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It’s absurd to continue attacking PF and speculating that Sata is still not in the country-Kalaba

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-FOREIGN Affairs minister Harry Kalaba hands over a trophy to Brain Kalenga (r) of Solwezi municipal council for being the best marchers during this year's Labour Day celebrations in Solwezi on Thursday. Looking on is education deputy minister David Mabumba and provincial PF chairperson Fabian Chiposo (l)
FOREIGN Affairs minister Harry Kalaba

Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba has said that the ruling party will not be detracted from its vision to develop the country despite continued unwarranted criticism from some opposition political leaders.

He said it is absurd for some opposition political leaders to continue attacking the PF as well as speculating that President Sata is still not in the country when in fact he is.

Mr Kalaba, who is also Patriotic Front (PF) Bahati Member of Parliament, described the attacks on President Sata and the PF by the opposition, as trivial and mere political gimmicks aimed at gaining cheap political popularity.

“Opposition leaders such as Dr Nevers Mumba wanted the President to come back and he has come back but we are very surprised that he is wondering whether the President is in the country.

“We have an opposition which is disoriented. We want to see the opposition which can engage the government on issues affecting the nation, not just mere politicking,” he said.

Mr Kalaba said the opposition should appreciate that the PF government has registered unprecedented development in the few years it has been in power and that the country is being transformed every day because of the various developmental programmes.

“The PF deserves a second term in office because of the success it has scored within the short period it has been in office,” he said.

Mr Kalaba said Zambians should also appreciate that the PF government has committed itself to rehabilitating and constructing new roads, schools and health facilities across the country.

He said Government will continue striving to ensure that meaningful economic development is brought as close to the people as possible.

Mr Kalaba urged Zambians to be wary of some opposition political leaders that are busy attacking the government to gain political mileage.

He said the PF will not be detracted by people bent on distorting its vision of delivering meaningful development to Zambians to suit their personal agenda.

78 COMMENTS

  1. Its a fact Mr Kalba.. dont even feel sympathetic.. we have a WEAK opposition in Zambia at the moment. speculating about all the trivaila issues that do not put bread and butter at an ordianry Zambians table. First it was the Euro bond, then the constitution, then the exchange rate , then the president dying in Israel, then now they say the government is hiding the president, thenits the medical board.. am not sure the guy in Shangombo sistrict cares if the president is in Nkwazi house or not, he just want to be assured he will have something to eate tommorow, a shelter to lie under, a school for the kids to go to, a hospital to rush to and of course some proper sanitation.. He doesnt realy care were Charles Katongo is !!

    • Kalaba don’t take Zambians for f00ls . To me you are simply a f00l. Why not just tell the people that KING COBRA has turned into KING CABBAGE and he can not come out.

      Its a fact folks, Zambia has no President in reality as things stand now. Zambia has a president in name only. KING CABBAGE IS DEAD and only kept alive on the machine in ISRAEL for PF’s selfish reasons so that they can continue to hold on to their jobs.

      Zambians lets not allow ourselves to be f00led that the President in Zambia. He never came back. He is actually still in ISRAEL hooked to a machine with the hope he may recover or to buy time for PF to find a successor.

      IF THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT COME OUT THIS WEDNESDAY , THEN THURSDAY WE ARE GOING ON A NATIONAL PROTEST IN ALL TOWNS.

      SATA COME OUT NOW IF YOU ARE…

    • No-Nzelu, your campaigns are getting desperate.

      Did the PF, refuse you a job. The sad thing is, most of the
      Unwashed masses here are blindly finding your bunkum worthwhile.

      Give up please the president is fine. In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ,in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
      The truth is last time we saw the President he was talking to the Chinese, he then went on a working holiday, and ardently celebrated his birthday with masses of
      People.
      We are told those that attended saw the president happy and kicking well.

      He is not entitled to be answerable to speculations, the president is doing what you voted him to do.
      Discharge his duties.

      Please respect that.

