welcomed the resignation of former Defence Minister and the Party Chairman for Energy, George Mpombo.
Addressing Journalists in Lusaka today, MMD National Chairman Michael Mabenga charged that MMD has accepted the resignation of Mr. Mpombo as he was not an important asset in the party.[quote]
He said the Party was not moved by the resignation of former Defence Minister and the Party Chairman for Energy, George Mpombo, because he had no bearing in the ruling MMD Party.
He said the MMD would not regret Mr. Mpombo’s resignation from his positions as it was looking for his suitable replacement, whom he said would deliver according to the Party’s expectations.
Mr. Mabenga further advised the MMD party members not to worry about Mr. Mpombo’s resignation saying that the Party was still strong and intact despite the resignation of Mr. Mpombo.
MMD National Chairman has since urged Party members to remain united and to continue working hard with a view to helping the Party to continue ascending to power even after the 2011 general elections.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mabenga has said that the MMD National Executive Committee (NEC) will allow Party members with Presidential ambitions to contest the Party Presidency at a national convention.
Mr. Mabenga said the move to allow Party members to contest the Party Presidency position was aimed at promoting democracy and transparency in the Party.
He, however, said that the NEC will rally and support the current Party President, President Rupiah Banda, whom he said has been adopted by the MMD Party Members with over 90 percent vote.
Mr Mabenga explained that the NEC officials have reached a decision to support President Banda because he has been accepted by people from all parts of the country.
He however said the Party is not going to allow Professor Clive Chirwa to contest the MMD Party Presidency because he was not a member of the Party.
Mr. Mabenga challenged Professor Chirwa to come-up with evidence that will indicate that he is a member of the MMD.
“NEC will allow anybody with Presidential ambitions to contest the Party Presidency at a convention but will not allow non-Party members like Professor Clive Chirwa to contest.” Mr Mabenga said.
Mr. Mabenga further said that plans were underway for the Party to hold a convention but could however not disclose when the Party will hold its national convention.
On Monday, Former Defence Minister and MMD Chairman for Energy, George Mpombo resigned from his positions citing personal reasons.
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Iwe Mabenga was Rupiah an MMD member? Know what you are talking about. The MMD has no refernce on who stands for what. And leave MPOMBO alone. Mulekeni mwanike alukufwaya kuchita ichiluungeme. Mwalukumfwafye nsoni at George alinamakosa ya kufileka fimachito fya MMD.
Apapene baba salile, …………..its your time talk!!!!!!!!!!!
What does Teta say about this? But tamwaba bwino. Just yesterday Mpombo ali umunenu, and today ati, ‘he was not…’ shani???
recycled politicians speeches very predictable!
MMD circus back in town.Free seats available on LT.These MMD chaps or bootlickers are really funny.How do you start insulting your comrade! I hope this is the beginning of the end of MMD. A house divided can not stand.Who makes up MMD anyway? Villagers who have been bought with sugar and the crooks in Lusaka?
Man we have damn chaps for political leaders in zed…wow!
Mabenga now you are talking.the MMd presidency ha to becompetitive and open for all.here comes the Professor.Mindy you Mabenga treat him like what befits a professor,he has a lot to offer.
why talk about the man so much like this? it means you are shaken you chaps. I don’t know if your sons or daughters are proud of calling you their parents. Anyway thats why they are all lunatics
Mabenga is just a political psycophant. How can he discredit Geoge ” Diesel” Mpombo for having done a honorable thing!!
Imwe bantu, is it a crime to resign. After all, the man is still a member of MMD.
Imwe ba mabenga Why didnt you say all this a long time ago. You now have the guts becoz Mpombo has left. Let sleeping dogs lie
The fact that you are talking about Mpombo, it means he was important. Mabenga will never grow up…
SHAME ON U MABEGE
On ““NEC will allow anybody with Presidential ambitions to contest the Party Presidency at a convention but will not allow non-Party members like Professor Clive Chirwa to contest.” Mr Mabenga said” I feel for Clive Chirwa (PhD,UK). I just hope he will soon come up with his own party or join the existing ones in the opposition. I hope the semester is coming to an end in UK now so that the brother can settle in Zambia and campaign as 2 years is a lot of time to make a diference just like late UPND then leader Mazoka did from 1998 to 2001 work hard to make the UPND Team a force to reckon with even as a largest opposition party in 2001 after the tripartite elections.
Such may convince people like me that he is really an analytical thinker.
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Its clear that these guyz are just there for the money. One gives up his job for School and family, they consider him foolish becoz they themselves are greedy and want to chew more and more… Ni ba ngwele
Fruits of dictatorship:PF leaders in Serenje resign over Chitambo adoption
Almost all the members of district executive committee of the Patriotic Front in Serenje have resigned from the party, citing alleged dictatorial tendencies by the party’s president Michael Sata who they said imposed a parliamentary candidate for the Chitambo constituency by-elections to be held next month.
The party officials accused Mr. Sata of having imposed the adoption of a candidate of his choice, Mutale Chanda, to contest the Chitambo constituency by-elections slated for August 13th, 2009.
Former party District Chairperson, Martin Chikate who was flanked by former District Secretary Charles Mwelwa, said 18 out of 20 district officials have quit the party and have thrown their support behind the FDD candidate, Evans Chola, saying very few people know Mr. Chanda.
Mr. Chikate said the officials felt ignored and sidelined even after they advised the party to pick either Mr. Philip Kosamu, a businessman who was first choice, or Mr. Evans Chola who was the second choice because the two were more popular than Mutale Chanda.
