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Close your ears to negative comments -Katumbi

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File: Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga governor Moses Katumbi in Mansa interacts with Zambians
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo (DRC) Katanga Province governor Moses Katumbi described some Zambian opposition leaders as empty drums who just make noise instead of appreciating the development that the country has recorded under President Banda’s rule.

Mr Katumbi said during the commissioning of the new Kasumbalesa border post in Chililabombwe on March 4 that there are some politicians in Zambia who make noise like empty drums.

“When you roll an empty drum, it makes a lot of noise. There are some politicians in Zambia who are like empty drums,” Mr Katumbi said.

He said Zambia has recorded remarkable development in the two years President Banda has been in office, and urged Zambians to appreciate that.

“We should commend Government for what is happening. Some people are liars …ask them if they have even built a toilet in their lifetime,” he said.

He commended President Banda for the massive road construction works taking place in Lusaka and the Copperbelt.

Mr Katumbi also commended Mr Banda for the maize bumper harvest the country recorded in the last farming season.

“We are thankful that this year, Zambia recorded a bumper harvest and we are not suffering in Congo because business is going on well. God will bless the country and he will bless you (President Banda),” he said.

Mr Katumbi, who used a combination of Swahili, Bemba and English, said it is sad that he was accused of stealing and hounded out of Zambia when he sued Government.

He advised the people of Zambia to thank God for giving them a good leader in President Banda.

“Business between Zambia and Congo is good. Both countries are trading well because you have a wise President. President Banda has the support of the DRC,” Mr Katumbi said.

He said there are no Zambians detained in the DRC, and asked the Zambian government not to detain Congolese nationals in Zambia.

“All we want is business and development for our two countries. The Congolese people are happy with what you (Mr Banda) are doing in Zambia, and the Zambian people are also happy.

“Close your ears to negative comments because there is development in Zambia,” Mr Katumbi said.

He called for more co-operation between the DRC and Zambia.

{Zambia Daily Maily}

61 COMMENTS

  1. MICHAEL Sata says PF remains open to dialogue with other opposition political parties for the sake of national unity.

    And Sata urged PF members to intensify their campaigns and mount a drive to get people registered as voters.

    Opening the Northern Province party conference yesterday, Sata said the PF leadership would prefer to have a united opposition in the country.

  2. “I want to repeat my message to all our fellow citizens in the opposition, that while we are ready to fight on without other opposition parties, it is more desirable, for national unity’s sake and as insurance for success, for us to work together,” Sata said. “So I extend my invitation to the other opposition political parties to reconsider their current positions. Further, we in PF are ready to discuss the expectations of other opposition political parties and come to a position that will be a ‘win win’ for the people of our great country once again.”

  3. He said the people of Northern Province should not underestimate themselves regarding this mission.
    “In spite of the great political contribution and sacrifices that the Northern Province has made to the development of Zambian politics and support rendered to succeeding parties which formed government and support to their presidents, the province remains underdeveloped. Apart from the work that Kenneth Kaunda did under the UNIP administration that is where we saw some major development,” Sata said. “As for the performance of the second Republic, its pre-occupation was to enrich the leader through stealing of public resources and enabled himself to buy 300 pairs of shoes, more than 150 pairs of suits, countless shirts. What he could not keep, he passed on to his girlfriend, all this from…

  4. He said the second Republic built nothing except to sell companies that Kaunda’s government created.
    “Today, the former leader has been recruited by President Rupiah Banda to come and show how to dribble your vote again as he did in 2001,” Sata said. “President Mwanawasa was a well-meaning president. At least he tried to fight the crimes of high level corruption which the second Republic leader introduced during his tenure.”

    He said President Banda’s tenure since 2008 had been to betray Mwanawasa’s fight against corruption and the stealing of public monies.

    “He has reversed all the gains Mwanawasa had made in his fight against corruption. He has made a complete turnabout against Mwanawasa’s efforts to develop the country,” Sata said. “Banda has gone on to recruit thieves as his…

  5. Sata said the road network in the province was in a deplorable state.

    “Should you people truly accept this kind of fate, when the properties that the second Republic leader bought with citizens’ stolen money, stolen from your taxes are being returned to him and he goes scot-free?” Sata asked. “For your own sake and that of your children and grandchildren and all those who come after you, reject this government of Rupiah Banda and its failures.”

    He said the provincial conference and this year’s general elections should be a turning point.

    He said the PF’s focus for the province once in power would be infrastructure development, improving the road network, extending the railway line to Mbala and Mpulungu, expanding the hydro-power stations, rehabilitating Mbala airport for both…

  6. He said PF hoped to economically empower the Zambian citizens and not through corruption and blatant theft like the former leader and Banda’s gang.

