The Law Association of Zambia has been inundated with requests from various stakeholders to comment on the alleged investigations by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of the two members of the Executive namely Hon. Wynter Kabimba and Hon. Geoffrey B. Mwamba. We as an Association have not commented on the matter in order to allow the ACC to carry out its work without undue influence. However, we were at the outset sceptical at the genuineness of the investigations considering that the two were serving cabinet ministers. We however, hoped that the ACC would act professionally.
The recent events surrounding this so called investigation are making us lean towards a view that the whole process is a masquerade by the ACC and the government to hoodwink the public that the government is investigating the two Ministers in an attempt to convince the public that Government is serious about the fight against corruption.[pullquote]The Minister of Justice being at the helm of the justice system in the country should be the last person to display the kind of behaviour broadcast in the press yesterday[/pullquote]
The behaviour of the Hon. Minister of Justice in firstly writing to ACC to demand for a report, secondly to threaten to sue them and lastly to refuse to be interviewed in the absence of his sympathisers or PF Party cadres is a mockery of the justice system and has only served to undermine the criminal justice system.
The Minister of Justice being at the helm of the justice system in the country should be the last person to display the kind of behaviour broadcast in the press yesterday. As a lawyer, the Minister need not be reminded that he swore an oath to defend and protect the constitution and this includes respecting law enforcement agencies. It has always been the practise that suspects are interviewed in the presence of their lawyers and not party cadres or sympathisers. We fail to see why the Minister should demand to be treated differently.
It is clear to us that for as long as the Hon. Winter Kabimba and Hon. Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba remain in their positions it will not be possible for the ACC to carry out their investigations independently
Accordingly, if indeed there is a serious fight against corruption, we call upon the Republican President as appointing authority to send the two Ministers on Leave until the investigations are concluded.
We further demand that the ACC act firmly in dealing with suspects no matter what position they hold. The ACC have clearly acted unprofessionally in dealing with these matters and this selective type of treatment must stop with immediate effect. We doubt they would have allowed that kind of behaviour had it been from an ordinary member of the public
At the same time the ACC are urged to act speedily and professionally to conclude their investigations because the longer an investigation takes the more damage is done to one’s reputation should one be eventually exonerated.
JAMES BANDA
PRESIDENT
ubututu ba Kabimba
MCS please relieve this man of his function so that he is an ‘ordinary’ citizen again we can then carry him by air
No weapon formed against Kabimba shall prosper
who do u pray to,the devil????u think God can support that behaviour???rubbish…………..
Kolwe, Wynter should just focus on taking his ARVs
I think if Mr Kabimba points a weapon at his foot and shoots, as he appears to be doing, he will have a very big hole in his foot and that weapon will in all likelihood prosper.
You are such a fool my good sir! Didn’t even 40% of this article make sense to you???
made in Zambia, civilised, leaadership material? In developed world that is a sack and it would add 0 votes come 2016, Zambian situation its nothing , but its fact no country can have the same breed of daft people. Chipimo 2016.
What is not clear is how the ACC allowed him to go.
He says, hey guys you can not interrogate me. Unless in the presence of supporters.
ACC fellas say ok sir, you may go.
May be it can happen this way ni `pa zed, dont kubeba.
well on what grounds was he to be detained? firstly you cant say a minister is the same as an ordinary citizen anywhere in the world. the privileges they have are not the same. secondly any other ordinary citizen should be reasoned with on various issues that they have. i even see it on TV in law and order series
I do not think Kabimba is a learned Lawyer! Suppose the ACC went ahead and interviewed Kabimba and the ACC appearing to be squeezing Kabimba, those cadres could have descended upon the ACC personnel!
scared chicken Wynter had to go with a mob of thugs to disrupt the interview, what he did was premeditated. Wynter can’t differentiate between party and Government functions.is this the chap we call Justice Minister very pathetic? and the ka old man whose allergic to fighting corruption is as usual very quiet like his dumb.
