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Chishimba Kambwili
Chishimba Kambwili

Vice Chairperson of Patriotic Front (PF) Media and Publicity Committee has issued a statement to the media saying that the statement attributed to the Information Minister and Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili and published in the Post Newspaper’s edition of May 3, 2015 against Ms. Siliya does not reflect the position of the PF.

The Post reported that Mr Kambwili said that he would rather sell his soul to the devil than accept Dora Siliya as a PF member because, according to him, she had insulted Michael Sata.

“For me, Dora must apologise for insulting Mr Sata. As long as that is not done, her coming into the party, that won’t sit down well with me. She is saying Sata’s three-year rule was more than xenophobia, that is unacceptable. Personally, I have not welcomed her until she apologises publicly.” Kambwili went further to spell out the words that Siliya should use to get her apology accepted.

“The key words she should say are: ‘I apologise for what I said and I thank Mr Sata for this platform that I want to join’,” he said. “The problem with me is I am not a pretender, I call a spade a spade. If Dora can insult Mr Sata today, what will stop her from insulting President (Edgar) Lungu when he is out of office tomorrow?” Kambwili also sounded a warning to those who were joining PF to respect founder members who worked hard for the party.

Below is the full statement from PF

STATEMENT ON REMARKS ATTRIBUTED TO INFORMATION MINISTER CHISHIMBA KABWILI AGAINST MS. DORA SILIYA – ISSUED BY SUNDAY CHANDA, VICE CHAIRPERSON, PF MEDIA AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

Lusaka, Zambia, 3rd May 2015 – The Party Secretary General Mr. Davies Chama has already given the Party’s official position regarding former Petauke Member of Parliament Ms. Dora Siliya. She has been welcomed and embraced by the Party and remains at liberty to participate in Party Programs, including availing herself to re-contest her former seat on PF ticket. It is therefore highly regrettable when those in leadership begin to openly defy and contradict the Party’s official position on Ms. Siliya’s decision to join the Party.

It must be placed on record that the statement attributed to the Honourable Minister Chishimba Kambwili, MP and published in the Post Newspaper’s edition of May 3, 2015 against Ms. Siliya does not reflect the position of the PF.

These reported remarks instead represent his own personal views and but they go to compromise the Party’s position. This is considering that unsuspecting members of public would easily confuse the statement to be the official position of PF and Government at large, bearing in mind that Hon. Kambwili is Chief Government Spokesperson.

Hon Kambwili does not need to be reminded that the Late President His Excellency Michael Chilufya Sata stood for reconciliation as he forgave andembraced those who had previously either fought him or issued disparaging remarks against his person.

He demonstrated this reconciliation and forgiveness when he embraced the likes of late Mr. Willie Nsanda, former Tourism Minister Hon. Sylvia Masebo, among others. It is also common knowledge that late President Sata reconciled beyond Party lines when he made peace with late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa.

It would therefore be a misgiving to portray that if the late President was alive, he would fail to forgive Ms. Siliya. This is the mark of leadership PF must continue to espouse if his legacy is to live on.

Lastly, all PF members are urged to adhere to President Lungu’s directive to recruit and embrace new members and Ms. Siliya is no exception. It is only by so doing that the Party will continue to grow from strength to strength.

Issued By Sunday Chanda – Vice Chairperson, PF Media and Publicity Committee

64 COMMENTS

  1. PF BANDITS are again fighting each other. Confusion & violence are on the way.

    Bandit Kambwili & Bandit Dora are Corrupt. Wasting time, the economy & kwacha are in limbo!

    The Skeleton Key
    ~206~

    • What desperation! Kambwili is a bigger pillar in PF than Chama, Siliya and this Chanda combined, why the hurry to disown his statement?

      We all know it is personal but after Siliya’s conduct in 2011 and again last week, most of PF will feel exactly like Kambwili.

      I would advise this Chanda to take a step back and advise Siliti to learn PF’s values and vision and apologise for the insults before expecting true reconciliation

    • On this one Kambwili is correct. PF cannot eat it’s vomit over and over again. The people we were told are corrupt and have cases are now slowly taking over PF and soon it will be MMDPF.

