Government has warned that it will revoke operating licences of all radio stations airing political campaign songs before the date for this year’s tripartite elections is announced.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Ronnie Shikapwasha said in Lusaka on April 8 that Government will not take kindly to some radio stations airing political campaign messages because it is against the Electoral Code of Conduct.
“Both public and private radio stations are bound by the provisions of the code not to air campaign materials before the President announces the election date,” Lieutenant General Shikapwasha, who is also chief Government spokesperson, said.
He was reacting to a Patriotic Front campaign song aired by Radio Phoenix yesterday at the end of a special programme featuring PF president Michael Sata.
Lt-Gen Shikapwasha said President Banda has not yet announced the date for the 2011 polls and Government will, therefore, revoke operating licences for radio stations currently airing political campaign messages for breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct.
“It is wrong for radio stations to air political campaign messages, including songs, when the date for elections is not yet known.
“I have also heard that there is a radio station in Northern Province which has started airing political campaign material. This is against the electoral code of conduct and Government will be left with no choice but to revoke operating licences,” he said.
Lt-Gen Shikapwasha said all radio stations should stop airing campaign materials and wait for the Republican President to announce the election date.
He said all media houses must adhere to the rules specified in their operating licences.
“I want to advise all media houses in the country to stick to the rules and regulations contained in their operating licences as well as the code of conduct to avoid conflicts with the licensing authority, which happens to be my ministry.
“Government has stated that it won’t interfere in the operations of media institutions, including radio stations, but let me make it clear that it is against the law for radio stations to air political campaign songs before the date of elections is announced by the President,” Lt-Gen Shikapwasha said.
He appealed to Zambians to remain calm and peaceful as the nation goes to the polls.
The PF campaign song alleges that Zambia has been destroyed by the MMD government and urges citizens to vote for the opposition party.
The song goes on to state that Government has sold Zamtel and alleges that the money has not been seen to benefit Zambians.
At the end of the programme, Mr Sata insisted that the campaign song be aired.
“Excuse me, can you put our advert. It is not over, put our advert,” Mr Sata prodded the host of the programme as he wound up the discussion.
[ Zambia Daily Mail ]
The MMD started campaigning on DeadNBC yonks ago. What is Ronald Shikafimofimo telling us? Double f..king standards bayama.
Youre right ! \:d/
Direct that at Chanda Chimba 11. Revoke ZNBC licence.
:d yes pliz
Imwe Bafikkala, RB is already campaigning on ZNBC. Only last night I heard an MMD campaign song on Radio Ichengelo. This is how you start wars ba Kollwe. I we Chimona just go on drinking RBs bath water foool with a small head.
Madness at its apex!! Are these guys aliens or human beings? #1 and #2 you’re right on!! RB started campaigning on ZNBC over a year ago!! Maybe the advise to PF is avoid songs, emulate RB
What a useless person this I***** has become You ah if you were near I was going to bash your small head
This is the type of leadership which brings about civil wars. Nobody expected the bloodshed in Kenya, this can happen in Zambia as well. We have now reached a serious point of sebana wikute politics in Zed. My fingers are burning as I type this. Ifi fi koswe thinks Zambia is for them and their children so that they can loot and enjoy our resources. We will fight for this democracy fisushi fyenu. Ronie Chimona and his like will go into our political dustbin this year! Viva ba Zambia.
i really like this reply thing so that i can express how much i enjoy yo posting bigge, i hope these cows read these posts
Scared little men. Songs or no songs 2011 it is either Sata or HH in government. Not you stealers of national resources.
#2, maybe we need to understand the rules more clearly. We may end up banning the Post too, or even Rado Phoenix, not for the song, but for airing Mr Sata.
These guys surprise me a lot. Rupiah started his campaigns ages ago and everyone knows this. These guys are very selfish indeed and have never seen. It is clear that these f.ools do not even understand their own s.tupid rules. Agalu imwe don’t bring war to Zambia you will be the first ones to have your heads bashed. Be careful bakolwe imwe viMMD!
chi ronnie ifyabupuba what about that van the one the son for kamwendo munjila used in chongwe this year kuya bebele ba pompwe
Shame iwe cimona. Your useless campaign messages started a long time ago by your Monster on ZNBC is it that the material PF has brought has hit you beyond the belt? Start withdrawing license for ZNBC who has been airing Chanda Chimba programs and your boring RBs campaign messages. Mwapya bankusa imwe no amount of intimidation will stop the peoples resolve to toss you out of power.
Campaign songs are just played to cheer us up so shichimona calm your fears because wether you like or not the songs for change are still clear and fresh in the Zambian minds and the big one will be sung on and after polling day.viva shichange viva PF
Buti zoona is Zambia really a democratic state,what is this madness…
Now the power of MUSIC will be felt
Ichalo ubusuma ichakushila ba kwindi. bantalamisoka balaonaula ichala chakwa Jehovah Lesa. Sounds to me like pure oppression is about to take root in this Zambia we love!!
#8
H.H. Sata – I think you have failed yourself on this one. If MMD is confident of winning why impede others from marketing them selves. Ban these media houses and will go to the riots against KK and see if you will be spared. We are free. Zambia is not MMD and not all Zambians are MMD.
*****S. They think we don’t see Chanda Chiimba Chinyo campaigning for) on ZNBC?
This is indeed disheartening. I tell you in 2016 when PF will be in ower, if they ever come up with anything as useless as this, that is the day I will defect. MMD supporters please be honest here and search your hearts, this is outright wrong.
The foool thinks Zambia is his. Last chance to loot Chimona
Shikapwasha you kwindi. Chiwamina imbwa. Is bwezani not campaigning? what are scared off?
wow! indeed, what, what a bunch of f o o l i s h little men scared of there own shadow.
