UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema yesterday spoke strongly against Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general Davis Chama, branding him a lunatic over stories published in the public media in which it was alleged that he blasted Chieftainess Choongo of Monze for interacting with Mr Chama in Bemba.
Mr Hichilema accused the ruling PF of embarking on a propaganda campaign to demonise and stigmatise him in a bid to make Zambians rise against him before the 2016 general elections.
But PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has lashed out at Mr Hichilema for using vulgar language against other political leaders such as Mr Chama and advised the UPND leader to be civil in his political debate if he was to attract the electorate.
Mr Hichilema said at no time did he ever call Chieftainess Choongo or Chief Hamusonde to lambast them for allowing Mr Chama to be in Southern Province and that he was surprised that he had been accused of being tribal by the ruling party when he had always preached unity in the country.
Mr Hichilema, who was contributing to UNZA Radio’s Lusaka Star programme yesterday, said some media houses were being used by Government to demonise him to ruin his chances of winning the presidency in the general elections next year.
Mr Hichilema said he had not spoken to chiefs Choongo and Hamusonde for the last three months and challenged the media house that accused him of having been furious with the two chiefs to publish the recording which was being referred to.
“I am innocent and can never stop any citizen from visiting any part or region of the country. But this is a deliberate propaganda scheme meant to demonise me so that I can be politically damaged.
‘‘I am wondering why the Times of Zambia and the Daily Mail did not bother to verify their stories with me before causing their publication. I have not spoken to Chief Choongo or Chief Hamusonde in the last four months,” Mr Hichillema said.
Mr Hichilema said the media in Zambia was under threat from ‘‘political hooliganism’’ and that journalists had become victims of both police and cadre brutality.
He said it was important for both Government and the opposition political parties to work together and protect journalists from harassment so that they could work in a conducive atmosphere if they were to remain professional and objective.
But Ms Phiri said it was shocking that Mr Hichilema could resort to insults and vulgar language against other political leaders in his debate.
Mrs Phiri, who also contributed to the UNZA radio programme, said it was shameful for Mr Hichilema to have called Mr Chama names on a public radio programme.
She said Mr Hichilema should be condemned by all well-meaning Zambians for his unpalatable language and that as a political leader, it was the expectation of Zambians that the opposition leader should have been civil and sober in his political discourse.
Mrs Phiri said media houses should be seen to be objective and that if any media house failed to adhere to ethics, it should be condemned.
“I am shocked with the kind of language Mr Hichilema has used against the PF secretary general Davis Chama. How can a man of Mr Hichilema’s political standing call Mr Chama a lunatic. Mr Chama is a father, a husband and a grandfather and we expect Mr Hichilema to be civil and sober in his language even if he has been offended,” Mrs Phiri said.
HH you are an ***** and dont think u have brains whom do u think u are by tell big man like that? just keep on insulting your Tonga friend. You are an *****.
Ba Mumbi Phiri, how ironic.
Few days ago you publicly insulted HH that he has problems with pre-mature ejaculation. Learn to walk the talk
You can call Chama, Phiri or Kambwili any names you want but your HH is clearly frazzled! PF modas oparendi is to stick HH with the ‘tribal’ and ‘$atanistic’ tag and whether you like it or not, it has stuck. He has lost the presidency multiple times. So we call all sit here and call PF kaponyas all day but the truth is their political game is simple and effective!
Mapwazi yakwa chama. Go yell his kids ati bawiso nitole
Chama and mumbi are a bunch of illiterate cadres who lack any sense. If chama was my father by now I would have sought adoption because that man am sure even his wife is sleeping with another man. Very foolish man
Why is Mumbi Phiri keep repeating “lunatic” on his ex-Chama? Repeating insele is same as agreeing with it. Lunatic is even fair for Chama, he is a maniac, the number 1 mad PF secretary general ever.
