THE Movement for Multi-party democracy [MMD] in Nakonde district in Northern Province has joined other party cadres across the country in supporting the calls for President Rupiah Banda to become the party president.
The party cadres who marched in Nakonde today in support of the calls for President Banda to become party president appealed to the MMD National executive Committee [NEC] to urgently hold an extra ordinary meeting to table the issue of President Banda assuming the post of party president.
District chairman Billy Silwimba franked by his constituency chairman Joy Siame said the MMD in Nakonde is in full support of the calls by some party members to have President Banda take over the presidency of the party.
“As a party in Nakonde, we would like to add our voices in supporting the proposal of President Banda becoming party president,” Said Mr. Silwimba.
Mr. Silwimba added that the party in Nakonde wants President Banda to become party president so that he can combine well his duties as Republican president as well as that of party president. He added that the move would also bring peace and unite in the party.
Mr. Silwimba also called on the party cadres in the border town to remain united saying the ruling party has scored many achievements in various sectors of the economy mainly due to the unite exhibited at various organs of the party.
And party trustee Joseph Mayota who presented the petition to the district party chairman said the calls for President Banda to become party president are aimed at strengthening the party and prepare for the 2011 general elections.
Mr. Mayota said the party in Nakonde is confident that President Banda can successfully run the affairs of the party president adding that this was the reason why the calls have to be supported by all committed party members in the country.
MMD party national chairman Micheal Mabenga has been acting party president ever since President Levy Mwanawasa passed on in August last year.
President Mwanawasa who was third republican president and MMD party president died at Percy Military hospital in France after suffering a stroke.
ENDS/JM/PK/ZANIS
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Nine Chale…wa nyala woyi! Number one.
It doesnt make a difference whether RB is president or not. The man is not a leader.
Iliko bad
God help us.
i see
Oh they want Nyamasoya to grow grow some real wings
I am really not in the mood of Bandaling today. We will see 😕
“The party cadres who marched in Nakonde today in support of the calls for President Banda to become party president appealed to the MMD National executive Committee [NEC] to urgently hold an extra ordinary meeting to table the issue of President Banda assuming the post of party president.”
I am now tired of this MMD political patry’s way of chosing their president. Please, MMD can you please elect your party president from a CONVENTION instead of depending on NEC, a small body with people that may have selfish interests, only. I need to see REAL democracy in the MMD before I can decide to join it. I will thus be watching and any funny way of placing President RB Banda as MMD 1 ….
8. Maestro Hhehhehhehhe continued.
…or MMD party president without elections at a general convention will cause me to completely forget about ever joining the MMD. This is because the MMD did such a thing with late former MMD and Zambian President Levy P. Mwanawasa and from experience this is bad practice as competition from eligible people is not allowed in this behaviour.
While your party cadres may be very important, I strongly oppose their calls and thus urge you, MMD as a whole, to think properly on this thing.
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They hope by doing so will again help them have access to our finacial resources for party benefit!!!Iam tired with MMD & its cadres.It high time the regime was changed.
Desperate situation calls for desperate measures. Nyama Soya is very desperate and cant see the light at the end of 2011 tunnel. Please help!! :((:((**==
RB is too old to contest the next elections. He himself admitted that, he has become forgetful.Zambian parties should have constitutions which serves every member and not a few. Mr Sata is also history and should be ousted by his party.
RB HAS COME TO TEST HOW SWEET POWER IS!! HE WANTS MORE!!
LET US HOPE HE DOES NOT SUFFER A STROKE BY TRYING TO DO SO!!
JOB SEEKERS
# 8, I think if MMD had only 10 people who think like you, Zed would have not been where it is today, believe me. Why is this party been driven by the so called “cadres?” What is wrong with Mabenga?
Zed is ruled by cadres who dont even pay tax and understand the affairs of the nation. I have begin to wonder if you really have a constitution to follow and respect. Who is Banda in MMD to be appointed president of the party like that? Are you lucking human resource? Next time I will be your president since you are cadres’ driven! I will just pay each district a five hundred thousand kwacha and my name will be head from the blues.
Zedians, how can we trust such a party when it comes to constitution making? It is better not to have it than to waste alot of money and at the end of the day you put it under the table and you let the cadres decide.
