STATE House has advised the media in Zambia to be extra cautious with stories they source from disgruntled politicians which are totally wrong and bent on tarnishing the name of President Rupiah Banda.
Special assistant to the president for Press and public relations, Dickson Jere said there was a growing pattern by the media to quote politicians on issues which they could easily and independently verify with relevant authorities before publishing them.
Mr Jere said he was shocked to hear of a story by Radio QFM, which was also published on the website, alleging that President Banda went to watch the FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa on his way to Turkey.
Mr Jere said it was easy for the media to check such basic facts instead of giving space to blatant lies often propagated by Mr Mpombo and others.
He said it was a known fact that Mr Banda left Lusaka on Sunday morning for Ankara, Turkey, on a Presidential Challenger plane and arrived at Esengoga International Airport in Turkey the same day in the evening.
“The presidential plane only made a brief stop-over to refuel in N’djamena, Chad. Zambian journalists from both the State-run and private media covering the president’s State visit in Turkey reported his arrival to their respective media houses,” he said.
Mr Jere said it was never his intention to respond to Mr Mpombo’s constant lies about President Banda because most Zambians had by now realised that he was an untruthful person.
[pullquote]He said it was a known fact that Mr Banda left Lusaka on Sunday morning for Ankara, Turkey, on a Presidential Challenger plane and arrived at Esengoga International Airport in Turkey the same day in the evening. [/pullquote]
He said only a few weeks ago, a similar lie was told by Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata who indicated that Mr Banda had gone to Cape Town for his knee review when in fact the president never travelled to the South African city.
But when contacted for a comment, Mr Mpombo admitted telling a QFM reporter that President Banda had stopped over in South Africa to watch the World Cup final.
He said he assumed the president had stopped over for the World Cup final on Sunday because the reporter had put it to him that he had stopped over in South Africa on his way to Turkey.
Mr Mpombo said he made the statement to indicate that the president was always travelling.
[Times of Zambia]
Nsoni ba Mpombo,now with the Pact crumbling,choose where where to seek refugee.
This due to Banda’s many useless trips people are not happy one day that plane will fall out of the sky it has been over used mr state house spokesman
Indeed it is really a shame that radio stations like QFM publish every vomit that this loser called Mpombo throws at them. Doesn’t that radio station have an editorial team? If they don’t have journalists, they should just do cut and paste from elsewhere than lower the standard of journalism in Zambia even further. If some crack heard shows up at your door and says I have Killed the president, how in the world do you just rush to publish such nonsense without even verifying. And you even cry for self regulation?. This is so shameful and if that station had any sense of integrity, they ought to apologise and realise that that Loser (mpombo), with half the brain of a chicken, after losing the other half in a swimming pool in L/stone, will ruin their reputation as a media house.
THAT IS THE NAME OF POLITICS BWANA DJ
So RB choose Chad of all countries to re-fuel and jus about a week ago rumour had it that RB meet with the Chad President how convinient:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?
Where Next is RB going Mr Jere? we don’t want to speculate anymore!
He will be in Kampala Uganda next week ask mr Jere if i’m not telling the truth for the Africa union meeting i’m in London but i know this, please servce that plane before it crushes down from the sky
“But when contacted for a comment, Mr Mpombo admitted telling a QFM reporter that President Banda had stopped over in South Africa to watch the World Cup final.
He said he assumed the president had stopped over for the World Cup final on Sunday because the reporter had put it to him that he had stopped over in South Africa on his way to Turkey.”
In short Mr. Mpombo admitted that he was lying. I would therefore not be degrading him if I called him a liar seeing that he admitted to lying. :-?
its difficult to develop a country with such high levels of jockers in the country. Lets be serious, even if its politics does it mean peddling lies all the time. Those of you who even have time to listrn to mbombo if only you knew what his name means. all he says is like his name mpombo(please check the meaning of mpombo).
We are tired of his ranting but like #1 said he should now know that he has no where to hide.
DJ,
Indeed it’s saddening to see that 18 year on after democracy was reintroduced, unprofessional journalism has resorted report from Kachasu tarven Gossip as their newsfeeds. Who doesn’t know the the legion of Sata, Mpombo, and Afraid Membe are not only discombulated big losers but amoral sadists in this political trajectory? Mpombo is a political crosstitute or “Polistitute” never to take serious. He is at a biggest loss that his Greatest fear is unfolding in face.These losers are faced with systemic applied politics 101.
These losers with their failed strategic judgement are in a deep quagmire. Theirs is a typical catch 22 at the strategic inflection point where out of two options, one decision has to be made. But sadly for them, they have burnt all bridges and have no option at hand. Certainly no winning mass party like MMD with unlimited valuable human capital can take them in come what may.
Stop over in Chad??
“He said he assumed the president had stopped over for the World Cup final on Sunday because the reporter had put it to him that he had stopped over in South Africa on his way to Turkey.” End Quote
Assumption is the lowest level of knowledge and is not synonymous with intelligent people qualified for leadership. Assumption is a preserve of losers, gamblers, opportunists, whiners, headless chickens and miscreants trapped in their kitchen sinks.
