VICE President Guy Scott has urged Zambians to avoid animosity on pertinent matters of national development especially the Constitution making process to enable the country move forward.
Dr Scott said the current animosity and lack of consensus from various stakeholders on the Constitution making process was not healthy for the country.
He said the Constitution making process was currently being used by some opposition political parties to discredit the Government.
Dr Scott was speaking in Livingstone at Zambezi Sun Hotel on Saturday night when he officiated at the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) Annual General Meeting Gala Dinner.
“If we are going to use the Constitution making process to gain political mileage by engaging in careless talks, we might as well forget about the whole process and save money.
“If there is no consensus, you may have people who don’t want to vote for a referendum on time and those are my fears and our fears as Government,” he said.
He urged LAZ to lead all stakeholders including the Government in the consensus building on the Constitution because the Association was neutral as well as highly respected and professional.
[pullquote]If we are going to use the Constitution making process to gain political mileage by engaging in careless talks, we might as well forget about the whole process and save money.[/pullquote]
“LAZ has credibility to call Zambians to come together and take an amicable basis on the Constitution making process. If we don’t build consensus, some of us may be reluctant to be part of the process,” he said.
Speaking at the same function, outgoing LAZ president, James Banda urged the Government to create room for dialogue and make the governance of Zambia a reality.
“As LAZ, we need to constantly talk to Government officials to effectively achieve what is good for the country. Our particular concerns are legal and judicial reforms which affect our professional body and the people we represent,” he said.
He urged the incoming LAZ leadership and members of the legal fraternity to jealously guard the unity the association was enjoying and maintain high standards of integrity.
Newly elected LAZ president, George Chisanga paid tribute to Mr Banda for leading the Association well during the last two years.
“Mr Banda leaves an indelible mark on the presidency of LAZ. We take the confidence bestowed in us with humility and we promise to start working immediately,” he said.
Linda Chishimba was elected as LAZ vice president while Likando Kalalaluka was elected as honorary secretary and Clement Tefeni was elected as honorary treasurer.
Pile of nonsense! Nauseating crap! Typical rubbish from another PF lying scumbag!
Scott what money are you saving?? when you have already spent billions in drafting the same constitution…. zoona muzungu opusa!!!!
Saving whose money. The burger doesn’t even pay tax and is busy talking about saving whose money.
PF has gotten on our nerves for far too long, we will start bulldozing them now since they do not know what civility entails.
Such dull statements from the Vice president. PF you are a bunch of terrorists holding the country at ransom. We need a new constitution so that terrorist groups like PF do not intimidate the police,do not abuse power and do not plunge the country into huge debt.You have free reign at the moment and are plunging the country into an abyss
This muzungu has a colonial approach to the constitution making, he feels white and thinks he is a new colonial master of Zambia. We what our constitution and we have nothing to agree with you p……..g.
The government, I believe should have been acting as an honest broker. Unfortunately, when the facilitator of the process seems not keen on embarking on a certain path and the rhetoric emanating from govt is such that it’s already trying to propergate a view that there is no need for a new constitution, then the whole process is doomed. Statements from Dr Scott go to show how this govt can squander huge sums of money and not see anything wrong with that. To abandon the process now after the time and money wasted is simply criminal. Surely someone will need to be held accountable.
Well said Sikote !
I honestly have never come across a deal white man with a PhD like Scott
DULL
Sata ‘s mentality has never developed past colonial era. Thats why he wants this Muzungu opuusa by his side to act as a decoy and hoodwink westerners to think that Zambia is ok under mad Sata.
Both Scott and Sata are colonialist. Sata is a black colonialist while Scott is a white colonialist.
Sata fought tooth and nail to spy and protect the colonial regime at the time when many of our fathers were busy mobilising and fighting the colonial masters.
So do not expect anything from these colonial imbeciles.
Our only Hope and Help as a country in UPND and HH.
2016 Vote UPND and HH fro real change to usher our country into the 21st century proper.
UPND and HH, I am in !
this scote you keep refearing to as opusa what ever that means,is a doctor in mathematics he is not a small boy,that’s why some of you cant comprehend his reasoning.Ati engineer !
You can not have a PhD in mathematics and have the basic thinking of a grade 7
Goncalves and Ndobo,
You have hammered the nail right on its head. Well-done.
Maybe the veep needs a diagnosis of dementia with PF’s hypocrisy!
They’ll keep you in a jar, maybe give you breathing holes and cover you in grass. Strange though. No comments from the
So @Goncalves then run for office, and save Zambia for all of us since you are such a genius. Or no – are you maybe just too lazy?
