President Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect withdrawn the appointment of musician Clifford Dimba alias ‘General Kanene’ as an ambassador against gender- based violence.
The President’s decision to revoke Mr. Dimba’s assignment has been taken in the light of the court case that he faces on allegations of gender-based violence.
In a letter addressed to the UN Resident Coordinator Ms Janet Rogan, the Head of State stated that the allegations against Mr. Dimba makes it untenable for him to execute this onerous task.
‘’ It was my hope that Mr. Dimba would use pardon and his special skills as a musician to campaign against gender-based violence using his anecdotal experience. However, I regret that he faces before the courts of law allegations of gender-based violence. This does not cast him in a good light to move the campaign forward’’.
The President assured the UN of his unwavering personal commitment to the fight against gender-based violence in particular and the attainment of gender parity in general. He also assured of his administration’s full support to the United Nations agenda to help create a fair society where men and women enjoy equal rights
The Head of State expressed gratitude to the UN Resident Coordinator for the confidence that they have continued to show in him as a champion of the ‘’HE 4 SHE’’ Campaign and as a promoter of gender equality.
Meanwhile, President Lungu has acknowledged a congratulatory message from the United Nations to him on the new Constitution.
The President assured that he was personally committed to ensuring that all the necessary next steps are taken to actualise this important law.
‘’I appreciate your kind support and your wishing me congratulations on the new Constitution. As l have stated before my commitment to a free and fair society is part of the reason l ensured that this important document is actualised’’.
Good riddance
This is a good move Mr. President. He could kill a woman in the middle of campaigns….creating more problems.
You people kaya i dont know mwe. Its the same President that unleashed the monster unto the helpless, innocent women. So he gets credit for taming his beast?
This President, the failed Lawyer, Edgar Lungu doesn’t know if he moving 2 steps forward or one step backwards. The whole Kanene fiasco is an embarrassment to the president. It shows his poor judgement or lack of.
With immediate effect?
This idi0t of a president should not have done pardoned this ingrate in the first place!
The bum assaulted a woman many moons ago, he did not act until the UN mission made an issue of it. What a weak president: always waiting to be told what to do. And always rising to the occasion on nonsensical issues.
Zambia twasebana!
Correct move: I said it before that this is equivalent to South African president appointing Oscar Pistorius as Ambassador for non-violence against women. It’s CRIMINAL !!!!
Lack of insight from the President. Didnt he (Mr Lungu) know what he (“General Kanene”) was in jail for in the first place?
Lungu is dull just like his ministers. No-wonder kambwili and other silly boys can not be controlled. He makes decisions on emotions. very bad for a country.
Nothing strange about this it is usual business under PF to reverse decisions and this is just one of them.
A-Lunga anabwera kuchokela ku Chawama. Zambians you don’t deserve this.
Ok, to be honest this was one massive own goal by the president to appoint this guy to such a position. Whats even more sad is that the guy doesn’t seem to learn
Good one!! Now Which Guy doesn’t seem to learn?? Dimba or the Presido????
@Visionary wats yo implication here
its a good move mr president….the guy just spoiled it for himself
Which is the “good move” ?
Pardoning him for a GBV crime?
Or appointing him as AN AMBASSADOR against GBV crimes ?
Or sobering up, and realising he had made a huge stuupid mistake, and U turning too late after the damage had already been done ?
This clown obviously has damaged his brain permanently with too much JAMESONI!
No surprise then that he has completely failed to do the job of President. He has even failed to understand what a President is supposed to do!
August 11. Hehehe, making people change, temporally!
Seriously
Your wishing me congratulations? Must be some chawama bar lingo
He is Tonga kikikiki. Ok Gen Kanene doesn’t learn and hasnt learnt.
Kanene DOES LEARN – Infact very fast – he learnt that he could bash a woman, get jailed, But almost immediately, GET RELEASED BY THE HIGHEST POWER IN THE LAND, WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO BE SOME LAWYER – So He couldn’t have done wrong, hence hath the fury on a loose legged woman!!
@webman. I even failed to interpret this kyawama liingu
Why addressing the letter to UNO instead of apologising to Zambians.
Does it mean it is the chimwi no plan type of chipatepate governance every thing is always u turn va Lungu
We hope this will be a life changing opportunity for Kanene. He can still be a campaigner in his own life by respecting women.
It’s good HE President has put this out before any further problem. Chap went straight out of jail to bash his mistress!
Things we do during election year, suddenly chagwa has seen black spots on kanene, can’t walk with kanene for now, shake him off sir, ELECTIONS AHEAD!.
If this PF GRZ was a car, it would have 5 gears in reverse and 1 forward.
And a swivel chair for the driver!
Then he will not have to do any more U turns. He can go in reverse and tell everyone he is going forward.
What a flip flop directionless President! He has now demonstrated beyond all doubt he is the most clueless person to ever have gotten to State House!
This man Kanene needs deliverance.
From Lungu….
Pwaahaahahahaha
You might be just a little bit right, however, you seem not to see the wood for the trees! – It is Chagwa who needs more than just deliverance!!!
PF cadres insulted the UN representative when he expressed his feelings towards this Kanene issue. Now that Lungu has obliged, why are you saying.
