Vice President Inonge Wina has described the recent abduction of government officers including journalists in Bweenga in Monze district by opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres as a criminal act which should attract stiff punishment against the abductors.
Mrs. Wina said political violence has grown to a level where it could spark widespread war in the country hence it should be stopped immediately.
She noted that the civil wars and skirmishes in war-torn African countries started small but grew to big wars.
Mrs Wina said sporadic political violence should therefore be curtailed before it grows into an uncontrollable situation.
She noted that the abduction of government workers, especially journalists who do not carry guns, should be condemned.
Mrs Wina said this today when she arrived at Hurry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport in Livingstone.
The Vice President is in Livingstone to officially open the 42nd ordinary session of the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) governing council meeting taking place at Avan Victorial Falls Resort (former Sun International Hotel).
She pointed out that all political parties, especially the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leadership should strongly condemn the violence that was perpetrated by its cadres in Bweengwa on Saturday evening.
She observed that a small group of politicians perpetrating violence and abduction has caused shame to Zambia and the peace loving people of Bweenga area.
Mrs. Wina further said African countries regard Zambia as a very peaceful country noting that the recent violence in Bweengwa could dent the country’s image to the nations.
“Perhaps time has come for leaders of political parties to talk to each other. This phenomenon can take us far,” she said.
She has since urged political parties in the country to recruit more women who, according to her can help foster peace through their peaceful voices.
The Vice President has also urged the police to act swiftly and apply the law accordingly.
Earlier, Southern Province Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu said it was sad that the UPND leadership has remained quiet instead of strongly condemning the violence that took place in Bweengwa at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mubukwanu said rainfall has improved in Southern Province and that the region may have a good harvest.
The last sentence sounds better, about good rains and bump harvest. Not all that about war etc.
This a PF orchestrated plan to install fear in UPND strongholds. It will not work. Edgar, the man with no vision will lose on Aug 11 and Inonge will go with him
The leader of the party is a shetanist what do you expect. Since when did this cretin condemn violence within his party. Instead of condemning violence he challenges police to reveal card numbers for the perpetrators. Too under5. The only way we are going to eradicate violence in politics is retiring HH in August. Zambians let’s preserve our peace by unanimously voting for pf.
Vote Ecl and pf mps.
Pettiness and lies coming from an old woman
stopping or preventing a plane from landing in Ndola was equally a criminal act. Evidence of the tracks transporting thugs supporting someone is there in the print media. What has happened to them? Why the heavy hand on this one? Is it something to do with disliking some people? questions, questions…..
Its a thin line between retirement and experience-
This lady I have ample respect for- but she should retire.
MS will not condone passengers
Thanks
BB2014
The solution is simple, get rid of PF. Obviously Africa wouldn’t be Africa if people actually thought & acted in such pragmatic way. Instead, we will be treated to another circus of mindless political theatricals. Do the right thing for once Africa or sorry Zambia, same thing actually.
@ Obatala Lungu Shedding Jameson Whisky how right you are! What Lungu is aiming at is intimidation on the opposition UPND so that they refrain from conducting campaigns and if he is able to sustain presence of army personnel and police chasing shadows of perceived attackers which may last through August 11, 2016, the end result is low voter turn out thus reducing the margins of UPND votes. MP’s of areas where this Lungu scheming is happening have to raise their voices as their constituents need not be under a veiled curfew or be subjected to intimidation! Well I am sad to say there is some relationship between age and dementia and rather than continue being used I am in agreement with Mushota that the Vice President takes a low profile check facts before uttering something that puts her…
contd…… into deeper disrespect as she considers retirement! There is much to be gained in leaving office with integrity than going with an embellished tag.
Mother of all LIARS, the citizens were carrying out a “citizens arrest” of govt officers misusing TAX payers funds by going for joy rides in their constituencies without doing any proper developmental work!!
Its PF plan just like what happened at your home village, do not take most Zambia to believe your lies.
Same lies all the time, was it not at HMM International Airport where your party claimed that a named political party wanted to kidnap your then late president?
Mother of all lies & mother of all liars – YOU & SOLELY YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE WINA NAME INTO DISREPUTE by SO WILLINGLY & UNASHAMEDLY associating & entrenching yourself with PamaFi!!!
YOU HAVE BETRAYED YOUR NATION!!!!! The WINA name is associated with fighting for freedom for the poor people of this country – yet for a few pieces of silver – YOU REFUSE TO DETACH YOURSELF FROM SUCH FILTH!!!
