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MINISTER of Justice Wynter Kabimba says it will cost Government K15 million to conduct a census for a referendum on the Constitution.

Mr Kabimba says the legal process of a referendum would also take more than 15 months to complete.

He was speaking in Choma yesterday during a special church programme to fundraise for the construction of a children’s chapel for the Choma central church of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA).

“The new constitution has been delayed by those who want to hijack the constitution-making process. I assure you that Zambia will have a people-driven constitution,” Mr Kabimba said.

[pullquote]“While we appreciate the offer of money for the constitution-making process, why should our co-operating partners not give us this money for development first?” he wondered[/pullquote]

The minister, who is Patriotic Front secretary general, said it appears that Zambia will have a referendum on the constitution but the legal process leading to that stage cannot be completed before 2016.

“A referendum under our present law requires that we should first conduct a national census of all those eligible to vote and this exercise alone is expected to take more than 15 months,” Mr Kabimba said.

Mr Kabimba said co-operating partners have offered money for the constitution-making process but Government wants first to ensure that it develops the country.

“While we appreciate the offer of money for the constitution-making process, why should our co-operating partners not give us this money for development first?” he wondered.

Mr Kabimba said the constitution-making process is important but the opposition must not play the political blame game.

The Minister of Justice has since called for unity and consensus across partisan politics.
“We must all rally together and promote advocacy on the constitution-making process,” Mr Kabimba said.

Mr Kabimba said he desires a new constitution the same way the opposition does but the law must be followed.

“None of the political parties in Parliament have two-thirds members and we need consensus and come together to have the constitution,” he said.

Mr Kabimba said the opposition has waged a political campaign against Government on the constitution when it is the very Government that started the process.

“Acrimony will not give us a new constitution, but unity and dialogue [will],” he said.
Mr Kabimba said President Sata has people’s interests at heart and has not back-peddled on the promises made during campaigns in 2011.

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119 COMMENTS

  1. Please just SHUT UP! We are no longer interested in your nonsense. You’re a bunch of congenital liars! Just move aside for decent people in 2016. You’re the worst government ever!

    • kabimba,you went in parliament no bwanga and today you went in the house of God to show how foolish you are on spiritual matters.God can never bee mocked

    • That is why i have been saying we do not need the constitution. Too costly , will serve nothing and even the people advocating for it, wont tell you why

      Thanks

    • A 9 month old baby in Pakistan was arrested for “attempted murder”.
      But there we are seeing a free man Kabimba. He said he is immortal, he be around in 2016, Lesa ni Malyotola, you can’t go to insult Zambians in Church.

    • These Guys will never allow for the new Constitution to be put in place, they are just misleading the public. The bigger worry for all of us should be that come 2016 when they are voted out of power, will they step aside and allow a new party into office? I very much doubt it……. not forgetting that Sata’s Hero is Uncle Bob across the River, and look what he has managed to do to that place!

    • @monko, if your question is directed towards Wynter, then its okay. but if it is towards me, my answer is yes, ni ndalama sha kwa tata, because my father and I pay our taxes correctly. I am just from filling my TOT online.

    • Kabimba should not for once think that the people do not know what they are doing with the money donated to government. Recently they diverted $40 million from the £120 million meant to recapitalise the railways to fund PF operations of appeasement.

      If only that money was used to fund the constitution making process the people would start trusting the PF government. But they are still adamant that Zambia does not need the constitution and hiding under the pretext that there is no money and yet they can spend a lot of money bribing MMD MPs to join the PF , cause bye elections and fund those elections.

      PF are typical CNP.

      SATA AND YOUR PF WE WANT YOU OUT NOW.

      ONLY UPND AND HH WILL REDEEM ZAMBIA’S LOST GLORY.

      UPND and HH I am in!

    • 1. How different is eligibility to vote in a referendum from that required in ordinary democractic elections such as the 2016 ones? Does this mean the 2016 elections will also be postponed until a national census has been done?
      2. How competent is Kabimba to give us the cost estimate he’s giving – he cant win a single case in court but thinks is suddenly competent in CSO’s work?
      3. Doesn’t this bogus lawyer no that a people driven constitution is a catalyst for development?
      4. Who’s Kabimba trying to scare with this budget when they’ve stolen ten times more?