Well let your Chama behave like a husband, a father and a grandfather. And so you mean unpalatable language should be a preserve only for you? Do you remember what you called GBM? Which is worse? According to my Oxford dictionary, ulunatic is not unpalatable,,, as applied to your chama
It seems PF wants HH to start reacting in a such manner after being provoked with tribal politics. Now we all know what Pf stands for and these tactics won’t work becuase Zambians have already chosen HH.
When Chama talks about urinating in Kariba, it is good language.
Can you imagine, Chama whom some think is a father, a grandfather and husband to a woman can not tell Mumbi Phiri to go urinate in Kariba.
If he is not a lunatic what is he. Somebody who wants to pit one tribe against another is simply a lunatic. I would in fact argue that HH was too polite. Maybe because he was on radio.
Comment: hh praised Zambia watch dog and it is his turn sue toz we are waiting along and protracted legal suit adjournments till 2019.
I think this old she goat needs a husband who does it each minute. Its like there are no bulls pa zed.
Pf z rily evil….huh!!! We are watching u .this tribe propaganda z tekn u no where u devils
see how mumbi phiri was careful not to mention any thing about the desperate reckless, childish tribal allegations PF tried, she is mindful of being sued as well. There is no recordings.
in reference to GBM, she said men with big bellies have no dicks. That is when GBM revealed that she urinates in bed and was recalled by sata for being a drunk in Kenya.
Ba UPND were hypocritical in their criticism over the water low levels at kariba and that’s why chama challenged you to urinate and fill up the lake if that is the solution you have….so stop being petty and tribal as usual.Was it wrong for the Chief to use the bemba language ? Are not trying to use GBM as a bait to get the bemba vote for you to win elections ? Come 2016 you will cry because your billions of kwacha wont really help you……People will enjoy the money but the vote will be for ECL.
Only a lunatic will side with ECL
HH will never sue bcoz he said it. He knows it. He is not lunatic, he can not sue when he is guilty.
where is my comment ba lusaka times?
Your comment is till loading and will be ready in a couple of years.
That is their goal to provoke and then condemn the negative response , the best UPND can do is to respond positively by being issue based because this keeps them quiet.
Mumbi is equally a lunatic!
IF CHAMA IS LUNATIC IT TAKES ALUNATIC TO SEE ANOTHER LUNATIC PERSON.
HH IFYAMBA E PROBLEM WHEN HE SMOKES HE DOENT SMILE U JUST SEE THE KA TONGUE LIKE A SNAKE.
THOSE WHO STAY PA JOHN CHINENA ASK HH TO REMOVE HIS DEMONS HIS AIM IS TO BE KILLING BEMBAS. ITS RARE U HEAR ACCEDENTS IN NWP,SP,WP BUT MUCHINGA,NP, ETC
DRIVERS TAKE CARE HH AT WORK
HH promised to sue and am waiting. If he fails then he said it
HH lisaka, Let him just pray to God for wisdom on how to become a president. He is so power hungry this man Eeeeish so irritating
HH should not fall for the pettiness of Chama and kambwili. By fighting fools he in turn shall look like one. These people are beneath him. As much as I disagree with HH, he needs to avoid the PF Sata vuvuzela, and challenge the wise Lungu on policies.
Viva President Nawakwi.
Lets Take Zambian Politics to higher levels that will inspire the children than cheap name calling and lie spreading. We can do better than this. We have issues to work on, one being the Zesco tariffs and load shading and not just politicking for the sake of politicking.
U PF JUST CONCETRATE ON MENDING THE ECONOMY U MESSED UP THAN CLINGING ON TRIVIAL MATERS THAT WONT EVEN HELP U WIN ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR.
What ever you think, it was irresponsible for PF to publish such allegations. They are the sitting GRZ, they are the custodians of Zambia. It’s like a father of a house hearing rumors about one son and telling every body in the house hold with out caution, and ignoring the consequences of unrest in the house hold and possibly breakup. Desperation and ignorance can be the only explanation for PF actions. A more responsible GRZ would have OP caution HH if it was true.
Shame on you PF.
