The Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary-General Mr. Davies Chama has condemned the shameless tribalism being promoted by senior members of the party and urged voters to reject politicians seeking to divide Zambia using this scourge.
Mr Chama says the brazen tribalism that was promoted at the opposition party rally in Livingstone on January 13, is gravely troubling and must be condemned by all well-meaning Zambians.
The Secretary-General says the PF does not accept the cosmetic apologies the UPND campaign manager Mr. Dipak Patel has frantically being issuing, because he only casually distanced the party from pronouncements by Mr Munkombwe but neglected to address the equally reckless tribal remarks by Mr Vernon Mwaanga and Mr Patrick Mucheleka.
The tribal remarks by the three men can undermine Zambia’s cherished social cohesion and the entrenched values of co-existence among our people.
“It is shocking that Mr Hichilema accepts this tribalism and promises to use it effectively! In own words, Mr Hichilema says the party will use Mr. Munkombwe’s endorsement in a diligent manner. This is dangerous and we challenge him to renounce tribalism instead of embracing it,” Mr Chama said.
The Secretary-General said the proposition by Messrs Mwaanga and Mr Mucheleka that that Zambia should choose leaders on tribal rotation basis rather than merit is outrageous and completely away from established democratic principles upon which our beloved Zambia is built.
“The demand by the UPND that Bembas and other tribes must be excluded from seeking the presidency on grounds of tribe is shocking. This brazen expression of tribalism is difficult to understand. We therefore urge voters to reject politician promoting this ugly scourge. The failure by Mr Hichilema to condemn tribalism confirms our worst fears this is official policy in the UPND.”
The PF is disturbed that people who have served in positions of leadership in cabinet and Parliament can pander to such base instincts and resort to promoting tribalism instead of pursuing the established channels of political competition.
“We are not surprised that the ugly head of tribalism has continued to attend the UPND because the very assumption of Mr Hakainde Hichilema to the presidency of the party was on the basis of tribe rather than merit. To this day he has not renounced the public pronouncements by his supporters in 2006 that only a Tonga was to succeed the late Anderson Mazoka!” Mr Chama said.
Tell your chicken to man up. He could have to ask that question direct last night. We all kno what you tribal propagandais all about. Edgar chicken Lung.
Tell your chicken to man up. He could have to ask that question direct last night. We all know what you tribal propaganda is all about. Edgar chicken Lung
The mere mention of “TRIBALISM” is what keeps it alive.
These are the results of failure to turn up for the debate last night. The person who said tribal remarks was immediately rejected by the UPND and its on record. The PF Minister said those words. So he´s actually your own. Daniel Belly MUnkombwe said those words. What if you set him up there to say what he said??? He´s PF, knowing you crooks, anything is possible.
We know you are trying to sway people´s attention of the failed debate attendence by one Edgar Coward Lungu. Thats the talk going around right now. This tribal Propaganda won´t put food on peoples tables. Start with Rupiah who said wako ni wako. Obviously wako ni wako is Tonga to you Mr Useless Minister, Not my words but Our Dead President Sata.Useless Ministers. Oh… almost forgot, 4 days to go!!!
Chama is a liar of the first order. What Munkombwe, Mucheleka, GBM and VJ said was with respect to the current context where a Tonga is the best candidate. With this background, they are saying a Tonga deserves to be voted for president. They are not saying abitrary rotation without considering quality. And also what they are trying to put across is that Tongas have historically been denied the presidency even when they had the best candidate like Anderson Mazoka in 2001 because of simply tribe. Chama is a tribalist trying to use tribe to improve the chances of his unsellable candidate.
Why turn up at a Kangaroo court with MUVI tv prosecutors? These people though their TV news have ganged up with UPND to crucify EL . Their news items about EL are all distorted in the most negative way. The pictures about EDIGAR are all twisted in all formats. On the other side they report everything positive about Ngombe Ilede. Shame of you . On Jan 20 it will show!!
You, Chama denounce tribalism 1st (refer to Kabimba)
THOSE TALKING ABOUT THE DEBATE, READ KALAKI’S ANALYSIS ON FACEBOOK..
From Kabimba to Edgar Lungu, then to Atanga, and even lowest to Davies Chama…. what is wrong with the sinking boat???
Ubwato na bubunda!!