Welcome to Zambia a country of black people with a Rhodesian vice president… And you expect him to give you a people driven constitution?
What saving when chikwanda is constantly borrowing, there is no animosity on
being reminded of what you promised, that’s the reason we are poor you guys promise
once in power you abandon your promises, and make yourselves rich while the people get poorer and poorer where is your conscious Guy Scot.
Donty Scott – Stupid I’diot as KK would have said. Nindalama shakwa wiso……….
We really don’t care what your fears are, we will get our Constitution whether you are on our side or not.
PF will go, Zambia shall remain. Ba fikkala ba pf.
PF people are now well vested with what is good around them. Gone is the era were information was hidden. People know what a good constitution will bring……development, rule of law, accountability, …..please give the people what they want…..not what you think we want. …only in zambia were voters are useless after they amass POWER!
All was going well UNTILL government turned around ans said Zambia did not need a new constitution. Why is the VP speaking this way when he knows it is the people IN government who have caused the so-called animosity by backtracking on what Zambians, including the opposition PF then agreed to do. This kind of talk from our leaders makes us very sad. Of course they have the power we gave them and they are using it against us.
Sata and PF have continued thier 90 days lies by destroying economy and borrowing like a fish in water. Kwacha is now heading to K7 000/USD. No consitution.
This coming from an old racist doderer is pitiful. Who is fooling who? These pf “useless” cabinet members got into office and suddenly began to think they are leading a nation of morons. Their memory is obviously very short. Scott can choose to forget about the constitution at pf’s own peril in 2016. The people of Zambia will speak and there is no guessing what they will say very loudly and clearly!
You *****s we told you not to vote for these buggers but you went ahead and for all people to vote for that thug. Levy said zambians have a short memory and I’m saying they have a stupid memory. I’m sure the late Ftj is turning in his grave for what these foolish voters did.
Very right Sir. If we can’t agree, then we might as well forget about the constitution for now as we send you out of power come 2016. There’s no negotiation about the urgency of a people driven constitution going forward for Zambians and we are the masters and call the shots. What ever you mean, remember you go against the masses at your own peril (with most of your senior collegues in govt going straight into prison).
surely, surely, surely. Do we need a whiteman to be a vice President of Zambia after 50years of independence? You see now he is saying that you blacks, you do not deserve a new constitution because his ancestors already left one for us…..shame on Zambia, shame. Even if we are slow,…..chachilamo ukushipula
Guy Scott isn’t even slightly concerned about having a gazzillion assistant ministers,unwanted stadium in Mongu and payin way high interests to secure another wasteful int’l bond.
Its your PF’s mafia hijacking the constitution to serve their vested interests.What says you about that mzungu?
It might be necessary for government to identify categories of stakeholders and then to engage them accordingly. For instance, the Church bodies may not necessarily see things the same way as opposition political parties.
Imwe naimwe ba Mr doctor, there is nothing like engagement by this useless pf govt.
The processes for enacting a new constitution are already there. This useless govt doesnt just want to release the new constitution because they know they will be OUT of power come 2016. You dialogue with the devil (Sata et. al). What dialogue? Thats why sometime force is necessary to solve problems.
LAZ President- Chisanga
Vice President-Chishimba
Mmmm! where are we going with this? Rubber stamping group again?
Where they elected or appointed? Just checking.
The Honorable Lawyers won by popular vote.There is nothing tribal here please stop your evil thinking ,God forbids.The lawyers have put the right people at this time cheers and may The Lord bless our great nation.We do not want evil elements to disturb peace in our country through your reckless thinking.We are to support the Govt. Of the day and LAZ should be leading since there are neutral
Dontcare you are one interesting piece of work! So in your minds eye there is something wrong there other than the fact that there was competition and the meritorious carried the day? Why are we sooo bird-brained even about serious matters?
Surely, there are so many contentious issues in the current draft constitution like clauses on who should be in charge of our ancestral land, the President or our Chiefs?
Should we still compel the government to subject this evidently flawed draft constitution to a vote today without first reconciling all the views/opinions?
What if the draft fails the vote? Where shall we turn to? Who will get the flak?
i agree with you mpundu,its is strange that most undp sponsred chaps just concentrate on implementation of a constitution that is not fully ready,all they are intrested in is the close that may bring them to plot one 50 plus 1 and not any other,shem.
These empty tins never cease to amaze me!!
