PRESIDENT Sata has sued United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema for alleged defamation of character.
Mr Sata has also sued proprietors of the Daily Nation and Zambian Watchdog Richard Sakala and Lloyd Himaambo, respectively, for the defamation.
He has further sued lawyer Robert Amsterdam, who is acting for former President Rupiah Banda and his son, Henry, and University of Zambia history lecturer Choolwe Beyani.
This is contained in writs of summons filed in the Lusaka High Court yesterday by President Sata’s lawyers Ellis and Company.
Mr Sata has sued Mr Hichilema and four others in connection with stories published in the Daily Nation and on the Zambian Watchdog, regarding an alleged false statement suggesting that he is protecting his “rich friends Mutembo Nchito and Fred M’membe from paying back the K14 billion owed to Development Bank of Zambia”.
He is seeking an injunction restraining Mr Hichilema from defaming him.
“The plaintiff claims an injunction restraining the defendants and each of them, whether by themselves, their servants or agents or otherwise from further publishing or causing to be published the similar words defamatory of the plaintiff,” reads part of the summons.
The head of State is further claiming general and exemplary damages for defamation of character and interest at current commercial bank lending rates.
He is also claiming further or other reliefs as the court will deem fit and costs.
Mr Sata said Mr Hichilema’s statement that “he [President Sata] will not get away with lies” published by the private newspaper and the online publication means he lacks integrity and has aided and abetted corruption and the abuse of public funds.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
what a joke of a president….
You can yap your farkin arse from a safe distance. The ones facing the music here have been silent. Just ask HH, he knows what is coming.
Efyo mwalefwaya you a***. Nomba tumone who carryies the the york: under five or the cobra.”Let me help you; Uwauma nafyala, ominalimo.”
That is an old trick, sue to make them keep quiet. Sorry, the 14billion will whave to be paid back
Zambia needs a president. This man thinks he is still in the opposition. I miss MMD already, i seriously do, Sata is a big joke.
our mad president goes on his ways again…kikikikikikikikikikik cikala ciobe ijiot sata
How many cases of defamation of character ,up to 2016 ? Because people haven’t stated talking yet!
Mr Sata please avoid getting in a fight with children.
The way to go Mr President, gone are days when the state would send ba shushu to kick their a.s.s.e.s. Let the courts decide for you. Good Move.
About time too. HH ngombe sizasila. The others will have to sell their dogs and cats to keep from going to jail.
The circus that has been criminalizing Mmembe and Nchito must stop forthwith. People must make statements based on evidence, not petty jealousy and rabid malice.
Wina azalila !!!
Evidence so far suggests that the President is indeed protecting his rich friends from paying back K14b the guaranteed to pay back if their business failed to do so. Who in the history of justice has gone to complain to the president on a civil matter and has been heard as loud as Sata heard M’membe and Nchito? Just one example.
Since when was Micheal Sata a friend to Nchito and Mmembe?
Let this tribal group prove their allegations before the same courts they are protecting from reforms.
Hope they will not cry when the court rules in favour of Sata that, they are Sata’s judges.
This is the most civil way of answering back by the President.
Well done your Excellency you have shown good leadership we expect HH to do the same by going to court other yapping about.No need to broadcast on the mountain
Thanx brother. MSC has proved he’s not what they were hoping for. Someone evil. I don’t get it. Why would these criminals sacrifice nabakashi besu who are their kinsmen and women?
If you cant win an argument, best thing to do is try to muzzle the opposition either by sheer police brutality or suppressing freedom of speech. I guess he will have to fire all the judges before this case goes to court as it is very clear to all and sundry that he has been defending Nchito and Membe to stop them from paying back what they owe the Zambian tax payer.
And your proof, or your working theory is?
Very good move. Zambians should learn to speak based on evidence not just ranting. Let hichilema proove in court that Sata is protecting Mutembo and Membe. We are waiting to hear the truth in court. Sata vs HH.. Wapya Munzi.
