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HH challenges UPND Youths to deal with PF cadres

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FILE: UPND president Hakainde Hichilema arrives at Kabwata Police Station for questioning
FILE: UPND president Hakainde Hichilema arrives at Kabwata Police Station for questioning

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has challenged UPND youths to have courage and deal with cadres from ruling patriotic front who are perpetuating violence.

Mr. Hichilema says the problem with the UPND youths is that they have too much fear citing that this should not be the case as their fellow cadres have taken law in their hands.

He has told the UPND youths not to just watch when their friends are being brutalized by cadres from the PF but protect each other since the police cannot protect them.

Mr. Hichilema says the cadres have taken the law in their hands and are now operating above the law noting that the people of Zambia have no option but to look for ways of protecting themselves from the harmful cadres.

He has stressed the need for his youths to be courageous enough to deal with those trying to harm UPND members.

65 COMMENTS

  1. I don’t know if that is wise counsel. It might have worked for Sata ..am not just sure if this strategy will work for HH and take him to plot one in 2016. I stand to be corrected by all UPND paid bloggers

    • Bootlicker, how many times is HH going to be prevented from gong to a radio station by PF Thugs while police watch hopelessly? How many times are guns shots going to be fired before police intervene? Bob Marley has a very famous song, it is entitled “Get up, Stand up, Fight for your right”. Mwanawasa had stopped this thuggery by cadres, Edgar can do it if he wants….

    • Mr HH I am one person who would like to vote for UPND for the first time. But if this is what you advise youths who have nothing to benefit from UPND whether directly or indirectly to fight against PF cadres then I am disappointed. This is r”ubbish and every Zambian should condemn this. Ba HH you always claim as SDA member but what does the bible say about fighting. Let us say for instance the fight takes place between all PF cadres and UPND cadres where will that leave Zambia. If Zambia really is in your heart Mr HH please show us leadership.
      If I were a cadre I would NEVER die for any politcal Zambian party full of corrupt people. Why would a normal person fight for Lungu, HH, Kambwili, Kabimba? so these thieves can win and forget and rule with corruption. Ass’ss

    • Mandela, one of the greatest sons of Africa, eventually accepted & engaged armed struggle after years of protesting passively against a brutal regime! Don’t over stretch other people’s patience, we are all just humans. I am saddened that HH has been forced to come out this way but I can see where he is coming from. The problem with you zambians is that once you are associated with a ruling party, you get too excited and get ahead of yourselves forgetting that those who subscribe to different political views are still your friends and relatives. I think most of you don’t understand civility, what it is and how it comes about. You want the law of the jungle? Well, just wait sooner than later you will get your wish! Good Luck!

    • I am sorry I can never fight for these nincompoops in politics. First the big nincompoop Lungu is the man who has all powers in his ham-pit he should exercise these powers and stop PF cadres and let the police work freely as normal police.
      Surely why should a normal youth die for these nincompoops? who just fatten their stomachs and family pockets. These nincompoops are not even mortal. Sad indeed.

    • From the philosophical corner:

      Never entertain an undesirable feeling, nor think sympathetically about wrong in any shape or form. Do not dwell on the imperfection of yourself or others. To do so is to impress the subconscious with these limitations. What you do not want done unto you, do not feel that it is done unto you or another. This is the whole law of a full and happy life. Everything else is commentary.

    • ON THIS ONE MR. INCOMING PRESIDENT I DO NOT SUPPORT. I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE YOU HAVE FACED RECENTLY BUT THE REASON PF IS DOING ALL THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SCARED OF YOU. OUR FIGHT IS THROUGH THE BALLOT, REMEMBER THAT THE POLICE ARE ALSO PF AND IF THEY CAN ARREST OUR SUPPORTERS TO WIN ELECTIONS, THEY WILL. IN SHORT, THEY HAVE CONTROL. MY ADVISE TO YOU IS ENGAGE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SIT LUNGU DOWN AND WARN HIM ABOUT HIS CONTINUED SILENCE ON VIOLENCE BY HIS UNRULY FOLLOWERS, THAT WAS HOW THE LATE SATA MANAGED TO DEAL WITH RB. RB WAS NOT GIVING UP AND WAS READY TO PREVENT THE LATE SATA. HOWEVER, RB HAD CONTROL OVER HIS FOLLOWERS WHO ARE MORE DISCIPLINED, LUNGU DOES NOT HAVE CONTROL. LETS BE WISE. WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE THE NEXT PRESIDENT

