The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said that there is nothing wrong with Parliament resuming sittings before a new cabinet is appointed.
The clarification by LAZ follows Tuesday’s walk out of the House by some Patriotic Front Members of Parliament.
PF members claimed the house was sitting illegally because President Banda has not yet appointed his cabinet.
He told ZNBC News that the ruling made by Speaker of the National Assembly Amusa Mwanamwambwa was correct and constitutional.
Mr Banda said all Ministers were appointed by a sitting President and oath, from the Presidency and not to an individual occupying that office.
He said the fact that parliament and cabinet were not dissolved before the October 30 presidential election means that all appointments by President Mwanawasa hold until the new President makes changes.
PF Lusaka Central MP, Guy Scott raised a point of order on Tuesday questioning the rationale behind the house sitting before cabinet is sworn in.
Dr Scott argued that it was unconstitutional for the House to resume business before cabinet is sworn in.
But the speaker Mr. Mwanamwambwa in his ruling told the house that the resumption of business was legal as parliament had not been dissolved before the polls.
And in another development the Law Association of Zambia -LAZ- said the election of President, Rupiah Banda, is a reflection of the confidence Zambians have in his leadership.
LAZ president, Elijah Banda, is confident that President Banda will not fail Zambians.
In an interview with ZNBC news in Lusaka on Wednesday Mr. Banda wished President Banda well in his new task.
And Mr. Banda said the association is happy that President Banda has shown committiment to continue with the fight against corruption.
He said the association is delighted to note that the new President has pledged to continue with the fight against the scourge.
[ZNBC]
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What does the constitution say? Ba mbwezani bali na zeeeeee. maybe baligone
pf can’t interprate the law?
There goes PF again. Why do they find it difficult to consult those that are vested in law. Its a shame indeedm to expose such ignorance to the public.
# 1 2 3,find something to do,u behaving as if u waiting for coupons
there we go elijah banda ???? R. Banda…what do we expect. omodzi kumawa…promised justice minister…will see where your RB is headed with he silent policy on national pressing issues
All Pf are just thugs
How about the appointment of Mpombo? The guy has been failing in all the ministries he has been.
parly can continue sitting,its very clear and straight forward
cont
or maybe he is out in the field searching for another sweet sixteen
Spectator my dear were are you?
u are right baby c. great ukzambian how are u. i like ur submissions.
i agree with the speaker and LAZ, cabinet continues running until the president reshuffles his team. unless maybe if sata had won, it would have been a different issue… PF stop being over technical for nothing…make sensible and responsible walk outs e.g. proposed salary increments for ministers.
Unconfirmed news reports suggest that RB is….
Of course the fact that you are a Banda we don’t expect you to say any negative things about your Uncle. Be honest with yourself no one voted for Banda you mean pre-marked ballot papers that were staffed by Venom Mwanga and the OP guys???. Tell me how many provinces voted for RB – NW and Eastern your home area!!!! 6 to Sata what kind of politics is this or maths. Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern, Central when did villages have more people than these province as per our demorgraphy??? Ba LAZ Banda mwaitaya!!!
Typical of PF people, without even researching or getting proper advice the storm out parliament led by the pure white trash Guy Scott and the merry widow Mumbi Phiri.
ok ok ok….
Am only happy that LAZ has come out quickly to give its opinion on such a matter. This is how it should be. Often times i have been disappointed with their silence and only coming in when the public direction/opinion on a legal matter is clearly outlined. Interstingly both men in the picture are Bandas. Eligah and the other man used to be PS at lands some yrs ago.
where was laz in the electoral frauds. these are dead organisations. they are only strong on the weak. so many things are illegal they are quiet. this is another job seeking org. so what even if they are to continue. we need vp in the house. two weeks is too long. didn’t banda plan ahead. or he is just a crisis manager. can we konw why Obama has a vp when he can later and banda is quiet. marrying utwaiche what do you expect. u start with honey moon before issues. atase…
This implies sitting for the sake of sitting. These guys are not in the right frame of mind to contribute effectively under the current serious circumstances of uncertainity. On the other hand it is a waste of tax payers money…paying sitting allowances to pwople with unsettled minds. What is wrong with LAZ…also gone to the dogs. Is this all you can advise the Nation. RB please wake up and say something….
