Friday, March 29, 2024

Succession debates be suspended for now- Nawakwi

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Politicians and Zambians at large have been advised to stop the  succession talk and concentrate on concluding the funeral for the late President Levy Mwanawasa.

Forum for Development and Democracy-FDD President Edith Nawakwi told ZANIS in Kasama that those who are anxious to take over from the late Dr. Mwanawasa should  wait until the late President is buried.

Ms. Nawakwi people should be mature and respect this period of mourning which she said is a Zambian way of doing things.

“Let us give our brother dignity and bury him in peace. Some people are literally squabbling over inheritance when we have not even buried Levy,” she said.

She pointed out that  talking about  succeeding DR. Mwanawasa at such a time when the nation has not even buried the late beloved President is sending a wrong signal to the Zambian people.

“This is not the right time. I felt too distressed the last couple of days s some people have engaged themselves in succession squabbles,” said Ms. Nawakwi.

The FDD Leader said talking about inheritance might send a wrong message not only to the outside world that the country is disunited.

“Levy died  and did not die in vain. He died in pursuant of unity not only for Zambia but Africa as a whole. And every one in the region is looking to Zambia to see how we shall mourn our late President,” said Ms. Nawakwi.

She advised all politicians to forget their differences and look at the future of Zambia.

Ms. Nawakwi said at a personal level, the late President Mwanawasa had a heart to reach as evidenced  by  the number of people who had begun focusing on Zambia as their investment destination.

And the body of the  late President  Mwanawasa’s body was this morning at 07:14 hours flown to Mansa in Luapula province.

As the Zambia Airways Plane carrying Dr. Mwanawasa’s body started off for the runway, people of Kasama wailed and waved their last goodbye to the Late President.

The body is accompanied by First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Simon Miti, Chief of Protocol Ambassador Darius Bubala, the late President Mwanawasa’s Aid-de Camp Joseph Kaonga and other senior government officials and family members.

The late President’s body was seen off at the Kasama Airport by Northern Province Minister Lameck Chibombamilimo, Commerce Minister Felix Mutati, Works and Supply Minister Kapembwa Simbao, Community Development Minister, Catherine Namugala and Forum for Development and Democracy-FDD President Edith Nawakwi.

Others were Energy Deputy Minister Gunston Sichilima, Northern Province Permanent Secretary Gabriel Kaunda, senior government and party officials.

Meanwhile, Mr. Chibombamilimo described the body viewing programme for the late President Mwanawasa as peaceful and a success.

Mr. Chibombamilimo said at least thousands of people in the Northern province were accorded a chance to body view their late President.

He said the people of Northern province loved the late President going by the attendance during the body viewing programme.

ENDS/CBM/MK/ZANIS

110 COMMENTS

  1. Following our culture, yes, thats the ideal situation. But reality is, the mood of Zambians right now is characterised more with the anxiety to know who will lead them next. And stopping them now, will be like suffocating them.

  2. Maureen Mwanawasa would be best suited to run the country as at now. Anything less will not be continuity. In short Chibombamilimo has interpret the call for continuity better than all the rif rafs against the first lady.

  3. You are lucky mama maureen did not chase you for viewing her dead hubby’s body for the second time. This only shows she is more scared of the cobra than anyone else!

  4. #2 You are a big fool and should be hanged by the neck till pronounced dead.What do you know about continuity?Don’t expose your idiosy,dalo dalo dalo

  5. Ba Nawakwi,talking about molarity today chili shani?She’s finally woken up from her political slumber & come alive to the politics of today.Time is key to this bye election & from the looks of things Magande & Maureen have already started their countrywide campaigns.

  6. Look who is speaking – an opposition leader and possible contender also following the funeral procession around the country. I definitely dont fancy the cobra but what is this beautiful lady doing there also?

  7. #2 please dont think this country lacks leaders. I am glad this is just your opinion and not a fact. You have a right to hold that opinion though I can assure you it is nonsense.

  8. Most people commenting agaist Mrs Mwanawasa are outside the country. pleSea dont come bck if you want. Maureen will unite the country thats when we will see those who love levy. Too many sheep in dog skin

  9. Ba Nawakwi what you’re syaing is true but the logistics on the ground are different. The MMD has given a dateline for interested candidates to submit their names and that dateline will close before Levy is buried. The whoe arrangements leaves people with no choice but start preparing for the by-elections.