I agree with you. Sata has not said that Nchito and Mmembe should not pay K14billion. All he has done is to institute an investigation against the judges for their alleged misconduct. It is important for the judges to explain that they conducted themselves above board in this and other cases. The way the case was withdrawn from Judge Hood raises a lot of suspicion – the way judge Mutuna behaved toward the accused raises a lot of questions. Justice must be seen to be done for it to be justice. So HH should not make such an allegation and he is let free to lie. He must prove his allegation. It is natural justice. And if he has proof (on a balance of probability) he will win the case which will even be helpful to his political career.
We hope the president is not using state machinery to sue people left,right and center. He is heading for the record books of becoming Zambia’s worst president ever. This issue is in the public interest and should be debated in parliament free of charge and not waste tax payers money by taking it to court where everyone knows that the president is fiddling with the judiciary to give him favourable outcome or he fires them. Mr President, you work for Zambia PLC not the other way round. The Zambian people shall have the last laugh.
He is the Head of State and enjoys all the benefits
U wonder which one has a vision for Zambia.
This is a good start. It is not unfamiliar for Zedians to make unfounded statements and then break a sweat when called to account. There has to be a new dispensation in peddling of information… It feels strange because it is a new way of addressing an otherwise accepted bad habit in our society!
i agree
I agree too. People must be ready to produce evidence to prove their point. So the courts is the way to go. Good job Mr.President.
Evidence and judgements in a civil matter can be based on the balance of probaility and looking at what has transpired in the material case, I would bet a dollar that HH is right. When does a head of state get involved in litigation? Commecial litigation for that matter!
@it’s worry, so you would rather people continue casting aspersions without him doing nothing even when they lie about him. In the olden days, everyone involved would have been visited by SITET. Lets see what proof they have together with every jackass who has been pandering this lie for so long now. Tumimone nomba imwe bakapoli.
From the picture HH was like “My heart is full of shame for abandoning the PACT”.
this is what you get when u put pipo wothout vision.this issue shud be the last thing in his mind.the country need to develop mwa bantu.God help us.
The man has to defend himself. he cant use police to beat up HH now can he? But politicians should use facts/evidence not just yapping nothings day in day out. sue the bastards!!!!
Its our problem voting for visionless president who is a dictator and now wants everyone to shup up, there is no longer freedom in Zambia under the PF, every one who opens the mouth is threatened,its like we are in a one party state, democracy has been killed by president Sata.Awe, tuletina mwe………bushee fintu fili bwino….!!!
I am not amazed with some of the comments here, if the accused are not guity the high court will let us know. The President has the right to sue them and vise versa if they are also offended by the President, They too have rights to sue Sata. End of story…..
You can’t sue UKWA iwe
u cant sue the president. please read the constitution….
HH’s defence in court is easy and straight forward. TRUTH. What he said said was the truth and nothing but the truth
#1 ULI CISU.SHI- THIS IS A JOKE TO U! U C, HATE YA KWA HH HAS GONE BEYOND POLITIX. UYU MUNTU, I THINK KUTI AIPAYA NO KWIPAYA. IT CAN EVEN BE SHOWN IN HIS BODY LANGUAGE. UMUNTU UWASAMBILILA TETI AFILWE EYE CONTACT. UNDER-5 UYU CALIMUKALIPA FYE SANA HAVING MADE A STUPID DICISION TO DIVORCE FROM PF WHICH THE FIRST PLACE IT’S HIMSELF WHO ELOPPED WITH PF. SEEING HIS CHANCES OF BEING A PRESIDENT EVAPORATE UNDER HIS NOSE HAUNTS HIM HANDS DOWN. SO HE HAS VOWED TO DERAIL ANY DEVELOPMENTAL PLANS BY PF. LISH. LU.
useless blogging, Sata has surrounded himself with crooks period.
Nakulaloleshafye……
YAH! RB WAS RIGHT- UMWAICE TAKWATA UMUCINSHI DUE TO HIS TROUBLED CHILDHOOD. I CAN GUESS THE YOUNG MAN HAD NO LOVE FROM BOTH BA CHITOMBWA NABANA CHITOMBWA.
Zambians work hard to develop yourselves, don’t wait for Politicians Like HH, Sata etc. They are in for the money
Never seen or heard of a fo.o.l like UKWA.
OKAY, I NEVER KNEW UKWA EVEN HAD A CHARACTER TO BE DEFAMED !!! HAHAHA
HH don’t be intimidated by these empty threats. Many zambians know the truth. So you are not alone.