He said Mr. Chanda, a Lusaka businessman, would be fifficult to campaign for, because he is not known in the constituency and would not win the elctions.
“The Patriotic Front would have won these elections if only its top brass offic ials including Mr. Michael Sata had listened to us and picked one of the two local candidates. We feel discarded and frustrated and because of this, we have decided to just leave the party. We have decided to hit back on Mr. Sata over the Chitambo elections adoption, by resigning,” they said.
They said the alleged action by Mr. Sata clearly showed that the Patriotic Front is his personal party and he could do anything without accepting advice from anyone, because he is dictatorial.
They said they had not yet decided to join another political party but would throw their weight behind Mr. Chola who they said had a bigger chance of winning the elections.
Polical footballers…. yabvuta bola …real zed politiks at work. Why is this Chirwa guy trying to associate himself with people who do not want him. He just wants to ride on the spread and reach of the MMD. They are countrywide not localized Ntembas like other non-imoact parties …Remember how Sata frustrated Late Mazoka when he tried to enter MMD leadrship through a Ward position….Sata immediately smelled a rat and put his machinery into motion to flush out Mazoka……I think Mazoka has unequaled Zambian experience at corporate alevel despite his failure to remove tribal tag he earned in both corporate and was monied and closer to the people than this CB boy, Clive who is closer to the net. Watch out, RB and VJ and even Sata are masters of this game. Clive nipamene wayamba
“We will support Mr. Chola because we have already done a lot on the ground campaigning for him. We have no doubt that he will teach the Patriotic Front candidate a big and memorable lesson”, Said Mr. Chikate.
The other candidates whose nomination papers were valid included UNIP candidate Timothy Kapolo, a farmer of Chipundu area, MMD candidate, Dr. Solomon Musonda a medical officer and Evans Chola, also a businessman, for FDD.
On “Mr. Mabenga said the move to allow Party members to contest the Party Presidency position was aimed at promoting democracy and transparency in the Party” good, but in the meantime, please consider appointing Minister of Justice Vice President George Kunda as MMD vice president to allow people like Ministers Teta. and Mulongoti respect the MMD NEC’s decisions which are released by MMD National Secretary Katele Kalumba (PhD,USA) who has no Cabinet appointed position by the President RB Banda.
This is because I believe that full Cabinet Ministers Teta. and Mulongoti will not heed to the advice from you Deputy Minister MMD National Chairman Michael Mabenga as you are a junior to them in GRZ though senior to them both in the MMD party.
Enjoy.
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Atase! Bangwele where were you to know that Mpombo was just a peripheral figure in your circus? chakubabani.You mabenga what is it that you have done to MMD that is credible apart from stealing CDF funds?
Tomorrow it will be you mabenga dont laugh He who laughs last laughs longer MMD has no people who are capable of transforming this country they are all fake
if He did not resign you were going to say he is a good and dedicated man, or may be a fixed asset. but now he is not an asset
…..mama nishi imiponto nomba ba Mabenga!
Shame shame shame
is this man informing us they (MMD) are so irresponsible as a party to place useless people in top positions and only speak up when they quit? These MMD cats are pathetic, the man quit without saying anything ill about them so why should they drag him in the mud?
we shall see who laughs last in 2011. I was determined to replace my NRC so i can take out this corrupt leaders. Useless
# 16(Voter0 I know Sata very well.I have seen what he is capable of doing against popular views.Thats why from the word GO,I never and will never evver support him.Watch where the PACT is headed to and you will bear me witness.I read the story on WD.
deja vu mpombo mwanike .eloo lwaanya.mpombo alikufwaya kube mfumu bamwisho .mushobo nshi uyo uulikufwaya mfumu iishikwetepo amano .ba mpombo balikukabile chipuna .ichipuna nilesa uupela ,teiwe wemwine .ubutungulushi techola ninkoloko ilasela .ilamba talikwete samba sha kusala butungushi ,ishi ninsambu shabekala chalo.e mwame .
Mabenga and the MMD do not know that by actually showing Mpombo in bad light, he is actually putting MMd in a precarious situation. If people can reason like me here, you will ask your self the question, so we were been protected (i.e. mpombo being minister of defence) by a man who was not an important asset in the defense spheres and thus making him also rather in other words inadequate for the job.. question is how do you give such an “inadequate” man a very important and life or death determining position???? Does the MMD know how powerful the defence side of things in an African political setup are? People should understand that robert mugabe did not even want to continue ruling after things got so worse but that it was the army (defense) which forced him to stay on as the army…
Is Mabenga, a convicted felon, an assert or liability to the MMD? I was watching Prof. Chirwa speak on YouTube. He has MMD party membership card. Who Is fooling who?
Shut up big mouth. You are not the right person to be talking like that
So Mpombo was ant a factor!,when are going to start appreciating each other?.What crime has Mpombo committed for you to start insulting him like that.
I mean Mabenga
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now had vast interests and the benefits for mugabe’s retaining of power far outweighed those if he vacated the position of president i terms of the army… MMd should not take Zambia’s peace to mean they can run the defense ministry in a mediocre way and think that things will always be ok..
Sour grapes and very unproffesional. Why did they wait for him to resign they should have fired him long ago if he wasnt an important asset.
Reality is that as far as the party MMD goes, Mabenga and Katele have greater power than RB, Teta and Mulongoti. Katele is biding his time and is simply waiting for the right opportunity. He may not be a leader, but he is defianately a good politician. Utterences about there being no convention are not supported by Katele and co, because if there ever was a convention, then Katele would contest, and he thinks he has a chance. But until there is a convention, he cannot show his hand, as RB and co will finnish him. Despite his criminal record, Mabenga is now in cabinet, albeit not fully. This is not simply to appease the Western province, but Mabenga himself and the supporters he is percieved as having at the grass roots.