    • Sell his soul? What soul? Has he got any? He gave it away for free a long time ago when he joined PF.

    • If PF and government would distance itself from kambwili’s statement, then discipline must follow. As far as we are concerned, by his status and position as chief government spokesperson, he speaks on behalf of the government.
      So whenever Kambwili makes a statement, we must wait for chanda to authenticate it?

    • This just poly ticks ba Kambwili – No permanent friends and No permanent enemies, that’s just how the cookie crumbles. You should actually be falling in love with Dora now. The next time you attend a meeting with her please make sure you walk AROUND her to appreciate her behind!!!

  2. Ba Kambwili was on the Cartels side up and till he realised that he was on the losing side. Edgar embraced him and has since appointed him minister of information. Why is he finding it hard to forgive Dora when Sata forgave Willie Nsanda for organising people to go and beat him up at radio ichengelo? Nga ba Masebo who used to call Sata a mad man,didn’t he forgive her?

    • @ 2 change
      You talk as if edgar himself was not just done a big favour of his life by sata. kambwili has done more for pf than many pretenders today.

  3. Kambwili Uli shilu? Tawakapole?

    Kambwili is not PF. All he said is his own and not for the Government or PF. He himself was found wanting by the late President Sata when he was exposed that he was campaigning to become the PF President. Was he expelled? Kambwili Grow up and start behaving like a leader. PF is for everybody: Dora, Namugara, even Kaingu who tore the President’s speech are welcome just as you misbehaved. Don’t think we do not know you. You even called Lungu a fool just because he took time to appoint you as minister. Ebupuba tulandapo ubu. Ulesha ubupuba bobe ulemona fye ubwabanobe. You also must apologise using the same words you suggested to Dora..ata se

  4. Big cracks in the PF. The Pathetic Panga Family has again started fighting each other.

    This time Guy Scott is no where to save them. Anybody still doubting that HH will caryy the day with undiputable margin should now be coming to his/her senses. PF will now be thrown in the dustbin of history.

    I understand kachasu man wants to make his tribemate girl friend Mrs Mulyokela as Information Minister. He really wants to drop or transfer Fat Albert from Information Ministry to a junior one.And pipo have told Fat Albert hence his outburst.

    The Kachasu Man is determined to appoint his inherited girl frend from Nyamasoya.

  5. Interestingly contradictions. At what level is the Vice Chairman of PF and Media Publicity as relative to Chairman of Youth? If he is below the position of Kabwili holds in the party ladder, then it is anarchy for Junior members to speak against their superiors in such a set up.

  6. Alot of PF Members are migrating at lightening speed from their part to UPND and to the Rainbow because of Edgar Lungu who has insulted the legacy of Micheal Sata.

    From the look of things by the end of next year, 70% of PF Members will be Rupiah’s people.

    One would be tempted to think that Mr. Sangoma, Mr. Myamasoya and their duo girl frend Mrs Mulokela must be the ones who poisoned Sata with the assisstance of Emmanuel Mwamba and Chanda Chinda.

  7. Reason why I say zambian politics is a circus. Suddenly Dora and kaingu are darlings of the pf, wonders shall never seize. These individuals destroyed mmd and have come to do the same in pf, mark my words.

    • Indeed a circus but the circus is abetted with the electorates’ foolishness for adoring such individuals such that they keep rebounding into parliament as peoples’ representatives

  8. Ubu bupuba batampa Ba Kambwili . Politics is a game of numbers, leave Dora alone , PF does not belong to you Kambwili so leka ukubosa swaini

  9. There are varying theories as to why Kambwili has vehemently resisted Dora’s move, some insiders in the corridors of power speculate Siliya may well be the next Information Minister if she manages to sail through in the forth coming Parliamentary by-election.

    Edgar Lungu is intending to drop Kambwili. He wants to fill all important positons with Rupiah’s People.

    The President of Zambia is actually Rupia Banda and Not Edgar Lungu.

  10. Ba Kambwili we know that you are part of the cartel ,his excellence ECL forgave you and appointed you minister but you do not want to forgive Dora. Please leave PF and go to rainbow

  11. That media statement was actually written by Edgar Lungu and the poor and hungry sunday chanda was only given a photocopy to read.

