President Michael Sata must come out of State House and show exemplary leadership by resolving the current political crisis being experienced in the country, says MMD spokesperson Dora Siliya.
Ms Siliya who is also former MMD Petauke Central Member of Parliament said that the PF and President Sata must know that the country’s freedom and rights were being abused by his government.
“The PF must heed to an old adage that when the government is afraid of its own people that is democracy but when the people are afraid of the government, it is then dictatorship. I believe that in Zambia we have arrived at a dictatorship, just like in Adolf Hitler’s time, he went after the Jews everybody was quiet and the Romans thought it did not affect them, then he went after them everybody was quiet again including the protestants because they thought that it did not affect them,” she said.
Ms Siliya said that the current political instability and the lack of leadership by the PF in the manner they were governing the country was worrying as the country was being pushed to a crossroad, just as it was in Hitler’s time.
[pullquote]The PF must heed to an old adage that when the government is afraid of its own people that is democracy but when the people are afraid of the government, it is then dictatorship[/pullquote]
“He finally went after the protestants and everyone else, we know what the disaster was and its results from Hitler’s rule and I believe that in this country we too must learn lessons. Wherever in the world a government starts intimidating its own people, whenever a government starts using the police to intimidate people, they begin to use the judiciary and hooligan with machetes begins to go against journalists then something has gone wrong,” she said.
She said that it was time the people of Zambia refused the kind of leadership President Sata and the PF were providing to the nation as finally it would not matter whether one was not PF or PF.
Ms Siliya also urged the minister of Home Affairs Edgar Lungu to show maturity in the manner he was running the ministry because it was perceived that his ministry was abusing the rights of the people.
“I also know that he has acted as president a few times Mr Sata has been out but that doesn’t make him President. He must be counselled that government cannot use the police and other institutions of government to intimidate citizens. I believe that Zambians should now stand up and stop this.
“It’s now time to speak up, they must know that this is not the government people wanted; Zambians wanted a government that would address the difficulties they are facing such as unemployment, farmers wanted a proper market for their produce at competitive prices, and the people Fr Frank Bwalya included, wanted a government that would have respect for the people and human rights,” she said.
[pullquote]“The question is where the President is? We want to know. Is the President absent, the President must show leadership unlike the way things are happening in the country.”[/pullquote]
She said that the new trend the PF regime has developed of arresting Journalist was a sign of broken rule of law.
Ms Siliya said that it was unreasonable for government to have its people continue living in constant fear of harassment, intimidation because of having divergent views.
“Arresting Journalists, imprisoning them without charge or indeed slapping them with frivolous charges is aimed at intimidating them and abusing the rights of the citizens to have free access to any media they want.
When you go to beat up church leaders you are not only intimidating those church leaders but even the followers.
This government is intimidating everyone, union leaders, the church, journalists, politicians and students and not forgetting workers,” she said.
She wondered whether the current political crisis was as a result of the absence of the head of state saying the country needed real prayers as it was at the crossroads of leadership.
“The question is where the President is? We want to know. Is the President absent, the President must show leadership unlike the way things are happening in the country.”
[Daily Nation]
Hear, hear, hear! Dora, sounds like you talk more sense now that you are no longer an MP. “Bauze, bauze lelo, bauze, bamvesese lelo” **singing**
Why are people not appreciating the Paul Ngozi lyrics you’ve appended to your post. I for one, give you a thumbs up for that alone. Let me go and give you a vote now.
And yes, this Dora sounds like she makes sense…but I need to acquaint myself with her past deeds/misdeeds before I fully agree.
…and if she could release the small animal sitting atop her head….even better
Dora, the Hitler metaphor you have used does not apply in Zambia.
If we were to go with it for augment’s sake, people like you who think with a clit would be in hiding, but there you are talking and expressing yourself freely in a way that Zambians never did at the time you and your MMD were in govt.
The Hitler metaphor best suited MMD govt particularly during Rupiah’s time
Chisusu is back ! Am glad to hear from you Dora.I like your last kicks…its interesting being a dying horse.All the best.
Walitumpa, how can you insult a woman?
And why should a woman insult a man ? Gone are those days ba Nostradamus naimwe.We now live in a gender insensitive world.By the way it is just a figure of speech don`t take the literal meaning.You can only think i have insulted her if your brain cells are low.
We don’t have a president yet! We only have a man who is chairing the presidential seat without the knowledge on hw to lead this country!!!