    “As you know, there is no honour between thieves, soon they tell on each other, bazaulula,” he said.
    Sata encouraged the delegates to forewarn all party members to be alert as MMD might try to rig the elections like they had done in the past.

  7. Mr Katumbi sounds like a cadre here (or as if he was the spokesperson for both the people of DRC and people of Zambia). And a point of correction, its NOT God who chose President Banda, but the electorates.

  8. Rupiah, not all criticism is terrible, in fact most of it is against you & your govt is extremely genuine.

    You can only listen to Katumbi and take his advice at your own peril

  9. Katumbi, Katumbi, katumbi, DO NOT lecture us about democracy. You are a governor in a dysfunctional nation of Zaire or is it Congo or Congo-Zaire or what ever? What do you know about opposition? You are a corrupt little fellow like your pygmy relative Chiluba. Just crawl back to your hole in Zaire…

  10. Viva pa bwatoooo. Don’tch Kubeba.Come 2011. RB will commission,will write good news on his ZNBC and Daily Mail, will distribute stollen money from NAPSA,will employ Lifwekelo,Chifire,Chanda Chimba,Katumbi,Chiluba,Mumbi BUT Zambians ni PABWATO. Those of you who are in Zambia EAT their money,tell them we are behind you,just Mporokoso pipo did,PABWATOOOO kekeke.come 2011.

  11. Katumbi should shut up.He stole alot of monies with Chiluba using Chani fisheries and exporting arms to congo and angola.What roads in lusaka and copperbelt is katumbi talking about that RB is working on?look at the makeni roads,Mtendere,Kaunda Square,Matero and Ndola also.Mwanawasa tired to rebuild this country but RB is busy loting our economy,selling ZAMTEL,not collecting mining taxes,53million mobile hospital etc.Katimbi drug dealer just eat you money in congo,dont make noise you foreigner

  12. The problem we have in this Country is that our leaders are not straight, “Dr” Chiluba was tried and convicted in London by our GRZ, and all the evidence indicate that the man didnot do an honest job but today he is being paraded by the state media as a ”saint”. Now I believe when the Post allege that thieves have ganged up. This guys fear Sata so much because they know that they will spend the rest of their lives in prison once Sata is given the mandate! Can “Dr” Chiluba and Mr Katumbi stop playing mind games, surely can DRC be role model for Zambia?

  13. Ba Katumbi Twali Muchindika kanshi muli Ba wele wele.. Banda has built schools, have you looked at user fees, beyond the ordinary man’s reach. Hosipitals… Takwaba muti… Banks they steal customers money.etc Employment have you seen the Pay.

  14. My Goodness, Katumbi: Who does not know that you made your money in Zambia, your trucks pass through Zambia. Of course you will talk Good of RB to avoid your Good delayed on Zambian Boarders. You smart sneaky, dude, how the hell you talk about Zambian Leadership when Congo has nothing, not even empty Drums to make the so-called noise????? Katanga is not Zambia.

  15. “When you roll an empty drum, it makes a lot of noise. There are some politicians in Zambia who are like empty drums,” Mr Katumbi said.

  16. thank you ba governor educated people appreciate the growth in zambia its the kaponyas that make the noise

  17. Sign of weak leadership by RB, I wonder what Katumbi is getting by making such stupid remarks. Can someone tell me whether his confiscated gem stones were handed back to him.

  18. Win more Elections, then Baka bolala will not call you Noise Makers….. Where was Jazz man was he not the one supposed to be at Kasumbalesa to meet with his counter part.

  19. Katumbi we know your deal with RB ,chiluba and other plunderers.You want your candidate BAnda to win as he has returned all Chilubas and your properties that was confiscated by the task force.You will, however not influence our politics.Your talking has just made all those zambians who doubted your dealings with RB and Chiluba prove otherwise.What democracy do you know in CONGO DRC.

  20. John Phiri – Nos 1-6: Nice, you just made the DRC governor’s point for him! It took six posts to summarize Mr. Sata’s remarks to the Northern Province party conference, yet there is not a single word about actual PF policy or how PF would do things better. Hmmmm…. is this the sound of an empty drum?

    Also, can’t help but note the irony that….

    1) Daily Mail has no problem to report what this foreign governor has to say about Zambia’s internal affairs (….when criticizing the opposition) barely a week after an accredited ambassador was advised not to meddle in the same.

    and….

