FORMER Patriotic Front secretary general Edward Mumbi says no one has barred PF president Michael Sata from attending Dr Chiluba’s funeral and it is surprising that the opposition leader has not been to the funeral house.
Mr Mumbi also alleged that some agents of The Post newspapers have been carrying concealed recorders to tap conversations from unsuspecting mourners.
“No one can stop anyone from attending a funeral. That is not true,” Mr Mumbi said.
Mr Mumbi said it is strange that Mr Sata has not yet visited the funeral house. He said all opposition political leaders have been to the funeral house, except for Mr Sata.
He also said it is irresponsible for PF to hold a political rally in Western province in the face of the death of Dr Chiluba.
Mr Mumbi said Zambians should judge the kind of leadership the PF can make if they cannot respect the funeral of Dr Chiluba who brought economic liberalisation to Zambia.
“It is unfeeling for any political leader to continue with their campaigns when the nation is in mourning,” he said.
PF founder member Samson Zulu has condemned the decision by the PF to shun former President Frederick Chiluba’s funeral, CHRISTINE CHISHA reports.
Mr Zulu, who is a former PF member, said the decision by PF not to attend the funeral is a clear indication that they are ungrateful for what DrChiluba did for its leader Michael Sata who was given an opportunity to serve in his Cabinet in various portfolios.
“This has vindicated me. I have been issuing warnings to Zambians that Mr Sata is an evil man who believes in vengeance and violence. It is clear that his decision not to attend Dr Chiluba’s funeral was out of hatred for the man,” he said.
“To have compassion is a distinctive attribute of every human being, especially a leader who is aspiring for the Presidency,” Mr Zulu said
And former Mandevu Constituency PF treasurer Alex Mulenga said Mr Sata should come out in the open and issue a statement, speaking through Lusaka Province PF chairman Davies Chanda.
Mr Mulenga said in the Bemba culture, when there is a funeral people bury their differences and come together to mourn with one accord.
He said Mr Sata should be aware that he has injured the people of Luapula by his party’s decision not to attend the funeral.
Meanwhile, United Liberal Party (ULP) president Sakwiba Sikota has condemned the PF for holding a political rally in Lukulu last Saturday, despite the death of Dr Chiluba.
And ULP deputy national information and publicity chairman David Zimba described the decision of the PF as “uncanny and inhuman”.
Mr Sikota said it is disappointing that the PF ignored the announcement that Dr Chiluba, who governed Zambians for 10 consecutive years, had died.
He said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that all politicians should understand that there is a time to set aside politics and unite when death strikes.
“I am very saddened that the PF went ahead to hold a political rally despite the death of Dr Chiluba. This is un-Zambian because what I know is that when such a person dies, politicians should unite and not only think about going to State House” Mr Sikota said.
He called on all Zambians to put political differences aside and mourn Dr Chiluba who fought hard for the re-introduction of multi-party democracy in Zambia.
“Dr Chiluba was not an ordinary person but a national leader from whom most of our leaders benefited greatly. The PF rally in Lukulu shows how uncanny and inhuman the party’s leaders are,” Mr Zimba said.
He said it is unusual for a political party to hold a rally when such an important person dies.
Mr Zimba called on leaders to work in harmony despite differences in opinions and ideologies.
And Die Hard Team for RB and MMD national co-ordinator Bowman Lusambo said the PF’s decision was wrong because Dr Chiluba was regarded as a father of the nation.
“We had lined up some social programmes in Bwacha, Kabwe Central and Roan constituencies but we decided to postpone them because of Dr Chiluba’s death.
“This is because he was a national leader and there is no way any well-meaning Zambian would go ahead with social programmes, especially those of a political nature,” he said.
Mr Lusambo called on fellow youths to heed President Banda’s call on every Zambian to mourn Dr Chiluba in peace and harmony. He advised youths not to be used to incite violence.
He said President Banda has proved to be a peacemaker.