THE SILENCE MEANS ALOT. ZAMBIA NEEDS TO SEE A PRESIDENT WHO CAN DERIVE FRUITS IN THIS STATE WE ARE IN SUCH AS LOSS JOBS. MEALIE MEAL ISSUES ,FERTIZER AND SO FORTH.
#14 -big brain. am fine n thanx. Ala tachiweme bakamba
what we need as ba Zed is to have a sobre president like Akulu MPUNO AND NOT to take a pschatric patient in ba KING COBRA AND the nude Lusaka lady who has nothing to hide ku State house .Thats total nonsence SHA”
The fight against corruption will have to start with the law firm of the Laz President who have represented dubious international Chaps and companies. Please Mr Laz President, bear in mind that all your roots and dealings in Zambia have been marked.Laz is not a court, you should desit from making constitutional interpretations from your desk. That is the duty of the courts.
What fraud ? Your leader Sata went round flashing papers claiming that the registered voters were less than the actual votes ?Then now he changes ati chase Dan kALALE?
Next Pure White Trash(gUY sCOTT) and the merry widow(Mumbi Phiri) run out of parliament to avaoid Mpombo.
This Pf Circus kaya mwandi…….
Abanda MWE
#22 you are right, ministers like Magande and the crew are uncertain of what may become of them when RB wakes up from his slumber and may not contribute effectively. Parliament should have opened/resumed after RBs announcement of his ministers.
parliament can resume sitting, people like guy scott and his boys and girls like mumbi should learn the law first before they are ashamed in public…… sata tell your boys and girls that bane lets go for tution in the law of the land…….grow up…pf
Choyamba ndikuti mwagila nchito posakindwa usongoleli wa ziko. Akulu ukuni mutisonyeze usongoleli pakusanka akumpando monga okusatilani a vice president ndi ena ache. Koma osa sanka mbala monga iwo amene aimilila pafupi nanu ngakale adakutandizani kupambanitsa pa masako a ku puloti wanu.
But ba PF , I dont know mwe . Why do they behave like a pregnant woman . Today i want eggs b4 the eggs are brot ba chinga ndefwaya tumulembwe. A planless party. Chachine yabakote . Beze o tabachani mu parliament?
#17 I think we should not bring in the issue of Bandas (Lawyer and President). I think the man checked what the constitution says in consultations with his learned (by the way what about other professionals are we not learned?)freinds.
The point where I thought Mr. Elijah Banda errored was when he said the elections were free and fair some few weeks ago when the policy and the army were intimidating the citizens before elections.
BA BENE CISHI…
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT NO ONE VOTED FOR BANDA? HOW COME HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA TODAY?… PF ARE JUST BAD LOSERS… RANTING AND PANTING AT EVERY PORTUNITY THEY GET….
Don’t get supprised with PF. These are the eagle eagle boys they can do wrong thing at a right time. Don’t follow them.
Any 5th grader can put one and one together and understand that since parliament was not dissolved, public office bearers still the mandate to finish their term unless otherwise decided by the president. The PF are just after scoring political points, they are bitter, immature little people whom Zambia can do without. Ba #28, what the heck are you talking about, you are not making sense.
Come on guys pf will never rule ZAMBIA no matter what…so all y’all pf supporters please stop dream and by the way this is not a pf issuse
#32 I meant Police not Policy
#36 why are you talking about PF if this is “not a PF issue”? 🙂
Imagine a grown up fresh widow(Mumbi Phiri) and an old white bum Guy Scott running away from parliament at the sight of George Mpombo.
Almost all PF members need a psychiatric evaluation.Kaleza
Ba kaba on of the comments talks about pf and bring up the issuse of pf, this is a LAZ issuse
The PF should jack up on legal issues.How come they are always “off side” ? Don’t they have legal advisers or the Cobra thinks he knows it all ? It is becoming more than comical, it is embarrasing for a government in waiting.
This ”am #1” b**locks is getting on my last nerve,it’s high time we all started logging in so LT knows our IP’s for them to ban some kids on this blog.Every meaningful is hijacked with crap only suitable for the backside.
