President Rupiah Banda has disclosed that the Zambian government paid a total of 8 million pounds to a named British law firm which was pursuing a case of corruption involving second republican president Dr. Frederick Chiluba.
President Banda said government further paid another substantial US$ 2 million over the same case.
Speaking to Journalists shortly before departure for Chipata, Eastern province, yesterday afternoon, President Banda said colossal sums of money were paid to Taskforce lawyers.
He advised the nation to forge ahead with other development projects as opposed to concentrating on the Chiluba case which he said was adequately dealt with by the courts.
Mr. Banda said a lot of eminent Zambians including former Commanders of the Defense forces have been tried in courts in Zambia with some acquitted but wondered why the same Zambians were mute on the matter.
He was commenting on the Law Association of Zambia which is aggrieved by the decision by Lusaka High Court Judge Evans Hamaundu reject an application to have the London Court judgment case involving second republican president Frederick Chiluba registered in Zambia.
And President Banda has challenged the British Government to release Dr. Chiluba’s co-accused Attan Shansonga to be tried here in Zambia.
Mr. Banda said despite the Zambian government writing a correspondences many years ago asking the British Government to release Mr. Shasonga, the British government has remind reluctant to release him.
On the forth-coming 2010 tripartite election, President Banda urged the British government to respect the Zambian laws because the Zambian courts have tried alot of eminent people including former commanders.
He further urged the British government against interfering with the Zambian law and to leave Zambia alone because she is a sovereign state capable of governing herself.
He took a swipe at some foreign diplomats accredited to Zambia against issuing statements as if they are opposition political parties.
On his trip to Chipata, President Banda said the commissioning of the Chipata/Mchinji railway line would help open up eastern province to the neigbouring Malawi and Mozambique and the entire region in terms of transporting goods and services.
Mr. Banda said the railway line could cut the distance from Chipata and Nacala in Mozambiaque by 800 km and another 500km from Chipata to Malawi.
He said the Chipata-Mchinji railway line was of economic value and hoped that government would source some funds to construct a dry port to accelerate economical development for the good of the peoples in the three countries.
He indicated that his Malawian counterpart Bingu Wa-Mtharika would attend the commissioning of the railway line but the Mozambiqican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is not coming to witness the commissioning of the railway because he is committed to other important national duties in his country.
President Banda, however, said President Guebuza has sent a representative to witness the commissioning of the railway line.
The Chipata-Mchinji Railway line was initiated in the late 1970s by the governments of Zambia and Malawi but was only completed under the leadership of President Rupiah Banda.
Meanwhile, President Banda has said First Lady Thandiwe has the right to empower women because she is the mother of the nation.
Commenting on opposition PF leader Michal Sata’s claims that the First Lady is ‘dishing out’ moneys to Mpulungu electorates, President Banda advised Mr. Sata and the civil society organsiations chief executive officers to desist from ‘finding faults’ but instead concentrate on development matters affecting the nation.
Mr. Banda is accompanied to Eastern Province by MMD Chief Whip Vernon Mwaanga, Community Development Minister Michael Kaingu, Education Minister Dora Siliya and Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane among others
The President was seen off at the Lusaka ZAF City airport by Defense Chiefs, Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa, Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Fashion Phiri and other senior government and MMD officials.
QFM
This is Mugabe type of leadership, there we go again.
RUPIAH IS RIGHT,WHY DIDN’T THEY RELEASE SHANSONGA WHEN HE FLED THERE TO AVOID PROSECTIONS HERE AND TODAY THEY WANT TO CRY WOLF,CHILUBA’S JUDGEMENT IS FINAL NO MORE CIRCUS.
We are in trouble as a country with this kind of leadership.
Who facilitated Shansongas fleeing, is it not MMD? Mugabe here we come. RB is UNIP through and through, his action is UNIP.
#3 ..Ba Katongo,what makes you think we are in trouble? You want GRZ to get down and roll? We are an independent state with our own judiciary.For what its worth lets be proud of that.Chiluba stole OUR money and its OUR courts to judge him. These are the same guys whose MPs steal from their people and ask them how many have faced the law?…RIGHT…zero!
And by the way they do have Transparency International in the UK too. Iam yet to see a bulletin on the same.
Its a shame that those who opposed our independence, as colonialists cooks while serving as informants of erstwhile masters in preference for perpetuity of imperialism have shamelessly continued working for imperialists. They take orders through Gay Scott inimical to our sovereignity. Such mercenaries have respect of Zambians to be entrusted with the national mantle of power. They will pander to imperialists but never land the miracle of power as long as our democracy is through the ballot votes.
I mean such mercenaries have “no” respect of Zambians to be entrusted with the national mantle of power because their loyalty is to imperialists.
How can you be leader of sovereign Zambia when all you do is mimic Gay Scott’s nefarious playbook despite him being a localized agent of imperialism and that Pakistanese Taliban Rasheeed Given Lubinda?
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It’s not a surprise to see Britain entrenched in its failed foreign policy that has largely continued fueling some rogue states around the world. Viable democracies have been left with no option but turn into rogue states against its imperialistic policies. Britain still thinks we are still in the Victoria era of imperialistic hegemony.
Honestly I do not know where we are heading as a nation!
HE RB is wrong to start attacking Britain and foreign diplomats. In the first instance, my understanding is that the British people and other European partners helped fund the fight against corruption in Zambia at the request of the Zambian government. This involved funding the Taskforce in Zambia, and meeting legal bills to prosecute cases in Europe. This helped recover significant amounts of money for the Zambian people as confirmed by the AG. The British people will not directly benefit from this expenditure, but if it the money recovered saves a few lives through improved healthcare, then it is worthwhile. As Zambians, we should be thankful that other people care enough to use their money to help us. If negative attitudes and insults continue, no one will help us in times of need.
and the foolish Post writes ” Rupiah tells donors to pack and go”. this is nonsense.the president only cuationed Britain to respect zambia as a independent state. am disgusted with Post continious peddling of lies for hopeless agenda in the name of advertising PF thugery party.God forbid..! Michael Satan can never be president of our lovely mother zambia.the smoke stinking old crap is a worst id**t zambia has ever produced.
:((:(( why is the man in green checking out presido’s a….? The faces change – the rhetoric does not >:/ boring!!
ILa gallantians,
As long as we have democratic elections with citizens enjoying their suffrage rights in this country, not in our time will Sata ever win national elections. Instead he will continue wallowing deep in contracted foreign debts as campaign finance without dividends for his uninformed foreign sponsors.
