By Daimone Siulapwa
LAST year in June, then ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) chairman for elections, not for the first time, went on an attack against Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata, who he now seemingly wants to be President of this poor country called Zambia.
Mr Mulongoti said in a story carried out in the Zambia Daily Mail that it is hypocritical for Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata to claim that the ruling party is taking long to develop the country when he failed to deliver meaningful development to the country when he served as a Cabinet minister.
This statement came in the wake of Mr Sata saying the MMD had overstayed in Government and that it had run out of ideas on how to effectively run the affairs of the nation. Mr Sata had also said that President Rupiah Banda had introduced Zambians to poverty by allegedly failing to run the affairs of the nation.
However, Mike Mulongoti was not impressed at all with the statement by Mr Sata and went on to say the PF leader should stop boasting that he can effectively run the affairs of the nation when the opposition leader made a lot of mistakes when he served in Government.
“The MMD is trying to correct the many mistakes that Mr Sata made when he was in Government…why is he distancing himself from the wrongs that he made?” he asked before adding that the people of Zambia cannot continue to be cheated by Mr Sata that he will develop the nation within 90 days if he is ushered into office as president when he has allegedly failed to deliver improved service delivery in some PF-controlled councils.
“Zambians have seen for themselves how the PF-controlled councils have failed to provide improved social amenities to the people, but Mr Sata is again politicking that he can deliver development to the people of Zambia.
“People should not be cheated by this type of cheap politics because they are coming from politicians who failed to deliver when they were in power and just a reminder, the 90 days they promised the people has passed but we have not seen any development in the PF-controlled councils,” he said.
“Mr Sata should not be trusted because he failed to deliver because of his inability to set the right priority for national development when he was in Government. We are advising all well-meaning Zambians not to waste their votes by voting for the opposition. The only candidate we have to support is President Banda who has demonstrated remarkable leadership from the time he became President of this nation to date.”
That is Mike Mulongoti for you speaking less than a year ago today. How times change! No, how human beings change within a short time is more appropriate perhaps.
In September 2008, while campaigning in the Presidential elections, the then Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services and Chief Government spokesperson threatened to sort out The Post newspaper after the elections.
At a public rally at Solwezi Showgrounds, Mulongoti – in an apparent reference to The Post – said after the MMD wins the presidential election on October 30, they would ask Vice-President Rupiah Banda to go out of the country for a while so that on his return, Vice-President Banda would find all the problems sorted out.
“That is why some newspapers have gone on a field day writing what they are writing about,” Mulongoti said. “I will say to him, ‘when we win elections, just leave the country for a while and you will find that we will have sorted all these problems’.”
This meeting was also attended by former Works and supply minister Ludwig Sondashi, who apparently, is also supporting the PF leader in this year’s elections. Not to be left out of the party, Sondashi advised Rupiah Banda to ignore what some newspapers were writing about him.
“My brother Rupiah Banda, don’t listen to what is being written in some newspapers because it is what they used to do even for your predecessor. They used to write bad things about him but what they are today writing about the late president Levy Mwanawasa, it is as if he was an angel, Vice-President Banda will make a great leader,” Sondashi said before threatening to beat up anybody who would mention Patriotic Front president Michael Sata’s name in his presence.
That is Sondashi for you, who today is also busy campaigning for Mr Sata.
Anyhow, back to Mike Mulongoti, who also served as MMD spokesperson at some stage. It would interest readers to know that it is not only The Post that Mike Mulongoti threatened, but even the Church.
Sometime last year, then acting MMD spokesperson Mike Mulongoti was quoted in the Zambia Daily Mail as saying church leaders should stop attacking Government ministers otherwise the ruling party might be forced to hit back at them.
“It cannot be fair for bishops to be attacking ministers. They cannot go on calling ministers names when we have the capacity to fight back as politicians,” Mr Mulongoti said.
Looking back and forth, it is difficult to fathom that this is the same Mike Mulongoti we are hearing in the media today attacking President Banda and the public media while embracing Michael Sata.
Perhaps the only logical conclusion one can draw is that Mike Mulongoti’s change in his views has everything to do with the change in his personal fortunes.
Having championed together with the late Ben Tetamashimba the adoption of Rupiah Banda to be the MMD candidate in the 2008 presidential elections, Mr Mulongoti expected the President to return the favour.
And that favour, it now seems was his support for him to be MMD vice-president and in the process put himself in pole position to succeed him as President. But as it turned out, RB had other ideas and Mr Mulongoti was duly blocked from fulfilling his ambitions. With that, he was shown the door and encouraged to use it and close it afterwards.
