Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Kennedy Sakeni has said that Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda is in office legally. In a statement released to the media today in reaction to calls for the Chief Justice to resign, Mr Sakeni singled out United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema and described him as bitter and frustrated at his stalled political fortunes.
Mr Sakeni said that the Government, under the leadership of President Michael Sata re-affirms its commitment to the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers among the various institutions of the State in deepening and preserving the country’s democracy.
Below is the full statement.
Republic of Zambia
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
STATEMENT BY HON. KENNEDY SAKENI, MP, MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON ON CALLS BY UPND LEADER HAKAINDE HICHILEMA FOR ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE TO RESIGN IN 15 DAYS TIME.
Government wishes to dismiss calls by opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema for acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda to resign as reported in some sections of the media.
The calls are unnecessary and unfounded.
Mr Hichilema’s outbursts are not new. They are a manifestation of his deepening frustration and bitterness at his stalled political fortunes.
He is advised to address his personal and party leadership inadequacies instead of venting his anger on people and institutions such as the Judiciary.
The Acting Chief Justice is in office legally.
There is nothing that warrants her to resign in 15 days time as demanded by Mr Hichilema.
The Government, under the leadership of His Excellency President Michael Chilufya Sata re-affirms its commitment to the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers among the various institutions of the State in deepening and preserving the country’s democracy.
Hon. Kennedy Sakeni, MP
MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON
4th July, 2013
Tell them Sakeni.One egocentric man called Hakaivotela Humwine is even planning of doing another one man`s protest.Maybe he will even ukunyela at freedom statute this time around.
What a hollow /shallow statement.We are in seriuos trouble even Grey Zulu would back up his statements with some form of reasoning.
Definitely you have required IQ to be appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Missinformation and Idiocy.
Another Masterpiece from the PF govt
If your IQ is anything above average you would agree with me that as time has passed since they came to power, they have actually improved been a breath of fresh air.
Court cases which used to take years (Chiluba) are now being solved in weeks (Chirwa) saving the public millions of Kwacha
Kwacha is rebased and lighter on the pocket, govt is filled with a lot more educated people than the previous regime. This govt has reached out even to the opposition to form a unified government, Even the people that belittled and crossed line are FREE (William Banda) have been ignored(not punished/Jailed). Even the ex U presidents are now visiting Zambia, Currency has stabilised, inflation is under control.
Imagine 10 years from now?
Thanks
Well said my darling.Looks like you are coming out of that shell.Good !
@ati darling coming out of the snail shell….kekekekekek…nyele yavuta ku bulaya
Ha ha ha…ah ndobo namwe.Lol
I saw this ka mushota being kissed by Sakeni’s big mouth with a foul smell the last time she was in Z and hence her very kind words to Sakeni’s govt.
Mr Sakeni you have not qouted the law that you claim make it legal for Chibesakunda to continue acting beyond the 6 months as per constitution. Explain please why she is legally occupying the office as you claim. Furthermore, why have you singled out HH when many other qaurters of society are calling for Madam Chibesakunda to resign on moral grounds? What about LAZ, MMD, CCZ, etc? Please be objective and remember that you shall not be in power forever. Who ever thought people like yourself can ever assend to power! HH is not the only bitter Zambian instead more than half the citizenry is bitter with your PF.
You know!!
Well said Silent Spectator ! The thing is there is a constitution that must be followed and right now the PF is in breach !!!!!!
Bravo! Very well said.
I’m glad you’re speaking out and not being a silent spectator!
Mr Sakeni ,,,you missed the point completely!! you have only cherry picked HH as the only person calling for the resignation of the acting chief justice,,,and THATS IS VERY WRONG and DULL!!!!
HH,,, is not person calling for the acting chief justice…LAZ is also calling for her head and alot of other zambians,,, HH is minor in this issue!!!!
please Address everyone calling for the acting chief justice`s resignation..
Ichisungu ama punctuations. Lol
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@chewe
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Die Chewe is zo dom ze denk dat engels is belangrijk, rot op klote zak!
Yet another empty response. Simply tell us which law justifies her stay then we shall believe the PF commitment to the rule of law. For now, there is no evidence of that commitment to the rule of law but “commitment to the rule of one.”
comedy continues in my beloved country. hon. sakeni say madam ag.c/j is legally occupying that office while the rest including LAZ are saying the opposite. Nw country men and women, can the someone please shed more light on this very important subject. i have in mind our able learned constitutional lawyers, if at all we have any, to handle this issue with the seriousness it deserves. This way, i believe, people of zambia will be able to know which camp is speaking the truth and the one telling a lie and wh
HIV related dementia at work ,can’t even mention one clause in the constitution which makes it legal that madam thief to continue acting as CJ and manunipilate rulings in favour of her thuggary cousin.
Sekeni should also state why he is differing with HH in relation to the matter at hand. HH should have said something to back up his claims. All we hear from this man is memorised words like ‘bitter, dwindling political fortunes’. Who told you that HH’s political fortunes are dwindling? Now suppose they are, he should not speak? I know of people who have virtually remained alone- people like Nawakwi, Miyanda, Tilyenji- but they speak, its their right, its their country. Sekeni, this HH’s country as much as it is yours. You are there doing that job in trust for the Zambian people. Take it easy, dont be excited. Many have been where you are and have left that job to others.
Wow. People are really making a lot of well articulated arguments today!
Bushman, well said!