      Thanks

    • Then go and bring him if you are very sure he is dead and stop bothering us if you have enough information.. why do you keep trying to convince the masses? even your own dog site has been left in the dark about the true were abouts of Charles Katongo… We dont like the fact that hes not been seen but hey, give the guy a rest , he looked pale the last time he was in public.

    • @Mushota.

      Even if my dad woke up from the grave, I would never accept a job from the PF. I am self employed and don’t need to beg for a job like you who survive on boot licking PF.
      ITS A FACT SATA IS DEAD AND STILL HOOKED ON A MACHINE IN ISRAEL. HE IS NOT IN ZAMBIA

    • @WANZELU- I DONT THINK THERE IS ANY RIGHT THINKING ZAMBIAN WHO THINKS SATA CAME BACK UNLESS THEY ARE SCUMBAGS- HE IS STILL OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT SATA NEVER RETURNED AND HE IS STILL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY- HE IS STILL STABLE BUT STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. HE IS STILL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY AND NEVER CAME BACK TO ZAMBIA.

    • @Haleisa Halelanda

      Thats a childish statement. Why should I waste my money transporting a dead KING CABBAGE? Are you normal in your thinking.?

      DENY IT OR NOT SATA IN DEAD PERIOD.

    • Nzelu,

      Lets not get things twisted here, I am not a PF follower, never is never was and probably never ever will be.

      What i am is, the seeker of truth and Justice.

      Disciple of PF

      You are unprejudiced in your analysis of ALL articles in that you come here
      And remind us what we already know, a hater of the PF and someone probably
      Being groomed to rant anything that can dismissive of them.

      I don’t understand why you do not trust what the disciples of this government are saying.
      Chief Govt spokesman has made a statement. Most senior people have demanded and insisted
      He is fine.
      We should avoid making a mountain over a molehill here. We need to take those substances at face value and
      Not trying to twist them or discard them readily like you are doing.

      Thanks

    • @WANZELU- SINCE NO ONE HAS SEEN SATA – WE SHOULD STATE CATEGORICALLY THAT SATA IS DEAD AND NEVER RETURNED TO ZAMBIA. HE IS A DEAD MAN.

    • I have never known a ruling party to be such a paragon of confusion. The PF is such a party!

      1. They are a kettle calling a pot black. They say the opposition is disoriented when it is PF who are.
      2. The opposition is not attacking PF, they want to know the whereabouts of Sata on behalf of the Zambian citizens.
      3. There is confusion within PF because the Chief Government spokesperson is not up to his task. There is no need for conflicting info.
      4. Conflicting information on the health and whereabouts of our president is synonymous to NOT telling the truth.
      5. The gallantry displayed by PF worshippers in supporting their (PF) failures is too excessive. It leaves much to be desired.

    • Mushota seeing sense in nonsense. I was under the influence otherwise I am able to discern sense from nonsense.

    • @Ola

      You 100% correct. Only Zambians with a warped brain believe Sata is in Zambia .

      What people are forgetting is that they are dealing with a treacherous regime that got into power on lies. If they pulled that one, what can stop them from lying to Zambians in order to stay in Power and continue to plunder.

      Right now they are busy sharing the loot out of billion bond money. Its just one day when one will come out and say the truth after being sidelined.

      SATA IS DEAD PERIOD.

    • From the time I knew Sata way back in the 80s, the real king cobra, he has never allowed any one to announce his presence any where. He has always come out himself and issued statements. He is a man who like his presence to be felt.

      This silence from him proves that he is Dead. Only a dead Sata is quiet.

      May Sata ‘s soul rest in pieces because his lies is still haunting Zambia beyond his death.

    • @WANZELU- SATA IS DEAD- HE NEVER CAME BACK TO ZAMBIA AND THE WAY PF CHEATED PEOPLE TO THE WINNING OF ELECTION- THAT IS HOW THEY ARE CHEATING PEOPLE IN THEIR ANTICS- THE PF GOVT IS A SCUM AND SATA IS NOT IN ZAMBIA- GUY SCOTT KNOW IT, GEORGE CHELLAH KNOWS IT AND MULENGA SATA KNOWS IT-

    • @ Nonzelu? In the days of google such info is easy to come across. you forgot to remove the link dude!!! come on. ! you can do better, send us a picture or something to verify your statement. Reading the thread below, one wonders how a productive person can manage to blog at the rate you blog… there are only 2 posibilities:
      1. you blog for a living
      2. or you are just a dellusioned fela

    • Why can’t Sata just die imwe bantu. This country will be a better country without him. The man is a curse to this nation.