    • This is the PF’s people driven constitution ‘get out’ close and final nail into their own boat shaped coffin!

    • yes Pf is the worse government ever, with the worse leaders ever, with the worse policies ever, with the worse tribal thinking ever, with the worse cabinet ever……

    • “While we appreciate the offer of money for the constitution-making process, why should our co-operating partners not give us this money for development first?” he wondered….

      Because you PF F00LS are incompetent and dishonest! You are stealing it, or wasting it on bye- elections! THAT IS WHY!

      But you cannot STEAL the CONSTITUTION from the ZAMBIAN PEOPLE!

    • In case none of you knumb-skulls have done the maths, delaying this matter until after 2016 is calculated to increase the chances of PF winning, i.e. no 50+1 issue to contend with.

      Wina aza lila.

    • Fear is the foundation of most government. It is very true more especially in the case of PF and its minions.

      The PF is made up of committees comprising of men and women who individually can do nothing but as a group they decide that nothing can be done. Its a group of shameless lazy thinkers afraid of their shadows.

    • Does Kabimba surely think his statement will be believed when we have concrete examples of countries on the African continent that have come up with a new constitution in under 2 years. Kenya appointed and swore in the Committee of Experts (which included a Zambia, Dr C Beyani) in Feb, 2009. They collected 26, 451 submissions across the country within 8 months. The Draft constitution was submitted to a national referendum which required only a “NO or YES” answer to the question, “Do you approve of the proposed New Constitution?” The constitution went through and on 27th Aug, 2010 Kenya was celebrating the enactment and adoption of a new constitution. The whole process took 19 months. Zambia still has under 30 months before the next elections in 2016. Mr Kabimba, there is still time.

    • @ ka chinyama…….this ka PF cadre thinks in the ass.its either u eat from sata’s table or your father collects bread crumble from the president’s table.wat will take u in this world to see reality in reality.MMD cadres were as dull and ardamant as you,saulosi,gen,kudos and other pathetic fools…..till it dawned on them.very soon you will change branches.

    • U kno pipo its pipo lyk mushota who do nt undrstand the value of da constitution?? Pliz pipo shud no tht 1 of th major rison why we hav failed to achive proper developmnt, thy ar so many loop holes in da constitution such tht ther is major misappropriation of funds and evn stealing. I cn assure tht with a proper constitution da development tht cn b attained in da next 10years cn b attained in jst 1year. So thoz who think da constitution z nt important ar da 1s tht ar stealing and usin da loop holes to thr advantage.

    • I don’t remember hearing of any Citizen that ever voted for Kabimba. U simply do not have our mandate, and thus do have have legitimacy in address us on National Matters.

      We will henceforth start refering to the New Constitution, please go and tell whoever sent you.

    • OldRug does not even understand the old constitution that allows the President to nominate 10 MPs and he is fighting for a new one simply because of 50+1 clause. Yaba!

    • Chinyama – U want Old Rugs attention. You won’t get it, but are lucky you’re not an OLD RUG. I forgive you.

      Wynter Kabimba doesn’t have any ones Mandate, thus doesn’t qualify to talk about policy issues. Let his boss do that.

    • Just take this dog outside and shoot him. He is a total waste of space. Even jail will be too good for him.

    • ALL POLITICIANS ARE FAKE AND USELESS. EVEN HH GIVEN CHANCE, HE WILL COME WITH HIS OWN RUUBISHIII IF NOT WORSE, CONSIDERING HIS ARROGANCE. HH IS ACTAULLY 4 TIMES MORE ARROGANT THAN SATA. USELESS POLITICIANS. LOOK AT KABIMBA, YOU THINK HE CAN MAKE A GOOD PREISDENT? NEVER! JUST VOTE FOR ANY OF THEM YOU WANT. THE DIFFERENCE IS THE SAME

  3. K15Million spent on a referendum is money well spent if it will give us a people driven constitution.

    this amount is less than US $3.0Million

    its not a lot of money considering the cost of setting another review commission.

    start looking for this money today not tomorrow

    • Didn’t the US Embassy pledge to finance the referendum? This guy is a pathological liar. He’s got the last stage of syphilis.

