The office of the fourth President Rupiah Banda has issued a media statement addressing the reasons advanced by Government on why he was stopped from attending the inauguration ceremony in Kenya on Monday.
Below is the full statement.
THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
OFFICE OF THE FOURTH REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT
Press Release
GOVERNMENT HAD NO RIGHT TO DEFY COURT ORDER
LUSAKA, 11th April, 2013—FOLLOWING numerous queries that we have continued to receive from the media regarding the statement that was issued by Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Hon. Mwansa Kapeya on Tuesday, 9th April, 2013 on His Excellency Rupiah Bwezani Banda’s abortive trip to Kenya, we now wish to respond.
To begin with, the statement appears to have been hurriedly constructed without much reflection. The government is saying that they stopped the former President from travelling because he would have arrived in Nairobi a few hours after newly-elected Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta’s swearing-in ceremony which took place that very Tuesday, 9th April, 2013.
Whilst it is true that former President Banda was due to attend festivities and activities connected with President Kenyatta’s inauguration, one should realise that these festivities and activities are not restricted to only the swearing-in ceremony.
It is much like telling someone who seeks leave to attend a funeral upcountry that they will not be given leave to go because they will arrive a few hours after the burial. There is a lot that happens at an inauguration apart from the actual swearing-in ceremony, just like a funeral is not only about the internment of the body.
The reasons given by the Deputy Minister are extremely lame when you take into account the following facts:
- The request for the former president’s passport was made in good time to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Friday, 5th April, 2013.
- The DPP promised to get back that same day, but by 17:00 hours he had not responded to the urgent request despite several reminders that the matter was urgent.
- Over the weekend, the DPP did even bother to respond to calls placed to him over the same even though it was clear that time was of the essence.
- The former President was left with no option but to apply to the Court on Monday, 8th April, 2013 for the release of his passport to travel to Kenya.
- The Court on Monday granted the Order and the lawyers started chasing after the personnel from the Government Joint Investigations Team to secure the release of the passport but only managed to do so late on Monday afternoon.
- The Order from the Court in the relevant section read, “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED and DIRECTED that the passport being held by the Government Joint Investigation Team be released to the Accused person immediately to enable him travel to Kenya.”
- The passport was not released immediately as Ordered and the first available flight was the one he booked, Kenyan Airways flight KQ724 which was scheduled to depart Lusaka at 11:00 hours the following day.
- The Order from the Court had envisaged that former president Banda could be out of the country up to Monday, 15th April 2013.
- It is unheard of for immigration officials to ask a Zambian national leaving the country why they are going out. All that is required of them is to see if one has a valid passport.
- The Immigration official at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport clearly stated that he was acting on instructions from his superiors.
- The immigration officials, or even the Minister of Home Affairs, had no right to question the Order given by the Court, which was clear and unambiguous in allowing the former President to travel to Kenya.
- The immigration officials at the airport have given different reasons for stopping H.E. Rupiah Banda from those advanced by Hon. Kapeya. To compound things further, the Acting President Edgar Lungu has provided a third version.
- The question as to whether the immigration officials acted on their own initiative or followed orders from above is an important issue which has been left unclear by the conflicting government accounts.
What is worrying is that the Executive feels that they are entitled to overrule a judicial pronouncement, and this does not augur well for the Rule of Law and investor confidence in the protection of the law in Zambia.
Another very worrying aspect is the question of whether or not the investigations against the former President are fair and independent.
From the statement by the Deputy Minister to the effect that, “The country is aware that Mr Rupiah Banda was warned and cautioned by the GJIT for many other offences in which he is due to be arrested” clearly shows that the investigators are being directed by politicians and not acting impartially and fairly.
Such a statement that the former President was going to be arrested should have come from the investigators and a politician.
This goes against the international norms that investigators should never receive directives from political players. This is a clear abrogation of the Rule of Law and independent and fair investigations.
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its so shameful to belong to such a country right now..why is there lawlessness..?
This kaponya govt could never give straight and coherent reasons bcoz its a govt run by thugs out to get RB over nothing.I’m sure Uhuru Kenyatta would be most grateful to recieve you sir any time.Wait till 2016 and see what happens to these vengeful and unlawful state kaponyas.
If the politician knew that RB was ‘due to arrested’ that clearly shows who is calling the shots. the outcome is therefore predictably predetermined by the politicans. Sad for the rule of law !