Which money do u want to save you Vice person? You failed to save the money from subsidies. Tell the nation how u used that money. Now people in the village have no food and everything is expensive. The problem with you Pf is that you still think you are in opposition, wake up to reality and work. Talk is cheap, you talked so well with your president but u ve failed to work. I thank God I never voted for this Pf, I dont even know what it means. God bless Zambia. Guy does behave like one is a doctor. What did he study?
the fact is it seems to me that ALL Zambians are in agreement that we want a new constitution. It is only PF that cannot agree since they have ulterior motives. For the VP to now say that agreement cannot be reached is complete nonsense. I have yet to read any blog or post on any site saying that people cannot agree on the need. the disagreement is simple. THE PEOPLE want it, PF does not! at their own peril, and if any of the PF deeds is worthy of forcing them out of power, denying us a constitution is it.
I have never seen such an educated but useless white person in my entire life like Guy Scott. HH was very right to say kulibe muzungu opusa kwati Scott. Field Ruwe also cemented this statement. Look at embarrassed he is on his face. One can read it in his eyes and the wife’s. How can an educated man support such mis-governance of a nation?
You ain’t been around, son, you ain’t been around…
If thats the case can we then release the list of individuals that actually received sitting allowance payments so we can recover some of the wasted monies these leeches have squandered.
jokers….
Eiissh…atleast even a hule gets something in the end.
These lowlifes will take it all…
Bravo Scottie..keep ranting…let the people know how dull you really are…
Does not make sense to me that this Guy was in PF when PF promised a new people-driven constitution. AND he was there when the Constitution Commission was commissioned. And he stands to say we should call the whole thing off.
Can anyone else see something wrong here?
@Bufi
Iyoo kaliposoka with these PF chalatans! We want a new copnstitution or you (GS & MCS) will dance ‘sinjonjo’ in 2016. Who is disagreeing? Apart from PF disagreeing with all the Zambians.
Let’s have a ‘ndaba’ to discuss the contentious clauses, after that we have the referendum and enact a new constitution for ourselves. We are already totally fed up of the malingering by the government on this issue!
I hope the critical mouths and fingers here are SATISFIED with the draft constitution. I believe there has been so much hype and bore over the constitution that people suddenly think it is just a word that must be ‘ushered’ in and all will be well. Once again, the levels to which we debate issues is just appalling. I just note for instance that LAZ considers their stake to be judicial reforms. What is the stake of the critics besides the phrase ‘new constitution’?
Dr Scott, today s reading in the Times of Zambia makes me so sad. You said Central Province is undeveloped because it has been a strong point of the opposition, Sir, my question to you is, Is it PF money you use, or is it Government funds that is used for developing Zambia?to me it sounds like you would like a one party state, opposition is good for counter balance. If I were you, I would develop strong holds of the opposition so that people can see what is being done by PF and so in that way you would win and earn respect from the opposition. Now we understand why the province has been ignored, but remember it is the tax payer s money that you are using.
And as for the constitution it is our rights to have it. If you knew that we had a constitution why did you spend so much on making a new one? You promised it in 90 days. So what has changed now? Each time one of you lot talks about it, it has a new version of why we can t have it, LOL found things there not to your liking???
Guy scot has a Phd in egonomics thats the design of chairs tables pots etc he said so himself.
the stupid muzungu is the wrong person to coment on issues to solution to abandon the colonial constitution which protected him many cloases in the current one are too colonial
We are cursed. Under PF having a better constitution is just a dream that will not be achieved
Lack of historical memory is pathetic, it is as if some people only got an interest in politics since 2011 when the corrupt pincer grasp on Zambia’s jugular vein was threatened by the advent of an honest and hard working government (even if they are not perfect). Some of us remember the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) paid for by useless MMD govt for years and years which achieved precisely nothing. The rebel PF MPs attended and were expelled from the party and thereafter sponsored by MMD. They fought their expulsion in court. Old news. Useless people like Dante Saunders used to get sitting allowances of about US$250 per day of Zambian taxpayers’ money for many years just to blither on endlessly about the constitution. So one might ask MMD why there’s no constitution yet
People of Zambia,HH, RB,George Kunda and Chanda Chimba 3 warned us over Sata and this so called pf.
Did anybody sane expect anything from this over spent PF cartridge that should Ideally be sitting in an old age home in the European forests. The constitution is for Zambians and their children. What will it it take for us to pump some sense in your head? We know you have no Children in Zambia, just you and your wife. We are talking of our own families and children who need a good constitution not the current one where one mad man can bulldoze everyone in the country. Guy scott grow up or come out of the cocoon.
Why did Sata bring in a very useless white person in this government. This bwana Scott or muzungu is the most useless. If you PF still need a white person in your party, from next Monday, take Scott out and scout for another one. Yainga pa Salaula. You may get a sensible one. As for bwana Scott, ine yaya mulekai watama bingi, mambo mana afwao. Chika nanchi?