VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has said that there is no witch-hunt in the corruption crusade the PF Government has embarked on.
Dr Scott said Government had found a lot of prima-facie evidence against several leaders who served in both the previous regime of former President Rupiah Banda and the current MMD leadership.
The Vice-President was speaking in separate interviews with South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) TV and on a live-radio programme on Channel Africa arranged by the Zambia High Commission in South Africa.
Dr Scott said the discovery of about referring to K2.1 million which was found buried at former Labour minister Austin Liato’s farm, and the over 2000 bicycles that were found in a former minister’s backyard was just a tip of the iceberg on the rampant corruption that took place under the MMD administration of Mr Banda.
He said the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recently gave an opportunity to the former President to clear his name on some of the alleged abuses but he refused to appear before the investigative agency.
The Vice-President explained that the action by the ACC prompted Mr
Banda and other opposition leaders to hold an emergency press
conference in South Africa so that they could gain international
sympathy.
“The same MMD lifted the immunity of former president Frederick Chiluba in order to allow him to be prosecuted, and there is a very good precedence already. We found a lot of prima-facie evidence of corruption against the MMD regime,” he said
Dr Scott however assured that the former President was guaranteed the rule of law obtaining in Zambia, and that no court would put him behind bars if he were not guilty.
“We are being very tough on corruption and that’s why they are not happy. They are squirming under the pressure,” he added.
He questioned the logic by opposition leaders to hold a press conference in South Africa when the same briefing attracted headlines in the Zambian media.
“I think it is hysterical what they are doing. I think it is far too overblown, they are losing. They are basically becoming weaker and weaker. We are getting stronger and they say it is because we are using unfair tricks, but we are winning by-elections handsomely,” he said
The Vice-President said even the public media in Zambia that was being used as a propaganda tool under the previous regime was now operating with more freedom and was covering the opposition as well.
Dr Scott reaffirmed that Zambia is not a one party state, and that the PF Government would not wish for the nation to become one.
“There is no unlawful imprisonment in Zambia, no military take over…if you want to excite the world press you have to come to South Africa,” he added.
Dr Scott noted that countries which had been suspended by the Commonwealth were those which were affected by rampant abuses by their Governments and military coups, which was not the case in Zambia.
On allegations that President Michael Sata had unleashed ethnicity on Zambia, the Vice-President responded: “How can you have ethnicity in a country with a white Vice-President?”
Dr Scott also said relations between Zambia and South Africa could be better because of the shared history involving the two countries and that the fact that several leaders from the ‘Rainbow Nation’ stayed in Lusaka during the apartheid struggle.
However, Dr Scott said the Government was trying to enhance the relations through channels like improving media relations between the two countries.
“We are building up our press relations with South Africa at the Embassy here. I will talk to the President when I get back that we might consider putting more resources into that,” he said.
Dr Scott said Zambia would like to see more in-depth investment from South Africa in the mining, manufacturing and agricultural sector, beyond the investment into chain stalls and hotels.
He said both countries should project a proper image of themselves as mining giants.
Vice-President Scott said the problem of unemployment was affecting both countries and that they should come up with ways of addressing the problem.
“We read about your problems and recognize them immediately as our own problems,” said Dr Scott.
Dear Hon.Sakeni. Ala mwandi AMA caders bobe taboomfwa ala they insulted me yesterday. Now I will blog constructively and I don’t want to say bad things anymore.
May i first of all congratulate you and the guy in plot one. Am impressed the way you are running our country, it’s nice to see the kwacha loosing value against the dollar, congratulations sir for the mealie meal shortages,poor farming input distribution it’s a good strategy so that we can have a bumper harvest bye buying maize from Canada, yes I mean yellow maize, please keep denying the opposition permits and tear gas them if they disobey kaili RB also almost blinded the eye of the brother in state house and mpombo. I congratulate you for fake bye elections kaili we have some dollars to waste from the euro bond.dont mind…
about HH talking about your family forest he will employ his tonga bantustans too if he ever gets to plot 1.Please continue frustrating nevers Mumba because he will divide our Bemba tribal voting and HH may pull a surprise. Please don’t tell anyone about the 50+1% donchi ukubeba. It’s our secrete we will only adopt it in 2021 because HH and Mumba may decide to gang against us.
If I was Sata (and I hope I never ever be like him) , I wouldn’t have exposed my stupidity in exposing HH’s wealth because this has actually proved to many Zambians the guy is hard working. The guy has never worked for the government to be blamed for embezzling any GRZ funds like Sata did for mezarf flats, HH has now become a darling of many Zambians and that’s the kind of president I want. If governments floats a tender to liquidate a company I will bid and put m quotation and HH just did any business man can do I don’t care how much he made if that’s the value to do the job fare Enough. Sata’s uncle mr chikwanda was paid billions to repaint state house before Sata went in. Am not bothered about that he bid fare enough . But what am I trying to make you understand is that ,…
it’s either the president is not well or may be he has no advisors or worse off which is my best guess IS that HE NEVER listens to them.
