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HH in Eastern Province
HH in Eastern Province

Armed police officers were deployed to ensure that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema who is touring Eastern Province was kicked out of Chipangali constituency on Tuesday.

Mr Hichilema and his entourage were ordered to vacate Chieftainess Chanje’s area in Chipangali constituency by armed police just after five minutes of their arrival.

The UPND leader confirmed that the restrictive environment his team has had to endure country wide continued in Chipangali during the team’s courtesy call on Chieftainess Chanje.

“Our team comprising UPND Vice-Presidents Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) and Dr. Canisius Banda was told, by the police to vacate the area within 5 minutes. Heavily armed police manned and attempted to block us from the entrance to Chieftainess Chanje’s palace as residents of Chipangali turned out in numbers to greet us,” Mr Hichilema said.

He added, “We were given only 5 minutes to address our supporters, a time we utilised to talk to them to remain peaceful and hopeful as change of Government was imminent.”

“This is the same message we shared with the Royal Highness. We also took the opportunity to discuss a couple of other development challenges such as lack of agriculture inputs and markets for her subjects. These things are affecting the people of Chipangali daily and working together with our traditional leaders we can overcome them. This was our key message.”

Mr Hichilema also revealed that his team was unable to fully address the supporters in Luangeni Constituency of Eastern Province who were eagerly awaiting their arrival.

“As usual the police ordered us to only greet them in less than 30 minutes. The environment continues to be restrictive but our people are highly eager to hear our messages. We are so far impressed with the massive support and encouragement we are receiving,” he said.

Mr Hichilema and his team also paid a courtesy call on Paramount Chief Mpezeni at his Imphudukeni Palace in Luangeni in Chipata.

“During our visit we reiterated the need to work closely with traditional leadership as they are closer to the people and fully understand the varying developmental challenges and priorities in each area. It is clear we need to urgently address the agriculture sector in Zambia, particularly in Eastern Province where it is the mainstay of our people,” he said.

Mr Hichilema also emphasised the need for politicians to avoid interference in the succession processes of traditional

HH and his team in Eastern Province
HH and his team in Eastern Province
HH bows to Paramount Chief Mpenzeni
HH bows to Paramount Chief Mpenzeni
HH greets Paramount Chief Mpezeni
HH greets Paramount Chief Mpezeni
Armed police officers push HH's entourage out of Chipangali
Armed police officers push HH’s entourage out of Chipangali
Police officers force HH's entourage out of Chipangali
Police officers force HH’s entourage out of Chipangali
UPND supporters in Eastern Province
UPND supporters in Eastern Province

105 COMMENTS

  1. And we shall kickout kachasu chkolwa lungu out of state house come August 11. Iwe lungu, te Zambia yakwa noko waumfwa!

    • Kadansa has declared war……against the people whose affairs he presides over. Its time he’s kicked out of Nkwazi house.

    • Enjoy your dreaming it’s free to do so in democracy. It will take a miracle and self redemption from the tribal politics which UPND is known for to convert Zambians to sign up to the vision of tonga/Bantu botatwe tribalism in Zambia. Unfortunately I doubt it because Zambian nationalists in over 70% hate tribalism of the 15% tonga with the remaining independents for swing to nationalism or tribalism.

    • Democracy is like tasting butter if you have not tasted it… you will not know its sweet. Zambians have tasted it and no man can stop the wind of change….

      This is not Zimbabwe

    • How about tribal southern province which does not allow PF members campaign peacefully but are killed, beaten and treated with violence for supporting PF. Under 5 should allow other parties to campaign in southern province

    • Just wondering how Edgar Lungu will feel when he loses this year! The man is busy creating enemies every corner, including in his PF.

    • Now at long last, Edgar Lungu in his true colours – a Chawama made Kachasu product, highly dangerous to Zambia’s democratic process.

