The Committee of Citizens (CC) says it is disappointed with the manner Task Force Chairman Max Nkole has continued to mislead the nation over second Republican President Fredrick Chiluba’s judgment.
CC Executive Director, Gregory Chifire says the CC is dismayed with a story in one of the tabloids purporting that Mr Nkole has appealed against the judgment in Dr Chiluba’s judgment.
Mr Chifire explained that the Task Force has no legal right to sue on any Government Legal matters and that according to article 56(4)(6), the constitution only mandates the Director of Public Prosecution with such matters.
He said this in a media statement obtained by ZANIS in Lusaka today.
Mr Chifire said Mr Nkole cannot attain these duties using whatever methods as that would be illegal and could amount to an attempt to create constitution anarchy.
He said he is disappointed with the manner Mr Nkole has been misleading the nation on many legal matters and has since urged President Rupiah Banda to relieve the Task Force Chairman of his duties before embarrassing himself on matters of law.
Mr Chifire further said calls by Mr Nkole that the Task Force now wants to pursue the Carlington maize saga and the arms deal should not be entertained as it is only meant to justify their existence.[quote]
He wondered why the Task Force on corruption did not want to pursue the above named cases together with the other cases if they were very important.
The CC Executive Director said if the Zambian people wanted to pursue these cases , there were legally mandated institutions such as the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) that could pursue the matter and not the Task Force.
He has advised Mr Nkole against using blackmail in order to justify the existence of the task force.
He said time has come for the Task Force to be disbanded so that the already existing investigating and prosecuting wings of Government can be empowered to enhance their operations.
Mr Chifire further charged that claims by Mr Nkole are only driven by the huge allowances he and his colleagues in the Task Force were getting and not by the desire for service to the Zambian people.
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A country full of i d i o t s claiming to know the law which they do not apply. Mickey Mouse!
yes appeal quickly. Kabolala Kafupi asamwa sana
why are these chaps even given coverage. Ba Gregory Chifire balya baleshitisha ifitumbuwa pa CBU lelo bese bachite comment pali consititution? God help us!!
The shadow boxing iz meant to hoodwink the Zambianz. Max Nkole iz just serving the authority that appointed him. Hiz boss sayz Zambianz must accept FTJ’s acquital, with what authority then, iz Nkole challenging the verdict?
Rupiah, can you disband the task force quickly. otherwise we seem to have to governments now; Mmembe, Nkole, Mutembo (CJ???) mafias and the legitimately elected govt of the MMD. Nkole, u have failed. can u just behave yoself
Please Zambians Max Nkole is dealing the case of a very sofiscated Man .FTJ master dribuller .One needs to be very tacktiful so please live Nkole to appeal and do his best.Therefore,the task force must continue .Amen
CC, what the hell is that? Ama organization nama committee ku Sambia yafula and they don’t eveb do sh!t
Gregory Chifire must know that this is a case involving public funds and therefore any citizen has legal right to sue or appeal against Chiluba, who is accused of stealing public funds.
Mr Gregory Chifire must not mislead us!
If he has a personal vendetta against Mr. Nkole, let him vent it through some other channels.
The Task Force is Zambian and has the right to say something and anything in Chiluba’s case.
A counry Infested with poverty opt for unproductive organizations like the CC. The CC is RB’s mouth of propaganda. Let this d.u.l.l. Chire find something to do than always boot licking. Zambia is a cursed country and it will take ages to turn it 180 degrees……LET US HOPE REVOLUTION 2011 WILL DO IT.
#3, Max Nkole can file an appeal under the mandate of the Task Force as set out at the time of creation, if he thinks there was miscarriage of justice. As for Rupia’s comments on accepting the judgement, it is the duty of the President to support the Judiciary and he can not be seen to undermine the independence of the Judiciary. The only draw back in this saga has been the failure of the Chief Justice to support his magistrate. When a magistrate is under attack it is the duty of the CJ to defend him and his independence. This is what Skinner had to do when he defended a white magistrate who freed Portugese soldiers who entered Zambia illegally.
I dont know where we are heading to as a country…our politicians have become useless.we need new blood.
Nkole i think he is thinking of starting his own political career using the task force as a stepping stone but alebepakofye
#11 I hope u dont mean “old” new blood!!! Don’t bury your head in the sand. Be real! Nkole is also not a politician, he’s a very pathetic, fearful, unintelligent, hopeless, genetically deformed, clueless, greedy, (did I mention useless?) technocrat. He’s been hopelessly compromised so much so that he doesn’t even what he is doing any more! Yet the only item on his agenda is to keep his job. Please understand him!
We have been dribbled once again. Pls God have mercy and deal with our oppressors.
Number 13…all these terms you have used on Nkole best describe YOU! U are a very retrogressive sorry mind. Argue on merits and demerits of the matter at hand and not the shallowness you are exhibiting. You are so full of hate, is FTJ your father? We are not gullible as you are my brother. We analyse and look at issues critically if you are convinced that FTJ is innocent why are you DEAD scared of an APPEAL? Let him prove his innocence in the High Court again coz that’s what the laws of the land demand. So Nkole is on track and don’t misled us. Nkole doesn’t need anyone’s permission to appeal Bwana! He heads the task force so he is mandated to appeal against any judgment he is not agreeable to. We know the law so don’t fool us with George Kunda’s propaganda.
Chifire, shut up. You are from Titus Mpundu’s pocket. don’t think we don’t know you. Max Nkole is doing our will. Titus Mpundu stole from the people of Zambia and therefore anyone pursuing Titus for thefts, is doing so for the people.
Chifire, SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!