Sour Grapes chabe, why didnt they cut ties with him b4 if he was so useless.
MMD does not regret anything. Which is not normal. And that’s the problem. They should first of all learn to accept that there’s a problem somewhere. Then, they’ll know how to handle them, but also know what to say. Not just MMD does not regret …. Why is it so rare to hear something constructive from the MMD. I’m sure they have not read: Zambia’s most incompetent goverment, president: RB
I WONDER WHETHER SOME OF THESE LEADERS EVEN HAVE ANY LEADERSHIP SKILLS.. YOU CANNOT WAKE UP AND TALK LIKE THAT ABOUT A FORMER MINISTER WHO HAS VOWED TO REMAIN A STRONG SUPPORTER OF YOUR PARTY.. REALLY EMBARRASSING
Conlige suspectos semper habitos
Who is important if there is any?
When you are in the party, you are a God. When you leave, you were not an asset. So who is? Mabenga? Teta? Kanitundila? V.J? Mulongoti? I just dont understand these guys. This must be the only country where convicts can even be given a micro phone to castigate others! Mwafwala na ma tie! Icimutwe!
am shocked it took them this long to start issuing i.d.i.o.t.ic. statements. mabenga is one of the most corrupt dudes i know, like a neigbourhood bad guy who everyone knows and dig this, he’s been put as deputy minsiter of lands, course he’s gonna get hyped up. he sees that the rantings of teta and mulongoti seem fruitful and please his higness RB, and he decides thats the way to go if u wanna move up the food chain in the MMD (ridiculous!!!) i ask again, who did we p.i.s.s. off in the ancestral world to have such leaders? Pliz, i really want to know!
And these chaps from nakonde who keep crashing their ‘airplanes’ at night on other peoples roofs, yet people like Mabenga are walking the streets!!! For once, can they crash on his house, or better still, in his bedroom!
Mabenga is useless. At his age and position he should not in the first have accepted the position of Deputy Minister. Reminds me of he decision Sampa made of turning down the offer of deputy from the Late LPM, May His Soul Rest In Peace.
I blame the late levy for this mess.
Mr Mabega sir,If Mpombo was not a big assets why did you wait for him to resign? there is something big to this resignation pipo.Why suddenly MMD members are on Mpombo?
The language and tone of Mabenga and Teta is very different from that of RB.RB merely accepted the resignation and wished the fool well.These aer dangerous signs which show that we are on auto pilot.RB is just a figure head that is why they want him.It is free for all.As for Mpombo i am vrey happy that he has been brought down to earth.I only hope he does not forget his dictionary at the Ministry
watch out ba MMD, the man you’re trying to intemidate was a defence minister and he knows how to defend himself. if he reveals your secrets don’t blem anyone. And please, if anything happens to him, we’ll know its you.
We still got a long way to go, …or is this indicating that there is a lot going-ons behind the curtains than meets the common Zambians’ eyes.
And why are these guys scared of Prof Chirwa?
Just the fact that he was Defence minister says to me he was important, unless of course you dont attach that much importance on the position or the security of the nation.
One by one they’ll be resigning. We shall see who’s next…………..
Blogers the can of worms that we will discover after RB will be enormous.The man is not in control that is why Munkombwe can interject him on live TV.Even Jere does the same now you can imagine what goes on in cabinet.Teta and Mulongoti must be having the time of there lives
I have never believed that Mpombo has ever been a factor in Zed politics, but I salute him for having survived for so many decades opportunistically. Secondly, Mpombo should be saluted for never having stolen constituency development funds (CDF) from his people which makes him more respectable than Mabenga.
Mabenga you stole CDF from your people and therefore you do not deserve to be a political leader in Zambia.
George is a MAN! Its not easy to give up a post just like that. There is something cooking in the pot!!!!! Just watch the space, he is a man with a vision. George, you are most welcome to the real thing, upnd/pf pact. By the time your friends see your vision, they will be dead and burried
The folly of MMd plan is that the candidate they want for convenience of sangwapo is not saleable.They will discover when it is too late
Indeed the MMD is full of fools. Our government is an embaraasment.How do people get away with making such senseless statements. If some of these people happened to be my dad i would have a quiet word with them at home and tell them they were embarrasing themselves and te family!
Ala I fail to undestand why most Zambian politians are so undiplomatical. Why give such a statementin public honestly
LT, are you owned by MMD or Mabenga? What has happened to my article on Mpombo? Mabenga said that Mpombo was not needed by MMD and I said that at least Mpombo never stole constituency development funds like Mabenga a fact which is well-known in Zed through the Post.
MMD is being run by a cartel. They’re all in there, you name them; drug lords, convicted felons, fawners, etcetera. Democracy cannot flourish in such an environment. Prof. Chirwa’s attempt to challenge the status quo will be fought with all the available machinations at their disposal. This dragon cannot redeem itself.
How can a thief Mabenga have audacity to talk to Mbombo the bootlicker like this? Every person knows how great mbombo was at bootlicking and was counted the pillar of MMD in Copperbelt. But by the mercy of God working through the Monkey a revalation was given to Mmpombo about how Nyama Soya was ruining our great nation. So he became sorry and sought repentance by resigning from the terrible MMD. Wait for the day Mpombo will hold a press conference , he will unveil the monkey encounter-revalation. SO THEIF BABENGA must respect the decision of Mpombo.
