Post Newspaper news editor, Chansa Kabwela, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of circulating obscene pictures aimed at corrupting the morals of society, an act contrary to section 177 (1b) of the penal code..
Ms. Kabwela, who faces one count of circulating obscene materials, today appeared before Chief Resident Magistrate (CRM) Charles Kafunda for plea in the Lusaka Magistrate Court following her arrest yesterday.
She is alleged to have, between 1st June 2009 and 10th June 2009, circulated two pictures with intention to corrupt the morals of society.
“Particulars of the offence are that you, Chansa Kabwela Kangwa, between 1st June 2009 and 10th June 2009, did circulate two obscene photographs with intention to corrupt public morals,” magistrate Kafunda read the charge.
Ms. Kabwela 29, who gave her particulars as a journalist who resides at plot 10787, Mulungushi Road in Lusaka’s Roma residential area, denied the charge.
Section 177 1(b), Cap 87 of the penal code says; “Any person who-(b) imports, conveys or exports, or causes to be imported, conveyed or exported, any such matters or things, or in any manner whatsoever puts any of them in circulation is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for five years or to a fine of not less than fifteen thousand penalty units nor more than seventy five thousand penalty units”.
Plea was delayed for over 30 minutes after her defence team, which comprises lawyers George Chisanga, Sam Mujuda, Lemmy Mainza and Chileshe Kaoma, argued that there was some inconsistence between the letter of consent from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and the indictment.
Mr. Chisanga said the letter of consent stated that the offences were committed on or about 10th June while the indictment indicated that the offence was committed between 1st and 10th June 2009.
He said there should be specificity on the dates in which the offence was allegedly committed, adding that the accused had the right to know the specific period.
Mr. Mainza submitted that one of the two documents was defective and therefore they did not mean the same thing.
However, the prosecution team lead by Anderson Chibulyani, maintained that both the indictment and the DPP’s letter of consent were clear.
Magistrate Kafunda stood down the matter for ten minutes, which turned out to be over 30 minutes.
In his ruling, Magistrate Kafunda said he had considered the wording ‘on or about’ used in the letter of consent and concluded that it encompassed the period between 1st and 10th June.
He explained that the differences in the wording would not have any effect on the trial, noting that the letter of consent was only giving authority to the prosecution to go ahead with the case.
He therefore ruled that plea goes ahead.
The court has since adjourned the matter and set 5th August 2009 for commencement of trial. Trial would continue on 6th and 24th August, and 8th September, 2009.
Ms. Kabwela, who looked calm and composed, was accompanied to court by Post Newspaper Managing Editor, Amos Malupenga and other workmates.
Opposition Heritage Party president, Godfrey Miyanda, Patriotic Front vice president, Guy Scott and some members of parliament, were among the scores of people that were in court to listen to the case.
A number of journalists were also present.
Ms. Kabwela was arrested yesterday, a fortnight after police recorded a warn and caution statement on allegations that she circulated pictures of a woman giving birth. She is on police bond.
The Post Newspaper has explained that the pictures, which were sent to Vice President George Kunda, Secretary to Cabinet, Joshua Kanganja, Minister of Health Kapembwa Simbao, Women for Change (WfC), Non-Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) and Lusaka Archbishop, were meant to move government to take quick action on the nurses’ and other medical personnel’s’ strike.
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ba Lt can u pliz put the picture of the ka nice woman.. so that we can analyse the story properly
Wasting tax payers money. How many real and serious cases need to tried immediately for inmates at the many prisons in the country…tsk tsk tsk…
Bwezani is sick with his police state.
To solve this, let this girl together with Mmembe’s wife pose for a photo parade in the same matter these pictures i have received are.Let them upload them online to every email account they know them people attach them to their mailing lists as Chansa and Fred Mmembe’s wife labor in action.If they cannot do it, they better keep quite and go through the legal process.