Anyway,thanx to LAZ for pumping sense into the PF MP’s,what do you expect of chaps like Willie Nsanda,they have no clue so they will just follow what opportunist Guy Scot says,if he says eat faeces i bet they would!
Guys, there is no hurry in Africa.
All those MPs would have been in Sata’s cabinet had he won, you can imagine.Shame!
fuseke monse
#17 Bebne Cishi, please check your facts on the election results from all constituancies which have been verified and signed for by all parties. Where as Mr Sata won in Lusaka, Northern, Luapula and urban CB, Mr Banda did won some constituances in Luapula and Northern as well. Even where he lost other than some areas in Lusaka and CB, the magins were small. Mr Sata lost by large magins in some areas getting less than 100 votes while mr Banda was getting in 1000s. Mr Banda won Central, CB rural, NW, Western and Eastern by a landslide. Mr Sata did not win a single constituancy in theses areas. Where as rural areas may have fewer people, the voters turned out in numbers. I also doubted but
Racism and insults should not be condoned. Where is the censorship LT? People are referring to Guy Scott as white trash and you haven’t done anything about it.
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after I took time and made a spread sheet from the raw results Mr Banda actually won. In a class situation for example, one can be top of the class by becoming second with an average 70% in all the subjects and beat some body who gets on average 98% in only 4 subjects and 20% in the other 5 subjects. Clearly Mr Sata whom I admire with his vision at times and complete idiocy at other times is very unpopular in many areas in Zambia. Anyone out there who wants the complete constituency results for their own scrutiny can post their email address and I can forward them. I hope this puts to rest the issue of rigging.
These “pathetic failures” are always doing things out of ignorance. Everything is “trail and error”. Are these the thugs we almost handed over the country to? Thanks to the people in the rural areas for saving our country!!!
Does it mean in this PF club its kaponyalism that reign only? You mean the few useless dons enlisted their a barren fig trees all subscribed to constitutional ignorance? Such gaffles aren’t good for a struggling party.Parliament has not dissolved.What we had was bye election.Common sense must prevail in PF otherwise, its turning into a typical train wreck.
#47 yes this “golyati” character seems to be a bit of a MMD kaponya
The Man RB is jammed up.He is totally stuck,he does,nt know who to put where! The man was just waken up,he has even forgoten how government operates.Mind you those who rose from the political archives and helped RB in the campaigns,want jobs also.So i can forsee confusion in MMD.Just wait and see.Leave our hard working pf mps alone,In this country nowonder in the judicial system is paralysed.Laz you dont voice out on critical issues,today you stand up and say you have faith in RB.just because you both come from eastern.#40 carefull,Baby C are are you a girl? Love you .
#9 you are the chief cowplit
PF HAPPY!?
and to think Wynter Kabimba is their lawyer what a mess.
“The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said that there is nothing wrong with Parliament resuming sittings before a new cabinet is appointed.”
This is welcome, but I feel something is missing here and this is the fact that we need a Vice president to run the affairs of parliament. So, can LAZ clarify with this problem instead of doing ‘hide and seek’ games.The appointment of Defense Minister Mpombo to act as Government Veep is what is tricky here. In this regard, I support the PF MPs who walked out.Let President RB banda appoint a Vice President instead of leaving us in suspense the same way late LPM left the MMD party without one. This is a National and Country matter and not pol. party.
#48 uli mwaume iwe, I also did something like that and Sata lost the election clean, please PF supporters in future instead of going to provinces which you already have popularity, please try to convince people that do not believe in you to believe in you. Maestro if you have the manifesto for UPND please send it to [email protected], I will need to familiarise myself with it.
Please let these sleepy head parliamentarians begin the difficult task of snoring in parliament. Besides, they are in desperate need of their undeserving sitting allowances. They have to eat people!
You know what? SOme of you guys are just writing rubbish here and increasing the comments for nothing. If don’t have nothing factual and interesting to say, then just keep your damn mouths shut! Ala!!!