THOSE WHO THINK HH THE CHEAT (SUSPENDED FROM UNZA IN SECOND YEAR FOR CHEATING DURING AN EXAM)
THE SATANIST . FREE MASON AND DEVIL WORSHIPPERS CAN RULE ZAMBIA NEED TO SEEK THE LORD IN THEIR LIVES
I WILL KEEP ON PRAYING FOR HH AND HIS FELLOW DEVIL WORSHIPPERS IN THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL SEE THE TRUE LIGHT OF THE LIVING GOD.
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR A TRUE CHRISTIAN
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU
Tribalism is embedded in Tongas ,do not waste your time. Chifyalilwa coupled with Poligamy
Ba Chama its your Monkombwe you sent to UPND to scandalise it but unfortunately, UPND was quick to take him off the podium and issue a statement to disown him.
You are actually way to late to act bwana. UPND is way ahead of you in every thing.
Next please?
HH is my president I will not be ashamed to tell people about.
Mean while HH, GBM MUTATI MUCHELEKA et al team has taken Northern , Luapula and Muchinga by storm.
Kasama came to a stand still for HH to day. LT will not show the pictures because its afraid of embarrassing Lungu and PF.
Next stop Eastern then finally Lusaka.
Let us learn to live together as brothers or perish together as foools
WARNING
The REAL Axis of Evil
Currently at loose, some are suspected mental patients suffering from severe cases of DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR, they are accused of TRYING BUT FAILING TO deceive bloggers and inciting hate by vomiting the usual tribal insults
1 Wanzelu
2 Blago
3 Wantanshi
4 Nostradamus
5 Mei Matungu
6 One Hit Wonder
7 Anderson Chisala
8 Skeleton
Under observation in the mental ward
1 Dude Love / Jessie wa mu town
2 Biggg Hhhheaded
3 Sido Mark
The above wished death on our late dearly beloved HEMCS, that is their character and the character of the tribal gathering called UPND they espouse. Only like minded evil people that fortunately are in the minority believe in their madness. God loves Zambia and will not allow such devils to succeed.
***EL…
Owl, listen basa, it is not mandatory to attend these debates. In developing countries they do not contribute anything to voters swaying. They are only a circus and time waster. This is the time to use wisdom, when you know people have step a trap for you, the wise thing to is avoid the trap. EL avoided your useless trap, and you have come empty handed. The Satanist and his agents have kissed dust and are coming out fuming because their objective was not fulfilled. HH love for camera and diners have made him lose good campaign time. EL and team have concentrated on what is important, visiting electorates in the remote areas of Zambia. This is a political lesson, HH and his tribal party must learn. You don win election by attending gala and tv shows are winning useless Muvi tv polls.
Does this main news on the Post tells something about the results?
DORA Siliya says Zambians will suffer if they change government in next week’s presidential election.
And Siliya says the MMD has stopped the watch and removed the batteries.Speaking on a special programme on Radio Maria on Tuesday, Siliya, who is backing PF’s Edgar Lungu, said a majority of the people that would suffer if the government changes were farmers. “Sata’s leadership was difficult and it’s true it was difficult. If I and RB were thinking about ourselves, it was going to be easy to support the UPND or any other party and tell the people to remove PF because they are the ones who have victimised us, and this was going to be logical and this was what people were expecting. But we have said the sufferings…
Tonga is a small tribe let them we shall teach UPND and HH a lesson they will never forget. It is Edgar Lungu and PF nafuti.
HH will not a pologise to any one because he is not Munkobwe.Let munkombwe apologize.In the same vain Rupiah Banda and Dora apologize too for saying Lungu in yawanu wanu.why vote for others.HH has been preaching ZAMBIA UNITED and UPND has disa sociated it self from Munkombwe.so stop the tribal song its boring and out dated.
Tell Akainde to own up and be a man.
He must apologize to the Zambian people for embracing toxic tribal and regional in the same way he rebukes and condems violence when its allegedly done by PF
Why cant he speak against tribalism….why? Its because it puts him in a comfort regional zone.
Akainde rose to upnd helm not because he was the best candidate to take over from Mazoka (MHSRIP) but through tribal schemes.
Why should Akainde leave his dirty work to a mwenye, a patel to clean it up for him?
Zambians are notoriously known to reject leaders who promote tribal polics and Akainde is just waiting to score a double brace. He already scaored a hat-trick
mwami zambia has gone trible….that the fact.it will take our children to reverse this.i pray it shouldnt result in genocides.