    • @Matrix

      Poor you, your job is under threat if Sata is gone. Thats an email address, are you knew to the ICT age?

    • THAT’S WHY YOU SHOULD JUST FORGET ABOUT THIS BUNCH OF F00LS AND JUST GET ON WITH DEVELOPMENTAL BUSINESS. OPPOSITION HAS NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.

    • @NOnzelu? what i meant is that you are quoting a number of the medical tourism service of the hospital and an email address that is in the public domain .. thats just desperation of the highest form to try to authenticate your claims which can never be substatiated online no matter how many rants you throw… By the way, His Excelency was just addressing a cabinet meeting that We attended. so dream on pal…

    • What era is this where (not WERE!!) a whole Head of State goes quiet for such a long time and when people ask they are called names? Zambians are not strictly divided into two parts only: opposition and people in power. That is very unfair, please. Why is Minister Kalaba using such uncouth language on innocent ordinary people who just want to know what is happening to their elected President? Surely Zambians deserve respect from their elected leaders. Lucky for these leaders that most ordinary Zambians still think of an elected President as a tribal chief to whom voices are not raised. Soon these same people will be kneeling before you to give them power thru your vote. Use the vote wisely. Therein lays real power, you pipo.

  2. There is a huge pile of files to clear since he came back from holiday. Please dont disturb the president. He is busy.

    • ba zed popi are shooting in the dark hoping to provoke a statement the cobra himself. The moment zed popi will declair the cobra officially dead thats when he will image swearing in judges at state house lol…

    • Wanzelu? get a life.. you look like a terrible desparate blogger. your rants a getting old. and we are waiting for your Thursday deadline…(ANXIOUSLY)

    • Imwe bantu today’s Radio Phoenix lunch time news said the President chaired a cabinet meeting this morning.

  3. This Kalaba guy is a let down. I was happy when President Sata gave him as a young person a chance to save as a full Minister. Unfortunately, the guy is so shallow. No character, just simply dull…he is unteachable. What a waste!

  4. kalaba is wiser than i imagined. Actually the brains of the doc and ba underfive combined cant even amount to half of kalabaz brain. His anlysis is spot on. Our dull oposition presidents especialy ba under five must champion debate that will bring development, nt abt who is sick!

  5. Kalaba, you are a blind follower, have you seen Sata for you to say that he is in the country? if he is in the country, in what state is he? is he sick or fine? why can’t he appear in public to ashame the opposition?

    • SHut up typical of a person called, Junior.
      You are called that when your parents do not have a name and all they can think of is their beloved name to unfortunately name you.

      WHy should he ‘ashame the opposition’.
      He is not there to appease the opposition,. He was elected in the office not at prove anything to the opposition but to the country who put him in place. Got that one? Good.

      Now pay attention again: ‘In what state is he’? In a state readily ready to govern the country. Don’t you ever fall ill?. Are presidents immune to little illness? They should the be accountable for any of that? Grow up!

      ‘Is he sick or fine’ Well he is fine! Well fine enough to remain your president.

      Now get off that computer, the owner is coming soon.

      Thanks

    • Where is the proof of what you are saying , that he has adies and what is so good about that that you are finding it worthwhile to be publicising it in public?

      Thanks

    • @7.1 Mushota – So you think senile dementia is a ‘little illness’? Like flu? This is irreversible degeneration of the brain due to old age, mate. People with senile dementia even forget their own names.
      You can try to prop him up however you want but there is just no going back. The guy is now a cabbage!

  6. Ok were is he! explain as much as you can but ,if my father is not seen for a month and my mother has no explanation about his were abouts i would take it upon my self to try and find him ….typical PF failing to handle national matters resorting to the blame game fanning despondency and creating alarm.