I have see the pictures and I dont see how a human being can even SUGGEST that those pictures were intended to ‘corrupt the morals of society’. They are gut-wrenching and so heart breaking. How can one corrupt the morals of people with a photo where the centre is a bloody dead baby. Surely! I still cannot believe a whole president can even pursue this senseless waste of time, and unfortunately, to quote Mr. Milupi, ‘Zambians have developed a special talent of being docile’ so we’ll let this carry on….
Let her and Mmembe’s wife strip naked dropping every underwear outfit, lay postrate helplessly on the back with legs dropped to opposing end earth poles.Let the camera capture them for the internet market audience.If they can do that, then the case be dropped as none inappropriate.
I agree with number #2, this is another worst of time and resources, this will lead to nowhere. and soon it will be stale news, people wont be that intrested in it. Sooner or later peoples attention will shift to something more real , may be ” the kafupi saga”.
Number 4 ur analysis of the issue is sickening. It ‘s not about personalities, this was an urgent issue seeking a quick response from the powers that may be.
numbala 4 you think like a chi shupu.. My friend that is not how law operates.. of course if mmembe’s wife and that same lady are to pose or submit such pictures of themselves, this would raise much controversy as they are well known people close to being public figures.. therefore this would have much more of an effect and cause much controversy.. that lady they tool pictures of..who even knew her?? the only reason why much noise has been made is becoz they were take at a time when nurses were striking and this led to a temper increase of the country’s chi shombo (RB). otherwise if there was no strike etc.. the publishing of the pics would have gone on smoothly
4, 5 you need healing, those 2 women you mention can access the best medical care in the world if need arose, they cannot be compared to the poor woman who was left to the whims of RB and his pathetic govt. Contribute sensibly, use the head above your shoulders not the one below your waist.
just leave the girl alone i think co zed piop want the police to work on hot issues of 27 billions from the MOH ,that wasting time the this girl its like shifting attention here ,shame on you mad mmd
People lets not under estimate RB. Here he is directing the attention of the people and media to this story so he can be left to do his dirty work which includes touring mostly
What a waste of time by police and their grandfather RB, i think he should retire.
This is unfair. Even Obama said it in Ghana that African Leaders should give the media press freedom. RB kanshi what is in your head?
a baby died needlessly…
Diverting attention from real issues won’t help the govt. Admit that ,you where wrong to let the strike go on for a long time.In organised democracies the Minister of Health would have resigned ,seeing that he has failed to provide leadership in the sector.Not pa zed .With arrogance ,they label everyone who tries to advise.Remember you won’t be in office forever and it’s these same hopistals that you will go to.It’s these same people that will be there to give you an ear .There is no need for them to take Chansa to court when serious issues are pending ,like the Unza strike,unpaid allowances to teachers ,no drugs in hospitals ,missing documents at MOH and donors withholding there aid.Get you act in order and stop persuing the Post ,work for the benefit of all Zambians .
RB mupuba sana. Why does he want to prove that he’s commander-in-chief over this petty issue. Go and arrest Miti and all those who have lead to the withdrawal of funds by donors. Miti’s letter has shown him enough evidence that he’s involved. What is RB waiting for? Ifyabupubafye all the time! This man is too old to think normally. He should go back to his farm. Atusebanya pafula.
Here are some comments from people after seeing those pictures;
1. The woman and husband? should know that, that close to delivery, better keep the area well shaven
2. Why in heavens name did those grown women with babies on their backs expose that poor woman like that? It is not everyone who delivers in a hospital, in some cases women have delivered in public places, but the people around them make sure to provide privacy!!! 3. The woman should sue the person who took the pictures. 4. RB is a serious deviant for thinking that is porn!!!!
…on tv last night, they showed two beautiful babies that were dumped in pit latrines. They fished one out alive but it died soon after. The other one was fished out by the leg, dead. What a waste.
I am ready for them.They have started a battle that they will not finish.Hope the Judges are not yet corrupted.
Damm you Nyama soya ,eachcolor 2 u and yours.