#15 Lady Chiza’ Legs… chill down, ma sister. Nkole’s performance has been rubbish my dear. He can’t lose a cse in this manner with all the evidence he had accumulated! It’s not about who am supporting & I repeat, Nkole is not a politician. He is bound to be attacked for doing a pathetic job.
Chiluba has been freed by his incompetence. Do you understand?
The same case Kabwe and Chungu have been incarcerated. How shud it b like this?
Deary, let’s talk the matter, not just supporting chimpulwampulwa… did u bath this morning?
No. 10 Nkole Wamapembwe.Yes when Judge Skinner freed fellow whites (soldiers) from Potuguese Angola. There was an outcry by nationalistic Zambians condeming the judgement. Zambia Youth Service recruits were mobilized from Mumbwa camp and there was total disorder at the Supreme Court builings. One of the lions head was damaged and the learned judge was forced to resign and he ended up in Malawi. I dont think its right for CJ to pass comments. This who thing will not go any where the politicians have taken over now that the courts of law have passed judgement in favour of FTJ. As for Max Nkole, wait the man will have his fingers burnt. Its very difficult to determine how far the apeal will go as at now pipo are divided with the likes Gregory Chifire, etc alot of guys ve bin hired det weki
Number 17…I find you so childish and empty hence am unable to take this argument with you to another level. You closing remarks are enough to WARN me on your state of mind. How has Nkole lost this case? what incompetence? In all this lunacy you don’t see Rupiah’s influence? Are you in Zambia or you are arguing from the diaspora? Take time you analyze Rupiah’s statements few days before the judgment. You must be an ***** not to smell a RAT in this whole saga that is if you are not a RAT itself!
Nkole has lost the case period. Let Membe fight his battles with Chiluba alone. And why are you all being draged into it, playing along with Membe shame. This Membe will be in trouble one of these days with his evil schemes. He mustn’t think that he is very smart. Him and Nchto one day they will face the rath. They must now focus on the 27bn and why Miti has not been arrested not on an 8 year old case which they have lost because they had no evidence. Task Force is a waste of time
Its just poverty talking, damn fool…
On “Mr Chifire said Mr Nkole cannot attain these duties using whatever methods as that would be illegal and could amount to an attempt to create constitution anarchy“, where was this man during late President LP Mwanawasa’s Presidency? What has happened to the Mwanawasa legacy? How will the Mwanawasa legacy help MMD in 2011? While the message makes sense, the manner in which Mr Chifire is coming out is suspicious. Firstly, Mr Chifire appears as if he is from Eastern Province from which Chief Mpezeni who just supported President Banda on the Chiluba judgement comes from including President RB Banda and Chief Justice E. Sakala.
Be blest all.
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Matthew 6:33 + KJV Bible
But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things shall be added unto you.
10 ba- greetings. On your “The only draw back in this saga has been the failure of the Chief Justice to support his magistrate. When a magistrate is under attack it is the duty of the CJ to defend him and his independence. This is what Skinner had to do when he defended a white magistrate who freed Portugese soldiers who entered Zambia illegally.
” and the problems surrounding Chief Justice Enerst Sakala’s illegal or non-illegal occupation of that office, the Zambian JUDICIARY’s independence remains questionable. For this reason, the CJ seems to be tactically keeping quiet.
I am watching these things carefully.
Be blest all.
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Matthew 6:33 + KJV Bible
But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things shall be added unto you.
Number 13 you have no right to insult Nkole like that. You are also speaking from ignorance you dont really know what happened. What if there were other forces influencing the judgement in favour of Chiluba would you still say that Nkole was incompete?Just argue with credible points and not insults.
My Lord Jesus bless you all
The Main case has been lost and we have lost a lot of money through allowances of the task force, therefore Let us forget about the task force and concentrate about development. Let the ACC who are mandeted to investigate and prosecute continue their task. No one can win this kafupi case. There are forces shielding him so that there in future come and escape the wrath.
Kafupi can fool RB but not GOD so let Nkole appeal and with GOD’s hand justice will prevail
Who is the Gregory chap?.Is he aiming for a cut from Chiluba and RB?.Who do Committee of Citizens (CC) stand for?. RB can never win in Luapula even if he releases criminals like Chiluba.People of Zambia are fade-up with Criminals in MMD ( name them;Mabenga,Katele,Kande,Chiluba,and VJ),hardcore crooks who would rather have their stomachcs full than help the poor.Why are we Zambians so docile?,Why cant we rise against such mediocrisy?
Don’t waste your time. The case ended before it started. Just a bunch of *****s.
I have personally known bwana Chifire . Let me argue you my dear citizens of zambia that we should not listern from this man. Gregory has just been like that all his life , he has never done a thing strightforward .He got paid by either chiluba or Rupiah himself. He does not understand what he is talking about.He is know claiming to be a master of laws when the same man had failed to clear simple principles of laws(BS 150) at C.B.U. He is just a shemeless failure who failed do finish his studies at C.B.U. Please chifire just keep your mouth shut and do involve yourself on this national issues because your rate of comprehending matters is compared no zero.
have personally known bwana Chifire . Let me argue you my dear citizens of zambia that we should not listern from this man. Gregory has just been like that all his life , he has never done a thing strightforward .He got paid by either chiluba or Rupiah himself. He does not understand what he is talking about.He is know claiming to be a master of laws when the same man had failed to clear simple principles of laws(BS 150) at C.B.U. He is just a shemeless failure who failed do finish his studies at C.B.U. Please chifire just keep your mouth shut and do not involve yourself on this national issues because your rate of comprehending matters is compared to zero.