“….Zambia alone because she is a sovereign state capable of governing herself….”
LOL Banda !!
Not thanks to you
ministers steal donors money (health, roads)
100 million dollars swindled from former ZCCM, the govt knows who play the dirty trick, and where is money !! but nothing was done…
Connivance with foreign companies : windfall taxes scrapped, low minerals taxes, crumbs given to zccm whereas mines owe zccm several hundred million dollars
Zambian assets sold for a song
Civil servants not paid
The justice is RB’s puppet : Mpombo, M’membe, the high Court decision rejecting the registration of the London judgment
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more and more corruption and impunity for thieves : willing to remove the abuse of office clause from the ACC Act to dilute the fight against corruption, Chiluba cleared
Poverty so high and the govt plays the beggar while foreign companies earn billion dollars and Banda wastes zambian assets
We need a regime change
Now I hope donors will not put that crooks regime on a drip…
Ba lekeni ba Rupiah abene bakayonawile. Let us all sing -*tubatwalile abene bakayonawile sen se, tubatwalile, sen se ooh, tubatwalile abena bakayonawile* .
#12Joseph The British are the ones to thank us for all the resources they plundered from our country ,the slaves they took from Africa to develop their island.These same people continue to block our goods which we produce from our country because they want to see us begging them forever.They never left us with Registered Nurse training schools and when our government trained they took them all to go and look after their sick and elderly .The list is endless and that is imperialism at its best.But also remember the British economy is not performing well ……..
Viva RB! Thats the way to go. These imperialists think they still have us under the yoke of slavery and colonialism. Let them bite the bullet! Why can they even start pursuing George Bush or Tonny Blair for invading Iraq and killing innocent citizens. Only fools will support these stupid donors. Zambia will never be a British colony, Never again! If FTJ stole, he stole from Zambians not the British and the Zambian courts have ruled in his favour. It is also time their dead aid was also discussed in the context of reperations for all the stealing and looting they did to Africa. Thank you RB, for that you have my vote next year!
Yes if they back and go, it will be good for Zambia so that these MMD thieves will have nothing to steal.
If I were the donor country I would shut the embassy in Zambia.
This is how Mugabe was behaving till Zimbabwe went to its kneels. Where is Zimbabwe today? If Zimbabwe which was the second best economy in Africa can shrink like this, what more Zambia with a kantamba economy?
Really I dont know where we are heading to as a country with these dull corrupt leadership of MMD
friday special, waigwila
You dont undersand how it feels to be on camera
Ba RB, just admit that you struck a deal with FTJ to squash his corruption cases in exchange for political favours. There is no need for you to drag the entire nation down for the sake of preserving your stay in power. Zambia is bigger than you. We know you are too old and do not care much because you think your days on earth are numbered but please think about your young wife, your children, grand children and great grand children. You have tasted power for three years, it’s time to let go. I know you are worried about Sata and what he might do if he takes over. Don’t worry, Sata won’t be president. Just facilitate for the young man HH to take over, I am sure he will take care of you. We know you like him. You have already publicly declared your love for him(HH) in Namwala.
Arrest Blair first
Blair /BAE and the Saudis: How secret cash payments oiled £43bn arms dealBAE admits wrongdoing after US justice department
The Saudi contract called al-Yamamah – which means “the dove” – was Britain’s largest-ever arms agreement, and the source of intense scrutiny and controversy ever since it was signed in the mid-1980s.
Today – after years of denying claims of corruption and bribes – the company finally admitted that the deal was mired in wrongdoing.
The US department of justice today filed a telling indictment to which BAE has agreed to plead guilty.
It says, among other accusations, that BAE “used intermediaries and shell entities to conceal payments to certain advisers who were assisting in the … [Saudi] fighter deals”.
The statement goes on to give examples: “BAE agreed to transfer sums totalling more than £10m and more than $9m to a bank account in Switzerland controlled by an intermediary. BAE was aware that there was a high probability that the intermediary would transfer part of these payments to the [Saudi] official.”
To Britain’s shame, these admissions have been forced out of BAE, not by the UK’s own prosecutors, but those of another country.
The stakes around al-Yamamah were always high. The deal was immensely lucrative for BAE at the time, generating £43bn of revenue and keeping the firm afloat for more than two decades.
It was important enough for the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, to be involved in helping to clinch the long-running deal in 1985. And, standing behind the politicians at the signing ceremony, was the smiling Prince Bandar, son of the Saudi defence minister [now crown prince] Sultan.
Though I am not pro Banda, he definitely is correct. Why should the British govt try to dictate or manipulate our sovereignty? Am sure there must be protocol when addressing such things and the manner in which they have blabbing is pathetic.
Scandals rock British government, threatening fragile coalition
The new British government of Prime Minister David Cameron, less than three weeks old, has been rocked by revelations that have forced one of its senior members to resign, the latest victim of a wide-ranging political scandal that has hobbled each of the country’s three major parties.
The Telegraph revealed on Friday that David Laws, the chief secretary to the treasury, had claimed 40,000 pounds (close to $60,000) in expenses as a member of parliament to pay rent to his partner, whom the paper labeled his “secret lover.” Then on Sunday, the Telegraph reported that Laws’ successor, Danny Alexander, had himself abused the parliamentary expenses system, by avoiding capital gains taxes on his second home.
Similar revelations have felled high-profile figures from all three British parties in recent months, fundamentally reshaping the U.K. political landscape and prompting calls for widespread electoral reform. But Laws was the first victim for Britain’s new coalition government, and his resignation was a considerable blow to Cameron, who had promised a “new politics” during the campaign.
Laws was not only a senior member of the government but also one of the architects of the agreement to form a coalition and install Cameron, a Conservative, as prime minister.
Racial remarks by some of you bloggers will never be allowed in a country like Zambia. Some of you bafoons will never enjoy the fruits of this country if you continue with this kind of racism. I find it ridiculous for some of you bloggers to attack Scott and Lubinda. These people (Scot and Lubinda) care more about our country than some of you uncultured bafoons. Stop the rot. If you are part of the stolen money you will one day pay back. All that is happening now is being recorded and one day you will be made to pay back through your nose.
Uk did not force us to try Kafupi and company. We paid UK because we thought it would be beneficial to us. Why this u-turn at this time? We have a leadership crisis!
