She just invited her own problems, she started flashing a PF symbol towards the UPND convoy, and surely, what did she expect our boys to do? She provoked the situation, of all people in Town, why she was the only one attacked says former Chikankata District Commissioner Sylvester Simayaba.
Mr Simayaba who recently defected to the opposition United Party for National development (UPND) from Patriotic Front (PF) confirmed that the harassment against the PF woman in Mazabuka last Friday was instituted by the UPND but denied that she was stripped.
He said the UPND were moving from Mazabuka radio after the live interview of party vice president Canisius Banda on their way to Garry Nkombo’s house when Ms Kangwa ran to them flashing her party symbol.
Mr Simayaba said it was then that the furious cadres pounced on her and got her Chitenge material from her
“The woman was not stripped, she has always been a problem even to her own party, ask the PF why they suspended her. Her regalia was just taken from her after she ran from her shop to the UPND people in Mazabuka town who were in a convoy” he said.
He explained that Ms Kangwa had always been troublesome and it was the reason that she was suspended from the ruling PF.
The former Chikankata DC explained that the UPND had never interrupted any PF meetings and they would not let them get in their way.
Mr Simayaba also explained that the ruling party should stop accusing his party of violence as it was them that were violent.
“The PF should stop accusing the UPND of violence that we have not committed, it is them that are violent, even you journalists you are beaten by the PF, if you have not been beaten before then maybe you are sacred cows at daily nation,’ ’he said.
He said the PF had continued to propagate false information about the UPND and their leader Hakainde Hichilema.
“It is sad that the PF had continued to tell lies about the UPND, recently they were claiming that HH phoned Chieftainess Simwenda, When she was put live on radio Mazabuka on Wednesday, she refused that she never talked to president HH, it’s a lie so those are then kind of lies the PF is capable of making,’’ Simayaba says.
My friend, in my culture removing chitenge material from a woman’s body is, in fact, striping her
Your culture is uncivilised to the extreme my friend Mwepo. So, what do you call ‘stripping the dress itself in your uncivilised culture Mwepo?
What calibre of leadership is this? The fact is the woman was obviously harassed by UPND cadres. This action alone should have you, Mr Simayaba, condemning your cadres. You cannot justify violent activities, whether small or massive. Wrong mentality!!!
But how come your VP, C. Banda, has been denying that such never happened at all?
Quote: “Female PF Member was not stripped, we just grabbed her regalia-Simayaba”
Ba Simayaba, what if the regalia you grabbed was all she had on her body, isn’t that equivalent to stripping?
Ati ‘what if’ why are you hypothesising with facts in front of you? These South African bloggers are dull to the extreme.
Useless UPND cadet who always deny what they have done. The fact is that you stripped the lady.
After this confession I think the UPND leadership should apologise immediately. I thought Zambia is a free country for people to free manifest and support the party belong to.
Who did Simayaba talk to? Thought LT would tell us that instead of his recent defection. But then again what do you expect if daily nation is mentioned in the same article.
So Banda witnessed it. I thought women however the age are our mothers. Imagine if that woman was a Tonga and dtripped by PF. Anyway we shall vote to defend women
…and being stripped in Kasama!
Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time:
the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.
Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation.
The foundation of such a method is love.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Stockholm, Sweden, December 11, 1964
So its a crime to waive back your party symbol to your opponent s.I didn’t know enlight me on this one.
WHY IS IT THAT ALL FROM ONE REGION TALK OF TRIBALISM? CHANDA, MUMBI, KAMBWILI AND CHAMA ARE THE ONES WHO ARE FOND OF TALKING ON TRIBAL CONFUSION? I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM OTHER TRIBES LIKE LOZI, LENJE, LUNDA, LAMBA, SOLI, OR OTHER TRIBES?
THIS SHOWS HOW THESE GUYS ARE SO HATING THE TONGA AND OTHER TRIBES.
MUMBI, CHAMA, CHANDA AND CHISHIMBA WHAT TRIBE ARE THEY? CAN THEY TELL US WHY THE SO HATE HH? THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT TRIBALISM THE MORE WE TAKE YOU AS TRIBALISTS.
DONT START PROVOCKING THE BEES IN THE HIVE WHEN THE SUN SHINES.
Comment: this party lacks principles, if i may ask, is there any communication in this party? because, just other day the party vice president denied this same allegations his member is accepting, that only party regalia was grabbed from her, now let c. Banda apologise for this evil act.
Sylvester Simayaba UPND people will expel you very soon. My advice is in the party you have joined, there is nothing like Yes we did that. They only know that its NOT THEM so be careful next time you engage the media. Better if you said she stripped herself
Comment: wow I like your comment Poor Fools (pf), may u also comment on the UPND woman who was striped naked in kasama? U are indeed fools forever
What UPND cadres did is wrong. If all the woman did is to flash her party symbol, the cadres should have just flashed their own symbol in reply. That is more civil than justifying physical harassment. The party seeking to be elected must show maturity and tolerance. This stone age mentality of intolerance must not be tolerated whether from the ruling party or opposition.
Zambia is slowly degenerating to lawlessness