Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba has refused to comment on the events that transpired yesterday where Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda was relegated to the back bench.
Mr Kabimba , who is now acting as Minsiter of Foreign Affairs referred all queries to the Chief Government spokesperson, Kennedy Sakeni.
“If you were in Parliament you should have heard what the Speaker said. That is all”, he said
Sources in Government have confirmed that Given Lubinda has with immediate effect been dropped from his ministerial post.
“Yes it is true that Mr Lubinda has been removed from his ministerial position. This is all we know right now but we will give you fresh information soon,” the sources said.
During Parliament, Kabompo West MP Charles Kakoma raised a point of order, asking why Mr Lubinda had continued to sit at the back.
In response Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini said that there had been charges that had necessitated the change in sitting arrangements.
“There have been charges that have necessitated that (sitting arrangement) I have been informed and I hope the public relations at State House will comment,” Dr Matibini said.
The embattled Patriotic Front (PF) Kabwata Member of Parliament occupied the back-bench during Parliamentary sessions yesterday but on Wednesday, Mr Lubinda was seen in the front role where he normally sits.
Mr Lubinda’s seat was occupied by his former deputy, Effron Lungu.
Mr Lubinda was currently facing disciplinary hearing on charges of treachery after being accused of aligning himself with the opposition MMD and the UPND.
The other charges were that he leaked information to the online publication, Zambian Watchdog and the Daily Nation newspaper.
The PF disciplinary committee was also expected later this month to make a ruling on his disciplinary case but it was highly likely an expulsion would be the outcome.
Mr Lubinda resigned from the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) before joining the ruling party.
Lord help my dog, I just kicked it again after I saw picture of Kabimba. Its winter here and I have to let dog outside, this is sad… .. Let me get it in, poor dog is suffering because of that Kabimba.
Look at my dog, and it has so short tail, it can’t get it between its legs. I am sorry Nacho.
haha.. just rename your dog kabimba. I am sure its well trained than kabimba is.
Iwe Nostradamus don’t do this to us. Mr ribs are cracking!
@ no. 1, you just made my day!
Nostradamus i will sue you for cracking my libs.kekekekekekeek
am liking your comments big time
Where is Mr. Ali Simwinga to help us sort out this Kabimba thing? Even not knowing him well enough, your first look at Kabimba would tell you something is just not right with this chap!
@ wanu ngwee what does ali simwinga have on this louse kabimba-pray tell?..
If kabimba becomes president then we will do to him what we did to his buddy lupiya.
Iwe Nostradamus can I hand you over? Apparently you are wanted by the SPCA and Chipolopolo. Check#36 There is a prize on your head- Ha ha ha!
Animal farm politics indeed, no wonder no work gets done; kindergarteners would fair much better than all of these clowns. And some of you on this blog are so blinded to this nosense that you just go ahead and applaud bad behaviour – at the expense of the country’s progress –
@ Dora Ndaifulila, Kabimba & Simwinga have a history dating back to early 90’s, and Simwinga is one man Kabimba knows will beat him without raising his (Simwinga’s) hand in any fight!
Ba PF bamaketula elyo lwanya. Why go in circles and not just fire Zamayellow. I can smell something fishy. Ohh by the way, who is acting on that position?……………..
untrained dog kabimba is.
If this idiot thinks Zambians will vote for him as president, he has another think coming.
@2 Kwindi,
According to the story above Kabimba himself is acting Foreign affairs minister in addition to his other 2 positions.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots…like Lubinda..and occasionally the blood of tyrants too….like Kabimba.Your day is coming Kabimba.The PF isn’t going beyond 2016.
I dont agree with PF cos no evidence has been given but dont also agree with you that PF WILL not go beyond 2016.
You dont have any pattern or pointers yet that Opposition has gained 1/2 million votes from Pf to warrant a swing.
Iwe Rasha,there is no alternative to the PF the opposition is in disarray and cannot form goverment in 2016 even if they go into a pact because both HH and Nevers are power hungry men and they will try to outwit each other.You cant trust any of these two guys.The PF will go beyong 2016.