Mr Octopus, I suggest you research on ‘crimes of the powerful’ to understand how people of respectabillity and high social status take advantage of your abilities to question them. They either commit the crimes for personal gain or the good of their employers. In the long run, ordinary people are affected directly or indirectly. Case in point (ZPA). Omissions or crimes committed by corporations in Zambia have very much been under the radar until recently.
Tired of seeing your sh!t, ‘constipated Octopus!’ Get a job or go wank off!
I personally do not see anything wrong with what the govt is doing. Those crying fowl are just cowards and they know what they he have done. People like Nevers Mumba, you hear him say “we shall fight the injustices in the current govt”. Which injustices? People are just bitter, Kabimba was right. HH, what is it that they are fighting for? And why involve RB? I think RB has his own battles to fight. The only problem is that the involvement of RB, Amsterdam and other elements will just destroy your reputation you guys. And you have to read the mood; I dont think the majority of the people on streets really understand your war with govt. As a result, you will be misleading everybody. Careful chaps!
@Abu,
Reading your contribution, I am thinking you either read the post newspaper and take what’s printed there as gospel truth or you are selectively blind to what is going on in the nation. Either way you appear gullible and easily influenced. Do you think the incarsarations of Nevers Mumba for visiting markets and a chief is “normal”? This has happened on two separate occasions. HH has one arrest for visiting a market and a frivolous charge for “potentially causing unrest in the nation”. Do you think the beating of opposition political supporters is “normal” as is the refusal of rally permits for the opposition? Poaching or rather enticing opposition MP’s to weaken them is “good practice” in a democracy? If you do then there is the answer… That is what the complaints are…
You must be a Boer. You don’t come from one of the Bantustan!
There goes a black man in a white mans skin. This old age can be a serious problem. It is high time we put up old peoples homes because at the rate we are going, all these leaders will need them.
This Gay Scott thinks we all like those ZNBC girls he bonks with the permission of Chibamba Kanyama? The man must be taking the mutototo stuff from Dr MANDA
Octopus Paul BWALYA **********kwena.
WINTER and GBM are corrupt. You dont need hunting. Pf is the weakest govt ever because it was built on deception. You promist and people believed and this is bitter lesson for all Zambians. Even the president went into hidding. I dont think its fair.
I do not trust the Veep because while he was minister of Agriculture in the Chiluba Administration, he killed all his pigs at his farm because of swine fever to get compensation when the poor Easterners have not been compenasted even when swine fever was declared in that region in the late 1960s.
Problem is……most of you chaps just speculate hearsay. If Winter and GBM are corrupt, right now go to ACC (the doors are open) and present your proof. I am sure ACC will protect you. Go! Just now and present your exhibits so that all of us know. We are not saying they are perfect but some of this trash just seems to be smear campaign. Some of us have held high positions in organizations. What happens is that before you become a high ranking official, no one talks about you; you are clean. The moment you are elevated, a lot of talk starts, some resulting from characters who are just jealous of you within and some from people who think you can give them free jobs but you have not done so, even when their qualifications do not meet the job requirements. So, stuff happens.
You forgot onething my Bro or sis, ka bumper Harvest kaili !!
Spot on. The chaps are just too much with their envious heads. Let them present the proof or shut their traps.
Abbu Mussa you are exposing your dullness here or maybe you have got a short memory. Nobody or no ordinary zambian accused GBM or Winter of corruption but they themselves exposed their corrupt activities to us meaning they knew what they were talking about.
@Abu,
I’m beginning to think I am on your trail today but it’s not deliberate but rather just an interest in how you appear to ignore certain facts. I have little comment on GBM and his allegations but the source, of the same being Mr Kabimba, is an interesting one. On Kabimba, he definitely has something to answer. he incorporate a company (soon afer a fake commission) dealing in the supply of oil in the very structures he was investigating. He has admitted to being offered bribes (which he didn’t report) and alleged to have awarded a tender to a company that has several questionable deals in its dealings oil, including bribery and corruption. The very fact that Kabimba is now dealing in the supply of oil to the nation is corruption in itself following his heavy involvement in the…
So speaking your mind is not good enough because the mind has a lot of trash in it. We just have to select what is suitable from the mind. Dont just bring out anything even when it is trash. There are certain things that should never be brought out or else.