Time to get rid of this chipuba president. You think you can defeat the british with your spears against their machine guns. We will be worse off than Zimbabwe. Just because you have stolen a few million dollars which you ve stashed in china, you now feel safe. This man will leave the worst legacy of all presidents of Zambia. KK used to behave the same but Zambia was strong economically those days. The exchange rate was K2 to $1
The circus continues….RB never stops to amuse me..am just waiting for 2011..
#19 YAYA Thanks for the observation. How long has Botswana been independent and why is it doing better than Zambia? Yes colonialism played a part, but I believe that we should acknowledge and embrace our history, but move forward as times change. Blaming our history will never deliver development. The late Simon Kapwepwe wrote a book titled Africa Kuti Twabelela Uluse lelo Teti Tulabe. Maybe it is time to forgive and move on. As you mention, with the british economy not doing well, the ‘urge’ to withdraw aid by the British grows with such observations by HE. Yes professionals leave Zambia to work elsewhere; but this is the joy of our history(we are part of the commonwealth). The question of trade is more complex. We have preferential access to some markets – because of our history!
So RB is saying Mwanawasa was a f.o.o.l to pay that kind of money to the britsh lawyers? ARE LAMBAS LISTENING TO THIS?
#6Senior Citizen- Mwana cant you see there is a lot of confusion in your so called presidents comments. First your GRZ(It doesnt matter who was president) entered in a secret deal with a private citizen to prosecute the FTJ cases and also your RB has facilitated the failure to prosecute FTJ by instructing the courts not register the London case. You some times it better to say NO COMMENT to some queries. GB did not ask your government to act or not to act the way you have done.
why cant this president of yours ( cause my president is Mr. Sata) just be zee rather than this talk of mugabe?!!!
many guys talk about the british colonialism but they do not realize that a worst malicious colonialism has started : Indians and mostly Chinese
Banda sold Zambian assets for a song in return for few slave jobs, few schools and …bribes
Open yours eyes !!
No.35 yes it was wrong to spend that amount of money on a personal war why have some of you people failed to read between the lines?
Ililyena liShilu. Ba Banda bena balipena. Zambian government did not pump in any money to fight corruption. The money come from the British government and George Kunda confirmed this in Parliament. Moreover, Zambian government’s 60% annual budget depend on donor funding. If you say they should pack and go, you should first refuse their money. Banda always goes into extremes. Instead of answering questions, he goes into attacking people. You can tell the truth without attacking someone but Banda’s caliber does not have that. Uyu ena eshilu number one. He has failed to answer the question as to why his wife is using ZAF planes for political business. What a nonsense of a leader whom I cannot identify myself with. He is a disgrace.
#34 Joseph – We should not complain about the Colonialists, they brought us civilization other wise we would be living in trees.
Its true this UNIP man R.B is nothing but another type of mugabe. He is busy insulting the hand that is feeding him. Today he insults the donors, 2moro he is bowing b4 them 4 financial assistance. Zambia is heading 4 doom with this old villager from chipata.
8 million pounds paid to a British Lawyer? How much did Mark Chona get of this? I know Mutembo Nchito got 500,000 pounds of thisd money its at Lyods Bank Chelsea Branch.
# 35,dont play the tribal card.You cant tag one mans foolishness on his entire tribe.
I honestly doubt Banda’s senity, the man is clearly senile. We all know it was these same people who funded both the trial in London and the Task Force. It was this same MMD government that waived Kafupi’s immunity and expose him to prosecution, and rightly so. I cannot therefore now understand these rantings from this man because such vernomous verbature can only come from someone who has something to hide. The stolen money, buildings are there in Europe and the AG only yesterday attested to this fact, so just what the hell is this Kamwendo munjila talking about? Something is seriously amiss here and Banda will sooner than later pay for shielding stinking thieves who have plundered our meagre coffers.
RB is okay with lashing at the british – they will never do anything to help you – never. If you can mention just one thing they’ve done for us…
But Chiluba’s time will come some day – he will surely pay.
#40, please provide details of the 60% and the money paid for the London case. I thought the London case was entirely paid for by Zambia while the local cases were the ones partly funded by the British. I have issues with RB – a lot actually – but lies from any quarter should not be tolerated. Not even the pact :-}
The inconsistencies in Banda’s tirade are most embarrassing indeed. That some people here can see sense in what he is puking just goes to show the degree to which tribal bigotry has demented minds in Zambia. You bet if we could conduct a poll on those who are aligned to Banda’s stance on the prosection of Chiluba, you will see that 99% of them are either from Musangu village and the vicinity fishing areas and ba Kumawa kumodzi. There is no able minded person who can support such a flawed stance, only minds exposed to tribal bigotry can do so. That’s why one has to salute Dr Chongwe, the man is a true son of the soil and will always take the side of Zambia in all matters regardsless of whether the president is Gwandese or Chibamboese Katangese.
RB………….Tell them,no more mercy. For how long will Africa live on the mercy of its colonialist? Tell them again to tuck in their teeth!
But ichi chimudala chi R.B how do u tell the donors to pack their bags and go when the Zambian budget, hospitals, schools, roads etc are financed by the same donors? This R.B is ever on trips visiting other countries & eats kwabene all the time so he is not affected by poverty in zambia. Another Mugabe pa zed.
Here goes #15, Senior Citizen again. He never misses an opportunity to grace the site with his brand of verbal diarrhea. Why don’t you and your corrupt friends just move to Zimbabwe where you can be at home with your friend Mugabe. Your sleazy president is beginning to feel the heat. It is time for him to get out of the kitchen and let other take over. You cannot have it both ways – take donors’ money and then refuse to account for it. We all have to account for money spent on behalf of our employers. I know MMD think they can continue getting money from China, but look at Zimbabwe. The Chinese are not exactly pouring endless amounts into Zimbabwe! In the end, it is not Nyama Soya and his fellow sleaze balls who will suffer when the donors have gone. It is the people.
Bashikuku RB, let me give you some valuable historical political advise: misguided patriotism or nationalism is what let to pariah states like Iran, Iraq, N.Korea, Zimbabwe to mention just a few. Do you really what Zambia to go that route? Why don’t you learn from the mistakes KK made when he tried to antagonise the West? I am sure you were in KK’s govt when he called IMF stupid *****s. In case your memory is failing you due to old age I will remind you(I was a little boy then but I still remember): Zambia suffered to the extend that we couldn’t have our favourite coca cola. If the donors withdraw there funding people will rebel against you. Do not be misled by some bootlickers like Senior Citizen, they will be the first ones to urinate on your corpse when things go wrong.