    • RIGHT IN LUNGU’S BEDROOM THINGS ARE HAPPENING. EASTERN PROVINCE IS PART OF THE STRONG WIND OF CHANGE SWEEPING ACROSS ZAMBIA. ZAMBIANS NOW WANT A NEW TEAM OF LEADERS THAT ARE WILLING TO SACRIFICE SELF IN ORDER TO SERVE MILLIONS OF ZAMBIANS, TO SHARE THE RESOURCES OF OUR COUNTRY EQUITABLY. UPND AND HH HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO DRIVE ZAMBIA TO EXPECTED AND REQUIRED DESTINATION.IT’S ZAMBIA FORWARD. IT’S VIVA HH VIVA!

    • @dead, are you there is truth in what you have just posted? Are you sure Southerners are denying the PF from campaigning in Southern Province? Wasn’t President Lungu in Bweengwa, Sinazeze, Choma, Mazabuka, Itezhi Tezhi? Wasn’t Inonge Wina in Livingstone recently? Who denies UPND and other Opposition Parties from campaigning, if it is not your foolish PF Party?

    • LUNGU IS DOING NOTHING LESS THAN MAKING HH POPULAR. THE BEST HE COULD HAVE DONE IS JUST LEAVE THEM, OTHERWISE PEOPLE ARE NOW KNOWING THE MOTIVE BEHIND. WHY IS PF BEHAVING LIKE THEY ARE THE ONES IN OPPOSITION ALREADY, I SEE DESPERATION AND FEAR.

    • During the presidential bye-elections last year, , Lungu made sure that he avoided to feature on any of the debates.The guy is such a coward. When you`ve a president who`s scared of competition, what you get is an incompetent President who gives you a surging economy.

    • HH did not apply to hold a rally there…they simply drove in and hoped to hold one without notifying the police

    • Na Canius Banda don’t forget to ask HH and GBM to pay your rentals. You will find your
      House Items in the back yard.
      HH sure with all that money you can’t honestly build your VP a deceit home ?

  2. Whiskey Man Chagwa preaches Democracy and tolerance, but his actions scream Intoxicated Tin Pot Dictator.
    Zambia is doomed with this alcoholic President

    • It is a pity that most of you bloggers are failing to see what is happening here. This is not campaign time and HH has no legal right to be addressing multitudes that is why they are giving him few minutes just to greet the people. Oh my God what a lousy bunch of *****s!

  3. A Lungu, this pathetic journey shall end mercilessly for you and yo dead-heads…Zambia is bigger than any of you, there shall be NO REDEEMER !!

  4. Iwe Kudos, Zambia is a democratic country and anyone can address a campaign rally anytime. We don,t need a police permit. Police are just notified. Why is Edgar Lungu so scared of HH and the opposition. Opposition should go to court for POA interpretetion or you will find yourself with one week of campaiging. Such intimidation is conducive for political violence in the country. HH 2016

    • THIS IS NO TIME FOR CAMPAIGN MWANA. TIME FOR CAMPAIGN WILL SOON COME. IN CASE YOU ARE MISTAKEN, PF ARE NOT CAMPAIGNING. THEY ARE JUST GOING ROUND ZAMBIA TO OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION AS A SITTING GOVERNMENT AND IN THE PROCESS MEETING THEIR CONSTITUENCY PEOPLE. HH AND HIS TEAM MUST JUST WAIT FOR THEIR CHANCE IN 2021. MEANWHILE, LET PF FINISH THEIR PROJECTS.

  5. Comment:It must be enough because they atleast allowed him to greet them, since he had no permit, that’s all he can do!

  6. Meanwhile Lungu wants an indaba with political stake holders concerning the way forward for zambian politics as we approach election d – day. Is this the way to treat political opponents? You are crisscrossing the country looking for votes. When your friends attempt to do the same, you send armed police to block them. Very primitive.

    • Don’t you know that Bantubotatwe stretch from Nsyungu namutitima (Vic falls) to upper Lenje land in Kapiri.

      Lusaka is pure Soli land. It’s Bantubotatwe.
      ,

  7. This is what I don’t like. I know HH is just another politician but why should Lungu be using the police to harass him like that. Its disappointing that we have citizens in 2016 who still believe this kind of thing is okay. I wish Donald Trump wins the US election so that he sorts out all these African despots pretending to be democratic. I know he is crazy but if he makes people like the PF behave then its okay. How do we develop with this kind of backwardness.