Ronne thats being mad,ZNBC has been showing RB’s called president for all since last year and we have never heard the Big Ronne threatening ZNBC but whats wrong with Ba President Sata’s song? To hell with Ronne and your madness.This year you will see that we Zambians mean business and we will make sure that take you down together with your RB and the changing Kunda.Viva Ba Sata viva PF
For your own info we are going to buy the CD and we will be playing it every where,in mini buses,bars and streets and we want you to come and barn us from playing it.Shame on your big nose Ronne
What a reverend and a man of god but not God. Koswe imwe imbwa Dogg. What is your problem chimba 3 has been campaigning bwezani since last year mmd kuyabebele the hour has come for chaps like Dog shikapwasha to vacant office, plunderers *****s..
The day of elections is in RBs pocket secha, so how can we wait for it when it is his secret. I bet even you small head big nose dont know just like the 2nd Advent
#23 PAPA K- I did not think of that good idea. See if he can ban our homes, bars, buses and even our cell phones.
Munungwa Mao…Shikapisha !!!!!!! To Hell with Mother Fish, DOWN WITH MMD, DOWN WITH MMD….Barotseland no go area for u stupid MMD foolllsssssss……
Ronnie you will now make that song popular. Because of your statement everyone will want to listen to it. Don’t be a foolish man Ronnie.
Use less shikapuno, your RB started campaigning long ago on your so called CENEBC or ZNBC why stop SATA? you have kept election date secret and you think you are clever, mwapya wind of change has reached zambia. viva SATA for president PABWATOOOOO
I wanted to add my own insults to Shikapwasha but the bloggers above have already done it for me. Does the MMD think its ruling over id iots and foools who cant think for themselves? Kwandangala I love that name, Dead NBC! Ha ha ha. Its also probably Zambia Dead Mail eh?
elolwanya mayo………..this year ifintu tafili bwino
Plese how can i get that song, it must be a hit, just playing once and shikanyo is already musterbating..
Sadly this is a reflection on all of us. Guys like this clown, with bloated military ranking despite obvious mental incompetence, should not be anywhere near the reigns of power. It is a recipe for anarchy and disaster. Campaigns started long ago and the President himself alluded to it during the MMD convention. Where was this man, or was he asleep again? Pettiness and incoherence seem to be a major problem with our government. Please adopt the Mung’omba constitution in totality and save us from these cadres, or shall I say zealots.
Total madness from this disgraced general and fake pastor!!
You shouldn’t give up your fight for change, Sata urges Zambians
By Misheck Wangwe
Sat 09 Apr. 2011, 04:01 CAT [841 Reads, 0 Comment(s)] Text size Print
Sata leaving after speaking on Radio Phoenix yesterday – Picture by Thomas Nsama
Michael Sata has urged Zambians not give up their fight for change.
And Sata says he agrees with the Oasis Forum, which is demanding for the resignation of George Kunda who had been misleading successive Republican presidents on the constitution making process.
Featuring on a Patriotic (PF) Front sponsored live programme on Radio Phoenix yesterday, Sata said Zambians had suffered enough at the hands of the MMD and they should not give up their call for the change of government.
Sata, who is opposition PF leader, said the MMD did n
Soon people will go hungry because any form of opening the mouth shall be regarded as campaign.
Blushit, this man is useless in USA they started the campaign last week for Obama and he wants to the shut up.
In USA the elections are in 2012 in November jetzt campaign is on
IT IS VERY SAD THAT SOMEONE CALLED A MINISTER COULD THINK SO LOW. I AM NOT REALLY INTO POLITICS BUT AM DISSAPOINTED BY THE RULLING PARTY. EVEN A SMALL BABY CAN SEE THAT U ARE SIDING. STOP THE ROT AND LET THEM PLAY THE SONGS. ZNBC STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. WHEN YOU REVOKE THE LICENSE THAT IS WHEN U WILL SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE BAD. TRY IT WE ARE WATCHING YOU.
Iam looking for the New song too. the old one was inkoloko balelanda yalifwa akale.
Ka chitwasombo ka ebele KK ati Kaunda afilwa ukuteka. Abantu batota, katina akati Shileti kaunda afiilwa ukuteka, Ndeti kaunda afilwa inwe ya cilwani. RB is campaigning and Shichimona was busy sleeping.
# 6 i like your view “We have now reached a serious point of sebana wikute politics in Zed”. This is dead right, however for the longest time our politics have been like that. That is why we need new young people to change the direction of politics. A well crafted constitution would stop a lot of this madness. We need to make politics less lucrutive, then we shall have real workers in politics. For now Ronnie start thinking of going back to your church… that is if you still have one. We shall not accept that nonse of not leveling the play ground. Viva Zambia abush Ronnie
Incredible, government of men and their laws!!!!!!!!
one more thing any one with the song please circulate in via phones. This will teach a lesson this dull minister
Chishikapwasha a fake rev.Stop threatening the those radio stations for featuring opposition compaign songs.This is an election year, all parties have a right sell themselves to the electorates. There is NOTHING WRONG with those songs, the problem is you are afraid of PF and other opposition parties taking over government this year. People are not foolish like you are Zambia is not abut mmd it’s about people. If you mmd had done according to what is expected of a party in government your surely wouldn’t be panicking.Znbc is only for mmd and those who are paid to discredit the opposition in particular PF and Sata. These kind of polictics don’t belong to this era the 21 st century but the stone age.If you mmd are now forcing people to wear you fitenges with RB’s portrait on them. People…
His Excellency, plse, we need somebody at senior level who speaks after consulting at least two senior officials from MMD, one from legal and the other from publicity/campaign team.
Viva 2011 RB
#16 Deja Vu, all I did was comment on #2 and advise that we should be careful what or who we suggest to ban because we may end up banning the Post too. I did NOT suggest that anybody should be banned and I have NOT taken any position either for or against.
You are reading what I did not write, mwayamba kunilota?