Change you type of leadership! Please imwe.
LOOK AT HAT PICTURE!!
IF ONLY SOME OF THEM WOULD AIR THEIR ARGUMENTS HERE!!! 😕
LT PLS FIND OUT WHERE THESE PEOPLE LEAVE!! I WILL PAY FOR THEIR FLIGHT TO THE NEXT INTERNET CAFE IN THE COUNTRY!!
WILL ALSO PAY FOR THE INTERNET LESSONS!!!
PLEASE JUST MAKE SURE THEY GET TO THIS LT SITE SO THAT WE CAN EXCHANGE FIMOFIMO!!
“MMD rent a mob” squad. Obviously Tetafimofimoi has a hand in it. If it is PF that wants to demonstrate, they are denied a permit. We are still experiencing stone-age politics in zambia.
RB b-) is better than Chilufya <:-p . its better for FTJ$-) to come back since HH is still a baby :((
18. Lady chiza’s legs greetings!!
RB is selling **== to o-+o->o-+ at Ebay!! FTJ
:(|) is about to be caged!! :o:o:o:o:o
AWAY WITH A GOVT OF THIEVES $-)
13.00hrs ZNBC Radio news has confirmed that Mabenga who has been acting MMD presdo voluntarily stepped aside for Nyama Soya. So Nyama Soya is now MMD Presdo.
#20
Another Downfall for the Country! Ine shakabwele until you all grow up!!
Nine Chale wake up!! Zed is being BANDALIZED!!!
IS RB ADVISED BY o-+o-+o->o->o=>o=> ?
Mwashibukeni bonse! I hope you’re all fine. I’m not in a political mood now, maybe later…:-w
15. KASOMA JOHN REX. greetings and thanks for “# 8, I think if MMD had only 10 people who think like you, Zed would have not been where it is today, believe me.” My guess is that President RB Banda’s recent visit to Northen Province has something to do with these now rampant shouts that he takes over as 17/18 year old MMD party. I only feel for Prof. Clive Chirwa, but he is welcome in the U-Team (UPND).
20. Ayatollah, I will wait for confirmation on “13.00hrs ZNBC Radio news has confirmed that Mabenga who has been acting MMD presdo voluntarily stepped aside for Nyama Soya. So Nyama Soya is now MMD Presdo.” by hearing it or reading it for myself before write much on it.
Hai Jamaco. Hai Maestro hhehhehhehhe:x
# 24 Greetings.
Maestro that is the truth. The statement was attributed to Katele Kalumba who said the decision was arrived at last night. He said the reason for that is to maintain unity in the party
Sad Zambian politics. He must be party president so he can influence the thinking of the party as well as increase the level of his intimidation. I am very afraid of where RB is taking us. He is all over the place from Nigeria to Libya to China to I don’t know where. Zambians, lets brace up and wake up, Zambia is being sold to the nations, right in front of our eyes. Christians, lets pray.
18. Lady chiza’s legs(mabelo)…are you sure?????
24. Lady chiza’s legs and 26. Ayatollah greetings. Ayatoallah thanks and keep well.
We need a real democratic party in 2011 and so far Zambia only has one, love it or hate it, the mighty UPND which has been holding conventions to elect its leaders since its inception in 1998, I think. I am sure that very soon some additions will be announced to its National management Committee of the U-Team in preparing for 2011 elections and also the upcoming would-be free and fair UPND party general assembly (Convention).
To President RB Banda, all the very best but consider rejecting the outcries that you assume MMD party presidency without elections if you are a democrat. Short-cuts ….
Banda has acquired very high millage and his odometer and very inadequate service records are in his file. Don’t drive him too much. In the next 6 months he will have gray hair unless he is thinking about nothing.
Hallo Engine Bbuloko, how’s your Sunday? It’s cloudless & sunny at +5c here in southern Germany, very beautiful winter weather. 🙂
Its all political circus. i wonder if the MMD even has something called a constitution to follow. This should be done at a party convention and not simply because Chief Shawa ( Libs for Lads) mamages to round up some chibuku-thirsy fellas to march along some potholed road in support of NS ! rules should be seen to followed not only when being reffered to a discplinary sittings. I am at a loss of words
29 continued.
