Police in riot gear have been deployed at Parliament following opposition Members of Parliament uproar to Speaker Patrick Matibini’s ruling for a motion to remove former president Rupah Banda’s legal immunity to proceed.
This is despite the matter being before the court of law. Following the uproar, the Speaker suspended of the house for 15 minutes.
The uproar stated when the speaker ruled that parliament was was an independent institution that does not get orders from any other institution hence free to observe its own rules and procedures following a point of order from UPND Monze MP Jack Mwiimbu who questioned why parliament had obeyed court orders on the expulsion of MPs, but was failing to do so on this.
When the speaker insisted that the motion be moved despite court order, MPs resorted to heckling that made it impossible for the Justice Minister to proceed with the motion.
It is at this point that the speaker decided to suspend the proceedings.
And in a rare move, police in riot gear drove into Parliament grounds to the dismay of opposition MPs, who strongly demand the police officers leave Parliament.
One Party State. One Zambia, One Sata
One Zambia One Failed State
Parliament will be failing as a democratic institution if it gets instructions from other institutions of the state.
The speaker is very much in order to allow the motion to proceed.
If Rupiah has nothing to hide let him clear his name.
In two and half years, RB, his family and cronies stole more than the combined loot of chiluba and mwanawasa administrations
I shudder to imagine where our country would been driven to if he decide to fight to stay in power despite a resounding defeat.
The hour has come indeed….finally!!
RUPIAH BWEZANI NDALAMA
We need some fearless special forces to take out Kabimba and group. I just hope we can tie the guy at the back of a police Land Cruiser and drag him along Cairo Rd for all to see.
This is despicable
Yaaa extremely low, how can Sata think the MPs will beat up Matibini? Just like Dora said in that video “parliament sure?”
Ni mwachuleni kwena.
Ifi Sata won’t fire Libongani for sending riot police to debate a motion, then I don’t know what wise thing Sata shall ever do.
Why you want to sensor my comment, why? If I want I can even call Sata and tell him myself. Let me do it, you think we are all common people, don’t intimidate me !!#$
Nostradamus
”Why you want to sensor my comment, why?” Sensor??? what do you mean? iyo ulicilifontini zoona.
Lynch mob mentality with no respect for rule of law or sepation of powers.The matter is before a court of law and courts cannot be subservient to a parly with politically inspired moves.
you obviously do not understand how parliament works
From the little law that I studied, I learnt that parliament was supreme and that judges could not tell parliament what to do. In fact parliament can pass any law provided the law does not contradict the constitution. The Zambian parliament can even pass a law banning smoking in London. Of course this kind of law would be impossible for our police force to enforce. The only thing parliament can not do is pass a law that binds future parliaments. I was puzzled to here that a lawyer was asking a court of law to control what the honourable members could and could not debate. Parliamentary privilege even protects members from being sued for libel.
Courts are there to interpret the laws passed by parliament. Judges would be exceeding their powers if they tried to gag parliament. Theoretically, parliament represents the will of the people.
Parliament is NOT supreme and can never tell a court what to do.The 3 arms of govt are independent with separate but equal powers and one cannot infringe on the powers of the other.If a matter is before a court parliament ought to respect that.
Someone needs to tell Sata that Zambians did not elect him to fight Mmembe’s and Nchito’s battles. As the Church have put it there are many problems that needs to be fixed and lifting immunity is the least of those problems
Why not shame the past regime by solving all Zambia’s problems?
Mmembe and Nchito should not hold the country to ransom just because they want to settle the K14 billion score with the RB.
Please somebody wake up the president
good observation but your username forced me to vote you down
Very disappointing state of affairs. If this can happen in the law making pillar of government how can we surely be confident in assurance of free and fair elections? There is really need to quickly deal with the constitution issues and effect changes by the people, for the people and of the people. However, I still wonder whether constitutional changes will still reflect the wishes of the people if change can be easily controlled with the snap of a finger of a few powerful men. Saddening day in Zambia
Evil forces are at the helm of our country. so sad…
Nonsense !!! Muyafye mukubuta ku parliament ba shetani.We elect you en you turn into overnight jokers.Smh
Just wait. Sata will die like a miserable rug and PF will end so terribly that some may die from depression and high blood pressure. They have already forgotten that they are in government for a temporal period. Governments always change, and at one time these guys will go and for some of them they will be so miserable that they will end up begging from even homeless dogs in the street. God is watching.