Can someone tell these Guys that they are dictators, the world is watching don’t make a fool over Zambians they are not sleeping. Freedom of speech and expression is vital. Do give up ba Zambia.
are fed up of mmd.Even the blind can see. You should have listened to the people but you chose not to thats why you are panicking now. People have realised that, mmd wants to own Zambia. You protect thieves of national resources, your mmd is killing people in day light. Your mmd has stollen collosal sums of money maint for constitional making process and you call it a small set back.Zambians are being threatened day in day out by this uncaring government.Look at the levels of poverty in the country today. Don’t expect people to praise you for road constructions, building schools and hospitals. These things are generally got be done by any party in government.Thats your job and thats what you are paid for.It’s not your money you are using but our money. Close znbc first your mouth piece…
Don’t send that song to my phn because Sata is the last person i want to think of, please.
you rat, we dont even have or want yo phone number, we nkonko we kapoli!
How are those stations going to survive ,if they cannot advertise.are you going to give them money to run .you are chargiing them huge sums f money for a licence and yet you are thinking of how the generate that money .its always about the ends .the means are nothing to you shikapoka.
#16, as for freedom, yes we are a free people. I am glad you admit that, at long last.
That is why we keep reminding everybody to scrutinise all the Presidnetial candidates and not to put anyone in power whom we know from his characteristics to be a threat to our freedom. We have the benefit of past records to guide us, for example past editions of the Post are a rich source of such information.
@48.thats fine.its ur democratic right .no one wants you to think about Sata but yourself
The General is probably the worst Minister of Information Zambia has ever had. He is a good man but this Ministry is too much for him. It is like taking a Carpenter and asking him to perform brain surgery. Why wasn’t he just made minister of Religious Affairs like Rev Chintala, or sent to Diplomatic service? Political parties are always campaigning, that is what adversarial political democracy is all about! I cannot vote for Sata BUT I will defend his right to do what he did on Radio Phoenix. He paid for the session and he has every right to have the song aired. The Electoral code of conduct forbids campaigning outside the 90 days but that means a person saying ‘Vote for Michael.’ To say that we need ‘chenji go’ is not campaigning. General take a break, have a Kit Kat!
for issuing derogatory statements agaist the opposition. You party is breaking so many laws in this country on a daily basis. Why take a mobile hospital at you convetion using national resources? You have changed the law against plunderer of national resources and expect people to praise you. In a multiparty system of governance there is competition between the ruling party and the opposition it’s not one party system any more. Instead of threatening those radio stations mmd you come up with a compaign song thats to counteract the opposition.Thats competition not threats. You don’t expect all parties to remain quiet and leave the show for mmd no mr fake rev.Tefyo iya muma multi party system its competition at its highest level. If Rb was not challenged at your convention it’s not the
MR MINISTER OF INFORMATION, WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THOSE BILL BOARDS SHOWING A POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT PLACED AT STRATEGIC PLACES ON OUR MAJOR ROAD??….ZO-OONA KUTWINGILILA UKU…….THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED TAKING PEOPLE FOR GRANTED WHICH RB WAS WARNING HIS COLLEAGUES AGAINST AT THAT TROIKA SADC SUMMIT IN LIVINGSTONE…….YOU ARE THREATENING RADIO STATIONS WITH CLOSURE SURELY……THIS IS ALL ABUSE OF AUTHORITY….WE ARE NOT ZAMBIANS OF 1820S……THIS IS 21ST CENTURY……
#49 Deja Vu, from DPP story. Thank you for the clarification or correction if you like.
As for telling lies, refer to my post that no human being is perfect, and that on the scorecard RB scores much more on ‘good’ than on ‘bad’, whereas Mr Sata scores much more on ‘bad’ than on ‘good’.
But I am glad that you have admitted that Mr Sata is a liar. And that is exactly my point, that it does not make sense to replace a liar with another probably more vicious one. So whereas you Deja Vu says that you will support anything that stands against MMD, reasonable people will do a scorecard for the field of candidates, and support one with the most positive score. Good thing is that reasonable people are in the majority.
You have made my day, though, with that important admission of…
same here. RB will have to face many challengers it,s not a one man show like you had at your just ended convetion in Kabwe. Mmd is protectin thieves, privatisation is being done at state house instead of following normal channels.Rb want’s to be worshipped for construction of roads building schools and bringing mobile hospital.In multi party politics its competition bwana that counts.No threats to the media come up with your programme for the nation and not instilling fear in people and the media.Are you not ashamed of the general status of this country? Roads, hospitals, 90-95% unemployment is surely unacceptable anywhere in the world. God will liberate us for the second time. While unip ruled us for 27 yrs, they did something atlest for all to see not mmd .
Uyu Shikapwasha uwakwata ichilitole pamenso ichimoneka kwati mona!!! This is insane!! MMD is campaigning everyday and how can he say that?
IMWE BA MINISTER, WHY HAVE YOU ALLOWED ZNBC TO SHOW CAMPAIGN MATERIALS FOR RB????…….YOU THINK WE ARE ASLEEP??…….WHY IS RB NOT ANNOUNCING THE ELECTION DATE, AND YET HE HAS ALREADY STARTED CAMPAIGNING??? IS YOUR CONSCIENCE CLEAR ON THIS MR MINISTER??……….TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK,…..YOU CAN’T REVERSE TIME…….ABALEYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have realized that the best way to deal with Rupia banda and his clot, is not by way of insulting them but to bless them. God in heaven who sees through the unseen with our naked eyes will then deal with them with great vengeance thus vindicating the Zambian people in the end. God bless you all and have a great campaign on Radios, TVs, Phones and the Internet etc.
TOTAL FOOLISHNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WABA ICHIMONA IWE SHIKAPWASHA
ichimona kwati ni flared skirt ya kilimpulini:d
The pipo have spoken the wind of change is coming. those who need that song dont worry will start distributing it for free… there are many more songs and mmd will become even more mad. uyu useless minister aba umona kwati litako lyeshilu. they shud also remove that mmd campain on znbc with that urgly picture of the person.