  10. “Meanwhile, Mr. Chibombamilimo described the body viewing programme for the late President Mwanawasa as peaceful and a success.”

    So kuli na succesful body viewing???

  11. fIRST LADY IS POWER HUNGRY THATS WHY SHE IS SCARED OF KING COBRA.#2, I DONT THINK FISRT LADY IS THE SUITED CANDIDATE IN MMD. MAGANDE CUD BE THE BEST

  12. Where has this b……ch been hiding from. Maureen saw her and they even had a small chat but she didn`t chase her. Mwaonekela ba MAUREEN and where in africa a widow puting on make-up in before barial. Balikupyana kale bushe? Koma iye ilimfwiti ya zo ona.

  13. # 10 you mean you cud not be creative enough & adopt something else other than wat is already there?
    This funeral is taking forever & the days are getting fewer.Let people start campaigning,there is just no tym.By the time Levy MHSRIP is burried there will only be 50 days left or so.Lets be realistic,this is a political contest.

  14. ITS A PIT THAT WHAT EVER THE BIG MAN SATA DOES BRINGS UP QEATION WHY HE HAS DONE THAT CAN WE LOOK AT HIM AS ONE THE ZAMBIAN AS WELL . WE SHOULD REMEMBER TO RESPECT PIPO. THAT LADIE SHES IN KASAMA DOING WHAT CAN SOME ONE HELP PLEASE.

  15. time is running fast. lets talk about the successor not what Nawakwi is suggesting. had it not been the mmd programme to take the body around the country, we would have burried our pres.

    ANYWAY CILI KULI IMWE MWEBASHILASALA KATEKA WENU. IFWE HE IS THERE AND READY TO WHAIT HIS ESCORTER TO PLOT ONE.

    VIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

  16. #11,wat you saying is just exposing your insanity to the world.if you have nothing to say, why dont you just stay quiet wechinangwa we.thats why you like vitalivitali vekaveka , *****

  17. Ba #7 muli bakali, na tina. Ba Nawakwi has said the right thing today, I did’nt know she had so much wisdom.

  18. May the good Lord help the family of our late president. As we continue with life as Zambians, may He provide us with a genuine leader who will have the interest of all Zambians at heart. No thieves; No selfish men and women; No conmen and pretenders; No lazy job seekers; No dull men who pretend to have something between their ears. We want to leap forwad…

  19. maurinhio has been planning this the only thing that has hindered her plans is that ba levy bafwa. i bet she had it all worked out. He will come back to Zed alive but incapacitated and she would run the show and try and win our love as the caring wife. Tough luck things have back fired no wonder she is bitter and snapping at people. As for #2 talking about continuity thats a load of BS seriously????

  20. MULI FIMALABISHI SANA CHI .#2 AND CHI #11.MORIN HAVING LIVED WITH THE LATE LPM DOES NOT MAKE HER THE CANDIDATE TO RULE ZED.
    SHE MAY BE A FOUNDER OF SO MANY NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATIONS
    BUT NOT FIT FOR MOTHER ZAMBIA.SHE GOT ALL THE SUPPORT ON GOOD
    WILL BASIS.I JUST HOPE YOU ARE JUST PULLING SOMEONE’S LEG.
    LEVY REST IN PEACE AND TRAVEL AROUND ZAMBIA INTACT
    TILL WE BURY YOU ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR 60th
    BIRTHDAY.

  21. What I need to know is why isnt there a full cabinet minister accompanying the body? Why just these permanet secretaries and president’s assistants? Do we see Maureen playing a hand in this? Has her power now diminished and her famous words of “Heads will roll when we come back” coming to pass. It looks like she is incharge of this funeral and not the government. Dearly beloved we are in trouble with this woman coz she can come and tell us that she was one of the 3 people Levy told us he had in mind. The 3 names that he has gone with in his Gold casket

  22. Ba Nawakwi so u exist. Tell me, how can we mourn when we are being sent away. Our tradition allows that very much but MMD is using the provincial HQ tours as campaign to win votes of sympathy. No. We won’t wait 4 burial coz we won’t have anything to do as we’ve been barred from the funeral.
    Landeniko fimbi ba Nawakwi. Hambulo umulume wabene ali shani?

