HOME Affairs minister Edgar Lungu has admitted and regretted that police officers fear to discharge their duties on law breakers especially those belonging to the ruling Party.
Mr Lungu said the spirit of fear in police officers to deal with perpetrators of crime by those from the ruling Party was a legacy that had been inherited from Independence, which the Patriotic Front was trying to correct.
He said the PF had liberated police officers to operate freely and encouraged them to uphold the law and exercise it on anyone regardless of their political affiliation and social status.
Mr Lungu said this when Mumbwa Member of Parliament Brian Chituwo (MMD) questioned the minister on what Government was doing to comprehensively deal with the matter in which cadres took the law in their own hands.
This was after the minister gave a ministerial statement to Parliament on the alleged impartial application of the Public Order act (POA) and the issue of Trespass and illegal allocation of plots in Lusaka West which caused violence and led to damage of property.
The ministerial statement arising from a Point of Order raised by United Party for National Development (UPND) Choma Central MP Cornelius Mweetwa who on Tuesday alleged that his political Party was never allowed to hold public rallies and processions and yet PF cadres were being allowed to do so.
“I must admit that the fear by police to execute their work against people in the ruling party is a challenging one, but as PF we won’t fail to correct this trend,” Mr Lungu said.
[pullquote]“I must admit that the fear by police to execute their work against people in the ruling party is a challenging one, but as PF we won’t fail to correct this trend,” Mr Lungu said.[/pullquote]
He said he was aware of some of the members from the opposition political parties who were law breakers had joined the ruling Party to be protected.
“We shall not allow people from the MMD to join us with their iniquities in the name of sharing our vision. Join us by helping us implementing the vision. We mean well and we want the police to do their work,” Mr Lungu said.
In the ministerial statement he said no political Party was stopped from holding public rallies or a march as long as they lodged in their written notice with the Zambia Police a week before the actual date an meet all the requirements for such a procession.
He said the notice had to give the following details with the Zambia police, the number of people involved, the date, time, venue, route, and objectives among others.
He said the PF cadres initially notified Police of their intentions to march to the ministry of Justice on September 24, but that they were denied the request for fear of disturbing Government operations.
Instead they were later directed to March from Party headquarters to Kabwe roundabout up to Ben Bella and back to business.
“The Cadres intended to stage another march on September 25, this year but they were refrained from doing so. This is not the first time the Zambia Police was against the PF holding rallies or processions. We do not practice selective application of the public order Act,” he said.
He noted that the UPND was last week allowed to hold a public rally in North Western Province and another on the Copperbelt and Police provided the necessary security.
He said in the recent past the UPND were allowed to hold rallies in densely populated areas like Kabwata, Mtendere and Matero, just like the other opposition parties such as the National Restoration Party (NAREP) that was last week allowed to hold a party mobilisation exercise in Northern Province.
Mr Lungu also confirmed that some unruly people purporting to be PF cadres on Thursday fought running battles with Police for illegal demarcation and selling of land in Lusaka West and in the process damaged private property.
He reiterated that land encroachment was a criminal practice that had in recent times mushroomed to alarming levels especially in Lusaka.
He said it was against this background that the police strategically formulated an operation to stamp out this illegality in Lusaka West under the Westwood Police station and this would extend to other parts of the country.
He said to this effect 600 people were arrested for criminal trespass and appeared in court yesterday charged with criminal trespass and land grabbing .
malabishi
It is interesting how on hand PF is quick to exhibit defectors while on the other blaming them for anarchy. Even the PF president came from the MMD so I am not sure how many members PF would have if they just courted first time voters.
My fiancé and I. Would like to buy land in Lusaka. Could someone let me know how we will go about this ? And prices to expect
This is an emergency
Thanks
@mushota.just go to garden house you wil find pf oficials(a.k.a pf cadres) and you wil buy one.it costs k10000 or kr10.the land used to belong to trishu but now auctioned.for more information cal mr robert chikwelete at 190 or 191.
Mwandi mushota apply to the ministry of lands ,Govt systems greeting better now,you will get response and file no allocated to you for follow ups.
@ Mushota. Have you been deported frrom Scotland.
How does one apply to the ministry of lands as their online website was last updated in 2012
Do all goes ministry communicate through emails or internet. This is an emergency
Thanks
The man at IT is very competent and updated usually but there are forms to physically fill here in person.ask someone here to do it for you.
The level of Police biasness in PF is unprecedented, this is encouraged by PF bigwigs, including Sata, Kabimba etc. it stems from the fact that the constitution is generally ignored by the president. The correction on lawlessness should start from the top, the president.
Daniel Mwamba aka Mushota ; you and your Nick will be arrested in Zambia since homosexuality is still a crime. Just stay where you are.