#S 1 TO 6, YOU MUST REALISE THAT BEEING A PRESIDENT DOESN’T MAKE YOU IMMUNE TO INSULTS AND DEFAMATION FOR NOTHING FROM PEOPLE WITH TROUBLED CHILDHOOD. MICHAEL SATA IS OUR NATIONAL PRESIDENT AND WE MUST RESPECT HIM AS SUCH. THE SAME THING SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF CHITOMBWA HAD WON. HE MUST BE ADVISED TO FORGET ABOUT HIS SELF INFLICTED LOSS AND LOOK TO 2016.
Respect is earned not commanded. no one will respect you if you are protecting people who owe the majority of poor Zambian people K14 billion. Think ba Peter, pls!
Gone are the days when kids like HH and the Pastor could simply issue careless and unsubstantiated statements in order to score cheap points whithout being brought to book. The Pastor will be NEXT when he tells us the names of those plotting to kill him – why should anyone eliminate a homeless fellow like the Pastor?
I am made to understand that the president is immune from prosecution which means that the people he has sued cannot do the same to him. One wonders the job of parliament if they are not allowed to debate issues such as Finance Bank, Dual Citizenship etc. We have a president that has shown that state house knows it all and hence the with immediate effect decrees that we have now become accustomed to. I now understand what KK, Chiluba and Mwanawasa said about Sata not being presidential material. Once you start engaging in fist fights with your own people, then know that you have lost the plot.
But they were all proved wrong because he’s the president. What they saw with human eyes, Jehovah God saw differently and enabled Micheal Sata to become Zambia’s 5th President.
If you are going to be a school teacher, expect a nickname. Relax sir.
HH worked for his money. Tell U.KWA to work too, it never comes that easily.
LT marubbish
You were told that this guy is not presidential material.
This man smokes too much chamba. He might as well sue all of us bloggers while he’s at it! Only a child can fail to see that these criminals in power are busy protecting one another. They’re trying to reach a majority in parliament while at the same time trying to dissolve the judiciary. They know they can’t win a rational debate against an independent legislature and judiciary. Felix Mutati, leader of opposition in parley; these are times we expect you to speak up but instead you’ve turned into a spineless coward. Abash intimidation, Ukwa better brave himself for tough times ahead.
No he can’t. Not when he is in public office. He will end up suing the whole nation then, because people will talk and criticise him in order to make him function properly.
Mr. President. Being called names by the opposition and all comes with teritory. When you venture into politics you should be thick skinned. And from the little law I know on defamation, an action in political cases will not lie. You have all the State Machinery and Instruments of Power at your disposal. Why should the entire Presidency be engaged in a fight at a dinner table over a few pieces of chicken with the opposition? It is deemining. It is time you rose above pettiness. Grow up. Sha!!!
How many people in Zambia did Mr. Sata acused of things which they did not do when he was in opposition? As a president he must not be emotional and allegic to critisism! Time to drag each other to courts is NOT there what we want is the way forward for Zambia under Mr. Sata’s leadership. LEAVE A LEGACY OF REDEEMING ZAMBIA FROM THE SHAMBLES OF POVERTY AND NOT THE LEGACY OF TAKING INNOCENT CITIZENS TO COURT!!
those people have the right to go to court and sue Sata, they were not stopped. so shuy up and smell the coffee, my friend! what a stupi.d thinking!
some of you bloggers surprise me. you mean the president has no right to sue those who defame him? where have you been? in hole or a cave? if you think that just because he is the president then you can peddle all kinds of lies against him and he should do nothing about it, then u are in for rude awakening! let these people substantiate their accusations and prove themselves worth to the courts and the public. if i remember correctly recently one guy hachakuti chakuti was found guilty and ordered to pay millions, the same guy from ZWD. the site is the most biased and useless.
‘Talk and criticise? It’s gone beyond that, it’s even gone beyond insulting and disrespect. Nangu ni freedom of Speech or Checks and Balances, iyi yena iyaba HH and his cronies has gone too far. I know to be a President one has to have a ‘thick skin’ but there comes a time when you say ‘enough is enough’. I support you on this one Mr President and am not PF.