Today, Mr Mulongoti is championing the opposition cause.
Whichever way one looks at it, this is a direct insult on the intelligence of the Zambian people. Today, one is busy supporting the policies and leadership of the MMD, then at noon, he is busy putting across the case for change. One wonders what he will be doing in the evening and late at night!
Agreed, we all sympathized with his suspension from the MMD for merely exercising his democratic right to contest the position of vice-president which was vacant and still remains so. By announcing his intention for the position, which would have pitted him against republican Vice President George Kunda, we all thought it was a right move in promoting and enhancing internal party democracy.
But his conduct since being fired leaves much to be desired. Certainly, Mr Mulongoti, during his time in government, seemed not to have seen anything wrong with the MMD policies to warrant the change in government that he is championing now.
For a country like Zambia seemingly in a hurry to develop, these are the politicians who should be discarded with altogether.
Siulapwa when are you going to profile Dora and her fellow MMD dogs who have stolen so much from the Zambian people? Why is Lusaka Times publishing this rubbish from this useless MMD cadre? Spare me, tell me about Kunda, Rupiya and Dora.
Expose them Siulapwa:-?:-?\:d/\:d/
Daimone,
Here from you another B52 bomb with precision. And his cousin National fuel crisis incompetent Mpombo publicly warned this retard called sata that he risked going to jail for insulting late Mwanawasa relentlessly. he ended bu saying Zambians cannot risk with sata because he is a “suicide Bomber”. That word holds true even today that Sata is a suicide Bomber hence his desperation with reversal on everything he viciously fought with rage from the denial of Malozi’s BA to national unity. Now he has turned into homosexual advocate, secessionists, recolonialism demagogue and self deluded doomsday prophet only out matched by Harold Camping of May 21, 2011 prophesy.
Zambians are alive to the words of Mpombo that the country cannot risk with Sata because he is a “suicide Bomber”. That word holds true even today that Sata is a suicide Bomber evidenced by his thoughtless desperation making reversals on everything he viciously fought with rage for over 65 years from the denial of Malozi’s BA to national unity. Now he has turned into a homosexual advocate, secessionists, recolonialism demagogue and self deluded doomsday prophet only out matched by Harold Camping of May 21, 2011 prophesy.
#4, it must be very hot where you are sitting as soon and very soon you kiss goodbye to MMD. Mulenya uno mwaka
Im hoping Daimone can also write an article about one Enoch Kavindele. He is on record to have lambasted MMD and Rupiah in particular,now the tables have turned he is preaching the gospel according to Rupiah verse MMD.Who knows,Kavindele might bounce back as Vice President, then Senior Citizen will have to find a way of taking back all the crap he wrote about Kavindele on this Blog
Senior Citizen:
June 18th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Kavindele will always be against the people’s Republic of Zambia. This is because the man has failed in all he has tried including being fired as the Republican Vice-President. This is a shame to his tribesmen in Northwestern province and his sponsors in Angola. The guy is a traitor and a threat to national security. Kavi would do anything to make a buck regardless of the method used. The truth out their is that he may have been involved in the late finance minister’s death-Ronald Penza over a deal gone bad! Wait until the government reopens this case and Kavi will be no more and locked up in prison
Senior Citizen:
June 17th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Kavindele has realized that even after Savimbi, his then deputy General Antonio Dembo and Pedro “Tito” Chingunji are gone, he has no safe haven from top brass UNITA Generals after their money. He is too desperate to meet the terms of General Abreu Kamorteiro, then UNITA secretary general Paulo Lukamba – better known as General Gato, Marcial Dachala, Isaias Samakuva, Unita’s former representative in Paris, and Abel Chivukuvuku, a current member of parliament. Swallow the fire baba on your own.
Senior Citizen:
June 17th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
It’s payback time baba. Blood money from Savimbi’s diamonds vested in the now embattled KB Davis, Woodgate Holdings, Mukulumpe estates and the failed Kavindele Solwezi farm government indicated in 2004 of repossessing it for his failure to develop tells it all about Kavindele.
