Thursday, April 18, 2024

Former President rupiah Banda to attend lifetime achievement awards

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File:President Rupiah Banda and First Lady Thandiwe (far l)

Former President Rupiah Banda, has left for Kenya to attend the 2012 Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize-presentation ceremony at which two serving African heads of state will be among the recipients.

Former President Banda is attending the ceremony at the invitation of the Millennium Excellence Foundation, the organisers of Africa’s most prestigious international awards event that recognises individuals who have selflessly devoted themselves to bringing about change in the lives of Africans within the last decade.

The ceremony that will be held at the Kenyan State House in Nairobi, will, among others, honour the late Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni.

Also among the recipients are Sudanese-born British mobile communications entrepreneur and billionaire Mo Ibrahim, former International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Mohamed ElBaradel, MultiChoice South Africa Group Holdings executive chairman Nolo Letele and Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote.

Past recipients of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize include South Africa’s Desmond Tutu and Cyril Ramaphosa, former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, former World Bank president James Wolfensohn and celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka.

Former President Banda will be accompanied to Nairobi by former First Lady Thandiwe Banda and his deputy administrative assistant Kennedy Limwanya.

Issued by:
Mikatazo Wakumelo
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

39 COMMENTS

  1. Safe trip our president and remember us in prayers as we are suffering under PF…Dollar rate is high,mealie mael high and farmer no fertiser upto now.Missing you big time

  2. We love you, Sir. We voted for you and the election was a tight race because we voted for you. You lost because others were using lies. Things they were condemning are things that have multiplied with them. Loofers will wait for employment. Meanwhile they have started stealing because they have to eat everyday.

  3. How I miss this ‘president of all zambians’,all the best naba Tandi.Twacula pa zed, army worms,false arrests,no freedom of speech & assembly etc.

  4. We thought by voting you out we were solving the problems….ish anyway its time and 20H H16.
    HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH.

    • he was crying for us.he knew what we have got ourself into.l have been long enough to know satana his qualities.Please God Help us with this pf

    • An Old Man without Morals- the wife just died and he shows no remorse at ALL.
      I Have never seen A FORMER HEAD OF STATE BECOMING A CADRE-SHAMELESS OLD DICTATOR. Is there any INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE HONORED THIS SHAMELESS FORMER HEAD OF STATE.

  5. There goes a leader to Kenya. Nintungulushi sha mano ishi. W e now know that pf worked very hard in conjunction with the past newspaper to dent your image. Today we are in trouble with these pathetic fools, what a shame to us Zambians

  6. If only RB controlled his children who were behaving like Kaddafi’s children he would still be the President today. Indeed ,though am not comfortable with Museveni( as he is a killer ) in attendance

  7. Praising a play old boy, a thiving presido is the worst thing u can ever do. Disgrantled chaps from the opposition mwanya. Tulemikaka if u dont change your behaviour.

  8. Just look at the list of those to be honored. Tyrants all of them! Corrupt dictators all of them! What? President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni. What? What has RB done for Zambia apart from stealing or flying around the globe wasting our money?
    You Zambians have a very short memory! I won’t feel sorry for you anymore! You have no clue! You don’t know what you want and therefore are doomed FOREVER AMEN!

    • exactly my thoughts. my GOD! africa is cursed. what has rb done apart from cutting deals with kibaki. who protected rupiah’s son when zambia wanted toask him about his dealings with that kenyan co.? is it not this fool kibaki. shame indeed. should we not look at present prevailings in the receipients respective nation’s current situations to know that this is flawed and warped ceremony aimed at annoying those that fight corruption? what happened to our own mwanawasa? wasn’t he sidelined by the same *****s?

    • Very good @what, Zambians have, as they say, “memory ya njoka” (short memory). How can anyone wish this man and the MMD back in power! Not to say the PF is any better, but not these chaps. Please, give me a break!!!!!:o:o

  9. Thank God that the International Community still recognizes RB as worthy of these high level engagements. Please Sir, travel well and represent our country in the most dignified manner.

    Greetings to Ba Thandi.

  10. Go well you corrupt fool. We haven’t forgotten how your sons almost sold Zambia. It was nice to see you crying when handing over to our beloved Mr> Nonsense man. This is just what Zambia needed. King Cobra!!!!!!!

    Ask Nevus or young HH, they will tell.

    • Kibaki isn’t what you think my friend.The ’08 violence was a “don’t argue with a fool” kind of thing where kibaki got wrongly labelled.His opponent has attempted coup,openly preached tribal hate and suported secessionists.So its no surprise Odinga incited killings as he has a rich history of doing anything for power.Kibaki is decent than you think of him.Mseveni is a however not decent.

  11. What? Lifetime awrds, my foot! Indeed, look at the list of awardees, if there is such a term! It’s a traversity of justice, And what is the rationale behind such awards? Imagine African presidents parading for awrads like school children before their teachers for coming top of the class! For heaven’s sake, when are we Africans ever going to grow up? Such awards are an insult. Allowing us to be marked; on whose yardstick? This is a shame and a tragedy! And a Sudanese, among others, is party to this charade. Why can’t he channel his loot to other more honourable causes? like alleviating the plight of his compatriots in Darfur, for instance!

  12. Congrats RB on being honoured.The only one that doesn’t fit is Museveni but the rest like Atta Mills,Mwai Kibaki ,Dangote and Mo Ibrahim are very worthy recipients.

  13. my GOD! africa is cursed. what has rb done apart from cutting deals with kibaki. who protected rupiah’s son when zambia wanted toask him about his dealings with that kenyan co.? is it not this **** kibaki. shame indeed. should we not look at present prevailings in the receipients respective nation’s current situations to know that this is flawed and warped ceremony aimed at annoying those that fight corruption? what happened to our own mwanawasa? wasn’t he sidelined by the same ******?

  14. How can you reward a thieving President R. Banda. The problem and ubwafya is that most of us Africans suffer from a disease called ‘ self hate’. We have low regard for ourselves, politicians and civil servants take advantage and steal, abuse and plainly take public cash like monopoly money like RB , wife and sons. What legacy is Rb being awarded for. Both is private and public life are a disgrace to Africa. Lets take ourselves seriously, why reward thieves and failures? Show some love and respect for fellow Africans please. That RB is common political criminal.

  15. There goes RB being honoured for great service with other luminaries.It just proves that we the eastern peoples are a special breed.Surely wisdom only comes from the east.

  16. Since when did RB become a leader. Your can sink so low. Is going to witness the ward being to Museveni a dictator who arrests people just like Our current president. Further, this same award also recognises Mwai Kibaki who killed his people just recently in the election they has with Raila odinga, Why haven’t they give Raila too?

  17. African is honouring him because they know his works and deeds not you pipo who never appreciate. I know most of the comments against RB are from Bembas. Bembas will always support whatevery PF does. I m right now seated next to a Bemba workmate, she is busy supporting of the rubish happening just because they come from the same province. How I wish we know that Bembas where playing on our minds. Mupenzeni where are you??

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