  23. I bet the three names are herself (Maureen), Lupando Mwape who claims to have been the closet person and Ngande Magande.
    I am surprised at how people are talking about magande being suitable now. isn’t this man tonga like HH? If yes why is it we say HH cannot be president becoz he is tonga and ok for magande despite him being tonga? are there different categories of tongas? I am tonga by the way

  24. #11, dont even cheat yourself, teti batusunge. Ba Maureen is not motherly, how can she tell Ba Sata that, he only reconciled with Dr Mwanawasa not the whole family. Pacililo for that matter. I wish all widows were just strong as she. As if she is mourning akapopo. Ichililo unities people. Even if ba Sata offended her, she was not in order to tell him that he only reconciled with her late husband.

  25. dido,what kind of nosense is that?are you out of your mind,with that misconduct she expressed yesterday,what kind of leader can she be,my friend stop day dreaming.she will just bring confusion amongest other political parties.

  26. # 3: Good thinking. That is exactly what crossed my mind when I read the headlines. I hope Nawakwi herself is not campaigning. Anyway I hope for the sake of my country that a good leader be elected.

  27. Namumona the man uuli na Nawakwi pa snap efyo alemoneka? He also wants to stand. Those are the people who wants to lead us. God help us.

  28. # 3. Good thinking. The idea that she is campaignin crossed my mind when I saw the headline.

    For the sake of my country, I hope the right leader is elected. Someone with the interest of all Zambians.

  29. Pipo look up. Be real MMD has no time and the quicker they tell us who will be shielded the better.This is no time to loose direction

  30. #11 you are very dull. I’ve never seen such shallow mindedness as you are trying to ehibit on this blog. Pliz keep quiet if u dont have anything to say.

  31. Honestly speaking guys stop talking about who will rule. Lets us concetrate the ongoing proceeding of our beloved President. Quit arguiing about the cobras and the nawakwis of this world and who chased who from there funerals.

  32. It is very disappointing to see a FIRST WIDOW behaving like that. Where do you get the strength to even chase mourners from a funeral, enemy or friend! This is really not potraying a good picture for women. She is supposed to be showing the world at large, the rich and respectiful culture of our nation that widows uphold! Any comments to any provokation should come after our beloved FATHER has been put to rest! SHAME SHAME!
    CHIBOMBAMILIMO SHUT UP AND START PACKING!

  33. If i was Sata i would be holding rallies in Lusaka in honour of Mwanawasa, and proclaiming what a great leader he was and promising to continue with his policies…instead of chasing a dead man’s body all over the country. Wake up Mr. Sata. Your time is now, don’t ruin it.

  34. No.3 come back home naimwe. You are so interested in yo country’s affairs because you are an alien in Norway. Who do u expect 2 choose a right leader 4 you if u cant DIY. Hop u are paid well looking after those old pipo there, cleaning there wounds or is it mopping the floors in restraunts?

  35. “Let us give our brother dignity and bury him in peace. Some people are literally squabbling over inheritance when we have not even buried Levy,” said Nawakwi” ha ha ha who is she refering to? Why is she speaking now and she has been quiet all along?

  36. The man on the right looks like he swallowed a bar of bathing soap and can’t wait to empty his running stomach.

  37. MAGANDE FOR PRESIDENCY ARE YOU JOKING OR SOMETHING WE DONT WANT TONGAS HELLO.U CAN SEE TRIBALISM WRITTEN ALL OVER THERE FACE GOD WERE ARE YOU.

  38. #11, and what do you mean by saying unite the country, in what way, her secretary style is divide and rule!!!

  39. iwe chi number 28, let me tell u this. 1) After Mazoka’s death, the Tongas declared that UPND can only be led by a Tonga and they floated HH, Chased Sakwiba and that was the end of UPND and thus how HH got the TONGA TUG UNFORTUNATELY.2)Other TONGAS like VJ Mwanga and MAGANDE have accepted to work with other tribes hence they are easily accepted.3)Look at VJ the times that he stood as MP, he stood in other provinces and was elcted as MP not necessarily in Southern Province.