#4 & 5 makes more sense than 7, 8 and 9 – if truth be told. State your position on the matter at hand and do not merely react to another bloggers’ opinion. Or have you no opinion? Have you not the ability to think for yourself and analyze? Yeah, lets have MMembe’s wife’s pics giving birth here! There’s nothing obscene about that, surely. What is good for the ganda must be good for the goose.
who looks foolish now? RB you are insane
18, was it on znbc or muvi, its pornography or obscene according to RB, let him arrest the cameramen involved….
21 you also think with the smaller head, what has Mmembe’s wife got to do with issue at hand? You need salvation my dear…the issue here is clear, what did Mmembe have o do with the pics in question? Talk about Chansa and make your comment relevant.
It is not about that lady alone i think she was just trying to do justice by helping those whom their voices cant be heard, if she had put them in the paper YES! but she was wise enough to send them to the big man hoping to yield solutions to the strike.
YWCA in Kitwe have asked a good question, who was aroused by seeing those pictures for them to be termed pornographic or obscene? The guess is everyone’s, the man who has spoken loudest found them sexually appealing…
# 4, 5 and 21 useless.
Here we go. Post vs RB. Otherwise what Kabwela or is it the Post management did by sending those disturbing photos to the offices responsible for making a change to the prevailing situation at that moment, to me was correct – unless you have not lost a loved one or relative through negligency by pipo responsible. It pains and atleast, it would have moved those idi…ots to action. Nonetheless, the whole issue is now politicised – No wonder those politicians in attendance at the court today. # 4 and 5 try to revisit your view point on this. Even if you have a different opinion, there are better ways to present it.
Gonratulations GRZ for taking the case very quickly to court so that the truth will come out. Coz when pipo complain that ZP moves in fast each those in authority cough they easilt catch the cold. They have no spine to give accurate and professional advice on certain case to avoid wasting tax payers money. These cops deep down their small brains know that this case will come “WASH OUT” but because their skins easily catches the cold they fail to advise. We had the Chiluba is a”Thief Case” Fred,Dipak, Edith and Bivan were hunted like rhinos for their truth revealation. What was the end “WASH OUT” Its difficult and shall be difficult to reform ZP. Its still a service. The chaps in GRZ are just making certain characters “FAMOUS” for lack of proper reasoning. These guys use hearts to…
We have a sick government. Shame on you. Solve hospital problems and imprison those who have plundered the country’s wealth. Fire the health minister for his incompetence.
The husband to this woman should be given some serious teaching and if he can not learn then grab the woman from him. How do you hornestly expose your wife like that ? even in war situations one will construct some shelter for that! Was he taking his wife for antenatal? Such a case of a bleached unborn child is usually detected during antenatal check ups. Coming to Kabwela umwaice uyu needs also some serious teaching by alangizi. I am not worried about the porno case coz it is not here nor there. RB you should have talked about the morality of the matter. Drop the case. The post also should be feedin people right material. Can you write more about Zambian airways scam the way you did with Dora!
# 26 I need a clarification. Does it mean when something is termed pornographic or obscene then it means someone got aroused? or they are sexually appealing?
I don’t know who is right. I think RB is getting obsessed with his police state. On the other hand I am not happy about those child bearing photos especially that the face was not even censored. Imagine it were your relative.
the law is an ass …..the law does not talk of the motive behind…..it say its wrong to circulate such pictures…. Jail the B I T C H so that the Post and PF can have a field day….musebela na boma…
NUMBA 21 YOU SUFFER FROM “BRAIN EXCHANGES TO MATAKO THINKING” MAMBALA IWE
You dull bloggers ….there is no phonography in the charge…. its circulating obscene pictures …Forget about RB now and let those dull Post lawyers who have never won any case argue their case ….. wish them luck. Its straight forward after the prosecution has laid their straightforward case ” circularting obscene pictures to Vp, etc” the defence will try to defend with the motive behind the criminal act which is IRRELEVANT to the charge. AND SHE WILL BE FOUND WITH A CASE TO ANSWER……..BOLA PANSHI. LETS WAIT AND SEE
#21, you are an expired blogger. You forget nothing … because you learn nothing.