I knew you wouldnt zip it! My question to you is, why are you so excited in moving up and down in other peoples lands pretending to be doing good? why dont you do something for the poor Zambian? I would very much respect you if you halted your trip to kenya, educate Zambians how democracy works since you are termed to be the expert, or even just distribute food or unga in eastern province where there is a shortage, instead you are busy wasting your energy on nothing, i pity black muntu, no brains at all, ukushaina for nothing!
So how is your disappointment treating you? are these the side effects we are reading, i mean your statement? ikalenifye!
This country is indeed turning into a real Cassava Republic!
Just concentrate on his court cases and stop wasting time. RB is a thief. Period!!!
The court order was for the RELEASE of his passport which was done. The has no business in deciding who the immigration officers should or should not allow to travel.
it is now clear that Rupiah will be arrested not by whatever went wrong in his ternia of office but by politicians.
The intelligence may have information that RB will ask for political asylum in Kenya or South Africa to join his son Henry in running away from Justice. Once that happens, we will never catch. Good job immigration.
My questions would be who in RB’s office issued this press statement? Is it the same people in RB’s office that are paid by the Zambian tax payer or someone else? And how do you liken an inauguration to a funeral?
Baba just stay at home and prepare to defend yourself. And stop finding excuses when you were summoned for interviews.
I truly wish RB can shut up and settle this out of the Media. The man was a lousy President no amount of statements will erase that.
We have no time to entertain this thieving and defiler called RB who want to use the looted money from our country to launder his image.
What the govt did was in order as he was preparing to run away with the loot
RB, just go rot in hell!!
What is shameful is that a pattern has now been created where ex-presidents have to be dragged into court for office abuse after their term. Mr. Ruphiah helped create this scenario. It appears kafupi was his idol and he determined to emulate his thieving ways by brazenly removing a clause that was put in place as a deterrent to dishonest conduct. He became a thief when he did that. Now he is capitalizing on PF govt’s disorganized way of prosecuting offenders and hopes to get away free on a legal technicality. He is a thief until he proves he isn’t.
Pompous sticky fingered chap this Ala Bee so if these festivities & activities are not restricted to only the swearing-in ceremony, why were you going there eh? To party with your teenage wife and drink tea and chin wag some over delicious biscuits. This lost **** is living on Mars when he is imprisoned the cheeky chap will be complaining about not being served full English breakfast. How dare you?
PS. Thanks for delaying this vile pompous thief at the airport as the chap was on a one way ticket…
zambian are bastards with very low IQ
Rb just stay home and clear your name, stop crying like a baby who has no milk. It is advisable that you remain quiet and allow the law to take it’s course than yapping yapping like a rabid dog. There are no sacred cows , where law is concerned. You are no different from any suspect under police investigations in Zambia. If govt was to give permission to every suspect in our prisons, all criminals and suspects like you will flee the country never to return. After all govt was represented by the VP and KK, what’s your cry any way? Stay home and clear your name. This tendance of trying to hide is worrying. If you are innocent as you claim, face the law chapwa. With or without you still the inauguration went on well. You are not a factor in Kenyan politics to cry so loud, easy bawishi.
Whatever issues we may have about the former president he followed correct procedure in trying to obtain his passport. its clear that GRZ employed delaying tactics simply because they never wanted to fly out of the country. Thats politics pa zed for you. I do my love my country. But cant stand its politics. And for those of you saying he looted the country what evidence do you have? The man is innocent until proven otherwise.
RB is the most civilised president zambia has ever had.
No need to be gravanting all over Africa as though things are ok at home.
Most civilised and most educated president Zambia has ever had and maybe that is why the least educated president ever has issues with him..
RB you will be vindicated
How any criminals on bail would have their passports released Stay home and clear your name sir
That vile blood sucking lawyer Robert Amsterdam’s past clients, majority of the chaps have slipped away & escaped their countries to avoid prosecution at some point.
Sana,u dont know what u are saying, H.E RB was invited to attend that event.The ones who are worsted our money are Guyscotte & kk coz they were not invited.For your own information, no matter how much our rulling gv’t can be taught about democracy,cnt ch’g
The authorities must be very careful in the way they handle the RB case otherwise Mr Sata and his government will be isolated, banned and shunned by the international community just like Mugabe.
It is sad that too many GRZ officials are free to outdo each other by issuing conflicting statements. It seems they never meet for consultations on any given issue in order to agree on an official and sensible statement to be released to the public. What we are seeing is a total circus and quite embarrassing.