… Short-cuts are synonymous to CORRUPTION as normal ways are hampered as normal acceptable practices are frustrated.
Youth rise up and let’s emulate the USA Citizens by giving a red card to non-performing upto standards 17 year old MMD GRZ in 2011. YES WE MUST, if we ever hope to have a Zambian Citizen service oriented type Country leadership to take our politics to a better level and ultimate bring our great Nation to socio-economic independence.
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27. Ba mwine, following your “Sad Zambian politics. He must be party president so he can influence the thinking of the party as well as increase the level of his intimidation.” I am just wondering if US President Barrack Obama is also the Democrates political party’s President or Chairman. Since you are in the USA, I would like you to help me understand this.
If there is someone other person who knows how the Democrates in USA operate as regards to the leader of the Country and political party, please help. Also, share similar truths about the Republican political party in relation to former USA Republican Presidents like Goerge W. Bush and party number one, please.
MMD might learn!
# 31. Nine Chale, big up my man….the weather here is nice too. Ni ading’ilapoche pa long life. at +5 deg, folks back home in zed would still freeze lol
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Mark my words today on 25 th January,2009. Come 2011 character like these ones who are making these calls that RB should become party president,will also make the same noise for him to stand as an mmd presidential candidate.And by then the chiefs who like money will also join.I can forsee this coming.Ka Chiluba kalandile ati,”ichi ichipuna chaliba sweet kanshi echo ba mudala ba kaunda tabalefwaya ukufumapo.
Rubbish!
Why force banda to be the party president, the man don,t want this position, give it to kavindele who wanted it
Zambian politics is so boring and uninspiring. A perfect way to wreck an otherwise good day. Its just that we can’t keep away because, in our heart of hearts, we all hope for a day when politics becomes a means to achieve national prosperity and greatness.
37. Chewe welcome back to normal blogging instead of hibernating in self-imposed exile my fellow Citizen. I hope you will not have in a childish manner again.
Like I advised before you you left us, you are always welcome if things do not work well for you where you go. This fact is shown in the brotherly love that I have consistently given you by giving you credible advice that buils and not destroys.
All the best my friend.
Also, can someone help me with my please on #34 above please.
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These cadres in picture looks much better than those of PF supporters who appeared in this paper sometime back ‘outside the High court’
Only a group of malnourished quaks, job seekers can hail such mediocrity…MMD has been resposible for all the sufferings endured by the same chaps…unfortunately ignorance cant see beyond the nose!
Iwe #42 carefull with the way you talk about PF cadres ka.
This is nonses RB for party presidnet?No way.Twakana.By the way the likes of Teta and Mulinguti should go with RB after 2011.
MMD should go in 2011. I don’t know why Ba RB couldn’t refuse to be Party President. This man has got an agenda. Indeed power is sweet. Lets see how far he will take us.
ifi nafyena gabafipela ubwala bwafya sana
Zambia twasebana with these cadres.
here we go, nonsense & inferiority complex again, overzealous for nothing but ignorance in its raw form …. yaba kwena bwafya mwebantu ….
My greetings to you Maestro and thanx for yours to me. However, I wish to disagree with you on your opinion about the U-Team. HH has clearly stated that there will be no Party convention before the 2011 elections. My thinking is that the Party needs rejuvenation after the bruising by-election. A Party convention will accord members chance to re-focus and do a collective postmortem of events that have happened since the last convention and also plan for the next elections. I fill that if HH allowed elections even at presidential level of the party the UPND will come out of the said convention stronger than it stands now. Otherwise leaving the task of planning for 2011 to the NMC alone may
be disastrous for the Party.
Power is all dem after but I an I know seh power & glory belongs to the Father.
Call for RB to resign grows b-)
LT please give us some news from the local courts. 😡
52. where did you get that info. Please share. b-)
#54 on 118118
#55. ha ha ha ha ha lol!
