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Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Ndiyoi Mutiti has urged the Immigration Department to implement President Rupiah Banda’s call for the officers to be courteous to foreign nationals entering the country.

Mrs. Mutiti said President Banda’s call during his recent address to parliament should be implemented by the immigration officers because they are the first contact persons at points of entry into the country.

Mrs. Mutiti said this at the official closure of the 2009 annual senior and regional immigration officers’ conference where she also launched the Immigration Department HIV/AIDS work place policy in Siavonga last evening.

She reiterated the need for the officers to reflect the Zambian hospitality to people entering the country at border check points as it is key to attracting investments and tourists into the country.

Mrs. Mutiti however cautioned the immigration officers to be firm with illegal immigrants and reduce the number of illegal immigrants by taking proactive measures.

She noted that Zambia is surrounded by neighboring countries that are currently facing political instability hence the need to safe guard points of entry from foreign nationals that might want to enter the country illegally for safety.

Mrs. Mutiti assured the department of government’s continued support to enable it help, maintain national security and collect revenue on behalf of government.

And speaking earlier, Acting Chief Immigration Officer Anderson Phiri noted that HIV/AIDS workplace will help fight stigma and promote interaction on HIV/AIDS issues among the officers.

Mr. Phiri said there is need to reduce stigma in workplaces and encourage access to treatment in order to maintain productivity.

He commended government for its continued efforts and commitment to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic through the introduction of the HIV/AIDS workplace policy.

ZANIS/CM/AM/ENDS

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240 COMMENTS

  4. Those who have crossed borders know how important it is to be treated with respect.

    In other words, immigrants also deserve to be l-)

  6. How about being courteous to Zedians coming back home from abroad too? Often times we are harassed by immigration officers who demand that we open all our pieces of luggage and show them piece by piece what we have come with. I think that is absurd and it must be condemned at all costs. If a person does not have anything to declare, leave them alone please.

  13. Baby C
    Sorry I seemed to have abandoned you on the other thread. I had to go ku saloon but am hopeful you managed to hold our end of the discussion

  15. Ba LT naimwe before i comment…PLLIZZZ u shud be releasing a single topic every hour to allow bloggers to comment on one topic per hour,thts y u find useless comments becoz mufukumunafye ifima topics at once kwati fyakufwita,ala mmmmtttttssssss.U were carried away na Penetrating defilement thread, basop!!!!

  16. Have these pipo even travelled to other countries to see how the officers behave, let them come here.
    One minute they are smilling with you, the next ba kulonga muma cell.
    They need to be tactical, thats all.

  17. Please tell them (immigrants) to respect the laws of the Land otherwise deport them right at the port of entry :d/:d/:d/:d/:d/

  18. The last time I visited Cote d’Ivoire, I was treated badly. May the Govt be harsh on all nationals from that country. Amen…

  20. its true,its only in order to treat people with respect ala in some countries awe sure fye you just reach pa baorder you even begin developing goose pimples coz of the way the officers are handling you,zedian officers should not be like that

  21. lusaka

    what happened i havened recieved your response from the other end.
    guess you are looking prettier after the saloon. 😡

  23. Transport and Communications minister Dora Siliya has revealed that Post Newspaper owner and Editor Fred Mmembe had applied to buy shares in Zamtel.

    Ms. Siliya told parliament Friday that Mr. Mmembe approached the ministry over the matter and also over another matter of acquiring a licence to operate a mobile phone company.

    Ms. Siliya said her ministry rejected the offer.

    Ms. Siliya was speaking in parliament when the issue of engaging RP partners of Cayman Islands to value the assets of Zamtel came under scrutiny.

    Ms Siliya said no law or procedure was broken.

    The Post Newspaper has been running stories on the matter stating that Ms. Silya flouted procedure and ignored man

  25. #2 what do you mean especially Congolese and Zim.They are so many zed people in Congo ,Congolese treat them with respect and welcome them unlike you,shame on you.

  27. #19 — it is not a HE, it’s a SHE. It’s clear in the story. Anyway my point was that I thought our immigration guys are already courteous as it is. How much more courteous does she want them to be? Does she want them to be kissing each and every visitor? They are a law enforcement wing of government, not a hotel reception. Be real!