#56, the President will appoint ministers at his pleasure, that is the key word, at some point Government ran without a finance minister for 4 months before Magande was appointed. There is nothing special about the VEEP being leader of the house, the truth is Mpombo whether you like him or not a senior cabinet minister has been provided by Cabinet to be the leader of Parliamentary business in the house. Let these MPs go back and the President shall appoint at VEEP at his pleasure
The PF guys are a let down and are fake as far as the constitution is conerned. The guys have exibited complete ignorance and out touch with the constitution. Could it be that the captain has never been in an admirable class. Even then consultation is allowed.On the elections RB won. He occupied first and second positions in more than 99%constituencies. Mr Sata was was number three or four in rural areas. Now even if it is rigging how can you choose to locate Mr Sata at number three or four.
#60, while I do not wish President RB Banda death, the probability (Mathematics) that he can die at any one single moment is half i.e. P = 0.5 or simply 50%.As a Zambian, I am more concerned with the safety of our country and the fact that we can have new elections for President anytime soon since as people we do not control our life in terms of living or dying. We need a Country leader in the case of the President dying.Back to the point of Zambian Veep,the Parliament business runs with a Veep and not some Minister appointed by someone.This is why, I would like LAZ to address this issue of Vice President or Appointed Minister in which case Defense Minster Mpombo was appointed yesterday.
PF MPS want recognition where ever they go, whether it is business, they want to put some jokes. They dont seem to know that there is time for eveything. Working out of Parly for whose benefit? They are waisting time, we want RB to continue where Levy left as soon as possible.
#60, in the case of a Minister like you wrote on “Government ran without a finance minister for 4 months before Magande was appointed”, someone can always act say the Minister Without Portifolio or the way late President Mwanawasa acted as Defense Minister before he appointed someone whom I guess is Mpombo.
The Zambia Vice President simply has many responsibilities which can never be overlooked at any point in time. And this is where mu concern comes in.
Breaking news. Father frank Bwalya of Radio Inchengelo has been taken for questioning kuli ba Kapaso ba Boma
we are just waiting for 2011 we will make sure all the corrupt MMD leaders dance to shonongo. Mutati in for colbalt. ETC we know them.RBB non payment of terminal benefits for workers (infringing on their rights to live)
Mpombo cant be leader of the house.full stop!
Iwe golyati plus fellow racists, racism uko kwine. Switch off ur computer nd dnt blogg if ur mind is poluted. We r here to learn nd teach each otha. Its time u realised such comments jst show how divided u r within urself.
One thing PF supporters should be reminded is that Sata will never rule Zambia because the Army will never allow him to do so even if he won the elections already in Chisamba there were fliers that were being distributed that if Sata would win they would take over. The army also realise that Sata is a disaster and they would not allow a peaceful nation like Zambia get into the hands of Sata. The only way to remove MMD is to vote UPND. The point as far as the Army is concerned is not to remove MMD from power but to prevent Sata from going to plot 1 and if in the process MMD remain in power then it is okay. If HH however wins, the Army will not have a problem. I wish Zambians would realise it.
So, according to the bloggers on this site, whatever LAZ says is gospel truth and law…and nobody should never even think of going to court. This sickening of zambian attitude. The view expressed by lAZ is only true according to their unterpretation. LAZ is not law, but a group of interested people. That is why they even face each other in court. Let us be professional in our approach.
LAZ is political
#57, John Chinena, Liteta, the UPND manifesto is found at w w w . Hakainde . com.
However, I will try to write you email if I manage to get a complete full copy of it.
#69 you are full of fantastical information – what is it with you HH guys? He lost – badly. And as for the Army taking over to keep the country “peaceful” just think about what you’re saying – is a military takeover “peaceful”? You UPND guys worry me, wishing violence
Why are people wasting their time on a useless country like zed..
This is nonsense from PF, Even under normal elections Parliament can resume without first appointing the Cabinet, The President may first appoint a VP as Leader of Government business, then later start appointing other members of Cabinet while parliament is open. Moreover this was a by election with an already functioning Cabinet. By the RP could have remained VP assuming Sata won, Sata could not have appointed a new cabinet but fired existing or replaced ministers if he wished. I am not MMD but am beginning to think its a blessing PF lost.