    PF is now finshed, HH is the ANSWER in 2016.

  12. World politics, there are no permanent enemies hence Gabriel Namulambe was forgiven and joined PF. We should learn to for give but teti tulabe.

  13. Afrika kuti twa kubelelo uluse lelo teti tulabe, shalapo chani chandala. We must do what works and what matters most. The worst thing we could do is make a lot of noise about changing things, only to revert to the old, familiar, destructive patterns. As PF we need to grow politically, financially and numerically, hence we need the likes of Dora Silia, Mutale Nalumango, William Tekele Banda and George Chulumanda etc…………………………………………

  14. Kambwili is very right. This Dora insulted Micheal day in day out. She used her foul mouth to discredit the founder of the PF and today she wants to join the same party? Utter rubbish. Let her keep her urine in the MMD!!! Lets be serious please!!!

    • So what?
      What difference does it make any way?
      You insult you don’t insult same difference.
      They are just words!

  15. Kambwili is correct. Dora can’t be PF member without apology. From the look of things MMD miscreants have ganged up and schemed to recoup power which they lost to PF in 2011 through the back door. PF has come a long way growing by its pragmatic approach culminating in the take over power in 2011 without the desperation to recruit enemies of the party as we are witnessing now. To let people who insulted Sata and PF take over the reigns is the most callous way to snub and betray a man who sacrificed so much for the nation.

  16. Before the party is torn apart, President Edgar Lungu should drop Kambili from the position of Government spokesperson immediately.

    The position for Government spokesperson requires a sober-minded person who sees beyond the nose. Can you imagine Kambwili’s un-researched statements a week before elections?. He can easily make a big blander which would cost the party the whole election.

    I earnestly appeal to President Lungu to drop Kambwili or reshuffle him forthwith.

    Recently, he has been issuing statements like “I direct that……..”. Normally such statements should be reserved for things that have got national importance, and should usually come from the Head of State to underscore their urgency.

    The Post Newspaper will exploit Kambwili’s disorderly behavior to bring…

  17. When it comes to such issues Kambwili is dull. How can he willingly give an interview to the Post. Mmembe is all out to destroy the PF. The fall of the PF and EL will be the biggest
    achievement on Mmembe’s agenda. A pain on Mmembe’s neck has been EL. So Mmembe is so smart to use weak souls like Mr Kambwili, Whose analytical power is very low. There is nothing wrong bringing Dora to PF. Sata brought Masbo to PF the one who called him a mad man. Please Mr Kambwili do not be used by the cartel. They are no good. The cartel’s agenda is deadly. People have lost lives,jobs, reputation because of the cartel.

    • Good warning to the honourable minister and to all who like opening their mouths to Mmembe any how. Remembber how Silvia Masebo and GBM who thought they were smart by yapping in the Post their political careers are in limbo.

  18. I think Kambwili is right on this one, even politicians should grow, do not let them insult others when it suits them and then later want to join the same people they insulted not too ago.
    Let Dora Siliya apology, she insulted all the men in parliament and PF in particular not too long ago and today every one is busy praising her, were are your morals and principles, even if its numbers PF set even some minimum standards please.
    Not too long ago Dora needed alangisi today she is darling of the party in government. I can not believe it.

  19. In politics you dont choose who is who, its a personal wish whether to join UPND or PF as long he sees potential and strength in that party, if you are in an opposition you can say any rubbish to gain your popularity as per speculations to DORA SILIYA but she has made her decision to join PF, embrace and welcome her burry the differences for betterment of the party.

  20. People talking about forgiveness are missing a serious point here. No one can forgive dora on behalf of Sata. They are not God. You insult the builder of a house and still go on to shift into it! What nonsense is this. PF politics stinks and is devoid of reasoning. PF is slowly but steadily falling into the hands of RB and apart from kambwili other founder members are just watching. RB will destroy PF in the same way as MMD and Namboard. How can such a hapless party run government?

    • For sure where are the PF members, why are they keeping quiet and letting Kambwili fight this battle with Nyamasoyo alone. That Chanda is too junior to be talking like that to his boss. In any case who made the decision to accept Dora, wasn’t such an important issue owing to her insults ought to have been discussed at senior level before it was implemented.