    • UPND youths, please dont do it. Dont fight back. Thats how civil wars start. Mr HH, you are wrong here. I understand your frustrations that ZP is not protecting you or other UPND members when PF attacks. However, this move to ask the youths to fight back will turn out bad. I dont support it at all.

    • I told you that ugly evil face will lead Zambia into civil war. I will not be surprised that he is the one who actually pays the PF cadres to attack his team so he can cry “wolf”. HH forgets that he is just an ordinary citizen who may find himself in jail next elections and that will be the end of him.

      I commend Lungu for not engaging that child at all. Someone has to be the grownup!

  2. When you call the police in Zambia to come help you, they tell you to come and pick them up as they have no fuel!

    • In this story we saw and read that the police officers were cajoling with Pf cadres. Where on earth can a police officer eloquent with a criminal to stop committing a crime?

  3. It the way to go because if the so called Zambia police can do nothing, members should protect themselves from being harmed by pf cadres. The police service has become unprofessional and biased .

  4. I now understand that leadership is lndeed a gift from God.I remember HEMCS,MHSRIP,telling his cadres not to retaliate to the provocation from MMD 1n 2006 & 2008 when he lost elections.I dont understand why HH can advise youths to take de law into their hands coz 2 wrongs cant make a situation right.Am beginning to doubt the leadership credentials of one HH….I stand to be corrected.

    • If you condemn it over and over and there no action on the other side, better do something! By the time you stop condemning it youare dead and they are alive! Better die standing man

    • And it takes functional brain to be able to understand.
      Unfortunately, 1mbecility has become identification mark of cadres like you.

    • 8.1 ?Aleshaday- unfortunately I am not a cadre. I don’t use vulgar language like you. People who use insults have no facts on which to base their arguments. I understand what I am talking about.

    • @ Ndaje Kahks

      You have just given proof of my words.

      1mbecility, for your info, cannot be identified as “vulgar language”. It has to do with grey matter function. As to be insulting, nope. If anything is a statement of fact.

      As to the “argument”, have you ever used any argument to justify your point of view? Have you ever considered if the attributed statement is truthful? Of course not. Therefore it MUST be truth.

      Therefore, cadre or no cadre, in to day Zambia, only 1mbecility rules ok and you are one of multitude affected by this condition.

  5. MICHEAL CHILUFYA SATA MHSRIEP WAS PROVOKED TO AN EXTENT OF THE RULING PARTY PERCEIVED TO HAVE RIGGED ELECTIONS.

    HE KNEW WHAT VIOLENCE CAN BRING TO THE COUNTRY IF HE BECAME IRRESPONSIBLE BY ISSUING CARELESS STATEMENTS. HE WAS VERY FIRM WHEN CONTROLLING HIS CADRES AND REFRAINED THEM FROM TAKING THE LAW INTO THEIR HANDS.

    HH WILL BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE VIOLENCE THAT IS NOW EXPECTED TO COME, AS A RESULT OF HIS STATEMENT.

    THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE ARE PEACE LOVING AND WILL NOT TAKE ANYONE TO PLOT 1 ON THE BASIS OF VIOLENCE.

    HH NEEDS TO RETRACT HIS STATEMENT AND APPEAL FOR PEACE AS MANY ARE BEGINNING TO DOUBT HIS LEADERSHIP STLYE FOR MOTHER Z.

    DO NOT SAY WE NEVER WARNED YOU OR ADVISED YOU AS TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE.