# 47 Are you the only Jew in Jerusalem who does not know what is happening in Jerusalem? Follow up the Zambian news on budget. You don’t pay me to be telling you about the breakdown of the 60%. Was it not last money that the minister of health was pleading with donors to give Zambia money donors had pledged? Follow up the task force Commission issue will explain to you how money was got from donors particularly the British government to fight corruption. Follow the Zambian Parliament news you will have some crew. The problem is that some of you Zambians have lived in diaspora for a long time and have been detouched with your country. In my last Thesis I have touched the Zambian budget and have all the breakdown but I don’t owe you any information to forward to you.
#50, Have you ever thot of prons and cons of donors esp in Africa? What they get in return of what they claim to give? Do your research and you will be shocked and never write such things!
RB kuyabebele.If RB does not vacate by next year Zambia will be like Somalia. The best is to kick out the old man before he messes the nation and messes himself. Zambia depends on the donars for everything. Your budget is supported by donar community. What has Chiluba fed the old man? How special is Kafupi from other citizens? Zambia does not deserve this sham of a president. We are in trouble with such kind of leadership. Mediocrity all over the place. It has even become very embarassing staying in Zambia.Tame your tongoue Mr President. Miyanda advised you not to make policies on the airport but you cannot heed his adivice.Britain was assisting Zambia to get what rightly belongs to her.Mr President halt you mediocrity before you mess up the nation. All institutions are messed up.
# 52 Zed Patriot uli mwaume wachine. I can see you really follow the issues. Very educated Zambian. Kepp it up. Ala wandepula by saying “Do not be misled by some bootlickers like Senior Citizen, they will be the first ones to urinate on your corpse when things go wrong.” Hahahahahahahahahhahaaaa
I agree, with Kavindele, the whole country needs to be united to oust out this DELETED The country’s direction of development that was belt up a few years ago under the leadership of LPM (MHSRIP) is been chained.Levy might not have been the best driver, but Lupiya is the worst driver, and those of us who undrstand the vehicle this ***** is driving know, that if we do not stop him to drive, we will crash, overturn and end up desolate. It is therefore expedient for him to remian desolate, so that we can save our mother Zed. The same uprising we saw in 1991, such we need now.When kavindele says we needto come together, he understands, he has been in leadership, he undestands economics and the importace of international relations. Together we can do it. YES WE CAN
hahahaha sosa ba #52
what a lame president. complaining that the government gave the British lawyers £8 million – but why did MMD government give this money? and now that the money is gone it’s just “ah no it’s OK, we have wasted the money”. were you forced to pay the British courts anything? uli kokayi
RB, ‘Mozambiqican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is not coming to witness the commissioning of the railway because’ the railine does not really benefit Mozambican people. This is just another case of Pedicle road through Congo or the Kazungula Bridge which only benefits a land-locked country.
Botswana is happy enough to keep the border closed to avoid illegal immigrants; and Congo is only too happy to ‘tax’ anyone passing through her territory!
# 34 Deja Vu you are a fool, am sure you are one of those people that think black people came from monkeys! My grand father never lived in a tree neither did his grand father before him. There were Kingdoms of Kush, Ghana and Nubia. Timbaktu in Mali had manuscipts before the Europeans got theirs. So if you are in Germany licking white people for a place to stay, don’t think we are all the same!!
Viva RB VIVA! We as Zambians are totally behind your sound judgement, Britain go hai! bring Attan why are u hiding him?, A warning to your diplomat don’t yap carelessly on our national matters we don’t do the same on yours. If anything let your country law firm refund us our money or else we will flush u out of Zambia. On this one we will show u that as Zambians we are united.
#61 Unworried Bachelor – Dont get me wrong. Iam not saying what am saying.Read and analyse issues- not all that read are what you see. My aim is to tell you BLACKS that you ask for aid from WHITES then expect what ever they dish out to you. Dont use insults they just make you worse than a Nwg’anw’azi.
Now back to my point! ”On the forth-coming 2010 tripartite election, President Banda urged the British government to respect the Zambian laws because the Zambian courts have tried alot of eminent people including former commanders”
Mutembo Nchito whom you paid less than what you paid the London lawyers and later fired put this people in prison. You can’t have it both way Rupeee!!
# 61 Deja Vu – What do you mean we Blacks? Aren’t you one of us or you wished you weren’t? Last time I checked I was never consulted as a Zambian when these leaders decided to go outside and beg. Even when they can tax the mines for the same money they are begging for. If you ask me the donors are actually bribing our leader and even if RB say they should go, they will not leave. It is purely businees! Ask Michael Sata who is supposed to be the un-educated one. I was not the one that supported miscreants like VJ (nominated mp) that allowed lobbyists to come between the people and the parliament. So before you run around and start blaming the people that entrusted their governments in the hands of the people like RB check your mindset first!!
ANC kicked out Mbeki, is there no way MMD can also do the same to RB before its too late??
RB is a gumu gumu, i wonder if he looks in the mirror at the end of every day and says to himself, ” yes im doing a good job for my country”.
#65 Unworried Bachelor- just a figure of speech, I am as Zambian as the KAFUE RIVER which spurns across my beloved country
ba britain can go to hell apart from colonising us what assistance have they given us. scandinavian, eastern europe and china give us more aid. tony blair was a chidodoma cha george bush took young british soldiers for war in iraq and afghanstan were they get slaughtered everyday. weapons of mass destruction zero. we have seen a change of leaders in UK from blair to, brown then david within a space of 3 years all bcos of poor economic management. Brits left as with no UNZA but now is in the forefront of taking away our graduates we made at huge cost. madcow disease, 5billion eggs recalled, hospital bugs you have so much to worry about cameron than poke your dirty nose in our business
Britain used us to get to Chiluba but they refused to bring Atan Nshansonga back. Mutembo was eating with Atan Shansonga as per credit card details on Shansongas bills. Mark Chona is Atan shansongas uncle, Mutembo is married to Mark Chonas neice, Mmembe is married to Chonas niece. Brig Gen Hakamangwe is a relative to Chona but employed at the Task Force as Chonas deputy…you wonder they stole so much money in the name of fighting corruption? And some Zambians say theyu did a good job?? B***S*T
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time…. Abraham Lincoln, (attributed) 16th president of US (1809 – 1865)
Justice is expensive Mr President!!!!!!!!!! What we need is justice regardless of the cost, we dont need any country to tell us what to do we just have to do the right thing. Justice, justice, justice, justice
So it’s britains fault that the zambian government decided on it’s own to pursue the case and was told upfront about the fee but still decided to ahead. Law firms are private and have nothing to do with the british govt surely anyone with a brain cell can spot that, this is as silly as blaming the zambian govt for what the nchito’s are doing. Lawyers are not cheap especially for international cases , every lawyer gives you an estimate of the price of the case at the beginning and gives you the options not to pursue it further. If you chose to go ahead with the burden of the finance is on you, so how RB is blaiming britain just shows how mentally chanda beu’ed he is. This talk of colonialism is just smoke and mirrors to hide the real fact of Chiluba being a thief
if japan complained, i d give it a thot cos they japanese thru a number of agencies render a lot of assistance. not knife brandshing brits who have nothing much to offer these days but are as arrogant as ever. neo-colonialism indeed
Britain is …………….amalaaaaaaaaaaabishi chabe\:d/
The Brits should have courtesy to atleast acknowledged GRZ request to try Shansonga…..no reply and they want to dictate the pace in z. Not quite right.
