STATE House has surrendered monkeys to Munda Wanga Trust and Born Free Foundation.
The move is aimed at decongesting the State House which has about 200 monkeys.
So far, 61 primates have been humanely captured and translocated to Munda Wanga where they are being accommodated, medically assessed and cared for.
“The President wanted some of them removed, relocated and released humanely back into the wild, so he turned to the Munda Wanga Trust and Born Free Foundation’s Lunga Luswishi Wildlife Project to ensure this was done professionally,” director of the Trust, Bill Thomas, said.
The Munda Wanga Trust, which has been working closely with the Born Free Foundation for over five years, and has considerable experience of rehabilitating and reintroducing monkeys and yellow baboons into the wild, immediately responded to this presidential request.
“Clearly, the grounds of State House were becoming overcrowded and some primates were escaping and becoming a nuisance to the Lusaka Golf Course, nearby hotel and local residential properties and embassies in the area. Naturally, we agreed to assist and the operation is underway,” Mr Thomas said.
The plan is to release as many of them as possible into the wild as part of integrated social groups.
The primates are prepared for their rehabilitation in a number of ways, including predator avoidance training and exposure to naturally occurring fruits and seeds so that they stand the best possible chance of a successful transition to their natural habitat.
“It is obviously incredibly heartening that the President himself has personally taken this humane course of action and that he has turned to the Munda Wanga Trust and Born Free to carry out Operation ‘Shining Example’.
It is a significant vote of confidence in our abilities.
“However, it has naturally placed a considerable strain on our resources, both human and financial, and I urge all those who care about the welfare and the future prospects of these animals to contact us and support us in whatever way they can,” founder of the Born Free Foundation, Virginia McKenna, said.
The Trust estimates that it will cost approximately US$50,000 to see the translocation through to a successful conclusion.
They further estimate that it will be necessary to remove approximately 200 primates from the grounds of State House to bring the problem under control.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
Well, at least my relative will have gotten rid of them kolwes humanely. Bembas, relish has been released in the wild for you. Gotta enjoy while the last
Mmmmmm alaB leka tu kolwe. They wre just practising their freedom of urinating
Tukolwe twaya sure because they offended RB, I wonder who else is next on the chopping bord. Not even the animals are safe with RB
‘It has also been reported that the once rat infested State House Kitchen has now become free of the species ever since RBB moved in. It’s believed that Dickson Jere has also played an effectice role in this venture’
They will still pour their urinary water on you
Ma superstitions fye. Afraid that they are SATAs agents
making sure that the next press conf- is urinating free…The first strategic plan by RB…
So all of them are being deported?
IF HE HAS FAILED TO CONTROL THE MONKEYS AT STATE HOUSE, HOW DOES HE EXPECT TO CONTROL THE STATE. AFTER ALL THOSE ARE JUST ANIMALS.
Even the monkeys are are punished for the sins of one monkey! yangu. Mulishani bonse!!
This is crap just leave those animals alone and concentrate on national matters pliz
Bembas hunting season is open lol
The president must be commended for this move, why keep all these animals all to himself when the Bembas are left with nothing. On a seroius note, i think this is a good move RB.
# 10 Ba Moze. You are finally back. People missed on the blog
These delicacies were just practicing what is known as “Sunding Rights” unfortunately it was a Ngoni who was under the tree. Ba RB just when you know that Sata is next, you start cropping utumunani. What will we find at State house when we come to visit ba kateka ba kakonkapo? Kanshi mu getelele fye fyonse. We shall put it our own. Ngatu opani twena how are they ? we are aware that utuma mbeba twalipwa kudala. On a serious note, what you have done is the way forward, but the foundation needs ka 50 US pin kabili, do assist them with it.
But spending Usd50,000 on BA KOLWE NIBU KOLWE
Yaba congestion at state house is only on monkeys? How about the other animals?
Its because there a’nt enough heads to pee on!!!
NEXT STORY FROM STATE HOUSE:::: state house planning to import ‘RATS’ TO FILL THE VACANY AFTER DEPOTING THE POOR MONKEYS.. MWAMBO WA CHI CHEBA must be seen in state house.
it’s every monkeys scared right to urinate on a head of state especially when veers into mumble jumble.
This move is a gross violation of animal rights, I have informed PETA.
What i find interesting is how quickly the monkeys have been discharged after the “KANITUNDILAGATE”. Was a proper study conducted on how these animals will integrate in the wild or their next crib or they were just surrendered to the next party at a whim. In a way this development highlights what has gone wrong in the country. We have lost all tolerance to opposing views and decisions are made without consensus.
I wish the monkey all the best i its new life in the wild where it will be free to urinate as its sees fit.
OMG, Revenging on monkeys, RB, really? This is the lowest he has sank. Chansa Kabwela watch out!
#10 Ba Moze is alive, he is alive its a miracle. Mwapoleni dadi?
i hope removing a monky from state house will not prevent micheal satana from 2011 poles,
hey people bamoze is back, chawam good to have you back, but where is zoe?
If all the primates at state house are removed, don’t u think the country will be presidentless?
This guy cant even appreciate the beauty of having anomals around.
Kwena Zoona wakumushi!
What type of politics is this?
He is retaliating even to animals, he is a very uncivilised chap. Why did he not thinking of removing some monkeys before kanitundila?
Was Ba Moze also released from state house by RB?