    • We already spent K235m on NCC (MMD time) and K160m on Technical Committee (PF time). So what is K15m to complete the process? By the way, those monies already spent could have built 2 Levy Mwanawasa type hospitals or stadiums. So Kabimba, you are saying (on the equivalent) we might as well bring down both LPM hospital & stadium!! Shouldn’t this man be charged with (a new law) constitution terrorism?? Its penalty should be death sentence (like treason)!

    • Jinx Popo – There is a saying you can fool some people some time but not all the people all the time.

      Simplly put, lies have caught up with them. We want our consitution now.

    • I really greatly appreciate the idea from Jinx Popo above to equate wasted resources to existing accomplished project. For how else would Zedians consider anybody who razed down LPM hospital/stadium other than being a terrorist!!?? Politicians have gone too far spending our cash on expediencies without results. Consider also all these commisions, tribunals etc all about window dressing/laundering policitians!! We nid laws that can be punitive on pipo like Kabimba when they fail to deliver! Voting them out is not enough!!

  4. Useless justice minister.Winter get serious if that’s the route you are taking with your PF,then in 2016 you be in opposition.

    • The one that needs to get serious is Sata. Wynter was never voted for by anyone and doesn’t have any legitimacy.

    • PF will be in opposition if indeed its you, ndobo, 142, wanzelu all the other loafers and dish washers in diaspora voting. We know your venom is as a result of hunger and you think change of govt will give chance to stop being watchmen at night and washing dishes during the day.

    • @Chinyama

      To be honest with you those who do those donkey jobs in diaspora have more integrity than you who earn a living by licking Sata’s ass who if was strong enough would demand to bonk your wife and you would agree saying its a blessing to your family.

      Are you not ashamed that those people earn twice what you earn licking Sata’s ass.
      On top that they are free to criticise the the government without any threat to their lives.

      Mwanya even the police and armed forces have come to realise that Sata and his PF are in power to destroy Zambia. By 2016 you will see a change of tact amongst these respectable men and women in uniform. I do have a lot friends in uniform in Zambia and they are equally complaining with the state in which their living standards have fallen. Life is…

    • Wanzelu – Chinyama is merely but an impoverished Zambian struggling to put 3 meals on the table and is no where near Chumbu Munshololwa’s desk.

      Just leave him. Freedom of speach they say.

  5. ba winter do not drug us into financial issues concerning constitution. the issue at hand is not financial resources but priority. how do find money for by-elections which i am sure were not budgeted for, because in the first instance you didn’t know how many by-election to be held in the year? so if constitution is government’s priority money will be found.

  6. PF and lame excuses.just do what we put you for in government.dont forget,time waits for nobody.by then you will have no excuses to give to the people.PF cadres on this forum,please give advice to your blind leaders….hope kudos,gen etc other staunch PF die hard cadres give advice to your leaders.

  7. Since when has Kabimba become a Seventh Day Adventist member? Why talk about the constitution instead of asking God for repentance and guidance for good leadership.

  9. Ps Anthony Choongo……….!!!! and on Sabbath !!

    Our Church giving Kabimba podium to TALK NO SENSE !!!

    To the issue u ba PF mwataya kale.

  10. Ba Zambians there’s truth in the quote “the cheaper the politician,the more he costs his country”

    This useless PF govt is far more expensive in terms of costs,lost opportunity, good governance,electoral deaths,zambia’s international image,loss of food surpluses and much more.Given all that I think a referendum is a damn cheap bargain.Lets have have it.

    • The British and US governments have said, if money is a problem, just tell us how much.

      Sick and tired of this we need a new consitution now please.

    • These PF F00LS have already diverted $40 million from the Eurobond.

      And now $3 million is too much for a NEW CONSTITUTION???