Finally an admission on police failure and unprofessionalism.
A PARTY OF KAPONYAS BY KAPONYAS AND FOR KAPONYAS,WASTED 5 YEARS,WHEN WE TOLD YOU WE CAN’T HAVE A GRADE 3 DROP OUT IN HIS 70’s AS A PRESIDENT,YOU THOUGHT WE WERE JOKING!!
Even MMD’s lupuya cadres had issues, it’s not the education level of president but the system.Police fear Victimization from PF bosses hence their selective justice.News that Cadres are now termed are a big relief, well done minister.GumuGumu lets agree its a good start.
@Chinyama. Good start? Which good start?
It takes great strength to admit one’s weakness. Blaming others on other hand requires no effort at all.
Who went with cadres to intimidate the ACC? Who ordered the Law enforcement not to investigate his ministers? Who demoted Muntemba for allowing a rally to go on? Who hurriedly transferred a key police investigation officer from Livingstone to Luapula after their cadres killed each other and then accused the opposition? Who fired IG Dr. Malama? Who Instructed DIG Jere to go and coup then install a preferred unelected District Chairman in Lusaka?
Who is Lungu trying to blame.
Truth pains.During MMD we never saw this brutality.PF was able to hold rallies at will without trouble.Never before have people been killed over land.
This will be the worst government in the history of Zambia.I thank The President for not including any cabinet minister from North Western because we knew what will come out of this leadership.The bible says better alone than being in a company of wrong doers.
Bravo North Westerns we are not beggars,but we voted wisely not this brutality we are seen we are not party on this anarchy.
Foolish u. You think we are stupid how dare u tok garbage. Which police thing are u tokng abt. Maybe at ur farm. Indeed this is…
Problems Found Party.
I think i like this Lungu.He is so right.Remember how the vigilante in UNIP used to behave and how some cadres like William Banda and Scorpion Kadobi almost became untouchable during the reign of MMD.
Spot on,saulosi,the police where still available but inactive towards MMD cadres,it’s good correctional steps taken.
The behavour of cadres in MMD and other things led to the change of goverment. It is shocking how PF is not seeing that they are decampaigning themselves, truely PF is under going auto destraction.
It is clear they have realized hence the correctional measure of professionalism at ZP and dissipline among genuine party members,why do some bloggers feel bad when PF makes a good decision? What’s your mission?
Good question Chinyama.You have to understand that most of the people prefers to be subjective rather than being objective.These are people who will continue thumbing down your comments even if they know you have a point.They will never like anything aslong as it is coming from PF.Thats the mind of an average Zambian for you.
Scorpion Kadobi and Prisca Nakawala were Sata’s henchman and woman. We still remember Chawama!
@Kaps….she was Esther Nakawala and not Prisca.
@Saulosi and Chinyama & PF Cadres Co.
It takes great strength to admit one’s weakness. Blaming others on other hand requires no effort at all.
Who went with cadres to intimidate the ACC? Who ordered the Law enforcement not to investigate his ministers? Who demoted Muntemba for allowing a rally to go on? Who hurriedly transferred a key police investigation officer from Livingstone to Luapula after their cadres killed each other and then accused the opposition? Who fired IG Dr. Malama? Who Instructed DIG Jere to go and coup then install a preferred unelected District Chairman in Lusaka?
Who is Lungu trying to blame.
The biggest problem is you Senior Politicians in GRZ shielding wrong doers at the expense of public interest. For instance Chikwelete is a PF chap and not GRZ where does he get the Authority to give police instructions, the party should address such issues as a matter of urgency. Chikwelete is a wrong chap needs to be fired quickly.
The issue of IG reporting to Presido has also failed citizens in our country it needs to be changed probably integrated into “Parliament system” as it is about enforcement of Zambian laws created by parliament.
PF move cautiously on this don’t decentralize ZP in a rush ,they may became unprofessional and assist UNDP to cause confusion claiming Zed a failed state.retain control for smooth implantation of development programmes.
the only news from this somalian faced minister is that the police are afraid to deal with pf cadres kwasila.stop lying that the oposition is alowed to hold rallies.just because hh met 10 vilagers in n/western and you cal that a rally?mr. Somalian faced minister you can only cheat those iliterates blind folowers from poor future(pf)
HH was allowed to hold rallies if he is unpopular & ended up with only his relatives attending the intended giant rally its not ZP’s fault.
I suppose if he became president you would waste tax payers’ money to travel to Mogadishu to prove that allegation you are leveling… it starts with such comments.