This press release is so cheap, so even knowing that RB was late for main ceremony, still his people and his lawyers wanted him to go ahead and attend festivals and activities of people dancing really people? no wonder when he was president went to Swaziland to watch naked zulu women dancing, shame. The best thing for RB office to keep quite and concerntrate on cases he is facing.
When human immunity was removed from Rupiah BANDA, Devine immunity immediately fell on him from above. May the Lord confuse your enemies..
the best gift which wel meaning zambians need now is the soonest death of a roten teeth and urine carier presido.
Frankly I could not care less about the reason why this thief was stopped from wasting money stolen from Zambian tax payers. Too many ordinary people are dying because for too long brainless Zambians have accepted thieving by their leaders as a right. This man aided the acquittal of Chiluba, the biggest thief of them all.
Are these PF cadres on this thread the leeches who were sent to Zambia’s foreign missions as diplomats? I am quite sure that their IQ is equivalent to the size of their shoes!
I hope he has already handed back the passport to govt since he couldn’t travel.
This old man with sticky fingers is so evil even the devil is afraid of him
Really the majority of Zambians are *****s. From the many statements I ve read above give a feeling that Zambia will not develop, at least not now. Look at, for instance, the thinking of no 4, 6 & 7. really do they use their brains to think?
This is an ‘hunt through’ exercise on his enermy which has gone horribly wrong.In the first place the man with a catheter was hoping to copy the precedent set by Mwanawasa on Chiluba and other criminals that have being banged up in prison by Nchito at an expensive legal cost .So far no one seem to appreciate what he is doing.The effort that Levy put in the fight against corruption was reprocated by donor aid and boosted investor confidence.None of that is yet to happen with UKWA and it is time he revisted his reverse gear.He needs to spend his energy on ensuring that Mmembe and Nchito pay back tax payers money with interest.
The same courts he manipulated to have Chiluba taken off the hook is the same one Sata is now using to nail him. He should know better he who controls the instruments of power controls the courts too, I mean, he was once there and should know better! He should just swallow his sour grapes silently.
Its still not right that RB should want to go anywhere to dine wine when the risk of not coming back are 10:1
can RB prove that he was going to return after attending the Diner.
If he cant plse DO NOT ALLOW HIM TO GO ANYWHERE beyond our borders until after these cases.
These blasting the State will turn around and claim RB was a Political Prisoner. That will be end of story.
@Talk time. So the government should stop prosecuting all other thieves and concentrate on just Mmembe and Nchito? What shallow thinking! Let RB be answerable for his actions and if he is innocent we will all condemn the PF government for their irresponsible actions and they too will pay for their misdeeds sooner than later.
RB is a flight risk and the PF government was right to stop him from going outside the country.What do his bail conditions say?Do they state that he can travel outside the country?Why is Rbs passport kept by the state,is it not to prevent him from travelling?Come on guys this man stole and he should stay put in Zambia until his corruption cases are disposed off!!
What is worrying is the trend of jumping bail and running away to other countries by these plunderers and criminals. How can the courts trust RB when his son is already on the run? RB is a flight risk and should be confined within Zambian borders and the claim that someone can pass through the airport as long as he or she has a valid passport sounds a bit outdated. This is the age of terrorists threats and organised crimes and most countries put a no flight ban on any citizen who commits a crime. RB’s cases of corruption and plunder are very serious charges and no country in the world can allow anyone to leave its borders when he is facing such charges. RB’s days of flying around like a playboy are over and the cases should be expedited in the courts.
Who says court rulling could not be challenged if acted contrary to the constititution ?The fact that RB was allowed to have his passport did not mean that he could not be stopped.Personally RB does not mean well look at his desperation .
Allowing any one freedom when he is a suspect is wrong let him first clear his nsme then give him back his freedom meanwhile it is wrong to allow him to be where he wants to be we want to see him give account to his missdeeds
It seems Ala Bee misses his Pork Chops Barbeques he used to have at State house. Now he is getting very mad if he is made to miss someone’s party. For how else can you explain his insistence on trying to attend a party/”funeral” after it is all over?
It seems RB the modern-day Marco Polo never misses a chance for a voyage. No wonder, as president, the Presidential Challenger was always in the air to God-Knows-Where for his discoveries of the best place to hide the loot.
These guys are not even ashamed to liken such a somber occasion as a funeral to an inauguration? Oh my…, my…, my…, when are the party-days going to be over for this old man? RB, please grow up and start acting like a grandfather. For God’s sakes, you are no longer in Secondary School or College!