    • which party did mcs belong is it pf or upnd? if mcs was preaching non violence then why is it the same party he led is violent and when others want to protect themselves and you start pointing fingers at them , just put your house in order

  6. HH I am surprised at you! You are encouraging UPND youths to fight. In a way the youths in your party have more sense than you! You want a bloodbath in Zambia?
    I condemn all violence whether carried out by PF cadres or your youth. Find another way to deal with this. But don’t incite violence in an already volatile situation. A word of advice to EL “Contain your cadres if you want peace n this country.” As we near the elections, intimidation and arrogance by PF cadres will worsen. We don’t want to go through what we went through in Januray. I feel there is a desperation on the part of PF to stay in power. Condemn your youths Mr. President please!

    • He has advised the party youths to defend themselves against PF thugs. Simple. Did you want him to advise them to fold their arms and thank PF thugs for attacking them? That would be stupid, don’t you think so?

  7. Youths should not be used by anyone as tools of violence. Youths say we are NOT mean to and end. HH should fight his own fight or in this case his own imaginary fights because no one is fighting him.

  8. This statement by HH can easily be misinterpreted by his enemies in the ruling party who enjoy twisting every HH issue.

  9. In the last paragraph, HH said “….his youths to be courageous enough to deal with those trying to harm UPND members”.

    Third paragraph HH said “……youths not to just watch when their friends are being brutalized………..”.

    He is calling for defence/protection of those under attack/brutalized by harmful cadres and not just fighting for the sake of fighting. You need to comprehend the issue he is discussing.

    • Very true my brother…tel these nincompoops….they want us to be spectators of violent pf cadres….no. each person has the right to defend himself if under attack….who can watch a rapist rape your sister and let him go scot free because of non-violence? who can watch a brother being shot at without defending Him? who can watch his friend being axed without defending him? some of the comments are coming fro people who have a very slow rate of thinkin…and I think it could take ten years for them to understand what HH was saying.

  10. Oook bloggers, can any one of you swear that he/she would rather be beaten and not defend him/her self? Besides, this has been quoted ot of contest. What HH said was that if the police do not defend the victims, there will come a time when they will defend themselves

  11. it’s true most Zambians are dull. HH has not advised UPND youths to fight back but to merely protect themselves. Even in our homes we protect ourselves from thieves by ensuring our houses are secure, employ security guards, install CCTV, or keep dogs. In absence of such criminals will easily access our homes and steal from us. HH is also telling Youths to be vigilant and protect themselves. Above all violence should be condemned. Kudos go to Mr. Mwenya Musenge CB depute minister who condemned the behaviour of PF cadres who wanted to disrupt UPND meeting. Please Zambians read and understand before commenting.

  12. Firstly,I’m not paid by UPND to blog @ Bootlicker,secondly @House fly & others-HH has now seen that PF are no longer truthful & sincere in their calling for peace & calmness!This is what has been missing in UPND!The revelations from one of the policy officer in Kitwe yesterday over the fracas involving senior PF officials in their failed assassination of HH is highly regrettable!Myself being in the security wing can attest to these directives from these pathetic PF leaders!We are not going to sit back & watch these diabolical PF mafias & mercenaries continue perpetually taking the law in their hands-enough is enough!PF is in power yes,but the difference between UPND & them(PF) is very small if not non!PF must not underestimate the support UPND has as for now,Lungu must wake up from his…

  13. Sam,people who are assassinated are just killed with no warning. No ati they want to assassinate me,mailo mulenaya ubwali nokwimba imifolo in Mandevu. Assassinated by ama PF, I think there are more sophisticated ways of eliminating political opponents

  14. HH, Lungu things are getting out of hand now. How comes you throw the country to the dogs with open arms. HH’s call for ‘ counterattack’, Lungu’s failure to offer security and police laxity are crucial leads to the ICC in of any eventuality.( God forbid). These two ‘warlords’ are now going an extra mile to provoke war in a peaceful country. Having undergone a similar situation in 2008, I know the possible consequences. The ICC investigates broadly even to the least expected such as LT and other media for highlighting such provocative news to the public. It investigates all other irresponsible utterances to almost 10 years back. I now detect a looming crisis if the acts and utterances by these two bigwings is anything to go by. HH, you had better not lined up your marshals.