# 7 Tumelo,
You do not attract attention by promoting and dehumanizing women.Is that how your mother has been communicating with you-coming naked on you to reinforce her call for attention? Would you personally take pride in your mother or wife if she underwent in such pornographic cycle?Who hasn’t seen what is on every the internet user now? Will the husband pride in her wife again?
LT, what are you doing to my comments? I am not even saying snasty stuff. Can’t you take my twists?
Number 4 you dont think properly. Uli chi_colour.
I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.If the editor considered the ethics of her job and her religion ,she could have not circulated the pix.However she can be forgiven it being a first offense.
By the time she sent those pictures, Govt and the labour Union had already agreed to a deal and as a journalist she definitely followed the events and knew this fact and i wonder why she did not send the pictures to the Nurses Association or Doctors Association to make them aware that there was no need to continue with the strike and their leadership had already agreed to a deal. The problem is the Post wants to make political capital out of nothing and the way things are going they have a real battle ahead and RB is not a chap to take the Post jabs without reply…..I hope they put up a good defence in court. THE LAW CAN BE BADDDDD
Nyama soya and his team are very crual poeple .The must have thanked Fred M’membe and his team for having inform them secreatly .The government must have come in urgently to save the baby who died publicly .That was not Mmembe’s problem and the post .It was the poor and uncarely behaviour of the MMD government at hand.Therefore Nyama Soya is responsible for what happended.The man and his team are doing nothing in the offices they are running.Nyama Soya Bwezani and George Kunda as a Human being must have commanded some one immediately to attend to that helpless poor woman.If anthing the nyama soya was suporsed to curse the poeple who didn’t attend to that woman ,Minister of healt and himself cause ,Nyama soya didn’t save the baby and he didn’t help that woman in any way.
This Chansa girl at 29, Mmembe and husband to the victim needs some serious subtle alangishi.They have no self dignity, character or judgment.Do they realize how much damage they have done to this woman whose private parts are circulating the net uncontrollably? Who again will look at this woman as virtuous in society or among fellow women? Every woman will be avoiding her as a symbol of embarrassment.can the husband be a proud husband with this woman again?They have killed the woman.Can this Chansa and Mmembe’s wife put themselves in this moppet show?
#4&5 .Power in ballots not blogs,
I hope you have seen the pictures you are talking about otherwise you are morally corrupt and I tink your real name is RB.With you all you can see is from the angle of being naked.
Have you ever been at hopsitals and health centres especially in surgical wards to see what picture they desplay to emphasise on how dangerous STIs are?
I tell you that, if chansa is guilty for doing what she did, then we have no clean way of sensitizing people on HIV/AIDs in zambia and the donor money for this purpose is just NOT NEEDED.
Next time there is a strike, by any civil servants, please take pictures of your wives and send them to the Post for onward broadcasting and circulation. Press freedom, I heard something about that ….
# 5 well-said.
#45, abslute nonsense, many men now see their wives in labour, where are you from? Lets call a spade a spade, RB is into police governance because he is failing to control the country and run it democratically. Shame. He has failed his voters … he has now eloquency of ka Chiluba to hoodwink the voters, no prominence of either Kaunda or LPM to convince the people of his stay in power and now resorts to silly fascist strategies. Get a grip of yourself and come to reality – if there is any person that is being destroyed is RB himself by hiding behind the police and failing to kick-start the K27bn by destroying evidence in MoH. Come on!
# 46 background,
FYI, i’m saddened that you are in the US but uninformed of the 1996 and 2005 HIPAA privacy rule. Read The Office for Civil Rights that enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rules, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information, and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule, which protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety.
Just where are these photos kanshi? We need to see for ourselves
Read the privacy rights from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.Please Learn about the Privacy Rule’s protection of the privacy of individually identifiable health information, the rights granted to individuals, OCR’s enforcement activities, and how to file a complaint with OCR.
the d!ck head Rb tuned ati wen he saw those pictures, he was disgusted and threw them away. Can u believe this dude? No analysis, no wondering why those pictures were sent to him, no enquiring about wat cut to the kid or the queen in the pics, all he was concerned about was how they affected him and who the eff had the rite to disgust him, the president of a country with the most docile and forgiving people on the planet, with such foolish pictures that, wen he looked closely through the blood, gave him a hard on and corrupted his squeaky clean morals! I mean just coz he married a chick 300 years younger than him doesnt mean he isnt innocent?