#56 you got it @};-
this is another case of bootlicking by a few cadres looking for jobs,if they lick the boots long enough i’m sure the’ll be BANDALIZED! :d:d:d
Ladies & Gentlement i would like to inform the Zambian community around the world that i have finally got to the information of the Sick Zambian Student in Russia by the name of Cardson Kabwe. His e-mail contact is [email protected] and his cell phone contact is +89046442539. I would also like to honor his student counterpart who is doing errands for Cardson Kabwe by the name of Victor Mwamba cell phone contact is +89216428435 and e-mail contact is [email protected]. He is the one involved in all the correspondences you have seen going back and forth. My contact is 1-763-300-6420 USA God Bless The helpers thanks.
By the way Cardson Kabwe will be Live on Mwape.com Blogradio show on saturday February 1st 2009 between 08:00am-0-11:00am new york time God willing. please visit mwape.com blogradio for more information especially specific time for Cardson Kabwe participation which will be live with an expection of 4000plus people tunned in as he will speak from Russia.
#59 anonymous, well done it sounds good that you got hold of information and contacts of Zambian student suffering in Russia. However, would you explain further to us how you managed to get all the information and how is the situation rite now? Thank you bro.
Ba MMD please dont think in those linesof making the old man ur Part President, cant you see that his oready too old for that. let him finish his three terms and go and continue with his farming. dont allow him too grow wings and make him think he can rule for another term. please pipo we are pleading for you…
God bless the republic of Zambia
Thank you very much LT for giving us this tool in the Diaspora to communicate with the world at large especially zambia. please could you publish the inform on #59 and #60 as a side headline or headline so we can quickly help the Zambian Student sick in Russia, Thank you.
Nakonde?:d My God!
I feel sorry for them. [-(
49. Ayatollah, on “However, I wish to disagree with you on your opinion about the U-Team. HH has clearly stated that there will be no Party convention before the 2011 elections. My thinking is that the Party needs rejuvenation after the bruising by-election.” I would like you to provide more information.
I have searched on the alleged issue that president HH stated that there will be no Party Convention. Please provide it for me and probably others.
The only information I found on this will be provided below and please feel free to comment on it as well for I will trial to unlock it for you in case that is what led you to your observations.
Annoymous
First and foremost, why should LT trust you? ONe – you cant disclose your identity and two your contact details for easy accountability of what you have just told the world, pleae man or woman de real and give us full information and not just that a student is sick in russia, why cant the Zambian emmbassy, i think that part of they job description, to takje care of Zambian citizens who are in Russia, if you are also in Russia, do something about it, unlike just denting the imagine our our students in Russia. Please Mwanna
#65 continued.
The last paragraph’s last sentence must be ‘… I will try to …’ and not “… I will trial to ….”
Sorry, I was/will working on my Theses at the same time as I wa/am posting my submissions.
Let us go for a convention and don’t choose leaders on the basis of bootlicking. Party procedures are clear and MMD ought to go for a convention next year anyway. Don’t rush things to disadvantage credible people who can win the MMD elecetions in 2011. We have a team of people who can credibly manage the affairs of MMD and zambia. Give them a chance. You can cheat some people sometime but you cannot cheat all the people all the time.
correction on the date of blogradio talk show on mwape.com or the Sick Zambian Student in Russia should be January 31st 2009 instead of February 1st 2009 Saturday thanks
#67 CONTINUED. I WILL provide all my excerpt (below) from:
SOURCE: maravi. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 12/ upnd- members- ask- hh- to-call -for.h tml
However, this news is originally from the POST NEWSPAPER which is well know as the Undereducate’s Image-builders.
Here we go:
‘The sources said holding the convention would give the party a national status and attract more people to join it unlike the current perception that the party was tribal.’
Thoughts: Why have previous conventions failed to give the party a National Status here, if the arguements are correct?
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70 continued.
‘”The members argued that he [Hichilema] has failed twice,” the sources said. “Those who supported him, mainly members of parliament from Southern Province, said he was elected president for a five-year term and since it’s not 2011 there was no need to talk about the convention.
They said his term has not come to an end. But other members argued that president Hichilema’s term will have ended before the 2011 [national] presidential elections. They, therefore, said there was need to hold a convention before 2011 to elect a party president and other officials.”‘
Simple maths:
14th July 2006 + 5 yr = 14th July 2011.
So where the MPs from the Southern Province right or wrong?
72 continued.