Indeed it is a shameful act. Specially when accused have not been found guilty. Interfering with the course of Justice Madame VP? Or just getting political mileage like in the previous murder case involving “UPND cadres suspects” which upon conviction by the High Court become PF cadres?
Abducting the Nation of Zambia with false 90 day promises is an even WORSE criminal act and deserves the severest punishment!
We have only seen nonsense like this under a PF Government.
Now their tribalism and divide and rule tactics have destroyed Zambias peace this crying out??
Madam, you and your corrupt party have created this. The blame lies squarely at your door!
Kambwili retracted the 90 day promise and clarified that this was just a proverb
Hilarious
CAN WE HAVE THE NAMES OF THE ABDUCTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND JOURNALIST INCLUDING THE AGENCIES THEY WORK FOR BEFORE WE MAKE OUR JUDGEMENT
Read from other news media you will find out the people who were waylaid by Upnd thugs.
Wabe tole HH Techilema! naiwe uli shatenic…
No need to even insult him….he’s a disgrace even to himself and worst part is that he doesn’t realise it!!!
If I recall rightly there was a picture posted of “Ila warriors” with spears obviously performing some dance in welcoming Lungu to Bweengwa! Have these now turned thugs why are being labelled to have attacked the Lungu entourage?
Sorry for the typo…… I meant are those that performed the worrior dance with spears the ones being tied to the phantom thugs that attacked the Lungu entourage and detained civil servants? Come to think of it Lungu was campaigning at Bweengwa Primary School grounds and I must hasten to say against HH who never even attended Bweengwa Primary School, what were civil servants doing at a political function? All who are claiming that there was an attack I guess took shots from the same bottle of Jameson!
Far key you Inonge as old as u are repeating d.stage planned ambush by ka li toy lay ka Edgar
Small creature who fears even his own shadow Kuyabebele
This old woman has not stopped to amaze me. Invading the airport by PF cadres and the plain failing to land at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Internationla Airport is not a crime and we never head you say so. The only thing you said was we are investigating.
Maiming someone and removing their eye was not a crime but only the alleged abduction of PF cadres is a crime. I have just known her true colour now after assisting Lungu acquire the PF presidency illegally through obtaining injunctions in the night. Just wait mama pa August.
We are talking about govt officials and the presidency here not Jerabos chasing sampa at the airport.
Sorry I meant the plane.
Bo Ima buhata bumaswe kanti mwa PF buhata kimpo ni bo nuancing Sata ne babulezi nto ye swans kwa Libingi. ( Hon Inonge you’re a liar nobody abduct any civil savage in Bweengwa it seems lies is imbedded in PF. Even the the late Sata cried that the opposition wanted to abduct him. What’s your OP doing????? Why crying wolf?
Thuggish ruling party Cadres, invading restricted aviation areas, & blocking an airport runway is DANGEROUS, & compromises the safety of passengers.
If nation is not a poorly functioning failed State, the Leader & Vice president, would condemn its henchmen who compromised passenger safety ,& ensure they promptly arrest those thugs they send to intimidate others they believe oppose them.
Unfortunately im still waiting for this sorry excuse for a vice president, “Wina” to arrest the thugs that invaded Ndola airport runway to intimidate Miles Sampa. SHAMEFUL!!!
The eyes of the VP will pop out imwe banthu…sivinthu
She reminds me of that movie “WITCHES” the only thing missing on her is big pimple on her nose.
The entire Panga fraternity is panicking!!
Wouldn’t be at all surprised if it was later revealed, this was part of a Panga fraternity dirty tricks campaign, & these “alleged U.P.N.D, cadres” actually turn out to be the Panga Family in disguise.
Remember Gary Nkhombo’s fractured arm, & an employee of some P.F official who was murdered by his own side & the blame was swatted towards U.P.N.D, before the truth eventually emerged??
Can NEVER trust these dishonest Thieving ,Belly visionless plundering charlatans known as P.F
HH Techilema – If you are not just shameless cadre, you must be very ignorant about aviation issues being raised. But I beg you not to embarrass yourself to issues you have limited knowledge about. Do you understand the international air aviation standards? or Do you think invading the air lines whether with or without Miles is not criminal but only criminal for the so called government officials we have names?
Your VP has failed to mention the people who were abducted but we have evidence that Miles and other passengers were intercepted at the airport.
I meant no officials we have no names
Neither Lungu nor HH has the guts to quell volence fom their respective supporters or take responsibility. They are however very good in pointing at their opponents whereas both should be held as first suspects for professional negligence.
