Centre for Elections and Governance (CEG) Trustee Gershom Musonda has welcomed Patriotic Front (PF) Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili’s U-turn on Chines investment and appreciation of investors in improving Zambia’s economy and general welfare of the local people.
Mr.Musonda however said the MP may not be representing the views of the local people and may just be advancing his political advocacy.
He added that Mr Kabwili may have influenced the business transaction to some degree, especially if some members of the company’s tender committee may have known that Roan Bread Company belonged to Mr. Kambwili.
Mr Musonda said Kambwili has been opposing Chinese investment in Zambia and even incited workers and the general public against Chinese investors.
The trustee noted that that the MP has suddenly started praising the copper company after his company, Roan Bread, received a cheque for supply of goods and installation equipment at China Non-Ferrous Mining Corporation (CLM).
He said the political hatred fanned by PF and its MPs against investors, especially those of Asian origin, have led to industrial unrest in the mines and other sectors.
“The violence is not only justified, but also scaring away investors from Zambia as other poor countries remain stable and welcome investors in a peaceful atmosphere” he said.
He has since urged the electorate in all constituencies to start evaluating the performance of MPs in preparation for the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections to assess whether their leader’s public conduct and views respond to local needs.
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Are these the kind of leaders we want to usher into government in 2011? These bastards are all the same, give the a little money and it will be back to the MMD days again. I think what we need is to wait for Obama to retire and bring him to Zambia offer him a job as president maybe then things will work. We have very few leaders in Zambia who stand by what they believe regardless of whether they have been given money or not.
Well! be careful baba, this govt knows how vocal you have been you could be a threat to them i only hope they are not trying to shut you up. we need you.
Though, a supporter of the Pact, this Kambwili is not fit to be in leadership, he is a fool who is only interested in filling his pocket like the MMD bastards, period. We are in deep shit if these are leaders to be ushered in!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets be careful with these so-called leaders of the likes of Chishimba “Chimbwili” Kambwili. These are are not people you can rely on or allow to run our country.
Dissapointed Zambian that lives in england, its ****king typical of you lot, u dont live in zambian and you rely on the post to give you news, and you wouldnt dare say it to his face because your a pathetic old man that is embarased to say you are zambian, you dont even know the man, and dont pose like you can ran a country yourself i bet you can hardly ran your own household, stupi people piss me off