# 48 mindthegap,
I see you are a kid of multiple deficiencies going by your failure to comprehend what i have said.Going in labor is something we all have done on all our kids’s birth but its not same as turning your wife into a public internet pornographic demo material.Is that how your mother or wife have been communicating with you and the world? then they need serious and subtle alangizi. No matter the degree of poverty or tribulation, a wife must be respected.Even your so-called propaganda not inspiring me is of of subnormal caliber devoid of class and talent.
Fred Mmembe is too arrogant, he couldn’t even be at the court to support one of his employees. Atase. I would never work for that f.o.o.l no matter what!
#49 Power in ballots not blogs, I think you are just exposing your unwise reasoning more and more. Who told you that by quoting HIPAA you will justfy your reasoning?
Even the most qualified judge will tell you that, ” you can’t make fair judgement by reading the law alone, you have to apply some natural wisdom like why, how… etc.” use your brian, not, eyes rather ears.
#52, dudelove, what made you crawl out of the woodwork? Too warm under there? Please, crawl back!
Hey, “Power in Ballot not Blogs” I think you are a rare species on this forum of deranged bloggers. Are you sure you belong here?
.#52dudelove,
I agree with you.
how would you make judgement before analyzing the what is at hand and call you self a wise fimo fimo? It is like a judge passing judgment before hearing the case.
LT where are my posts?
If #55, BACKGROUND were a Judge …. He would be the world’s most foolish, the mother of all buffoons! Is that how you apply the law? That s you understanding, or lack of it. You see, you are spending too much time blogging instead of learning.
I see RB mike Mulongoti and Teta mashimba facing trail after 2011….abuse of power…all this is abuse of power there is no case here the editor was clever enough to send pictures to civil society and government
spider dude from mars, clarify
#60, CHAD,
Thank you for considering helping me, but you have to know that am not like those who abuse company property for personal use. I Am at HOME.
Post should have sent the pics to the media outside to seek support from the people holding grants/funds. RB cannot do anything. Not even with those stealing $$$ form the MoH. You all are going in circles. That is not porn….Chibwela was sending a message, but as usual our law enforcers know which side of their bread is nicely spread. The unfortunate woman had no idea what was going on, but the husband is a fool…. Start by suing the post, then sue the GRZ for your dead child, shame brought on your wife…..
wat u all must understand is that this chick’s crime was to send them pictures to the morons in govt. obviously some moron minister’s secretary scanned these pics and distibuted them over the net.
Chad, Dude, play nice.
The charges slapped on her are ridiculous.I think this is a clear waste of tax payers money because this case will be washed out in due course.
Why would The Post publish images to ”corrupt morals” ,they are probably saying to sexually excite viewers and that is the core definition of pornography and it is clear to all even children that the sight of childbirth can never fit in any description of pornography.
It’s high time Banda and the prosecutors he’s pushed into a corner went back to school for basic English lessons.I also wonder what big legal minds like George Kunda or even the Attorney General,Solicitor General or DPP are doing by not stopping this useless case unless they simply want to exert some form of mental torture on the beautiful girl employed as Editor of the…
Enough is Enough! RP has no agender and doesnt know what he is doing.It is clear that he wants to interprate the law differently just to use it againt those who are telling the truth.This man has failed Zambia and the Zambaian people are being taken for granted.He wants to use age ,culture and a corrupt legal system to rule and that cant work anymore.He has no developmntal planes for the Zambian people and way far from realising that.How many capable Zambians do we have?for him to go for the same corrupt people like Dora ,mabenga .. please can someone tell RP that its time to step down otherwise his end will be worse than Chiliba.That pinacord must be revised also becouse some clauses are colonial our culture and people are evolving and changing why not the cord of conduct?