Q. When did president Hakainde Hichilema become elected as UPND president?
A.Zambia’s Liberal and largest opposition party, the United Party for National Development (UPND), elected a new leader at its general assembly on 14 July 2006, following the death of its former leader and founder, Anderson Mazoka, in May of this year. Lusaka-based businessman Hakainde Hichilema, whose closest rival was prominent human rights lawyer Sakwiba Sikota, won the election and will now challenge President Levy Mwanawasa, from the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, in elections scheduled for later this year.
Source: ww w. liberal-international. org/ newsletter .a sp ? ia_ id= 1345
72 continued [as 73 can be skipped].
‘,” the sources said. “The NMC members challenged president Hichilema to call for a convention before 2011 so that those who want to contest for positions including the presidency could do so and if he wants to defend his position, he is free to re-contest.
But his response was that there is no money to hold the convention. But the NMC members said if there is will, money will be found.”(“)’.
So, why MUST U-Team hold a convention before 5 yrs finishes, 14th July 2011, as the UPND party constitution provides in looking at ’14th July 2006 + 5 yr = 14th July 2011.’?
74.continued.
‘Hichilema said the UPND constitution was crystal clear that a party president would be elected for five years and that the general membership should decide whether to re-elect him or not.
He noted that UPND was a democratic party and that the constitution would be followed and respected all the time.
He also observed that his five-year term would end after the 2011 general elections.’
On [Hichilema] ‘also observed that his five-year term … general elections’, this is reported news by the POST Journalist Lambwe. My intuition is that the POST deliberately put it like this to CHEAT or CONFUSE people. Why did THEY decide to report instead of quoting HH’s own words?
75 continued.
Looking at posting 73 above and its source, especially “elected a new leader at its general assembly on 14 July 2006”, it is clear that the words “He also observed that his five-year term would end after the 2011 general elections.” by the obviously ULTERIOR MOTIVATED POST NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST OR HIS/HER EDITOR would have been better reported as ‘He also observed that his five-year term would end after the 2011 general [assembly] elections.’
I write this because president HH clearly said that the UPND’s constitution will be followed faithfully in “He noted that UPND was a democratic party and that the constitution would be followed and respected all the time.”
Show me yours!
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Hands up if you read the above!|-)
Good evening 3RqU and Maestro:)>-
76 continued.
49. Ayatollah, the UPND does not use the word CONVENTION but GENERAL ASSEMBLY which means the same thing in effect.
So my advice to you is please read in between the lines of every news you come across especailly form the POST NEWSPAPER as they twist it for the unsuspecting mind to be cheated and then compare it with what other news media report on the same or similar stories.
With this, I encourage you not to panic as regards the UPND having a convention before time or after time. A UPND General Assembly will thus be held before the 2011 Country Tripatite Elections to elect a Zambia President, Vice President and MPs.
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Thought the topic was about people in Nakonde and MMD! :d
Please wake me up when we get back to the topic.|-)
People shouldn’ 4get where RB is coming from-UNIP thru the back door to presidency. He has come with the same stup!!d KK/UNIP tricks of KK and frog, KK wamuyaya, GRZ/UNIP or UNIP/GRZ. Voters, stop him in his under-pants b4 talanyantamo na makasa.
Nine Chale shani?
How has the weekend been? Seen Jamaco or not?
Maestro good evening! :d
3RqU am fine thanks, mwana. My weekend was OK & yours? Jamaco naya ku bapongoshi bakwe (he’s a good boy tonight!);)
78. Nine Chale good evenining to you too following “Good evening 3RqU and Maestro”.
Together, WE ALL ZAMBIAN MUST vote for a party which democractically elects its leaders instead of the 17 year old MMD GRZ which is uninspiring when it comes to intra-democracy and infact also ultra-democracy as its behaviour has shown, for the past 18 years of its existence, that that its way of doing things is always to snatch members of the opposition parties and make laws (1996 Zambian Republican Constitution) tailored to cause the opposition to fail to win any Presidential and General elections.
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In MMD cadres are the decision makers, same for NCC don’t expect anything more sensible. They are the same greedy lot, Mwanawasa (RIP) rarely made appointments on merit.So is the case for NCC commissioners and RB is just upholding LPM’s Legacy as promised during campaigns.
82. 3RqU thanks and good evening to you too following your “Maestro good evening!”.