Why are people questioning the stop over in Chad as far as i can remmeber even Levy on his long distance travels in the jet always (well almost always) refueled in Chad
QFM POST MPOMBO PLIZ STOP BEING SENSATIONAL LEARN TO BE FACTUAL. TO MAKE MPOMBO AS NEWSMAKER IS LAUGHABLE. PMOMBO IS A POORMAN AND DESPARATE HE IS KIKE A HUNTED DUIKER
well if you don’t inform us RB’s usual movements then please dont blame people for speculating. Learn to keep your citizens well informed
My impression of the international media such as BBC, CNN, AFP, REUTERS etc.. is that they care about their reputations and will never report an item until they have verified the facts. Oh well, our problem is that Zambia is so polarised that even journalists have an axe to grind and will report a matter if it has political mileage for whatever party regardless of whether it is true or not.
The impression I am given is that this one is a lie as opposed to the Chadian president visit. The speed at which the facts have come out from (maybe) the right source to some extent confirms this.
Since when are Zambian planes allowed to fly in European airspace?
# 14 Marx which school did you go to? check yo spellings b4 u post….
# 19 IM ENJOYING LIFE IN ZAMBIA WHILE YOU SWEAT. NO PLACE IS BETTER THAN HOME WILLIAM. YOU MUST BE IN SOME OBSCURE COLD SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY AGAINST YOUR WISH BUT ALL IN SEARCH FOR SURVIVAL. COME BACK HOME
Truth is that RB travels a lot. His handlers don’t always inform us in advance. Instead they have become experts at reacting to what people say at which point it is difficult to know who is telling the truth. State House needs to jack up their information dissemination act. We’re left with an impression that RB is doing things on his own (like running a kantemba) & nobody else knows for sure what is going on. This is fertile ground for all sorts of rumours.
What is this thing with RB with his useless trips and stop overs in Chad? Let someone sensible tell RB that Chad is a war zone the ka plane will be shot down
Hon. Mpombo is becoming a nuisance, can he not shut up for once? He’s lucky the President is a patient man otherwise………
18: Since when was Chad or Turkey a European nation?
#2 london fake or self acclaimed briton. why do you hate mmd and our president. Is it RB who sent you in self exile you went on your own after feeling pitty for yourself as you failed to make it in zed. you claim to be a shinganga but docs back home are looking good economy naibasumina. respect rb he is shaping zed into a better place for you pipo abroad to come back and settle without fearing ukuchula. well meaning pipo can see that the country is moving foward
I do not think that there something wrong for RB to stopover in SA and watch soccer. Let us concentrate on Nation Development. So what if he watched the Spaniards hammer the Dutch? It will not change any body at all least myself!!!
#25 Stop by the USA konshula ofes and the British and Canadian hai komishonz, si how many Zedianz are applying for visas. Faindi autu from the ofisaz how many have applied multiple times and have had their aplikeshonz rejected. Better stilu, faindi autu how many Zedianz play the US green card lottery every year!
Did alaa bee send Bootlicker and Mr. Kapitalisti in exile too? What aboutu Senior Citizen, in exile too?
Alaa bee shaping Zed? When he is done will there stilu be Chibolya, Mandevu, Misisi, John Lengi, Ng’ombe and places like that? Will Chingere become a rose garden before alaa bee finishes his shaping Zed?
Think before you fart!
Bootl
I suppose that is the news according to Mpombo, surely the guy could’ve said he didn’t know rather than show such immaturity. I suppose tha’s why the Post hound him daily for ‘news’ which he gladly gives them.
Firstly, the aircraft with registration number 9J-ONE (presidential Challenger 604) can land in Europe just as it did in France not too long ago. Secondly, unlike a plane such as the Bombardier Global Express XRS used by the Rwandese President, this particular aircraft does not have the range to fly non-stop from Lusaka to Europe. Depending on loading, prevailing weather and prevailing NOTAMs Ndjamena, Khartoum, Cairo and Tripoli are possible refuelling options for such flights.
We dont care whether he stoped in sa o chad,we just want him 2 stop wasting our money with his numerous trips.is that 2 much 2 ask?
There is no harm in being TRANSPARENT!! Why do you have to be so secretive about our Country “headman’s” movements?! And then you wonder why people are speculating? Learn to level with your citizens well in advance, they are paying for all this garbage after all!!!
#27 GENERAL KANENE WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE STATES IS IT WORTH UKUPIPA AMAFI YATUKOTE TUSUNGU OR LEAD A DECENT LIFE PA ZED.
RB is doing nothing.mbolo ya ka RB
#33 mochib naiwe makandi yobe chi illegal mu london we shall arrest you kgb is watching you
Hey guyz thoze that think the flag that appears against peoples post, you are Damn wrong!!! Am talking about # 20. Cafu # 32.Madilu & 34 Mean.