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President Michael Sata is scared of suspending Kabimba-Saunders

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Daunte Saunders speaking at the UPND news conference
Daunte Saunders speaking at the UPND news conference

The tribunal to probe Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba may prove to be a total wasteful and travesty because President Sata has failed to suspend (Kabimba) to pave way for investigations, says political activist Dante Saunders.

The lack of seriousness inspite of the gravity of the matter could be indicative of the dismissive attitude of the administration to the exercise.

Saunders said that the effectiveness of the tribunal could only be realized if the President relieved Kabimba of his duties so that the team was not working under unwarranted influence.

“Stakeholders were calling for the suspension of Kabimba to restrain him from interfering with investigations, and to see how effective the appointed tribunal would be,” said Saunders.

He said that as much as the tribunal was quickly appointed, its effectiveness was doubted on grounds that Kabimba would use his power as justice Minister to interfere with witnesses.

Saunders wondered why the tribunal was promptly appointed, when in the first place the President stopped the ACC from probing Kabimba without his authority.Saunders said that Kabimba’s stepping down would ensure a fair hearing and that people sitting on the tribunal would not be intimidated while his junior officers from the justice ministry would work without fear.

“And it appears as if the President is scared of Wynter, because why is he not suspending him, when he is the appointing authority and he (Kabimba) is on record as having said that it is only the appointing authority who can make him step down,” he said.

Saunders said that the fact that the Judges sitting on the tribunal would handle the matter fairly and without intimidation would be based on Kabimba’s resignation Saunders said that the PF government had failed to interpret the law, and accused the president of failing to provide good leadership, which he said was a source of squabbles in the PF.“I blame Sata for failing to show good leadership and it is for this reason there is a lot of confusion in PF.

It is like he is enjoying the differences among his people,’ said Saunders.A four-member team led by High Court Judge Evans Hamaundu has been sworn to probe Kabimba after the initial attempt to have members of the tribunal sworn in by President Sata last week failed.

27 COMMENTS

    • Abena Jo, u still see sense in what the GRZ is doing here? There is what is known as precedence in legal circles and one Dora Siliya set that if nobody else before her. Is it compulsory blindness in PF supporters?

  1. some dogs bark hard when they’re on the other side of the fence but keep quiet and run away when they come in contact with the real world. In my opinion Sata is only good an opposition candidate, at least you kept the MMD on their feet.

  2. EXCUSE ME! SUSPENDING WYNTER FOR WHAT?

    SURELY, THE UPND VICE PRESIDENT WAS NOT SUSPENDED WHILST HIS PARTY WAS DELIBERATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO HIS MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT!

    • @luapula .. Half the time your comments make interesting reading but on this one you are offline suspending winter will help the tribunal work well,it’s common knowledge,unless of course you don’t like the pending outcome of the tribunal findings.

    • Fellow bloggers,
      why are you wasting your time with luapula?
      He is a classical example of brain-washed and indoctrinated uneducated and ignorant non-com to whom principles of NATURAL JUSTICE are not just a foreign conspiracy, but, most probably it will accuse opposition for inventing the things. Leave poor mentally disturbed to dream on the perceived “success” and “popularity” of current administration.

    • UPND is not the party in power! Thus there was no need for the party’s VP to be suspended whilst being investigated by his party. PF is the party with the reins of power presently, and WK is being investigated for possible wrong doing. It is not PF investigating him, but Zedians through the tribunal set up. There is a world of difference between the two!!

  3. AS AN OPPOSITION LEADER, YOUR EFFECTIVENESS IS ASSESSED BY THE NUMBER OF PRESS STATEMENTS WHICH YOU ISSUE, HOWEVER IRRELEVANT THEY ARE.

    THE PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MISQUOTED ON THIS ISSUE. HE DID NOT USE THE WORDS ‘WITHOUT MY AUTHORITY’ BUT “WITHOUT MY CONSENT”!

    BWANA SAUNDERS, DON’T YOU THINK ITS JUST COURTESY TO KEEP THE PRESIDENT ABREAST OF SUCH ISSUES WHENEVER ANY OF HIS CLOSE AIDES IS CALLED TO ATTEND A LENGTHY INTERVIEW DURING WORKING HOURS?

    • Michael Sata and Winter Kabimba made so much noise about Dora Siliya when a tribunal to investigate her was constituted.Dora was removed from her Ministerial job until after the conclusion of the tribunal.How has it become difficult for Winter Kabimba to resign from his Ministerial position?? Maybe Sata has stopped ruling this country based on the 10 commandments as he promised!!!!!

    • As is often true in most cases, those with the least intelligent comments or contribution like yourself erroneously think that by writing in all-caps will make them sound intelligent or make their contribution more convincing! Alas, you are seriously mistaken. Thankfully, and hopefully, you will only remain a Luapula Premier so that you don’t contaminate the rest of the country with your i*diocy.

  4. Is the President there on this issue? I have said it before and I will say it now, Wynter is basing his stay in office on law that is the reason LAZ is quiet on this. If it is not on law then he is stubborn.

  5. Winter k is untouchable. Believe me you nothing will happen. MMD is better than PF. We principled people like the great GBM.

  6. Luapula Premier you are unbelievably thick! You are the type of person who would sit and eat a plate of sh!t and see nothing wrong with it because in your eyes it is just used or recycled food. Give us a break Chi color!

  7. Why should President SATA fire Wynter Kabimba? Of course he is a pillar in the party not easy to get rid off. You want to cripple the party never Mr Saunders. At least i know you have always wanted a Job in PF like James Banda LAZ president.
    Wish you Luck.

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