About time too! In fact I would opine, long overdue!
Well said. He was becoming annoyingly over patient. Let them prove their allegations now.
He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Therefore, a good judge will have to look at Sata’s character before arriving at a judgement. This is the guy who claimed that Kaunda’s Government was sheltering Sadam Hussein’s family during Gulf War I. He is the guy who was awarded a paltry K1,000.00 exemplary damages in the Supreme Court in addition to Justice Ngulube falling short of calling him a liar, when he said he was economical with the truth. He is the same fellow who campaigned on the 90 Days Promise. He has more skeletons in his closet than Leopards Hill Cemetry has. Go ahead and sue, but make sure you take the stand so that you are cross examined and the truth will be brought to the fore.
Sata is the loser here. Every Zambian with half a brain knows. Nchitos and membe Nd the k14b
I think Sata is not presidential matterail. His early exit thru any legal means is better than having such a monistor in state house! May God look down!
Sata should be the last person to sue anyone because his tongue is vernomous and everyone knows. OK let HH sue him for the under 5 five term he always uses against. What a bad head of state who is bussy suing people. What is wrong with this man? It is also clear that Sata said the opposition are protecting their rich friends. I mean just what does Sata want of this country, so he gets no opposition and only PF should be yapping every day? Disgusting
Unbelievable, a President suing own citizens? What will be reaction of King Sata if the courts acquits HH ? I wish he had sued the Newspapers only, not HH & Zambians.
Actually Sata has turned the courts into his family and only business. He wants all the money HH has to himslef using the courts. Lawyers also have no principles because they can make money out of foolishness. Infact, what needs to be reformed in Zambia are the priviledges lawyers have, how can they be sent to court by someone who can’t be sued? Is Sata suing as head of state or in his personal capacity? Infact HH and his team should walk out of court and create a proper impass if Sata won’t attend in person then we see what happens
Thats why people say politics is a dirty game and its not for the faint hearted otherwise you can end up suing the whole nation. The fact is that only about 29% percent voted for SATA in the last elections and this implies that there are alot of critics whom he can either win over by his deeds or repel even his sympathisers. This is the reality of life. If Chiluba, Mwanawasa and RB pursued this avenue of dragging critics to court everytime they critised their policies, this country could not have moved an inch. Criticism is the best antidote for success…..
They should insist that UKWA attends these court sessions in person and have his immunity removed as a conscequence. This is what he wants…..
Nice way to go na presido
I thought suing ended with this man wen he was in opposition.I dnt know how many pipo he has sued for defamation.You must appear in court in person for cross examination.Dont spend yo first five years in suing instead develop the country
Dream on dick head.
CAUSE `N` EFFECT
There are many injustices taking place in or judicial process from the lower courts through to the highest court. By personally choosing to intervene exclusively in the case of Membe and Mutembo, tow high profile individuals whom he incidentally has strong ties with, the president opened a can of worms. Through this overtly suspicious act, Sata invited scrutiny, criticism and ridicule. Many people are outraged and HH and the media are only echoing the views of the majority.
I thought the president only had faith in imported justice. How come he is now seeking judicial recourse from the same local judiciary he calls corrupt. More hypocrisy? Sbd`s failing to lead!
NO AMOUNT OF INTIMIMIDATION AND FEAR MONGERING WILL SUPRESS THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE.
1. There is fake Kwacha in circulation.
2. I will restore the Barotse Agreement when I m elected president. 3. Sadaam Hussein’s family is in Zambia. 4. KK is stocking arms at Panji’s Sindamisale Farms to wage a war in case he loses.
Who told all these lies?
Good piece of memory, may be KK should have sued
Imwe bushe Sata is president or what? Doesnt he expect people to talk. He should look back at what he used to do when he was in opposition. What is happening to this country mwebantu? What development is there to talk about. Every day it is just court case sure as if govt is just there to sue people. Sometimes I doubt if at all Zambia shall develop.
And if you thought that was getting outrageous, Ukwa is actually planning to sue all youth in Zambia who are complaining that he has not found them jobs yet.