Litunga against Aka or Sakwiba for Veep. The Litunga, King of the Lozi people of Western province also known as Barotse land, has advised president Rupiah Banda not to appoint either Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika or Sakwiba Sikota as vice president.Sources in the system have revealed that president Banda on Tuesday this week consulted the Litunga on which Lozi person he should appoint and gave the litunga some names including the the two mentioned above.The Litunga instead gave the president two other names for consideration bu the source could not disclose these names but insisted that the Litunga rejected Aka and Mr. Sikota.The source further said that Aka and Mr. Sikota, plus Inonge.
Just a few days ago PF was saying no elections in 2011, now there is no cabinet and parliament cannot sit. what type of human beings are these? you really wonder what type of government they were going to run, these characters. you even wonder the type of bebate which goes on in parliament
I, as Maestro Hhehhehhehhe, am with MPs who left Parliament as long as the Vice President is unknown or is not appointed by President RB Banda.
Let us not take National matters for a game. I will never support the Undereducated owner of PF, but I recognise this good and mature move by the PF MPs who reject the issue that Defense Minister Mpombo acts as Government leader in the Parliament.
ironically, LAZ was stronger and more radical when George Kunda was president. Now “cadres” are at the helm.
PF MPs must have something wrong with them. You only wonder how they can be following a mad man blindly. Then they mut also be mad. No wonder we have this lack of seriousness and no attention to detail. They just wag their tails when the mad man coughs. What a pity! Politics of the stomach being practised by our so Hon. or is it Horribles?
Could someone connect me to Miyanda. We want to start organizing our party now for 2011. He is the only mature, credible leader. Viva Heritage Party
Golati isala…u can see it on the comments. people the issue is not pf it is rb. the fact that he has no vp will create ifishabako. pf is a factor. hate love nothing changes it is pf the most popular party with its formidable president sata. no one can be compared to him. some of u wish brains where downloadble we would have downloaded sata’s into rb. lwenu na banda benu uko. nachilala chimbuya nakamwiche ka former gelo kapa chipata teachers college. twalikeshiba bad????
The rolr of the opposition is to make sure they are checks and balances. What PF did is to make RB do his job. Name a cabinet soon so that those corrupt leaders are no longer handling govt Business. I know RB is in abig puzzle in that He has little trust in the people he is working with. He was too focused to win the elelction but never thought of whom to include in his cabinet and now he is sleepness.
Oops the word is “role” of opposition.
pipo don’t eat laws,pipo don’nt eat paliament,pipo don’t it constitution. Us PF we promoting eating right forget about Laws. That is why we didn’t want election in 2011 if we won. PaBwato
If the PF members of parliamnet are this illiterate what can one expect from their cadres? One would expect Guy Scott to know the constitution and interprate but he is the one in the forefront of misleading people!
shame on you!
One still wonders how and why even people that are supposedly literate enough choose to gloss over these glaring shortcomings of the PF! How can an analytical mibd chose to lower itself to base levels such that whatever is said by King Cobra goes. We need to start getting serious for the sake of mother land and ensure that Sata and hooligans never assume power in this noble land!
One still wonders how and why even people that are supposedly literate enough choose to gloss over these glaring shortcomings of the PF! How can an analytical mibd chose to lower itself to base levels such that whatever is said by King Cobra goes. We need to start getting serious for the sake of mother land and ensure that Sata and his hooligans never assume power in this noble land!
#78 What is the reason behind that decision.What most of you are failing to understand is that even though cabinet Ministers are considered to be equal,The Defence,Finance,Foreign & Home Ministers are ranked slightly higher. Even in most companies,when the MD is not available,it is rare that A Director of Marketing or Humana Resources will be asked to act as MD,it is usually the Director of Finance,Corporate Affairs etc infact they even earn slightly higher so Mpombo is highly respected as Defence Minister,it’s a big post that’s why initially Levy was President & Defence Minister at the same time,Mpombo deserves to act he’s 3rd or 4th from the President basically.
LT SUPPORTS KAPONYA PARTY FULL STOP.