Kraalstan you dont need pointers or patterns in Zambia today to say what Enka is saying. You just need angry voters and PVT that’s all. MMD claimed that they had storngholds in rural areas. Two days into announcing the results, Dora Siliya told the people of Zambia not to celebrate prematurely because the results from the MMD strongholds have not been announced yet. The strongholds never matrialized. Mr Sata was declared president with results of 47 constituences still not yet announced.
So you see, you dont need a pattern, pointer or stronghold. You just need the sympathy of angry voters. PF has no pattern, pointer or stronghold which it can boast of . At the rate or in the manner they are doing things now, they may just be a one term party
This move is a huge midcalvulayion by the PF and itvis sad that they have allowed Kabimba’d hatred to prrvail. However, Given ll have the last laugh!!!
Winter is cunny,Sata shud watch his back,
like Tommy de alwasy say ” Kabwata MP Given Lubinda” Winter don’t mess with pipo that have been in the game for long! Lubinda is the future presido!!
Let him leave these illiterates, he is in the wrong party.
Kabimba is a useless man who wants everything to be on his side.atah ufwaya sata akakutashe ati u are active ifyabu puba.
Kabimba is acting but Effron Lungu was sitting in the front bench! Does that mean Lungu is also a cabinet minister now? Ndeloleshafye. Seleni tusekeko!
Why are they so scared of announcing anything on Lubinda. These Goons. They are worried with the Livingstone elections.
Awe mwandi!!!!Ndeloleshafye????
only minions and nincompoops, twits and /or braggadocio quacks hate and attack Kabimba for what the reason they also don’t have.Its called atter ignorance.God help the man not to get distracted
It is “utter” not “atter”.
what has Kabimba done here honestly.dont hate the player
God help us this Kabimba will ruin this country. Sata please watch this man for he is now after you.
Hate the game
Any one can see that Kabimba and the post newspaper out to get rid of people in the pf who they perceive can challenge Kabimba for presidency when Sata steps down.
I feel sorry for Mr. Lubinda cos this man worked really hard to put PF where it is today.
The DONCHI KUBEBA has also applied to him sadly
PF will be the shortest ruling party. Given will re-contest his seat and will win with a wider margin. Wont support this party anymore. Wynter is a dull lawyer and wont represent Zambia at international level the way Lubinda did. Wynter is here to split PF
LUBINDA GIVEN VS PF =PF WINING BUT PIPO ARE WATCHING.GIVEN FOUGHT HARDLY FOR PF PLEASE KEEP HIM AND COUNSEL HIM BUT JELOUS PIPOARE AGAINST HIM.MY ADVISE TO HIM IS THAT REMAIN PF TILL THEY FINALISE THEIR STEPS.HARD WORKING LUBINDA SEEN BY THE MAJORIY ZAMBIANS 0F ALL TRIBES,I SEE THAT IF ZAMBIA CAN STOCK PIPO OF LUBINDAS CALIBRE CAN MOVE A STEP A HEAD THIS IS MY OBSERVATION.GOD BE BY HIM DURING THIS TRYING MOMENT.
I liken Given to late Anderson Mazoka. People saw a leader in Anderson just like they see a leader in Lubinda. Lubinda will have the last laugh one day
Kabimba is scared that given will be the next president
Winter should learn from my past, remember how excited i was during compaing for RB and the humuliations i suffered there after…Kabimba dont go the same route, reroute…
Kabimba should be very careful.We suffered 2 make PF in power and we can make PF loose elections in 2016 even before that.Why should PF members like Winter start behaving like that jst Coz of Kabimba and Masebo.I can tell U ba Sata Kabimba is a danger to PF.Those candres who support Kabimba are cheating themselves.PF is not Kabimba.Leave Lubinda alone.Ba sata Nga mulomfwa please be careful with Winter otherwise we ordinary people who voted PF into powetr don’t want rangles in PF.If U chase Lubinda we’ll teach U Ba sata a lesson.try that Ba sata to chase Lubinda.Lubinda is not perfoming in Kabwata but we don’t like Kabimba’s behavior.Northern province,luapula,CB,Muchinga,Lusaka and eastern are not happy with Kabimba.Tell him not even 2 touch Kambwili,GBM and Lubinda.Kabimba can’t…
Do not worry, Mr Sata will do a donchi kubeba on Kabimba not far from now.