  30. Not just foreigners.Even their fellow zambians.Enter any govt office,everybody has a screw x( on their face as though you’ve come to ask for a favour from them when it’s their job to attend to you.x(x(x(x(x(

  31. Iwe baby C #2 ukazi pasa ulemu ahh kasai bongo naba zezulu from zimbabwe uchita monga chite ichi. Pamenso kwati fulufute shaaa!!

    Ahh immigration pa zambia too much colluption. Ine kuti nebwele bani ita ati phiri anbwela

  32. G Baby
    I am looking good-to-eat even if I say so myself. Ulu lwakuba manless, nobody to appreciate me except myself. So yeah.
    But hey, there still isn’t anything at the other end. Am monitoring like a hawk. Try again dear

  35. #23, I’m not surprised. For Fred Mmembe it’s just a matter of time before reality catches up with him. No single citizen is more powerful than the collective country they belong to. Since Mwanawasa’s death he has been using his newspaper to target individuals whom he thinks he can bring down. Fred is a very much PHD kind of person, and has always been like that. It’s just that people don’t actually know him. From nowhere he started supporting Sata during the by-elections, the chap he had spent his entire life campaigning against. But we all know he did that just to spite RBB because RBB had taken the Post and Fred to court in a defamation case just before the elections. Fred is cheap!

  36. ‘Mrs. Mutiti said this at the official closure of the 2009 annual senior and regional immigration officers’ conference where she also launched the Immigration Department HIV/AIDS work place policy in Siavonga last evening.’

    more money in their pockets…[-([-(:-?

  38. The officers are so nice, when i was first comming here, i didnt know that i needed to pay depature fee, one officer paid for me, cos i was broke.

    So please leave my officers alone.

    Tiyeni uko panse.

  39. Just employ good looking chicks…and every foreigner will be smilling.

    On Dora enganging RP of Cayman Inslands.. first of all what country is this???? see what I picked from google;

    ‘Cayman Islands has a population of 47,862 note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2008 est.).

    This country is smaller than luwingu!!! How do we expect RP to know about telecoms?? This is a scandal!!!!

  40. R Back
    What proper treatment of foreigners by Congolese are you talking about? Those guys think that they owe us a living and that our very existence depends on them. What with their Katanga gov’nor. If Zambia were a man, one would say Katumbi (small dead body) has Zambia by the b a l l s

  45. Most of them are illitrate drunk womanizers. They want 4/4s instead of tractors. Most of those cars are now damaged. Apart from wanting freeeee money , what developmental issues do these pipo deal with ?. It was FJT who started bribing them to make their subjects vote for him.
    They are only a handfull of usefull chiefs. The rest are all illitare drunks. How can you hope to have illitreate pipo leading developmental issues ?.

  46. From what I have noticed Zambian immigration is only discourteous and beligerant to Zambian nationals within and from abroad. They are actually very polite and nice to foreigners(mainly from overseas) from what I have seen. This is probably why some munzungu’s love Zambia because they are treated like demigods . They usually treat people according to how much bribes in whatever form they can get.

  48. This kind of attitude does not help in any way. take a flight bill clinton airport in abuja and you will recieve the worst treatment. just chirundu border see how those zimbo officers treat zambians, try negotiating with an immigration officer in JHB. we have to be selective with courtesy. when we go to play football in west africa what happens ? its tit for tat !

  51. fireman

    napapata go back to your real name you will be sounding urgly kanshi wemuntu you are handsome,some names awe tesana. 😮

  52. NI VO PUSA VI IMIGRATION FIMO FIMO. No manners.

    Matworld, Zoe, Ba Moze, Sharp shooter, Nine chale,Rashid Jones Tionge HAPPY VALENTINE. INE NACHILILA. Ndeufwafye ubowa.

  56. Amama Chisungu chativuta ise,courteous to foreigners does he mean ati nikukwatila immigration officer akaona mpopo yamushe what i know is that courtship means marriage.Sos kuno

  57. FRIDAY THE 13 TH
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  64. See you pipo Iam off kung’anda.

    I love you all,and please those of you who drink mukanwe bwino,and all of you here don’t forget to spare time to be in touch with your maker.

