i dislike tongas and lozis.

    • What else do you expect him to do when he is operating among ingrates? He has to behave the same to suit their environment.

  29. Continue dreaming about abt yo HH forming government in 2016. Politics of antagonism and hate speaches against pf without expanding your presence country wide will nt take upnd anywhere. Instead of making noise in lusaka everyday UPND should intensify recruitment of new members country wide. These are politics and democracy is abount numbers.

  30. People are dreamers especially upnd & some dirty minded tongas it is not possible for unpd to form govt even 2016 how many people support upnd? upnd has never come out number 2 how possible is it that it can out number 1 in 2016 zero.

    • Katete or whatever you are called stop exposing your stupidity on sites where intelligent people are commenting. If you don’t know what is on the ground why not just keep your ignorance to yourself.

  31. Marks, whatever you call your self, that is what we call investigative journalism. Start from rumours, the truth will difinitely come out as you have done.

  32. To avoid a possible conflict of interest, can ukwa also fire GBM, Kabimba, nchito, masebo and ALL the CNP relatives in foreign missions? Nkole learn to speak truth to power and not think Zambians have a warped mind like yours.

  33. Thanks very much Mr. Nkole for answering me i was worried when i read that the two senior government officers have been fired for saying yes to UPND kabwata rally. If you did not comment on the matter yaaa katwishi. it would have sent a wrong signal to the outside world thanks very much mudala

  34. This government is running by public opinion. They first fired them, then they realised that it was a very unpopular decision and they decided to demote Brenda, and then give a silly excuse for Mutentwa. Dis she start her private security firm last week?
    Stupid. Do these guys really think that the Zambian people are kids or daft?
    Ata se!

  35. You know I sit and wonder how some people’s mind work. They do wrong things which they know for sure will backfire and maybe end them up in jail in old age. Its always good to rermain professional even when your bosses tell you to do something wrong which may even be against your conscious. Rather be fired for doing the right thing than suffer in courts and jail when regimes change. We have seen lots of past so called powerful people spending most of their time in courts or jail when there time is up. Do the right things when serving people.

  36. Iwe Nkole,do not think we are daft! Brenda and Mutentwa have not retired yet for them to be on contract.They are full time cops,what contracts are you talking about CNP iwe?!!!

  37. Dont worry,you will be brought back once Garry is appointed Veep in 2016 or even before, who knows with Ukwa ailing!!!!

  38. EVERYTHING ABOUT PF STINKS. THINK ABOUT IT! IDIOCY, DULLNESS, POVERTY, ILLITERACY, NO MANNERISM, STEALING, TRIBALISM, NEPOTISM, PROUD FOR NOTHINGS, RUDENESS, POOR PLANNING. THE LIST IS ENDLESS.

    • @chikala manzi. IT SEEMS AS IF THE ONLY WORD YOU KNOW IN ENGLISH IS THE WORD “IDIOCY.” I THINK I WILL START CALLING YOU MR IDIOCY. TRY TO USE OTHER INSULTS. NOT THAT I BELIEVE IN INSULTS. BUT THATS YOUR LANGUAGE.

  39. The two are perceived to be MMD since they were senior officers in MMD. Just a cover up especially for Brenda who is a seasoned Police officer/Lawyer. No sane educated person can work effectively with these insane Satanists.

  43. So let me get this…Ms Muntemba remains police commissioner of operations whose duties will now be defined by Cabinet office?

  45. Shame on you ps. How do you talk after being exposed. dont cover up now you have been exposed. what a shameful govt full of vengeance. Lets hope God almight crashes this govt which has no regards for humanity

  46. Katete @ #50, must be advised that this story has nothing to do with the Tongas, whom I respect more than ba scavengin Chimbwis and maize-invading ba Kolwe fields. This story is all about the rebased thining of the PF Govt. Former Police Commisioner at State House (Mr. Nkole) in KK’s era has just confirmed that indeed both Commissioners Muntemba and Mutentwa were actually fired for being professional. He is just trying to generate smoky fog to hide PF intensions on non-Bemba govt employees. The cryptic (hidden) features of the selective doctrine of “Donchi Kubeba” is gradually being exposed.

  47. Am not a Politician and I was opposed to the Kabwata rally because of security reasons. UPND deliberately chose Kabwata as a venue for the rally to taunt the resident of Kabwata as well as the Govt. The UPND party is making a political capital out of the case of given Lubinda.
    What PF should do is to expeditiously and amicably conclude the case of Lubinda and see if ever UPND will choose Kabwata as a venue any in a near future.
    If houses of residents of kabwata were burnt and lives were lost what could Mthentwa and Muntemba have said over such a poor decision?
    Its wrong to experiment on matters of Security.

