The government of the United States of America has shown willingness to provide the necessary support needed to hold a successful referendum on the draft constitution.
Charge De affairs at the US Embassy David Young said his country was ready to assist if the request is made by the Zambian government.
“We have not had that question framed to us, but it is a possibility. We can look at that to support that process with the other donors,” he said.
Mr. Young said his country would remain committed to supporting avenues and processes that allow for effective participation of Zambians in the constitution making process.
He was speaking at the commemoration of the life of iconic civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Junior at the University of Zambia .
“We always support the right to focus on and campaign for freedom. … and we support the right for Zambians to participate in the constitution making process,” he said.
Mr. Young however said his government will not dictate to Zambia on how the constitution should be adopted and what its contents should be because it was her sovereign right to decide on what law to enact.
Recently Secretary to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska said that holding a referendum was too costly and could paralyse the country if used to adopt the new constitution.
Efforts to get a comment from Minister of Justice on whether government will approach the donor community for assistance to hold the referendum proved futile as his mobile phone went unanswered by press time.
Meanwhile, Mr. Young has urged Zambians to embrace a culture of promoting civil liberties by speaking out strongly on human rights abuses and help to change society as the country celebrates its golden jubilee this year.
Zambia’s golden jubilee celebrations coincide with the 50th anniversary of the passage of the US Civil Rights Act.
We dont want we trust ba sata
Obama kabiyeni uko
I would rather trust sata than USA
in my beautiful country, we are not short of huge number of 1diots who would still trust a person who dribbles them from all aspects of life in broad day light. mulembwe wachipuba upwila muli katumfwe. tomorrow is for those who prepare for it.
Then you are sick, No one trusts Chumbu, not even himself.
As my Fiance tells me, a whiteman is genetically more superior than a Blackman
More intelligent and rightfully, rule this world.
So I would not dismiss this at all.
Thank you USA, Please take over
Thanks
Elolwanya nomba…Atleast there is someone/Country who has observed how docile Zambians can be…just like most of the crucial issues go by eg the National Park thing will just go by…Zambians workup???
while we welcome the offer to fund the referendum we have to be careful of what the US mean by ‘protecting human rights’. We just read recently how angered the US was at Nigeria’s criminalising of Homosexuality. Some aid can be good but be careful. Opposition has been very loud on opposing Homosexuality. BY THE WAY HOW MANY ZAMBIANS UNDERSTAND REFERENDUM?
No no no thanks.
We have HH & GBM ready to fund the referendum.
@Mushota whitem are clueless in running the world… they are damaging the world through their inventions and rule. To be successful for them is to kill and steal, their mining methods which they v forced on us mean to damage the environment, their invention the vehicle means to pollute the air, the food that they grow they add poisonous fertilizer to it. This very computer its clever but every time we use it we get nuked due to the radiation. There medicines kill more than they heal. On the other hand when black men and women ruled for longer a time, the earth was in pristine condition, there is a herb for any illness, we invented the wheel, we taught and civilised Europe when we ruled there for nearly a 1000 years introducing street lights, writing and reading, building, morals
@Mushota We gave them medicine, Science i.e chemistry etc I can go on, but don’t tell people lies, white rule and domination is responsible for all the genocide in Africa and the rest of the world directly or indirectly.
I think the US are talking about providing funds for a referendum, just in case we think the US want to vote in the referendum.
Our failure to debate any issue rationally but be suspicious of anything is a serious weakness we have. No one wants to defend their position with a reasonable argument. When questioned they would rather joke about it, or be suspicious of you and accuse you of an unrelated issue like threatening security, or simply be quite and not answer you.
This approach and lack of responsibility for our actions and decisions cannot develop any nation. This is what has happened about people’s demand for a press conference, the constitution and other issues. There is just no one to have a reasonable debate with. Its a shame.
I cannot wait to hear what excuse bene Kabimba will have now. Though am willing to bet that they will just ignore you Mr. Young and pretend (in Manuel’s voice from Falwty Towers’) ‘they know nothing’ about your offer. You gonna have to speak up I guess while you are pointedly ignored.
Good move! The PF govt will have no reason to deny Zambians a people driven constitution
So this PF Secretary to the Cabinet, Rowland Msiska said “holding a referendum was too costly and could paralyze the country if used to adopt the new constitution” !!!!