Ok acting Chief Justice will not go anyway whether 9 months from now. The president is the appointing authority. LAZ never told Ruphia Banda to relief Chief Justice. This is were the difference between Sata and current crop of under fives politicians fail to match Sata. Sata is a mature and seasoned politician. He put the masses first than his political ambitions. ZRA went on strike he visited them and encouraged them to go back to work and. ZRA went back to work. Sata never used university students as he knows these are the future leaders but who can employ someone Associated with crime – destroying goods and properties? If it were UK having criminal record tuff to find work
too much dobo uncles, chill.
Pafwenamwine, get your facts right. Justice Sakala qualified when he was appointed. But was given a contract after he reached retirement. Chibesakunda does not qualify to be appointed. Dont lead this country into problems.
Of course there had to be one to speak without factual info – by the way that’s you Pafikamafi.
Your statement is hollow Mr. Sakeni. The acting CJ is beyond retirement age and has has been acting for more than six months. What is legal about that you vain and misguided soul!
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Which varsity did sekani go to? I might understand his reasoning if that data is made available!
PF is ideal for a one party state
Why are you getting thumbs down? You have actually stated the truth here mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this a minister for real?I must state that we have a big problem.
Mr.Sakeni this statement bears the significance of one passing gas in a crowded shop.You haven’t said anything.Chibesakunda is in office legally how???At school our professors used to say ‘support your answer.’ Aint there anyone learned in PF? Perhaps the First Lady can help out.
yaaaba, its this ***** again? this hyena comes out off side always. there is a free dental make up on those mobile hospitals ala bee procured for the country. ba shushushu could you please guide this riffraff to there with his stinking mouth. singing same tune all the time…..bitter…bitter…rotten mouth
@pafwenamwine,are you the only one who has gone upto Grade 7 in your family?
I have not gotten anything from what you have written.try to write in bemba maybe i will understand.
Sakeni Better off in Hospital on the sick bed on an HIV mediation drip. he is useful when quite.
This Sakeni should be fired! i hate his face. badly
There is no substance in what Sakeni has said.Is he saying he has more sense than LAZ who have pointed out the reasons why this PF hand picked acting CJ should leave office.May be Sakeni should try and explain why his tompwe less governemnt is disobeying court orders.
Mr sakeni just answer the question .you can help us by elaborating how the madam CJ qualify to hold the office.we are not bitter but we want a fair zambia not this tribalism .
So what if she doesnt deliver? echo tufwile ati pantu te back door baishile nayo atase!
legality is supported by evidence in law.
We say this man ACJ is illegal for her/him to hold office now on constitution grounds
1.0 She is over 65 years retirement age.
2.0 She is still acting after six months
3.0 The select committee rejected her by 100%
On moral grounds
1.0 many of mates here are being victimized once you seen not in support of PF
2.0 Most the her ruling are not creditable
3.0 she a relative of the presido- declare interest
4.0 poor deliver of Chipoka tribunal judgement where the case went back to high court(Juniors)
So Musekeni and kamimba cite on clause that makes her legal
I guess “Sekeni” is simply fulfilling his role of making us laugh, it is a pity not all of his jokes get us laughing!!!!
Am sure he made this statement after a bout of “Katata”, such that he forget to outline the legality of our “a”CJ!!
You have to feel sorry for the MMD. Seriously; here is a party that cannot even spell the word “demonstration” in the subject line of a four-sentence; four-paragraph letter signed by no less than their “Deputy National Secretary”. I wonder how many people it took to draft it and still pass it as “good to go”!
Hakainde is trying to get political recogonition wrongly , he will have himself to blame in an vent wherr people raise againest a democratically elected govt. Hakainde is organizing a cooldeta.
Mr. Hamiyanze perhaps you can help your fellow clown Sakeni to explain how you feel the acting legally.
HH and others have raised serious constitutional issues here. Don’t just open your mouths anyhow! Let’s hear your justification and reasoning!
Mr. Hamiyanze perhaps you can help your fellow clown Sakeni to explain how you feel the acting CJ is legally occupying that office.
HH and others have raised serious constitutional issues here. Don’t just open your mouths anyhow! Let’s hear your justification and reasoning!
Some people are worth more in the grave…. Sekani you are wasting oxygen
What is making this odd is the failure by Sakeni to quote the law which is backing the legality of Acting Chief Justice. Is there something in that office Mr Sakeni, which changes people, as we saw similar ways of thinking others in that office like Rony Shikapwasha? Please inform us so we can be ignoring statements from that office.
SAKENI SEE WHAT ‘BITTER’ PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN EGYPT
IT IS BETTER TO KEEP QUIET THAN MAKE DULL STATEMENTS WHICH UNFORTUNATELY QUESTIONS YOUR SANITY
Can anyone tell me any Minister of Information in the history of Zambia worse off than Sakeni? I mean seriously! He took all his time to write this nonsensical statement which has no single backing of legal fact.
PF please, if you want to put positive spins on your failures, please find more intelligent people to do it. Not George Chella and Kennedy Sakeni. Swallow your pride and bring back Given Lubinda, at least he is a better liar.
All of them have been useless
Anyone given a judgement while she’s Chief Justice should appeal the judgement because it is passed under an invalid and illegal Chief Justice.
What a general statement from Sakeni! Ebukopo tulanda ubo. Mr. Sakeni we need a well reasoned answer supported by legal framework. Namu office of the president mwali katwishi ngamwalifika mu mgt coz u r so petty with yo statements that lack reasoning. Katwishi ngamwalipasapo number 1 in yo life time mu class