LT I think you should just close close blogging, but before then you should disclose your true identity and whom you serve as your master.
Politians are useless people, esp this crop of leaders we have at the moment, the best option is to do away with all of them including sata coz he is jes the same atleast Mpombo said he is paving way for young one. The only way for zambia is have a new crop of leaders who can appreciate each other even when one resigns, I mean these pipo what can they even advise a young person.
Mpombo go with your head high for not having stolen any constituency development funds like some well-known people.
I like the many Theories that bloggers are coming up with here. Just on one point how is a government meant to be run???? a one man show or a collective???
WE SAY the president has too much power when he dosnt fex his muscles we say he is not the one running the country. Do you people really think that all these programs the USA or anyother western country come up with are from the president. Each vision has to be represented by a charecter tht is fitting ie Obama with the new world order, RB less insults and more deplomacy in politics but maybe the problem is THAT POWER CORRUPTS
#30, nice analysis. Indeed it gies to show how useless these chaps are. How could they have put our security into the hands of a man they thought wasnt an importnat asset. So in short the buggers are saying they dont care so much about our security such that they can just give it to a useless guy. This is such a bunch of imbeciles!!
Daisy, wherever you is xsay, chin up! Spit upon yesterday’s fiasco and let it be a tiny little insignificant blur in your memory. Yesterday was a test and I do not want to think u were not up to the challenge, tho I laughed my a.s.s. off at Walai’s wail for u not to go, that was just sum vintage s.h.i.t. There’s politicians shootin their mouths off and they need sum decimatin’…word has it u got them skills…me, matworld and walai cant do this alone… mabenga, teta, mulongoti, shikapwasha, RB….u guys render me speechless and u have to have sum serious skillz to achieve that
Chi Mabenga. Now you are talking. Is this man cleared over the allegations of misappropriating k30million Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Even when the case was before the courts he never even thought of resigning (He had to be relieved of his duties). Levy was atleast intelligent as he dropped the chap from his cabinet position. Now this Nyama Soya. But ba AKA nabapwa – you mean he can’t advise this Nyama Soya.
So GM waz not important… Suggests that there are a lot more who are not important, that we’ll only know them if and when they rezine?
This is the end of MMD, conflicting stories, the president says something while his ministers say something else, its like these people never see each other in cabinet meetings! Anyways these are African Politics, and after this this party will go quiet like UNIP, no chance of coming back. Am sure Sata and HH are smiling like babies at these MMD fools. This coming election will be the easiest defeat of a ruling party by an opposition in the history of Zambian politics, (if they don’t rig ofcourse). These ministers and their president make me feel lazy!
u can tell in wat regard these minsiters hold RB. can u picture such statements under Levy? remember the famous ‘airport firing’ of Nevers Mumba? Pipo knew that whenever sum minister mouthed off, Levy would be all over them like flies to s.h.i.t. Do u think then a minister wud have the audacity to pat levy on the back like old school chums? my friends, expect more statements like these. no one fears banda and banda also has that kama ‘yes bwana’ mentality, never holds his head up with assertion, he’s ready to kneel at the drop of a hat, he’s a pipo pleaser and not in a good way. everyone knows that to be a good leader, pipo pleasing at the expense of meaningful leadership…for cryin out loud even my 3 year old knows the concept!
The post of Minister of Defense is a very high post in any country. Now Mabenga is telling us that in Zambia this post has been occupied by an unimportant person. This is an insult to appointing authority and the citizenry.
Mabenga and Teta should trek to party of thugs, PF. And RB should join Miyanda with village concept. I think its time youths went to the streets and make noise for HH, Mangande or Chirwa to run Zambian affairs. Its a pit that young people are just coping manners of their president, very slow.
#3 Ba Moze: Chi Teta is saying that the President would have the last laugh on this whole issue of Mpombo’s resignation. He even asked journalists whether they noticed any confidence in Mpombo as he was announcing his resignation. At the rate things are going “tizamvelako”.
Immature politics how do you discredit a friend like that whom you were eating on the same table with recently.He made a decison which deserves to be respected coz he does not want to join a bunch of bootlickers.Anyway you are free to protect your job though there are corruption cases still hovering your mind.Leave Mpombo alone.
Its like wonders and rubbish are the backbone of the MMD! Am disdusted to say the least. Even a thief pamalilo receives a better send off. in the Bible, Jesus called such “brood of vipers” Nakabili Twasebana.
Ba Mabenga you are also dull just like Teta.
If you that Bwezani is popular let pro. Chirwa stand.
#46- Ba Moze imwe mulibantu.U know u really made me laugh about the Sipanje crash. And now u have continued ha ha.
To those supporting Clive Chirwa (PhD,UK) to stand as MMD president candidate at that party’s convention and ultimately as MMD 2011 elections presidential candidate, inform me why the good academician Professor at Boston University in UK is not just concentrating on going where he can be useful — in the opposition?
The behaviour of Clive Chirwa (PhD,UK) reminds of of my UNZA former roommate and our chats where we would be laughing that where we are wanted, we don’t want, but where we are not needed is where we want following nkhani yampoopo (issues of girlfriends/fiancees).
Anyway, let him Dr Chirwa continue perservering per adventure his dream of reaping where he did not sow will work in his favour. However, I doubt his analytical capacity.