This is a sad reading our country has sunk so low within a short period of time. The saddest thing is that we have seen how our neigbours in Zimbabwe have suffered at the hands of one man. People used to write in papers that the country ‘s economy is collapsing because the direction it is taking is wrong. Those closest to the pot (Govt revenue) used to laugh it out. Today Zimbabwe has the highest number of citizens’ exodus only rivaled by the Ireland after the 1939 famine which saw more than 4 million Irish emigrate. In case of mother Zambia we share borders with Zimbabwe. Our President in his wisdom went and heaped praises on a man that has ruined his country due to misplaced ego. The question is, Do these people-Leaders fighting for the people they claim to defend or their own…
Andrew Banda son of RB said,Quote ‘I do not take pleasure in being referred to as son of the former president’.
The most important event was the actual inauguration not the meals, RB honestly you cant travel all the way to Kenya just to go and eat…..
@ Abana ba mfumu. Exactly! Even his own son does not what to be associated with him or his other son (Henry), but we have chaps on this site who feel it’s right to defend a thief. Shocking! Anyway you never know how they benefitted from him and that’s why they feel aggrieved that he is being made to pay for sticking his filthy hands in the cookie jar.
@29, Miss Kama: We know when the gates of the ZWD are ajar and the D-O-G-S let loose. Your language betrays you all the time no matter how much you want to disguise it!
So why don’t you just head on back to the kraal where the people considered intelligent are the ones who can insult with a flare, and anyone who thinks differently is considered “a PF cadre…, a leech…, works at a Zambian foreign mission…, has a lower IQ (I suppose compared to that of intellectuals found blogging at ZWD who can’t even figure out what their real identity is, or how to win an election.)”
Given a choice, I would pick the varied opinions found at LT any time!!!!!
After reading these comments its clear some people just hate. Former president Banda. No one has proved his stolen, yet you calling him a theif. His rights were abused, no question about it. Whether or not he has a case or two, he was allowed to travel. The courts are theo blame if he runs away. Not the government. George Mpombo is busy missing court dates and yet he has a passport. He is even a convict but he is allowed to travel, the government doesnt seem to set him straight. Don’t you think that’s hypocrisy with the way the are treating Mr Banda?? I hope Mr Banda hasn’t given his passport back becauSe tomorrow his immunity will be restored by courts of law
People should understand one or two things if not more. RB’s crediblity and integrity is at stake should he abscond and fail to return. He looses all the international standing he has so far enjoyed. Mandela was behind bars for 27years all for the things he believed in. In the end it was he who walked away with the world in awe and a nation shamed. It’s not saying RB is on par with Mandela but it is the outcome of Govts wrong positioning especially in the face of international eyes glaring at us. On the other hand this Govt stands to be Judged harshly for RB not attending the ceremony in Kenya when he played such a key role in what could have been a volatile situation. This is a consideration this Govt should have considered and failure to, may just cost us more than seeing RB locked up.
THIS IS THE MOST USELESS PRESS STATEMENT I HAVE EVER READ THAT DEFENDS THE WRONG. FIRST HOW CAN SOMEONE COMPARE FEASTING TO A FUNERAL? SECOND HOW CAN SOME ONE WHO IS FACING A CRIMINAL OFFENCE BE COMPARED TO AN ODINARY PERSON AT THE AIRPORT? DOES A PASSPORT SHOWS WHO IS FACING CHARGES AND WHO IS NOT,THAT THE IMIGRATION SHOULD JUST LOOK AT THE PASSPORT IF IT IS VALIED OR NOT? WHAT SENSE THAT THOSE POINTS MAKE? IS RUPIA TELLING US THAT HE RECIEVED THE INVITATION ON FRIDAY FOR HIS LAWYERS TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE PASSPORT ON MONDAY ONE DAY BEFORE LEAVING? AND HE IS EVEN CLAIMING THAT HE STARTED ASKING FOR HIS PASSPORT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON KNOWING VERY WEL THAT COURTS AND GOVERNMENT DOESN`T WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY.
DOESN`T HE REALLY KNOW THAT THE WHEEL OF JUSTICE TURNS VERY SLOW?
STUPID
Don’t worry these pieces of s.h.i.t and their PF govt will be going out soon. They will be sorry one day and made to account for their actions…some of them will die from hypertension.
@Yambayamba
Why don’t you be realistic and stop those deranged ideas that this site is empty of insults or trying to create a divide or class system on the Internet when it is free to anyone. Condemn insults but don’t tell anyone to stay away from this site as if you own it. We are all bloggers here and there is no “animal farm” politics.