    • YOU ARE ASKING FOR, FAR, TOO MUCH FROM LT. THAT’S ALL THEY CAN GIVE YOU- THE MISINFORMATION AND THE DISINFORMATION. NO MORE, NO LESS. THEY DON’T KNOW BALANCING. I WAS, TOO, LOOKING FOR THE REASON WHY THE CHAPS WERE KICKED OUT OF THOSE PLACES. ONE WONDERS WHY WE NEED GRADE 12s IN THESE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    • @Calculas – Thats because you dont read properly. Here is what he said,
      1. …”was told, by the police to vacate the area WITHIN 5 MINUTES”
      2. “We were given ONLY 5 MINUTES to address our supporters”
      3. “As usual the police ordered us to only greet them in LESS THAN 30 MINUTES”

      All the above convey the same thought; not more than 5 minutes. “Less than 30 minutes” can still be 5 minutes. Where is your problem? Besides, I think the “less than 30 minutes to greet them” is in reference to the chiefs, whereas the “Only 5 minutes to address our supporters” is in reference to SUPPORTERS.

    • Two different places with different time frame given. Read properly boss. 5 minutes he was given for Chipangali while less than 30 minutes for Luangeni. Usual PF dimwits.

  8. The same police he is using to harass fellow politicians, are the same police other politicians will soon use to harangue him. He forgets that his own fingers are stained with blood. When will politicians learn the simple logic that “those who live in glassy houses need not throw stones?” Or is he just dumb or drunk or both?

  9. Those who kill with the sword shall with the sword be killed. Kenneth Kaunda did it and so is Edgar Lungu, the end result being the same.

  10. I really would love to see a change of government but I have lot of questions about those Cadrpes hanging on HHs vehicle. What will happen when HH is at State House. They say every face tells a story and action speaks louder than words.

    • @ Adage

      Vote for Kachema and UPND at your own peril. When we tell you that is so desperate to get to State House for personal reasons you think we are kidding? As long as you are not T0nga, HH has nothing to do with you. I mean you can see it even now in work places where T0ngas have high positions, you, your children, cousins and any family member for that matter will not be given a chance to be in employment. This is a hard truth, these chaps are bad outside and inside. You will rot and suffer with you degrees, diplomas, as long as you are not T0nga. They would rather a calf is given the chance than any other as long as you dont originate from Southern Province.
      Just think of this, ALL UPND MPs are T0ngas and from Southern Province, what does that tell you? THINK!!!

    • HH is too civilised to have those chaps at state house but right now he needs them to fend off the vicious cadres that the PF have put into power to persecute him.

  11. The crowds are surprisingly too small despite the ferried carders and those paid by advance party by Fat Albert. Clearly, Kachema must start thing of something else to do after 11 August 2016. People have rejected you and your tribesmate and if you have ears, please hear it loud and clear.
    Edgar Chagwa Lungu and the PF are a darling of the 80% Zambian voters and I dont know why this Satanist cant accept it.
    Its Edgar Chagwa Lungu everywhere you go, pabwatoooooooooooo fye.

    • @the messanger the Tonga story is boring and belongs to the late stone age.Zambians have resolved to remove Lungu full stop.Even sata they said will bring war and Gays that did not happen.so Zambians fear not HH will be a good Kachema to all Zambians.Iam Bemba and iam not afraid.Only thieves are afraid.

    • You are primitive and useless. Keep dreaming and comforting yourself while the rest of the country has moved on. If you stomach is full don’t think that 80% of Zambians have full stomach also. Just eat silently while it lasts.

    • Truth! you will cry if u make mistake of voting for HH. Reason why they are so desperate to get yo vote is to get power to grt all the jobs, I mean get all the jobs. We have seen it and its not a secret how T.ongas employ their kind only. You and relatives will be wallowing in poverty, on streets vending while they are in Govt, parastators offices etc. Woke and know whats happening here

    • Ba Messenger,

      Just think of this, ALL UPND MPs are T0ngas and from Southern Province, what does that tell you? THINK!!!