PF is in a mess. Why secretary-General Chama has become campaign spokesman? Where is campaign manager and media directors Emmanuel Mwamba? Lungu couldn’t even make it to Monze because secretary is not working.
UPND’s secretary Winston Chibwe is busy making sure all receipts from campaigns are collected and accountants busy doing clean reports to donors. And also to make sure there is lunch for campaign speakers.
The campaign spokes person is Dipak Patel.
THOSE WHO THINK HH THE CHEAT (SUSPENDED FROM UNZA IN SECOND YEAR FOR CHEATING DURING AN EXAM)
THE SATANIST . FREE MASON AND DEVIL WORSHIPPERS CAN RULE ZAMBIA NEED TO SEEK THE LORD IN THEIR LIVES
I WILL KEEP ON PRAYING FOR HH AND HIS FELLOW DEVIL WORSHIPPERS IN THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL SEE THE TRUE LIGHT OF THE LIVING GOD.
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR A TRUE CHRISTIAN
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU
This PF Secretary General is a hypocrite. PF is too tribal to start accusing other political parties of the same vice. Let PF itself renounce tribalism FULL STOP.
These are the result of failure to turn up for the debate last night. Propaganda.
Last kicks of a dying horse. Throwing in tribal card.
Viva #flightHH2015.
Why are you concerned? The problem is with other tribes. you friends have said only are Tonga becoz it was formd by a Tonga. why shud other tribes vote them to those following them why are you complaining when they have said it
Which are those “equally reckless tribal remarks by Mr Vernon Mwaanga and Mr Patrick Mucheleka?” I am getting more concerned.
THOSE WHO THINK HH THE CHEAT (SUSPENDED FROM UNZA IN SECOND YEAR FOR CHEATING DURING AN EXAM)
THE SATANIST . FREE MASON AND DEVIL WORSHIPPERS CAN RULE ZAMBIA NEED TO SEEK THE LORD IN THEIR LIVES
I WILL KEEP ON PRAYING FOR HH AND HIS FELLOW DEVIL WORSHIPPERS IN THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL SEE THE TRUE LIGHT OF THE LIVING GOD.
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR A TRUE CHRISTIAN
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU
@ 5.1 MWINE MUNZI
You seem to imply that Boko Haram sponsored Edgar Lungu is, in your own words, “A TRUE CHRISTIAN.” Since when did he become a Christian, let alone a true one? Has he lately jumped ship from Islam to Christianity?
Yes, UPND and it’s cornerstone cancer of tribalism. Decidedly unsuited for the national presidency, now or ever!
Last kicks of a dying horse.
Viva #flightHH2015.
The tribal song is boring and outdated stop it.We know the true tribalists.VIVA HH VIVA ZAMBIA UNITED.
This tribal leader can never be a president of this country
This tribal leader can never be a president of this country
four days to go and we will find out.
Viva #flightHH2015
you are saying this because you are tribalist yourself. you mean all tribal ministers ps and diplomats in pf govt were selected on merit! shut up…
the more you talk abt tribelism the more you promote it
lets stop such thing,one zambia one nation
Where is it written that this Time a tonga should be voted, may be I am missing it , is it in the constitution? HH -UPND know very well that they have lost this election and that HH will never be president of Zambia. Just be strong on 21 January for the catastrophic loss HH-UPND will be inflicted.
Peace and Prosperity to Mother Zambia.
UPND shud hv their own president for southern province only.9 provinces for Lungu versus 1 for HH….no ways.Here in Western province our vote is for Lungu cos UPND sidelined Sakwiba Sikota on tribal grounds.Why shud we gv our Barotse vote to tribalists ?
@joseph don’t you think it takes a thief to catch a thief.Those talking of tribalism are the tribalists themselves.How could you explain of Pf appointments of ministers,Dipolmats and Ps.lets stop this cancer VIVA Zambia United ,VIVA HH.
A Cameleon will owaz be a cameleon no mater how hard it tries to change its colours to suit the enviroment it is in.and they say u can pretend but u cant hide. same aplies to UPND, after facing the consiquence of their saying that only a tonga can take over the upnd Presidence they av tried so hard to pretend to build their image.but as it is said the truth owaz triumph over lies, they do it in vain.
now time as catch up with them hence panicking day n night to smear butter on our faces so that we see that they ar not tribal.
the only honourable thing he should av done is to swallow his pride n apologize to the nation.
oz as things stand HH will never win any election in
ZAMBIA mark my words.
kwo kwo kwo kwo kwo-kwo!