And what about all the BY-ELECTIONS? Does he think Zambians are complete F00LS?
More PF BUFI!
Jo that’s sad even the U.S know about your country being broke, alas but the stupid chikwanda keeps talking about money is there next thing you see him signing loans
why is US interested to the extent of funding? they want to pump in there rubbish demonic devilish rights homos and gay right, away with it, its from the pits of hell.
well we stand between a rock and a hard place. what you u have us do? unless your father is prepared to foot the bill for the referendum the least you (gihadist) can do is shut up!!!
unless you are sugessting that Iran or another isalmic state (Anti American) will fund this process.
@ cs you what has funding the referendum on the draft constitution by USA got to do with the bill of rights.. (which has actually excluded the protection of the lgbt people in zambia)
In the book “Unstable Ground,” the author writes about the infancy the science of platetechtonics, the theory of the Earth having geologic plates. This theory is about 60 years old and the previous belief – one of steady earthquakes called the catastrophe theory – was what was in place beforehand.
The author pointed out that there was NEVER any big debate settling the score once and for all – it was just that the old model stopped being offered in schools and the believers of the old model DIED. There was no classicYou still believe that the Earth is round too? get over it some people are gay or…
Thanks for the offer USA, but the question at hand is, do Zedians understand what is needed for them in the referendum? Also, are our people at a level where they can make independent decision without the stupid politicians telling us what to do? Well if answers to these question is a “yes” then let’s take advantage of the American offer, but on the other hand, if Zambians are still the way I knew them, being influenced by the rich fools from Lusaka, then we probably have to think about this, again. To me, the best would have been the process South Africa used to arrive at their constitution in 1996. It is time we get a permanent constitution, otherwise we will soon be a laughing stock of the whole world for failing to write one.
Well done USA…st.up.id PF cadres and a.rs.e wh.or.es like Rowhaaaand Mususuka mow have no execusessincw our frieds the Americans have come forward to rescue our constitution from the Janjewwed hostage takers!
When Chanda Chimba iii was running those documentaries about not trusting the cobra,we were all furious and cursing.But alas he ha s been vindicated..The Cobras venom is taking its toll..Zambia is slowly getting paralysed but that bite.1) People constitution… Forget! 2) press freedom …wait for more squeeze .The nation is slowly becoming a police state.Come 2016 see how rigging is done at its best..more arrest for HH and Nevers on the way. The cobra bites even some of its own and its like look at GBM and Chitimukulu. Don’t say you were not warned Chanda Chimba did it
Good ! Lets do this thing.
Someone here is willing to help but I am afraid some old folks will soon start calling Mr. young an hijacker.
Nothing is for free what’s the catch?
Where democracy wins anywhere in the world it means USA wins or benefits economically, security wise etc. as Zambians also win but not at the expense of Zambians. But when democracy loses like in Zambia, it means Only Sata and his friends win/ benefit at the expense of the masses. So what is better?
Ruling nation: USA doesn’t know democracy, they can’t even afford to practice democracy or christianity..they give gifts to keep a stranglehold on your country. The more they give you, the more you are indebted to them and their whims. They ll give you, and give you, and give you…and then one day they ask, they ll say bend over or else, and we ll have little choice but to bend over, what with the great US military bases aimed at Africa like Africom, and Germany. Keep away from this devil!
Elolwanya nomba…Atleast there is someone/Country who has observed how docile Zambians can be…just like most of the crucial issues go by eg the National Park thing will just go by…Zambians workup???
Utulo abantu besu, we need to seriously mature in this country.
Sad news for sata
One of the 48 laws of power refers to something in the likes of, “they ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”……
Just send sata a lightenin strike to smoke him out of state house. Brains wont work here.consult the shilubemba how its done.
Very interesting, Winter said the donors were going to be approached to fund the referendum, but now he will say the problem is that TC has refused to hand over the draft…… hahahahahaahahahaha
Or use the money to establish a Commission of Inquiry to find out who “leaked” a public document!
More money in the pocket for his friends!
The govt is simply not interested and mark my words they will not approach the USA over this issue even if it has been put right on their face! Sata knows the new constitution will not favor him and majority of the PF thugs and hence he wants to doctor it before it goes further or simply find silly excuses to keep delaying it. We want a new constitution that will reap off most presidential powers, only this way the country will be governed decently and by the rule of law, not were we have one monkey calling the shots and cannot be opposed otherwise the police dogs will visit you!