And some delusional people will praise this utterly LAZY BUM Edgar when shouldn’t have contemplated it in the first. …did we not tell the empty tin; it’s not wonder he lamentably failed to crack it as a lawyer.
I am beginning to wonder what muti he had used to get through law school. Because his level of buffoonery is unprecedented! This guy is as duumb as a door knob!
Ba jay jay,from your comments one would not be wrong to conclude the biggest tin (empty) on this site,certainly it must be no other than jay jay.tone down your bitterness is over clouding your small head,one day it will explode.
LOL! Lungu is himself an abuser. His wife is suffering. He sleeps with Dora Siliya and Mubi Phiri and you think that poor woman in state house is happy. Come one you fellows
This can only happen in ZED! First you pardon a convicted criminal for political expediency and then appoint him a GBV envoy. Wait, it does not end there! The three step process beggars belief.
Here is a leader who still clings to advisers who discharge firearms in public arguing over mistresses…he doesn’t differentiate between bar or tavern friend and a professional colleague to work with!!
Jay Jay am afraid you right, HE ECL is not fit to be in the highest office of this land. He definitely has no emotional intelligence or the lack thereof is really surprising. He has the typical “NIVA BOMA” attitude and this is why we have an unprecedented levels of comedy from the high office. Zambians please open your eyes or else you will have yourselves to blame. Food for thought imagine the PF under ECL being given another mandate of 5 years? fill in the blanks……………..
Jay jay, the UPND has GBM as VEEP. He bashed his wife unashamedly. Let’s realise that all politicians make certain relationships based on political expediency. General Kanene and GBM are very similar in their attitude and values towards women, the only difference is one is a very rich abuser while the other is a poor musician.
Appointing him ambassador was however in bad taste and the president needed to have consulted widely. However, one could also argue that the President was using forgiveness and second chance approach by the appointment. Needless to say it has not ended well both for the president’s foresight and for Dimba who will end up in jail again soon.
People please stop castigating lungu he openly told you he is visionless.
Visionless? Is that what you call it?
Grossly incompetent is more like it!
What was kabotolo thinking in the first place?
You ask what kabotolo was thinking – obviously thinking about akabotolo & an equally focused drinking mate!!!
Everything is falling apart for this man, the economy, no rains, no salaries, high commodities prices, Milles is about to tear him apart, University problems, load shedding, Kambwili,s tribal talk has backfired and so on.
I guess they did not name him Changwa (failure) for nothing, he is on the path to fulfil the prophecy. Lol
We will see who will fall
And should be sent back to jail. Not only did he defile a child, he beat up 2 women as well. Both were scared to press charges! Imwe, you call fool some people all of the time …………
You have been critised for too long. A criminal is a criminal what u expect from a criminal is a crime
CASTIGATING SOMEONE WHO OPENLY TELLS YOU THEY HAVE NO VISION IS ABUSIVE ESPECIALLY IF YOU EVEN RE-ELECTING THEM.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO MILK A BULL WHEN YOU CAN SEE.?
Lets Not forget, the “Visionless Emperor Chagwa” only appointed this Thug Kanene, as he saw him as a tool for re- election, again proving Chagwa has Very poor judgment, & is NEVER Presidential material.
Why does Chagwa wait until today, when visited by U.N. Personel, before he revokes Kanene’s G.B.V, envoy title?? Any sane human would have revoked this title, the day the allegation came to light, which was months ago.
Does anyone expect any better from a Man who views Thugs like Kaizer Zulu as role models.
YOU THEN WONDER WHY ZAMBIA HAS GONE TO THE HOUNDS!??
It was normal for the president to free Kanene after Kanene showed change. It was an encoragement to Kanene to change completely. But it’s Kanene who has destroyed him self. A father always wishes good for the child.
He did a right thing even God forgives and if you return back to your bad habit it’s not Gods problem but the one redoing bad things,any politics you can say a lot about it. But the fact is Lungu did a good thing.
A criminal must SHOW he has repented and reformed before being rewarded!
Not the other way around.
Now Lungus judgement has lost all credibility with the UN. Can we still have such a clueless clown in State House? What does that say to the international community? Zambia prefers incompetent iddiots to intelligent people as President?
He is making us an international JOKE !!!!!!
I want to hear from the PF thugs who were here insulting the UN when they first raised this issue. I am always here preaching to you to be objective but you are just as clueless as your leaders. It’s back and forth on everything. We are drifting, the boat has no captain.
Yes the president is right on this one , can you imagine this chap was given a rare opportunity to proof his innocence , then what does he do? He did the opposite. Well done my president!
The boy is a disgrace and the move the President has taken is even long over due. A crocodile ill remain a crocodile even if you remove it from the river or lake so is Kanene!
It shows that all what president did is getting directory from UN than its people, elections ahead
I THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE RUNNING MATE FOR EL
So why is this Kanene guy not back in jail? What kind of president do we have? If really he is a lawyer pf failed lawyer, he knows the cases involving battery, abusive against women, domestic violence against his wife etc. Seems this guy a thing for beating women and rapping little girls. He needs to go back to prison, he is a danger to society.
Comment: that the president is doing its fine even u guys puting there u can,t manage not even panofye ok respect is important ok thanks