Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Solwezi Central Constituency chairman, Tradeson Mulofwa has warned Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) North-western Provincial Coordinator, Fredrick Nabanda to stop issuing statements concerning the K2.5 billion paid by Kansanshi Mine as land rates.
Mr. Mulofwa said it was wrong for Mr. Nabanda to allege that Local Government and Housing Minister, Benny Tetamashimba who is also Solwezi Central Member of Parliament and Solwezi West Member of Parliament Humphrey Mwanza, Richard Taima for Solwezi East and the then Solwezi Mayor Emmanuel Chihili, held a meeting and disbursed the K2.5 billion without consulting the Solwezi Municipal Council.
This is contained in a statement made available in Solwezi today.
Mr. Mulofwa said Mr. Mwanza and Mr. Taima were competent in administrative matters such that they could not allow a meeting to be held for four people only and that Mr. Nabanda should not turn any standing committee to be a committee.[quote]
He added that the full quorum of the councilors in Solwezi was 23 therefore, four people cannot make a quorum for a meeting to proceed.
Mulofwa challenged Nabanda to disclose the names of stakeholders who complained to him about the disbursement of the K2.5 billion land rate paid by Kansanshi mine adding that if he does not the MMD would sort him out.
When contacted for a comment, Mr Nabanda said the threats by the MMD chairman were unwarranted and uncalled for.
Mr. Nabanda said it was the duty of CCJP to monitor and ensure that public resources go towards service delivery adding that he was merely sounding a concern on behalf of the public.
He said he expected to get a reaction from either Honourable Tetamashimba or Solwezi Municipal Council on how the money in question was used as it was raising suspicion amongst citizens.
This follows a story published in the post newspaper of May 12 2009 which quoted Mr Nabanda as having questioned Local government minister Benny Tetamashimba’s involvement in the disbursement of K2.5 billion land rate payments made to Solwezi Municipal council by Kansanshi mine.
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Here we go again. Money money money!
nkani ya kangono yangu bane
Can the ACC,DEC,ZP quickly move in to investigate thoroughly……only then can we see what really happened.there’s no smoke without fire….only then can we see the saints and the sinners.
I AM nambala 1…….!it feels so laaaaka
This ZANIS reporter; its QUORUM not COLUMN
There is no smoke without fire!! Let us stay in tune.
Can we have a tribunal please. Can private citizens in Zambia petition the Chief Justice over this. K2.5bn is a lot of money, knowing the corrupt culture in MMD, its unlikely these guys didn’t get cuts. We need records for every ngwee from this. They are even threatening to sort out the whistleblower. These white collar thieves have become aggressive. We have a new breed in this generation of plunderers. They make what FTJ did look like kids play ground stuff
In the MMD Government its hard to trust anyone…..!
Yaah #3 those in goverment are never investigated . . . as long as they sing praises for RB-they are more intelegent than everybody else . . . just like Dora. . . . there is too muuuuccch corruption in RBs govmnt.
MMD again defending without research. This fella UNEMPLOYED should have researched before denying, What a rotten state of affairs.
By the way have the ZA directors been arrested for that $ missapplication? I have not been following events
someone please petition somebody,there’s no smoke without fire,there were some sinners here,IMBIFI b.a.f.i.k.a……
The fact that somebody as come out in the open to say K2.5 billion was misapplied, let the ACC and the other wings move in. THat chap in Solwezi can not deny on behalf of the accused. Let them deny it themselves when DEC, ACC talks to them.
MMD has overstayed in power & they think they are invisible.Traitormashimba again
Lelo lelo lelo. Elo fi ACC na bashupa. Moono get to the matter
We don’t trust MMD anymore, ACC please investigate!!
Mulofwa please let Teta defend himself he’s got a mouth and he can talk. he has always been the most vocal in MMD so please let him defend himself.
And you all thought Henry Kapoko was alone!!!
Might as well call him Benny kapoko Teta Henry Mashimba.
Can we be given a different pic of Teta. I am tired of seeing this photo which looks like Teta is in a science fiction movie.
hmmmm no smoke without fire…..we are in de habit of doing such things! especially politicians! thats y thing dont run well home! We are killing our system. money chaneling isnt the way to solve problems!