On ZWD, please note that while we read the news on this site, you can read the news behind the news. Hate it or loath it, the get behind the news and “Break” stories with 98% turning out true.
@KANOWENE – Rupiah is NOT GUILTY. He is just being investigated. The problem with you and your PF govt is you are too dull to even understand what is happening. Even Kaunda used to follow the law…this has never happened in the history of this country. BUT your time is coming bwana…ever dog has its day.
I have never seen such a group of dull human beings in the world. I have marked all their surnames and relatives – since I can’t collect their DNA because they are in govt. I would not want my DNA to mix with them, directly or indirectly, because their dullness will destroy the quality of my descendants’s DNA.
@YAMBAYAMBA —- this is NOT a PF site. If you PF cadres want to read only stuff that praises Sata and your pf, PLEASE set up your own website where you can be self-pleasuring yourselves 24/7…nobody will care….and nobody will visit your site. So if you can’t handle it, ship it.
90% of the bloggers on this site are PF fools…no doubt about this. they use their Asses to think and analyse issues, just lyk they used their asses to vote for the current regime. I think its tym i concentrate on blogging on the more objective ZWD than this ka stupid site. Editor continue blocking my comments if u so wish coz i know you are pro PF..
@Zon der Van it is blindly obvious to say all animals are supposed to be equal before the law and not others being more equal than others.What I would say to you is this that ,If government is willing to set a good example in their so called fight against corruption ,they need to sweep corruption using the same bloom.It does’nt make sense to see UKWA providing a steel wall for Mmembe and Nchito for swindling tax payers and cherry picking his political enermies.If you can tell me what logic there is in bringing and paying Judge Chakopa huge amounts of tax payers cash for doing nothing when UTH does not have water and oxygen, then I will agree with your argument.If you cant tell me the reasons why ,then your reasoning is shallow.
I cannot understand how some PF pfools can support the illegalities exhibited by their ruling mafia yet its done in the name of “enforcing law”.My HOPE is that such pfools get entrapped by their own thugs who quickly change the same amorphous rules these retards are supporting.
Mr…..if you are on such investigations avoid unnecessary trips.As if you are the person they very much wanted at that ceremony.Bravo to the Zambian authorities,by dribbling that man, is another pompwe who must be caged musanga,musanga.
We don’t want another Shansonga. Period!
Gvt has the right to restrict your movements when you are facing criminal charges. That is why his passport is with-held. Suspicious arrangements to travel out can be denied. 2. Gvt did not defy court orders, the passport was issued(clever). 3. Mr. RB was invited to the Inauguration ceremony not festivities of his own choice- that not even the Kenyan Gvt is aware of. Previous behavior of Mr. RB has caused the raising of a red flag. He seem insincere – hide and seek at SA embassy, in SA itself and link to commonwealth saga. Be clean and all will be smooth, but I smell a rat in RB and that press release is simply pathetic.
What is the connection with Mmembe and Mutembo has to do with his all matter.Every time i read the post chief editor is mentioned and Nchito some one to enlightened me just back from Kosovo since 1991.Guys lets comment wisely not from hurt if you hurt RB good but lets look at the matter at hand.This man is in court lets wait and until is proven guilty or innocent.so he going to Kenya was invitable by President elect not on his own,why should you other say just sit in your county bra bra bra bra.Statements from government also was suspicious as there were a lot of contradiction as earlier mentioned by one.Lets respect the law and work with in it.Let us analyses what impact has to the international community we needs friends don’t we? I love my country
Looking at some comments and the reasoning behind, I now understand why Zambia is in this pathetic state. What PF should know is that they will not be in power forever ……… let those who dig a trap pit fall into it
Chiwamila galu ku luma mbuzi, not mbuzi ku luma galu hey? what rule of law are these thieves talking about? did they practice it? did Bwezani practice it? it is your turn to dance to the same song that you have been playing and not dancing to. Uza chiona Bwezani!!! Yu simply wanted to run away like your son. how do you leave the country way after the event you are to attend has finished. How ws it going to look for u to only attend the feast without attending the inauguration?
Rb tondolo musuma, more charges may be coming your way on monday.
banaku chinga ma pint mudala.sorry
So what?
RB has no right to claim that his rights are being violated because similar occurrences were happening to the opposition during his tenure.