**** the British, you can’t come to Zambia with your pick balls and think you will push us around? We need leaders who can stand up to a white man’s complex…go prosecute Tonny blair and George Bush you mothertombers!
THE GIANT HAS AWAKEN. ZAMBIA NEEDS A STRONG PRESIDENT AND I THINK WE HAVE FOUND HIM IN RB. WE MUST CUT THIS STRING OF DEPENDENCE AROUND OUR NECKS. WE CAN’T BE SAYING THAT ZAMBIA IS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY AT THE SAME TIME BEGGING FROM BRITAIN.BRITAIN AND ZAMBIA ARE EQUALS IN THE WORLD AS FAR AS SOVEREIGNTY IS CONCERNED.NO ZAMBIAN COMMENTED ON BRITISH ELECTIONS. THEY SHOULD ALSO GIVE US RESPECT.AN ELEPHANT WHICH IS TIED ON A SMALL STRING FOR MANY YEARS WILL FIGHT ANY ONE WHO WANT TO CUT THAT STRING. SOME ZAMBIANS ARE STILL LIKE THAT. IAM HAPPY RB IS STRONG ON SOVEREIGNTY LIKE A COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF ZAMBIA. NGOS CAN BE WORRIED BECAUSE DOLLAR WELLS WILL DRY.
That money was paid to a British Law firm!!! And The Advisor Was KUNDA!! Lol…And i believe we went pursuing the issues related to The Former Presidents case….
To all MMD Parrot bloggers: Britain is one of Zambia’s largest donors. They are our former colonial masters and we share a lot including the language you are using to vent your anger on them. Britain is like a father to Zambia, it may not have given us the best but it gave us a good foundation to start from including the legal system, educational system etc. Like a good father they are duty bound to advise us when we are wrong. In this particular case they are right becoz even LAZ said the same thing that we should appeal the FTJ case. What responsible father will let his sibblings steal from each other & just fold his arms? RB knows he is wrong & is being defensive. Plse RB just own up on the Chiluba issue and appeal.
Yaba, we are in deep dudu! Surely after paying so much money (albeit donated) we ought to get value for it and this entails pursuing this matter down to its logical conclusion. This is not quantum physics for goodness sake!! It is clear Rupiah is pursuing personal interests at the expense of the Zambians and for this he will surely pay. Times have changed, today we can express our views on a blog like this and get a feel of the mood. Many of us will remember these things and the archives of LT will serve as a valuable resource. The clock is ticking and soon it will stop.
Yaba, we are in deep dudu! Surely after paying so much money (albeit donated) we ought to get value for it and this entails pursuing this matter down to its logical conclusion. This is not quantum physics for goodness sake!! It is clear Rupiah is pursuing personal interests at the expense of the Zambians and for this he will surely pay. Times have changed, today we can express our views on a blog like this and get a feel of the mood. Many of us will remember these things and the archives of LT and other sites will serve as a valuable resource. The clock is ticking and soon it will stop.
72 Slumdog. It was not Banda who went ahead and paid more than 10 million Pounds to british lawyers, it was Mwanawasa who by any measure of judgement had something personal against Chiluba. That Chiluba stole seems to me to be well established but how to get that money is what is the problem. RB cud be a short term president and if u were in his position am sure you wud have a problem pursuing a man for plunder while feeding a chain of corruptly employed lawyers and servants for a case a man with a personal vendetta failed to win for 7yrs. Its not just politicaly worth it. In any case imprisonment of Chilubal now wud look more of persecution than justice. Lets face it,few ordinarly Zambians have benefited from the so called fight agianst corruption except a few hand picked loyalists of LPM
guys do not be so ignorant. the GRZ did put in some money. not all the money spent came from UK. besides RB is correct. many of you guys have chips on your shoulders and think anything a white man says is right. Look at Kenya they have finally destroyed the useless constitution the brits left behind. Uk does not care about zambians they are only concerned about their own interests. its time we truly became independent in our minds as well. abash neo colonialism. the mugabe you keep mentioning is still surviving and zimbabwe as a nation still functions even without aid. you know even in zim UK still gives aid!!! so never kid yourselves that these guys are as clean as you think
That RB enjoys talking to the press at the Airport whenever he is about to embark on his countless, aimless trips. Is he telling the nation that donors released Shansongo? He better ask his sidekick George Kunda.
Zed Patriotic you are brainwashed and I don’t blame you because you are a victim of colonialism. When did Britain become our fathers when the first thing they did was to invade africa, rape both our women and resources and they want to tell us not to steal? I am not an MMD sympathizer but I salute Banda for the tough line. If you don’t have a father, thats your problem, don’t give those mother****ers with pink balls as “our fathers”. You must hear yourself and be ashamed. I feel sorry for you and the innocent children you will misguide!
RB has a point.Britain can nolonger use neo-colonialis as a weapon to Zambia cos the economic dynamics of the world have changed.It is for this reason RB is streghtening regional ties that tha our largest trading partners should be within(SADC) as is the case with Congo DR.Let them suspend or take their aid.In the short-term,there will be some problems and we will face these problems head-on and find our own solutions using our resources.I dont like aid personally cos these bazungus bicker too much as if we are lazy and cant live witout.Dead Aid!!!
Sometimes you really wonder what has gone wrong in the skulls of most Zambians. Gentlemen, look at what has happened just within the last one month, the useless trips Banda has undertaken: Congo-B, Namibia, South Africa (x2), Mozambique, Copperbelt(x2), Eastern Province, Barotseland, Southern Province, Southern Province (god knows where else he’s been incognito). Now tell me, just where the hell does he find time to do the main duties of his office? If one cannot see that we have a useless f.ool for president, then they must surrender their skull to Chainama for masalamusi tests.