One other thing most people should understand is that it is the President’s prerogative of the President to choose who he wants in his cabinet,he can either continue with the current Cabinet,dissolve it & appoint his own or just make a few changes,it doesn’t even concern the opposition so i wonder how they’re even poking their noses into it.The speaker & LAZ have clearly explained the position of nominated MP’s too so i wonder what the fuss is all about,it’s time the opposition reorganised themselves & started pressuring govt on the price control of consumer products especially mealie meal & fuel.
77# MBO, the guys are drunk politically.
89# You are right defence ministry is no 3 in government ranking just after vice president Defence Minister comes in. In the absent of VP no other ministry can take the role of Government leader in the house whether we like the person or not.
If PF cant read their on constitution on when to go for a convention and having periodical elections can they read the national one which is obviously more bulky than a party constitution? Ho wcome they dont know that there is no law as the speaker says that ties the position of leader of Government business in teh house to the Veep? shamuna! shame!
#94, Wewewe, have you come across their constitution I doubt if it exists.Other wise they could have followed it I think it is one man show.
It is very clear that the PF’s intension is to make Zambia ungovernable. They will try and frustrate the ruling government in every way possible just to get to state house. These thugs must remember that in a democracy you have winners and losers at the moment the PF lost. They tried to Frustrate the late president Mwanawasa in the same way but failed. What are they going to achieve by demonstrating without evidence that they where the preferred choice by the electorate? SATA is simply a sad man who has no place in Zambia’s history! he will be remembered for the wrong reasons and GOD does punish those with ill intentions.
Latest on news was that PF concillors walked out of the chamber in kitwe where they were attending a workshop by an NGO about the issue of AIDS. They expected to recieve a sitting & transport allowance from the NGO. I think we are in trouble in Zambia putting wrong people as councillors who do not understand civic matters. They think it was council function which attracts sitting and transpot allowances. More confusion, MPS and Counillors from same Party we love so much Pabwato fye.
2008 Presidential ECZ elections results as posted on website:
CONSTITUENCY CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES % % Rejected Rejected Total
108 MWINILUNGA EAST
HICHILEMA HAKAINDE UPND 8372 57 29.5
BANDA RUPIAH B MMD 5785 39 20.38
MIYANDA GODFREY K HERITAGE 199 1 0.7
SATA MICHAEL C PF 185 1 0.65
come with me to the next posting!
Bear in mind that the voting pattern in #98 is that from Northwestern Province where people voted on a non-tribal manner.
Analysis:
1. UPND President Hakainde Hichilema was clearly the best candidate
2. Zambian President RB Banda was the next best because the MMD has party structures there and new mines gave people jobs.
3. HP Leader Miyanda was a fairly good alternative to president HH
4. Undereducated unelected PF Self-apponted Leader … was the worst candidate to consider for Zambian President.
This is proper voting without tribal lines or affiliations taking into consideration some comments by most Bemba Zambians that Tongas in Southern Province vote on tribal lines instead of intellectu.
#97, on “PF concillors walked out of the chamber in kitwe where they were attending a workshop by an NGO about the issue of AIDS. They expected to recieve a sitting & transport allowance from the NGO”, I am not surprised about this news item.PF cadres and most of its leaders are bent on receiving money on a silver plate without really working for it. Sitting in a meeting to learn about HIV/AIDS, PF is expecting allowances. Verifying votes in Northern Province protested for not having received money from GRZ for that exercise.When I was about to leave Zed, I bus conductor mentioned that he will vote for … so that … can also eat some money from being President of Zambia. Sad mentality.
#99 Good analysis if people were voting on those lines we it could have made a big difference but alas it was opposite.
#99 Good analysis if people were voting on those lines it could have made a big difference but alas it was opposite.
Thanks #102.Together,YES we shall vote wisely in 2011 as “One Zambia, One NATION”.Let us just continue to educate our fellow Zambians that the evil tribalism will not help any of us at all. We all only have one Zambia to develop together as one for we need each other. We need all votes to go to president HH like the Northwestern People have demonstrated in this election so that we can together get Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND the 50 + 1 % votes that will probably be needed to get Zambian President with a Team that will deliver its promises to all Zambians of all Backgrounds, Tribes and Races. Let education and literacy thrive in Zambia through school and NGO sensitisations. We can do it.
#95 i think they have a constitution for how else can they create those positions which their president allocates to his beloved ones in whom he is well pleased?