    2) That DRC is now lecturing Zambia on good governance? (….uh-oh!)

  21. Monsieur Katumbi**************! You dont go to another country and start involving yourself in internal politics. Have you ever seen any of us Zambians coming to Lubumbashi and telling you who to vote for? Cant you think? Thats the problem with corrupt politicians who have made a lack of ethics the norm for operating. The DRC is potentially one of the world’s wealthiest countries but it is where it is today; in a state of disrepair and decay because the country has allowed those without morals to be in control. Lumumba is turning in his grave.

    il n’est pas nécessaire d’insulter une personne

  22. No. 28, I agree. Katumbi’s job is to work with whatever government Zambia elects! Foreign officials should not pick sides in an election or endeavour to play party politics. His remarks (…while true) are both childish and unprofessional and do not serve the DRC well.

  23. Mafias on the loose, lets wake up Zambians, we’re headed for armageddon with this Rupiah. The supporters he’s marshalling are the most dangerous for our country. Govt is involved in daylight corruption & our President seems to be enjoying the support of world acclaimed corrupt individuals. Katumbi survived arrest cause of his political position in a Zambia’s friendly neighbour. Rupiah must be careful with what he gets involved in not to entree Zambians further, only God knows.

  24. Meant “not to endanger Zambia’s future”. You know this Swype technology on high end technologies……. Lol

  25. When Change comes,RB Chiluba,Katumbi,George Kunda & their cronies will dance PELETE one day.That is why they are supporting each other.

  26. Interesting! This is Chiluba speaking, and I thought meddling in other countries’ affairs is not diplomatic etiquette. Anyhow, Chani fisheries is all gone. If I were you, Katumbi, I would just keep quiet. You stole with Kafupi!

  27. Ba Katumbi, this is not Congo. Just go back to that snake pit you call a country and oppress your people. You have no business poking your nose in our affairs. Kabila survived an assassination attempt last week. I would watch my back if I were you. In our country we use the ballot box and we want to it to continue that way.

  28. #7 Mwanawakwitu
    Katumbi is Governor of Katanga and according to the Congolese constitution he is as powerful as being President. Katanga is not suffering like the north east. It is sitting on the world’s largest cobalt reserves $1.5 trillion of it. Katangese individuals are getting richer by the day. Having said that, Moses is Mr Chiluba’s bed fellow so he is bound to speak well of Chiluba’s friends. Tamba bashila!!!!!!!!

  29. Katumbi you are a criminal. However, you are well spoken on this point. Well done!! Sata and HH are just making howling noises without substance! We know their only records so far. HH participated in the giving away of our parastatals and stole a lot of money as a result. Sata – well, his PF is involved in scandals throughout the country. You can imagine what would happen if PF came into power!!! My gosh, Zambia would go back 50 years… we would experience the worst form of governance since 1800, and there is a possibility the country would be divided and plunged into civil strife. There is no telling what would happen to Zambia if PF took over power. I can’t even imagine.

  30. If you chaps want PF to win, get rid of Sata and find a more civilised leader. IF you continue with Sata, then good luck – I’m sure you will need it, because RB will walk back to State House in 2012.

  31. R.B kwena.How do u buy such s.h.i.t from this empty drum Katumbi.Falling into a bottomless pit.

    For sure you will cry when Sata wins

  32. Mr. Katumbi is Katanga Province Governor in Congo.Who has given this thief authority to comment about Zambian politics like that? We’re not part of Congo Mr. Katumbi so keep you shit in Congo. By the way you got a contract to supply arms and supplied air. You took off from Zambia because of your thieving with Kafupi. This reminds us of Kafupi words recently “International tricks” to make sure the incumbent wins 2011 elections…our eyes are now open.. Congo, Malawai Mozambique, his home country Zimbabwe… these are very red flags for rigging… we better watch out fellow Zambia. MMD has been patronizing these areas with VJ as criss crossing these countries lately.

  33. Ha? Telling us what to do,how to run our house when your own shack is flooding with mass rapes and laughable GDP for such a huge country.Give me a break.At least in zed we’re free to make empty noise whereas in congo you get shot.I suspect you used swahili to hide the more lethal insults knowing zambians don’t speak that lingo.

  34. Katumbi is not a politician but BUSINESSMAN. His main interest is amassing wealth and creating more business empires in both DRC and Zambia. Kafupi’s international dribbling recent statement purely mearnt using this Katanga fellow who simply want to resurrect his businesses in Zambia. Zambia twasebana. Katumbi go to hell. Zambia is Zambia. We do not need your stupid advice. We will judge RB/MMD on our own. Whether you are half Zambian or half DRC its none of your business. ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

  35. I so much doubt Katumbi’s morals. His words are far from the office of Governor. This is like a dog going back to eat its own vomit.