    I will join you later nganafika. :-j:-j:-j:-j

  66. Guys dont you find it supprising that Zambian politians always talk petty. If the presido got some complaints, he must call upon the minister concerned and make it really firm to him that immig. policies have to be followed. These fray statements dont do any good but only watses space on paper and increases the number of un necessary information entering our ears???. We are looking for time when people would be serious.

  68. MAtworld
    A happy and special valentine’s day for you. If there is anybody who really deserves it, ndiwe. Come ladies, lets join in wishing Matworld a Happy happy valentine’s day kaya ngati azankhala na ndani.

  69. Yes Brother matworld!
    That’s it. It’s not by mighty nor by power that we are alive today. It’s by his grace and mercy which surpass human understanding. God is good.

    Even as we celebrate Valentines day tomorrow, lets remember that He will be watching whatever and wherever we will be. Happy valentine indeed to all the bloggers.

  71. When are we going to hear of some real substance from the people who claim to be briliant leaders and popular. All we hear is that any company that is run by GRZ and parastatal is doomed to failure. Are we not capable of running these things??. If such problems are visible at that level then it must be worse in GRZ ministries. These problems are a reflection of the incompetence in GRZ though they will never admit. In fact that foreign company must evaluate GRZ and not only Zamtel????

  72. Tell me the name of the country where immigration officlas are polite to you? none! i have lived/travelled to 13 countries and in each of them at the end of my stay i glad to leave because the immis have a horrible attitude!

  73. Illigal immigrants and real bad people dont even use boarder posts to enter countries. Even if they did, I think they would be more smart than what immigration officers would think???

  74. # 65 <:-p<:-p I like that i was expecting it honey.They r my tribal cousins swity though am also half bemba. Lusaka baby as soon as i post this check yo mail deary

  75. Hi bloggers, am here on behalf of my husband.

    All i can say is, this advice is timely especially at this time when Zambia is faced with a lot of challenges where foreigners are trooping in like refugees!

  76. 11. KA’DOYO
    63. Zoe
    Ndiyoyi is her first name and she is married to Mr Mutiti.
    Probably Lozi and Bembanoid.
    Hey, Anonnymous, asking about what a name means or where someone hails from is not tribalism. We love each other, really!

  79. Bloggers, you should learn to stick to the topic! this is not a chatroom. There a lot of chatrooms on the internet. Anyway it just shows the calibre of alien brains we have on here. My husband talks about this day in , day out. Zambians lets change for the better

  84. Hallo Bloggers,

    I’m back to my real ID by public demand :d.

    Kanshi Fireman Jalata ba mukana ba G Baby, ha ha ha :)):)):))

  88. Im shocked. The kwacha is actually depreciating like the Zim dollar.
    Todays rate is K5600/usd. Prepare yourselves cause we are heading for the Zim way life.

  90. Zoe and baby c, stop discussing me! I have been married to maestro for 2 years now and have given him two beautiful twins.

  94. Immigration officers or is it clerks should be courteous to all not just to foreigners. The system of talking on the cellular phones and ignoring arrivals and those leaving the country at Kazungula Border Post for instance, should end. There are some very rude and irritating fellows who are tarnishing the entire workforce. Next time I will photograph one using my polaroid camera lens. They better beware for I am sure to catch one off guard! The Post can then expose them

  100. Bushe ni mfoleshya kale ama Lothez lelo? OK, ayo…

    Baby C @};-

    Zoe @};-

    G Baby @};-

    Ba Dr. Maureen na Mrs. Maestro you can share l-) iyo @};-

    🙂

  101. These @};-@};-@};-@};-@};- are for all the single men in the house, so if you are single, please pick one.
    Not fake single, but true singles.

  112. Baby C, Zoe, Lusaka, Maestro, Nine Chale, Rashid, Ba Honey, CIAO, Matworld, Jam@co, Anonymous, G Baby, PF Die Hard, KA’DOYO. Happy Valentines. Friday 13th, I’m outa here.

