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Bishop Mambo appeals to RB to stop the debate on his possible come back

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FILE: Bishop John Mambo following proceedings during the meeting to demand for the release of the draft Zambia constitution
FILE: Bishop John Mambo following proceedings during the meeting to demand for the release of the draft Zambia constitution

CHIKONDI foundation president bishop John Mambo has appealed to former President Rupiah Banda to stop the debate on his possible come back to active politics.

Bishop Mambo said in an interview that Mr Banda had contributed enough to the Zambian politics hence the need to allow him to rest.

He said Mr Banda’s peaceful hand over of power in 2011 had proved him to be a good leader and he should now concentrate on being Zambia’s ambassador to the international community.

“While we appreciate that Mr Banda has a right to stand l do not support that move. I have a problem with that because l believe he has played his part and should be therefore allowed to retire,” he said.

He said Zambian politics were not entirely clean and Mr Banda should not allow himself to be drawn into the mud.
He said ” instead of encouraging him, as people who love him, let us encourage him to rest,”.

21 COMMENTS

  1. Politics in Zambia is not clean . For instance when some old Lozis were talking so seperation from Zambia opposition were pouring fuel on the fire instead of coming together and say it is not possible. Look at Scotland even opposition have joined to campaign against the yes vote.

  2. I fully support Bishop Mambo….. “He said Zambian politics were not entirely clean and Mr Banda should not allow himself to be drawn into the mud”. His abuse of office cases are in the courts… Let him concentrate on those.

  3. Whilst l don’t support RB coming back let him do what he wants who are you John Mambo to say stop it? How much have you been paid? Ati work with Sata are you mad??? The man cannot work with anybody! How do you work with someone who says his ministers and MPs are useless? So we have a useless Government and president then.

  4. We say no to James Banda, Henry Bandda, Andrew Banda and Amsterdam, We had enough of those guys and their campaign gigs with Dora. We can’t go back there …WE CAN’T NEVER???

  5. Not only is Mr. John Mambo’s advice to RB misplaced, he(Mambo) does also not understand the context of RB’s statement about RB’s statement about coming back to politics. RB did not start the debate, and I am sure RB has no intentions of coming back to politics. RB merely wanted to tell off Guy Scott, advising me that even if RB had plans to rejoin politics, it would be the Zambian people to decide, and not Guy Scotland.

    Mr Mambo will not stop eating with both hands.
    By the way, I am no fun of RB

  6. Where are those PF cadres so that they can beat this Bishop Mambo again it seems he has forgotten what they did to him in matero last time.

  7. Bishop please understand that in a democracy, you cannot STOP people from debating any subject. There seems to be a fear that the Bishop has which he is not disclosing. What is wrong with a debate which wasw not started by yourself?

  8. RB is behaving like a young jilted lover who thinks the girl will come back even after discovering she is obsessed with the future without him. Just thank your stars you are still out of jail for all your indiscretion, Zambians: EYES FRONT!!!!

  9. The current socio – political situation in Zambia is very worrysome. Tongas are pulling in one direction. Bembas are also assembling to work together, etc. Zambia needs RB to nullify these compartments and bring our politics back to normal otherwise we are headed for doom as a country. Its not yet too late and it is sad some people like Mulongoti cannot see how much we have slided over 3 years in terms of disunity as a country

    • HAVE YOU ALREADY FORGOTTEN THAT IT IS RB WHO OPENLY AND PUBLICLY ENCOURAGED TRIBALISM IN ZAMBIA. HE URGED PEOPLE FROM EASTERN PROVINCE NOT TO VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT COME FROM THERE. HE ALSO PROMOTED CORRUPTION. HAVE YOU ALREADY FORGOTTEEN ABOUT THE CORRUPT SALE OF ZAMTEL. AND SOON HE WILL BE 80 YEARS OLD, SHOULD HE BE ELECTED, AT THE END OF HIS TERM HE WILL BE 85. SURELY DOES ZAMBIA LACK YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE UP THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP. I SUSPECT THOSE WHO ARE SUPPORTING HIS RETURN ARE HIS CHILDREN AND OTHER BENEFICCIARIES OF HIS CORRUPT LEADERSHIP.

  10. CORRECTED VERSION

    The current socio – political situation in Zambia is very worrysome. Tongas are pulling in one direction. Bembas are also assembling to work together, etc. Zambia needs RB to nullify these compartments and bring our politics back to normal otherwise we are headed for doom as a country. Its not yet too late and it is sad some people like Mambo cannot see how much we have slided over 3 years in terms of disunity as a country

    • PLEASE SPARE US THE AGONY TO HAVE HIM BACK. IN OUR HISTORY HE WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST PRESIDENTS OF ZAMBIA. DURING HIS TIME HE THREW THE RULE OF LAW TO THE WIND. HE IS THE CAUSE OF THIS HORRIBLE GOVERNMENT WE HAVE NOW. HE PREPARED THE GROUNG FOR IT. HAD HE RULED PROPERLY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE GIVEN MMD ANOTHER MANDATE. THEY HAD TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF HIM AND HIS CHILDREN.

    • In which naimwe??? May be in stealing, yes i would agree that RB is far much better than Sata. Not issues that border on integrit and how to run the country. HEMCS is 200 times better than RB. HH can not come in bcos has never been a republican president and will never ever be one. Except to be a councillor in his home village, Monze.

  11. Come on Bishop, surely you can spend your time more usefully than beating all the time, or allowing yourself to be abused by the Past newspaper.
    RB is guaranteed certain rights as a citizen of Zambia. And he is of sane mind to make his own decisions, that is all that the Zambian constitution requires of a person who aspires to Presidency. If you don’t want RB to get elected as President again, go to the polling booth and vote against him, period!

  12. Ba Bishop naimwe! RB has the rights to get back into politics if he wants. What you should be talking about imwe ba shikofu is to counsel people like Guy Scot, Mulongoti, Mpombo and many useless MPs and ministers (as per the Republican President) to stop bringing RB into their rubbish politics. They should be talking about developmental issues. Thats what should help to stop the debate. But again Zambians have the right to debate who they think they can bring in to stand for presidential elections. If they think RB can come and fill the void in our ZED politics let it be ba shikofu coz at the end of the day its the people that will decide. You as Shikofu of the sacraments should be talking about ills being inflicted on the Zambians such as high mealie meal prices, fuel, fertiliser, etc

  13. Is this the Bishop who is on the Zambezi Portland aka Mahtani payroll? If it is, then you are being a hypocrite. Why don’t you practice what you preach & call a spade a spade. Too many allegations flying around, don’t throw stones if you reside in a glass house!

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