IMA, IT IS CARDINAL TO CURB THE CRIMINALS BEFORE THEY MASACER THE WHOLE ZAMBIA! BITTER FOOLS IMPERSONATING OTHER TRIBES ON SOCIAL MEDIA! WE NEED A LOZI, KAONDE OR LUNDA PRESIDENT THAN THE WELL KNOWN TONGA TRIBALIST EMBECILES!!!
Techilema is a pf cadre who cant understand issues of politics,pliz convince the nation abducted officers,journalist&how heavy the attack was?their names?any casualties hospitalized?? at the back of a coin INONGE knows for sure that its a pf govnt cooked deal to silence sp.She is in sp now,any violence there&is she not a pf president to be violeted as well?watch the space!!
What about cadres taking over the entire Ndola airport?
Kindly provide us with pictures of the blocked road, the registration numbers of the vehicles involved, the names and contact details of the government officials who were abducted, names of journalist and their organization, value of the damaged property/equipment, the names of the police officers who conducted the rescue/SOS operation and the actual place of the siege. Please provide also the estimated number of the cadres or militia who were involved as well as the type of weapons used. A poorly staged PF operation. At 76 you are still telling lies to the nation.
PF starting from the top is a let down. The entire President always sees violence from other parties. Speeches are written for Kambwili and Mumbi, Bwalya, Vice President and drank carders starting CONDEMING. If it is PF all what we hear is I haven’t yet received the report, investigation are still going on, they were provoked, it was opposition dressed in PF ligalia list goes on and on. What a failed leadership. GOD save us in August
so some animals are more important than others?
whether gov. official or not gov. official life is one and the same. am not just happy with pf why they are mute on the mpika violence but busy barking on bweengwa saga.
the more you consider yourselves to be more animal than the rest is the reason why we see our money go to waste in the name of safety such that we saw usd3000.00 being spent on a privet jet.
how can villagers over power state security nishi baoyo nibangwele.
Iwe ka mayo you are also as clueless,vision less,brainless useless and stupid as Edgar kaloba chakolwa lungu. Ububi kwati fyakulya fya ng’wena or crocodile. Nonsense
Abductions and violence in bweengwa.The other time it was choma.What has gone wrong with upnd?
Hichilema has to be taught that there is no room for satamic violence in our country. Teach the fackar a lesson by castrating his cow balls. Chain this demonic minion (HH)
This women needs a tonga bull for sex cause she has now stopped thinking. She need to refresh her body with good sex.These are the results you get by bringing in Dora in PF,Lungu has now fresh and fit DORA.
UPND supporters are cows for sure. They should not win these 2016 elections for the goodness of Zambia. How can you be against justice?
Bo Inonge, please don’t abandon the little principles we have known you for.
the president is a president for all of us, not just PF. Should it not have mattered when Chama shot a person in Mulobezi, or poping out ears and eyes of people in Sinda and Chipata, blocking airsptrips?
God detastes people behaving like you and your friend.
As surely as long as the Lord LIVES, your reward is surely coming
zambians are aware how you aggressively & crookedly forced your way into Pf leadership.
Fi UPDN ubututu bwekabweka. Don’t use violence or abductions to force people to vote for Hakaivotela Humwine. convince people by mouth on what you intend to do. Mwanya mukalusa futi. NAFUTI NAFUTI KOLOPA KOLOPA
Under PF rule it is criminal to just abduct people but not criminal to kill innocent Zambians. Post Journalist and other media personnel were almost killed in Chipata and Chadiza late last year by PF cadres and yet this shameless old woman did not condemn such beatings. To hell PF. OUT 2016
I would like to know where the proof is that these were UPND supporters and I would like to see proof of exactly what to place,,,,,the pf is so full of lies no-one can believe anything they say…
e.g we have plenty of maize LIE, there are so many lies I cannot name all of them……
It is now very apparent that this so called abduction was stage managed by frank Bwalya’s pf militias and not UPND as they are trying insinuate. These pf crooks are up to know good. This is what their boss learnt from Zim. and time to implement it has come. Thank God they are being exposed. The A team of ECL, CK, Davies Chama, Mumbi Phiri, Frank Bwalya, Jean Kapata and Kampyongo are the ones promoting these fatal violences. time will come when they shall be cited for genocide or for other crimes against humanity.
STOP IMPERSONATING BEMBAS OR USE YOUR REAL TONGA NAMES WHEN COMMENTING!!!!
Your guy Davies Chama did worse. Attempted murder. What did you do? Nothing at all. “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” Please practice what you preach. I think it’s time to retire.
UPND FOR SOUTHERN PROVINCE – Mubanga Sailas is just like you. Who are you?