    Baby C the ………(ka entertainment) will finish.

  125. Sister
    Thanks, Happy Valentines to you too :x@};

    Zoe,Baby C,Mrs Maestro and Maestro’s mistress.
    You will be in hot soup when the Professor comes.ine siniliko

  126. SISTER thanx dear,expired liquor nipa stone.2nite am gona be at Pub n Grill enuf of Fairmount.But i i wil pass thru Armadillo aswel.Those in stone,i wil be in a white n green striped dress

  133. Boring,boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring,

  135. To all the male bloggers! happy valentines Darlings! @};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-**==@};-@};-@};-@};-:x:x:x:*:*:*

    From all female bloggers

    With lots of love!!!!!

  138. #134

    Atleast am the best since maestro decided to put me under his roof! he is currently out in france for shopping with his beautiful chldren! so i win

  146. Fred Mmembe wanted to buy Zamtel-Siliya
    Fred Mmembe Transport and Communications minister Dora Siliya has revealed that Post Newspaper owner and Editor Fred Mmembe had applied to buy shares in Zamtel. Ms. Siliya told parliament Friday that Mr. Mmembe approached the ministry over the matter and also over another matter of acquiring a licence to operate a mobile phone company. Ms. Siliya said her ministry rejected the offer.Ms. Siliya was speaking in parliament when the issue of engaging RP partners of Cayman Islands to value the assets of Zamtel came under scrutiny.Ms Siliya said no law or procedure was broken. The Post Newspaper has been running stories on the matter stating that Ms. Silya

  148. good! were is your friend? tell never to bring my name into ridicule incase he shows up! i will :-t:-tihim if he is playing! no one messes with babyc and gets away with it!

  151. Ok since its Friday the 13th 8-x8-x8-x lelo am going ku Pub n Grill kaili kwena ni sitting fye and sipping but stil nimu dress mini nayo

  153. Men, so you mean you havent seen your roses on #135???

    I will take them elsewere, muletasha! who can think of you with this credit crunch?

  167. Ala twa tasha Baby C. Mwi fulumuka, mayo.:)>-

    Jam@co where is 3RqU? I haven’t seen him for a while 😕

    This weekend I’n on the rocks, na la shipikisha ko tu Vodka. Some Russian colleagues said it’s good against the cold.

    Kanshi ni 8-} yeka yeka mukwai.

  169. #73.random checks in business premises,compounds and stop and search in the street can help to arrest illegals.people should report and encourage to move with IDs. :-c

  179. 177. Zoe

    Nyamba kudala naka first round cos chilaka chenze chanigwila, nachaya vija ti vi illegal liqour, so pano ninvela che :o:o:o:o
    you know what i mean

  189. Yes Jam@co, you know I always touch L’stone whenever I’m in Zed.

    Some places are too nice to forget. Pub n Grill is one of them. I don’t know about grilled rats but they definately do grilled Gizzards there, very, very tasty.

  191. 187. Zoe
    187. Zoe
    187. Zoe
    187. Zoe
    187. Zoe
    187. Zoe stop callin me names, iam your pal. guy wa yamba ndeo :-\”:-\”:-\”

  194. Whats’ boring is nobody’s sent me any flowers (roses)! Perhaps you can send me some though I prefer real roses. How about like I send you real roses. Hey bro, or is it sis then?

  198. 194. Real Love!

    If you want real roses go to the florists and get them yourself.
    Dont you know anything about the Credit Crunch? or Reccession

  202. @};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-o-+ o-> o=> o-+ o-> o=>o= >o->o-+o->o=>o-+o->o=>o->o-+o=>o-+o->o=>

  206. Number 198 – Ba Horny or sorry ba Honey. I know where real roses are sold and about current affairs but thanks anyway..peace!

  210. 196 Ba Honey,

    I enjoyed the Irish pub at Manda Hill. I think it was called O’Hanaghan’s? There’s also a beautiful restaurant at Arcades which was run by an Asian couple then. They serve very nice delicacies, even shrimps.