Please visit “the citizens democratic party |dot| com” Zambians need a change. Visit the site and see the freshness they bring.
“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know, its what we know for sure; that just ain’t so” by Mark Twain.
Ndaakoona lino.
Mr Mugungulu i suspect you are HH himself why is it that every time we are debating you bring in HH campaigns even when the topic is unrelated? i am yet to check but i suspect even when we were discussing Moli’s house you brought in HH. If you are not HH then you are a good campaign manager. he should make you Veep when he wins in 2021.
please, RB reorganise your Cabinet quickly. The whole cabinet is Mwanawasa family tree appointed by moreen. PF MPs were ok in there decision to walk out yesterday. LAZ is asking Cabinet position from RB, probably Minister of Justice. The cabinet was disolved b4 election. RB has no Cabinet now. The one which is there is illegal.
please, RB reorganise your Cabinet quickly. The whole cabinet was Mwanawasa family tree appointed by moreen. PF MPs were ok in there decision to walk out yesterday. LAZ is asking Cabinet position from RB, probably Minister of Justice. The cabinet was disolved b4 election. RB has no Cabinet now. The one which is there is illegal.
RB needs to start afresh picking credible people from the boot lickers and job seekers we saw during the elections. there is far too many opportunity seekers surrounding RB some we never even saw when Mwanawasa was there eg Nevers Mumba,even Chiluba is jumping on the band wagon.
We need serious people who will not be looking at felling their own stomach, but to serve the Zambian people first. i hope RB is strong enough to withstand and punish these thieves.
Miyanda being credible – my foot. Have you forgotten how he used to dance like a little boy supporting the illegal presidential slush fund? You Zambians have short memories. Miyanda would just be as bad a dictator as SATA. Don’t waste time thinking about such people – Vote quality in 2011 and I can assure that there will be quality not this medicrity you had on 30th October, 2008. Thanks to God out of the mediocrity, at least we got an educated man for President.
why are these MMD presidents scared of having vice president? Is it that they don’t want to train future presidents? the only solution is to go back to KK’s style in which there was no one in the nation with the title of a president except him alone.Civilization is yet to come in zambian politics.
Is the LAZ chairman speaking on behalf of LAZ or on his own behalf?
I think LAZ has lost it. How can RB fight corruption when himself is not corrupt free? He is leading a corrupt govt and a corrupt party MMD
When is Chiluba’s plunder cases coming up for trial?
He should appear in court to answer the charges not ati ndepolomya. No going to South Africa until he is convicted of those cases.
Once upon a time, we were told that speed kills. RB is a steady driver – no panicking in picking his best Cabinet. Study the Ministries, evaluate the many job seekers and decide which Minsitries need revamping and appoint a Cabinet that closely mirrirs your vision after this exercise. Do not forget, it is only three (3) years and whoever he appoints must deliver within this time as there will be little or no room for abrupt reshuffles once he swears in his Cabinet. Good things go to those who wait. RB is fine and not excited, that is leadership!!! He has waited for this job and never imagined he would get it but there it is – his Job!!! Hehehehehe!!!
The MMD should not take advantage of the law. They swore the president in after just two hours, why should it take this long for a new cabinent to be formed, huh?!!!
#113 thats funny man
Mwaikata Fr Frank Bwalya Director wa Radio Ichengelo amono yakwa Kaunda. Banda bu lawyer bwenu tetupape.
Time will tell. Time is the best judge. Lets wait and see if RB is quite for nothing.
You guys wait, I am thinking of how to fire Magande coz he is a stumbling block to the reduction of fuel, fertilizer, mealie meal and so forth.
Besides the guy has been telling the nation that I have spent 700bn plus during the campaigns. I will bring the ever fresh JZB to replace him period.
Nanga ba RB why ma zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz so? Not even a single mention of him on the news? Is it because of the pressure of forming a new govt? Surely he each presidential candidate must have had an idea of what his cabinet would be made of in the event that he won the 30 october election??? Could the old man still be on presidential honeymoon? Someone should wake him up; its almost like there is no president in zambia
113 it doesnt matter on whose behalf Elija Banda is speaking. What matters is the fact that he is interpreting the law rightly than those PF blind followers, who just follow what Scot and Sata say when they shout ‘follow, follow, follow?–follow the leader’!!!