      LIARS. CRIMINALS. CHEATS.

  12. I thought talking about the Constitution in churches has been banned and the police will deal ruthless with anyone found talking about the constitution in the church. eshi!! life and living

  14. That pronouncement seemed like a by the way, it realy shows how some leaders in this country are cobwerb minded.

  15. …he has just declared war on constitution…..
    reading between the lines….he has bluntly told us that we should not expect a new constitution by 2016…
    surprising he was talking about constitution in church, I thot the Govt discouraged that….

  17. Let me help you seeing as your lipstick seems to be clouding your sparse grey matter. There is a certain gay tissue producer on Bwijimfumu and an apparent DPP who has a degree in something called nolle proseque who owe us K14 million. Tell them to give it to you’re natural lipstick a.ss! The balance I can donate. Give us what is ours!

  18. Cat and mouse for real. Kabimba, Sata, Scott think Zambians are brain-dead and whatever trash Kabimba vomits people will swallow. They’ve been creating confusion accusing the constitution technical committee that they haven’t remitted the draft constitution. This is the very reason why Africa is torn apart by war because of the level of i.diocy exhibited by the likes of Kabimba. All they are planning is to create anarchy and thus a state of emergency. Was very much disappointed with fonko fonko KK interview on BBC Hardtalk talking about developmental projects across the country. Where does he live? Blaming South Africa apartheid as the reason for a one party state that had elections though with him standing with himself/ Frog. What a bunch of clowns.

  19. Fellow Zambians, PF has done well in infrastructure development especially roads, schools and clinics construction. They should be commended for that. No one can take that credit away from PF!!

    However, the conduct of the PF cadres at BGOCA, Kabwata/Libala grounds, Mano Radio, harrassment of brother Chipimo in Lusaka, harrassment of HH in Kasama; Police manipulation of the Public Order Act to disadvantage the opposition (which Zambians need for checks and balances), denying us a new constitution, putting to shame the Litunga, Chitimukulu and other chiefs etc will make it difficult to support them in 2016. Hon. Kabimba as SG of the ruling party and Minister of Justice is a contradiction of what the PF promised it stood for. Sad. Really sad. Let it be a lesson for opposition parties.

  20. Jeez, this guy and his joker friends come up with a new excuse for not implementing the Constitution every time they open up their mouths. It’s trial and error, trying hard to see which excuse will stick… how pathetic!

    How much money have they spent on this exercise already? And how did he come up with this figure anyway, who did the accounting maths for him? Why a referendum anyway when the contents of the document were already contributed by the people. The commissions already went round the country gathering people’s opinions… so just send the damn thing to parliament unedited for adoption and stop worsting our time. Even with the referendum it shouldn’t take that long – the people of Crimea put together a referendum within 2 weeks, albeit with Russian help.

  21. If this government cannot give us a New Constitution this year, then it will take 15 to 20 years for poverty to start coming down. Poverty is more complex to deal with than the Legal process to hold a referendum. The New Constitution is suppose to be the foundation of everything. Hon Winter Kabimba is not honest and truthful in all dealings concerning Constitution – flip flop. You are a let down to the Nation.

  22. Where is Inspector General of Police not to arrest Kabimba for taking about constituation in the Church? When the oppostion and CSO were in Eastern province police issued a warning to deal with anyone taking about the issue in church what has changed now ba IG.This is why the people of Zambia and the world have lost faith in the Zambian Police.
    Mr.Winter,the president instricted all ministers not to talk about the constituition any more but why are going against the presidential directives
    and the chief goverment said only ministry of justice to talk over this,but sure country men is this what the world will be waiting to hear from the minister of justice?.This is injusctice the world can ever idgnore moreover how gave you the 90 days ultimatalm.You even lie in church va winter.

  23. Oh My God, so a simple referendum would now take you more than 2 years to complete? You dimwits in PF, can you just listen to yourselves and see if anything coming from out of their mouths is sensible?

  25. Come 2016 the constitution will be a hot campaign issue. And PF will be will be in a hurry to implement it but they have no time.