Neither side of any of these cases should have a problem with facts in court :)
Some of these things are really boring. Now i agree that we have an incompetent man in plot one…
I can see Chikopo being called again to come and sort out the judge who will handle this matter.
HANS LITTEN HAD PROOF- THE STRONGMAN WAS IN THE DOCK:-w
What a dull and big headed president we have! Why can’t you allow HH to sue you for claiming that he is under 5 or that he stole money from LIMA bank? What makes this dictator think that he is above the law and do whatever he likes? He insults people left, right and centre but can’t stand the heat when tables are turned against him. Just the other day he was busy insulting us Zambians in the UK that we are sweepers on council benefits. The problem with PF supporters is that they deliberately ignore their leaders failings just becoz he is one of them. This man is a danger to our hard fought democracy and must be stopped before it is too late.
HH Zambian Watchdog UPND and the National are a group that is dull failed to read and still fails to read the mood of the people and think they can do better. They need to be taught a lesson because they have insulted enough and most zambians are not supposing them, Go back to the drawing board UPND so that in the unlikely event you win PF will make it very hard for you to perform.What goes around comes around.Fools on ZWD appease themselves just as you hear when upnd holds a press briefing nods of ignorance can be heard from the attendants shame.
Sata’s recent shameful and erratic behaviour in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola and the UK are a very clear sign that the lunatic is demented. I mean, the ‘Pamberi e ZANU PF’ canary episode he staged before SADC, if that is not ‘masalamusi’ in the skull then I beg to be shown a mad man. All those around him cheering him must one day be made to account why they installed and sustained a demented lunatic in power.
Si mutu se ki sitoto! A disgrace of a president. It should be prepared to come to court as a material witness. What an i.di.ot.
I like the term “kisitoto,” what ever it means
SATA IS MAD
Evidence Mmembe and Nchito owe the bank 14 billion period.
this slogan dont kutina is no fear to practice corruptions because mmd has problem with corruptions now mumba use dont kutina what is it. DONT KUTINA CORRUPTION MMD
Zambia has beaten Ghana 1 – 0. Christopher Katongo scored in the 1st half. He hold the history/record of being the first to score at the New levy Stadium on an international stage.
Satan is mad, if his going to sue HH, Watchdog, Daily Nation etc than let him sue the whole Zambian people that are smart to understand that the case for the K14 billion does exist and that every other stores that have come out of him Satan are true. Only the people that can’t reason for the love of Sata will not think otherwise.
Imagine if every president in democratic countries had to sue their citizens for things said about them?
@#23Jerry The real Zambian, you are right, as Zambians we do have to work hard to develop our county than waiting and worshiping politicians.
The law of justice demands that if the President cannot be sued by citizens then he cannot sue any citizen either. The President’s protection from defamation lies in the Constitution not by the President actually suing any citizen. With an independent Judiciary, this is a sheer waste of national time. If the President loses these suits can the Courts award costs against him? Where did our President get this bad habit of trying to make a quick buck at every turn? Don’t we pay him enough? When is he going to learn that he has lost his status of individual citizen for five years and that he is no longer Michael Sata the individual but His Excellency the President of Zambia, that he is now a Constitutional institution rather than Michael Sata banshi Mulenga?
this should be the second case sata is sueing HH within two weeks. by 2016 the court will only be hearing cases for sata. this man likes courts reminds me when he was in the opposition he was always in the courts.what a president instead of working for the country bussy wasting time. people want jos bwana sata lest you forget.
LAZ where are you? Looks like we have a loose cannon president and Seb has lost control!
Mr. Sata has done the right thing to go to court and prove his innocence. Remember FTJ sued the post for calling him a thief and what came out of his lawsuit? FTJ regretted the move but it was too late. The same thing will happen to Mr. Sata. It is said, “People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.” Even what was supposed to be hidden by the tribunal will now come out. My advise to HH is just gather your ‘ammunition’ and let the Zambians know the facts. We in the terraces know that Mr. Sata has been misled on this move. Pass me a bucket of popcorns while i enjoy this drama.