  40. There goes Nawakwi again!!what the hell is going on in your head?time to campaign is no more…let’s just discuss this issue coz we need a leader.

  41. #2 Namupena how can maureen rule us when he failed 2 supported and love the husband. The only thing she cared was power and show off. Ba levy maybe he wouldn’t have died if he had a loving, caring wife who would have advised him not to continue in 2006 when he had that stroke. No bane bamaureen can’t rule us pliz. Aletafya nabantu kumalilo.

  42. #2 Cage your insanity elsewhere.Let people be free to discuss the succession issue.This lady has failed to organise her party SHAME ON U U U U U U .

  43. No.11 get a life..Are u nuts or bananas?.I wounder if you are Zambian.
    I agree with No.40.Sooner or later some will be crying.
    No.38 masetingi muleke.
    The first lady or is it former first lady? get real…just mourn you husband, go back your old boy friend in the(HOPE THE BOY COMES BACK…)MAUREEN you can no longer have to cheat on levy, he is gone. Girl you have bouble stds.Crazy widow(man killer, gold digger, stupid educated fool, witch..)See wat you doing, u make loose my temper,nagget load.

  44. #38 MAGANDE WILL BE YOUR PRESIDENT IF YOU THINK PIPO WILL VOTE FOR HIM YOU ARE DREAMING. MAYBE SOUTHERN PROVINCE AND TONGAS BASED IN THE CITIES WILL. BUT AS FOR ME I WONT MY SON EVEN SPEAKS BETTER ENGLISH THAN HIM.

  45. #11. Are really normal??? Please go to Chainama they check you. A normal person cannot think like that.

  46. Anonymous you are one ***** who will never learn nowander we screwed your wife

  47. This is a bit funny!!! Why was Nawakwi in Kasama when she is a Lusaka resident? And why was Dr Nevers Mumba also in Chipata and again in Kasama? These are presidential candidates, and as if they are mourning, but the truth is they are craftly campaining.

    But when its Ba Sata, they cry foul. Even Mulongoti is against sata following the procession. We shall see how far those against Sata will go, Ba Sata nibamuna, ‘Musobela’

  48. Pipo the campaigne is on this is how it starts. Others are being told to stay calm while others are doing it. Politicians are politicians.

  49. When mwanawsa was alive,you abused him,when he is dead you still abuse him by taking him to places around Zambia.People especiallly the govt pliz have pitty on him.let him rest in piece than usinng his dead body campaigning for benefit of yo selves.he died along time ago he needs to be put to rest rather than moving him up down,thats why you have seen maureen acting like a tired old dog

  50. #2 and 11,

    Stupid fools, Zambia is not a Monarch. I am surprised you can even think like that, you bastards.

  51. Billy #47.Zambian in Sydney(#32)also cracked my ribs yaba.That was better than some insults we have seen from some chaps on this blog.

  52. U chaps have called HH, Economic Manager, right, if HH is , whose better between the two HH and Magande.Magadeeeeee For Prezdo, Go Peter Gooooooooooooooooooooooo………

  53. Now I know why you were invented to view the body in Northern province .You are being used by Maureen and MMD. What succession talks are talking about? Be for real. Political parties have to hit the ground runnig once the moarning period is over. In order to do that , they have to be prepared.

  54. #49 “iwe chi number 28, let me tell u this. 1) After Mazoka’s death, the Tongas declared that UPND can only be led by a Tonga and they floated HH, Chased Sakwiba and that was the end of UPND and thus how HH got the TONGA TUG UNFORTUNATELY.2)Other TONGAS like VJ Mwanga and MAGANDE have accepted to work with other tribes hence they are easily accepted.3)Look at VJ the times that he stood as MP, he stood in other provinces and was elcted as MP not necessarily in Southern Province.” You have just shot yourself in the foot. So why accept some Tonga’s at the same time say they are tribalist. Give us some substance please. For the record Sakwiba lost, you people who tread on the tribal tag…

  55. I find it very shallow to look down on others because of tribe… a sign that your mind is unable to desipher the real issues from prejudiced dispositions…

  56. Maureen will do anything to be in power even if it means leading the whole country to have a stroke she will do that like she did with Levy.