Now Mr Senior Citizen, lets assume Kavindele bounces back as VP or any government portfolio,surelly,do you think he will take kindly to all the slunder you have smeard on him,do you think you will keep your job at the Embassy? As a seasoned journalist, a senior citizen as you claim to be and someone who wants to make a career out of the diplomatic mission,dont you think you have been rather too reckless, running your mouth like a parrot at every opportunity to discredit anyone against your mmd.Dont you think its about time you changed the way you blog or just take some time off from the limelight to think through what you have archieved in your blogs.One time you even promised to stop blogging if mmd lost a certain by-elections, and true to your word you shamelessly failed
It is simply sad that subversive ideologies have encroached to the mind of young potentially promissing political figure s uch as Mulongoti. Apparently, Mike Mulongoti has no constituency followers to offer and buttress (consolidate) the weaked political chances of Michael Sata. This tyrrant Sata is now fishing from a dry pond in Western Province using his 90-DAYS development and revival of the Barotse Agreement as futile bet to fish that has already been harvested by Milupi. Witherto Mike Mulongoti? Can you read the political climate prevailing in Luapula Province where Sata got the highest votes, but later insulted the people who boosted his chances during last Presidential elections. Mulongoti should sober and consider to opt for a viable business venture.
Awe shwa me I have tried to tell my friend to re-examine himself but alas he doesnt listen…so here we are exposed like the emperor..zambians are going to the polls in October and trust me MMD will win and win big….continue to guess that others have a hope but we know who the leaders are
Your story is well balanced LT. in my view he should have kept his cool.iam certain His excellence would have called him back.they shared a sincere, warm friendship.Mulongoti represented a constructive,independent view in cabinet and MMD NEC which is essential for balance and progressive development.I may ask the President to take the leadership role and call;it will go a long way to help heal the wounds.
What about something about Edward Mumbi’z recent political life?
Most prominent opposition politicians in Zambia should be treated like used toilet tissue paper. I don’t give it a second look. Just flush it! Real change is with new blood.
Smooth criminal
Sadly you’ve challenged a wrong person, hes the most undignified person alive, his wits worse than the sewer rat’s. I’ll be greatly surprised if he comes back on this thread.
this ka mike is an imbecile..we don’t need him ..PF needs such leaders…
A vote coming from a person of little or no knowledge at all is still a vote. In this case over Mulongoti its Sata1 banda0. After all were politics defectors. Who would be in one political party for life? One not even kaunda. Please more S.t.u.pi.d defectors we need them for their votes. Donchi Kubeba!
We Zambians will always develop slowly because we do not like change. Just think for a second if change is what you are calling for now. It is a shame to all those calling it change yet they bring the same recycled politicians. Let us all pray for God to give us a leader.
Ise ni Mwa Mukoloooooooooooooooo.Pa Bwatoooooooooooooooooooooo.Die Hard
@Judy.
Could you back your words with probable figures.and justify them if you could pliz.i will do the same with a PF probable victory.
its we zambians who are stupid because we have tolerated those politicians,sata left mmd wen chiluba adopted late mwanawasa,he was busy chasing everyone near chiluba in order for to became president,same applys to mpombo,mulongoti, jst to mention few.all those old men they are jst after our tax payers money,woke up zambia go 4 real.viva h.h.
Pabwatoooooooooo
And these PF want to present us with change from RB to Sata, from Musokotwane to Chitala from Mutati to Mulongoti, from Kalombo Mwansa to Mpombo. Please give us a break you muppets!
PF cadres, pls read the message instead of discrediting the messenger. Is Daimone saying the truth?
#24, that’s PF for you, sometimes they make me conclude that 99% of PF cadres could be on weed, how else can one make of their lack of reasoning?
No, 10 smoothcriminal: The worst thing that can happen to a blogger is for your true identity to be known
Name: Senior Citizen | Country of residence: ZM | Written: Thursday, 15 October 2009 (10:44)
I have used many variables to reach this conclusion. Should Mugara lose, as a democrat I will salute him and his party with dignity, but then will retire from blog politics and my business. Instead, will enter active politics which has never been on my calendar beyond blogging during free times. But I vow MMD victory in Kasama is undebatable.
Name: Senior Citizen | Country of residence: Zambia | Written: Friday, 16 October 2009 (15:39)
21001Someone has asked “Hello Mr Senior Citizen-are you going to retire from blogging” Quote
ANSWERI’m a man of my words
27.
Go ahead and see what happens to you.
Don’t think you are not known also by people here.
Smoothcriminal – I bet you are living upto your name (criminal) by slandering patriotic citizens of the nation like kavindele and senior citizen.Why cant you report kavi to the police instead of vomiting unsubtantiated allegations on this thread?
Wanzelu – PF thugs are not only high on a weed which predominantly grows in chamba valley, but they are also drunk with homos.ex such that they cant think rationally.
Diamone uli chi.pum.bu Mapunbu y.ako! In POLITICS THERE ARE NO PERMANENT FRIENDS AND NO PERMANENT ENEMIES…
Don’t these two guys in the picture above look gay?
Was Mulongoti trying to Kiss or What???????????