Zambia has definitely gone to the dogs! Fi copala naba Lsk, you buggers are to blame due to your blind support for these monkeys!
we have fuel not so????? so what is your problem
Yes we have fuel in Texas..lol
What do you expect from a government led by Michael Sata. The behaviour exhibited by Winter Kabimba is normal under this government.
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Am very disappointed with how Mr Sata has decided to treat the allegations of corruption by his justice/secretary general. We don;t expect actions rom Mr Sata but just a show of concern is what we would have appreciated and his fight against corruption would have appeared at least genuine. what was corruption in MMD is now normal in PF. what double standards from the Head of State who lied his way to power. Nothing surprises me these days regarding Sata.
The person who needs to comment on this is Mr. Sata. Why the silence, Sir? Do you approve of your ministers mocking the GRZ?
Problem is, the country has no worthy President. What we have is a joker. Self absorbed and self seeking President…..that’s the problem the country has right now
. To think that this cabal was all over the place with fake commissions of inquiry to investigate corruption by the previous regime. The results were fat bank accounts for themselves, their relatives and tribesmen who sat on these money making scums. For a Winter it was a multimillion dollar oil deal and his own oil marketing company
. Did I hear you say, Firing Squad? Unfortunately my dear its not China! Of course you’re allowed to wish!
Yes I approve 100%. I am not Mwalya Mweka Daddy. I want my ministers to eat as well.
I repeat, Levy Mwanawasa is dearly missed coz an embecile like this could not stay in power another minute.Leadership of the jungle,can only happen in Zambia (IN THIS DISPENSATION!) elsewhere this guy would have packed his entire career. How can ACC honestly work under this environment? step aside kabimba for justice to prevail.
The problem with PF Leadership is Pride,as if they are the best leaders Zambia has ever had and yet the Dullest leaders Zambia will ever have.
Section 112[1][a] of the Penal Code “Any person commits a felony who conspires with any other person ………to do anything to obstruct prevent pervert or defeat the course of justice
Section 112[1][c]”Any person who obstructs or in any way interefers with or knowingly prevents the execution of any legal process civil or criminal.Section112[2]Any person found guilty of a felony under sub section[1] is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.As State Counsel the behaviour of Kabimba is an embarrasment to the Legal profession and i hope the time will come when he will be called to account for his actions.
This is common and going to get even worse as the media start coenirvg more and more of these big domain sales. Every newbie domainer thinks they have big money domains, and expect a windfall of sales. They’ll all learn soon enough that domaining is not quick cash as they all anticipated!.
the calibre of Mr. Sata’s ministers leaves much to be desired :-\”
Many of us have used the Kulima Tower bus terminus and we know that it is filled with PF cadres. ACC is located at Kulima, and as such, it is wrong to say he came along with the cadres. Also, come on, who would say that they wouldn’t want a little affection before a hearing. I am very confident that Kabimba will be found innocent but GBM will be found wanting. It is notoriously hard to link anyone person to an oil deal. Most details are done off the record!
A person is judged by the people he calls friends. judge this individual who has Mahtani, judge Chikopa, jerabos as friends.
These guys i now believe really that they just cheated their way into state house, look at the salary increases for themselves, fuel shortages, mealie meal shortages, barotse empty promises- they even send platoons to barotseland meanwhile they were busy condemning Rupiah on sending cops there, load shedding, they promised to give farmers 16 bags of fertilizer each but this time they give out in a tin, less than a bag each, deportations everyday, they compelled Dora to resign but now kabimba????? the list is endless anyway God knows why he allowed our minds to be deceived by these crop of bembas
Jo Jo. lol. Kabimba is revolutionary. His humility, hard work and determination require that we respect him. H.E.MCS has repeatedly recognised and rewarded ba Wynter. State Counsel, Honourable, Secretary General, Third in Command etc etc. Most of you complaining are just being silly. Winter brought us fuel.
Shut up!
#21-u are a very dull chap-I bet u must be a cleaner in the USA or one of those who has managed to find himself there under the nepotism being practised by Winter and his boss for you to be so blind to the misdeeds of the PF..