RB is right to claim the protection of the law. Those who think that he is guilty should be patient and let the wheels o justice turn. Justice says that one is innocent until proven guilty. Even a murder suspect (Oscar Pretorius) in South Africa is allowed to travel outside the country whilst awaiting trial. It seems there is a vindictive streak in some people who wish to have RB punished even before he is found guilty. This is what will make us a banana republic. This is what will make us a less than viable business destination. You are judged not by how you treat your freinds but how you treat your “enemies”.
We are creating another Zim and another Mugabe – the only difference is that they are now called by different names of Zed and Sata respectively
Clearly RB and his team got it wrong from the start. The bail conditions were set by the court NOT the DPP. Therefore in seeking to VARY the terms of his bail which included the surrender of his passport RB should have gone back to court to seek for the release of his passport ‘for the reason he sought to travel to Kenya for Uhurus inauguration’.True the DPP has been maligned often but in this case he had nothing to do with the release of the passport. True the Spokes person for government of the day had his foot in it when he ‘tried’ to come up with some semblence of a reasons for governments denial to allow RB to leave his country. Let sanity prevail and remove emotion from all our acts as a people.
P.F remember how you suffered before being in power, this what you are doing to your friends will bounce back on you soon
the court should arrest those immigration officers who said we have rec instruction so that they learn a lesson
@ sana: you come out as very dull person. Clearly you have no idea of what the issue is all about here. The issue is about respecting the Rule of Law and not whether Banda is right or wrong. Hey! Why cant you for a moment discuss an issue as it stands without bringing in your hate factor? Is the rule of law being observed by our Government? If not, What should we do so that we prevent anarchy that comes with the Government not observing the Principles of fair Justice? This is about you and me and not Sata and Banda alone. Everyone should be treated fairly regardless of his or her status. The fact that you are currently on the right side of the law does not mean you will always remain there. We want you to be treated fairly and justly when that time comes. Enjoy your day.
So Its true that he would have arrived after the innauguration? What a shame on the old man. Not to worry the Carter centre he was representing had sufficient representatives at the inauguration.
low minded pf bemba cadres really hate rb.mutembo,mmembe,winter and silvia yo time will surely come,sooner than later.kaponyas at play
Too late RB, why cry over split milk, we are in power
MANY OF US ARE COMMENTING OUT OF EMOTIONS. LETS BE FAIR HERE. MR RB RIGHT NOW IS A SUSPECT IN A VERY SERIOUS CRIME. AND THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURTS OF LAW. HIS PASSPORT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE HE IS A TRAVEL RISK. THE COURT ALLOWED THE PASSPORT TO BE RELEASED.BUT THE COURT DID NOT COMMAND THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO NEGLECT THEIR DUTY. EVERY DEPARTMENT DID ITS PART. RB IS NOT YET GUILTY, BUT HE IS A SUSPECT. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING RB IT WAS VERY WISE NOT TO ALLOW HIM TO TRAVEL. OUT THERE IN KENYA WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF WHAT HE DOES. LET HIM BE PATIENT. HE CLAIMS TO BE INNOCENT AND THAT SHALL BE KNOWN. FOR NOW HE REMAINS A SUSPECT. INFACT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL PRAISE ZAMBIA FOR BRINGING A THIEVING PRESIDENT TO BOOK. IF HE IS GUILTY.
shame no law in zambia shame zambia shame jungle country
The problem of treating thieves with kid gloves, every fool in support of a thieve will always come up with silly comments and if you continue with your kid gloves, thirves will in the end start behaving as if they are doing the right things. If RB with his type of arrogancy is found guity, please jail the man so that others can learn to respect the thing of invetigators , so far it is like the investigation teams we have are useless and cant do a good job. Is true? let us wait and see.
Excellent Job immigration Officers.Put in your dairies 9th April 2013 as the day the thief Rupiah Bwezani Banda almost escaped to seek asylum in Kenya where he was so-called monitoring election process.
The court ordered the release of the passport and not the passage of Rupiah into exile.
Punka, you promote jungle law when you declare people to be thieves without any due process. There is the presumption of innocence which is the bedrock of our criminal law system. Hate is not warranted in this matter. People who are facing even far more serious crimes like murder (an example is Oscar Bladerunner Pretorius) are allowed to travel out of the county whilst awaiting trial. There is the two French naval officers in India who were allowed to go back to France. There are many examples of civilisation which is not based on hate.
Rumrod, you clearly believe in mob justice and not the rule of law. Your hate shows an underlining psychological problem which leads you to rage against someone who has not been found guilty by any court of law. I fear that you will have a mental breakdown when Rupiah is acquitted of all charges he is facing.