Sosa ichalo chilekumfwa, Sata is in hibernating mode that is the reason he cant come out of state house and face the nation.
Well said Dora, however, I hoped that you should have done all this and more while you were in power. Very few of us will ever get the opportunity to serve our country, even fewer will go back and do again.
That said, it does not change the fact that it is now clear that PF is clearing neglecting its duties, that is, to serve Zambia and will have to account for it sooner or later. Personally, I would prefer sooner, so they have time to correct their wrongs. Chasing after them after they have lost power is a chasing after the wind.
#OneZambia
Well i like how you tried to sound intelligent in this interview Dora.This is good looking at your situation.PF will continue doing wonders and no amount of unwarranted criticism will stop us.Sata is quite for now because he is busy making things happen in the background. He is not like your Lupiya Banda who always wanted to be on the 19 hrs ZNBC news, the mighty Cobra prefers to work quietly at times.The bembas say that “Abakali tabalanda”.
Why doesn’t Dora soft bums release a list of her accomplishments while in government.
It is always a good thing to take care of the log in your own eye first. Nuff said.
Bushe I iwe Dora naukwata ne nsambu shakulandapo ne fintu apa. We Muntu ne milandu muno chalo ubwingi. Get all the coruption alligations cleared first then you can voice out.
An “allegation” is just that until it is substantiated in a court of law. Until then she is innocent until proven guilty and last time I checked ALL people in the Republic of Zambia had the Constitutional right to express themselves. If you have any contrary information please share it. Until then let us try and be kinder to one another.
Unfortunately Dora contributed to Sata to being elected… Pipo were just fed up of behaviour of MMD – Dora contributed no small part to that!
Those re U$ Dolar coments,can u imagine? U$ Dolar ws quiet chanda chimbwi ws busy mdefeaming Sata,whn Special advisor to HH Wiliam Banda ws asaultng PF cadres Ci midle finger soft balms ws equaly quiet,whn dolar coruptly eluded procuremt tenders at zamtel ci mai balms ws quiet!Who the hell does ths damsel want to play catmouse game!Dont fool anyone dolar alot more is on yr way fr clearance than wht is revealed against u.No doubt remembr how u insulted Sata.Ubu cenjeshi bwa nkoko pungwa ta sakamana.Stop bedweting!
she was quite when Chanda chimba was prophesing how dictator sata is
Dora’s MMD administration under rupiah Banda was the worst abuser of the press in Zambia’s history. She therefore has no right whatsoever to speak about media freedom in Zambia today. Never before had a minister or former minister of information ever been directly charged in a court of law for abusing and misusing the media except in Banda’s MMD government. So, shut up Dora and await your fate for your sins.
Na maule na yo ya likwata insambu yakulanda pa fya chalo bushe??
Batini, nga kanshi “bantomba ndeya” nabo kuti bafunda nani?
Ms Siliya, you and other officers of the MMD are directly responsible for the chaos currently obtaining in Zambia. If you and the rest of the bunch had dedicated your lives to the nation, with all your ‘educated’ government, if you had been completely honest, in twenty years the long suffering masses entrusted the custody of the country in your hands, Zambia by now would have been an economic giant. Now because of your carelessness the people kicked you out and because there is very little choice for political office in Zambia…, look now what they dragged into office! You betrayed the people! Zambians are doci…no, very patient people who would wait up to very end, before they act. No madam, it would be better if you apologized to the people for treasonous way MMD betrayed the…
Wamweba ichishinka uyu namakwenkwe. Alemona kwati kuti twalaba how she was on TV together with Shikapwasha and Chanda Chimbwi insulting Sata. She is actually very luck the president is torelant. Tiye panke iwe namakwenkwe.
Chitongo uyu sounds like zwd .It is this kind of falsehood that make u id iot s. Which political crisis are u talking about? U create that in yo dirty head ,repeat it again & again then it becomes the truth to u. Maambala !The guilts are afraid.
Chachine Osmore pantu uyu namakwenkwe alomona kwati kuti atugonga nakambi. Aloba ilyauma and I pray that the law catches up with her quickly. Twanaka na bakwindi kubufi mwe. Ata bane fuseke.
Madam Siliya, from the time Sata stopped commenting on your ample behind we don’t see much of him. Please continue the good work to help in trying to bring out the president from wherever he is hiding.
KAPENA YAKE ISAIMA.