    • @kenya
      How do expect police protection when you don’t seek it. Hh stopped a long time ago to be obtaining police permits so that they cover his gatherings, it’s a trick he is using to invite trouble in himself and then blame govt. Upnd is not a party one can really sacrifice his life for. Its a well known fact that upnd has and will never win anything from pf.

  15. You HH where do you get these powers to urge your thugs to fight running battles with pF thugs?You frog!Zambia is a peaceful country we don’t want anarchy in this country.Galu iwe HH!Who can entrust you with powers to rule over them with such foolish talk?You nincompoop!

  16. HH is now running out of senses!!honestly how a can leader who is so keen to rule Zambia encourage his supporters to fight with their opponents?how many times did late Sata warn youths never to involve themselves in violence?SATA WAS PROVOKED BADLY BUT HE NEVER REACTED AND GOD ONE DAY MADE HIM PRESIDENT!!FOR SURE HH NAPENA!!i support PF but i cannot fight or risk my life over any PF leader!!ALL THESE LEADERS’RE THE SAME.THEY EAT ALONE.EVEN HH IF HE WINS(GOD FORBID),HE CAN ONLY BE EATING WITH HIS CLOSE PEOPLE!!SO ONLY A FOOLISH UPND YOUTH CAN OBEY HH’S EVIL WORDS!!TREVOR MWIINDE WHO SUPPORTED HH BLIDLY IS TODAY ROTTING IN CHIMBOKAILA ALONE WHILE HH ENJOYS LIFE!!HH HAS DONE NOTHING TO FREE TREVOR MWIINDE!!

  17. Zambians, do not to take the law in your own hands. It has very far reaching consequences for the current and future generations. It may take years to rebuild your hard-earned peace and stability. Peace supercedes all economic prosperities of a nation. Tell these two ‘warlords’ to bring their children in the frontline within the ‘battlefield’, not peace- loving Zambians or BOTH resign on moral grounds. Thank you.

  18. 8.3 Aleshaday: If to you Iimbecile is a good way to describe another person, then we are not on the same planet. An argument in this context is simply a DISCUSSION INVOLVING DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEWS OR IN SCIENCE TO FIND LOGIC.

    • Nope. I am just describing an 1mbecile for what he is, 1mbecile.
      As to logic of the 1mbeciles, open your eyes to the the today’s reality: 1mbecility rules ok!!!

  19. Giving such useless advice to the youths is immoral for any genuine leader.The desperation can be understood because they know that after 2016 when UPND loses,some people will also retire from politics.

  20. I’ll fight the PF thugs if hakainde & Lungu are on the battlefront with me!! Noti aleumfwilafye pa news & his silly intelligence that your kakolwe naponokwa in your stead!!! Aaweee! Am I Yesu to die for him again? HH, go fight them with your children! You have money enough to fix a macheted itako!

  21. LUNGU/ HH TUSSLE: I am deeply agitated to hear a presidential candidate openly call for his supporters to counter their opponents head on. HH, where is the pride in attaining the presidency with thousands in the grave for political reasons? Are you so desperate that you can’t wait for 2016 to try your luck? Can’t you do without ruling Zambia whatever it takes? Thank you. LUNGU, I am dismayed by the freedom enjoyed by some of your top party officials and irresponsible utterances. You have the whip and your word is final. Are you aware? Everybody including we, the bloggers are setting an unknown time bomb. A civil war may erupt, be warned. Zambians are very peaceful but you TWO are distracting them from their daily chores to unnecessary political tussle.

  22. upnd cadres I told u tt HH neva condemn violence ,u see!now he is telling the cadres to start fighting pf wen him he resting in a comfortable chair. run away fr such kind of leaders God wil produce a very good tonga president in future whom u don’t even know at the moment

  23. I love this advice. The President did not say attack pf locusts. He said defend yourselves and each other. Thats not violence. What do u do when u r being attacked and your so called police cannot stop it and instead arrest the victim? I wonder why some of u pipo who are condemning HH do not say anything when UPND pipo are being injured and some killed by Pf locusts? If a pf locust attacks me, i will hit back and hit harder.