Iwe ka Drunken chap where is the hard working Muntemba if you are not victimizing them? You ordered her immediate transfer when she acted professionally what are trying to tell us. More BEERS for him may be some sense will emerge from his sticking mouth
Every journey starts with the first step, congratulation Bwana minister.
It is you leaders perpetuating this attitude by your behavior. How? You allow (instruct) the police to arrest opposition leaders for meeting chiefs but allow PF cadres to demonstrate without permits. In fact you cheat the Zambians that the PF cadres followed procedure when holding their protests but cancel legally and correctly obtained opposition party permits. What message are you sending to the police: IT PAYS TO BELONG TO THE PARTY AND ITS GOVERNMENT.
PF has no capacity to read into some these wrong things they do, even a fool will tell you that you cannot take away people rights and expect to win an election. We fought for freedom of speech assembly and association. What is happening now will make PF even more unpopular…how can they not see this
Sata fired a Lusaka police chief and instilled fear
It happens everywhere the president sees compromise,but has started to encourage professionalism at ZP a good sign.lets cooperate
C’mon give us a break. Didn’t the same Police allow Sata to hold rallies and public meetings during the MMD tenure ? What has the PF Suddenly done to the Police.? Please stop blaming MMD for your dictatorial rule. In any country the Police are merely a mirror or reflection of the ideology of the ruling elite. When you have democrats in power, the Police reflect democratic values in the execution of their duties . When you have a dictatorship , the Police also lean towards dictatorship in the execution of their duties. Since PF has embraced the UNIPst approach to politics, the police have likewise reverted to the one party state mentality. Since when did a democratic government sworn to upholding a multi- party demicracy make it its number one priority to obliterate opposition parties ?
Amen to that ..I totally agree my dear. Nice analysis
I hope people will remember all these things PF are doing come 2016…its shame for Mr Lungu to even compare democracy under the current government with that under MMD unless he is comparing it under UNIP…even then this is the worst we have ever witnessed in the history of Zambia.
What orifice was this thing using? Obviously not the mouth, the a.s.s was at work!
Be reminded:
PAY BACK TIME IS NEAR-YOU WILL WISH YOU WERE NOT BORN.
Ba Saulosi you should note that during the Vigilante era MCS was very much in the corridors of power and its him who mentored William Tekere Banda. In the MMD era, the likes of Kadobi and Nakawala were directly getting orders from the SG of MMD who was other than king cobra. Do you remember the chawama pangas and the blocking of the 22 MMD members to attend the convetion? Who was in charge? Now we ve chikwelete and Ngoma. So dont go any further to find were this is emanating from! Tata is still around!
@Saulosi and Chinyama & Co (PF Cadres).
Be honest with yourselves. Who went with cadres to intimidate the ACC? Who ordered the Law enforcement not to investigate his ministers? Who demoted Muntemba for allowing a rally to go on? Who hurriedly transferred a key police investigation officer from Livingstone to Luapula after their cadres killed each othet and then accused the opposition? Who fired IG Dr. Malama? Who Instructed DIG Jere to go and coup then install a preferred unelected District Chairman in Lusaka?
Who is Lungu trying to blame.
Ati,He said in the recent past the UPND were allowed to hold rallies in densely populated areas like Kabwata, Mtendere and Matero…yeah the ones you went disrupted saying there is not enough police to proved security.malabishi
This is the most lame excuse from a minister who has no clue of what he must be doing about the issue lol !!!
Spot on! Easy enough to blame others
It takes great strength to admit one’s weakness. Blaming others on other hand requires no effort at all.
Who went with cadres to intimidate the ACC? Who ordered the Law enforcement not to investigate his ministers? Who demoted Muntemba for allowing a rally to go on? Who hurriedly transferred a key police investigation officer from Livingstone to Luapula after their cadres killed each other and then accused the opposition? Who fired IG Dr. Malama? Who Instructed DIG Jere to go and coup then install a preferred unelected District Chairman in Lusaka?
Who is Lungu trying to blame?
Bwana Minister, do something or something will be done to you all in 2016
I told Stella Libongani on this blog how treacherous politicians are. When it doesn’t suit them, they will wash their hands off you and your officers. How many times has Lungu given instructions to “arrest” even before investigations are commenced? What instruction did you give Charity Katanga on HH, Nkombo and others during the Livingstone by election? Come off it Minister. You must be thinking we are really I.D.I.O.T.S? Isn’t it?
You are the one that has finished ZP and to jump start the Police will be a huge task.
yep! Stella is left holding the baby
@SGT GUNDUZANI,
I like your factual analyses of events unlike some bloggers who just argue without logic.
Every journey starts with a step.Lets all now move positively.
PF police can not against pf cadres for fear of losing work. The pf executive controls all wings government. We have hard core pf cadres heading judiciary, parliament, police,DPP, SG, etc therefore one does not expect any partiality at all.