‘Lucia Mendez, Andres Garcia in no one budyou’ that soap, and i hated it, makes more sense than the workings of this flippin govt
If anyone is guilty in this issue, it is MMD. They are guilty of power play.
RB and his boys found the pix to be more sexual, than taking the issue seriously.Thats why he will also admire the same when she’s on MP he will be inside her.
God bless the poor lady who needed help, but other selfish leaders found her to be more sexual during her delivery and that is why they call it phonograph?
Unfortunately or fortunately,this case will be decided on “evidence” .There’s no place for public opinion in the courts of law.
All those who demonstrate how to put on condoms and the printers of Posters on Sexually Transmitted Diseases which explicitly show male and female genital organs must be arrested. They expose obscenities to the public including children who visit health centres.
We should have one Law for the same deed
It’s true that Zambian should be ready for a more vicious RB. RB should by no means be given another opportunity to rule Zambia. He’s taking Zambians for farm workers.
The strange thing is, they started with pornographic images. Then, after a lot of people made it clear to them that, the picture has nothing to do with pornograph, then they reconstructed the charge. It simply shows how desperate they are in search of a case. Surely, RB does not know up to now that people have figured out what he’s up to. And, Zambians, why should one person like RB take the whole nation for granted, even when we know what the hell is going on. RB is up to no good.
John Doe,
Take or leave it RB will prevail come 2011 elections.Why? Because voters have no alternative as opposition in Zambia unless you show me one.The so called Haka-Sata is preoccupied with insults and sinking embattled Fred Mmembe’s economic battle songs of survival in his unrelentingly hostile political dispensation.It seems RB is a typical veteran politician hard to blackmail, frame up and get curving as it were with Mwanawasa who barged on taking too much insults. You don’t create change with insults when you are in the opposition.Policy and issues tailored politics instead carry the day. So my friend, insults are a zero game changer.Odds are against opponents to RB.
# 60 Chad,
Glad you have counseled this kid.He wants to sound philosophical philosopher without a philosophy to people who have made more than enough submissions of legal arguments and case studies.
Why others deserve to kill their times in blogs, some of these kids have their live ruined because they have lamentably failed to expend their time wisely.Kids like the chap calling himself “BACKGROUND” need to in high school doing their GED then move on instead of rubbishing themselves here.
A very serious offence that warrants house arrest. Just sentence her to 5 years in my house, and she’ll never ever associate herself with such pictures again!!!!!
ha ha #4 chipuba sana !!!!!!!!!!
Kwena # 4 uli shilu
didn’t know such crimes still existed!
#6 Chansa thinks nudity is normal, then she must be speaking from heart. Wait and see she will strip naked in court on the next hearing. She about to do it today, but she respected the presence of President Miyanda.
The post has in the past published, in their Friday editions, pictures of half naked women dancing in discos. These pictures are sexually-inclined because the women and their girations in half dressed attires coupled with men dancing in tango makes good poronographic viewing and sometimes even embarrasment – This is what RB and his ZP should have been looking for and not this absurdity we are experiencing, which is a sheer waste of resources. RB should simply get his act right and start working rather than pursuing non issues. We are behind you mama Chansa – all the way.
Terrible and unacceptable government behaviour
Lets not condemn unnecessarily but the rootcause. Do you think this saga could have been avoided if a health insurance policy was in force? There is need to address Structural Violence on a serious note in Zamb
I’m no legal expert but I think there’s 2 issues in question about this case: 1 The Prosecution will have to prove the ‘Intention’ of the lady circulating the pictures was to corrupt morals of society. And talking about society, which society was really corrupted, which leads me to issue number 2. The people who received the pics might be called as witnesses in order to testify that their morals were really corrupted by those pictures. Which means President Rupiah Banda might be called as a witness so he can testify how he was really corrupted. The news editor on the other hand will have no problems proving her intention, considering she only circulated the pictures to a close section of interested stakeholders like the President and the women movements groups. This is a non starter…
There are alot of good ways of expressing displeasure,not photographing a woman in labour.It’s totally unacceptable!!!!!Only a person with decayed morals would advocate.Let her face justice she requested for,as a lesson to the would be’s.