      Can someone in PF provide leadership here, coz President EL is just a member of PF and can’t just impose on the party whatever he feels like or what Nyamasoyo tells him

  21. This is clear testimony that Lungu is visionless. Locally he is dancing to RBs tune and internationally to Mugabe’s. 90 days in power and he has not made any single landmark decision of his own. He is clinging to men who have failed in their countries politically hopping they will one day give him the vision.

  22. Where are the PF senior people, plz let them quickly handle this issue before it gets out of hand. And if ECL is letting Nyamasoya call the shots then he is very dull.

    There has to be some sort of reconciliation even Dora is somehow not genuine coz how can she be comfortable to just get in after all the blasphemies she has committed, she should at least have tried to apologise and reconcile with PF members otherwise how does she face them and work with them, what hypocrisy is this

  23. Kambwili may be a fool, but on this score he is correct.

    I loathed him when he said that he had given the DC for Kitwe 3 days in which to pull down the billboards for Nawakwi and HH.

    So, Kambwili open your eyes. Remember what SATA told you in the toilet when you were serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs? I will withhold the details for now…

    You were then dropped top Sports.

    The same is going to happen here, Vodka is dropping you very soon. You know that I am very serious and you know exactly what I am talking about! Take heed

  24. It is very disheartening to see PF making such a 360 degrees turn on issues that we never doubted about during SATA’s time. Every one makes mistakes, but not such mistake assumed to have been made by SILIYA. SILIYA was full of hate for SATA and the same goes for RB. RB and SILIYA are one and the same thing. For me on this one LUNGU has got it all wrong. This is what we call hunger for power. I would not have imagined SATA at any given time give room to SILIYA. It was the more reason why before SATA died was quicky to raise a whip on MASEBO, for he knew exactly who MASEBO was. I have no problem with Kambwili on this one and has shown PF what to be principled means. LUNGU and MWILA are taking PF to another different level, even absorbing MMD for the sake of staying in power, what a sad…

  25. Mixed reactions, double speaking and disowning one another. Its all in the name of gathering numbers .Surely, does the end justify the means?

  26. It is wishful thinking that the PF is cracking. If anything if the likes of Kambwili leave the party it will be stronger. In politics there are no permanent enemies. Indeed Mr Sata forgave and embraced his enemies just as much as he was forgiven and embraced by those whom he too hurt. I think mr Kambwili is worried that if Dora won he might lose his Information ministerial position to her. Mr Kambwili is too much of a loose canon to manage this portfolio. A new appointee is this portfolio is inevitable!

  27. Ill statement issued by a govt leader…… he surely will eat his vomit cant wait to see him in the same photo with Dora

  28. KAMBWILI IS VERY CORRECT AS EVER B4.
    WHY ARE MMD BEMBERS SO DESPERATE,WE KOW ALL OF YU SUPPORTING DORA ARE DESPERATE MMD LOOKING FOR SURVIVAL.WHY DON’T YU ORGANISE YOUR PARTY THAN BRING YOUR FAILURE IN PF.
    MASEBO IS DIFFERENT FROM SILIYA. MASEBO LEFT THE RULING PARTY SACRIFICING HIS JOB.
    THIS CHAMA HAS NO DIRECTION NO WONDER EASTERN IS PROTESTING BECAUSE HE HAS NO DIRECTION.HE CAN NOT CAPTAIN THE BOAT

  29. I have found that it is sometimes better not to be emotional when responding to events, it can be very embarrassing when things dont go your way. BTW when are you closing watchdog as promised?