  26. If it was another lawyer, I could have given him a benefit of doubt not Bo Winter. He lacks a legal brain. Cooperating partners are ready the process. The constitution is a developmental project as well Ba Winter because it looks you don’t that from you statement

  27. Obfuscation,willfully ambiguous knowing they face an ill educated voter.Very cheeky of you PF useless govt.Don’t let the 2016 door hit you on your way out.

  28. We can forfeit a K10 each just to fund it. Give us the account # we start depositing. These are jokes now !

    • Good idea @Maurine……but how do we protect the account from being abused…??…pretending to ‘borrow’ from the account to pay civil servants, to fly executives out for medication etc…unless we ask and entrust UN office in Zed or any user friendly embassy….apart from Zimbabwe, South Africa(Zuma), China….i’am ready to contribute K2O monthly till December 2014. Legal process he is talking about can easily be expedited…

    • You are already paying for it…you think this money to draft the constitution came from PF bank account! !

    • ..@jay jay
      Wynter says the coffers(ofcourse our money) have run dry to fund the referendum(just an excuse). So we are saying for the purpose of the new constitution, we are ready to contribute so that we see what other excuse they will come up with….

    • We can fund this out of Satas three salary increases! Add some bye-election money and we can send a present to the DONORS!

  29. I honestly hope these fools succeed with their project of denying the pipo a pipo driven constitution so that after 2016 they face the effects.Each time i see RB at court i laugh.Had he given us a pipo driven constitution he would not be facing a prosecutor appionted by Sata.Had he given us a pipo driven constitution he would have continued in power coz a re run of the election would have seen UPND siding with MMD.I feel sorry for Sata and the dull pipo he surrounds himself with.

  30. Good luck!!! Good luck!!! Tired with issue. It does not have a planned end? None can say it will be done on so and so….

  31. All opposition political parties and civil organisations championing the demand for a new constitution need to open an account were us patriotic Zambians can donate money to fund the referendum. I am sure we can raise more than the 3 million dollars required.

  32. You are giving donors conditions what you want to do with the money they have offered for this process? You are playing with fire Winter just go shag masebo’s back side.

  33. I hope we all have learned a lesson. We deliberately elected and ushered total garbage in power, now we are reaping aplenty what we sowed. It’s shocking we actually believed PF could deliver the goods!! Something is frighteningly wrong with our thinking! It’s time for serious introspection.

    • We have paid these SWINES with Zambian taxpayers money. Now they must deliver what we have PAID FOR!

      New CONSTITUTION or the results for them will be much worse that just being kicked out in 2016!

  35. Kabimba’s rambling of his pathological nonsense drives in a decisive nail in the coffin that encompasses the so-called PF’s A-Team. This clique of leadership that is so endowed with classical LIES & DECEPTIONS, will be known as the worst Africa has ever yielded in the historical archives of Zambia.

    Our future generation will shudder in dismay and disbelief to learn of PF’s era of mischief as they thrived in swindling the Zambian masses due to greed in their quest to amassing illegal wealth. The Kariba Dam saga, the Lower Zambezi saga, the onslaught on the Chitimukulu Royalty, the Masebo Tribunal, doggy tactics on the Constitution, declarations of non-attainable small districts & “universities” and the mysteries of 90-Days-Promises characterises the Dark Ages that befell on…

  36. The diaspora dish washers and night guards advocating for the new constitution have not even read the old one. To them, having elections on the new one will guaranty them chance to replace George Chela. Kulibe,

    • Who is Geroge Chella and who voted for him?

      Don’t think George Chella is anything like you want to put him. In short, he is just a young man trying to make a living.

    • January Dakar – Sori bro but I disagree your approach. We need our Constitution NOW.

      Like one blogger said earlier, Wynter nindalama shakwa wiso.

  38. THANKS TO THE BRITISH AND USA FOR OFFER OF THE CASH REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTITUTION M,AKING PROCESS.