  57. Now I know why you were invented to view the body in Northern province .You are being used by Maureen and MMD. What succession talks are talking about? Be for real. Political parties have to hit the ground running once the moarning period is over. In order to do that , they have to be prepared.

  58. sata is just another threat to these characters. they mingle around with these small opposition leaders and yet when the man appears pa scene its something else. they are even accorded the chance to air their views but not mudala.

  59. My appeal to Lusaka Times,kindly divise a way of screening some of these comments.Others are here to play whilst others a passing valuable comments.Lets make this a food fo thought basket.

  60. #11 you fool don’t coment nothing on Zambias abroad. We are part and parcel of everything and activities going on there. let me remind you that Zambia is a country for all and that will remain a fact. Besides, we ae very concern about the affair of “our” country than any body else. With due respect, ba Morini should show restrain and making enermies should be the last thing on her line. Let her not be fooled by those fools around filled with Nsokanda in their bellies

  61. But maureen can never be entrusted to rule zedians,after the stupid conduct in chipata.Please you suporters tell her to go and sleep!

  62. Dido you are a liar. NO ONE I REPEAT WILL SUPPORT MAUREEN SHE IS A JEZEBEL. IF SHE GETS THE NOMINATION THE WHOLE COUNTRY WILL UNITE AGAINST HER. SHE IS A CORRUPT LEADER WHOSE SKELETONS WILL COME OUT VERY SOON

  63. HERE ARE THE FORSEABLE PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS IN NOVEMBER

    1. SATA ……58%
    2. MMD/WHOEVER THEIR CANDIDATE IS …..21%
    3. BY…..0.01%
    4. UNIP….16%
    5. OTHER PARTIES COMBINED …4.99%

  64. kutukwana kwachila malile lomba a mwanawasa na wisi wanu osati moatukwana teti nda amwalila. kopanda infa yamwanawasa muniuza sembe mutukwana so. If we take it in our zambian culture you are insulting Mwanawasa’s dead body. Think and blog like real zambians not like high breed humans

  65. QUITE INTERESTING VIEWS.LETS FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES FOR PRESIDENCY AND NOT TRIBES OR ANY OTHER TAGS. ZAMBIA IS DEFINITELY FOR US ALL. ANY ONE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS CAN RULE ZAMBIA IF THEY MEET THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS, CORRECT OR NOT?TRIBALISM CAN BRING TO ZAMBIA THE WORST THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

  66. I have observed 2 things:
    1) #28, I come from northen province, but let us not be selfish by looking at a person from a tribal or regional point of view.
    All zambians are legible for rights such as that of presidential candidate.
    2) The fact that we all are able to use the internet, means that we have been given enough brain to do some thinking. let us not pretend that we can’t think by insulting. Those that insult are falsing us to think that that is how they were brought up, because there is no formal school that provides that skill as it is not liked in almost every society. If there are places in zambia where insulting is the joy of people, please enlighten. so please refrain!

  67. Let us focus on developmental people. Loyal Zambians and nationalists. Read the Post of 21/10/08 and discover who LPM wanted.

  68. #4, Sata just had to be chased from the funeral. His insatiable appetite for power can be seen even on his face. The devil is busy celebrating and Maureen could read between the lines. Even me, I would chase such a character who comes nama seting kucililo. He thinks we are happy. If the problem were opposition members, Nawakwi would have been chased but she is around because she is genuinely mourning the president and not fools who come in the lamb’s coat when they are wolfs inside.

  69. Zambians please lets mind our language we are a christian nation insults won’t take us anywhere, I feel we can put our views across like educated people who are respected in the world. Please napapata. We talk about unity how with this kind of behavoiur. I know we come from different background some are kaponya’s but please lets not display our bad manners in the press shame on you.