You can tell from some talk around here that certain characters are just BITTER.
ninshi who is BITTER kanshi!!!!!! everytime anyone opposes PF, the members run to THEY ARE JUST BITTER!!!!
A BITTER PERSON ALWAYS WANTS YOU TO BE FOUND GUILTY EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO EVIDENCE. A BITTER PERSON ALWAYS SEES BAD THINGS IN YOU. HE ALWAYS INSULTS YOU, CALLS YOU SATAN, ILLITERATE. A BITTER PERSON SHOUTS THE LOUDEST EVEN OVER TRIVIALITIES. HE ALWAYS FROWNS WHEN EVERYONE IS SMILING. HE ALWAYS POINTS AN ACCUSING FINGER AT YOU. HE ACTUALLY LOSES EVERYTIME AND THIS MAKES HIM EVEN MORE BITTER. A BITTER PERSON TRIES EVERYTHINH TO HARM YOU.
Again the ACC demonstrates how irrelevant it is in the fight against corruption. T
It is no longer Anti-Corruption Commission,it is called Association of Corruption Commission no Value in our Present day!!
Present your evidence bwana Dicks or just shut up
During the glorious RB administration i used to read about project commissionings,about investment conferences,about foreign trade missions,about mobile hospitals and visits by foreign leaders…all progressive stuff.
Now all we read about PF is witch hunts ,bitterness on HH’s wealth,firings and appointments meant to decimate the opposition.Your corruption fight is fake since it only targets ba opposition.
Ka Bumper Harvest kaili!!
Very true Frazer….i left out the bumper harvests and record amounts of forex reserves.
Mr. Scott,
It is absolutely amazing that a Government, of which you are integral part, constantly and deliberately ignores on daily basis legal principles of natural justice in their pursuit of irrational and self serving persecution of ALL people living in Zambia. Whilst irrational statements of Hon. Sakeni and Hon. Kabimba can be justified by theirs perceived incompetence to understand plain English, your endorsement of the deliberate murder of English language to justify illegalities and breaches of the well established legal principles and written laws it is at least contemptuous of democratic principles and at worst endorsement and legalization of political criminality of which various Stalin’s, Idi Amin’s and Beria’s should be proud.
So this swine fever has the guts to call other pipo corupt when he was one of the first to be axed by ftj for coruption.
And argueably i would say he is doing this becoz he has seen a vacuum in the civil society org that can take him on. mulandu suola.
Go shove it up you stinky backside where it never shines you *****. If you cannot see such a glaring god damn witch-hunt, then you are bind in the most extreme, what a shame!
SO LIATO WAS BEING WITCH-HUNTED?
Lets Government embark on Development Crusades not so called corruption crusades. PLS spend time and resources on Issues of national development like Good roads, Dual carriage ways for our nations busy roads, food security. Period!!!!
Wat th govt z doin by bringing th corrupt leaders from other parties to justice z very good. Th unfortunate thing z they are ignoring th corruption charges against their party members or helping members from facing th law. Please be a govt for th people that voted you in and not for yourselves. We put our faith in you by putting that ‘X’ next to your names and please don’t let down th country
Well spoken Mr Veep. I am impressed the way you tacked these questions. I hope this thinking is not something that is only in a white man’s blood but even others like sakeni can say the same thing.
You are useless Veep, you can’t even act as a president accept a Bemba …
Guy is a very educated and intelingent man, i wish you know
PF your moon-yellows
Nkupi let King Cobra speak all that gain will be washed away, I don’t think South African goverment care about Zambian officials , all by themselves.
veep you are a very wise man well spoken let upnd foools keep on barking.viva pf.
CROOKED OR STRAIGHT
“As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling
in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall
be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the
rough ways smooth. And all mankind will see God’s salvation.'” (Luke 3:4-6)
Everybody knows the difference between crooked and straight. That difference is easily
recognized both in highways and people. It is been said that rivers are crooked because they take
the easy way around obstacles, and people get crooked the same way. You know that is true! We
call some people “crooks” for good reason. They have abandoned the straight and narrow and
meander through life avoiding difficult…
ALLOW ME TO DIGRESS AND SAY THAT EDUCATION MINISTER IS RIGHT TO REVIEW THE EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN ZAMBIA. THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO HAVE A “DOUBLE STREAM” OF CAREERRS’ DEVELOPMENT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE GIFTED NATURALLY TO PURSUE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, LETS HAVE SCHOOLS AND COURSES FOR THEM UP TO TERTIARY LEVEL. FROM THESE WE CAN GET THE LIKES OF PROFESSOR CHIRWA, ENGINEER CHIWALA, LEMBA NYIRENDA, CHITUNDU ETC.