Exemplary? Why is it so difficult to understand that President Sata is the opposite of ‘exemplary’? The two are mutually exclusive. End of story.
Desperate pipo can do and say any thing .Only gullible ones can buying in2 that. The law is knocking on yo door soon. lt is very provoking 2 hear wat u id iot has said. Have we 4gotten how evil u & mmd were? Have we 4gotten how u treated de press?
Lady, I don’t know you. You were serving (or supposed to be) when I’d left this, our God- given land Zambia.
The most I’ve heard discussed about you, is your gluteus maxima and it’s propensity to wobble.
So to be fair, I’ll go away and educate myself and then come back and comment – How’s that?
Have we forgotten how u treated yo political opponents. Where were u wen yo cadre went on rampage 2 threaten women th gang rapping, ve we 4forgotten how yo govt teargassed Mr Sata,while yo insulting boss kept on calling Sata ‘Chisilu’ & ka Hh puppy?
Have we forgotten how u pesecuted innocent pipo like Matani,journalists- Chansa kabwela and de entire Post?Have we 4gotten how corrupt u were whilest yo sugar dad called u “smart” Dora,how u intimideted de police,how u pesecuted de Catholic priests?
Have we forgotten how u sent some pipo to their early graves like the late Chibambamilimo? Have we 4gotten how u treated Jean kapata and Mumbi while the former suffered an illment yet it never bothered u? Have we forgotten yo falsehood about Sata?
Alefwaya ukutuzukinga uyu namakwenkwe because she thinks we have forgotten. Kwisa. I can’t wait for those doors at Chimbokaila to close on her.
The list is endless if it means recounting de evils dat u and yo evil rb did. Stop openning de old wounds we chitongo camwanakashi.De way u behaved was extremely undemocratic.But “king cobra” being de man he is he never did desperate things like u.
ZNBC is looking for news readers. Anyone with experience can apply.
Only if they allow ad libing as you read. I would need to pass my own comment after each statement.
If the give me the opportunity as above, I’ll do it for free.
Ati b4 the investigative team corner me let me scream at the top of my voice. U are now an ordinary person just be strong .
Dolar yr time has come dont b rubish!How the hel u want to mess Sata if ths man were RB sugar dad fr amai bokosi Sata wud ve sufered to day.Sata has buried evrythng u insulted him bt why re stil draging him in mad like tht?Dolar wht do u want ? Shud Sata react?Go on we shal meet in the field tht be aasured.Whn hit hard dont cry foul.Why prick ths man evn were heas not ofended u?Go & see sugar knee bt get chamber pot coz u ve a bad record of bedweting.U caled sata chisilu bt has favored to keep quiet is him tht caused yr courupt practices during elections?Upuba wako ci****** ve u seen..
Listen to the person talking.
Wasted space.
Hahahahahaha!!! CNP ulimukali,wansekesha kwena,yaba. naine nadabwa bakamba amaule nayamba ukumoneka akasuba!
Sure nama zoboli nayamba ukupimpula namu kasuba.
SATA-‘DOBO’ MIXED WITH ILLITERACY NIFIFINE!
Dont blame ndobo/dobo,,, if you are genetically unstable then you are just unstable,,,ndobo/dobo is just a stimulant NOT a cause!!!!
Dora Dora Doraaa! Ah! Can u listen to your past, for once. Thank u my brother Zebige above. Yeah, King cobra is a man of action. It will take geniuses like me to understand and correctly rate his performance. Alimisula, thats y he can’t even waste time on cheap rhetoric. I am on my way to Lusaka from the countryside. Awe bane, Sata alebomba. Let him develop the rural Zambia and ease the congestion in Lusaka. I am fed up with u Dora(opposition).
I have grown up now guys.
I believe this woman is a journalist and must have some European history knowledge.
I just want to correct her Hitler never went for the Romans, they were allies in fact Mussolini was rescued from prison by German Special forces in 1943.
Dora please don’t pick a subject you know very little about, if you want to talk about Sata just talk about him and leave out false examples
The Romans Dollar meant must be the gypsies who were targeted by Hitler.
What’s this ci woman-without morals mouthing about? Shut up, woman! there’s nothing you can contribute to this country, anymore, other than parading your bum and middle-fingering everywhere.