  70. #28 and #67, with all due respect, #49 is right and there is nothing tribal about what he has written. The way HH was thrust on the political scene was so tribal and forceful that all the old and reputable leaders in UPND that worked with Mazoka were thrown off…Chisanga, Sikota, Sichinga and all….thats why he still smells of tribalism till today. Not all Tongas are tribalists, I have met Bembas who are so tribal it is almost criminal, and I am Bemba…..Magande did not rise the HH tribal way, that is why it will be easier to sell him in all provinces apart from Southern..and he’s a professional of high calibre just as HH..I rest my case

  71. When this whole tragic incident is brought to an end and we have elected a new president I think the constitution should be amended to prevent having new elections. In the US if the president dies/gets shot (remember JFK?), resigns(remember Nixon?) then the VP takes over for the duration of the term. This saves on calling new elections (think of the cost/time etc….) and it also stops this infighting, politiking amongst the leaders and most importantly ensures a smoother transfer of power.

  72. The Candidate must then choose a running-mate, as simple as that…this also saves us from having a no-spine VP like RB whose been crying bucket loads ever since LPM collapsed…

  73. #49,get facts right UPND was leballed tribal long before Mazoka died.At the time of Mazokas death he had already secured nomination for party President in 8 provinces.That party system was that a vice president had to come from another province.Thats the system Sikota and others formulated ,but when Mazoka died sikota was power hungry and didnt want to follow the rules.Anyway the truth is that Sikota was not strong candidate thats why he lost by more than 70%.Tonga only made up about 20% of the delegates.

  74. Have Zambians forgotten their culture. The days are passing and we should be mourning and now all this succession talk is too much.

  75. 3. Zambian in Sydney,

    What is it with all these people that hope that x, y and z are not campaigning?

    Let the best candidate rise to the top. In my opinion, Edith Nawakwi would make an infinitely better president than Levy Mwanawasa ever has – he sleepwalked through most of his years in office. She is young and of sound mind.

    Having a bad president punishes the entire population – this goes way beyond narrow party interests.

  76. One Zambia wuli situkumba mubi maningi. Uyogunwa bumwi buzuba. Thank God you dont live in Zambia. You dont even know that we are supposed to be one nation. Ukabambile bakakusonde. Ulimulowe and wakakulowa wakafwa.

  77. Chasing Sata has given him value, coz so many of thses guys had seen the body in Lusaka but they ae busy too showing up where the body is, so why SATA, only one thing fear in them? As Zambian let us allow anybody to stand even the “Former 1st Lady” the power is with us the voters and we will have the final say

  78. If elections were three months from Burial date Nawakwis advise would hold but unfortunately its from the day Levy was confirmed dead on the 19th that leaves us with 2 Months and half from next elections.Time not best allie.

  79. Nawakwi is being an opportunist like Nevers. Sata is more honest by not pretending to be mourning. Maureen is harbouring some venomous stuff which will come out sooner than later. This provincial body parade is a tactic. Did you see the body language between Maureen and Magande in the Kasama picture. Was he even mentioned in this article as being among those accompanying the body. Why? He has declared his intention to contest the seat Maureen feels entitled to. There is some scheming involved in this.

  80. #95, who ever says there was nothing tribal by the way the Mwanagitis, Siamujayes and, sad to say even the late Andy’s widow & family advocated for a “only a Tonga to lead the Party”, then there is something wrong with them. HH kept quiet when all these tribal chants were going on meaning he approved what was going on. For me, the saddest part is that HH is probably the most qualified and grounded candidate we have at present but he will never shake off the tribal tag…..thats a fact and if you live in Zed and hear what the people on the “ground” say you will agree with me. Total shame and waste of talent!!

  81. #95 again, if Mazoka secured nominations in 8 provinces and he is Tonga and he dies like he did, does it make sense to replace him another Tonga just because he was from that Tribe. Shuold LPM be replaced by another Lenje? It utter nonsense and UNPD know the F*#ked up…they will always be a one province party and if MMD choose Magande, then they will be totally F*#ked!!

  82. some one help me understand,

    the country declared a national mourning period from 19th august (21 days)but honestly speaking i think i have lost my arithmetic.is 3rd sept 21 days after 19 or may be someone lost track on giving the actual dates of events?

  83. Nawakwi, wabakwi? The ressurection of “NAWAKWI”.
    Where has she been uyu muntu? am told she is a president of some pary called FDD( Fools,Dull, Dunderheads party)

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