  7. Mr Kalaba – Of course Sata is around but in what state is he? The guy is suffering from senile dementia and you’re telling us he’s working. If he’s fine, why doesn’t he come out in public and make some public address? When is he going to swear in the Attorney General, Solicitor General, etc whose offices are currently vacant?
    Don’t think we can’t see what’s going on cause come next election, you’re out! Talking about elections – why isn’t Sata out there campaigning for PF as he always does during by-election time? BYE BYE PF! BYE BYE!

  8. This is sad indeed. Why should we hear from Kalaba that the presido is in the country. Why can’t the president himself talk to us?

    The handling of the president’s affairs is leading to speculation. How can you run a country where the presidents whereabouts are a secrete? Anyway, we will see how far this hiding will go on. God is great no matter what happens the truth will come out. We do not need Kalaba to tell us. But let us leave everything to time.

    Goodbye

  9. Mr Kalaba they say silence is golden. The welfare of the republican president is not a personal-to-order or is it a party to order issue but it is rather a public one. Mr Sata in case you have forgotten is employed by us citizen. So Mr we have every right under the sun to question where the president is. Hence mr deputy minister don’t be emotional when people wants to find out about the welfare of the president. Mind you he is still getting paid even in his AWOL activities. Don’t you people even feel ashamed to open your mouths trying to defend illegality?

  10. Sata may not be in the country. The fact is that he is kept somewhere in a vegetative state and it is up to Zambians to rise up and demand that Sata shows himself to the public. These guys are looting big time before their time is up and will dissappear after that to foreign countries. They are just keeping him somewhere until the $1billion is in, plunder it and call for elections. Wake up Zambians.

  11. kalabba that is too cheap a propaganda. if the president is in the country, in what state is he, a cabbage or fit as you have been proclaiming? officers are waiting to be sworn in and then you belittle the need to do so. by the way which unprecedented development coz where I am road works on a few roads that were earmarked has stalled coz of no money. may be in your pocket

  12. Time will tell, you think you are leaving in heaven but leaving in hell. will wait and see how long the holiday will be. A working holiday that started in Tel aviv & continued into plot 1. uuuum this should be a special one. Now what are the updates of the journey into Israel? is Chellah still compiling data on Israel investors? Why are those new appointees swearing ceremony not taking place and yet this is what Sata likes most? The people know something is not right somewhere. Liars shall go to hell.

    • SATA IS DEAD AND STILL HOOKED ON A MACHINE IN ISRAEL. HE IS NOT IN ZAMBIA.
      HE NEVER LEFT SHEBA MEDICAL CENTRE AS REPORTED.
      SHEBA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY STILL HAVE HIGH PROFILE INDIVIDUAL FROM ZAMBIA UNDERGOING INTENSIVE TREATMENT.

    • Then send us a footage or official statement form the Hospital since you have data. not amalyashi yamuma dizz.. its like me saying that its been confirmed that Wanzelu is undergoing mental health treatment in London with no backing evidence.

  13. There is no difference whether the oldman is in the country or not as we haven’t seen him…how can you defend someone who hasn’t been seen in the public domain for over a month…these incompetent empty tina make my skin cringe with their silly utterances.

  14. Why? Why? Why? Why wud a minister sink so low to try and get milk from a stone. So this rascal,***** and nicompoomp thinks Zambians are so dull not to know what they have been asking this senile govment day and night. Don’t take us for fOO!s u dim wit! Sityopeti.
    CH! SATANA is still sucking our hard earned tax even in his vegetative state!!!!!
    Better a presidential by ErEcTioN than what we have around!!!!!!

  15. Every time these dimwits open their mouth they confirm what the cobra said, ‘useless and stup!id’. He knows very well that things are not being done the way they should, but since congenital sycophancy is the only way to preserve a job, he makes no bones about it. I now understand why Sata carefully picked the most shameless and immoral of all to be ministers, he knew even in his vegetable condition or death they would continue to lick ass and toe his cruel cobra line.