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Matthew…
and they make him draw bad , propaganda spreading over dis name
#83 (Maestro)
The reason why Prof Chirwa is siding with MMD,infact is a bonafide member of the party,is becos of the policies of the party i.e pro free market capitalism which is the way forward.The close substitute for the was UPND under Mazoka becos it equally favoured free market capitalism.He cant join PF cos he is in touch with reality.PF is too left.Leftism is similar to communism,it works well on paper but when reality hits in ,its different.Lula Da Silva compaigned on a leftist premise when he was a union leader,but when he became President,he confessed how difficulty it is.He even said when I was in a union leader,I blamed the govt,but after becoming the president,I blame the west.Such is Populism.
85 Sharp Shooter thanks. Following your “The reason why Prof Chirwa is siding with MMD,infact is a bonafide member of the party,is becos of the policies of the party i.e pro free market capitalism which is the way forward“, why can’t he then form his own political party and then work with others to develop a democratic system the way late UPND leader Mazoka A.K. (BS, MSc/BA?, USA) did when Sata MC (Grade 2/6, unknown) blocked him to lead MMD?
Remember honourable PF leader Sata seems to be the current role model of Ministers Teta. and Mulongoti (especially Mulongoti who once declared his presidential candidacy interest) and they will bar Dr Chirwa Clive.
On Dr Chirwa C.’s membership, I read that it will not allow him to participate before a MMD Convention date.
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At one time Brasilian President Da Silva accused the white people with blue eyes as the one behind the recession.In short,the manifesto of MMD inits purity is in touch with 21st century world but the people who have infested the party are the ones to be flushed out. Cost/benefit analysis,its wise and cost-effective to be part of / join MMD cos its national.What matters is NOT the party but the admnistration.We cant say all the republican party in the US is bad just cos of Bush, just like it si not right to say Democratic party delivrs just cos of FDR.
Coming to the PACT,I have doubts cos UPND and PF have ideologies which are poles apart.Its like forming a coalition govt with ultra-leftists and centre-rights.It cant work.
If you have nothing good to say, keep quiet, so goes a famous saying. Mpombo was the 3rd highest cabinet member. Are you insinuating Banda had no sense of judgment when he appointed a liability to his cabinet? Sometimes just appreciate and thank someone for his services and move on. If this man had died instead of resigning, would you still have said the same things? Muletasha whilst one is still alive!
85 Sharp Shooter . Continuing on On Dr Chirwa C.’s membership, I read that it will not allow him to participate before a MMD Convention date. This was reported in the POSt when late (former) President LP Mwanawasa was still alive.
However, the “Mr. Mabenga challenged Professor Chirwa to come-up with evidence that will indicate that he is a member of the MMD” clearly shows that the brother is not welcome in MMD or has been side-lined and it is only sensible for him to show the world that he can do without MMD the way late Mazoka proved to Zambians and the rest.
This way Clive Chirwa (PhD,UK) will show that Engineers like late Mechanical Engineer Mazoka illustrated are a real analytically minded force to reckon with.
Awaiting responses.
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Matthew 6:33
Keep this sluckness to yourselves.We so tired of all this talk of decievers or what do they call them….hypocrites.Is it now time to draw a bad card of Mpombo who just yesterday was your hommie.Wait for your court cases to soon come…….who is MMD and who is not?
Mwanvela ba Mpombo, u were not an important asset. Sorry about the swimming pool accident in Livingstone.
Hopeless MMD panicking.
May you all lose the elections and go to hell come 2011.
85 Sharp Shooter . On your “Cost/benefit analysis,its wise and cost-effective to be part of / join MMD cos its national.What matters is NOT the party but the admnistration. While this is true, the fact is that Clive Chirwa (PhD, UK)’s moves are only there to usurp the hard work of other hard working members of the MMD like National Secretary katele Kalumba who have been there since the party’s inception.
It could be in this light that late President LP Mwanawasa advised Dr Chirwa to join MMD as a branch leader first and rise through party ranks for the leadership/people at home were not “f o o l i s h”, in the late’s words.
On “Coming to the PACT,I have doubts cos UPND and PF have ideologies which are poles apart” its about votes at the moment…
Your MMD has no message of hope for the masses. You’re all a just greedy edited
85 Sharp Shooter. Continuing on On “Coming to the PACT,I have doubts cos UPND and PF have ideologies which are poles apart” its about votes at the moment.” This is in light of the calculations of combined votes in the past presidential elections which would have allowed the two opposition leaders be in GRZ control today had they formed a PACT.
However, president HH and both two parties’ leadership indicated that they are working on combining their two manifestoes. This will be a challenge of course, but what I believe in is that PF can remain undemocratic if that is what they want, but UPND can continue with democratic tendencies to make sure that ultimately the PACT’s presidential candidate and MP candidates are chosen using democracy.
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Matthew 6:33
look at his neckless head….what a foolish Lozi man he is.
85 Sharp Shooter On “Lula Da Silva compaigned on a leftist premise when he was a union leader,but when he became President,he confessed how difficulty it is.He even said when I was in a union leader,I blamed the govt,but after becoming the president,I blame the west.Such is Populism. At one time Brasilian President Da Silva accused the white people with blue eyes as the one behind the recession“, could this be why Minister Liato failed to handle the striking health workers are few days ago.
Imagine, I was just listening to “Different colours one people – late Lucky Dube” on ZNBC Radio One and now there will be the 20 hrs Network news.
I am also wondering whether the union issues helped cause the former President Chiluba MMD’s failure.
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#89 Maestro
Mabenga knows very well that that the professor is a force to reckon with hence the fear.The same applies to the late LPM.The professor’s credentials coupled with the the exposure he has had is something that Mabenga cant stand.However, its happening and he is just trying to gamble.