On Saturday, PF leaders Given Lubinda, Guy Scott, Jean Kapata and Mumbi Phiri went ahead to hold a political rally at Fernando showgrounds in Lukulu.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
So people are taking census during the funeral. Sata will come to the funeral
Please stop being hypocritical!!!!!!!! Chiluba had fallen off the face of likeness. He called this on himself and taking census of who comes does not qualify why he should be mourned. Sata has a right to act in the right manner. There is nothing wrong to shun Kafupi’s demise. I would not go either..
Imwe mwe FIPUBA ba Zambian Daily Mail, how come you are reporting Mumbi Phiri to be among the PF leaders who staged the Lukulu PF rally, when you reported that she is not in good terms with SATA?
You UNIPist and evil attitude will take you to HELL before you realise it!!!! **** YOU!!!
Mumbi, start a life.
@ # 4, I meant to say: Mumbwe, get a life.
Ba Daily Mail by the time you realise the MMD will lose support because of your lies and evl propaganda.
Surely Zambians have changed and are educated now than during the times of the 1960s of RB time, they can not be cheated!!! These are the lies that puts me off the MMD.
You don’t force people to come for funerals. People attend funerals at their own time and when they feel it is appropriate to do so. So it is a must everyone must attend FTJ’s funeral?
Ba Samson Zulu bena cipuba. So if one does not attend FTJ’s funeral that means it is vengeance and they are violent? Does it mean all people that cannot find time to gather for this man they are violent? People have programs and they have to deal with whatever is immediate before they rush for such things. Even just going to the burial place after the fact is enough. Chiluba danced when he heard that LPM has died. Sata is being noble to keep away and silent in fear of being misconstrued. Very prudent.
Problem with MMD is that they want to gain political mileage out of anything and everything.
Imwe mwe FIPUBA ba Zambian Daily Mail, why are demeaning the death of Chiluba by propagandanizing Mumbi’s dog’s report?
Chiluba’s death must not be politicized by you ba KOLOKOMBWA imwe!!!!
Theres nothing wrong with the PF holding a rally which had already been planned, are you telling us that not holding the rally would have brought your Chiluba back to life, hes dead and nothing will change that. Whats special with Chilubas death when he personally contribted to hardships and eventual death of millions of Zambians during his ten-year mis-rule. No wonder he died disgracefully, in his house, no hospital to rush him to. Spirits of innocent Zambians that dfied cos of his can now rest. Whatever you cook up against PF, kuyabebele. You can tell from the names, Zulu, Zimba. Phiri, tribalists . . and one-man-party Sakwiba Sikota. Twafwa!
But William banda said sata would be globered when he goes for the funeral. Sata is too young to loose his teeth. Even me i wouldnt go there wen the thugs are ganging up to beat me. Viva sata keep your teeth intact otherwise william will knock them down
What position does Mumbi hold in government to be giving reports about government? Theres disorder in Banda’s government! The chap is total failure in life. Kwashala three months, we shall getting him over his fake certificates, we shall first change the law to unbailable offence.
What about FAZ who had a game on saturday? They must be banned for no showing respect to their former patron….. Zambia amazes me with how shallow they think. Sata put in a lot of preparation into this and he was not gonna have the death of one man stop him do what is mandated to do.
Life must go on and work for the country needs to be done for the living. Chiluba himself was campaigning in Chingola at the funeral of Willie Phiri.
If Chiluba is upset with Sata’s rally, he aint saying so now is he?
Now I see why PF seems to have no direction. If this is the kind of advice he receives from his generals going by what some bloggers are posting,its a pity. Thats why he now wants to revive the PACT a dead issue blaming his lieutenants for ill advising him. Zambia deserves better, Chiluba is our 2nd President and nothing is going to change that.wether one has a bone to chew with him or not. I thought grey hair was a sign of wisdom, I was wrong.
