MMD National Secretary Richard Kachingwe has also called on Journalists to attend any MMD function without fear of intimidation adding that the party will
guarantee them total protection.
Major Kachingwe said that MMD regretted the beating up of a Muvi TV crew by alleged MMD cadres in Lusaka West. He said the beating was uncalled for and has distanced his party from the same.
He said the party is still investigating whether the people involved were MMD cadres but has however condemned the beatings. Major. Kachingwe told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka that the party believes in media freedom and does not allow its cadres to harass any journalists.
He said the MMD is known to have introduced media freedom and takes the media as its partners. The MMD Chief Executive labeled the attacks on the journalists as criminal and called on the police to bring the culprits to book.
He advised people to distinguish between party functions and criminal functions. Major Kachingwe also urged the public to be aware of some opposition cadres who masquerade as members of the party when they are involved in such fracas with the view of denting the image of the ruling party.
He has meanwhile, reiterated that the party will always uphold peace ahead of this year’ general elections.
And the Police Service has since arrested 46 people in connection with the beating of Muvi Television journalists in Nakachenje area in Lusaka West on Monday.
Police spokesperson Ndandula Siamana says 26 out of the 46 are women.
Ms. Siamana said that the two men among the suspects have been identified as political cadres and have been charged with assault.
She has told ZNBC in Lusaka that the rest of the suspects have been charged with criminal trespass and obtaining money by false pretence.
Ms. Siamana has warned that the Zambia Police will deal sternly with anyone that will abrogate the law.
On Monday, a Muvi Television News Crew was beaten by unknown people as they went to cover a land wrangle in Nakachenje area in Lusaka West.
ZANIS
MMD can’t guarantee protection to anyone. Their bottom line is violence. So Kachingwe sit down….
MMD leadership to blame. Assurance must come from RB himself…….
Did Kachingwe just cage William Banda, Rupiah Banda and Chalwe? LT, you have not given us the news about these three being caged.
Very sad development indeed.youths lets refrain from being used by so called seasoned foliticiation.they eat together,fly together.they are like simon peter.they rebuke ikazanda.wake up cadres.
You have failed to control William Banda! William Banda is behind all illegal land grabbing in Lusaka. MUVI TV went to interview a lady whose land had been invaded by MMD thugs on the instigation of William Banda and journalists ended up being attacked. William Banda will one day give an account of his thuggery and may end up at the Hague being tried for crimes against humanity. All those protecting William Banda will also be culpable of these crimes. William Banda has illegally grabbed land in Ibex Hill, Lusaka West, Great North Road and Chalala area to give to unemployed MMD thugs so they can sell it and earn a living. Why has RB failed to bring William Banda to book? Why are the Police not arresting William Banda? What is the purpose of the Task Force on Land? Put William Banda in jail!
MMD IS TITANIC AND IS Â SIMPLY SINKING, PLEASE RESIGN AND COME TO PF WHERE THERE IS BLESSED JOY. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND HOW LONG WILL YOU STAY IN POWER. ITS LIKE KAUNDA 27 YEARS AND MMD 27 YEARS SO GO WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU MMD
Sadly this is the point when that buffoon RB should  grab the bull by the horns and stamp his authority by making such announcements only shows up when there is Chinese investors!!
Spokeswman no.5, how can RB arrest william Banda when he is infact behind all these violence and police inertia. so forget about police acting against mmd thugs, it will never happen, not as long as RB is in power, he is a self-centred old man bent to sacrifice the whole country for his stay in power.
#6 MMD is titanic and its sinking? lol and PF is a clock, the hour has come, te?
Signs of losing an election are slowly manefesting even MMD youths have realised that their party wont make it this year,Sorry for Dr. Canisuis Banda thats not a party to join or maybe you were forced by rb or maybe its tribal at its best [akwasu] with rb wasted material anyway we shall employ you at UTH as a DOC.
#6, here is another one; Sata nafuti-nafuti!, RB donchi kubeba!
BA KACHINGWE, WHAT WERE YOU DOING ALL THIS TIME WHEN THE BIG THUG WILLIAM BANDA WAS TERRORIZING PEOPLE ESPECIALLY FROM THE OPPOSITION. HAVE YOU JUST WOKEN UP FROM A LONG COMA? SORRY TO SAY BUT BA KACHINGWE BUT YOU HAVE SAID IT TOO LATE AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE TABLE AT THE 11TH HOUR COZ PEOPLE HAS LOST TRUST IN MMD AND TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN YOUR WORDS YOU WILL FIRST HAVE TO CAGE MR WILLIAM BANDA..
Ba Major, please? MMD introduced press freedom, but almost all original members have left or passed. You well know where RB came from. So, please excuse us!
The youths who beat up the journalists could be from any party pf inclusive. Pf has no cards those young people could have been hired by another party just to discredit mmd. It seems there is confusion in pf. It is alleged that some positions in the PF National Executive were reserved for the ministers and MPs who were expected to resign from MMD. When are they going to resign now that they have been adopted by RB?
@badala,typical mmd cadre,the mmd confessed that these were actually their cadres,so what are you talking about?Mind you, not all the ministers were adopted and parliament has not yet dissolved,there is atill a posibility that one can defect even after being adopted,if they assess their chances of winning on the mmd ticket and find out that they are slim.
Do not expect any positive assurance either from Rupiah or MMD. They’ve simply failed to run this nation and do not deserve any leniency from anyone. To my fellow Zambians, you need to confront this MMD bafoons headon from now on since Rubbish Bin cannot protect you one bit.
Ba Kachingwe instead of telling us how you are going to deal with you thugs ,you are telling the journalists from private media to come for MMD functions muli pamano you want to finish them off twakana .
USUALLY, THESE CADRES DO THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF THE RULING PARTY. THIS TENDS TO INTIMIDATE ANYONE INCLUDING THE POLICE. THE POLICE LOOK TO THE TOP MMD LEADERSHIP FOR DIRECTION IN THES MATTERS. IF THE MMD TRIESSHIELD THESE THUGS, THE POLICE SHY AWAY. BELIEVE ME YOU THESE ARE EVERYDAY OCCURANCES IN SHANTIES ESPECIALLY INVOLVING ARDENT MMD SUPPORTESR WHOM THE POWERS THAT BE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE.
We are a peace loving party and all journalists must attend
#19 – RB and the newly appointees will win again in 2011. Maybe one or two will not make it. Viva MMD. Pankolokooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Those pipo were not MMD but PF Cadres period
kachingwe you are a man.
MMD nafuti Nafuti fi kaponya haert attack chabe and madeness.
sata scrificed his son to win elections
RB we love you and will always rembmer you not fikaponya fi Sata