MABENGA WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM YOU KABOLALA, JUST ENJOY YOU SALARY AND MAKE YOUR PRESIDENT HAPPY….WHY ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT PROF CHIRWA TO CONTEST THE PRESIDENCE, AFTER ALL YOUR PRESIDENT IS A UNIP MAN, IF ANYTHING FOR HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN IN YOUR PARTY A MAN WHO SAID HE WILL DIE UNIPIST……..ZED DOES NOT NEED AN OLD MAN WHO LIVES IN THE PAST…….ANYWAY PROF IF THESE GUYS DONT NEED YOU JUST JOIN HH AND GIVEN LUBINDA, SINCE THESE ARE GREAT GUYS FOR THE FUTURE AND THAT IS WHERE YOU BELONG.
Maestro on # 97
On this issue of striking nurses,I side with Liato for once,the demands of the nurses were unrealistic and uneconomical especially during this crunch time.worse still,our nurse chose to put the noble profession into disrepute by going into illegal strike and letting innocent souls die clearly betraying what they vowed to defend.Worldwide workers are sympathizing with their govt and companies but we have the opposite.Right now 800 BA workers voluteered to work for free for a month just to keep their company afloat.
Mr Bandas cabinet is full of banyandule. Are these leaders or just a bunch of Meerkats with group madness?
@ 1 De Javu nshaishipo ati uli mukwabesu. Fyandentela akafwetondo kubulaka ifyakulukutosha yonse impindi.
100 Sharp Shooter, on your “Right now 800 BA workers voluteered to work for free for a month just to keep their company afloat“, firstly, how much do BA workers get paid per month?
Secondly, cutting down of salaries and allowances needs to start from the leaders and the other way round. Imagine a situation, where my mother will say that Maestro you should not be eating breakfast for the next two weeks while I will continue having breakfast at 7 am and tea with bread at 10 am. Is there any sense in such behaviour?
Blest enough, my mother can never do such a terrible thing. She does the direct opposite by making sure I eat first and then she eats the crumbs — even of clumps — after the rest of my family have all eaten.
Such is leadership.
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Matthew 6:33
100 Sharp Shooter, back to the Minister Liato issue, my concern was about him having been a union leader and now was expounding how the MMD GRZ did not have money to satisfy the health workers’ strike.
On Clive Chirwa (PhD, UK), I still do not understand you on “Mabenga knows very well that that the professor is a force to reckon with hence the fear.The same applies to the late LPM.The professor’s credentials coupled with the the exposure he has had is something that Mabenga cant stand.” for Mazoka had similar stuff but opted to work independently from a corrupt and backward system of former President Chiluba FTJ (Hon Doc, UK)’s then henchmen — of which some are now angels in the light of most semi-illiterate fellow Citizens.
Anyhow, lets watch.
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Matthew…
My point here will have mixed feelings but here we go
ZAMBIANS WILL NOT ACCEPT OR VOTE FOR PROFESSOR CHIRWA
HE HAS A WHITE WIFE FOR STARTERS SATA WOULD FINISH HIM
HE HAS NOT BEEN IN THE COUNTRY
ZAMBIAN CULTURE IS NOT READY FOR A USA IE ACCEPTING AFRO AMERICAN.JUST LIKE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN GB OR RUSSIA.
ITS A FACTOR AND NOT IGNORANCE AND THE WAY THINGS ARE.
Mabenga shut up….. U must be daft. What kind of leaders do we have? I do not like Mpombo but the man held the most sensitive position in government. The security of our country was entrusted in him. Well, maybe he tried…This is dirt and cheap politics. We keep these guys in power for a long time and we are doomed.Why do we allow ourselves to be manipulated like puppets. I just hope soonest we can come together and get our country back before we slip back to the 80’s. Some of us have bad memories from that period.
When is dis-honourable Mabenge going to return the constituency development funds he stole from Mulobezi?Ba Task force need to enforce the resolution of the Supreme court and cage this thug.
When is dis-honourable Mabenge going to return the constituency development funds he syphoned from Mulobezi?Task force need to enforce the Supreme court`s ruling and cage this demagogue.
Ba LT abbreviate properly. The headline read ‘mpombo not an important ass…’
the aphorism, “it is folly to be wise where ignorance is bliss,” rings true in zambian politicians in general and mmd in particular. as a ruling party the mmd government is full of politically elevated cretins with no moral compass on how to govern. its so funny what comes from zambian politicians such that whenever i need a good laugh i go online and i never get disappointed; these guys are hilurious.
The banning of Clive Chirwa from contesting for MMD party presidency was already known because even the late Mwanawasa commented on it.
Now that the chairman of the party has spoken, Clive should reflect and change strategy.
There is no need for him starting to challenge this decision as he will never win. He may ask ba Kavindele if he wants to know more about party conventions in Zedi or prepare to meet naked women marketeers.
My timely advice mudala is that you should join another party which can give you a platform for your presidential ambitions otherwise you will fade from Zedi politics like ba Miyanda.
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This is the best and clearest admission that the MMD is full of C R A P – from the president down!! Mabenga and Teta are you seriously telling us that Mpombo was “not an important asset”? Then your president must be the biggestedited in the world to appoint a nobody to be his Minister of Defence. Sometimes you should use your head before you open you mouth! edited
LT, there is more than one way to skin a cat. U waste your and my time; especially mine.