#28 Monkey see Monkey do, well said. How is it its only RB that has seen the congestion? LPM was president only a year or so ago are you telling me he didn’t see that? And look at the cost of the whole exercise, $50,000. I thought it was a free venture!
please 50 sawa on Monkeys. wachimo? i am sure he will spend ama yusa ova when bringing in imbeba from eastern province.. Wapya Munzi. Run Kolwe Run.
The trust is taking about $50 pin…wait until you hear how much state house is paying to capture and transport the monkeys to chilanga… you will fall off your chair!!!
100 monkeys in State house. Where they as many during LPM’s?
I bet our fellow FTJ controled their number by eating some. LOL
Could the one that urinated was the first to be deported.
#26 and 30 you have killed me lol
ONLY MMD CADRES ARE UNTOUCHABLE IN THE PRESENT DAY ZAMBIA!!!! NEXT ITS THE MONKEYS AT SUN HOTEL….THIS IS SERIOUS BULL
#16, wandepaula sana……but its true chachine nibukolwe….
B.a.s.s.o.p wabala RB, waya. #34 yes he was the 1st one to be deported. Shame on you RB. He would have forgiven MBEBAS if they did the same to him
I wonder what happened to the monkey that did the deed on the Prezido!
2 or 3 likely scenarios.
1.I’m sure that that poor (yet courageous) creature was shipped to a province we all know that they graze them sashila’d.
2. The monkey rushed out of Plot 1 and then turned back to it’s human form and resumed playing golf behind Plot 1.
3. Imagine away, fellow bloggers, imagine away.
Whatever the case, it’s a bad day for the (brave) monkey’s that used to reside at Plot 1.
So RB Ordered the forced eviction from Libya? he was not man enough to stand up against the monkeys. Man to Monkey. i yo kwena.
Well done RB atleast the press conference will have no monkeys in the trees.Rb used to have bad nightmares about a monkey urinating on him
It has also been reported that peacocks make a lot of noise during state briefs; are they next on the line?
I think da 1 which urinated on bamdala it is in trouble 4rm fellow monkeys 4 causing deportation.
Bembas no more state house for you!!!!!LOL
RB please explain while in Libya why you have fired the monkeys too lol
nomba ninani akasundila lupiya Banda bane ?
Katele K: Boyi RB, Ba Kolwe aba bakutuma eh, fyaku bantu ifi.
RB: Iyee Sebele Kanitundila shuwa. Katele K: Panono sana, kaili you know I specialize in ZAFFICO computers.
Iyee Uluse …its really sad that the animals are suffering on behalf of Zambians. Who else shall fight RB and the MMD-thieves for us? Let just hope the sun hotel-kolwes will not be deported as well. We need them to baptise Mulongoti and Shikapwasha.
This is no longer a Times, Post or Lusaka Times story. it is on the BBC and other international news wires. BaHERB nafuti baisebanya!
I see he was able to at least finish reading, review and act on the Kanitundila report. Can we now expect that he will attend to the other pending reports like the Dora Siliya report and act on them?
You have to question the state of mind of a president who is willing to spend $50,000 on re-locating monkeys than paying his teachers, policemen and women, nurses and doctors!
Mr. President, you’ve got your priorities all wrong! Get your head from between your legs and smell the coffee!
But what monkey trap will they use to capture and release RB into the wild?
There was no need to move the animals from the state house in the first place/ People have the licenses to hunt, and this time the bembas could have been given the first priority, even RB himself knows this. Its not good ukuchusha abanenu ku mitima.. Sorry ba chibusa ba mutale.
Alah, Kanitundila has no shame, he is vengeful even to bakolwe. The same vengence we saw towards Magande, Nkole and Shakas is now directed towards Bakolwe. Anyway, now that our babtizing primate relatives have been expelled from the garden of Aden, expect State House to turn into a sickening purgatory.
I thought State House will surrender RB to Munda Wanga. What went wrong? Was this a misprint by LT or some guy at State House filled some wrong papers? If it costs Zambia $50,000 to move a monkey that pissed on RB, how much will it cost to move RB to Chipata?
People in Zambia are too docile, now that the monkeys that were trying to fight on our behalf are gone, we’re doomed! Nshatalamona Kateeka uwakufilwa naba kolwe! Have the monkeys just multipied in the less than a year the the “Big Mphuno” has stayed at state house?
Monkeys are funny animals,just let be at State House and other surrounding areas ,including the Golf Course,they provide entertainment to people around.The more Monkeys we have around our environment,the better our marketing of tourism will be ,since its gonna be easy to convince the Tourists that we have prenty Animals in parks,including Towns.
Good bye our Heroes. You did us proud
The wardens should also capture all the baboons at State House (RB).Will the Chief Justice take over?
nisiyeni namwe abemba, munganvele bwanji ngati ka kolwe katundila mweo…..50 pin ya chepa….chifukwa state house yachipa a nyamata 100pin kuleta mbeba mu state house
His Execellency Rupiah Banda (HERB)
Malabishi! Malabishi! Nanga 200 mbeba ni zingati LOL
sembe Kana kunyela che you are so lucky my
It was R.B who instructed state house to put the addressing table under the tree, a favourite home of that monkey. Animals have a right of way and tree.shame
although you chase them it will going to urinate on top of your head when you visit copperbelt on your next trip.