If 60% of your budget is funded by foreigners, god damn you! There is virtually no sovereignity one can derive from the situation like ours and one wonders just what the hell Banda thinks he is talking about because if these same donors withdraw their aid, and I hope they do as Dambiso Moyo has written, it is useless regimes like Banda’s that will collapse. So he should not be bitting the finger that feeds his big full belly because if they switch off the aid, that will be regime change he seems to be asking for.
But you guyswasn’t it the British govt that were funding the fight against corruption, esp Chiluba’s cases? Chiluba even called for a press comference to complain against this, how come today RB is saying we paid british lawyers colosul sums? Who payed who? Did RB cover the entire bill?
History is awash with tyrannical rulers who use religious, ethnic, tribalist, nationalist feelings on their people to get themselves out trouble. When the going gets tough they rely on nostalgic feelings on their population to negotiate a way out. Leaders like Milosovic and Hitler used ethnic(tribal) feelings, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is famous for stilling up anti West propaganda(i.e nationalism) and others resolt to violence as a last resolt. In this particular case RB is trying to use nationalist feelings to cover up the growing criticism of his handling of the Chiluba case. There is no doubt that RB is operating behind the scenes to squash Chiluba’s case. This is the second time the govt has refused to appeal a case involving Chiluba. While that is going on they busy telling us…
#82 My issue is not with the 8 million it’s with the hypocrisy. Mwanawasa spent 8 million to recover 46 million or more dollars, that to me is smart. Now RB is attacking a law firm which WON the case and gave him a mountain of evidence for him to recover many more millions. IF RB is so worried about the 8 million why doesn’t he let the courts register the judgement and recover 46 million? Surely RB has selective critism to complain about 8 million but somehow mute as a chiwulu on how much chiluba has stashed abroad. If you look at it the real colonialist here is Chiluba because like thr british he is taking money from zambia and hiding it in european secret bank accounts just like the british.
When will RB complain about the home grown chanda beu colonialist stealing money from Zambians? This is proof of an incompetant leader to complain about 8 million well spent on setting a precedent to recover over 50 million dollars. This is just one case costing 46 million what about the others ? The britsh may have left zambia in 1964 but the mentality of stealing and taking to europe was inherited by zambians.
The only thing i picked was the non-apperance of the Mozambique President in Chipata.Reason? he has issues to attend to at home.
Can our beloved RB say no an invitation??? Yr guess is as good as mine.!!!
RB…u right…if britain is interfering in how u and co are stealing money from GRZ, let them jump in the mediteranen…Sata will deal with u…hence we need a local boy to fix RB and other thieves
No. 85 Ba Zambia: just be real and stop living in dream land. What you are telling us is that we should steal and rape our women because the British did so years ago? What sort of reasoning is that? This is the blind patriotism I am talking about. Whether you like it or not the fact is that the British contributed a lot to morden Zambia. They created the institutions that we are still depending on today. Even the language you are using to pour your vernom is theirs. Just learn to be grateful. Even today they are still supporting your budget 44 years after independence. It’s a shame that people like you still allow yourselves to be fooled by politicians who want to cover up their sins by stiring up unneccessary nationalistic feelings against the British. RB blundered on the FTJ case
OK so you MMD experts, what is it that the evil colonialists have actually said? Or maybe you don;t know you are just listening to paranoid UNIP president complaining that he has “heard some people” who are “saying some things”. Tell us exactly what the British are saying
Consequencies of electing dull presidents. All but rubbish comes out when they yap and yap and yap.
HEY GUYS I THINK WE ARE NOW MISSING THE POINT.CHILUBA HAS STOLEN AND WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK SO WHAT UK AND OTHERS ARE DOING IS LIKE NEIGHBOURS AND FRIENDS TRYING TO HELP US RETRIEVE OUR STOLEN MONEY-SHOULD WE DEMONISE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS?!!! GOD HELP US PLEASE!!!! THE ISSUE IMPERIALISM AND SOVEREIGNTY DOES A THIEF IS A THIEF PERIOD.WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK AND WHO EVER SUPPORTS THIS CAUSE IS A TRUE FRIEND OF OURS.WHETHER BLACK,BLUE,WHITE ETC.NO STEALING PLEASE!!!!
Kafupi should Lose this case with costs. meaning he has to bear all these expenses. We need to recover the monies including the little short BIG thief paying for all legal bills. Full stop. So why is RB complaining?
This outburst by RB is very unpresidential, and quite frankly it is embarrassing for a head of state to not appreciate the need for protocol or excercise of restraint. I have things i want to say, but i will choose the most appropriate and effective channel to do so.
Zambia is a soverign state, but it has a responsibility to all stakeholders, including Donars who fund the budget. The reality of the matter is that we need the donars because our leaders have been extremely incompetent and have fostered a culture of corruption and embezzlement.
This coward has failed. He is jumping bridges like some desperate to lose his shadow. Whether UK, US or UN say or not say a word about the way things are being run in Zambia, we the Zambian people will always speck for ourselves.
You have grown big headed that you are taking us for granted. Wait and see. What your clowns averted on the Copperbelt by miners are things to come.
You intend to stage stealing next year’s election, trust me, you won’t manage to rush early in the morning to be sown in as Chief Commander like you did last time.
Not even removing “Abuse of office” will it help you, your family and your ponies? Zambians are not zombies .
Look at Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa in the photo above, you bet there is something he is seeing ooozing out of his boss’s backside where it never shines. Well, for his information, the stuff was ooozing out of the boss’s mouth but it smells like the one “chocolate” that sprouts from one’s backside. This is the only stuff one associates with this boss of theirs these days, amafi eka eka everyday.
Abena Zambia, please see sense before you comment. Ba RB balandako ifyamano lelo!
In Zambia if you want to commit a perfect crime, make sure the cost to prosecute you are twice the crime you are commiting. The govt of Zambia has to make a from profit from each case they prosecute. MORONS
Veteran senior career Diplomat President Banda and his administration has strictly adhered to practical diplomatic protocols for a long time yet the British and Dutch accredited envoys have sacrilegiously continued defying the Geneva conventions under which they have presented their credentials and are serving in our country. What more can be said about this when the world has seen a disastrously failed legacy of British Diplomats and their foreign policies from the hegemonic 200 years in India, Palestine-Israel, Uganda’s Idi Amin prop up, Shaah’s Iran, Sierra Leone and Kosovo to mention but a few without forgetting the disaster in Iraq.