I have just finished reading through the Electral act of 2006. And I have not seen the reasons our good RV is alluding. I should kindly ask you sir to stop emberrasing the country with your empty talk!
we want change…mmd ni pa bench this yr, they sale zamtel, they shoot innocent an armed pipo…. may the blood be on rb’s head. VIVA CHANGE…VIVA NEW GVT…VIVA PABWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
these guys are really scared! and i am seeing a situation were our police service and army will take a neutral stance and allow for revolution.I want that song please. post it on youtube
Thank you for leting pipo kno u are scared and you will be out this year. VIVA HH
I dont know whether am dreaming or not. Can someone tell me what the hell is happening in government. Has the devil fallen on MMD that they should suddenly be making political suicide. Reverend Shikapwasha are you alright or has the devil bewitched you.
MCS please work hard and my vote and my family’s are yours
Pipo have seen SATA someone wants them to see RB, ichintu chintu umweneeeee!!!!!!!
silly and what happens to RB billboards?
Those who expect sense from Shikapwasha are expecting to much from him. Can someone tell me,ever since the brat became Rupiah’s vuvuzela,what sensible thing did Long Nose say?
Chifwekelo,chikapwasha,chifire and Mumbi all think with their……….
WIND OF CHANGE 2011
MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA. MMD goats are dead scared and dream about Sata every nite.
Pa Bwatooooo ke ke ek ke ke 2011
#64 Donchi Kubena Reloaded; Twangaleni ubusong kaili!!! We want the song; RB ifwe ni major chabe; President wesu ni Mikaili Satana!!! Jehovah kuti atwelelako fye!!
PABWATOO
Takwaba bola yabula change goal. Our strong holds register well as voters.
PATRIOTIC FRONT PF. CHILUFYA SATA, MAN OF ACTION. ALL CIVIL SERVANTS ARE YOURS, ALL URBAN AREAS ARE YOURS.WHY SHOULDNT RUPIAH AND SHIKAPWASHA BE AFRAID?
VIVA PABWATO COME 2011
SATA ATEKE 2011.
#MY BRO I WILL MAKE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ONCE I MANAGE TO UPLOAD IT ON YOUTUBE. EVEN TODAY. DONCHI KUBEBA TWALAMISANSA AKALWIBO DONT WORRY
Indeed power corrupt minds-how many things are these mad dogs going to say no to? You mention 50 + 1% they go trembling, mention pvt, they start sweating in panic,and now even the PF campaign songs on the air leads to sleepless nights for them. These are the last kicks of a dry horse-despite the collapse of the pact, MMD have realised that they will still lose and hence all these fuss.
I am sure even RB will laugh at Shikapwasha on this one. It is him Shikapwasha & MMD to calm-down, this year’s campaign will be hotter for them, Sata will receive 70% vote for sure.
It’s really a shame that government can continue to treat us as kids. Judging by the comments here, it’s clear that noone takes this seriously.
But why are you not announcing the date for elections you DIOT.? Why are you keeping it to yourselves? YOU are scheming to rig elections.
I have heard that Davis Mataka, the MMD plant at the Zambia Dead Mail tells reporters there who to talk to and who not to talk to. Tabwelantho baba, ni Donchi Kubeba!
Sorry for using “as” in place of “like”. For the sake of the real meaning.
Election issues will be caused by the MMD and not the opposition. Someone! please advise Mr. President that he is eating with wrong people. Honestly, who has been campaigning all this time between the MMD and the opposition???? Yes suspend the licences of public media. This is a joke.
#73 Academic Warrior, ati civil servants refer to the PF ati Prayer and Fasting for fear of mentioning it publicly.
Abakwete ka song’azi ka PF bakaposepo bwangu pa shingashinga so that naifwe tukasabushe elo chimukalipe umwina Shikafimofimo uwa chimona ngepenga.
Ebafya bwaba grade 12. Shikapwisha thinks all Zambians are below him and he want to treat every Zambian like a child. I am sorry, you can have every radio station and every news paper in Zambia but this will not make you win the elections. People’s minds are set and we are about to make a big change on how government should be run. Your constitution was a failure after spending billions of Kwacha and no matter how many billions you gonna spend on campaigning kuyabebele. Don’t fool yourself that with your Grade 12 certificate you can walk on our heads again.
:):)I hope the General will stop the root . Firstly Revoke the ZNBC License that has been breading hetrate amongst Mother Zambia through programs like Chanda Chimbas.DONT TAKE ZAMBIANS FOR A RIDE! WE ARE ABLE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES.DONT TRY AND INTIMIDATE US . WE ARE WATCHING FROM THE TERRACES ,AND THAT DAY WILL COME WHEN ZAMBIANS WILL HIRE AND FIRE ( ELCTION TIME)
I now understand why former Ghanian President Jerry Rawlings killed most of his non progressive opponents when he came into power. These MMD fcukers are taking us for a fcukin ride kaleza. This man is the biggestjoke I have ever seen to grace the Zambian political landscape.
Hahahahaha but this is utter bulllshiit. Anyways its okay. We will buy the Cds and tapes and start playing them in bars, cars, buses and at markets and lets see what these arses will now do.
Scared little fackis. Whether you like it or not kuyabebele. Bola naikaba
Bwe..eeezaaani, Rupia Banda..Whose campaign song is this??? Hahahahaha…… Going by the blog, SATANA has chances 50% + 1
Ok let Shikapwasha continue waiting for that announcement by hiz master, while we know for sure 2011 iz election year.