This man- Daimone Siulapwa comes from a family of demagogues and must be treated with the contempt, his presidential brother, uncle or bululu is given- ignored! People make wrong decisions, are you going to fault them if they say I am sorry, I made a mistake? For God’s sake please give people enough room to hang themselves- then we can say chiwelele like your other mambala!
..While there are no permanent enemies or friends in politics, people should have principles that are basic building blocks of a political career. In the ubsence of principled politicians, you are a decayed political system. Mulongoti is simply unprincipled, who ever he will work with should know that at some point, he will turn arround and show his real colours. There are so many unprincipled job-hunters on the Zambian political scene.
The picture above tells the whole story: umulomo no tuchawa!
Imwe mfwifi? is what Daimone has witten truth or lie? Daimone is a private citizen just like most of you commoners on this blog.All you want to hear is Praise singers for the old retard Sata & his homo magazine.
it is good article if he was writing about church leaders now about politicans it doesnt make sense because they do change any time. there work is to analysis the opponent and attack and praise if they are sure they get some point to thanked as great and caring people.
@26, if you want to understand nonsense, all that you have to do is become a pf cadre, they are the only ones who possess brains sharp enough for that purpose.
….I have never seen a news paper that reports negatively about a leader from day one he enters office until the next election, and every day. This is proof of serious hate, and hate does not build a nation, it promotes lies, bitterness and backwardness. On the other hand, all economic indicators are looking up, as we are told by both local and international experts, those that can’t see anything yet are looking in the wrong places…or you never did your homework and so nobody will ever change your life.
@35, “People make wrong decisions, are you going to fault them if they say I am sorry, I made a mistake?”. Answer: not at all, one of our strengths is that we are a forgiving society, but mulongoti has not said sorry has he? and mr sata has not apologised for his past deeds either has he? obviously they both think that we are a stupid society of imbeciles, wait until we show them who we are, wait until one gets the final defeat of his career.
Daimone Siulapwa – Ba guy imwe you are really a let down. We are not very surprised because you are doing thi8s for money, insala yachilamo..hohaha!!!! hohaahha…!!!!!! .Come back to South Africa and pay your debts.
It is amazing that Lt bloggers that are seemingly intellectuals can be so hell bent on having their lives decided by two old men. RB is the current President, Sata is a never going to be president. However, what I find amazing is that elections are coming and the same people that said RB was too old are now trying to get Sata into a seat he cannot manage. Do bloggers lack the ambition to take the mantle and proudly achieve what Sata claims to be able to achieve? If we continue like this, it will repeat itself in 2016 and we will complain more and more. We are the solution and the sooner we realise it the sooner we can progress…..until then, we can blindly glorify our granpa’s…..
Poeple of God this is politics…yes we will be voting for them too.RB was in UNIP so what?
#24 26 The trouble is the other alternative is a tribalist therefore, we’ll stick with the devil we know for the time being until a decent young candidate comes along.
PF does not provide the change we need, all I need to ask people whether the change they need is contained in finished characters like the ones being exposed. These are simply chancers, political chameleons, hyenas, jackals doing sangwapo kind of politics. Bainzi bakonda pavintu voola!
We don’t want the green flies type of politicians who are always sniffing for where the rot is and they conglomerate because they know they can’t be chased, they will eat their tummies out. We need new people with fresh blood into government. Those that over stay steal a lot and forget to work for Zambians.
Well, just goes to show that indeed, ‘there’s no honour among thieves’
At 41, yes you are right, we all read the “news”paper, but some people see the lies while the gullible swallow everything that they are fed on. the gullible cannot see that actually those news stories do not add up at all. They cannot even question a simple thing like how a person whom the “news”paper vilified for ages (and the archives are still there) has suddenly become the so called change. to some people that “news”paper is all the literature they have in their lives. rb could not have put it more aptly when he said yesterday that “only education will help us defeat ignorance”.
Hats off to the author, you have done us justice by exposing the kind of political demogogues and turncoats we have in the country. Deal both in the ruling and opposition then impartiality will be evident.
Even if all Kaponyas on the Copperbelt and Lusaka register as voters, they will never have a stronger voice against the sane citizenry…..God will not allow it!
#30 VJ Rigger
Hang on conflict! you are getting it twisted, Senior Citizen aka BK is the one who said all that about Kavindele,i just copied and pasted what Ben said about Kavindele when he was opposing and saying bad things about mmd and RB…Senior Citizen (BK is guilty of) said all that crap and i expected him to come out to defend himself not you…get the picture?
Can some-one please tell THIS President and all subsequent preidents that wearing an image of your own face is NOT cool .It is particularly silly when you have SHREK for a look-alike!!