      And.all , MuchingLuapulaMuchingarthern province.MPs are what tribe? Messenger, THINK!!!!

    • @ Messenger u are very correct 100%. If in the unlikely event hh wins, northeners and easteners will b in sh.it coz tongas are really tribal. Everywhere in employment it will just be tongas. Easterners and notheners dont be fulled by these gud 4 nothing bitter and tribal gruping. Hav u ever seen a tonga support a non- tonga?? Answer. Dont say u were not warned

    • Messanger no you are wrong, ferried cadres only happen in PF, it is their strategy and we donot copy them. For your information those are chipata people unless you r talking about his security and eastern province is not TONGAS by the way.

  12. Comment:@dead n observer u really r dead n observing dead thingz.Continue in yo dead postings.Pay day is just in a little while. Change is just inevitable. Zambiaàaaàa! Fowaaaaaaard.

  13. WAPYA MUNZI! STRONG WIND OF CHANGE IS INDEED SWEEPING ACROSS ZAMBIA. LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN LUNGU’S BEDROOM. LUNGU WILL SOON BE HISTORY THERE AT STATE HOUSE. ZAMBIANS ARE RESOLVED FOR A RADICAL CHANGE IN AUGUST. GO GO GO UPND. GO HH GO. ZAMBIA FORWARD. KICK OUT KACHASO LUNGU POLIO FROM STATE HOUSE. VIVA ZAMBIA VIVA!

    • “In his bedroom” yes, but much more so in his closet – no fashion designers at hand. It’s an irrevocable tragedy.

  14. Alarming heading!!! I got the impression they were unceremoniously hounded out. But it turns out meetings were even held! Mmmmm it seems somebody is disappointed that there was no incidence of ‘violence’! Kudos to ZP!

  15. @The Messanger (may be you wanted Messenger), you have remained behind with your Chimbwili. People now talk of issues, not tribe. Change, this is the 21st century. Paradoxically, the Kachema who you claim is not popular is not being allowed to campaign. What are you scared of?

    • WE WANT KACHEMA NO ONE ELSE AT THIS MOMENT. ANOTHER FIVE YEARS UNDER LUNGU? OH PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK. IT CANT NEVER.

  16. I HAVE NOT LIKED HH BECAUSE I FEAR TRIBALISM. BUT AS THINGS STAND. WE ARE SUFFERING UNDER THE YOKE OF PF. MAYBE, JUST MAYBE. HH MAY BE THE ONE TO HELP THE SITUATION. I HAVE STARTED LOOKING AT THINS DIFFERENTLY.

    • YOU THINK HH IS GOING TO BRING THE RAINS AND FORCE CHINA TO BUY COPPER? YOU ALSO THINK, HH WILL BUILD SOLAR AND COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATORS IF, IN THE UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCE, HE WINS? YOU ARE FAST-TUCKING YOUR DREAMS TOO MUCH, MWANA. TRY HIM IN 2021.

  17. Zambians have lost appetite for Pf. Change is underway. It is always Bad leaders that force themselves on people. At the moment many Zambians don’t love pf because of its violence and bad governance.

  18. Thanks my brother ba chisenga.GBM and Banda will not allow HH to do things as he wish.There is no need to fear The UPND cabinet will be balanced with people like Mpundu,Sichinga,Mutati,Masebo,Magande,Humududu,Levy Ngoma,Findly,Scott,patel and many more there is nothing to fear.

  19. Police in 2011 were campaigning with civillians while this time they are even chasing away politicians. Sata was being received by the same police. This tells a story that Pf is still strong.

    • H H tECHILEMA, for your info the police swear an allegiance to the president, it does not mean they support him but it goes with the job, the same police will arrest him if he is found wanting in something.