Hebrews 13 v 17 “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls…”Kabimba we respect you
Cherry picking scripture to justify your point of view is underhanded. In light of the way he acted, he loses his credibility as  law abiding citizen even more so that he is a member of the Executive branch. Failing to call him out on that as citizens, regardless of what party you support, reflects a failure to recognize that we ought to hold leaders accountable when they fall short.Â
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ba kabimba lifotini sure can he behave like that if he knows that he is clean i think baliba bakabimba, mr sata should fire this man if he fails then nabena baleba.
We are expecting too much from these PF thugs. They simply dont have the capacity to satisfy the needs of our people. They were not prepared for these high level responsibilities because they thought they were going to lose the 2011 elections as usual !! You can even see from the quality of PF MPs no wonder they are poaching from the opposition.They have no quality MPs within their circles. PF= Zambia backward to UNIP era, UPND=Zambia forward with development.
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The behavior of this Winter/ JM/SG thing is that he thinks Zambians are docile to which i agree since we voted for PF even when their lies were so clear and straight forward for all .
I wonder if at all we have a president in this nation or should i say the leadership vacuum we have at presidential level is the cause of Winter’s big hardheadedness = monster and not minister.
One day all these issues you think you can bury today will resurface.
What beats me is: Who ,in his wisdom conferred ‘the Sate Counsel ship on this FOOL?
Useless LAZ at it again. What didn’t they speak against mmembe, ncito walkout from a high-court judge? they think Zambians have a memory of a gold fish and a spine of a sea horse??
Nick and I agree with the President. Wynter has brought hope to the poor and the youth. He has brought Zone 6 games.
By the way, if any opposition tries to act like our incredible next president (WK), we will tear gas them…..
……again
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I ve now understood why people say Kabimba has never won a case
It was an embarrassing and very disturbing event! I am still shocked about what I saw on the news yesterday
I am a PF symphathiser but on this 1 ba Kabimba ifi tefyo! U are a Senior man behaving like a Jerabo, not even a kaponya can behave like this @ the police station, maybe @ the police post in Chazanga, saying paku ncita interrogate kamo na ba bululu na bapipanda babepo. Kwena apa Bakateka cite nipo cimo! Otherwise Pipo are annoyed @ this state of affairs. I rest my case.
welcome to the real world LAZ..
Ba LAZ, ikalenifye tuntulu. You are just as toothless as the ACC. Have a petition signed by all paid up members to disbar Kabimba for his Unprofessional like conduct.
Then, I’ll respect you. Other than that, just STHU!
May ACC close this case but do not clear him. He remains guity till cleared by ACC.
am now begining to wonder why i had to spend hours at the plling station only to help usher in such characters in power. Its time our presido become the cobra that we knew.
The conduct by Kabimba at ACC premises has the potential to seriously dent the image of PF vis-avis the fight against corruption as espoused by president Sata. He needs to do something quickly, if not immediately, to assuage the people that his campaign against corruption is real and that it has no sacred cows. Lack of action against Kabimba has the potential to deepen the angst being felt by Zambians against PF right this moment.
KABIMBA NEEDS TO BE SUCKED. PERIOD. HIS BEHAVIOR WAS SUCH OF A VILLAGE BUMPKIN.
THAT’S WHOEVER IS BEING INVESTIGATED MUST BE SUSPENDED FROM HIS/HER POSITION FOR INVESTIGATIONS NOT ONLY TO BE POSSIBLE BUT TO RUN SMOOTHLY, TOO.
This saga is a little embarassing. The Head of State should come out strongly to put things right. Clearly, Kabimba is above the law. Where are the police chiefs and what do they make of this sorry situation?