Chicken.
Stop trying to find silly little ndabas.
kwo kwo kwo kwo kwo-kwo!
Chicken.
THOSE WHO THINK HH THE CHEAT (SUSPENDED FROM UNZA IN SECOND YEAR FOR CHEATING DURING AN EXAM)
THE SATANIST . FREE MASON AND DEVIL WORSHIPPERS CAN RULE ZAMBIA NEED TO SEEK THE LORD IN THEIR LIVES
I WILL KEEP ON PRAYING FOR HH AND HIS FELLOW DEVIL WORSHIPPERS IN THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL SEE THE TRUE LIGHT OF THE LIVING GOD.
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR A TRUE CHRISTIAN
2015 LET ZAMBIA VOTE FOR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU
UMODZI KUMAWA RB + DORA ?
@PF SG: It is not good for. you to be so strong on tribal remarks which you have no proof of. Those remarks were not even there in its context. It is Peter ADAM of ZR who collected pieces here and there to come up with statements of tribalism. Peter and Mwamba are too sensitive to tribalism much that they even misinterprete things. If a tonga went to Southern to campaign and just mention that “please people of Choma vote for me” to Mwamba and Adam that becomes tribalism. You wont manage to deceive people and you will cry the whole of next week when you learn the Dickson Jere way.
I don’t like talking about tribalism , it is so sickening
We all are God’s creation and we are all special
Zambians if you so please marry across tribes maybe we can eradicate this tribal nonsensical
Let us learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools
Viva Edgar chosen for stability
When did Mr Munkombwe, Mr Mucheleka and Dr Mwanga become senior members of UPND? Mr Munkombwe is a deputy minister in the PF government. The headline is misleading…
BA CHAMA CAPITALISING ON TRIBAL REMARKS AT UPND RALLY BY YOUR OWN PF MINISTER,SOMETHING FISH BUT CANT WIN YOUR CHAKOLWA LUNGU VOTES
PF, the most tribal party ever in the history of Zambia, is now preaching against tribalism. Hope they mean it.
Do not run away from the fact UPND is the only party in the history of Zambia to declare that a leader for a party MUST come from a particular tribe, in this instance, a Tonga for UPND. You UPND why are you not challenging this position. You it is only UPND that has for more than 15 years campaigned on tribal lines and terribly lost. Because you do not learn you are losing again. All you are insults. Watch this space on 21st. EL is coming in smiling, HH is coming out weeping and the end of the road for him.
@ 20.1 Yebo Nkhosi
It was a “Jeremiah Wright” type of nonsensical out-burst. Why are you insistent that the misguided individual spoke on behalf of UPND?
it’s so refreshing am not part of these upnd cohorts .RETARDS!
And you named yourself retard.
Mr Davis Chama wants to appear as if PF is a saint when it comes to tribalism. Who are you kidding?
The whole tribalism episode has escalated during PF’s rise to power.
Continue with munkombwe’s remarks. Meanwhile your chick is nowhere?? Maybe he has sneaked to Zimbabwe again or Angola!! Azaulula!!
Wise, please for once be wise. EL has not time waste going to your MUVI debates. He would rather do rallies because that is where you get votes. Those debates are only showcases. They are for those who want to keep-up appearances. Chiluba did not attend the debates and he won, Sata did attend and he won, Levy did not attend and he won, Lungu did not attend…., the answer is clear, he is winning. HH is only a president for MUVI TV. EL is the national leader. We are confirming this on 20th. I cannot wait, it is like next year. We want to show that insults and tribalism do not win elections.
PF FOUNDER PRESIDO MCS MUCHINGA PRO
P F SECOND PRESIDO ECL E PRO
UPND FOUNDER RESIDO A MAZOKA S PRO
UPND SECOND PRESIDO HH S PRO
someone help me find my voters card.I want to send halelusa hagain in political retirement.
UPND should never be apologetic about non issues. PF wants to use tribalism to ganner support unfortunately their strategy is to shallow. Their candidate is failing to attend debates and he has just failed to address rallies in Mazabuka and Livingstone. The Chief tribalists are Chama himself and Mumbi Phiri. Listen to their talk. Its always empty and the only English word they know is tribalism. Mwanya bakoswe, mwalobe lyauma. Next week ni HH in state house. Call tribalist if you like. I careless!