Say what ever you want but people have jobs in the U.K and can afford three meals a day, but look at zambia, more than 50% of budget, donor funded, 80% of population unemployed, 90% live on less than $1 a day and you think banda is doing the right thing by not doing what the british tell him, you must be mad, talk about the past and see how many years we have been independent and what we have archieved, by the way britain is still developing without the slave trade and zambia ?
This ranting by Rejected Banda(RB) is quiet annoying!!!!!!!!!!!
British Diplomacy has been nothing good for nation-states but a case of establishing ideological hegemony and rogue states.
RB you are just a fool or you are corrupt. After you leave office we will find out that naiwe unadyako!
The Chiluba theft case was brought by Zambia and now you want to blame the UK.
Attan can only come back if there is an extradition treaty with Zambia in relation to the offences he committed, but there isn’t.
When you want money from Britain you go with your begging bowl. When it suits you, you say we are sovereign, a sovereign country (in name only) whose budget is about half funded by donors.
Why were you spending millions to recover stolen money and now you do not want to register the judgment so that you can recover more of the stolen money.
Sometimes I feel we expect too much from this UNIPIST RB. I have registered to Vote. Then I will talk….next year
buti chi rupiah awe chisuma mwe, haha. anyway its oways good to act like u dont care about someone who gives u money, bane zambians are and will forever remain beggars, it was written in the book and it till stay that way. say it with me now: WE ARE BEGGARS!! louder i cant hear you:WE ARE BEGGARS.any way weekend is here and i am on a mission to do wot my name says. fyama condom fya kale. for me i am allergic to latex, i get rush when latex contacts me. so wat can i do eh? bane kulya fye. it was also written in the book that zambia will have aids and we shall all have it one day. kulya fye. be cool
Mwanawasa buka ichibanda and clear the air on this issue
Why bother about what your president says? Ine nomba nalinaka na ma politics. Thats why njitekelafye nemwine! Naine nganaba president nkeba! Nkatwala money yandi yonse kucalo cimbi elyo chi colour umo akambe ifya kulandalanda, nkamulasa ifumo mwifumo.
On “He [Mr President of Zambia, RB Banda,] advised the nation to forge ahead with other development projects as opposed to concentrating on the Chiluba case which he said was adequately dealt with by the courts” I am very disappointed that President RB B is not interested in seeing to it that he defends the Constitution of Zambia and other laws of the land which require that court cases must go through appeals until a logical conclusion.
Such behaviour by President RB Banda does not inspire confidence of his ability to stear the nation in the right direction of all spheres of our lives.
Have a blessed day all and happy Sabbath day.
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Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 Kashimani, ” This is Mugabe type of leadership, there we go again. ”
Rupiah Banda, Frederick Chiluba couldn’t carry President Robert Mugabe’s socks.
Here is a man who brougt a nation to independence, introduced democracy and universal suffrage where there was none in ‘Rhodesia’, introduced universal education to the point where Zimbabwe now has the lowest illiteracy levels on the continent of Africa, and has redistributed the land stolen under colonialism and illegal UDI to over 320,000 families (over 1 million people). And Zimbabwe was punished for it by the US and UK with massive levels of financial and economic sanctions (the main cause of their economic problems by far), but he still achieved it.
What has Rupiah Banda done for Zambia?
Typical of Zim Zim behaviour. We all know where this Ruphia comes from. Zambia being Zambia we’ve allowed yet another Kwele Kwele to rule the country. Mugabe is Zim, so is Ruphia and this is kinda a payback time because we all know what has been happenning in Zim Zim with the British. Ruphia thinks Zim is Zed. Please don’t insult a hand that feeds you because tomorrow you might end up not having any to eat. Shut up for goodness sake. We can’t all suffer as Zambians just because of Kafupi Chiluba’s robbery atese! Ba Kwindi imwe. And to all those supporting blindly Ka Senior Citizen naka capitalist please don’t blindly just becoz Muli Kubangalande cleaning toilets and working in Mac D. Shame.
bloggers supporting MMD are wer they are becoz of GRZ Money
You people you dont understand, The US46million the london judgement is talking about is not in Zambia but Europe apart from a house in Kabulonga and a few assets in Zambia. But the judgement was done in Europe..so why did Mwanawasa and govt not recover funds of about US$40million which british lawyers and judge Smith say is in Europe? Rb is saying that recover what is in Europe first before registering to recover a meager Us$6million in Zambia. Registering this judgement in Zambia does not mean that thats when you will recover in Europe no & moreover it is a civil case that will not warrant locking up FJT in prison. GET THIS INTO YOUR DULL HEADS.
Well done Mr President, tell them loud enough for them a nd their lackeys to hear.
I will back you to the hilt on people who think Zambia is a muppet show.
And don’t worry about the withholding of aid, they will not do it because you have told them facts to their faces.
Chiti should concentrate on the challenges of his embattled church trapped in Global pedophile charges than wasting his time in betrayal of our country to parochial narcissistic policies of the imperialists.
Mwata denounces Change Life Zambia planned demos
SENIOR Chief Mwata Kazembe has denounced demonstrations being agitated by Change Life Zambia (CLZ) executive director Frank Bwalya against the refusal by the Lusaka High Court to register the London judgment that found former president Frederick Chiluba and seven others liable for the loss of US$46 million.
Chief Mwata Kazembe of the Lunda people of Luapula Province urged Zambians to take stock of any achievements and benefits that had accrued from the persecution of former heads of State other than fulfilling foreign interests.
:)He said the people of Luapula Province were grateful that the Government had taken a bold step to avoid perpetuating the prosecution of Dr Chiluba who worked hard to develop the country when he was president.
He said the country had lost focus on economic development and concentrated on bickering as a result of the prosecution of Dr Chiluba, and that dropping the case was an opportunity for the nation to move forward.
The chief said in an interview that the decision by the Government, which was the major plaintiff in the civil case, was timely because the case had been haunting Zambians for about eight years.