Sharp shooter, my bro’. am following your sharp shooting.even monkeys know that The MMD stooges are afraid of the PROF.and just as you have said the biggest ASSET the prof has is exposure.no doubt about it.and if any one can say that the prof’s CV is irrelevant to the presidency then ones mental state needs to be examined.sirleef johnson’s achievements on the international scene and the respect she earned has played a pivotal role in foreign corporate institutions trecking back to once war ravaged liberia because of the confidence and trust they have in her and her ability to deliver.equally prof chirwa is an interlectual mogul with accomplished aircraft manufactures,space shuttle manufactures,automobile manufacturers all falling over each other for his attention.the man has what it…
yes,the man has what it takes to be a president in the 21st century.all he needs now is to come to the people and tell them how his achievements and vast exposure on the global scene will benefit this country.on his standing on the MMD ticket.the prof wont waste time fighting wicked souls like those of Teta,mabenga,mulongoti suprisingly even katele.by the 18th he’ll make his stand known so with or without the MMD he is going for the presidency.
Both Mpombo and Mabenga are not useful in the MMD. In fact mpombo means monkey in Kaonde or Lunda.
UCHIPO,
Am sure the zambians of the 19 century are the ones who can not vote for prof clive chirwa based on the reasons you have listed.
Prof chirwa may have married a white woman, but does that turn him to be white or does it convert him to be russian simply because the wife is russian.no it doesn’t. and the culture you are alluding to has long been overidden by an era.things have changed that’s why today you can be in a full bus with and an elderly person but for as long as you took the seat earlier you will remain seated and no one will raise a finger. In the old culture it was taboo.the elders would even want to know your parents and scorn them for not teaching the african culture but not any more boss.so zambians are ready even for GIVEN LUBINDA who is of mixed race as long as…
CONTD,so any zambian of any race can lead zambia in this era as long as he meets peoples aspirations.and the myth of saying prof chirwa has been away from zambia for too long is too trivial.infact that is even a bonus to him because the problems affecting zambia today are global problems, that’s why we are even affected by the global economic crunch because we are part of the global village.so it shows what what kind of a leader you need now.it’s he who will use his head to find solutions and not his heart
He who the international community will have faith and trust in.he who understands the current economic dynamics of the global village.sata doesn’t have this acumen he is past the era maybe HH.so my man prof’s staying away from home has been a big coup in ones life.
On sata finishing the prof.i think the prof will finish sata because the elections of 2011 will be issue based.yes mr sata has got his own clientele who enjoy his vulgar language and his promises but mind you in 2011 there will be a new generation of voters.freshers from school and colleges who are looking for challenges in life not those who want to hijack a bus station or a market
When PF comes to power.So based on that platform only the likes of HH and magande can debate.and since i started following sata’s political rhetorics way back when he was first elected as kabwata MP.i’ve never heard him use the word “ZAMBIA’S GDP” which makes me wonder if he knows it.finally UCHIPO prof was born in mufulira ate kampompo in mafken,went to school in mafken.so he is trully zambian.
AKAPONDO bro,
Tell them about the prof.We are behind him.No time wasting. Blog later
Micheal Mabenga has no shame to call George Mpombo as not having bin a factor in MMD. I guess his resignation has made MMD allow Banda to challenged for Party Presidency. Those that will attempt will have a lot hudles put in their way. The whole thing will be cosmetic. As for for Prof. Clive Chirwa roads all over on his way to contest MMD Presidency. I dont how he is being disowned by the very MMD which accepted his donation and I understand he is a member in Katuba constituency. Any clarification please, RB is tired we need new thinking and approach.
Its very unfortunate that mabenga can say all he is saying becuase of his recent appointment. mabenga, what you should know at the moment is that mpombo’s calibre. you neither have moral nor principles, you are just another pumpkin.
If Mpombo (Duiker in Cibemba) was useless how come he held the defence portifolio for so long and this Mabege has just been appointed 2 days ago to a very junior postion in a very inferior ministry? You are just crying foul that one can be so brave in poverty stricken Zambia to give up such a wonderful job.
Mabenge how did Mpombo be a Defence Minister if he wasn’t a important figure in the MMD. Have you ever been a Defence Minister yourself.
Michael Mabenga charged that MMD has accepted the resignation of Mr. Mpombo as he was not an important asset in the party.——————————————-nadabwa zoona. Wecome to the Mulongoti and Teta camp ba Mabenga
#125 welcome not wecome
AKAPONDO, That is why sometimes it baffles when someone says Prof Chirwa has no grass-root experience to warrant him become a President. Experience in what? Panga-wielding, free sabuku distribution, fitenge distribution, street-vending promotion? What really constitutes grass-root experience? We have people like Mr Magande, Mr Mutati, Mr Pande and others who have not been part of that filth yet we see them articultae issues intelligently even without the so-called grass-roots experience crap. Mr Lubinda is a new fellow on the politikosphere, that he cannot argue because not long ago whilst drinking ama pint at his ntemba we used to compete on the same table on a game of pool. He can articulate issues, though sometimes polluted ones, BUT he is equally an objective nuby in politics.
The insecurity in some of these is just about losing an opportunity to steal – that is all. They are worried that since they do not know him that well it would be difficult finding a starting point to engage him in criminal activities. That is the same fear people have about Brig Gen Miyanda. That points to why the two need to join forces to flash out these greedy elements in Zambian political landscape.