GRZ you are just wasting money…let the pretty girl do her work.
let the court also punish rupiah for allowing our women folk to start giving birth in streets instead of him managing his govt propery by paying civil servants what they deserve at an appropriate time………….rupiah wait yo time is coming when we shall laugh louder!!!!!!ooohhh
#78 you are a s maniac. How does a normal person think so ….. You need to deal with her in which way. You risk being cited for marriage interference. You may admire her but someone is tired of her . May be you want just to spoil. AAHHH
I think “Power in the Ballot Not Bloggs” as you call yourself you are as sick as RB! You need guidance and deliverance….. the motive of those pics is to show our Govt to react to or atleast salvage the dying baby and mothers in pain. A lot of people who can’t afford private clinics were affected and we need to look at the bigger picture…not cheap govt politics as practiced by RB and his minions like you.
Please comment wisely!
The POST sent those pictures with a very good intention and not the way RB and his sycophants are portraying the picture. RB referred to those pictures as pornographic material. i bet the man needs to consult the dictionary. Pornography simply relates to visual images (Pictures or Video) whose main purpose is to inflict or arouse someone’s libido. Those pictures do not come even near what these morons are making a fuss about. The Problem with Rupiah is that he is doing all this with the aim of fixing the POST. History has shown us how the same newspaper put KK, Chiluba and almost Mwanawasa down. Chansa was very sincere and respectful when she sent those pictures. Stop the rot you chaps and start something better. People are hungry and angry.
I cannot read or see any of the articles
csomeone assist me pls ……………..
#6, I dont think you have seen the pictures in question. If you did, you wouldnt be saying what you are saying, indiat!!!!!
Does anyone on this blog have these pics. I would like to see them and judge for myself if indeed it is porn, but my pre-judgement is how can it be porn if she was in labour??? We see those things in biology and medical books. For bloggers that dont know ati its the husband of the deceased that took the pictures and gave them to the post to publiscize.
#18 mutu, are you saying the area was not shaven?? #25 Miss Pretty, it looks like you have issues with the “head” below the waist. Are you feeling nyeli today dear???
MMD cadres are Perverts!
The charges against Chansa are stupid and ridiculous. *****s like Power in ballots not blogs, have never given birth, no woman should go through that and the worl deserves to know what type of country we have here.
# 92. You’re on my side. She was doing her job as a journalist. Those pictures are neither porn nor obscene in the manner in which she handled them. Rupiah Banda’s hypocrisy baffles me.
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…. do u find a president going after the innocent for exposing a crisis in the most professional and polite manner while the corrupt walk free.
This is an obvious way the Govt is trying to intimidate the media -POST.I am waiting to hear how PAZA will stand by Media. If that picture is porn they should arrest the woman and the baby, because they are the center of this porn case.
If the Govt of Zambia is so concerned about ‘morals and culture’ they should press chargers to the guys on: Dabliyu dabliyu dot tube8 dot kom , I can become a state witness and provide you with more porn links.
# 102. I think tube8 is more than enough. Save us from the rest napapata. Natukwata abana pano site.
# 99 write down the address the way I have done: Dabliyu dabilyu dot fimo fimo ….The petition should also including suing the state for deaths that occurred during the Strike by health workers.. Aba bantu baya sana kwati in mu Feduloo… I wish in Zambia we had brave young men like Biko, Lumumba, KK Who stoodup and said NO to a white man.Do you have any ideal how powerful a white man was those days…He was a god. it was blasphemy to opposed a white man, Nomba ifwe we cant say anything to RB but we even use the same Toilet. Ataa bane just because ……thats why Juses umwine afwile fye abwele
Mona lisa iyoo e porn not umuntu alachula ati iyo ni Porn Star , pono yaba RB yala shupa
Iwe Americano # 99 write you web ad like this Dabliyu dabliyu dot fomi fiomo dot komu, yala pasa tufi saine saine ifima petitzion
The charges against Chansa are stupid and ridiculous. *****s like Power in ballots not blogs, have never given birth, no woman should go through that and the world deserves to know what type of country we have here.