Zulu, Zimba. Phiri, tribalists . . and one-man-party Sakwiba Sikota. Twafwa! Can somebody define the term tribalist for me, not the PF version please.
All the hopeless politicians are now trying to cash in on Chiluba’s death. His life or death is not different from the death of anyother person in the world. MHRIP
Why does Mumbi f.a.r.t with his mouth? I wonder what happened to his a.r.s.e which is the rightful place for the garbage he spews.
These f**ls are scared, no wonder Chiluba had a heart attack after meeting the rebel mps.
# 12 dont compare FAZ na Sata him was in Chiluba’s govnt who shud come to yo funeral first the one you whr looking after in yo house or yo friend? contribute postive issues naimwe
PF really are ruthless!!!!
in death there remains only the ultimate judge and that is God.
but cant all those people that under chiluba were accorded an opportunity to serve, amass wealth and be popular enough to be somebody today go to the funeral or atleast postpone their functions???
awe mwe ba PF mwacilamo
And after postponing, what next? Why should people put aside their lives for the sake of death? What difference will it make if PF stopped their functions?
Daily Mail!!!! Shut up
The fact is pf is a bemba party composed of bemba priests and even ystday another bemba by the name of musonda from chongwe did not want to be left out to be part of the bemba kingdom in zambia
Well we seem to have people at the funeral instead of mourning they are busy with some register checking who has come and not. And wonder why this Mumbi guy is addressed as former thought he is now MMD deputy spokesman. He has more coverage with Chifire and the other dude who was ranring about Masebo. But the same Zambian culture will tell you that a funeral never ends one can go and sympathise even after burial.
Pf u will have a funeral soon we will see who wil mourn with u
Chiluba’s death can be likened to that of Osama. Some were very happy and some were very disturbed/saddened. Fred should have seen this coming and humbled himself to the people he had angered.
I think the PF leader cannot fathom a nice way of using the short man’s death to his advantage. He is in a catch 22 situation. He normally knows how to opportunistically take advantange of such situations, but this time ka shi Castro left MCS in a limbo and still writhing from the 2 blows that he threw at MCS from his chi dossier of 5000 things on MCS.
even the dead pay back ngongole ,Regina walalipila ingongole
#20 ideed u are a villager, know that not all muonda’s are bembes. many musondas are from central just like kundas. you sound upnd bcoz of yo centiments.
#20 i meant #21
In the unlikely event that Sata visits Chiluba’s funeral house, the people will merely confirm that Sata has perfected the art of “MOCKERY”. We shall closely watch the colour of his CROCODILE TEARS. FTJ’s spirit will hount Sata, Fr. Bwalya, Bishop Mpundu, Fr. Miha, Mulongoti, Chitala, Mpombo, Milton Phiri and Mmembe for ever.
and why RB Banda and MMD who put the man under so much pressure to stragise their win campaign in Luapula.Think about that too
Maybe you should say the majority Zambians if not all hahahahah! Good for you, it does not pay at all.
MMD and their vuvuzelas are so disgusting. Kapembwa Simbao was launching mobile hospitals in Mbala, NP,the same day they PF had a rally in Lukulu why did he not suspend his business. Can you also blame FAZ for having allowed the football match to go on the same Saturday. Please give us a break. You are so scared of PF. You are the ones talking politics now over the death of Chiluba. If SATA decides to go the funeral on Monday or Tuesday is your business. If he went early you were also going to find a lame reason to say something negative about him. The man has decided to keep quite you still say negative things about him. My conclussion is that all MMD vuvuzelas will say nothing good about SATA no matter what he does.
ZNBC news is full of MMD campaighns messages. Why is it a problem for PF to do the same???
# 10. I thought I was the only one who heard this ranting by Banda. Nobody seems to correct this. I conquer with the Post editorial of Saturday. Lets avoid confusion when we can.