  20. HH should tame GBM and should not condone thuggery like the so called “body guards” that have surrounded his car.Its making him unpopular, on any other day i would not vote PF , MMd would have been my choice but as things stand its either I continue suffering under PF or vote for UPND for some sanity.Please we do not want the carder-ism to continue after August thought we buried that mentality when we buried UNIP

  21. but HH why allow your cadres protect you without shirts, nefima tatoo. na HH smiling, he cannot control them suurwa

  22. Comment:HH lost his chance in the last election where PF had only 28 days to campain. All he needs to be is chaiman of the ZPA.

  23. This is the reason I will vote for HH. Iam fuccking tired of tin-pot dictators who know nothing about politics dictating to all of us. This ka Lungu now thinks he controls all people’s movements and speech-he just arrested a man for some stoopid defamation charge and now he thinks HH is not a free citizen who can go to any corner of this country. Lungu August is very soon

  24. in 2015 PF or lungu won by 12000 votes. this time, its gona be tough.
    the so called intellectuals calling HH tribalist are losing their houses because they cant pay back houselona repayments.

    there are a few noise makers trying to psyche people about tribalism, but truth is that Zambia is on its knees and all its people are suffering one way or another.

  25. I blame your father because you were born in his fifth wife only if had the ecourage to control is thing you couldnt have born.

  26. Comment: all those supporting pf dose it mean u r blind to see the economic challenges the country is going through & the damage they have caused?

    • @39 NO, WE ARE NOT BLIND WE CAN SEE THAT THING HAVE GONE BAD IN ZAMBIA AND ELSEWHERE. WE ALSO CAN SEE THAT IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF ECL THAT IT NEVER RAINED LAST YEAR RESULTING IN LOW CROP YIELDS, LOWEST WATER LEVEL IN RIVERS THAT GENERATE POWER. WE ALSO KNOW THAT CHINA WHICH IS THE LARGEST BUYER OF ZAMBIA’S COPPER HAD HUGE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THEM TO ALMOST STOP BUYING ZAMBIA’S COPPER AND OTHER MINERALS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PF ERA SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED DECADES, AGO. HAVING THE ABOVE KNOWLEDGE PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO RETAIN ECL AND PF.

  27. During the presidential bye-elections last year, , Lungu made sure that he avoided to feature on any of the debates.The guy is such a coward. When you`ve a president who`s scared of competition, what you get is an incompetent President who gives you a surging economy.

    • ECL SIMPLY DIDN’T HAVE TIME FOR THEORETICAL AND ACADEMIC RUBBISH WHEN PF ARE IMPLEMENTING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS. WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY IS WHAT PF IS IMPLEMENTING PHYSICALLY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY. SO, THERE WAS NO POINT AND TIME FOR HIM TO GO AND COMPETE WITH ACADEMIC THEORISTS. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. THEY CAN STAGE IT EVEN THIS TIME ROUND. BUT, I CAN PROMISE YOU- HE WILL JUST GO AND POINT AT WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND PROJECTS STILL UNDER IMPLEMENTATION. HE WILL ALSO CONFIDENTLY HIGHLIGHT ON PLANNED FUTURE PROJECTS WHILE THE OPPOSITION THEORIZE.

  28. FATHER LEONARD CHITI, YOU CONDEMNED THE ALLEGED BEATING OF FRANK BWALYA IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE. E.C. LUNGU HAS SENT POLICE MEN IN EASTERN PROVINCE TO CHASE HH, GBM AND OTHERS FROM THERE. WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR REACTION TO THIS.

  29. THIS UPND PARTY- WHY NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE FEMALE VICE PRESIDENT INSTEAD OF ALL TWO MEN VICE PRESIDENTS. AND DOES HH REALLY NEED 2 VICE PRESIDENTS? BEING AN ECONOMIST I THOUGHT HE WOULD QUICKLY KNOW HOW COSTLY. MY ADVICE TO WOMEN: CAREFUL- YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO CHANCE IN UPND GOVERNMENT AND THIS IS SHOWN BY HOW MANY MEN VICE PRESIDENTS HH HAS AS IF WOMEN DON’T EXIST.

    • Peter load of rubbish what has gender got to do with it? We have a female vice president that watched a fellow woman being stripped naked.