What pf govt should always remember is that nothing lasts for ever. History teach us how powerful despots with all the power have fallen. PF is heading there.
This is a “RIDDLE”. What it literally means is: The system is already rotten & they can’t easily change it..
Imagine u’re a Traffic officer & a Minister Parks his PRADO wrongly .. Wud u ask him to follow you to the STATION ,like u do 2 others ?
Lets decipher what is contained in the report. Some of you if not all will recall your days in school and there was almost always a teach or two that were most feared because of their brutality. Now take Sata(nick named king cobra) and his history of brutality, Take KK and his iron fist rule, Chiluba ruthless and RB a man with a tail between his legs and tried so hard to instil fear but was really a softy. Put HH in plot 1 do you really think they’ll be a lot of fear? Until this generation of old politicians is wiped out, the fear factor will always play a major role in our politics. Most if not all of these high office bearers some fear the Cobra and his henchmen and women. Our style of politics have to change, the powers vested in the President and minister need streamlining.
It takes great strength to admit one’s weakness. Blaming others on other hand requires no effort at all.
Who went with cadres to intimidate the ACC? Who ordered the Law enforcement not to investigate his ministers? Who demoted Muntemba for allowing a rally to go on? Who hurriedly transferred a key police investigation officer from Livingstone to Luapula after their cadres killed each othet and then accused the opposition? Who fired IG Dr. Malama? Who Instructed DIG Jere to go and coup then install a preferred unelected District Chairman in Lusaka?
Who is Lungu trying to blame.
So, in short, the official ministerial statement is that there is no rule of law in our Country. What we have is rule of unruly cadres. Whats more, these cadres are now the alpha and the omega as they can go into a place of worship and beat up worshipers.
Your move Stella. In light of what the minister has said, let us know what initiatives you’re considering
Mushota, you shall google and will find a number of property dealers. What kind of land you are looking for, residential, farm, commercial, town?
Awoo! Zaoneka. Officially there is no land available in lusaka through Lands Dept. You can only buy from individuals or agents but be careful of swindlers.
Bwana, because you tolerated this indiscipline for too long, there will be no peace in PF!
Even hard core criminals are now masquerading as PF cadres because you allowed it.
Sack Wynter and perhaps there will be a second chance for PF.
Wynter is the architect of PF’s woes!
As for me, PF needs to go to save this country from total collapse!
Enough of PF’s misrule!
PF CAMPAIGNING IN MANSA
Dr. Scott was speaking in Mansa District when he officially launched construction of Mansa township roads under the Pave Zambia 2000 Road Projects.
The vice president later proceeded to address a rally at Mushinka grounds in Mansa Central constituency in what seemed to be a preparation for a by-election which is imminent in the area following the death of the area Member of Parliament Kennedy Sakeni.
And speaking at radio program at Kfm, Dr. Scott also disclosed that the PF would prefer to field a candidate who is a resident of Mansa and popular among the people and in the party when the by-election comes forth in the area.
Dr. Scott is in Mansa yesterday and he is accompanied by Lands and Natural Resources Minister Harry Kalaba, Home Affairs Deputy Labour Minister Ronald Chitotela, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Nickson Chilangwa, Deputy Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Susan Kawandami and former Minister of Defense Davies Mwila.
He is also scheduled to address a number of rallies in the area.
Umh? So the campaign is officially on?
The reality of the matter is that the historical back ground of the police in Zambia is to be biased towards the ruling party. When the BSA company formed the Northern Rhodesia police force, the function of the police at the time was to protect the Company property and it had nothing to do with the ‘natives’
During the 1940s to 1964, police were used by colonial master to supress African Nationalism movements.
unfortunately, in 1973, during the one party state, KK adopted the colonial policing system to use the police against anyone who held different opinion other than that of the party.
in 1991, chiluba and the MMD tried their best to change the trend hence the police in changed its name from a police force to the Zambia police service. New reforms were instituted.
The biggest…
@Bwana Mkubwa the campaign is not yet started but these are the excesses of the pf Govt. Starting from the top they dont respect the law and are not ashamed to break it. So blaming the police and even lying that they are doing something about it is just a sham
useless drunkard…tribalists
Stealing MMD’s MP’s but on the other hand denouncing them thatbtheydont want their iniquity. Is this normal?
@Mushota..come to Canada..I will help you buy land here. You don’t have to know anyone and they don’t have to know you.
Cornered,caught pants down and drunk!
“Carry your monkey and don’t pass the back”
Where were you!
At least him is honest, Winter would have said its M.M.D cadres masquerading as pf cadres, bakolweee abaaa!