AM AN MMD SYMPATHISER BUT AM REALY DISAPPOINTED WIT THS KIND OF DOUBLE STANDARDS FROM MY PARTY/GOVT.ITS A SHAME TO SAY THE LEAST.NOW THESE TUMA SMALL PARTIES WILL HAVE A FIELD DAY BCOZ OF U SHIKAPWASHA.HIS EXCELLENCY, WE NEED TO REORGANISE OUR MEDIA STRATEGY..
Shikapwasha lacks the ability to reason.
Ka #80, this is not a classroom to correct your newly learnt English. It doen’t matter if you write in Tonga, Bemba or lenje (Shikapwasha’s language).. And remove your juvenile picture.
Does the constitution spell it out that the president has to announce the election date before political parties begin to campaign? This is really disheartening to see how the country is drifting backwards to the stone age. My heart bleeds!
it is said that those that the Gods want to destroy – he first makes them go MAD…and this is exactly what is happening to the MAD MATIPA DONKEY party and it’s members.
DONT YOU PEOPLE REMEMBER A SONG WHICH PLAYS ON ZNBC ABOUT RB – WHAT SI THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN???
Here we go again.. with retarded leaders as always… MMD tunrs UNIP . Watch whats happening in Libya people you will be next if you want to start threatening people. Ala Mwajayela maningi
I think it’s embarassing being a goverment spoken . Ba shikapwasha do you really belive in what you talk about at times or you just speak for the salary? Surely MMD has been campaining since last year we all know that . Why are you stopping your friends to do the same? Shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 89 you think your president rb listens. am not pf or mmd. i try by all means to be objective. the rot that your hopeless,dull,foolish,fake reverend and silly ronnie is using are a serious recipe for anarchy in zed. i know most of us enjoy the peace we have.ronnie big nose is taking us for grabs.he’s a disgrace to the clergy. am sure he represents some other god. not the ALMIGHTY GOD,JEHOVAH. FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE ARE THE FOUNDATION OF GOD’S THRONE. we all can clearly see that there is a lot of unrighteousness and injustice being perpetrated by mmd. these thugs called the mmd, should be alive to the fact that we are not dull as they may foolishly assume.FOR PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD ALMIGHTY, HE PROMOTES ONE AND DEMOTES THE OTHER. WATCH THE SPACE.
If all the above post were to be counted as votes MMD would be out! So I hope majority of you here will make that change happen. This Gov has out lived it’s purpose, they have taken people for granted. We, the youth can do a better job, lets change for the better.
Its simple country men and women, buy or download the music and play it in bars, mini buses or our homes and tuntemba and see what law they will use to ban that ba kolwe aba! Back to UNIP, one doesn’t need to be a genius to tell that this country is back to politics of intimidation and laws to suit one *****!
any tine this government is going to introduce marshal law watch the space , they are just to scared to loose power .
Uwa kwata fye itole limo ewinga tontonkanya nga ronie pure madnes remove advert 4 rupiah on znbc why does he wnt to heard thn th rest,shikapwasha ths is nt a barack u er adresing bt civil society mulekula bafi.K.A.La
Big nose,small head shikapwasha do you think you will stop us from compaining?You are actually compaining for PF indirectly by threatening to cancel linceces of radio stations.You will not intimidate us.MMD has become irrelevent in Zambia,useless,expired!!We will used the songs in our homes,cell phones,cars,buses,bars and streets!We will compain even by sms.Are you going to stick silotapes on our mouths.Mwanya bamakaka this year you are leaving.You are a shame to the church and to the people of Zambia.VIVA PF
Good evening
Quote: “I have also heard that there is a radio station in Northern Province which has started airing political campaign material. This is against the electoral code of conduct and Government will be left with no choice but to revoke operating licences,” he said.
Has MMD itself been acting in compliance with the electoral code of conduct and if not, what has Gov’t done about it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to fine parties violating the code of conduct instead of revoking licences of the radio stations and banning campaign songs? This would not only be cynical, it would be creating an atmosphere of political intimidation which would ultimately result in civil disobedience and revolt. The masses on the continent now tend to dislike and distrust authoritative rulers.
I have avoided making comments on this matter until now. The reason was that I was of two minds. I strongly suspected that Hon Shikapwasha was wrong but at the same time I thought that he would not open his mouth and ridicule himself by speaking without facts. So I decided to do some research into the Electoral Act of 2006 as well as the Electoral Code of Conduct 2006 (the code has been revised 2010 but the aspects relevant to this case will be the same). I also looked at the Code for the 2004 Presidential campaign in Afghanistan, just to understand the concept better. It turns out that Hon Shikas is right after all, and sorry but the vocal majority of bloggers above are all wrong, baseless arguments. Now let me share my search results with you by quoting excerpts from the Law.
55. HH SATA. YOU ALLEGE THAT SATA IS A “LIAR” BECAUSE HE IS NOT CONSISTENT ON MANY ISSUES BECAUSE POLITICS IS VERY DYNAMIC SCIENCE. CIRCUMSTANCES, FACTS CHANGE EVERY DAY.RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE GADAFFI’S ALLY. BUT BECAUSE HE IS KILLING HIS UNARMED CITIZENS, THEY HAVE DISAPPROVED THAT. YOU WANTED THEM TO BE CONSISTENT AND JUST SUPORT HIM AT THE UN? EVEN SATA, HE CHANGED HIS SUPPORT FOR CHILUBA WHEN LPM SHOWED EVIDENCE RELATING TO FTJ’S PLUNDER. REALLY YOU WANTED HIM TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING A THIEF JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CONSITENCY? EVEN YOU IF YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE FOR TEN YEARS AND ONE DAY YOU FIND HER COMMITTING ADULTERY, WOULD YOUR POSITION IN RELTION TO YOUR MARRIAGE BE THE SAME. SATA IS VERY WISE AND AS YOU SAY “VICIOUS”. THE LATER IF APPLIED WELL IS WHAT OUR ECONOMY LACKS.