  30. Ba Kambwili u ve double standards. U insulted Willies Nsanda (MHSRIP) when he supported EL for president. Nsanda forgave u. EL forgave u & gave u a position in his Govt. Today, u point fingers at others. Just come out clean on where u stand. You control Govt media, why did u not speak thru them. Instead u decide to speak thru yo cartel team’s media. We know yo agenda – Rainbow boys. We ve already seen even yo friends meeting HH with GMB in the name of “matebeto”. All of u – Chikwanda, Miles, Kambwili, GBM we know u. U r just waiting fo yo time to show your behinds. But u will fail, all of u

  31. And this Chanda is another dull individual.

    This is the beginning of the end of PFeverything the founder member stood for is being obliterated .how can you allow this to happen.Ba Lungu honestly,what are you doing to this party.Sata will haunt you,you can’t betray his ideals with such impunity

  32. Why is Dora so desperate to join PF? If she claims to be popular in Petauke or where ever she comes from, she should win the elections on any party ticket or as an independent. You cannot join a party whose policies you disagree with. It is like a jew claiming that Jesus is the messiah! Never! Dora is hiding from corruption charges like Rupiah Banda and all his friends. Edgar Lungu has become tainted! He is damaged goods! His association with all the corrupt elements is such a sad development!

  33. I welcome reconciliatory moves. Reconciliation is beneficial for social groups and leads to strong cohesion. Without cohesion, then it is hard for an organization to succeed. In future utterances, all national leaders must refrain from making statements that show disrespect, arrogance, intolerance, etc. Perfection does not exist but perfection is a goal that guides wise men and wise women.

    • Reconciliation not with Chisusu. This one even fingered the speaker of parliament. This foul mouthed cunt should not be allowed in PF.
      What respect are we giving Micheal ……Please ba Edgar.

  34. Bwana President Lungu, the best decision you will ever make is to drop Kambwili forthwith. If you let him go very deep, you will make the mistake RB made on George Mpombo and Mike Mulongoti.

    The Post Newspaper used Mpombo and Mulongoti to bring RB down. This was all because RB left it too late.

    The position of information Minister is sensitive. Information is power and you really don’t want someone as unpopular/careless as Kambwili to be handling a position of delicacy.

    I hope someone from Statehouse reads these comments but I guarantee that Kambwili is not an asset to the PF. Accepting interviews with the Post for something that sensitive should, on its own, be enough to earn Kambwili a boot. Do it now so you can find his replacement in Luanshya. Mark my words

    • Why should EL fire CK, EL was just put there by members even though he has no vision. EL must woke up and see that he can’t just impose the likes of Dora Slit on the Party. This should have been discussed long before it was implemented. Mulekwata amano

  35. For those who think Sata really hated Dora.

    President Sata is on record to have personally invited Dora Siliya to state House between January and February 2012, 4 months after winning the elections. There is a video clip to this effect. Dora also confirmed the meeting with the former head of State.

  36. This is just politics ladies and Gentlemen; if we invest ALL our emotions into what these guys say and do or rather exchange bitter words, we just do ourselves more than harm. lets react positively and better still, contribute with utmost efforts to our dying economy instead.

  37. All this blog is about Dora choice,
    If she joined UPND, it is good and Pf downfall
    She joins PF, it is good and UPND fortune loss.
    Dora is not corrupt as some want to argue.
    All at stake is PF penetrating Eastern Province just like UPND.
    Mind you UPND is a steps ahead of PF in EP. This is what PF wants to counter by joining PF with 53 wards. This over 5 vision and strategy NOT under 5 crying baby with empty vision.e
    Dora is on course. why remain with Pastor Mumba who even his wife is doubting if MMD is there

  38. It looks like all MMDs are coming back! Then let’s just vote MMD back in power since PF is proving to us that Zambia does not have potential leaders beyond MMD. (RB, Kaingu, Dora, Amnd many more)

  39. Masebo and Nsanda joined SATA when pf was in the opposition,you cant compare the two to those leaving the dry pasture for greener pasture like Dora and Sunday.SUNDAY CHANDA is defending Siliya because he was also insulting Michael Sata in kanchibiya constituency(mpika) where he stood on the MMD and lost teribly.SUNDAY CHANDA IS UP TO GRAB KANCHIBIYA SEAT FROM DAVIES MWANGO,he is in the siliya situation so he is simply defending himself…..tuloleshafye.This is a new party,this is nolonger sata’s party,this is mmdpf,this is dual party,the first of its kind in zambia,expect anything….motivated by corruption…mwilabonfya ishinalyabashikulu(sata)mufyabupuba.

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