THE JERABOS on the Copperbelt have warned UPND vice president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba that if the opposition political party wants confrontation, then it will be given to them.
Bornface Nsofwa, a member of the Jerabos, has said intimidating their Jerabo leader Simeon Kalobo would not help because the group supported the Patriotic Front on a matter of principle.
In his statement last week, Mr. Mwamba warned the Jerabos: “My advice to you is continue your illegal activities for now but come August you better know what’s best for you.
“Members of your organisation who have seen hope in the UPND did endorse and joined the party, publicly. You my dear are a spent force and your paymasters know it too,” he told the Jerabo leader Simeon Kalobo in a facebook posting.
But Mr Nsofwa said if Mr Mwamba who is popularly known as GBM, wanted confrontation, his group was not afraid as they supported PF on principle.
“They have done a lot for us in very difficult circumstance because they appreciate that the ordinary man must benefit from these resources and not give them away to foreigners.
“But if Mr. Mwamba wants confrontation then we shall give him. We are not afraid just because they are both rich and can hire mobs, the truth cannot be hired,” he said.
Mr Nsofwa said the warning by Mr Mwamba that things would change in August if the opposition party would be voted into power was a clear indication that the party did not mean well for the ordinary Zambians who were trying to make a living for themselves.
He said the Jerabos had vowed not to allow the UPND take a second bite at the mining industry, following the experience they underwent after the privatisation process which allegedly benefitted the opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema.
Mr Nsofwa said it was a well-known fact that Mr. Hichilema benefitted from the sale of the Luanshya mine which left many miners suffering because there was no money to pay them.
“We cannot allow them back to take a second bite. Mr. Hichilema has never denied that his firm was paid a lot of money from the privatisation process and yet the miners were left destitute, why do they want to come back now?” he asked.
In his statement, Mr Kalobo said people on the Copperbelt knew what the PF government had done for them and that not even machinations by the UPND leadership would change anything ‘‘because the track record is there for all to see that they cannot be trusted’’.
GBM Playing with fire. We will see him
Why even publish news of a fake militia group. Kitwe is not jerabos for goodness sake. Let them take their threats elsewhere !
Even known criminals are given platforms pa Zed…BUT again our political leaders for the past 30 years….CRIMINALS!
fat pig GBM
jerabo without copper – njala yamikolani bamambala
Mumbwe aitile impashi no kumububa sha mububa
GBM Thinks that when u don’t have money then you are nothing, this violent man is the curse to our party upnd & Zambia & i feel sorry for tongas in upnd because when time for convention comes, there will be no only a tonga can succeed because GBM Will physically beat them all with pangas coming to the jerabo’s he has started a war he cant win but lose. by the way what happened are these not the people not too long ago u said they have joined?
Does Zambia need this GBM kind of Leadership. A very big NO. The problem we have in Zambia is ignorance, short memory and short fore sight. In all these national problems it is us ordinary Zambians to take responsibility and not politicians because it us who elevate these politicians to leadership positions by voting for them. We have so many educated knowledgeable and honest citizens who can drive this country to prosperity but we would rather go or a swindler like HH and a Kaponya like GBM.
are Jeraboz the entire CB folish speech that holds no water.if he sold mines why is he walking freely you fools?
LT! stop abusing your readership with this hogwash, since when do self proclaimed thieves became newsworth.Get serious with your PF.
But wasn’t a response to a prospective UPND Vice President worthy to be a news item.
Mwisamwa,Jerabos are not the only voters unfortunately… JERABOS will cry one day
Be careful, if UPND continue to do this on the CB and elsewhere in the country, they will quickly become only are cadre party as they create themselves as a pro-violence party. Unfortunately even people like you do not see that your party is shooting itself on the leg and will before August turn itself into a lame sitting duck. Riches without brains is worse than foolishness.
Not surprised at the threats of violence response from the delinquent Jerabo members. The Jerabos are an embarrassment to Kitwe, they are nothing to be proud of and do not deserve the attention of the media. Any civilized community would have done away with these ugly, rotten, low life thugs.
Give power back to Zambia police and let these Jarabo Dunder heads rot in jail.
JERABOS LIFE CHANGES OK.MAY THE ALMIGHTY GUIDE US AND HELP US TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER.
illegal business should not be allowed. What GBM was saying is that those jerabos need help in terms of forming legal business structures.
Are you sure?
What’s the gist of this story? When did Jerabos have principles anyway?
I am losing confidence in Times of Lusaka. This is not news to publish. Why support an illegal grouping?