THEN WE CAN ALSO HAVE OTHERS PURSUING CAREERS IN DRAMA, FILM ACTING, FASHION AND DESIGN, INTERNAL AND OUTSIDE DECOR, MUSIC, SPORT ETC. LET US BUILD SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FOR THESE GUYS. THESE ARE ACTUALLY IMPORTANT AREAS FOR MAKING MONEY, MORE THAN EVEN ACADEMICS I THINK.
SO EARLY ON LET US IDENTIFY WHERE OUR STRENTHS LIE AND FOLLOW THAT.
BRAVO PF, DR…
True. Good thought of the day. Now go easy on the caps.
Love your line of thought. creative art is good business in this era and its long overdue for us to embrace it. caps on the other hand are not good for you.
The PF regime has openly admitted through Guy Scott for the first time ever that unlawful imprisonment is not permitted in Zambia. Carefully read the following quoted extract from his speech.
“There is no unlawful imprisonment in Zambia….”
The two negatives cancel each other out in the above quote extracted from Guy Scott’s speech during a television interview in South Africa. The two negatives are ‘no’ and ‘un’. It follows that the above sentence is constructed as: there is lawful imprisonment in Zambia.
Sata sent his envoy to S.Africa so as to convey this quasi-message yet he could have simply emailed his South African counterpart without leaving the comfort of his office He also debriefed his S. African audience about PF’s usual recycled and exaggerated ramballings.
PF…
Guy Scott has spoken very well. It is difficult to punch holes in his arguement. Wise leader.
You call it witch-hunt? So, whoever is being hunted is a WITCH! We dont need witches in our midst. Hunt them down and rid this country of such filth ones.
What is difficult is to identify the witches. How do they look like, what shade are they, how do they talk, what do they wear, eat, do for a living. Is it commensurate with their dully earned income or there could be some underground activity of CORRUPTION?
OR, one may say, these witches belong to a group of politicians called oposition? To me, all witches in our ruling party or opposition must be hunted and disciplined.
The PF is constantly attempting to out maneuver the opposition especially the UPND, in any way deemed possible way,even if it means embarrassing Sata and demeaning its tanished image. The case in point is this more recent trip in which Sata impulsively bundled this old man Scott into any available first plane heading to South Africa to deliver laughable quasi-message. Sata’s desperation drives him to do extreme embarrassing things on his part which, on the other hand are laughable to almost all folks.
It will not shock anyone if Scott came to South Africa in a copper loaded cargo plane just to desperately squash HH’s valuable complaints and to replace them with Sata’s usual ramballings.
They (PF) are seeking international attention in the immediate aftermath of the opposition move…
Isn’t UNPATRIOTIC for the Vice President of Zambia to go to South Africa and address South Africans about Zambian issues? Is it South Africans who are protesting about dictatorship in Zambia? Do South Africans vote in Zambian elections? PF has no shame! Scott has no decency! His father must be turning in his grave!
“and the over 2000 bicycles that were found in a former minister’s backyard was just a tip of the iceberg on the rampant corruption that took place under the MMD administration of Mr Banda.”
You f.u.c.k.i.n.g colonialist,these are double standards..your ka candidate in Mpongwe Namulambe stole bicycles and is in court but you still go ahead and adopt him.What kind of stupidity is this!
AWE MWAANDI TELL THEM
shame on you, must you use inappropriate language? telling by the avatar of the country you are in – your sentiments leave much to be desired. people, learn to debate or argue your points constructively – WHAT A SHAME
How on earth can Scott despite his PhD in economics doctor the South African unemployment situation? South African experts who always use informed solutions and understanding of this unmemployment happening are not treating Scott’s ramballing with repect but the opposite is true.
Scott must update himself with reality at the ground level in South Africa. The reality is that South Africa’s unemployment problem is a very complex phenomenon which dates back several hundreds of years ago. The historical legacy has compounded with the present world economic melt down which have both further contributed to our unemployment rate. It is not as worse as in the rest of Africa or the hard hit European nations. Scott must keep his nose out of S.A.’s internal concerns. S.A. is bigger than Zambia
“How can you have ethnicity in a country with a white Vice-President?” Indeed.
Guy Scot you are blind but not every one is. Are you therefore confirming that you are a chola boy ? Surely if you were worth your salt, you would have raised some concerns regarding some appointments in Govt.
Do not harp on the fact that you are white man. This is a wrong statement coming from you because people will see you for what you are.
Your sermon to the South Africans is a waste of time. Your intolerance is written all over the wall. Try being a vuvuzela, you might succeed.
You are very f00lish!, I hope you will see the reasons for justice some day. 🙁
You are a very f0olish chap!. I hope you will have a working brain someday.!
Serpents can really spit vernom on dis blog.Yap this,yap dat!Dis Gonclaves & dat Nostro something.Surely,can u compare da levels of corruption in MMD to that of PF if any in PF?what’s yo take on HH calling RB & sons corrupt b4 2011elections & now his supporting da same man he called names?Compare votes of UPND in UDA in 2006 to those of UPND in 2011 when it formed a secret alliance with MMD aimed @stopping PF from forming govt.U will gnash yo teeth until there r none left 2gnash even in 2016.Where do u perceive da votes will come from in 2016 2usher 1HH in2state house when it’s likely they will rip each other apart:HH & 1pastor Mumba b4 2016 elections
Why are you so consumed with who should be President? Intelligent people are more concerned with good governance and constitutional rule no matter who the President is. I am not dumb and dishonest like you to waste my time debating conjecture. How can you make such a Stu.pid assertion: RB and Sons more corrupt than PF ? Based on what? Your hallucinations obviously. Stop talking about stuff you can prove!
…that should be…stuff you CAN’T Prove!
Without any doubt, the PF, will definitely win in 2016. It’s quite clearer that the opposition has lost political direction, they are supposed to oppose corruption not embracing it. How will you convince the electorates in 2016 to vote for your A$$ into office? because you went to SA to promote corruption or because you convinced the voters that you are the right Party??? Try to think using your brains not your Anus!!!
PF is losing it too, they are losing the voters’ favour everyday. Set an example by investigating GBM and Kabimba on a serious note, other wise you will end up swallowing yourselves!
Who will I even vote for in 2016? FUC#k!
Point!
SAME QUESTION I ASK MYSELF DAY BY DAY!!!??? COME 2016, WHOM WILL I VOTE FOR ‘CAUSE NONE OF THEM SEEMS TO BE MAKING SENSE!!!!!??????
#32 spot on!But who is losing it more between PF & Up & Down supporting 1RB who am sure once his level of corruption is made public,people will wonder how such resources where siphoned from this our poor country.Recall RB’s reaction when donors pointed 2him 2address levels of corruption in his government,he told them 2pack & go.Now he goes 2them 2seek protection.Funny!Recall his statement when he campaigned in Eastern Province in 2008 aftr da demise of Levy,dat those from other regions shud campaign from where they come from?What do da English sa
KNOWING MY FATHER BATA BA SATA, IF THERE WAS ANYTHING TO MAKE PUBLIC ABOUT RB INSINUATED STEALING NGA KAALE FYAFUMA. NOOMBA, 1.5 YEARS YAPITA, FILIKWISA?????????????????????????? MAKE IT PUBLIC TWISHIBE!!!
What do the English say about birds of likekind?They flock 2gether.What does that tell u about 1HH & RB now?Even Boom so & so will agree dat da union will injure his bro,Bwana HH.RB removed Abuase of Office from ACC statutes,if u hv a brain 2reason ask yoself y b4 u stand on the topmost mountain & render yo unflinching support 2RB & sons!
😉 You are right Dude, its sad to see why some people have forgotten about all that stuff! 🙁
@Kopala, the opposite is true. You have failed to comprehend what I said. If GBM and Kabimba exposed their own corruption, then that makes it easier for you to sunction this with ACC. You have seen what Harrington has been doing! He has taken matters into his own hands to address corruption. Why cant you? Instead of yapping nonsense, just sit your a** down and analyse issues. If I claim that “I have killed this person laying here”, even citizens arrest will work. Anybody will be free to take me to the police station. I understand you may have no strength to arrest Kabimba and GBM but you can use the courts just like when people fail to do citizens arrest, they involve armed police officers. Wake up mwana.
You are very right No.34, people seem to support unnecessarily. What alliance is between the so called opposition leaders? RB destroyed Levy’s corruption fight completely and sought to protect the rooters! RB wanted to protect himself by all means he didn’t even have regard for the diplomats he perceived them to be PF sympthaziers.
Looters not rooters.
NALEMONA KWATI UYU UMUSUNGU ALIKWATA AMAANO… KAANSHI…
The de facto Republican President HE Fred Mmember has directed one of his Ministers, Guy Scott, to speak on behalf of his Vice President (Sata) to protect the role of the ACC at all costs. It has now come to light that of the most prominent Security Units of Govt: the Army, Airfoce, Police, Zambia National Service, Office of the President (OP), ACC and DEC, the MOST CORRUPT INSTITUTION is the ACC followed by the Police. This then renders the role of the ACC redundant and it must be disbanded to strenghten the Police Service.