You will eat your humble pie
#Chimbwi, you are not the owner of life. It is God. You will die before the people you wish. You fuu..!!
We not the owners of life but for now Sata is better off dead. You can’t behaviour like this and expect sympathy from people for your rotting parts.
These lunatics need to be stopped before they ruin this country. They are so bent on chasing their political opponents they are failing to provide leadership.
The state of affairs in Zambia is terrible! Even a Speaker who is lawyer is prepared to bend the law just to please Sata?
Shame on you KK for misleading Zambians – first you said Sata can never be president and then you changed your mind ati ‘Sata is a great president!!’
Shame on you Zambians for voting for a mindless, cheating prat!
The speaker is within his rights nothing sinister here,MPs are trying to jump the gun
Interesting indeed!
What benefit will UPND have if it blocks the removal of RB’s immunity????
I f UPND will answer correctly then they will have the people behind them. So far their party’s calculations are out of way and there just about to be engulfed in political doom.
Stop associating yourselves with RB, its just a subtraction of your votes in 2016. These issue will be a political whip for 2016. PF Goverment is the most easiest to beat in an election, but UPND have used wrong fomulae.
Every thing that comes to pass is good as long as you trust in the Almighty God that he is, he was and he is there for all eternity, and He is in control. Lets just Grorify him all the time and thank him for everything because he has good plans for everyone.
Have a great weekend people!
See you and hope you take care of yourselves
Thanks
There are indeed many problems this country is facing, we have already lost a of money through unnecessary byelections and the lifting of immunity will also steal a lot of money through court cases. Why doesn’t this government shame the previous by solving all the problems than settling personal scores of Mmember because of his 14 billion?
Shameful indeed! Don’t the Members of Parliament know the Laws of Zambia?
If they all act constitutionally, there will always be harmony in our differences of opinion.
God Almighty help us!
Who is that God u are talking about? Can Jehovah God allow injustice? Yo so called mps were bent on obstructing the proceedings. You can cry but de truth will stand. let anyone who steal face de law even dese current leaders must abide by the law.
This is just laughable Police in Riot gear on Parliament ground…what were they going to do throw a tear gas canister in the chamber. Our Police need to update their crowd control strategies and when to use it!!
Story iweme ku watchdoge
I missed the part where a fight broke out, bottles were being hurled, threats were made, fists flew and the police were called in as the fight spilled out in to the grounds… At least tell me there was a punch up and the JM has a black eye or there’s an MP with missing teeth. Anything?
people all this scenario was already set by mm’embe and nchito to protect what they owe zambia. wake up Zambians this is how other countries started. if they feel they are clean let them start stone RB now, who are we to judge when the PF have already plundering, and what more if they will be in power just like MMD, what are you going to remain with?
These upnd mps are on the wrong side of history-RB is a thug who must be locked up and the keys thrown away
In this era developing countries like Zambia are dweling on petty issues insteady of attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs).
now zambia goes to the dogs, not monkeys.
SO PRESIDENTS WILL JUST BE STEALING AND GETTING AWAY WITH STEALING?
When will this country ever be blessed with good, quality and honest leadership? My country, my country! Awe elo twatekwa nomba!
I am having the last laugh….. did we not tell you that you were electing a F.O.O.L
Tells you the i.di.ocy of a herd mentality just like zebras crossing the road.If one zebra steps on to the rd and get hit the others still f00lishly step on to the same bloodfest.
RB should not come back so the Mutembo can be going alone to court.
All the investment @ Job creation processes are being drowned by these stupid good for nothing dinosaur era politics. Who suffers? US! Not them
It’s 15 March- ‘Beware the Ides of March’. (William Shakespeare- Julius Caesar)
now let him face the music….
he was warned on several occasion about his corruption but he opted to ignore those warnings.
let him now account for his wealth which he accumulated in such a short period.
one party state
The opposition parties have now rallied behind their neo-colonial legal master Armstwist who is all out to make a lot of money out of them through him representing them in legal matters. Now even armstwist does not understand that Parliament is about his legal machinations. Parliament must be let do what is right. These opposition guys are pretending not to know what that short lived president did in his short reign. Sata Knows what he did. To know how the crockdile behaved in the lake you can only ask the hippo. Sata is not a child. He has seen, read and understand what the loot there was. Let RB be stripped of immunity and you will all know what there is to know. That corruption in 2.5 years was visibly evident to many but could just be a tip of the iceberg.