Maman I agree with you what a cheap strategy .We In ZAMBIA UNITED we above that.VIVA HH.VICTORY is certain.
Let tribalism die with PF. Let democracy take root and thrive.
It does seem to me that TRIBALISTS are gradually becoming an endangered species in Zambia.
Pluck off logs in your eye as PF before you see specks in UPND eye.
Zambians are know that PF government constitute of one tribe, that is the main reason Zambians are rejecting PF on 21/01/2015.
Aquilla, The difference between HH and EL is that UPND declared that NO non-Tonga can Party President. On the other Hand, you saw how EL was elected by PF delegates from the WHOLE country. UPND and you its followers are failing to deny this fact that HH was imposed on tribal grounds. So the log is still in the eyes of UPND and is stuck and it is very visible to Zambians. Can you deny this that HH was not imposed on tribal grounds, then I will stop commenting. So Aquilla, the ball is still in UPND court, no one forced you to do politics on tribal ground you did it freely, so do not throw that dirty ball to other parties in Zambia. This is a sticking point for UPND and a major cause for election defeat including the one on 20th January.
THANKS THAT Mr. CHAMA HAS LABOURED SO MUCH ON THIS ISSUE OF TRIBALISM.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A PIG WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A PIG, EVEN IF
YOU ADORN MAKE UP ON IT’S LIPS, AND PERFUME ON IT;S BODY IT
WILL STILL REMAIN A PIG.
THIS IS THE TRUE COLOUR OF UPND, CHAPWA, IT IS A TRIBALIST PARTY.
Shame ba Davis, just shut up
Mei Matungu @ 20.2. May I know who Jeremiah Write is? Anyway. Iam trying to point out that the problem with UPND and HH is the sticking issue that he was imposed on throne of the Party on tribal grounds and that until this problem is settled, it will continue to be a thorn in the flesh of UPND. UPND has good manifesto and policies, but the problems is what I just mentioned. You see, HH himself has not denied this nor has the Party. So UPND has itself to blame for not acting swiftly to correct this. They should, maybe had gone for some sort national indaba after 2011. If HH was confirmed, he would have cleared this tribal issue and had more chances of winning the coming election. But as things stand, with statements from the Munkombwes, they are only doing HH more harm than good.
@ 31.1 Yebo Nkhosi
Controversies[edit] Wikipedia:
Main article: Jeremiah Wright controversy
Wright, who was Barack Obama’s former pastor, gained national attention in March 2008 when ABC News, after reviewing dozens of Wright’s sermons,[27] excerpted parts which were subject to intense media scrutiny.[4][28][29][30] Obama denounced the statements in question, but after critics continued to press the issue of his relationship with Wright he gave a speech titled “A More Perfect Union”, in which he denounced Wright’s remarks, but did not disown him as a person.
Yes shut up looser .Too boring we youths don’t belong to any tribe we are mixed so will vote for brains in HH and ZAMBIA UNITED.
@ 31.1 Yebo Nkhosi
Yebo, I appreciate the concerns you have highlighted. For a long time, I too struggled with the same. However, I am now of the view that the issue has out-played itself. Let bygones by bygones. Besides, this has not been uniquely a UPND problem. As far as tribalism is concerned, PF stinks. The same could be said of MMD under RB.
It will be unfortunate if the people in UPND have not learnt their lesson yet regarding tribalism. They should have. I take comfort that Mr. Daniel Munkombwe is not UPND. He is PF. Further, that he is an old man who likes to talk even when he has nothing to say. I believe that was a slip of a tongue on his part. We should not crucify him for saying what he said. And neither must UPND be penalized for it.
@ 31.1 Yebo Nkhosi
Speaking recklessly is a trademark of Daniel Munkombwe. It is a niche of his that has made him a memorable politician.
These persistent claims of tribalism by PF have opposite effects. People begin to think “these people have something to hide or twist after all”.
The likes of Mumbi Phiri have talked sooooo much about the subject that it’s now sickening.
Munkombwe is PF, why should HH apologise. It’s like asking Chipimo to apologise for the satanic comments made by Bishop Chomba
lungu is seemingly lucky to have been ‘anointed’ by MCS.perhaps that’s how God works. if kabimba and lubinda had not f….d up one of them would likely ve been in Lungu’s shoes and equally endorsed by all tribes except…please I loathe tribalism(whatever it means)…Lungu’s is therefore not about tribe.why, it also happened to M’wasa.