Most NEC members use their heads which GOD gave them to think. THE HEAD WHICH IS BETWEEN THIER LEGS. I find it very wrong for Mr Mabenga to say Mpombo was not an important asset in the MMD. They should at least give their friend some respect and they should use diplomacy when talking about their former minister moreover he hasnt even given the reasons for his resignation. Mr. Mabenga should be the last person to talk, we know a lot about him……
Mabenga should be ashamed to allow a foreigner to rule the party he did’nt belong to ,he has shown us that not even him nor any other founder Member is capable to take MMD to another level,can he compare RB to any president in the region he can’t be compared to the young Kabila of DRC .what has he done so far,to deserve the MMD presidency ? MMD is finished the remaining members are just chaff. Mabenga is even a let down how can he be appointed Deputy Minister when he is even MMD chairman RB is not even an MMD carder, can they Chiluba when he joined MMD. shame Mabenga the only dual Lozi.
DONGO na SUNDU
my bro’, you cant be any factual than what you have highlighted.i agree with you totally.these guys are frustrating potential candidates not in the interest of the party but for fear of losing their stealing positions.they want to entrench there positions such that if the voters are manipulated they come back in goverment and continue stealing.who knew that Tetamashimba can today aquire a full fledged milling company?not even himself.that’s why there is a struggle for power between vultures in MMD and those in PF like GBM,NSANDA and the like because they know they have been cut out from the big deals like the under supplying of mealie meal to soldiers and police which is later inflated on payment.
Bo Mabenga, please do not dissppoint us, we thought you have manners but it seem the little position you have been given has made you be a bootliker. Am sure you think you will be given that position of defence minister. If this will be so, then the only person you will defend is RB. Why did you tell Mpombo that he was a nobody when he was still a minister. You make me sick. Fool you are
This is a culture that we ought to develop in this country, of resignations. MMD thinks by simply resigning for your personal reasons, even when one thinks can not cope, they still want Mpombo to go on. The man is gone with his head high! We want to see more resignations from those that believe in themselves!
CANT HE BE PRESIDENT WITH A FOREIGN WIFE? WHAT DOES ZAMBIAN LAW SAY ABOUT THIS?
Am sure for all the he has read and studied proffessor chirwa has digested every word of the zambian constitution hence he knows what is required of him.am posive such an archaic law which bars some one to stand for the presidence on marital grounds does not exist.but this is zambia where you find influencial people like chiluba and sata who can twist the constitution to fix someone anything can happen.
This is political NETBALL. Why didnt this lozi chap not makemention of it whilst the Duiker-man was in power. This means the MMD has useless ministers if the one they could intrust with defence was not an important asset. Ku tumpauku iwe ka Mabenga. Party with no game plan at all !
These elderly statemen should show respect for each other. Why are they saying all these bad things about their colleague. if Mpombo was a nobody, why was he Defence Minister. That is a trusted position that can only be given to people you trust.
Mabenga, so in your f.oo .l i. sh thinking, you think Dora’s cosmetic resignation is better than Mpombo’s resignation right? Cheekalar!!
sharp shooter, u sound so confident in your claim to know Sata, tell us more, i just wonder how well you know the cobra.
Bongoz,
To assist the sharp shooter on sata.he is a very unpredictable man.he was the last man to switch camps from UNIP to MMD after every one had left.he joined MMD in about jan or feb 1991 at kabwata market together with brig-gen miyanda.he was wearing a neat khaki safari suit.he claived not to have aspirations for any post but to mobilise the party. However instantly he hijacked all MMD campaigns leading the chorus in insulting kaunda. He went to the MMD convetion and stood for chairman of local govt which he easily scooped forget about his pledge not to vie for any post.he vehemently campaigned for chiluba’s 3rd term daring people to insult him istead of FTJ.you know him now?
There are NO HUMAN RIGHTS IN ZAMBIA. MMD is like a Marsonary club or better still a club for Mafias where you do not leave. You leave you die. TETA looks SICK. All these people are criminals and are facing charges of public theft, yet the continue to govern and call others names. Its amazing.
What can Mabenga tell us. I Mourn for my country.
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MMD is a big talking shop, sometimes I wonder if these GRZ leaders ever do any productive work. They just waffle about each other day in and day out and it is clearly a sign of lack of discipline and this includes their boss RB, no wonder Tetamashimba has challenged him to tell the truth about Mpombo’s resignation. Who is in charge of the affairs of Zambia, is it free for all?
imwe zoona!!! are these guys really educated??? Jesus Christ!!! We have an un-educated government!!!! O Lord have mercy- we are really ashamed of you zambian politicians- can’t you do better than theis????
mwee fipubamwe!!!
come on guys this is really boring- no logic in these guys- they do not only know how to play language game but unfortunately they’re dullo (dallo dalllo!!!)
Let Mabenga mind the way he voice out bcoz one day he’ll be like Mpombo who has now lost his immunity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am a dissapointed man. Ba MMD ba fake. In 2010, we not putting them back into power. They are actually chasing all those who where close to the late. [MISRP]
Why is Mabenga affraid. Let all who qualify stand.
THESE FAT MEN ARE NEVER ASHAMED OF THEIR FOOLISH COMMENTS. HOW CAN ONE FOOLISHLY, SAY MPOMBO WAS NEVER AN IMPORTANT ASSET AFTER MPOMBO RESIGNS?
Mabenga,Mpombo is a man with high intergrity,he is principled and has seen the that the ship’s captain is taking the ship to the rocks soon the ship(MMD) will capsize and all passengers(members,loyalists,ass-lickers)will sink to the bottom…so ba Mpombo mwane mwa chita ifilungeme mumenso yesu abena Zambia,mwebo muli balalume abakukankama ukwakuti.twatota panchinto mwachitile ukusunga ichalo pamo nebashilika mwa le tungulula…baLesa ebeshi ifi kuntanshi baku tungulula ttwatota…