Given Lubinda continue keeping quiet until they expel. Please don’t resign, that will be a political miscalculation. If you resign, you will be accused of causing a bye-election. We love you and our voters’ cards are ready to do the talking for you. You are the Man of Integrity
The reason why Lubinda is facing the so called charges is that some senior Pf members are afraid of the charismatic type of leadership he portrays hence teamed up just to make sure he looses credibility more especially from the president. I will assure you Lubinda is more of a politician than these trying to betray him .Time will tell.
JOIN UPND THAT WILL BE THE END OF YOU BECAUSE THAT PARTY WILL NEVER RULE AS LONG AS HH REMAINS AT THE HELM.
# you are a Useful idiot,Who told UPND will never win? Just concetrate on PF Squables!
A traitor is what he is…..a traitor , period!
He has even bn leaking information about his family.
You do not understand democracy…if you talk to the opposition about development,that is treachery according to you?!We live in a modern society where people should be free to mingle with whoever they want. These are not the one party state of the Kaundas…get civilised and please do not take us 50 years backwards imwe ba PF!
Kwena Ba Sata elyo mwakota lelo sure.If really ba sata U’re a politician then U can’t trust Kabimba.People like Chumbwe insulted U. Why do U want to dissapoint us who suffered a lot to make PF win elections?We voted PF into power coz we had faith in U Mr.president.People who suffered for PF are not even working in Govt.I spent all the time giving U all information about MMD but i’ve never asked U for a Job.I’m a qualified Engineer who want Zambia to be developed.Hence there is no hatred against Kabimba jst that he seeding hatred in PF .Infact he doen’t even khow how to persuade people.Politicians should know how to resolve issues.If Kabimba has a son who can’t perfom why employ him?let us be principled as PF members.Kabimba is a cadre period.Cabipa Saana Ba Sata mwaamba…
In more relevant news, Oscar Pistorius awaits bail verdict.
How does Oscar Pistorius’s murder case become more relevant to Zambians than an elected MP been ill treated by a mere nominee? If you are Zambian, you are the last person i would want to make friends with, you are too unpatriotic.
I hope your Oscar won’t get bail.
Kamwala south People don’t have roads but people will support Lubinda coz we are not happy with confusion going in the party.Kabwata will go to opposition if PF expels Lubimba.Iinstead of tarring roads U’re busy insulting each other.Imwe maybe zambian politicains are jst not sharp enough.If PF tarred roads in compounds and other residential places especially in Lusaka there is no need to campagn in Lusaka.But we can’t see anything we are still driving in mads.Black people at work.Amano yalicepa kwena kuma politicians ba Mu Zanbia
Whether now or in future, Given can contest the Kabwata seat on my party,UPND, and beat the PF hands down! This is the beginning of PF downfall in Lusaka.Mark my words!
Please ba Lusaka Times before i make any coment, ka english ” Was currently” what sort of english is that? Anyway keep updating us.
Whatever evil Bo Lubinda committed, he should be forgiven.I stil remember the pledging to follow the ten commandments in ruling zambia.
l would 2 see where pf will be by 2016
Given Lubinda is a foreigner, can he tell us his background?what is the father /mother nationality?/race then we can reconsider because to me he seems to have a chinese parent and our neighbours Botswana just announced that no more contract to be given to chinese people in that country because they do shody works, so for zambia its a first step to flash out chinese in cabinet
So what do you say about people like Guy Scott and sylvia Masebo?
I have to put my ID and voters card together in readiness for this BY election. I will vote for the same candidate i voted for last time out. Good luck opponents.
Wynter aliposa ninsoni. He is busy pushing for Given’s expulsion and he is already Acting Foreign Minister. People will conclude that he has always been eying for that Ministerial position and know there’s no other person who is likely to take over from MCS is he resigned today.
Kabinba is a DOG….Munungwa maho!!!!!
IYEE ZAYELO, WHAT IS HE UP TO? ITS GOOD TO ACCEPT WRONG DOING IF YOU ARE, ACCEPT REPRIMAND AND NEXT TIME STRIVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING- ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD U CAN STILL DO BETTER.
yaba! too bad for boo lubinda but seriously has Sata been bewitched?is kabimba the only person who can act as minister of foreign affairs?hmmm vyakulolavye…ladies and gentlemen the boat has officially began sinking…awe shua with this kind of govt ..heaven help us
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Ha haa haaaa! Koma niwe osookonezeka!