Chiluba, father of the nation? Are we rewriting our history? Chiluba does not belong in the group of freedom fighters who fought for our independence. Why is everybody talking about PF? You are asking where Sata is, when your boss is telling people not go to the funeral house until he says so.
William banda threatened violence if Sata or any PF visited funeral house, Police boss advised Sata to stay away siting security risks. This ci mumbi, why is he barking all the time???
As repulsive as Chiluba’s behaviour was, fact is that he led Zambia for 10 solid years. Mr Sata was Chiluba’s right hand man for a long time before the two stepped on each other’s toes. My point is, irrespective of Sata’s feelings over the man, he should show that he is Presidential material by showing compassion towards the Chiluba family after all, he spires to be president of all Zambians. For Scott and Lubinda’s holding of a rally to poor scorn on the former head of state, I suspect these two may not fully understand the Afican/Zambian cultures for obvious reasons…we are not Brittish or Indian, please learn one or two things from the locals!
I am a PF supporter-I strongly advise Sata and his team to attend the funeral house and burial too. If he does not, this issue wl blown out of proportion as a campaign issue esp. in places like Luapula
so that he is beaten? Are you blind my mate!
I now understand the facts that PF is a finished party, full of people who do not think straight. Guys, for once try and understand that we are Africans and in death we have to put aside our differences and unite to mourn the dead. I just pray that all the PF disciples will mourn 3 times louder when they loose the elections again this year. These attitudes will not make you win. Viva MMD!! Viva RB!!!!!!! Lets mourn Chiluba in peace! 7 days of National mourning ilicheeeeeeeeee!
Kabiyeni uko imwe chi Mumbi na mabumba yobe didn’t we have a football match on Saturday? No one is taking about canceling the football match between Zambia and Algeria in honer of late Chiluba. You hypocrites you want to make an issue out of nothing? Beside your dog tekere is threatening violence why should one risk going to be linched?
Ba Mumbi start life man.Census pa chi funeral
SATA should be taught a lesson should he come to the funeral. We are sharpening our pangas for the monister. He is quarrelsome shikulu uyu!
Stupiiit *****ttttttt
Nobody needs to conduct a census or tick in a register to notice that the Cobra is missing. Sata’s presence or ubsence is loud enough in itself. PF supporters have argued before that there are no permanent enemies in Politics…..Sata, being Titus right handman for a number of years should feel a bit different from all of us that felt injured by Mpundu’s behaviour. Atleast they played the dribbling game together and were closer than most people can even imagine. When ba Mudala ba Mwanawasa turned the heat on the short man, Sata always defended him, that he was clean, and that he had not stolen anything…from Zambians.
Mourning the dead iz not about wailing loudly at a funeral house, or indeed wearing the common black attire (wherever the bereaved find time to adorn such “funeral regalia”) and the like. Sata may choze to mourn FTJ quietly, considering that some MMD zealots may wish to make political drama out of the whole thing. At the end of the day a funeral iz a very private matter.
all of u who are going about saying stuff and accusing Mr. SATA of not attending the funeral are really surprising me?? do u mean to tell me that Chiluba has already been buried or there are a few more days remaining?? why are u Zambians so prejudicial??? what is wrong with u??? SATA has not refused to attend the funeral, he is going to attend it in his own time? wait for Chiluba to be buried before u go around issuing attacking statements against SATA! Please stop ur RANTING and do not politicise Chiluba’s death!!
But burial is on 27/06/2011. He can still visit the funeral house in between. Besides he is afraid by William Banda’s threats that should he visit the funeral house he will be manhandled. And looking at his health he fears to be pushed around by the MMD cadres.
Imwe Mwetupubamwe……Burial is on the 27th. There’s still plenty of time for someone to visit the funeral house.
Mumbi…and company nga ta landile pali ba president in waiting ninshi talye,alemoneka kwati cikutulo…..UBUWELEWELE..