Iwe we mwanakashi Dora Siliya ulu wabufi. You think we can forget how you were dressing dogs and trees in the name of campaign. If they can crucify your former boss Lupiya, what do you think they gonna do to you once they have enough evidence. Funga kinwa and make peace with the President because he is the only one that might protect you instead of insulting his intelligence. I was there kwa mulenga in Kitwe when you were campaigning and treating everyone like *****s. Wafwa ne chanso when the law catches up with you.
Still looking for an article where I can give a comment today. Sometimes ‘no news’ is ‘good news’.
That makes two of us, good to know so bored with some of these articles mwe!
Interesting Dora is under pressure am sure having sleepless nights, it’s her turn to reflect. i never knew she can talk like an ordinary person after insulting our Parliament and us all when she was a super being. Please why are you delaying her cases lets have her quickly to answer her dids. In Life Time is the Greatest Teacher and Healer, well comeback to life Dora and wishing you the best as an ordinary Citizen pa Zed.
Peoples of my beloved Zambia!! is this dora a true UNZA graduate?? How can one honestly compare Sata ( our PF government) with the hateful regime of Nazi Germany… it is beyond human conception for any wise, educated persons or individual in this day and age to give a comparative analysis of the Jews’ experiences and what is happening to this dora silya now that she is no longer in government in Zambia.
Editors of LT please!!!
Sata was secretly out of the country to Turkey.More such secret trips to be regular since now Xaviour Chungu has been recruited to coordinate sata’s secret trips and other errands and other sneaky projects.Zambia needs divine intervention from God.Zambia should definately Be Saved.
uDora, u r just in a rush to get back into power. Where is the crisis? Or may be u r referring to the removal of sunsidies and or student loans? Yeah, its an enabling environment that Sata is providing. PF is just trying to remind our kids that there’s nothing. U r paid for the services u provide. So let out children get used to working for pay and not all the time being spoonfed. So, Dora, just work hard and pay for your kid’s sch fees. A reminder once more. Indepebdence, remember, comes as a result of hard work and sacrifice. No basurries. Its loans now.
Dora, I wonder if at all u even gather a bit of sleep. Uluse kuli wemwanakashiwe! U r such a lazy woman. Be strong and invest heavily like Ms. E. Nawakwi(our own). I know its hunger that is torturing u. U got used to free money from yo boy(Lupiya). Washala washala, waya waya. Forget iwe! Nichaaani?
Ba Dora ‘tunda’. Nga ninsi kansi. Muletesya mwe mayo. Mulefwalako na tyubu
Still water on a river is deep. Be wary. The big man is on the drawing board. Just watch this space. Unless we pretend, we all know his abilities and capabilities. If he made pronouncements every day, you critics will still complain. He keeps quite and works quitely you are still complaining! Just what must he do? He has the best answer for now.
Shameless Dora is putting all the blame on president Sata. Shame to Dora she had all the power as MP and minister to have moved a motion in parliament to remove some of the powers of a president. President Sata is behaving like this because of deficiencies in our constitution which Dora and some of the MPs assumed were not important at the time MMD was ruling. In fact Sata & the PF Govern. is applying the same constitution better than RB & the former MMD govern. Hence, the educated Dora & some of the MP are responsible for what we are going through right now. Stop blaming Sata who is busy at work. For 20 years MMD govern. failed to come up with a new constitution, no available report on Air Garbon Disaster, removed office of abuse etc. What can Dora say? Nothing, but to shut her mouth.
That when the government is afraid of its own people that is democracy but when the people are afraid of the government, it is then dictatorship”. I believe that in Zambia we have arrived at a dictatorship, just like in Adolf, said Dora, Garbage statement from Dora. The truth is that when the government is NOT afraid of its own people that is democracy and when the people are Not afraid of the government, it is then democracy. The reasons why MMD govern. made blunders is because it was afraid of it’s people. Afraid to produce Air Garbon Disaster report, afraid to remove subsidies, afraid to prosecute Chiluba, afraid to address poverty, afraid to do right things, but Not afraid to be greed. By God’s grace if Dora is re-elected should contribute positively in terms of critics.
Remember William Wandeo Banda? I think he was worse and his violence benefited you so it was ok right?
PF members always express themselves in Bemba because either they have never been schooled to civility as the case is with most of them, or obsessed being homophibic without respect for non Bemba speaking Zambians.
Very inferior comment ba man. In fact it shows how dull you are ba guy. Bemba is spoken by almost all urban dwellers in Zambia especially on the Copperbelt regardless the tribe. The Copperbelt is the most urbanized privince in Zambia and the local language used is Bemba.