    Another favorite spot was the coffee shop along Cairo Road, near the Main Post Office, I think they call it Central Park.
    They have the most aromatic coffee I’ve ever tasted. Nothing here can compare! Serious!
    Should I go on? I’m now getting homesick!

  212. 210. Nine Chale

    Go on please go on and on and on, this sounds good, i miss home too.
    What about that pub pa Arcades?
    I went there once

  214. “Mrs. Mutiti however cautioned the immigration officers to be firm with illegal immigrants and reduce the number of illegal immigrants by taking proactive measures.”

    This is great but let it be extended to all people coming to Zambia. There is no need to make a distinction between foreigners by giving them classes.

    Whoever is a foreign is a foreigner and MUST be treated according to the same law. There is no need to treat Zimbabweans, Congelese from Congo DR or Nigerians more strickly while letting South Africans, Europeans or USA Citizens MUST be treated as even better than indigenous Zambians.

    I hope this will land on ears that listen in our GRZ ranks.

  216. Ba Honey

    I think I know which pub you mean at Arcades. I once just passed thru and so a lot of young people drinking there but I decided not to join them because I thought they were too young.
    The place me and my mates liked to drink the most was Chrismar Hotel on Fridays, with live music from The No Parking Band. Ala cale lila!
    I wonder if they still do those gigs.
    Now you really got me homesick! How I miss those days! Wa mona nomba!!!:-t

  219. #216 Ba Honey

    You mean Mumana Pleasure Resort or Chainama Hotel. T-bone steak with french fries and ice cold Mosi, mmmhhh ni :)>-

  221. 219. Nine Chale

    I mean the new one with a golf course, it starts with F
    its very nice.

    You feel proud to find places like that pa Zed.

    The place is quite new and very clean.

  224. #6 spot on,
    especially if you are a black foreigner with Zambian origin..kukumwenenapo kwati you do not deserve to be where you are.. Ba ma..k.ka, kwati ni nebo nalengele ati beya eko naba.Even if you make yourself simple and friendly kano bena inkanshi pamenso :o:o:o:o

  225. Lusaka
    Just say it loud that you do not like foreigners,especially Congolese.I wonder if they are some stories behind this or maybe the Congo that i have been is not the same that you have.Anyway you are entitle to your own opinions.

  226. #224 Cutey

    I know what you mean. Ala ni ka attitude ako! “If I don’t live good, why should you live good?” mentality.
    Ku ba laba ko fye.:-j

  228. #226,
    I Believe you, nalabalabakofye..
    Umusalulafye/umusebanya wa ku fokotola mu handbag and personal effects pa mbilibili.. ala chansoni sana.. Takuli na privacy/courtesy… :)>-**==

  229. I have no problem with the Zambia immigration officers, cos i rearly talk to them, as my papers are always upto date. All i do is present my passport and they do their things and the only complaint is that they take to long writing and i wish they had computers!

  230. Is it real or is it just an illusion I’m having that this LT is now full of WOMEN? That’s why we can’t have a serious discussion!!! HEY YOU WOMEN ON THIS LT, listen, this is NOT A CHAT ROOM for your trivial kitchen gossip. Try facebook or the latest now called TWITTER. This LT is for serious manly discussion about serious issues raised in news stories about our country. If you don’t like what I have just said, please go to sleep… I’m fed up with you.

  234. The Immigration dept is one Dept which needs a complete overhaul.It is polluted with alot of corrupt officers especially junior officers that are border based. This is attributed to the big number of illegal immigrants in the country who have become so big headed. Of course not all of them are corrupt but some. High presence of PIs in a country is a Threat to National Security. As they live with you they identify the weaknesses, organise and strike.

  237. I am a zambian, i was mistreated by the immigartion officers in 2004 at kabwe. they alleged that i was not a zambian cause i could not speak to them in a zambian language…..

  238. And that is why we need dual citizenship because these IO are rude more especially to zambians who now hold foeign passports. i detect a level of jealousy:d/

  239. The immigrations are a disgrace coz they think zedians are weak, fragile,desparate and cant take them to court,their hostility can tell and they want to be felt instead of performing their duties. **==[-x

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