  36. I find it fascinating the extent to which rupiya government is willing to go in displaying its double standards!! Just last week, foreign minister pande in a knee-jerk reaction to rupiah banda’s mentors’ countries of Libya and Egypt was castigating the ambassador of one of the Nordic countries for commenting; as VJ did not too long ago claiming diplomats in Zambia had no right to comment on events in Zambia. Today, we have come full cycle ; and these dimwits have the audacity to have chiluba’s partner in crime katumbi from Congo to come here and insult the intelligence of Zambians by blatantly interfering in their internal political affairs. What has katumbi given to Zambia that has benefited the people of Zambia in comparison to the aid the country receives from the Nordic countries?…

  37. CONT’D…Katumbis “aid” always winds up in the bottomless pockets of chiluba, his criminal associates like rupiah, kunda and their families.

  38. i agree with katumbi sata is just a sounding gong and just makes noise,. him and ka chiluba almost grounded this country, what annoys me most are people telling us that sata is an action man when he resided over a corupt regime with chiluba . plse spare us of this rubish

  39. no 49. i donot understand what you mean. You are totally contradicting yourself on what you have said. You agree with Katumbi and then you donot want to support Sata because he is associated to Chiluba’s regime. Are you not aware that Katumbi is equally an associate of Chiluba? This means Katumbi and Sata are in the same net.

  40. iwe octopus can u compare sata to yo dull president? full of scandles selling land to gvt hw logical is ths?

  41. It is very unfortunate that Mr katumbi made such comments. I wonder what will happen to his business when the people he is calling empty drums get into power! He needs to focus on how the two countries came develop Instead of him passing baseless comments. Those are the people who start problems with other countries. To me it sounds like he has grudges with some opposition leaders, those are personal issues which he is not supposed to share with us. Tell us how you are going to improve relations with us and other important issues otherwise keep quiet. You sound like an empty drum youself.

  42. Oh no US2Omillion through Zamtrop to Katumbi for undelivered arms, billions of kwacha through ministry of finance, trillions through access bank! Oh ma, Rupia being praised by criminals must be their friends. Watch this mambala

  43. @ no # 36 THE SAINT, you saying Katanga sitting on 1.3 trillion US $ dollars worth of cobalt, is the same as saying two human parents a mother and a father; physically sitting on the top of the heads of their children like fowl will hatch intelligence into them.

  44. **********@42, you are absolutely right. These are the “international tricks” thieving kafupi chiluba meant in his recebt reants: katumbi et all. Katumbi your own congo has never known peace since before 1960 and you have the nerve to talk to us about “empty drums”? You f….a.sshole! Go back to the hole you crwaled from and shut up aboutr Zambia. When time comes, we will get back what is ours. Dont think for one moment that we have forgoten the ill-gotten wealth you and chiluba perpetrated on us.

  45. Ba LT I take strong exception to your censoring my blog above on #28. I have seen Sata insulted on your site and you never delete the insults. Why have you removed my French statements about Katumbi? Are you being bankrolled by Katumbi? Your website is busy fermenting tribal hatred among Zambians by publishing tribal venom that could lead to a civil war in Z but when I tell off a Congolese you are quick to jump to his defence! What nonsense is this? I will post for you a lot of insults coming from your website below to prove my point.
    Sens doit être pompée dans des gens comme lui qui pensent parce qu’ils sont riches ils sont envoyé par Dieu. Fous ne devrait pas être donné plus d’occasions de manipuler les masses

  46. “International tricks,
    This are the tricks chiluba was talking about. The tricks has started. more tricks are coming .So Zambian pipo lets for get about Katumbi and Chiluba They cant say bad things on Banda. they know that time for change as come to Zambia.this 2011.Let not waste our time on discussing on this useless Tricks.These are the tricks Chiluba was talking about.

  47. From #57: Like this one: I told Katumbi he was stupid but blogger below says HH is a danderhead and you didn’t censor him!
    msana wanzili says:
    Thank you very much, we can live with RB not tribalists. Hope this dude rot in opposition or get swallowed by MMD. I thought Chibamba Kanyama gave this danderhead a timely advice on the need of co-existing and accept junior partner’s role but i was wrong, he’s a ‘chumbu mushololwa’. This marks the beginning of the end of a tiny Tonga club. Good riddance we’ve waited too long for the demise of this good for nothing Tonga tribe Society.

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