    ITS SHAMEFUL FOR THE PF AND ITS SECRETARY GENERAL TO KEEP CHANGING GOAL POSTS OVER THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS. HENCE IT REQUIRES THE INFLUENCE OF THE DONAR COMMUNITY TO HELP THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE FOR THE DEMAND OF THE CONSTITITION PROCESS TO WORK. THE USA AND BRITISH EMBASIES HELP SATA MICHEAL TO ASCEND TO POWER. NOW I TRUST THAT THEY ARE ASHAMED TO SEE THAT SATA MICHEAL HAS DRIBILLED THEM. PF AND KABIMBA ARE ALL USELESS AS MICHEAL HAS TOLD THE WORLD . THUS ALL THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA MUST UNITY OR ELSE KABIMBA WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SAME DECEITFUL TALK. VIVA HH. VIVA UPND .VIVA ZAMBIAN PEOPLE SHAME PF BY VOTING IT OUT OF OFFICE . 2016 IS NOT FAR . PF ONE TERM GOVERNMENT SHAME ON YOU.

  39. Wait a minute, What has happened to “the PF will deliver the constitution within 90 days”?…These guys think Zambians have a short memory. Now they will be proved wrong when we head to the ballot soon!!

  40. In my view a referendum is unnecessary as key issues are not in dispute with majority of Zambians. Parley can therefore adopt at almost no cost other than what they are already paid. Things like dual nationality have a good precedent where they work and all we need to do is strike off a few countries from eligibility and in Africa and elsewhere these are obvious;
    (i) Congo DR (already too many as it is in Luapula and Northern)
    (ii) Sudan, Somalia, China, India …

    Add to the list as you see fit …

  41. Your statement that development should come before constitution is moronic and and completely misguided. You never talk about (sustainable) development without having better laws(constitution) first. It is like building a house without a proper foundation. This why we have seen a lot of fake so-called development. Huge sums of money pumped out but with almost non-exist or inefficient oversight structures. Bwana, the constitution comes first and development second. Show me any country that ever developed with bad laws.

  42. Was delaying receipt of the draft constitution from the Technical Committee part of the ploy to buy or waste valuable time? It is interesting to be told now that “development” is more important than a constitution. Development is an on-going process and there will never be a time when a government will say now we have developed, we can look at the issue of governance or constitution. Where are we headed to?

    • Yes truly true!! Development is a gradual well managed process… Any body that mean well is a very good listener and negotiator. In the end it must be a win-win. As for now some just want to win by themselves. Badness a war has no winner. Sad for the common person

  43. A politician in the SDA church on the SABBATH campaigning?????? What has gone wrong with my church? Coming to tell lies in church. Campagning in church? We need a church board to displine pastor choongo and all the elders serving. Its a disgrace.POLITICS in church,on SABBATH. Suprised.Watchtowers can’t allow this. Who called Winter to talk politics on the holy pulpet? Is it for for money or what,so many questions than answers.

  44. I wondered how you even a lawyer,if you are that dull to notice that development without a good constitution in place almost impossible. you are embarancing the laywers. So you think we are buying what you are saying? Stop fooling yourself and act normal,mature and intelligent.

  46. So PF were simply dreaming and hallucinating when they were promising a new Consatitution within 90 days?

    Scandalous – getting into government by false pretences – criminal!

    • How did it lead to that? Remember that they willfully changed dates twice and expedited the process. If you are implying that we compare wholesale you have to start from Kiev fracas and how constitutional statutes were largely ignored on both sides to get to where they both are right now.

  49. With lazy thugs posing as leaders in all branches of the Zambian government, how can we expect any thing that looks like a constitution? These guys are as lazt and as bankrupt as lizards! We expect nothing from them but to leave offices in 2016!!

  50. Ndiye kupusa uku.”Mr Kabimba said co-operating partners have offered money for the constitution-making process but Government wants first to ensure that it develops the country”.

  51. Is this not one of the “useless” ministers according to Sata? So what useful things or counsel can he give us? Just come out and say you have failed and have no idea how to go about enacting a new constitution. This is the only position we can accept from you sir; The rest is totally unacceptable; not in this era and at a crucial time when we are in the Golden jubilee year. Sorry!!!