Mulofwa defends Teta, Teta defends RB and…………………………Corruption has just become a norm in Zambia.
Ala bane!!!! Can somebody tell me what tangible things they have seen in Bwezani’s administration? They are all a bunch of thieves. I feel for our children cause by the time they will be our age, all the resources will have been minted. Shame on Rupiah Banda’s government.
K2.5 bn paid by Kansashi is public money and anybody can comment and Nabanda has the right to comment on the matter without fear or faviour. Asking him to disclose the names of the stakeholders involved doesn’t make sense at all. the creeping in culture in MMD of sorting out perceived or real enemies when there are legal and proper channels is rather unfortunate. there is a complaint and the solution is not to sort out the complainant but rather to address the complaint squarely. these tantrums from MMD officials is a sign that they have failed and that there is a lot that they are hiding. the investigative wings of Govt should move in and if people are innocent the courts will vindicate
ccan Teta please speak for himself
Great thinking ,you have made Spectator #24. A summary will spice it .Good stuff though.
When are this pipo going to stop misusing pulic money kanshi? So part of the money is in their pockets. shame on you pipo in leadership.
But why is so much hooliganism condoned in the MMD? It is like if you are not an MMD cadre anything you say will meet vehement opposition. Zambia is the land for the free in case MMD has not noticed. The truth should not therefore be suppressed. Let the people talk! I challenge all Zambians to fight this kind of suppression. Our forefathers paid for our freedom with their precious blood. Let not their hard work be in vain. Fellow Zambians, it is time to bring back sanity in our country. Stand up Zambia! Stand up for the land of the FREE!
#28 i support you very much. our forefathers struggled for this freedom and peace they claim we have. if it means fighting lets stand up and do it because the people who will suffer are the children of our children. Power is vested in us the people. PLEASE PEOPLE WHAT DO YOU THINK!
let the law take its course..if Teta is guilty…give Caesar what is due to him…if not….lucky….
#28 and 29. One line in our National Athem says Proud and Free…. like our npble Eagle in the Sky…….We have Freedoms Fight all one Strong and Free. But what we are seeing now is completely different, may its due greed- every one wants a Hummer, so they will support anything. KK succumbed to our pressure to re introduce Multy Partism. He repealed article 4 of the Republican Consititution which had allowed for Unip as the only party allowed. He did this peacefully, but alas! little did we know that we were jumping from a frying pan into a fire. Today MMD members can do anything. By the way somebody managed to buy a mealing company in some cindarella province could this be part of the loot, just athought?
The wolfs and jackals are celebrating in sharing national resources watch out?A person on the ladder should not annoy one the holding it.Politicians respect your electorates.
Aka pompo kalashupa pa Zed. Naba Teta is being mentioned ka ? NSWF (No Smoke Without Fire !) Wapya munzi !!
No wonder corruption is rife.
If everyone wants “ukulyamo”, such that even the corrupt so called Teta, the puppet of Lupiah Banda, also wants to have something even from his own constituency is very shameful. Am sure the mining company that paid those land rates is even laughing at us that even just a little money for land rates is raising issues of plunder already. What a pity.
wiseman-reborn Check Out w w w DOT lusakatimes DOT com / ? p = 12521 for my response to you following your issue on PERSUASION.Following the news item “Mr. Nabanda said it was the duty of CCJP to monitor and ensure that public resources go towards service delivery adding that he was merely sounding a concern on behalf of the public.“, if this is what CCJP was formed to do then well and goog. However, if this is being forced to allow weak minds to be cheated then I question the morality of the man Mr Nabanda.
All the best Minister Tetamashimba as you take on these characters who need your response.
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Taking LT blogging to another advanced level.
Deja Vu @ 31. So you are one of those adults who does not know the actual words of the national anthem? The actual words are “we’ve won freedom’s fight.” You must be one of those who sings/sang “land ovweka njoyi yuniti.”
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– Wa ni sekesa, ati bbwa? “land ovweka njoyi yuniti” hahaha!