I THOUGHT NO ONE WAS TO POLITICISE THE DEATH OF FJT BUT ALL THESE GUYS LINING UP TO CONDEMN SATA ARE JUST DOING THAT
Fwebantu tatwakwata icisuma, if Sata was the first to attend the funeral they would have said, he just came to mock the mourners, he takes time to go there they are saying, he hasn’t come to mourn. Ala, there is still time for people to attend that funeral, we are still mourning up to Monday next week. Ba Mumbi mwalibilima, muleshinda abantu tabalanya.
Iwe chi VILAGER #21, what’s wrong for someone to be Bemba? They are just good and accommodating people who mind their business. Look man, you are a trablist going by your sentiments. Nah, that behaviour will never take you nowhere bwana. Learn to network. I believe you from UN…………, you know yourself better
imbushi iyi nayo
Ba fi colour munsekesha, is the funeral yet over? Going to the burial site only is enough, Mr SATA can even go there after burial. Shud we starve to death, just becoz Mr CHILUBA is dead? Let the dead rest!!!!! His he going to come back to life if SATA attends the funeral? M******mwe, naimwe fi Lusaka times evry time u get your news from RB’s site. Fuulish, u 1 of them, ba koswe
Sata don’t ukubeba when u ar going to attand the funeral house. Mean while strategize on how to get votes from rural areas.
Is Mumbi normal? William Banda barred sata yesterday
Zambians Educate me. Does it mean if someone mistreats u and has stolen your money big time and he dies.U a not allowed to voice out to the living the problem created?? I think people condemning those talking ill of FTj knows that there is a lot to talk about hence they hidding in customs and un proved beliefs.
This Mumbi is finding something to talk about to be relevant to RB. Mumbi your chief backer is gone, we shall see u.
Sata is so wise that the MMD vuvuvelas are astonished by his maturity during the time of mourning FTJ. For all I know they MMD vuvuvelas are waiting to interview Sata at funeral house with silly questions. Did you see how Maureen Mwanawasa diplomatically told the ZNBC reporter yesterday that “You are Off Side sir”? Anyway they are desperate for another sympathy vote BUT WE KNOW THEM NOW and it will NOT COME THIS TIME. To Mr Sata, just do what is right for a human being and don’t let these jackals to bring your name someting you don’t know. Death comes and those who mourn choose to do so willingly therefore leave Sata alone. He is actually mourning in his office just like others are stealing and plundering whilst FTJ is lying dead.
we have all agreed that nobody should politise the death of my subject but daily mail is doing exactly the opposite.if you are normal journalists, you should be cursing the days you were born.why should you give platform to these criminals like mumbi,cifine(cifire),sikota and zulu? are you serious with your work? CHILUBA came from my village and none of the above mentioned MMD cadres understands our culture-behave before you blead war in the country.war in countries is fertilized by the media just like you are doing now.
GOD is a fairest judge not you mumbi,butlicker.let the dead burry themselves
Do you remember how Magande was roughed up at the funeral of the late Chibombamilimo! So why should Sata attend this funeral?
Edward Mumbi….;Cursed is a man who trusts in fellow man…..; you put your trust in Chiluba thinking he will engineer you back into the mmd ….God has a reason as to why Chiluba departed sooner than you expected….. so the working of God confusses blind men like you.. MY QUESTION TO YOU SIR, HAS RB ATTENDED THE FUNERAL YET? WHY ARE YOU STILL CAMPAIGNING WITH MOBILE HOSPITAL AND THOSE CHIEFS YOU ARE PAYING? HAVE A LIFE AND SEEK GOD’s FORGIVENESS>.. Chiluba is gone just as all of us will go……if anything did Herod or Pilato attend Jesus’ crucification.
Mumbi i expected you to condemn Ka William Tekere Banda for threatening violence on PF…. anyway i can;t blame you you need to survive! condolences to you and more especially to the Chiluba family makamaka ba Vera and the children!
Whats happening in zed? Shit shit shit……”””##### everyday,what a christian country and who is ka william banda please?