We are almost two years into a PF administration and sadly, we seem to be moving full speed looking only in the rear view mirror. What a shame!!!!!!!!
Ba Mutembo mwalya again – yet another taskforce to make money on.
I think most of you Zambians in the diaspora are a disgrace and a big let down.You are completely out touch with reality.The “Engineer”,one wonders if you are truly an engineer.If RB is innocent now he has been given chance to defend himself.As a Zambian home,I’m finally beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.Things are beginning to look up.
The problem is you never told us what he stole. Thandiwe is instead going to be paid taxpayers money by the State for the malicious lies maggots like you and the State media spread about her none existent hotels and flats in Kenya. Or is it the case of the missing Gold? Is it the limousines now been used by Sata’s wife and his children?
The cars are being used by the bodyguards boking Kaseba in the rear seat.
RB’s immunity has finally been removed. 80 voted in favour of WK’s motion, which was backed strongly by Lubinda, 3 voted against and 4 didn’t vote.
And that is two thirds majority or it is supposed to be simple majority?
VIVA PF
Watchdog Transparency International has supported calls for lifting Banda’s immunity so he can answer the charges against him.
Late Zambian leader Fredrick Chiluba, who ruled from 1991 to 2001, had his immunity removed after his hand-picked successor Levy Mwanawasa presented parliament with numerous charges against him. – Sapa-AFP
Is it normal for people called who represent the poor to gang up just to help one man suspected of stealing the wealth of a nation go clean? what is the meaning of this? how do you describe such actions, are they doing it in the name of justice or just to cause harvoc? this is not normal indeed and i dont blame anyone who invited those military men, i bet people are meeting under the darkeness to prepare themselves, if you read btwn the lines you know what i mean, these guys want to cause riots, uprising, believe me you, i guess any sight of commotion brings joy to the opposition, why are they against the motion? let RB avail himself and answer all the querries, i foresee confusion in the next coming weeks, therefore, i hope someone is ready to protect poor Zambians from this madness.
Matibini is the latest ***** in Zambia. He said that Moonde can be in parliament pending court action but now says exactly the opposite. What a foolish dishonourable pig
Imwe ba LT why hiding the fact that Matibini is an Idioooot without value like his ass
The opposition in Zambia is in total confusion and dont even know what to do. They have no wise presidents to offer them leadership. They walk out of parliament and the bill passes through, what wisdom is that? They have just helped to throw RB, the man they love to the wolves. The politics being promoted by HH and nevers are primitive and a disgrace to Zambia in the eyes of the international community.
The drama in Zambia is more rivetting by the day. Can you imagine what will happen next? I foresee an action packed 3 years.
Yes Rupiah immunity is lifted but I also want to do a citizen arrest on Kabimba and Gbm on suspected plunder of national resources, I want some advice frm lawyers on this blog on how I can go about this COZ AM TIRED OF THESE CORRUPTION FIGHTSWHICH ARE BASED ON HISTORY. My other request is on wether the leadership code can be brought back coz these ministers we have are enmassing riches like no mans business. Please help for the better Zambia.
Lol! now its justi to laugh mwe..ya nkala ni comedy manje…buti kodi ni funseko..what benefits accrue for the average Zambian ,like the stone crushers in lusaka..if RBs immunity is lifted?..
theys fuel and transport when it comes to political issues,when pipo call for help when they being attacked or robbed they say thez no fuel or transport….ndeloleshafye!!!!!!!!!!!
It is not right for partey to start receiving orders on WHAT to debate and WHAT NOT to debate.
Parly is INDEPENDENT!!! So NO court can order it to do something!!!
what people seem to be mistaking is the fact that parties have been expelling MP’s, who then have gone to court & fought these expulsions -So it isn’t Parly that has expelled them, hence they still sit in Parly as they are still recognised by parly as the duly elected representatives!!! So court orders in such cases are not directed to Parly BUT the political parties!!!
Namwine ndimunshila
Mr speaker sir, Ben Kangwa asaulted a well respected zambian at zambian Embassy in Washington DC even the state house are aware of the situation ask mr francis chalabesa or ask mr sata even the ps in foreigner affairs on top of this matter mr Kangwa has been promoted to deputy Ambassador mr speaker sir, i know parliament is busy about RB what action state house are taking concerning this serious asault.we want to know the trust about this matter or you have to putr it on parliament to discus it its like bembas the can do anything and being promoted is that one zambia one bembe minus the rest.please action for Ben Kangwa we want him out people dont even go to the embassy because of him.