Shonongo the Satanic verses central character is consistently sowing seeds of violence and enjoying the outcome when blood is spilled. He should be banished to his Bantustan territory and see how he will become state president from one village. Zambians should apply a Neganega voting formular on him and a Mapatizya formular on him. Shameless character from the dark world.
{28:16} The ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor: but he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
The current Zambian situation is critical ‘cos the sufferings being experienced by ordinary Zambians is beyond imagination. God Almighty, the true God of heaven, the creator of what is seen and what is not seen, He who created what we see from the unseen WILL give Zambia a new leader through His Divine wisdom and knowledge in the date that has been set for elections. He already has got a viable answer which NO man knows at the moment. All corrupt governments God Almighty does not tolerate WILL cease to exist.
I had great respect to madam VP, but she has left me without words in my mouth. How can she also think so low. If madam you are fair enough,you were supposeo come out strong the way you have done on the previous incidences. There was a number of incidences in eastern province were journalists were beaten at breeze fm with known pf officials, there was also an incidence were a upnd cadres had his eye gorged out but I didn’t hear you coming so strong the way you have done on the bweengwa issue. Pf cadres brought the operations at Simon kapweowe airport to a stand still, but you never opened your mouth. All I heard was we are investigating. But we saw tipper trucks full of pf cadres heading to the airport. But know a small issue has taken all your minds. Please play it professional,…
This is a disgrace thats why her pf is ashamed of adopting her as running mate, this time yo seat mama is going to upnd, we knw Lungu’s evil plans are now bearing fruits but no intimidation at any form shall stop us frm ushering HH and team in August
And the speaker is busy curtailing debates of members of UPND who have sufficient information on the so called abductions.I think we need the South African type of parliament here in Zambia!
but why the president is busy poking his nose just in southern? he is feeling the heat from hh. but mr presido. you are doing yourself more harm than good.you are busy fighting hh in one place . let met tell you that hh has sold his name and across the country may be you happen to have little information from your intelligence.
the bweengwa saga has just added more salt to the wound because apart from your cadres, everyone knows that the violence was faked.
HH’s UPND is synonymous with violence. This is the most intolerant party in modern Zambia. In all forms of current commotion in this country, the common factor is this ugly acronym, HH’s UPND. Police and all security swings in Zambia need to up the game and calm the lunatic behavior of UPND. My children should not witness such hooliganism from HH’s UPND.
The problem is that we are forced by international bodies to demonstrate democracy through operating in multiparty mode. But we in Zambia need to study and replace multiparty with what suits us. We need opposition, but that which is interested in supporting our gov’t structures, that accept the decision of the citizens once a Leader has been voted in.
We kid ourselves that UPND is an opposition party when in fact it’s a tinder box just waiting for a burning matchstick. These people will rip Zambia apart. Rwanda again in another country. The gov’t is in-between a rock and a hard place in dealing with UPND.
if in opposition upnd can manage to do that what more when they form grz
upnd and yo hh Kansas or bunch of cows
I fully understand their action. Had I been there, I would not have released the so-called ‘officers’ alive How can someone use government vehicles and funds to go to a party function? I am looking for them please send me their names. I want to kill them!
Iwe ka mushota why do you hate pf for no reason? you think kachema akabapo president? mwaiche unasheko cock sucking kubasungu.
That was not a party function iwe @common criminal! You see how dull and criminally minded you are! the president went there to check on development which you always condemn imwe ba UPND, he decided to talk to pipo afterwards, but with you crooked and thugish minds you saw this as a campaign meeting and decided to do the mapatizya formular. Zambians are watching you.
How about invading an international airport and preventing passengers from disembarking form a plane madam vice president. Its ridiculous hearing these people being so hypocritical. And some believe a woman would make a better leader. Definitely not on this evidence. She sounds just as bad as her male counterparts.
This whole thing is bad and the govt is talking louder about the Saturday events in Bweengwa and has remained silent on what transpired at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport. The govt should be firm and fair when dealing with violent cadres. A cadre has no operational rules. I uegr oth PF and UPND to tame their cadres because these two political parties have violent characters embedded in them. And some one goes even further to make a statement that the police will apply maximum force to defend themselves against WHOM? Let all admit that we have been mismanaging the POLICE Service to the advantage of who ever is in the RULING Party. Let the Police operate professionally and provide its services as per constitution. This is an election year and leaders have to be level headed as…
Comment: Bo Wina ima waka you can only cheat people who do not know how Government and security wings in Zambia operates. It is not possible for a villeger in Bweengwa to abduct any Government official under the tight Presidential security. You can go aheard cheating those people who do not know the security setup of this country. Just stop your meltia activities it is taking you no where.