Politics is about whose lies sound better. Thats why most priests cant make good politicians. China killed its own citizens in Tianamen Square so to say its didn’t support Libya because Gaddafi killed his citizens is fallacious.
The gist of the matter here is, quote “……The PF campaign song alleges that Zambia has been destroyed by the MMD government and urges citizens to VOTE FOR the opposition party…….”
THE SAINT at #52 came close by stating “…..The Electoral code of conduct forbids campaigning outside the 90 days but that means a person saying ‘Vote for Michael’….”. But he also missed the point by assuming that the code only refers to campaigning for an individual and not a party. The concept behind the Code of Conduct in election campaigns is for the Law to give protection, rights, AND obligations to both PERSONS and PARTIES who have successfully been nominated (CANDIDATES) in order to campaign freely and use election campaign materials (Vote for …) DURING the campaign period stipulated by law, the 90 days.
#103 and #105; welcome back to the defence of the indefensible; typical some of us, sebana wikute!! This time tamwakafilye, kuya bebele!!
In order to get those rights and obligations, parties are even obliged to fill in Form ECC1 under the Code otherwise it is illegal for them to campaign. This code has been formulated, agreed and accepted by all registered political parties in Zambia, it is actually a world standard even in USA, and Afghanistan which was helped by the UN. Because of the lengthy nature of these legal documents, I cannot quote them all but just refer you to the relevant sections of the Law. These must be read together as they are cross referenced.
Electoral Code of Conduct 2006: see sections 8, 10, 12 in particular.
Electoral Act 2006: see sections 26, 27, 109, 129.
For those too busy to research I have quoted sections 25, 26, 27 of the Electoral Act in full.
PART IV
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT, ELECTION ACTIVITIES AND MATERIALS
25. (1) Subject to subsection (2), whenever the President proclaims the dissolution of Parliament in
accordance with the Constitution, the President shall, by statutory instrument prescribe the date of the polling day for a general election.
(2) The President, when determining the polling day under subsection (1), shall not set a date later than ninety days from the date of the dissolution of Parliament.
26. (1) The Commission shall, immediately after the polling day is prescribed under section thirty-five—
(a) compile an election timetable for each election to provide for the following:
(i) the date and method for the submission of nominations;
(ii) the date and method for the acceptance of nominations;
(iii) the closing date of the registration of voters;
(iv) the dates for verification of the provisional voters registers;
(v) the opening and closing dates of the electoral campaign;
(vi) the date of the election and voting hours for the election;
(vii) any cut-off time for any act to be performed; and
(viii) any other relevant information; and
(b) publish the election timetable in the Gazette.
(2) The Commission may amend the election timetable by notice
in the Gazette—
(a) if it considers it necessary for a free and fair election; or
(b) if the polling day is postponed under section twenty-nine.
CONT’D
105 HH SATA. THE MMD CONVENTION IN KABWE WAS LIVE ON ZNBC. THE LAST SONG BEFORE IT WAS CLOSED WENT LIKE THIS ”
” ONA MWAKA NI BANDA BEKA ( THIS YEAR IN ONLY MR BANDA)”
“TAKULI UKUBWELELE KUNUMA (THERE IS NI GOING BACK)”
THIS WAS A LIVE SONG FROM DELEGATES FROM LUAPULA. THE LAST PART OF THE SONG HAS BEEN CONTRADICTED BY THEM. THE LAW ON THE COLOUR OF MINIBUSES HAS BEEN REVOKED JUST TO SUIT THEIR APPETITE. THE INTEND TO FORCIBLY USING PLUNDERED MONEY PAINT (NOT STICKERS) THEIR COMPAIGN MATERIAL JUST TO CREATE AN IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE POPLULAR. ALREADY THEY INVADED MARKETS AND BUS STATIONS AND THE COUNCIL IS LIMPING AS THEY ARE COLLECTING MONEY. IF YOY WANT A SHOP, OR AN ILLEGAL PLOT YOU MUST WEAR AN MMD ATTIRE OR BUY A CARD.DO YOU WANT VIGILANTEES BACK. DONT FORGET SO…
27. (1) Every public officer and public entity shall give and be seen to give equal treatment to all candidates to enable each candidate to conduct that candidate’s campaign freely.
(2) Every candidate and political party shall have the right to have the substance of the candidate’s or political party’s campaign propaganda reported in all public media in a fair and balanced manner.
(3) The Commission shall prescribe a code of conduct to be complied with by every political party and candidate during an election campaign.
CONT’D
(4) A candidate or political party may, during an electoral campaign, publish campaign materials of such a nature and in such a manner as may be prescribed by the Commission.
(5) For the purposes of this section “campaign propaganda” means any activity, statement or any other form of expression ((including song, my words)) aimed at promoting particular political ideas, policies and strategies for purposes of obtaining votes for any ((successfully nominated, my words) candidate or political party CONTESTING an election.
HH Sata, just stop posting the ECZ rules; we wont read them boyi, kwati imwe you follow them? When you are in Rome, do what Zambian do. Ciwamina galu, kuya bebele!!
Now that we all know where to get this information, let’s read and debate intelligently.
Mr Sata is an experienced politician (not an underfive) and he definitely knows these rules and codes. Mr Sata or his party appended their signature to these rules when they were formulated before they were made Law. It is unfortunate that he should be the one to break the Law that he helped create. And he knows that he can be disqualified from the elections (God forbid!) or be the subject of a solid election petition in the event that he won. So is it ignorance on his part, or ill motive to create anarchy in the nation? Anarchy? You only have to read the ignorant comments in the many blogs today, where most people are “convinced” with untruths.