Edward Mumbi, Peter Machungwa, Besa Chimbaka and other rebel Mp’s from Luapula u are in trouble. Their chirf backer and supporter is NO more and there political life has come to a stand still. They believed in one man to solve their problems and threw party royalty aside. In Luapula, they are not wanted and RB will surely not adapt them. he He He He to the rebels. To FTJ condolenses.
SATA IS TOO INTELLIGENT TO FALL INTO MMD PLOTTERS’ LITTLE TRAP. VIVA SATA, VIVA PF
Let’s hope no one is planning to gain sympathy votes by parading the late FTJ around the country like they did with LPM. That was very unkind and shameful a way to win votes, delete it from your plans if u have any sense of dignity
If Sata goes to the funeral house they will say he is there to mock and cause confusion if he doesnt go they will say he is heartless.
Kubantu Takwaba Chisuma
I shed tears at the passing of that great son of Zambia, LPM; but in the case of FTJ, I must confess I feel nothing! Therefore, even I would not bother to go to the funeral, lest I go there just to pretend!
Chiluba just died a few days ago and why are people saying Sata has shuned the funeral?? RB has not gone to the funeral house yet the same with Sata. Moreover 8days have been put aside for national morning.do you mean Sata will never go there?? Edward Mumba,when did you become a spokesperson for the MMD???chi color chobe wemufyashi,find something to do.you are not even a rebel MP,I wonder aho you are.
Mumbi please find something to do, what do you know about security? i agree with vuvuzela the man just died a few days ago there is still time to mourn, if anything its a state funeral meaning everybody is mourning. Sata and Chiluba differed politically but that does not mean they were enemies to the point of not attending each others funeral. Didn’t FTJ attend LPM ‘s funeral? come on guys allow ba Sata to pay his last respect to FTJ.
Why do you want every body to rush to the funeral house regardless of where they are at present? Have you never heard of him who went to the funeral house 4 days after burrial? What change will Sata’s presence bring about that place?
If the PF supporters can say what i can see on LT then this country must be protected from this bunch of jockers and heartless satanists called the PF.Rupiah is indeed a very sober man,you are indeed fit as president,mr.President.for president Chiluba,thanks for the democracy you brought to mother zambia.Luapula Province is morning when Sata and his minions are celebrating
I have tried very hard not to comment, but I have been forced due to some comments doing the rounds about FTJ. Chiluba did not bring democracy, he did not found the MMD. MMD was started by AKA, Dean, Chitala and others. They then made a mistake of inviting FTJ becoz he was popular thru ZCTU. He then hijacked the party and smoked the founders out of the system. He messed us up big time. During his rule, alot of pipo died due to lack of drugs and doctors in hospitals. The pipo left families which are still languishing upto now. Those of you who want to mourn him, good luck. He even mocked LPM when he died. Give us a break and don’t force us to join you. He had dribbled Zambians for a very long time, infact he died dribbling us. Today ZCTU is weak becoz of him. MHSRIP if it can.
FTJ used the labour movement ladder to climb to tnhe top and then made sure that one one would use the same ladder again to get to the top by distroying it thru liberalisation of the labour movement. He used divide and rule by siponsoring some groupings to break away from tnhe main groupings. ZNUT, MUZ, ZULAWU, Civil Servants Union etc, have been weakened weakened beyond redemption. How many other pipo’s wives did he sleep with, how many pipo were shot by his unruly sons in bars? “He sold you houses cheaply” Did he construct those houses? How many of you can afford the houses he constructed with one Richard Sakala under PHI? Pliz mourn him without involving us.
maliro ni maliro ba PF.
You guys melefwaya uku chena ba sata at the chililo.Let him stay away from there.Fi MMD fili pa plan.They do not want to see sata alive.He will not change anything whether he attends or not.Pa bwato……….
you don’t need to attend every funeral especially if you have other important things to do.PF pa bwato