Thanks LAZ for the legal guidance on this critical issue, these PF jokers behave like lawless goons! Surely what kind of government would Sata have formed given his track record of lawlessness. ABASH lumpenism in Parliament, VIVA progressive ideas and thinking!
PF may have a point, we just came out of a constitutional crisis due to the death of LPM. Now imagine if RB was to drop dead now,we would have no VP, no cabinet and basically no direction. A cabinet lays out a plan of action with the president so that they all think as one. But now RB has not done that. God forbid should the worst happen Zambia will be lucky to come out unscathed.
Let us get real, what is RB waiting for? This is typical of Africans, we do things without knowing the next step. RB should have had a cabinet in mind when he was campaigning. Look at OBama, he has appointed a chief of staff 2 months before he even gets down to business.I believe even not dissolving parliament before elections was an oversight a mistake infact. Suppose Sata won we would have been in the process of handing over by former ministers to new ones.What a waste of time.Time is of essence for Zambia. The luxury of wasting it is not there
I now feel not to trust any of these guys in these offices reason being that the y are a family who are benefiting from what ever is happening hence under mining the meaning of democracy.
And in a democratic country the majority rules and i have seen in other democratic countries the minority are the ones ruling.
#36 you are dreaming, we are going to rule.
Leya! Leya! Leya! Pamusana pamunobe, Leya! Paliwama ngati Sugar! Leya! I thought this was kids’ game and a joke. Now I see this to be true! Others have to bear the hardships while others have a free ride on their backs. Thinks and you shall the point behind this game.
PF are just a bunch of thugs that have no time for research!
Strange.., there are individuals running commentaries intimating that there is no Cabinet. Go back to school and save us from your ignorance. Parliament was never dissolved, so there is a Cabinet.
STREET VENDORS CANT INTERPRET THE LAW.BUT CAN COUNT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE MADE IN A DAY
123 you are right, I think RB should act fast and form government before we have another problem!
When you are elected as an MP you represent the people in the consitituence regardless of who voted for you. PF MPs just like any MPs are sent to debate intellegently in parliament and not walk outs. Walking out is failure to debate intelligently and this is sad development from PF members. Once u stay in there and put your views inteeligently u may even win some to your side. But alas PF has no iota of critical analysis. LAZ exists as a result of an act of parliament and in the act such authority to come in on matters of law is enshrined in the act. Even the president of LAZ has some powers under the ACT to speak out but i believe he consulted the committee on such matters of interpreting such. This to me is very clear that PF can not lead this country constitutionally . I think guys it is time to go thecitizensdemocraticparty.com way. There is freshness and direction for Zambia and the future.
Confirm Rupiah Banda is on holiday thats why kuli ziii.See him in action after his holiday.When is Pf ever going to hold party election?
Hey,Elijah Banda dont just make empty noise.Can you start advocating for the freedom of information bill,so that journalists and the private media can be protected.Why arresting father Frank Bwalya? Is this a dictorship country.We demand for the immediate release of Father Bwalya. This government has declared war against the catholics.I wonder what some of you who are supporting RB have seen in this man.Wait and see!
LAZ presido ayina, a dyela. Reduce bwana or else you will be like akhulu mpuno
somebody tell me, what has MMD done so far since elections. remember this lot is being paid for waking up in the morning and do nothing all day. some jobs are too comfortable not good for recommendation.
#107, Wewewe,you wrote ‘Mr Mugungulu i suspect you are HH himself why is it that every time we are debating you bring in HH campaigns even when the topic is unrelated? i am yet to check but i suspect even when we were discussing Moli’s house you brought in HH. If you are not HH then you are a good campaign manager. he should make you Veep when he wins in 2021.’
Surely, how can a normal person suspect that I am HH when I have been consistently posting from the EU and president HH is normally in Zambia even in the campaigning time. I post stuff everywhere because characters write me questions and I answer them with the fastest way of reaching them in any topic on LT PERIOD.
ELA mind wat u say about my bali!!!