If this news about Jerabo was Pro-upnd,all those who belong to a tonga party would have been very happy!!BUT SINCE ITS PRO -PF,THEY ARE CALLING JERABOS NAMES-WITCHES!!!why do you only support what suits you?shame!!GBM AND HH ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE AS NOBODY CAN FIGHT THOSE GUYS AND HOPE TO DO WELL POLITICALLY ON COPPERBELT!!MOREOVER IN ZAMBIA A LOT OF VOTERS ARE KAPONYAS!!THEY ARE THE ONES WHO VOTED FOR MICHAEL SATA AND MOST OF THEM TODAY SUPPORT EDGAR LUNGU’S PF!!CHECK THE BUS STATIONS,MARKETS,ETC FROM LUSAKA TO KASUMBALESA AND YOU WILL NOTICE THAT ALL ARE CONTROLLED BY PF LOVERS!!!SO VICTORY FOR ECL IN 2016 IS ALREADY SECURED!!!”IFINTU NI LUNGU-2016!!”
Eddy ati a lot of Zambian voters are kaponyaz? Please take that back and shovel it into your duodenum you styopet ma faka, if you and your family have been turned into kaponyaz by pf.
@Nsama For goodness sake, Kitwe or CB or Zambia is not for Fat cats. Threatening people you don’t agree with, with violence or change of government may backfire, big time.
Take my word….Double H’s choice of running mate will be a bitter pill for your GBM to swallow even though HH will simply invoke the Grade 12 clause.
Its that clause that will bury him
It is not a threat,these guys have become a big problem in kitwe .They are now on PF payroll,since there is no copper on the copperbelt.Jerabos are enjoying will many Zambians in kitwe are suffering.This cult has to be tamed because it grows big.And our message is if anything happens to GBM while on the copperbelt that will be the end of the Jerabos.We shall wipe them out and free all oppressed people by these criminals.We are a red barrette we are every barrack in Zambia.No amount of force can stop us in Zambia.We want civilization in Zambia.people should feel free to walk about in markets ,stations and shops.enough is enough.
Ati Jerabo nga mwa pepa ibange and abit of weight lifting ati mubakali.i have you faught bees before.Jerabo enemies of the societies in Kitwe.We shall wipe you out.
The comments from the UPND supporters surprises me. You are saying Every Zambian has right to be free in markets, towns etc…the truth is that yes you are free to campaign in PF areas such as the northern region but its the opposite in Southern province. Area people free to belong to any political party there???the answer is big NO. So if you want political space in other areas, learn also to give political space to other political parties in in your province=Southern
What a party…today sure, these Jerabos that Mwanawasa had caged are openly supporting and are led by Edgar Chagwa Lungu! How will Police deal with these gangsters if the Commander-in-Chief is their chief warlord?
There you have it Zambians a militia group led by kalobo. There is nothing ordinary about jeraboys, they are thugs who want to always use the name of the poor in vain.
Well. they are a force to reckon with on the CB and GBM will have to think twice before starting a serious war with these guys. This is like committing political suicide. When people say that money does not make one a politician, the true example is HH and GBM combined. There is no way you are going to win on the CB with this war you have started. We will just be looking at you hanging yourself because you are celebrating even before the Zambians have decided. You have no basis whatsoever to think that you have already won this election. We are in March and they way HH and his team are committing political errors, they will be political history before August. Take it easy guys!!! Mind your language too, Zambians will not voe for a President with bad language.
ba UPND stop insulting ba JERABO its yo leadership which talked excitedly that JERABO are supporting u. wen they refuted yo claim yo useless VEEP issued a silly statement. i really find it laughable when i hear u guys brag when the situation on the ground indicates that u are far from winning. Come to think of it a party which holds a press conference to receive two MPs who cant even stand bcoz they dont posses a common grade twelve certificate. u ejaculate when receiving someone with criminal record Judge Ngoma. u are comedians.
UPND the party for tongas only kuya bebele. 8th lose come august. Zwaaa. U belong to the dust bin of opposition forever ba ngombe ilede
UPND BE CAREFUL WITH GBM AKAMIPONWESHA MUKAPAPA DONT SAY I NEVER WARNED YOU.
GBM STARTED THESE BOYS FROM NOWHERE REASON NOT KNOWN,SO DONT BLAME THEM BLAME FAT ALUBE.
HE IS REALLY PERFORMING FROM CELLS TO JALABOS FYAMBA NANGU NINSHI
GBM aba na mapolitics ya lu****** ayamu mushi. Fat John is not a poilitician but a smuggler!