Ba guy tamukwete fye ifyakulanda.
Do you have any idea what homophobic means? I suspect you think it means one who favors their home.
Dollar is under pressure. i feel sorry for her. Let her lecture to the people on mass who do not know how evil and barbaric Dollar and MMD were. Wishing her all the best as she faces the courts of law.
Peace and Prosperity to mother Zambia.
Dora is stating facts that do not just hurt and humiliate non PF members but all Zambians that here we have a president holed in unknown place issuing statements to the nation without appearing in person. Mr Sata has never held a press conference to stir and expound the national development agenda. This situation is lauded and admired by people like Truth hates @44. Its a shame.
Dora first answer me these questions
1. Can you Chansa Kabwela’s case to Zambian Watchdog defaming insults to his excellence.
2. William Banda slaughtered people in chongwe, which PF cadre has ever done tht if anything its PF cadres falling victim(livingstone) nd police officers(woodlands).
3. You sold Zamtel forgoing peoples will nd a lot of employees were offloaded to the sreets and some of them are dead by now because of depression_meet any of those and see if they will smile at you and congratulate you for that.
4. His excellnce then in opposition was teargased at DEC offices when he had gone to answer fake charges against him a thing which people do at free will with advise from Sakwiba Sikota.
5. The list gooooooes on and on and on………so is this best practice of democracy
Iwe ka Dora you need to shut up, remember how you treated the opposition. I for one was so happy to see your sit nullified. I don’t think you qualify to lead people, good morals should play a big role in our leaders.
Instead of taking heed of wat has been said and try to reason if its constructive or not..you rush to attack Dora instead. Think befor making a comment, don’t jus insult or your lack of knowledge and kaponya mentality will be exposed.
Instead of taking heed of wat has been said and try to reason if its constructive or not..you rush to attack Dora instead. Think befor making a comment, don’t jus insult or your lack of knowledge and kaponya mentality will be exposed..
At least the government has reasonable grounds for taking that action. Not those grounds 0ver which your party instigated by RB arrested Chansa Kabwela
DORA. THUMBS UP, VERY SENSIBLE ARTICLE. TRUE SOMETHINGS ARE TERRIBLY GOING WRONG IN ZAMBIA. WE CAN NOT CONTINUE WITH BY –ELECTIONS AND INTIMIDATION. THE PRESIDENT HAS TO REALIZE THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP THAN SHOUT AT PEOPLE. PF HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN ZAMBIA FOR THE BEST. CAN’T SEE THAT WITH THEIR STRATEGIES. IT HATES.
bushe yola naba wisoo?
Everyone out of government has the same cry, we just observe, the cry of Dora Siliya, was the cry of Micheal Sata in opposition, it is a good cry though by people lacking credidibility because they want to be the ones to be making rules. Dont worry Siliya, there time is running out, just like yours did. For the ones in power, politics is a dirty game, no matter how long you take on the throne, there will be a day one day when you will have to surrender, There was the almight Kaunda, MMD, just like Gaddafi, Mubarak, and now ousted leader Morsi, Open your eyes you blinded folks.
Zambia Police is integral. That is the fact. Violence must be avoided. When violence shows its ugly face, then it must be eradicated. Some arrests are inevitable because integrity is at stake here. No chance for spoilers. The truth is Zambia is peaceful and prosperous today.
Why do people make sense when they are out of office yet in office did the same things they now condemn others for? Phuck you Dora Siliya. We want our money back. You and Rubbish Bin and Red Lips Kunda (RIP) ruled us with fear, and you teased us a lot. Just enjoy your stolen wealth and shut the phuck up.,
Dear Equalizer. A very good question. I think the short answer is: – 1.) Its because, unlike here in the western world, our politicians in Zambia do not face any consequences for behaving in the manner they do. So they will do, or u-turn, or say anything to suit/benefit from their prevailing situation and walk away scot-free, and won’t lose sleep over it even if there are casualties. They bring a whole new meaning to the word ‘scumbags’. 2.) We, the electorate allow it to happen over and over and over again.
ok
Dora, thumb up, we need to speak up. I agree with the tyrannic system of governance by Power Failure (PF). This Sunday’s prophecy by TB Joshua about YOUTH revolution will surely come to pass. Just a matter of time !!
is this the Dora of RB s time or not funny how pipo can change when their are out of office , let be the learning lesson to you mr kabimba and mr kambwili Dora repeant first.