Hate hate Winter,even get nauseated when l see his picture.The man is an imbecile.CNP how do you trust Kabimba over Lubinda.Kabimba is jst finishing you cinkotizo iwe thru Mmeembano .Wait when things turn sour ,this same Kabimba even gave you a tip to say me am only sent to deliver msgs and you continue.Mmeembe is not to be trusted ,they jst want to hide their sins of DBZ.Pathetic failures ba kolokombwa imwe.
Advise not insult.Comments ful of insults won’t do n good.If Given committed misdeeds against da party,due disciplinary process must take its course.I advocate forgiveness.I don’t conceive y Given would desire 2collaborate with da oppposition when he spent much of his time tryng 2bring PF into govt.If indeed his guilty,due process should apply.No 1should b above da law or procedures we endorse 2follow.Let given remain in PF & fight his battles there,going 2da opposition won’t do him any good esp. joining Up & Down.I also wonder y HH hasn’t reacted about da disclosure of his wealth.I know HH 2b reactive not da silent type
Why should HH react to rubbish from a deranged embile you have for president.He is busy making money and has no time for lunatics!!!
kabimba cooked the food for all of us but was suprised we refused and that food has been ate by the bigman himself mr miko chilufya sata S.C. POLITICS PANSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE,KIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKI., BAKOLWE
What and how do you expect Winter to comment over the expultion of Lubinda from the cabinet.Kabimba,kabemba muchahabeli,the Nkoyaboy is in jubilant mood he has illiminated and humiliated a Loziman from the sit of authority after failing with GBM.It,s a matter of time the blade he used against Lubinda will be used against him, GBM and Kambwili are not finished with him. This is the beginning of the struggle for the topmost position in PF which Winter,his girlfriend Masebo and M,meembe want at their side.Watch this page.
Let winter stand against lubinida. but we are aware . they are sending acc to arrest lubinda so that he does not stand.
This is surely the downfall of PF!, why would you do this to Lubinda(an important key player in your very existence)?.
I would advise Mr Lubinda to join a Party that will value his principles, considering the fact that he is a politician who has earned respect from most Zambians, I would advise him to quit!
‘Don’t make a mistake of going for the MMD or UPND, they’ve had a fair share of dirty politics, which includes tribalism, corruption and hate, not to mention that your principles will conflict with theirs.
You might have thought about this, NAREP would be an ideal party for you! That’s if you prefer intellectual and principles based politicking to drama.
Zambezi West not Kabompo West
I am back in 2011 when Given Lubinda was on muvi tv live debates attacking Rupiah Band and MMD government. Lubinda those insults, I advised you when i sent an SMS you did know the people you where dealing with. Sata is now working.
winter kabimba at work with bevla eyes.
We voted MMD out bcoz of lupiya. Don’t force us to do the same bcoz of kabimba
That is the meaning of “Donchi kubeba” it should be a lesson to all those hungry politicians running to PF. The same will be done to them sooner than later
Lubinda is just another Jonah. If you through him out of the almost sinking ship, God will assign a big fish to swallow him, vomit him out at shore and he will continue preaching at Nineveh until all the citizens will tear their clothes, wear sackcloth through repentance and be saved.
Jonah the runaway preacher finally saved the city from destruction. Read prophecies and get wise!
I beg your pardon, I meant “If you threw him out of …”
KK’s parents came from Malawi, FTJ’s from congo,RB’s from Zimbabwe. SATA’s from Tz. GUY scort UK, MASEBO’s Tz, Winter dog’s Angola. But why question LUBINDA’ nationality and leave those real foreigners. The only eligible leader we av ever had ws LPM.(MHSRIP) that’s why he was so passionate abt our country ZAMBIA. VIVA LUBINDA.
why do people in this era still have to talk of who came from where its silly,don’t be racists!bcbb
Three positions,one person,anyway Africans politics.
Thank you, I’ve recently been looking for information about this subject for a while and yours is the best I’ve found out till now. But, what about the conclusion? Are you positive about the supply?
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