#102 Nine Chale, you raise very pertinent issues which are the things we should be debating in order to respond intelligently to Hon Shikapwasha. For examplem, what exactly constitutes campaign material? Vote me for or Vote my party is definitely a no question answer. As for the banning of radio stations and songs, I would consider that unfortunate but a “government of laws and not men” (coined by Levy, MHSRIEP) can take that action. It is the easiest way to send a strong message to truant radio stations and other unruly media, rather than dragging each other to lengthy court sessions by sueing Mr Sata and risk riots. Even if Mr Sata has committed enough offences to clear him off the political scene, MMD may want to save him for what promises to be a savoury electoral defeat of Mr Sata.
#14, I am not forcing you to read, just to lighten the burden of your ignorance. We are a country of laws mwana. What kind of government are you planning to give us then? Are you planning to rule Zambia or Zaire? Here we follow the law so you better learn to read it. It is people like you who made the bazungu coin the phrase that “.. if you want to hide knowledge from a black man, hide it in a book” meaning that you are too lazy to acquire knowledge.
@ 117, your comments don’t make sense. you cannot start forcing people to reason with lunatic statements fro Shikapwasha
Sorry I meant #114 SomeOfUs.
By the way, ba SomeOf Us, I hear that PF has a new manifesto that talks about the importance of education. Seeing that you loathe education and reading, so PF is not serious after all? Or maybe the supporters do not agree with that policy?
Say what you want BUT this year ni pabwato and Michael Sata.
With or without chikapwasha and rupiah’s threats,unfairness and whatever NI SATA COME 2011.
We have no time to read MMD cadres’ justifications on anything.
MICHAEL SATA AND PF PERIOD
#118, Gaerbox, that is the tragedy of PF cadres, when confronted with facts they always duck and dive. Theirs is a life of make believe, they don’t believe in truth, but it starts from the top.
Zambia is currently not a country of laws but there is rule of men and that’s why we are fighting for justice. Why should laws only be followed by the opposition. Rupiah campaigns while for others it’s not yet time, William can do what he likes no law visits him. You lie that we are a country of laws.
VIVA MICHAEL SATA COME 2011.
Most of the comments on this blog are completely off. Shikapwasha does not say that you should not be campaigning – he says it is against the electoral code of conduct to play campaign songs before the elections date is announced. The question we should ask is – Is this true? If it is, then the elctoral code of conduct needs to be amended to allow people to campaign even when there are no elections. To call Shikapwasha all sorts of names or evaluate the size of his nose is just unmitigated dul.lness.
#104 Man of the Month, I would not go that far in history to prove that Mr Sata is a liar and an inconsistent leader.
There are very recent lies:
(1) He gave an interview to Danish journalists which is on tape and we all heard it. He was supporting gay and lesbian rights, soon after he denied what he said.
(2) Once he called for the abolishing of the Christian nation declaration, later he denied having ever said that. Just last week we heard him on radio saying exactly what he had denied.
(3) What about the 90 days economic theory, should we call that lies too, or just ignorance?
Seems like an in-born trait from which he cannot free himself.
Is he still pursuing the “90 days more money in your pockets” for this year’s campaign? If he does he will be chicken feed for his…
It really is sad that such a big head has such a small brain. If only his brain was even half the size of his nose may be, just may be, this man would have been a respectable human being. Again I must ask: How did this creature ever become commander of Zambia AZir Force?
ShiKapwashya Litole Ilyakule Left This Guy talks like he owns people. Freedom its election year unless they are supportin Itole lyakwe This is not Military state or Republic. Thats why we need change Government this guy does not respect the people of Zambia. Government to them its ends meat they can not survuve with being in government. Shikapwashya’s son is here in Landorla (*orlando) we gonna spill the beans if he continues to be Itole.
well done shikapwasha for bitching your party out of office. i thot mmd was better than pf but such foolishness proves otherwise. i dont care if you steal (god will punish you) but dont restrict my freedoms. this is what you are trying to do. for that you deserve to be kicked out of office!! i sincerely hope pf’s donchi kubeba is for real and they win by a wide margin!!!
LT I love this upgraded website !!!!!! Can I have your baby ?
HH Sata,
Your lengthy excerpts from the Electoral Act are, I am sure, well understood by most bloggers here whose intelligence you must respect. But have you ever bothered to tune in to ZNBC? If you have, you will, if you are objective, understand why most of the bloggers are angry with you and Shikapwasha. The fact is that both MMD and ZNBC are flagrantly violating the very sections of the Electoral Act you have quoted extensively with impunity and getting away with it.
i HATE U SHIKAPWASHAA
THIS FOOL WANTED GOVT CONTROLD MEDIA SO THY ZNBC CUD ONLY REPORT RHETORIC.AM READY TO CURRY A MATCHET AN FIGHT FOR MOTHER ZAMBIA.CHANT IT ON.BABILON MST FALL.
Hhhhh
Zambians., what is happening, are we going back to UNIP days? It looks like RB and his team wants to backtrack our country, it s a free democratic country and people should feel free to campaign. Why should they wait for MMD?
Shikapwasha? You are an embarrassment. You are out of touch and prove that MMD is scared of PF.
Cobra spit more campaign songs. We are behind you.
#122 Academic warrior, you are fighting for justice, and Sata will give it to you? kekekekeke kikikikikiki. Grow up my friend!
Someone please post the song on You Tube urgently so that we help this foolish reverend in making the song go viral and thus campaign for the PF!!
Panji’s prophesy will soon come to pass and these b.ufoons will still be blaming him. They all have their big noses firmly planted up their fat a.s.ses. They have eyes but the can’t see; they have ears but they can’t hear. What kind of a reverend is this thing with a big nose?
People let us learn to be objective. If shikamona knows that the act prohibits campaingns in this manner, why does he agree with MMD campaigning and telling others not to do so?
Adviser @123, you do realize of course that Shikapwasha’s MMD itself has been doing exactly what it is threatening its opponents to desist from doing? Weigh both sides of the argument before calling others dull. MMD has been campaining through all sorts of trickery, including through public media that it dioes not allow the opposition access to; posters of rupiah are all over the place as well as mmd sponsored TV programmes such as Chanda Chimba’s. But as soon as the opposition buys air time to play and relay their political messages; they are breaking the electoral code! Selectivecode of conduct?