What is your take on “THE Movement for Multi-party democracy [MMD] in Nakonde district in Northern Province has joined other party cadres across the country in supporting the calls for President Rupiah Banda to become the party president.”?
I am bit busy on my school work for now, so I might not respond early enough to any greetings or comments directed to me.
may you all have a blessed day.
Why are the same characters on all blogs with comments Nine chale Jamaco, etc, do you have a life or atleast see a topic without reaching your keyboard. mwaliba bored guys
Nine Chale mine was a bit 😕 boring I think. Watched a bit of Aussie Open. Will be watching again tonight, hope “our” Andy Murray wins:d.
Maestro you are right. Spot on. Unfortunately it will take another “movement” to topple MMD. The guys saw what happened to UNIP and will always go out of their way to protect what they have, by the way UNIP is back anyway. Worth trying though.
#87 Personal attacks belong to Africa-no offence here.
You can do better than that surely. I mean you are in the UK for crying out loud.
“THE government should rescue Zambian Airways because there is no point to talk about job creation if you cannot protect the jobs that are already in existence, University of Zambia (UNZA) Development Studies lecturer Dr Fred Mutesa has counselled.”
‘GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ZAMBIANS TO INVEST IN ZAMBIA’
Good point. It will be almost impossible to re-create those jobs. Where are the incentives for local investors?
#87 It is winter here, mind you! So you’re right, as real Africans we are bored, depressed & missing home. LT is our only substitute.
Wait until summer comes…you won’t see us here!:)>-
GRZ should baiout the only airline in Zambia by it investing in the company and have some control in the way it is run in future.
Nine Chale some people are better left alone. :d
87. mmmmh are you the one always seeing RB off at the Airport? Nice job!!
At least you know where to find us.
49. Ayatollah, what happened to you? I am waiting for your proof that there will not be a UPND convention until after 2011 elections following your “HH has clearly stated that there will be no Party convention before the 2011 elections.”
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#68 You can cheat some people sometime but you cannot cheat all the people all the time.unless you are a Zambian then you get cheated all the time .
You Zambian are Fake, you take what we get get given, with no questions asked .
International Companies come take over your huge industries and start treeting you like dirt , all you do is yap yap yap and thats it .
You get cheated during elections all you do is is talk and thats it RB will become the nest MMD and then will Be again be President till 2016 and My Superstar Dad will be the VICE President .
What will you Zambians Do about that? my bet is NOTHING.
Listen dawg silver spoons for life.
So annoying, these supporters do everything blindly sure, just the fitenges and Tshirts they give them excite them so much beyond belief.
RB is not a leader, not born and not made..
Yaba, one dies and another equally annoying person follows..
To think of it, what positive thing has RB added to zed for these people to be dancing like this?
Kaya..
# 96, My superstar dad….bla bla..nonsense..Aint you a Zambian yourself?? Just how old are you? You are so annoying when you go all about your paps and Zambia as a whole through your narrow eyes. Do you think the masses in zambia like to suffer? If you know better like you mentioned then why cant you do something about it yourself otherwise shut up and enjoy your fathers corrupt money and power.
You such a disgrace, my word, annoying!!!!
Monopoly why? I dont think this is democracy. Why not appoint somenoe else as party President while RB consentrates on national issues.
This is MMD funeral which ONLY MMD themselves should attend. I’m sick and tired of this BandaSoya issue.let them do what they want as long as they dont help themselves to state machinary and money. Though I doubt it.
hiiiiiiiiiii guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rubbish………………(:|(:|(:|(:|(:|(:|(:|
So tht crap th was published inda paper stating tht RB eyes 2011 spot is true now.Enuf of da MMD sh*t now.Nafulwa mwe. Matworld if u reading cum get i leave zambia 4 RB 2spoil.
Looks like Zambians are only good at marching for useless causes. How can sensible adults keep on marching for a trivial issue like this. Zambians are really CHEAP. Anyone can turn them around anyhow and anywhere. And the police are quick to give permits for such childish marches. What a backward country. Why should citizens spend their time marching instead of working?
State house web site still under construction. What does it mean and for how long? LT help RB.
Elyo ni UNIP atupoka MMD yesu eyo twachulile kuli KK what a shame