Ukwa government indeed! Sata acused HH of getting his riches through theft from pravatisation, let HH also sue for defamation of character. Its only that our president has short memory & this man could just be digging his own grave as he make HH popular. Meanwhile, Sata doesnt know that the majority Zambian s are not happy with the way he is governing the country & even his own cadres & one day Ukwa will find that he has sued all the Zambian people for defamation. Does this man have advisors i wander, is the wife DR not helping? We know he only has 7 guns probably he has seen an opportunity to make abit of some coins to add to the 7 guns. Meanwhile, all forward thinking Zambians let us mourn for our beloved country!
HE is simply a foot soldier. He needs to be led and told people don’t eat politics. He has messed up already big time over only one case (Nchito & Mmembe) and it is clear he is supporting them..Why this case alone and all hell breaks loose? Sue Mr. President it’s your right but it may just be the beginning of your end…………..we have seen it before…..and be careful with your advisors
It is shocking to hear a head of state sueing citizens on defamation allegations. What is more shocking is that such presidents do exist in the world. This is only in countries where laws are not respected. A citizen can not sue a sitting president because of his/her status with immunity of being sued. Where then, is the citizen recourse? We have had four passed presidents and non ever sued a citizen while in office. Ist that the presidency office has ceased to be regarded as the father of the nation? or may be Zambians put wrong people in position of authority?. The challenge is with the judiciary to handle this matter as Zambians wait for fairness in the eyes of the law in our nation.
The man is indeed a comedian. As for people asking for Christine to advise her husband please be reminded that she would have had the sense to advise herself in the first place not to marry him. So why should you expect her to advise him when she is incapable of helping herself?
@Rod, you have made my day, indeed if she can’t help herself how can she help him.
Muli fituba bonse fye, Sata ni mbushi
I THINK WE NEED NEW WESITES THAT WILL NOT PROMOTE INSULTS, PEOPLE WITH IDEAS SET UP CLEAN WEBSITES (CONTROL BLOGERS) WHERE PIPO CAN ADVERTISE THEIR BUSINESSES WITH DIGNITY. ITS OKAY TO AIR YOUR OPINIONS NOT BUT NOT YOUR INSULTS. I HOPE THE WEBSITES DON’T CHARGE PIPO TO ADVERTISE ON SUCH WEBSITES.
Sata is good for nothing. Maybe to the madan ………………………………………………………….. fill in the blanks.
Dear ba mama ba DR Kuseba…Pliz advise bamudala to be thinking with his head and not his heart…..
Mr Sata is abusing his presidential privileges. UPND should seek a Judicial review on whether Mr Sata’s decision does not amount to unfair justice since all are supposed to be equal before the law. The Judges should guide on whether Mr Sata’s lawsuits should be allowed or not. From a layman’s point of view, Mr Sata should waive his immunity, if he wants to sue individual citizens.
Justice for all is right it does not make sense for the president to start suing anyhow and without purpose at all. The president should also realize that he is in power and all are looking at him as a president but if he starts intimidating citizens then we are a lost nation for sure. This is the first madness of its kind in Afriaca if not in the world where the whole president sues citizens instead of protecting them. Anyway where there is madness anything is possible and we seem to in it for a rude shock. What a president I end here!
It is wrong for a sitting president, ONE THAT ENJOYS IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION, to be suing his citizens on flimsy grounds!!! Presidents have been called “Thieves”, but non has taken it seriously enough to sue! His advisors leave much to be desired, & if not careful, this will be like watching a runaway steam engine rolling down the hill in slow motion over the rest of his term of office!!!!
THE PROBLEM WITH THESE A***** IS THEY DON’T LIKE THE TRUTH. HE SHOULD SUE THEM AND ANYONE ELSE WHO TRIES TO IMPLY HE’S LIKE THE REST OF THOSE CORRUPT DEMONS. WHY SHOULD HE HAVE TO ENDURE INSULTS FROM FOOLS?
@it’s worry, so you would rather people continue casting aspersions and insulting the president without him doing nothing even when they continue to lie about him. In the olden days, everyone involved would have been visited by SITET, but Sata is more civilised. Lets see what proof they have together with every jackass who has been pandering this lie for so long now. Tumimone nomba imwe bakapoli.