#129 Max mbizo, unfortunately legal matters are lengthy but one has to read them if they are to debate these matters intelligently, otherwise you are at sea. I had to quote extensively so that bloggers have some reference material to guide them as they debate. As you know, most bloggers above are too “busy” to do any research and would rather open their mouths on a topic that they barely understand. Regarding your reference to ZNBC or indeed any other media including the Post, you will agree that under the Freedom of Expression that we enjoy under the Constitution, all political parties without exception have been engaged in all sorts of political propaganda to sell themselves and no one has raised a finger. So on the face of it, the statement by Hon Ronnie looks ridiculous, but is it?
From the law on campaigning, it seems all political parties can say anything in their propaganda, but the moment that they use the terms ‘Vote for Sata’, Vote for PF’, ‘Vote for HH’, ‘Vote for MMD’ etc, the Electoral Code of Conduct says uh uh, that is illegal. That is what Hon Ronnie is saying. Just like my fellow bloggers above, I think that this is silly but that is what ALL our politicians sat and agreed to. As you know, the Code of Conduct is just about the only law in Zambia which our politicians, both opposition and ruling, pass unanimously. So fellow bloggers, the political propaganda that we have heard on ALL radio and TV channels is perfectly legal until the party or politician uses the term ‘Vote for chakuti’.
Now fellow bloggers, don’t crucify me, I am not a politician but just an interested citizen. This law was not passed for you and me, but by and for the politicians to guide themselves as regards their own conduct in the political arena. Ask the politicians, Mr Sata, Mr Hichilema, Mr Rupiah Banda, Mr Milupi, Ms Nawakwi and all the other politicians why they pass such silly sounding laws. I hope the point is now clear, so let’s not fight unnecessarily, the politicians know why they passed such laws for themselves and why they should obey the same laws.
We need to buy this song,it looks like its got what it takes.
#140 MULIBAPUBA…REMOVE YOUR IGNORANCE FROM THIS BLOG…THE ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY BECOMES EFFECTIVE WHEN THE ELECTIONS DATE IS ANNOUNCED. IF IT WAS BLEACH OF THE CONDUCT, ECZ COULD HAVE ISSUED A STATEMENT. MMD PLAYED THOSE CAMPAIGN SONGS AT THEIR CONVERSION WHY SHUD IT BE WRONG FOR PF? BE SENESIBLE…..THIS YR TAMULEYITAMBA BWINO….ANNOUNCE ELECTION DATE IF U WANT SAY ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH, U WILL STILL BE DEALT WITH….YO BIASNESS, TAKING THE LAW TO SUIT U, WILL SET ZAMBIA ON FIRE.
When will Zambian politicians grow up! Awe mwachilamo treating us like fools yet we know that tamujisi maano be it in the academic or social sphere. The time has come to give these glutons the boot. They have plundered our resources yet they want more. Kuya bebele!
They have been shooting us lately thinking we will be intimidated.
WHEN YOU KILL ONE OF US,YOU KILL ALL OF US.BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY OF US YOU KILL,YOU WONT KILL ALL OF US.
Take a lesson from Kenya,Egypt and the likes.We are strong and we will meet you all the way till we become ungovernable.
I think this is very dangerous ignorance coming from the air driver, the Electoral Code of Conduct only becomes effective after the election date has been announced and not before that so I cannot see how he thinks he can stop people from playing election music before Banda announces the election date? This is plain ignorance, it stinks and it should not be allowed to stand..
Zo ona guyz na mufulya so ifwe ba MMD mulemona kwati tatukwete amano remember we are using gov machinery and all industries are ours we shall see.
Have worked out MMD will lose to Pf by 50 000 votes. Will post my analysis
RB 2011
Viva all the way.
Dogs bark, lion walks!
#124, audio evidence is very difficult to allow as part of the exhibit in court.Ask Mumbi Phiri the PF MP,they denied her when she presented a tape. In this age, there is IT and voice mimicry and if you really on audio tapes, ah, you must be born in the 18th century
so these guys called the PF have a manifesto, i thought someone was lying that they dont have anything on paper. ala once i checked their site, i was a bit impressed but not too much as some issues are a bit vague and no clear point of implementation, just saying they will undo what mmd has done bla bla bla, but all in all, it seems to be a workable manifesto worthy trying as it leans more on the poor and i bet this is what zed needs, an environment where by a poor person will walk tall and enter zanaco to get a loan noti plastic surgery yaba mmd
som countries ready to offer asylum to all the ousted dmmdd party wat eva the F.uck unruling party must contact me be we send these corrupt f.oo.ls in exile.libya answer me.
Please people where can I get the CD for PF song? I want to be playing it day and night to shame the usless and blinded MMD followers….We want change!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
HH SATA. Just go and advise Ronnie, that in Zambia unlike in MMD elections are open to everybody no matter their status. If in that Utopia called MMD people cannot be allowed to stand for postions, this should be brought to Zambia. It is an alien Democracy.
RB is already campaigning, just look at how he dresses that silly hat and shirt which has his face on them. Next we will see him wearing a complete MMD suit, shoes, underwear, socks trousers and all.
Kwena Shikapwasha ulinkoko!!!!!!!!!!
soldiers dont think.they follow orders.dont blame this fool.blame the boss
Kwena ba Ronnie you have no shame the problem is you think through you big noise i cant wait to see your down fail fake reverend
Its shameful. These chaps have small minds. It seems stolen money makes people become useless. When did RB start his campaigns on ZNBC thru Chanda and those ads that were showing him standing behind uncompleted ndola stadium? It only goes to confirm how useless MMD has become. Shikapwasha is a self proclaimed xian bt his acts are opposite to those of Christains. Shame on him and his boss!