Mwanawasa would never have allowed such behaviour from his minister…this is the case in which we shall see whether the Zambian President Mr.Sata is serious about the fight of corruption. Mwanawasa let his ministers face the task force, courts and law enforcement agencies. If you remember very well even one of his ministers Gladys Nyirongo was imprisoned. I doubt if that will be the case for Wynter Kabimba and GBM, these will definitely go Scott free. A justice minister who is innocent would not have behavioured in such a manner, his not a leading example. Whats now wrong if HH also refuses to be interrogated in the future as the JUSTICE minister  himself has given an example. Go with thugs/cadres and say ask me in their presence. The other opposition leaders can do the same.Animal farm
Kabimba and mmembe are untouchable. The toothless Sata will do absolutely  NOTHING about this. He will be quite as usual enjoying his seat.
what do u expect when you have a moron for a president
People were expecting too much from a chamba smoking constable… Â did we not warn you
So he is now abusing that which he said he was not going to abuse? Mulongoti warned him how sweet power is and how it flows straight to the brain and corrupt all the right thinking faculties. His answer according to The Post article was, he has been in positions of power before, he was Town Clerk before….Bluh bluh bluh…I guess the Town Clerk position was not Mafia enough…. We watching, what goes up must come down…
Could it be possible that the President could be privy to the Trafigara issue? If not, why is the President quiet and why is Winter so bold in his obviously terrible actions?
Dont complain unless if you were not warnned. CHANDA CHIMBA III offered his life to warn this nation, keep on wetting more opposit to their fake promises are yet to come, what amaises me is that some peaple are stil believe in these liers. BORROWING FROM THE POST TOILET TISUE IT SAYS, A LIER IS NO DIFFERENT WITH A KILLER. PFS ARE LIERS.
Zambia has a very compromised president. Its a shame. Ministers and certain Individuals are doing whatever they want without being disciplined, the Mahtanis, Kabimbas, GBMs, the Bwinjifumu mafias and the like are untouchables. Truly, things fall apart.
Mwanawasa would never have allowed such behaviour from his minister…this is the case in which we shall see whether the Zambian President Mr.Sata is serious about the fight of corruption. Mwanawasa let his ministers face the task force, courts and law enforcement agencies. If you remember very well even one of his ministers Gladys Nyirongo was imprisoned. I doubt if that will be the case for Wynter Kabimba and GBM, these will definitely go Scott free. A justice minister who is innocent would not have behavioured in such a manner, his nmot a leading example. Whats now wrong if HH also refuses to be interrogated in the future as the JUSTICE minister  himself has given an example. Go with thugs/cadres and say ask me in their presence. The other opposition leaders can do the same.Animal farm
PF and MMD are one in all forms of rulling. We haven;t changed yet.We are yet to change. Becouse if the ACC are wickenned by 2 pipo regardless of there status then is better to form or employe FBI or CIA then
I always read Animal Farm by George Orwell each time there’s a power shift…. to just get some peace of mind, because politics is all about animal farm.
eish ma politics yapa zambia ya dabwisana..theres just no hope..i really hope mr elijah chipimo is campaigning flat out and trying to reach the masses elo not va pa internet chabe..elo he needs to be relatable ..cos we cant continue with these kwindi kojo type of politics..we need new faces ..we need new blood..these politics of using ma cadres yayi!ni politics of poverty na poverty in politics at its best
We have been writing about the behaviour of Kabimba that the chap is arrogant,selfcentred,pompous,uncultured,deceitful,provocative and i knowall.This is the man Sata is admiring and tendering like ababy.Sata must act now against this ***** unless he has no ba……….
Mwanawasa would never have allowed such behaviour from his minister…this is the case in which we shall see whether the Zambian President Mr.Sata is serious about the fight of corruption. Mwanawasa let his ministers face the task force, courts and law enforcement agencies. If you remember very well even one of his ministers Gladys Nyirongo was imprisoned. I doubt if that will be the case for Wynter Kabimba and GBM, these will definitely go Scott free. A justice minister who is innocent would not have behavioured in such a manner, his nmot a leading example. Whats now wrong if HH also refuses to be interrogated in the future as the JUSTICE minister  himself has given an example. Go with thugs/cadres and say ask me in their presence. The other opposition leaders can do the same.Animal farm
Arrogance comes before a great fall! Kabimba’s fall from grace will be spectacular.