THE police in Lusaka have arrested two Patriotic Front (PF) cadres and recovered two machetes after the political violence that erupted in Matero Township on Tuesday.
Police spokesperson Ndandula Siamana said yesterday the cadres were charged for being in possession with offensive weapons. The PF cadres were identified as Blackson Mwanza and Moses Piyo of Lilanda Township in Lusaka.
The police have also arrested one MMD cadre in connection with the same violence. Ms Siamana said the MMD cadre identified as Richard Zimba was charged with assault. She warned that any person found inciting violence or taking part in any form of violence would be punished despite their political affiliation. Ms Siamana appealed to all peace-loving Zambians to report any case of violence to the nearest police station. She also said the police would take stern action against anyone found destroying campaign materials.
“The police service wishes to state categorically that stern action will be taken against anyone found defacing and vandalising campaign materials and will see to it that all those found inciting violence and taking part in any form of violence are brought to book despite their political affiliation,” she said.
This is all you hear about nowadays machetes, machetes, machetes!
We want peace in our country please!!
Donkey!!!!
THATS THE WAY THEY ARE NO MANIFESTO. MASHILU AYO KULAPOSAFYA AMABWE
Kabonde needs to take issues of national security extremely serious. We do not want this issue to escalate please. Zambia is known for peace, lets keep it that way.
The problem is, action only seems to be one sided. I’m sure its not just PF cadres inciting violence, I believe MMD cadres are the instigators. But our police force is too weak and corrupt to do its job properly and protect the masses.
we need tougher Laws that will ensure that any one involved in political violence is not bailed out untill judgement is passed. we need to preserve the good name for our country
Pa Fyamba(PF) for you.What do you expect when Sata himself in 2001 went with a group of thugs to hack people with matchets in Chawama because they were supporting the opposition.I dont think this Sata man is changed,he is like a bream taken from Luangua to Kafue river,it can not change to a shark.Sata is Sata and he will be the Same Sata we have known since the days of UNIP through to the days of MMD.Am sure he is silently commanding the violence like he did in Chawama in 2001
CAN PF FIGHT ALONE?????? THATS THE QUETION A NORMAL PERSON SHOULD ASK??? UNLESS U HAVE NOT BEEN TO SCHOOL…TOTAL HYPOCRICY IN REPOTING AT ITS PICK. I ADVISE THESE JOUNALISTS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL
It is irresponsible to exhibit our dislike of any political persuasation by bringing any leaders of or whole political parties into the criminality of the three individuals cited in this matter.
All sane Zambians, whether they are looting for Donchi Kubeba, nafuti nafuti or HH HH don’t support any form of violence. We all want peace, are working for peace so that we can keep it.
We all condemn the violent behaviour. We are not going to copy the barbarism of our neighbours, near or far away. We are Zambians!
SATA Risks being thrown to jail this year, watch my words.
Last friday , the police failed to arrest a number of MMD thugs with pangas in broad daylight!! so shut the F up!!!!
SO WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU NEED TO CUT A TREE SOMEWHERE AND YOU NEED TO USE A PANGA OR MATCHETE. HOW DO YOU CARRY IT SINCE CARRYING OF SUCH ITEMS IS PROHIDITED???
Do it after the elections. How can anyone be sure you just wanna go cut a tree?
chanda chimbwi, am asking myself the same question too. i think the best is never risk carrying a panga or machete, zed police is brutal they even kill you or send you to jail for cutting firewood in your own backyard.
Sata is a thug,so are ALL PF leaders,cadres and sympathizers.These *****s are sadists,they delight in seeing blood.Just look at what Frank Bwalya did in Luanshya!Stupidly killing a chicken so brutally and publicly for that matter.Thats satanism at its peak.Watch-out for these merciless killers.Do not give them room to rule this country lest they turn the citizens into sacrificial lambs!
Hes better than u
When Sata was in MMD, he distributed machetes in 2001. I don’t think they were for cutting trees.
Well done ZP.Please intensify your patrols.The aspiring candidates do not carry any machetes and they drink caviar togather yet these poor kaponyas are taking things personal.Illiteracy is very expensive.
Yes you are right about illiteracy; it is evident in people ‘drinking caviar’
why is it that Its only news if the PF cadres are found wanting?
Read the Post, i can assure u, PF are Angels in the Post. Avoid all other media if u dont want to hear such news of Pangas by PF and such :)
Leaders must open their mouths carefully and not to incite violence as we are all enemies of violence.Fellow Zambians this country is far better of today than it was yesterday.Lets be realistic in seeking leadership now and in future!GOD BLESS ZAMBIA.
Iwe give them back their tools maybe they were on there way to the farm who knows.
MMD C/belt Publicity Secretary – Alex Mulenga popularly known as Shipundu pa nkolocko was last week arrested at Mixed Doubbles bar when he almost killed some one with a PANGA. How come no one is talking about this? Eye witnesses even toke a video and given to the POLICE, if the man was PF, it was going to be on ZNBC new for 2 weeks. Star Nyoko ba MMD.
dude, i heard this news on ZNBC. Stop being a shallow douche bag, please!
Muichindike ba PF. Why are you behaving like that? Why are you behaving like animals? It’s not cool. Don’t destroy Zambia for everybody just because you are frustrated about losing the elections. This country was not created for any specific individual or political party. If you are losing it is because you are not pulling all the right strings. But stop disurbing everybody else’s peace. If you are too frrustrated go and commit a mass suicide and leave us in peace. May be you are finding this funny, but we aren’t. You are behaving like baboons destroying Zambia’s reputation…for what. Even Sata does he deserve all that destruction you are doing to the country? Why is he so valuable that you want to start killing people for him? Don’t start what you can’t finish…
It s self defense please Willi Banda is on rampage donchi kubeba
i knew PF would sream self defence..u guys are pathetic
Immediately let these PF machetes swing and sever off heads of their sponsors Wynter Kabimba, Guy Scott, Frank Bwalya, M’membe and Sata himself then they will appreciate why Zambians curse machete touting demons.
It appears fashionable to attend rallies with panga ne mifwi.
It is true that pathetic failures (pf) are always claiming ‘self-defence’ but up to now we have not seen anybody who has suffered injuries caused by MMD supporters and yet PF leadership shamelessly line up and encourage their supporters to be violent! Additionally, a pf cadre was apparently murdered in Kanyama, as we speak, the alleged murder victim has yet to be named nor his or her family interviewed and yet if you go on the pf website, this alleged murder is being described as ‘genocide’!
Do PF supporters attack people any how or self deffence? What about Shimpundu Pankoloko is he MMD or PF? We know the Police and the scribes are biased because they say you can’t bite a finger that feeds you but the wheels of revolution can not be stopped but you only returd them. What we need soon is democrcy where the playing field is levelled opposing or defending.
This is an offical position of PF as announced by Kabimba, Zambians have a solution to this right in their hands, why complain? Those who can’t hear let them hear now chanda chimba was doing it for zambia, the rest is yours.. BYE!