#27,ala baume limo fipuba. Am sure some idi-ots were even aroused big time after seeing the pictures.
Zambia is evidently a police state and a dictatorship as it was in the Kaunda and Chiluba era. The president is the police, prosecutor and judge.
Let her go… I thought it was pornography when I saw the headline… Corrupt morals? It would have made more sense if they cited traditional tabboos, which themselves are outdated, but to say corrupting morals only suggests that her arrest has a dubious agenda….
And when are they going to arrest the person who circulated the pictures to president since I understand he did not receive them from Chansa Kabwela.
What a waste of state resources, am sure right thinking members of society will agree with me when i say that the money govt is wasting on this case (which they have already lost) could have been used for something more pressing like uping salaries for health workers.
PLEASE TELL ME. IF I HAVE NEGLECTED MY PARENTS AT HOME AND THEY START MOVING HALFNAKED. THEN SOMEBODY TAKES A PHOTO AND SENDS IT TO ME. SO THAT I SEE THE SITUATION OFMY PARENTS , CAN I CRY THAT, HE AS SEND ME THE PORNO PHOTO OF MY PARENTS? I THINK THE IDEA IS TO WAKE ME UP IF I SEE PARENTS HALF NAKED. PLEASE LET THE YOUNG LADY FREE. SHE WANTED PEOPLE TO WORK UP AFTER SEEING THE GRAVE SITUATION. MY DEAR YOUNG LADY THE GOODLORD WILL STAND FOR YOU. AMEN
MISS KABWELA SHOULD ONE DAY QUIETLY SEEK AUDIENCE WITH THE WOMAN IN THAT PICTURE AND APOLOGISE FOR CAUSING SUCH HEART WRENCHING PAIN BY STRIPPING THAT WOMAN’S DIGNITY BY NOT EVEN TRYING TO CENSOR THE FACES OF THE AFFECTED. SO CRUEL JUST LIKE THAT NYAMA SOYA YOU WERE TRYING TO ALARM.
….AND BLOGGERS….WOULD YOU WILLINGLY ACCEPT THAT SUCH A PICTURE OF YOURSELVES, WIVES, NEIGHBOURS, MOTHERS SHOULD BE SENT TO NYAMA SOYA TO ALERT HIM TO A NATIONAL CRISIS??? IF YOU WOULD, YOU NEED DELIVERANCE TO LEARN THAT PICTURES OF ‘VINENA’ AND ‘MATAKO’ WITH A STUCK HEAD OF A BREECH DELIVERY SHOULD NEVER BE USED TO WAKE ANY POLITICIAN UP. DONT STRIP WOMEN OF THEIR DIGNITY EVEN IF YOU YOU ARE A SELF APPOINTED MASTER OF SHOCK THERAPY FOR MMD!!!
IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE PICTURES TAKEN BY THE SELF-APPOINTED MASTER OF SHOCK THERAPY FOR MMD, YOU NEED HEAVY DUTY PRAYERS TO DELIVER YOU SO THAT YOU LEARN THAT A WOMAN’S GENITALS ARE CALLED PRIVATE PARTS FOR A GOOD REASON. WHETHER IN IRAQ, KALINGALINGA, ENGLAND, WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THEIR DIGNITY PERIOD
It is incurmbent upon ourselves to keep the diginity that we have created and preserved for ourselves. To have total dignity we seek to keep, nurses must never go on strike (give them what is due to them – simple), furthermore, usher in a normal government that will listen to advise and predict correctly the outcome of situations (like this one) as well as take corrective measures long before such happens. Who must be taken to court, RB or Kabwela??? Who killed that baby, RB or Kabwela? How many people died during that period? And one even remembers! Shame!
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wel, i wonder why governmnt feels offendd… I mean, the photo(s) was simply talkin reality. instead of wastin the journalst’s resouces,govrnmnt shud commend her,for doin otherwiz wud spel sam political vendeta!