Sata ni chisilu
Rather suprising. If President can not be sued by Citizens, then the President should not sue Citizens!.:x
#82 Kamwendo,
RB sued a lot of people for defamation and other fabricated cases. He discontinued the cases after loosing the elections because he had no evidence or the judges to fix the outcomes. The Presidents who were called thieves did not respond because they were in fact thieves!! We have London judgements pending and a fugitive son of a president, what evidence do you need to show that these people plundered the country.
You UPND guys are now feeling the impact, your folly is taking you no where, Sata has checked you now….what else are you going to tell Zambians..nothing besides your insipid lies about Sata. what a dull useless party with no agenda for Zambians. Thats why you are always number 3.
How can a nation tell they have a leader in place? It is very very simple. A true leader never has time for small matters especially concerning his critics as he is spending hours not ending on important issues like how to improve education, agriculture, job creation, ensure media freedom, imporving relations with other nations to the benefit of his country. This can not be said of Sata even for a second. He is busy suing his citizens. When did a sitting in president give testimony in court. This is using under hand methods to supress freedom of expression. The target PF we know is that Mmembe is facing stiff competition from Dairy National Paper and free online news, he is again at it fighting competition through the president’s office. It won’t work Fred….
Zambia we are in sheet.
Which judiciary in Zambia can rule against a sitting president ?
Remember what Super Ken said, Sata is good for Opposition not President. I feel sorry for those that serve under him just to have a job, in their heart of hearts they really do not believe in him if they have been to school. How do you intimidate the people you govern, the same things he was bringing against Rupiah he is doing them, politics is really dirty. Sata is not clean we all know that so he should not use the Judiciary to silence the opposition he should just prove himself right.
wanya ka hh ukubosa bosa kukakuletelela viva sata bakateka besu. sue nevious mbumba mbuli also
When Sata was in opposition, he could insult his opposition left and right but that he is in Govt. you dare not criticise him. We are in for rude awakening. Who does not know that M’membe and his colleague Mutembo Nchito are Sata’s friends? HH was merely making a remark about it and stating what was common knowledge. M’membe promoted Sata through and through mainly driven by the pseudo nationalism to sustain his hidden agenda.
How we miss Rhupiah already. Msogoleri must have a very big heart. In my opinion, the ex – president was more tolerant and this left alot of room for people to debate.Even when something was false, the man rarely reacted. Lomba aba ayasu, akabakambako patonto, yakwela kale BP, pela akachite kupona siku liyakina coz in that office, people talk. How many lawsuits are we going to see b4 the next election? only God knows but surely this is not the way to go. May be he thought it was a luxurius job but let me tel him, this is one thankless job. No matter how good the effort, people will still remain disgruntled. Be tolerant bashikulu
Zamboy. Your Senga words are true to the point. How this could be translated into English without losing the actual tone and meaning of your words and I quote “Lomba aba ayasu, akabakambako patonto, yakwela kale BP, pela akachite kupona siku liyakina coz in that office, people talk”.
@71 Politico Observer, you are dead right! This case, like the “Chiluba is a thief” case, will bring a lot of information about the president to the surface. It is survival time so the defendants will dig out anything relevant that they can tell the court. We are looking forward to the beginning of this case. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones!!! Good luck to the plaintiff and to the defendants.
Ish, stuff is stiff
All you loud mouthed bloggers will be sued by Sata for defaming his character….. mwanya….
Who is above the law? Should we practice equal justice for ALL? What does our constitution say about the president suing citizens or citizens suing the president? Those that have taken Law say something that makes sense, don’t shy away.
I thought a liar is one who promises to do things only to u-turn without shame or an apology! SO HH MUST BE MAD …HOW CAN HE CALL OUR PRESIDENT A LIAR…what lies did the president tell?
We have a president who thinks it’s ok to insult people and yet it’s not ok for others to return the favour. He insults former president Bush, during a meeting which was open to the media which was so irrelevant (there’s a place and time for such) . What was he thinking when he knows the whole world is watching? He imprisons someone for 3 months because they said someting he did not like! He is now on a suing binge and suing anyone who even sneezes in front of him! He needs to learn ethics and communication because he clearly deos not know how to deal with people. What’s with the scare tactics and the intimidation? Surely you can not sue or put the whole nation in prison now, can you?
Please Mr. President, if you don’t know your job, let others do it for you, who know how!