  48. but tuma HH puppies can vomit. each grz has its own way of conducting business, fortunately for pf they ve their own strategy for everything unlike some bitter frowning faced opposition leaders who want copy everything sata did to get into state house. Even the rallies they are crying for, they ve anything to say, its coz sata used to do it so we ll do it. They ve no issues; yesterday they proved that.

  51. Surely we have full of bush products who claim they know to much when they do not know. By the way Brenda Muntemba and Mthentwa can not make a decision on their own they are junior officers. IG and deputy with Lusaka commissioner of police have a upper hand by far.Shallow minded people compare GBM, Kabimba to Mnthentwa who started the security firm on CB coz he is a cop. GBM started his business as a tenager. Inteligency indicates senior cops are involved in copper thefts and Mnthentwa is among them. Mutemba if she is not happy to head cabinet house which is second to state house then she can resign as run a law firm as some bush products said. She wants to be a IG but that can not be the case. upnd IS A VIOLENT POLITICAL PARTY HISTORY IS THERE TO PROVE.

  54. WHY WASTE YOUR TIME READING THE RABBLE-ROUSER – THE DOG! THEIR ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARE CHILDISH….GRADE 12 STUFF!

    THE OTHER DAY THEY REPORTED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S INDIAN DOCTORS’ ARRIVAL IN THE COUNTRY WITH EQUIPMENT,

    THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PRESIDENT WAS GONE TO INDIA FOR MEDICALS,

    THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PRESIDENT WAS LEAVING FOR OAU!!

    THEY HAVE IMAGINARY SOURCES!

  55. Up & Down party will not form govt in 2016.The situation on da ground indicates dat their political fortunes r declining.I wonder where those dat follow dis party think it will marshal support frm 2fom govt?Let’s wait 4L’stone by-elections & c if Up & Down will carry da day dis tym around.U c u’l spend time yappng on on-line papers but da yap wil only be heard by yoselves u haters,full of vulgar language & claiming 2b Christians!Insatiable hatred wil bury u

  56. Ubupuba,pf didn’t form govt bcos of the bemba votes.people that felt the need to change govt were al over zambia.I ve got tonga friends that were and stil wil vote for pf,wake up stop dreaming.u re the same pipo misleading HH.did u atend the kabwata rally,how do rate yrselvs.Hon lungu plis giv them more permits

  57. I still dont understand. Mr Mutentwa`s contract was terminated because he is running a security firm? Now it means police officers must not do any other business apart from policing. That is not true I think. There should be something fishing.

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  60. Country men and women, the two senior plice officers in question have served zambia very deligently.Mr Mutentwa had a conflict of interest regarding the excutioning of his work as he runs a private security firm on the copperbelt.
    As for Ms Mutemba she has been elevated to a higher position at cabinet office.
    Fellow citizens the police face a lot of challenges to ensure that peace prevails in zambia,but few people with criminal minds always want to bring chaos and anarchy in the country.

    Stop blaming other people for your misfortune in life.
    yours at service
    Stella Libongani.
    Call me on this line 911.

    • Police have always been there even during the time that Michael Sata was in opposition. When an appointment is made especially senior staff, there is always what is known as security clearance. So the reason that this guy has a security co. should have been known. So that is a lame duck excuse. No. 2 promoting someone is a good thing but under such suspicious circumstances is questionable. We know that this Govt. can promote someone for their own narrow interest or schemes. Please PF we know democracy has eluded you try and focus on governance and ignore some of what your natural ego is telling you. Zambia is too big for your schemes. People vote you to Govern not fighting everyone like that you are ruling at the wrong time- Dictatorship is waning throughout the world even in Arab world.

  61. The *****s who run the the Zambian Watchdog or watchfox have no capacity to influency masses to resent the PF government. HH (Hakaivotela Heka) can not fit in the shoes of the great statesman MCS. What the watchdog publishes is crap mooted by dysfunctional small brains. Any one believing in what the Zambian watchdog publishes is not normal.

  62. If you dont tow govt line you get fired in africa. You have to be very stupid not to understund that. Now one of those tu ma useless chaps that have been arresting Nervers Mumba will take up that post.

  63. THE TWO OFFICERS WERE APPOINTED BY THE GRZ. AND THE SAME GRZ HAS THE RIGHT TO DISMISS OR TRANSFER THEM WITHOUT CONSULTING SOME UNKNOWN BLOGGERS WHO HIDE THEIR TRUE IDENTITY ON LT. SO THERE IS NO NEED TO EVEN DEBATE THIS MATTER. AND BY THE WAY THE UPND RALLY WAS A BIG FLOP.

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