Between Chama, Mumbi Phiri and, HH fact is HH is educationally much more enlightened than the two. Thus for them they lose nothing if they insult and would not like HH to retaliate in the insulting language that they know for in a way they acknowledge he is of class that they themselves don’t belong to! Therefore in being “shocked” Mumbi Phiri is saying HH should not bring himself to their level!
In its clinical sense, lunatic may mean someone who is mentally ill. In ordinary parlance, it refers to someone acting silly or dangerous, oblivious to the health, safety or security of others. Clearly, HH was using it in the latter sense. Nothing in the remotest way is vulgar about that. Mumbi and Chama do not only comprehend normal English usage, but are actually lunatics. A waste of space and excuse for humanity. They can only operate in an equally despicable party like the PF.
HH,please try to complain about those articles written by your slaves.the zambia watch dog, then i will sympathise with you,
PROPER LUNATIC, ANOTHER BEST WORD TO DISCRIBE SUCH PIPO IS ‘TWIT’.
Chama is CEO of PF. Imagine if you saw or heard the CEO of MTN or Airtel acting or speaking like the way Chama does. You would be shocked into transfiguration! The PF team seriously is deliberately inept, obtuse, rude and childish as a strategy or they are so from ignorance.
Zesco have a spokesperson, Lusaka city council has a spokesperson but PF has everyone blabbing. The goons have nothing to say so they look for poop to say. That’s their level.
CEO be a ceo and not a waffler. Mumbi, exposing your ignorance is a lousy strategic move. PF sells itself as a peoples party, do you really think that the people are so childish and all at the kapoya level?
Chama,Mumbi Phiri are both lunatics! Most u guys think in same US whites thot that a black person wld not rules USA but eventually the black ruled.Just pray had that that doesn’t happened in Zambia coz instead of Jailing u for Ransaking Zambia of its resources we will mend the potholes and the economy will be back to its standing.All these insults nabene Chama is fear that thieves will be exposed….
It is easy to see why PF MPS are terrified of the education clauses in the new constitution. These will render too many of the ineligible to hold public office. They will all be stuck fighting to be party secretary general and provincial chairmen.
PF do us a solid and publish the academic and professional credentials of your party officials from ward level upwards. Include their contributions to the Zambian economy.
It seems that you’re haphazard because your team is a Hodge podge of illiterates. The PF has at best 15 leaders with a proper degree (copperstone excluded) or better.
This is a case of a illiteracy running rampant
IT TAKES A MAD PERSON TO HIM/HERSELF RIGHT AND ANOTHER PERSON ABNORMAL. MUMBI PHIRI INSULTED THE TONGA’S AS COW BOYS AND THEY HAVE PROUDLY SAID THAT IS WHAT WE ARE BECAUSE WE KEEP CATTLE, HE INSULTED GBM, HE HAS INSULTED HH, BUT WHEN HH SAYS DAVIES CHAMA IS LUNARTIC ( OF COURSE WHAT DO YOU CALL A PERSON WHO DOES NOT SPEAK THE TRUTH), MUMBI PHIRI BECOMES ANNOYED. SHE NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TRANQUILIZERS FOR HER TO COME TO HER SENSES. I MAY CALL HER AS SHE IS NOT ABOVE 100% NORMAL.
These PF thugs are really lunatic
Iwe ka mumbi pipipi which school did you go to? I also doubt you if you have ka 12 certificate! Coz your ka understand is very low including yo boss lunatic chama. For you think there was no lunacy & any form of vulger language when you uttered nudity towads our GBM that you dont prefer fat persons when it comes to bed issues- actually that was a complet twit of you madam compared to your unauthentic roten nuts you’re busy tossing towards HH. Also remarks from a ceo saying by going to urinate in kariba is the only percieved solution to the upnd.. So iwe ka mumbi & yo pfool minions should learn to tame yoselvs as examples in the siting GRZ. Owez what goes around indeed comes around & when it comes around for you pfool minions, please dont complain. Meanwhile, ninshi @ aleisa HH!