  24. ..HH has challenged UPND youths to have courage and deal with cadres from ruling patriotic front who are perpetuating violence against HIM…

    ..he says the problem with the UPND youths is that they have too much fear citing that this should not be the case as their fellow cadres have taken law in their hands AGAINST HIM.

    …told the UPND youths not to just watch when HE is being brutalized by cadres from the PF but protect HIM since the police cannot protect HIM..

    ..says the cadres have taken the law in their hands and are now operating above the law noting that the people of Zambia have no option but to look for ways of protecting HIM from the harmful cadres.

    ..He has stressed the need for HIS youths to be courageous enough to deal with those trying to harm HIM..

  25. ?@chanda. Read my earlier comment. It is simple comprehension you need and you will see HH is talking about UPND cadres defending themselves when under attack; HH is not telling UPND cadres to be the attackers.

  26. I think most bloggers here have missed the point. HH is NOT saying attack PF caders. He is simply saying PROTECT your self and your neighbor from PF thugs. If you dont, then fold your hands finito!

  27. Police are afraid of pf to do anything. They need to secure their jobs. The problem is with pf government.Who wants to lose their jobs? Only time will tell. Nothing stays forever God can change things for better

  28. @Jamakudi-thats my take also,HH is very correct on this one!One wonders if these bloggers against what HH is saying are right in their grey matter!We are level headed & been following all these violences in Zambia worse now under PF!The literate in the article above is so simple & straight forward & as such one expects the ever Drunk Lungu to release the escalation of both physical & verbal violence under his nose!This President is really ever high with power & whisky!Zambia needs leadership direction,this is Zambia not Zimbabwe!Those of you supporting all the violences targeted at UPND by PF officials are really devils!If you live in Zambia will attest to the fact that Zambia is now a failed state as all institutions of good governance have collapsed & you have fool supporting PF failure…

  29. What is the definition of the words defend or protect? How can you defend yourself from a panga/matchete wielding cadre? Can you kneel down and pray for him? HH declared war, offensive and defensive tactics. When shall Lungu wake up from his slumber and warn the purpoted PF intruders? I personally, MAN KENYA recall losing my 8 cousins when opposition cadres closed their house from outside, doused petrol and torched the house. No burial took place as dogs fed on their bodies after URGENT MASS EXODUS to safer zones. Most of my relatives were buried in mass graves. Human heads were used as road blocks. Vehicles were intercepted and people slashed openly, total anarchy. I wish we talk one on one Zambians. HH and Lungu tussle may split your beloved country, be on the look -out comrades.

  30. ON THIS ONE MR. INCOMING PRESIDENT I DO NOT SUPPORT. I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE YOU HAVE FACED RECENTLY BUT THE REASON PF IS DOING ALL THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SCARED OF YOU. OUR FIGHT IS THROUGH THE BALLOT, REMEMBER THAT THE POLICE ARE ALSO PF AND IF THEY CAN ARREST OUR SUPPORTERS TO WIN ELECTIONS, THEY WILL. IN SHORT, THEY HAVE CONTROL. MY ADVISE TO YOU IS ENGAGE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SIT LUNGU DOWN AND WARN HIM ABOUT HIS CONTINUED SILENCE ON VIOLENCE BY HIS UNRULY FOLLOWERS, THAT WAS HOW THE LATE SATA MANAGED TO DEAL WITH RB. RB WAS NOT GIVING UP AND WAS READY TO PREVENT THE LATE SATA. HOWEVER, RB HAD CONTROL OVER HIS FOLLOWERS WHO ARE MORE DISCIPLINED, LUNGU DOES NOT HAVE CONTROL. LETS BE WISE. WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE THE NEXT PRESIDENT

  31. 50 years of independence have failed NORTHERN RHODESIA!
    You people were better off under colonialism, as is the rest of Africa.
    You:
    1) Ate better
    2) Dressed better
    3) Led a civilised life
    4) Your children were happy
    5) Corruption was alien
    6) Schools were well equipped
    7) Women were respected
    Think of it guys?

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