  30. If in the unlikely event hh wins, northeners and easteners will b in sh.it coz tongas are really tribal. Everywhere in employment it will just be tongas. Easterners and notherners dont be fulled by these gud 4 nothing bitter and tribal gruping. Hav u ever seen a tonga support a non- tonga?? Answer. Dont say u were not warned

    • Everyone in Zambia is tribal, stop lying and for your own information we had forgotten about this tribal thing until PF came into power. Learn to appreciate, look at the contributions southern province makes to the country. You my friend need a lesson on diversity and reduce on the hatred we are all one Zambia one Zambia or maybe you’re Congolese

  31. Kikikikikikiki….what about those naked cadres? See that one in the front of the second picture, dirty underpants hanging out of his equally dirty trousers. Surely the smell must be choking HH, look at the first picture, HH is failing to smile, or is that how he is, that he cannot smile naturally? That certainly looks like a fake or forced smile.,like someone feeling the heat of another loss pending.
    Regarding HH’s claim, just admit that you have no support in Chipangali, not that you were kicked out by police, how they allowed you to address people for 5 minutes, in the other case 30 minutes by your own statement. Look here HH, we all live in Zambia, if Zambia police don’t want to address a rally they will not give you even half a second, they may even use teargas, so don’t cheat…

  32. UPND and their HH do not know easterners!!Great Michael Sata tried there before 2011 and a lot of people were attending PF rallies,Hon.Lameck Mangani even resigned from MMD to join Sata’s PF!!BUT WHEN VOTING DAY CAME,ALMOST ALL EASTERNERS VOTED FOR THEIR RB AND MMD MPS!LAMECK MANGANI LOST HIS CHIPATA CENTRAL SEAT UNDER PF!THIS WILL HAPPEN ONCE MORE IN 2016 AS RB AND EDGAR LUNGU SHALL ENABLE PF WIN MAJORITY VOTES FROM EASTERN!!!

  33. Look here HH, we all live in Zambia, if Zambia police don’t want you to address a rally they will not give you even half a second, they may even use teargas, so don’t cheat us, you simply have no support and you left in a hurry…. In order to avoid embarrassment.

  34. @Observer, @Dead. Mwalishalilila. imwe all you know is to talk about tribe, bufontini. Use you heads to debate constructively.

  35. Hehehe ati tribal fontinis pfools.
    The pfools are clearly beaten pants down.
    Umo akapolomya lutuku pa 11/08/16.
    Let hh go round Zambia greeting people suffering under the pfoolz govt.
    After all people will vote for a better candidate to them.
    We don’t want tribal politicians like hippo of Luanshya.
    Bembas are not tribalists. It is some cross breeds and pfools clinging on tribalism.
    We want a farmer to lead us into abundant food and lower food prices.
    Hunger will show us who to vote for.

  36. Pf detracters, your claims are devoid of proof and truth, you must know thst zambians are used to hardships, your pf engineered tribal electioneering will not work this year, we shall use our God given democracy to search all parties to find the leaders that we want untill we find them and this year the zambian nation have resolved to try upnd and hh as the state president to take over the government and their is nothing pf ca do about it not even rigging can help you, because we know that God is with our movement, kwasila.

  37. PF intimidation and oppression of the opposition are some of the reasons why Zambians should kick Lungu out of office on 11/8. We need the top PF police to be removed so that we bring sanity to Zambia police.

  38. HH YOU WILL NEVER RULE ZAMBIA YOU ARE A GREEDY MISER YOUR WORKERS ARE SUFFERING IN CHOMA DO NOT PRETEND TO BE HOLY AND WITH A GIVING HAND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ZAMBIANS NOT EVEN A TOILET BUT YOU HAVE ENRICHED YOURSELF FROM THE SELL OF MINES. COME AUGUST YOU WILL BE IN A GARBAGE

  39. Which new leaders are you talking about. All those in UPND have been in Leadership…..YOU mean GBM or who? am baffled

  40. Zambia Police is oways Kicking the opposition. And we saw a horrific video of them literally Kicking an innocent cadre. Shame. These are the last Kicks of a dying Horse. Dey won’t b Kicking come September.

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