Brethren and Sisters, its a trap, don’t trust these American devils. Their catalogue of hatred against persons of our kind is very much vast and stacked against them, if they show hatred, deceit and trickery towards black men and women in their own country, what more black people in another country? Don’t trust this Counrty, they are full of tricks, their gifts come with long term far reaching strings attached.
Where are you from? The last time I checked, USA has a black man for president !!!
@Mwape He is not black in full, he was groomed, through his family he is related not only to George Bush but to the enitire Windsor clan i.e Queen Elizabeth. Besides, a US President is not in charge of the Corporation we know as USA. The corporation is owned by the Black Nobility of Europe which includes the Windsor Family, Rothschilds and all other various Jewish families that I don’t know about…so don’t be duped by the puppet because a part of him is like us, he is powerless.. a mere stage man, showman etc etc.
When in opposition they were happy with the assistance for the “revamping” of the voting system to ensure free and fair voting (which ultimately removed MMD), so they should gladly accept this help – after all, this is all part and parcel / extension of the same deal – to ensure that the Zambian masses determine their own destiny.
Mr. Young does not seem to be a cadre unlike Storella. Maybe they are trying to make amends for that disaster named Storella.
PLEASE YOUR REPORTING SHOULD BE ACCURATE. THE ENVOY DID NOT COMMIT HIMSELF. BUT HIS ASSISTANCE WAS DEPENDENT ON OTHER DONORS’ AGREEING TO COME ON BOARD.
HE SAID, “WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT QUESTION FRAMED TO US, BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT TO SUPPORT THAT PROCESS WITH THE OTHER DONORS”. IN OTHER WORDS IF OUR REQUEST WILL NOT GO THROUGH IF OTHER DONORS DON’T AGREE! PERIOD.
Zambia, a country full of people with garbage in their heads just like the towns they live in are full of ”garbage” ifisoso everywhere you go.
To every American donation, there is a visible or invisible string attached to it. When they want something, they wil incite and fund violence, at the end of the day they get what they want. With or without funds Zambia can take care of its own problems.
… And not just America!
China give AID to us us in exchange for ‘stealing’ our natural resources… There is Iran who wants us to adopt their Satanic (Islamic) ways buy funding the building of mosques… Britain still has it’s ‘fingers’ inside our economy… It is still a scramble for our beloved nation!
why is his title in french?
Because he is a diplomat and the international language for diplomatic titles is traditionally in French.
We are in this mess becoz of USA, u support this old snake and now……….. bla bla bla. fusekeni ba de affairs
Very very kind of your government, Mr. Youngng. We thank you so much and go ahead and help us.
Ubungwa pa 1.4. They say “…. iisula taibula ukubwekeshapo,” Got it mushota?
iwe jo you ***** keep this nonsense of you trusting sata to yourself you cant say we trust sata like everybody agrees with you compound team of kaponyas ***** clown panga family dog only dull apes like you support thugs
America is a true friend of Zambia. Thanks Ambassador.
Mushota I cant believe that you can actually sit back and let your white racist make such comments to you, and you think its cool. I thought you were educated. No one in their right sense of mind should stomach such vile talk. It just goes to show that he has no respect for you, and you will have to live like a nigger hanging onto white trash. You are just a convenient shag to him, he is lying to you if he says he loves you. Those words are only spoken when he wants you in bed. You really are a black prostitute living on Scotland. Your parents must be so proud of their little trollop! He should open a twitter account and make that statement and then wait for the death threats.
A good constitution, in any country, is foundational to success. The USA knows that, and if Zambia can be helped to come-up with a good constitution, it would have been the best gift to the Zambian people.
The constitution story in Zambia goes back for decades. Every up-coming president fights for a new constitution only when they are still in the opposition. As soon he is elected president, the story changes. Mr. Sata rode this wave to his presidency, promising the Zambian people that he would deliver a New Constitution in 90 days. He knew he was not going to do it if elected president. And what he has been doing so far is only to appear as though he is doing something about it. The reality is that, he is not and he will not.
We are a free country. Plz don’t involve yourself with our monkey politics USA