  16. But Why are u not telling us the truth ba Government?
    His he on Life Support?
    or his he dead?
    Anyway,u can’t hide a Funeral

    • @Kazembe wa Lunda

      You CAN hide a funeral, and I think that is exactly what these PF LlERS are doing!

      Selassies body was buried under a toilet for 17 YEARS! He was only given a funeral 25 YEARS later! See this…

      http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1007736.stm

      After Mengistu Hallie Miriam murdered him, and siezed power, he went on to KILL 2MILLION more Ethiopians that opposed him.

      Coming soon to Zambia, thanks to SATA and his PF!

  17. Kalaba does not seem to be an intelligent person. The people just want to know where Sata is, it does not matter whether he is in Israel or elsewhere, why should it be a mystery? Imagine how mad Sata and Kalaba would have been while in opposition if RB or late Mwanawasa had held the country in suspense for so long.
    If things remain this way for another week then the assumption that he is dead might be true.

  18. “PF government has registered unprecedented development in the few years it has been in power and that the country is being transformed every day because of the various developmental programmes”
    I keep hearing this from PF ministers. I would like to hear it from someone else — a commoner on the street, a financial analyst, a banker, an economist. Anyone else.
    Also, can the next PF MP/minister to say this, actually mention these developmental programs.

    #Bufi
    #OneZambia

  19. What the hell is all this. Is it just me or something is wrong here and people can either not see it or something wrong has suddenly become right. Zambians needs to get honours for being the most patient, peaceful and humble among all other accolades. I demand that even the football World Cup heading to Germany re-routes and heads to Zambia without even the Chipolopolo having not laboured for it. The Zambians tested patience is enough to wrrant such a medal of honour.

  20. We prayed for President Sata at church yesterday. Whether an attempt at distraction or not, we should remember this man as we approach our Lord.

  21. One thing is certain. If Sata is still alive; he is in no position to perform his duties. The act has got to come to an end if governance is to be given a genuine chance.

  22. It is as simple as this, we all know they lied he was in Stare House by leaving the sentries on guard. So why should we believe them that Charles Katongo is back in the country when there is no proof of him ever returning, why? And why, if he is fine, is it so difficult for him to materialize before Zambians to dispel all the rumor going on that he is either dead or seriously incapacitated? From the conduct of the government, he is as good ad dead! I mean, if he is not dead or incapacitated, why not come out in the open? The choice of Israel too smacks of a certain desperation, Christians call it resurrection! It just wont happen to abena Charlie Kays.

  23. CHAIRED A CABINENT MEETING THIS MORNING? IS IT IN HELL ? SHOW US THE CLIP THEN. THESE PF DIMWITS HAVE REALLY TAKEN ZAMBIANS FOR GRANTED. 2016 KAYA.

    • When he is at death’s door he will start chairing cabinet meetings, when the cabinet hardly ever met when he was in better health hence the uncoordinated and contradictory statements from cabinet ministers being the norm all through this nightmare poko faram (pf) regime?

  24. Maikalange, take it from me a common person who is not even a politician and will never be one. You people out side the country would think that what some bloggers write about Zambia is what is obtaining on the ground far from it like the east is far from the west. The development taking place in the country is some thing we had not seen in the immediet past. This country is strategicaly prepared for Agriculture boom from the rural areas where the new road net work is under construction. Most of the rural townships have seen development in areas such as medical, Education, Energy and tourism. There will soon be a shift from migration into urbanised areas to rural areas since what used to be in towns are now found even in rural areas. Evidence of what i have said is there for any one to se

  25. Kwena pa ZED paliba ubupuba, bushe kwena abena Zambia bakasalapuka lilali ? Only a f.o.o.l can believe such pictures to be representing the truth about Michael’ s situation. When are Zambians going to wake up mwe bantu sure ? Are still in colonial times when our fore fathers were being cheated on many things ? Well, only God knows what is in store for this country- I rest my story.

  26. To convince people that he is fit and working ,let the president come out and and say “efimoneka ulefwaya ifi am alive and kicking”. Pictures are not proof.

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