PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has welcomed changes to the police command on the Copperbelt, saying they should not have allowed Vice-President George Kunda and suspected Patriotic Front (PF) cadres to use the same route during the Chifubu parliamentary by-election campaigns.
Mr Banda said yesterday that the incident in Ndola last week where some suspected PF cadres blocked the vice-president’s motorcade could have been avoided if it was not for laxity on the part of the police.
He wondered why the police allowed Mr Kunda and opposition cadres to use the same route.
“Don’t you think that’s good enough a reason? Why have a meeting at the same place and allow the vice-president to be on the same route, that could have been avoided,” Mr Banda said in response to a question from journalists.
He was speaking at City Airport in Lusaka upon his arrival from Chipata.
Inspector-General of Police Francis Kabonde at the weekend made changes to the police service high command, and shifted Copperbelt Province chief Antoneil Mutentwa to Lusaka where he would be director of medical services.
He takes over from Martin Malama who has been appointed Copperbelt Province police chief.
[pullquote]Meanwhile, President Banda refused to comment on PF president Michael Sata’s statement that he had secured former Defence minister George Mpombo’s conviction as reported in the Sunday Post because the matter was in court[/pullquote].
Sources in the Zambia Police Service said there were several other changes expected to be made soon.
The president was welcomed at the airport by Mr Kunda, Presidential Affairs Minister Ronald Mukuma and Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa.
He was accompanied to Chipata by Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Catherine Namugala and Science, Technology and Vocational Training Deputy Minister, Lameck Mangani.
Meanwhile, President Banda refused to comment on PF president Michael Sata’s statement that he had secured former Defence minister George Mpombo’s conviction as reported in the Sunday Post because the matter was in court.
[Times of Zambia]
I’m sure Kunda was sh*ting his pants when his motorcade was blocked. Serves him right.
Even the new guys will do the same coz they are underpaid.It was just a message they were trying to pass across that things are not all that soupy.
So what does senior Citizen, Capitalist, Boot licker etc have to say after accusing the PF for the unfortunate incidence?
And the Northwestern Province police chief retains his job? Even the Mufumbwe officer in charge? What bigotry!
So Mpombo has gotten 60 days in Jail and a K4million fine, next is Lucy Changwe.
I announced on this net last week that the Heads are rolling on the Copperbelt Police chiefs because Kabonde and RB just confirmed that the Police PF. Now LT because you depend on copy and paste, no investigative jounalism, thats when you are publishing this. Well changes or NO changes, next the new chief wont prevent NyamaSoya’s motorcade from bieng Blocked by PF or UPND wait. It’s the junior and middle officiers in the force that are all PF not the compromised Police high command. So changes cosmetic. The Copperbelt tolerated FTJ because inconsequential. it’s RB who is in the seat we after, come 2011.
sorry ba george mpombo,now bloggers what happens with his parliamentary seat
# 7-What will happen is that we will go for a by-election which will easily be scooped by the pact.Probably it is just too early to call but let us wait and see what happens.
Uprooting entire families from schools friends and relatives, hope you bloggers caught that.
Director of Medical Services, a policeman – I do not understand.
I HOPE YOUR RESHUFFLE BY THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA WILL CHEER YOU, COME 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS.