Vice President Guy Scott has advised opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) president, Hakainde Hichilema to inquire from his bank on why it disclosed his personal bank account information to an individual.
Dr. Scott told parliament today that if Mr. Hichilema was bothered about President Sata’s having access to his bank account data, it was necessary for him (Hichilema) to follow it up with his bank and find out why it released the information.
The Vice President was responding to a question by UPND Kabompo West Member of Parliament, Ambrose Lufuma who wanted to know whether it was not illegal for anyone to access private bank account information without permission, referring to the circulation of a dossier released by President Sata containing details of wealth amassed by the opposition leader, including bank account information.
Recently, President Sata exposed Mr. Hichilema’s financial and estate records valued at more than KR360 million (K360 billion).
And Dr. Scott said it was unfortunate if opposition political parties were feeling the impact of the Patriotic Front in by-election campaigns.
The Vice President was responding to a question raised by Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Chipata Central Member of Parliament Rueben Mtolo who wanted to know whether the PF prioritized by-elections over the N’cwala Traditional Ceremony which takes place tomorrow as its MPs had not travelled to Eastern Province but were instead present in the house.
Dr. Scott responded by saying he was sorry if the opposition were affected by the positive impact the PF has made in the areas it was campaigning ahead of the by-elections in Livingstone and Mpongwe.
ZANIS
Spot on Sikote !!!!!
This is simply a failure to govern by both President and VP. Why should Guy Scott behave like he doesn’t see what wrong has been done by President Sata? It reminds me of George Mpombo and Michael Mulongoti who defended even wrong things until they crossed swords and all of a sudden he was declared a monster.
What happened to the right of privacy, if I was HH I would remove my monies and put it in an alternative commercial bank
Terrible and unwarranted to put such information in the public medium without his consent
Thanks
Yep, it hurts when your illgotten cash has been exposed. If he has nothing to hide, why cry?
For the first time…Mushota…welcome to the real world!!!!
Sue the Bank for disclosing to a third party.
Even they sue the bank it won’t work it part of the investigation people were protecting HH now they are saying privacy what privacy ?the State has powers to do so if they suspect something.They had followed the procedure we want HH to respond let him hold a press conference so that we fire him questions where he got those monies just after privitasation
u need to be concerned VP, u r a law maker, the problem is u put party interest first. when there is a breach in personal infor and privacy. law makers need to make sure the institutions in question get grip of their practices. like the way the phone hacking scandle in the UK.
If I was HH,I would close my accounts. These people are not trustworty.
Doesn’t it mean that the President is insane then for him to have details of someone’s confidential information and publicise it? This is pure victimisation .
Insane – that is why they want him examined in his head this time around – the doctors in India examined elsewhere!
Mushota good sensible argument
Sorry I mates I have been away from the internet and i’m not in Zed. What did Sata disclose? That HH stole money? Or just that the guy has a lot of money? If its the latter then our shu shu shus should be fired for not doing their job-i.e.probing scandals
I agree with the people who say that this GUY is an expired white man. Unless LT just left out vital data linking the questions to his answers, there is no logical connection between his answers and the questions asked – as if he wanted to just inform the house about how much the campaign is costing the nation, but had no opportunity to do so all along – yap yap yap; to simple questions – how expired!
We’re in UNIP era
Stop banking fellas because the moment your accounts are full you will be probed.They dont want more money in your bank accounts but more money in your pockets.
I encourage all investors and all business personnel to move all their bank accts off shores or outside Zambia. It’s no longer safe to keep money in the country as the PF has demonstrated that no one will be guaranteed privacy
ZANACO is very stupid. How can they release personal account information with the owner’s knowledge? HH must take the bank to court.
I mean without HH’s knowledge
Guy don’t forget that HH is not that shallow he knows why he can’t go to the bank reasons could be because the bank themselves know that he (HH) is somewhat committing crimes believe me hh would have already approached the bank..its not that easy
Your statement still does not provide reason to absolve the bank’s breach of client privacy. They can not legally hand bank account information to anyone, even the president who in turn discloses what ought to be privileged information.
NIWEBO WALANDAPO FYE IFYAMANO, SINCE I STARTED READING THROUGH THESE CONTRIBUTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR HH THE BANKS HAVE A TRAIL OF ALL HIS ACCOUNTS STARTING FROM THE WORD GO. HH SHOULD HAVE JUST KEPT QUIET, KNOWING THE ORIGINS OF HIS MONEY ISN’T THAT CLEAN, MAYBE. BUT AS IT IS PEOPLE TALK TOO MUCH IN ORDER TO PRE-EMPTY SITUATIONS.
I remember His Excellency saying the Commonwealth must probe HH where he acquired his wealth,my question to His Excellency is ‘Why didnt he himself work hard whilst he was young to acquire the same wealth?’Work hard,dont feel confortable enjoying our tax money.
Iwe Sata is stinking rich too but he is too smart to show off like others do!
@The Jackal. Too smart or he is just a criminal? No one hides legally acquired wealth. Most of the wealth consists of ex govt and council property. Fishy!
Politicians and film stars are usually surrounded by brown nosers. A “brown noser” or “chola boy” is a sycophant, someone who flatters an individual for personal reasons. He is willing to do anything to get what he wants. Why is a sycophant called a “brown noser” & “chola boy”? Such an individual stoops so low that he often rubs his nose in the dirt – and in the process gets his nose brown! The SABC interview responses and this here are a few examples.
Good morning Zambians. It is now 17:00hrs. Did you sleep well for the night and morning as well as the whole afternoon?
While you were asleep, you elected Mr Sata as President and the PF party into government.
While you were asleep, Mr Membe’s The Post newspaper became a department of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. While you were asleep, Mr Sata bloated the Cabinet with several Deputy Ministers so that the salary bill now is greater than when the Cabinet was bigger under MMD by 3 ministers. While you were asleep, a Retired Judge was proposed to be CJ… while you slept…
BREAKING NEWS,
Kenneth Kaundas daughter who lives in Harare Zimbabwe is appointed as new high commissioner to Canada.
She will be sworn in on wednesday
They are also related to RB the brother in law to Kaunda.
Yes STAR #17 – and her uncle, one Miles Kaweche Banda was also appointed ambassador to some Far Eastern country quite recently…
Yeah, I wonder what this brother to Rupiah Banda has seen in Sata and leaves his brother RB. This gets me thinking, is Sata related to RB? They could be brothers in marriage. Why do these two fight in the media and laugh when they are together. Is it only me or the people surrounding these two are making a mockery of us all. Kaunda and RB are linked through Mama Betty (MHSRIP), RB and Sata are linked through the Sampas. Sata does not seem to hate RB and he has not said anything against RB. What is going on people?
These are the issues with the so called immunity for the President. Start by removing Rupiah Banda’s immunity and when HH becomes President in 2016 or God knows when, it will be very easy to strip Michael Sata of his immunity and send him to jail. Simples……..
You mean if you store Gold and hide in the Bank you mean the state had no right to access your account there is no privacy when the state is investigating the. Awe they can even enter your bedroom we want HH to hold a joint press conference with Nevers on this issue so that we fire them questions why are they quite on this issue aka nababongoloka
Common sense doesn’t exist in Zambia. How can the whole lot of the President indulge in such conversations
We Know that HH got the money through privatization commissions and his bank accounts have that information. Thieves who were buying the companies were depositing in his accounts and that info is now in Sata’s hands. Let HH tell us were that money came from if its not through selling of companies where a lot of Zambians lost jobs and died. we are waiting for his lies , but he should be careful coz we have the bank statements…..all trails of money origins are known…
Sue him or please just go away! Only the ZPA was mandated to privatize parastatal companies. Why are you PF cadres so dumb and dishonest?
I don’t know anything about banking ethics and what have u…but this seams as though what the bank did was a total invasion of privacy…HH shud close his account and take his business elsewhere…but why did president need his account information ..that is sooo petty ..hmmm iyo kwena
Mushota sometimes you really talk sense.Sata was absolutely wrong,because now for sure his mental health has to be questioned and accesssed…!
RB did the same to SATA by accessing infor on his bank account. What SATA did was not to question or complain but explained the source of his money in his bank account. In the same way let HH explain the source of his wealth.
Am not sure in Zambia how things are done ,but in other countries there are organizations which have rights to check in someone’s account or someone’s privacy but not to tell the public,so in this case it’s not the bank which is wrong,I personally think the bank is not to blame .
it is wrong to disclose someones information to the media,more especialy funds
If you are a public figure I see no wrong, the best is to show how you accumulated that wealth , if it was obtained in good faith. Why quarry?
WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT MR SATA HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL INFORMED.
EVEN BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT, HE HAD FACT AT HIS FINGER TIPS.
AS FOR HH,I BEST KNOW HIM FOR COMPLAINING AND BEHAVING POLITICALLY IMMATURE.
ONE OF THE WRONGS HERE IS THAT HH LIED TO THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA WHEN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DECLARED THEIR WEALTH.
BELIEVE ME YOU,HH HAS MUCH TO LOOSE SHOULD HE PURSUE THIS ISSUE. HE CAN NOT PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR MOST OF HIS WEALTH,HENCE,HE IS BETTER OFF PLAYING IT LOW LEST MORE OF HIS UNDERHAND DEALS BE REVEALED AND JEOPARDIZE HIS PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS .
Ya! ndeufwako fya.
You see you Tonga’s. You have always accussed us Bembas of Stealing. Alas, who’s caught with billions of Kwachas HH, Liato & Rigo Phiri the list goes on. Coming to the bank am sure they released information believing it was going to the OP. little did they know that it will be in public domain. Worse off Mr. Sata enjoys immunity so can’t be sued. So Ba HH twebene the source of your money. if its clean you will be the next Prezdo come 2016
SATA is Republican President and has all the state security/intelligency on his side. Hence, all HH supporters including famous Mushota should know for SATA to access such information is not an issue. What should worry all of you bloggers in defense of HH what SATA intends to use that information for. The MMD state machinery did the same to SATA and what SATA did was not question how his bank account was accessed but explained the source of the money which was in his bank account. In this country I get shocked at how people forget so easily.