  52. KK HAS TOLD THESE PF CHAPS THAT IF WE HAVE A NEW CONSTITUTION THEN THEY WILL LOSE THE DICTATORIAL POWERS THEY ARE CURRENTLY ENJOYING WHICH POWERS KK LEFT IN THE CONSTITUTION.
    WHAT KABIMBA IS SAYING IS AN INSULT TO ALL RIGHT THINKING ZAMBIANS.

  53. The Minister of Education sir, We the daughters of Zambia camping DK secondary school for inter provincial games are going through a lot of problems of abuse and defilement’s every day . All this headed by a man called Justine Simbeye impersonating as a coach track and field coach and teacher. This the issues have been taking place almost every year of camping .

  55. I thought Kabimba would take a lot of time to have people convinced that he has attained levels of uselessness not known before in the history of this coutry. Little did I know, just after 24hours of posting that Kabimba is in a different league with regards to uselessness, has he just confirmed this with the trash reported from him above. PF please spare us this level of nonsense by just giving us the document, which is the constitution. Kabimba you should stop taking to us Zambians since no one voted for you to be part of governing structure. In future address this to your party cadres.

  56. Here we see how lawyers are only make things difficult in society. Kabimba takes himself to be a lawyer and has powers as of now to object any sensible opinion from Zambians. On the other hand, technical committee comprised of most lawyers and yet in their jargon words and semantics hold the entire nation to ransom. Lawyers have to be trusted with a pinch of salt and certainly not in influential posts in governments. Administrative technocrats are better than lawyers for a country.

  58. News item- Simataa by Mathani. How on this earth Mathani is suing everybody, he is entangled with everybody-cobbles, bankers, politicians, foreigners, Zambians, Churches, NGOs. He cries foul when he is sued for money laundering, taking others assets but becomes a Saintly Figure when useless President is bribed and provides him protection. Mathani your days are numbered and take my word next government of HH will not only make you account for all the stealing, bribing and atrocities you committed on your ex-employees and partners, you will be sent to prison and you with your prostrate cancer (you will be on TV looking for sympathy) and Heart problem (you will try to politicise it but you know it is your own creation) and STD (You got it with your own deeds) will be on fast track to Hel.l

  59. RUSSIANS are cleverer! They dealt with constitutional issues in a matter of hours and absorbed Crimea. Zambia! Always can’t do this, can’t do that! Fear of change or resistance to change is due to the huge benefits people in power like Kabimba enjoy, which they will never let go off voluntarily.

  60. I think Kabimba should just be shot. I don’t think this imbeccle will make it to 2016. I really doubt it.

  61. Dear Mr. Kabimba, we were ably informed before the 2011 general elections that you, Mr. Sata and PF collectively had no capacity to govern this country but we did not believe, however, we now believe we have no capacity to take this country anywhere- not even to bring water in our compounds. I can predict that 2016 you as a party will not be walking in the corridors of power- I personally feel as party you have no direction and for the sake of this country- I hope you and PF will withdraw from participating in the 2016 general elections so you allow serious people and parties to contest- however even if you contested YOU WILL BE OUT OF GOVERNMENT!

  62. It makes sad reading to note how the constitution making process has been riddled with lies. The question still remains as to whether or not the PF will deliver this document, considering the number of statements and counter-statements from several government officials and the committee drafting the constitution.

    It is a lesson learned many times. there was need to have a legal constitution making roadmap and this would have allowed us to take the government to court for failure to deliver a people-driven constitution. As it stands, it is just the issue of morality and not legality for the PF to fail to have us our constitution.

  64. U kno pipo its pipo lyk mushota who do nt undrstand the value of da constitution?? Pliz pipo shud no tht 1 of th major rison why we hav failed to achive proper developmnt, thy ar so many loop holes in da constitution such tht ther is major misappropriation of funds and evn stealing. I cn assure tht with a proper constitution da development tht cn b attained in da next 10years cn b attained in jst 1year. So thoz who think da constitution z nt important ar da 1s tht ar stealing and usin da loop holes to thr advantage.

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