Mwata,
Thanks for bringing up the voice of reason from Mwata Kazembe. These moles of imperialism have no clue that Zambians have no forgiveness for traitors who have given their souls to imperialists. No one that ever aligned with imperialists has ever landed the trust of Zambians. If Sata and Miyanda had not signed up to the agenda of South African Boer apartheid and British colonialism against Africans, these two dreamers could have tested power by now. But in the face our natural jingoism, these moles will never test state power other than verbal power they are known for.
senior citizen ati jingoism, awe mune mwalikwata ka vocab imwe mmmh
Bingu wa Mutharika has just threatened to throw away the donors for intefering in Malawi’s internal affairs. And RB has just told off the donors. Is this a pattern developing in southern Africa? Does not surprise me. Soon Britain will be advocating that all of southern Africa should embrace homosexuality and we will not be short of voices in favour. Some zambians here suffer massive inferiority complex. Muzungu is like a God i Zed and a .5 in second in line followed by……… you know who.
Chabafumya kuli sata na HH chabatwala ku Britain. Ala akusabaileni fye nama politics yenu mu Zambia, uko mwafika kwalepesha. mukajomba mukafilwe no kwakuya. mwipushe umunenu Mugabe
1 USD= 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 etc Zim dollar. epo napela!!!
Ba Mwata should just tuck his tail over his stinking royal prat. These are the same stinking “chieves” who once claimed Chiluba should be forgiven because he was stealing by mistake. You know, repeated stealing of millions from a poor people like Zambians and buying hundreds of designer shoes and suits is a lot more than a mistaken thieving impulse, it is a dangerous frame of mind most injurious to the fabric of society. It is lumpens like Chiluba and his supporters on this earth that I honestly think do not deserve to be here. They are an impedement to the development of society and must be eliminated at all cost.
Ba RB surely u are attacking the British. All what they are saying is if we can prosecute Chiluba the thief or rather arrest him. The British what ever you can say mr RB are strong and will still remain strong because they managed to colonise almost the whole continent. Who are you mr RB your comment has not even been published in the british papers. Quak
#40 Walasa! My thoughts exactly thats why the i.d.i.o.t must be kicked out and then caged together with kafupi so they keep each other company. bwezani thinks he is now a rich man, anya he will get thin once out of plot 1, he should check his consultant with his ambi face, brown fingernails from chemicals, kayonda yaba. Mwiponta same, namwiba indalama shaboma namutuma deals twama mobile hospitals and zamtel sale, uzachucha next year, na chivuvuzela chako chi bignose shikas will disappear into oblivion.
Bwezani thinks he is king now huh! Ok, lets see what happens next year. Britain has said no wrong, its all about not grasping the English language. bwezani is just an old baf.f.oon with very limited understanding. Dont lambast the British govt, its has a democracy where even ministers get jailed, MPs who were caught claiming fraudlently gave back the money, Tony Blain faced the enquiry on iraq and sweated bullets whilst being quizzed, the most senior police commander was forced out of his job because of irregularities. Not pa zed where a minister attempts murder, he is left to walk the streets, a minister bounces cheques (black/red lips) she cannot be arrested until a report is written (God knows by who). I REST MY CASE
After a clandestine meeting between him and Mutharika and Mugabe they have ganged up against donors and NGOs. They are all issuing the same statements after the SADC meeting. I wonder whether this Southern Africa leadership is for the region’s people or for the upper class! sorry Upper Crass!
We note with concern that a number of false allegations have been made about the involvement of the British government. The facts are as follows: The case against former President Chiluba and others was brought to the London Courts by the Zambian government. The British government had no role in that,” stated High Commissioner Carter
What kind of diplomacy did Rupiah learn in his pas career?
Wrong chap….I pray that Mwanawasa would ressurect and see the doom of his vice-presidento.
this guy is useless!
no focus..am shocked basa!
Zambia’s independence and sovereignty comes first. Let the long-nosed British stick their nose elsewhere. Zambian’s first in Zambia.
But the Kafupi kleptomaniac is a thief who should not be defended.
All David Cameron and George Osborne need to do is stop assistance to the failed state called Zambia.
For me it looks like there’s nothing we can manage on our own especially under the current government. It should be clear to everyone by now that the judicitial system in the current gvmt has been compromised and that kafupi stole the money. We all know about the questionable acquittal of kafupi. Who would even trust this governement? People who steal cell phones are being jailed for years …. So, please tell me what does RB mean when he says the British Government should leave us alone. Leave us alone to do circus? RB should know that zambians need a proper system in place. As for now there is no system in Zambia, period. RB should learn to think before he talks. What a shame for Zambia!!
#134 THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE LARGELY COS THE WESTERN WORLD ARE HAVING SLEEPLESS NITES OVER CHINAs INFLUENCE. WHETHER CORRECT OR NOT THEY RIISK BECOMING IRRELEVANT. MIND U CHINA IS NOW SECOND BIGGEST ECONOMY
#134, in addition, the business relationship we have with Britain and pretty much with the rest of the Western World has a net benefit to them. They need what they plunder here. The donor aid is just a drop in the ocean compared to the unfair trade we sustain with them.
# 53 Real Nigar. Thanks for your reply, though from the high-handed way of your reply, you do not seem to have backing evidence. The figure is 72.4 % from local and 14.5 % external – a quarter of your figure :-). FYI here is para. 79 of the the 2010 budget speech by Min. of Finace:
79. Mr. Speaker, the Government proposes to spend K16,717.8 billion or 22.5 percent of GDP in 2010. To finance these expenditures, the Government will raise domestic revenues of K12,107.0 billion representing 72.4 percent of the budget and expects to receive grants from our Cooperating Partners amounting to K2,426.7 billion or 14.5 percent of the budget. The balance of K2,184.1 billion or 13.1 percent will be financed through domestic borrowing of K1,487.0 billion and foreign borrowing of K697.1 billion
#79 Zed Patriot, correction: “Siblings” does not mean one’s children rather it means one’s brothers and/or sisters.
134 KWANDANGALA , ” All David Cameron and George Osborne need to do is stop assistance to the failed state called Zambia. ”
If only. Then they’d have a second Zimbabwe on their hands, because the government would have no choice except to heavily tax or renationalize the mines to get revenues.
One can only dream. The government would have a lot more revenues if they did that.
#88 you’re wrong only 35% of our budget comes from outside and president has the right to be in any part of our nation, he is not only the president of Lsk but the entire nation
Bitting a finger that feeds you, that is Rupiah. This man is the worste zambia has ever had.
The direction Zambian has been taken into under President Rupiah Banda is very alarming. Does the President’ s stance on donor countries really represent the feelings of the majority ordinary Zambians ? The President and his government cannot function without donor funding and it is through this channel that hospitals and other institutions get aid because the government has got no muscles apart from enriching themselves. Honestly, we don’ t need the Zimbabwe situation to come into Zambia,