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Dr Guy Scott and Mr Miles Sampa’s departure from PF to UPND is good riddance

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By Paul Mongo PF central Committee Member

We have noted with keen interest the defection of Dr Guy Scott and Mr Miles Sampa to the UPND and we wish to state that no one will stand in their enjoyment of freedom of expression and association. In fact, their departure is good riddance for a party which is in the cleansing process with a view to remaining with genuine PF believers.

However, I have difficulties keeping quiet on the many unfounded claims against the party they claim to have formed with late President Michael Chilufya Sata.

I will firstly address Mr Hichilema’s claims that President Lungu has failed to unite the country and address the economic slow-down which he claims has made the country less attractive to investment.

As a party, we are discouraged that a man in the name of Mr Hichilema should claim to be well schooled in economics but take the lead in misleading Zambians purely to achieve well calculated political machinations sorely designed to win him votes in August this year.

Mr Hichilema aught to know that the world is experiencing the economic slow-down and every country has been affected. Zambia, as a country, does not enjoy economic independence from the rest of the world arising from the growth of economic integration which interconnects and exposes every economic life of our country to the outside pressure. However, it must be noted that efforts to address these challenges by the current government led by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu cannot change things within a short space of time.

I am worried that Mr Hichilema, despite having such an understanding of issues chooses to select words so that he can isolate Zambians from their government to soothe his hunger for power. This deliberate distortion of information is a political crime aimed at seeking presidential office using deceit.
As such, we take strong exception to the accusations that President Lungu is responsible for the underperforming world economic developments that have affected Zambians. We are not very disappointed as PF because we did expect any level of honesty from Mr Hichilema who has centered his political life on rampant lies motivated by selfish hunger for presidency.

We are calling on Zambians to ignore Mr Hichilema’s call for change of leadership based on his lies. I desire to advise that Mr Hichilema will change nothing in this country even if he became president. Zambians must take pleasure in seeing that the man is taking advantage of the economic slow-down to cheat people but we believe that this level of politics is very mischievous and draconian to say the least.

His language bears some undertones of a man bent on taking advantage of weak processes like he did during the privatization of the mines sorely to wield financial benefits without regard for the poor.

Mr Hichilema was also quoted as saying that President Lungu would lose this year’s elections and be sent back where he came from.

This is gross disrespect for the Head of State who is doing everything to unite the country and change its fortunes under difficult conditions. I wish to inform Mr Hichilema that President Lungu is going nowhere and would win the elections with a resounding victory without a rerun. The Zambian voters have witnessed large volumes of infrastructure developments and youth empowerment programmes which are maturing slowly and will not be cheated into voting out a performing government.

Zambians are being warned against auctioning this country to ‘billionaires’ because they do not have genuine interest of the country but are merely driven by financial interests to propel them into the ladder of the next generation world tycoons.

I also took note of the cheap insinuations by Dr Scott and Mr Sampa when they defected. I must admit that I do not have any right to condemn them for defecting but will certainly not let them cheat and hallucinate without checking them.

Firstly, I find it extremely cheap to learn that the only reason Dr Scott resigned from PF is that PF has been joined by Dr Michael Kaingu who tore Mr Sata’s speech in parliament. I also find it strange that his resignation was influenced by Hon Dora Siliya and former President Rupiah Banda who have rendered support to PF. If indeed Dr Scott believed in the ideals of PF and cared for the party, he would have supported the stretches of unity that President Lungu is promoting in the country by working with leaders of other parties.

I find it strange that Dr Scott has left PF because he did not want new members. Politics is about numbers, change and transformation which Dr Scott ought to know.

Dr Scott must admit that he could not just fit into the progressive leadership of President Lungu that is based on promoting unity as opposed to drawing lines of division amongst the political players. PF may have fought the MMD in government but that is part of political processes but President Lungu realizes that unity is key after forming government. That is what the President is doing.

And Mr Sampa claimed that there is tribalism in PF. That is really laughable indeed and shows that the man had no issues to raise against PF. As the ruling party, we have demonstrated that PF is truly national in composition, performance and reach. It is hard for a genuine leader to make a comparison on which party is more tribal between PF and UPND.

Lastly, Mr Sampa’s statement on the closure of CBU and the University of Zambia is merely empty politics since he is aware that the process towards reopening the two universities has already been made public. The universities will reopen as planned depending on how the managements will respond on the measures announced by the Minister of Higher Education. There is no responsible government which will keep the institutions open even when people and property are being harmed as a result of riots.

So in my final analysis, I want to remind Guy Scott that Hichilema referred to him as the last stupid colonial white man. It should be in the interest of Dr Scott to be reminded that Mr Hichilema described him as Muzungu opusa meaning stupid whiteman while calling him Guy Scotchikala (meaning ox-drawn machine).
Further, Mr Hichilema is on record as having referred to Rainbow Party leader Winter Kabimba as ‘Kamimba’ while former Commerce Minister Bob Sichinga was called a dullest accountant who does not know how to make money; he cannot survive without being in government.

We are surprised that the same men can today choose to describe Mr Hichilema as hope for Zambia with such bad language. It is clear to us a new page in Zambian politics has been opened where Mr Hichilema’s fools are now following him and he must be celebrating for a good reason.

Let me state here that PF will not stand on the way of the few misguided politicians such as Miles Sampa and Dr Scott who have decided to change camps purely for selfish reasons but it must be noted that we will not sit idle and watch them promote these mechanized lies to our people. Zambians must watch closely who is genuine and who is not as they make decisions on who to vote for in the August 11, 2016 presidential and general elections.
Paul Moonga

PF Member of Central Committee

40 COMMENTS

  1. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. HH, Miles and Scot have the same enemy in ECL. Any way it’s Zambia forward with the same trash. Bashi Nono, GBM, Scot, Miles, list goes on.

    • Simple arithmetic shows that if you subtract 2 from any number say 10, 100 or a trillion that number from which 2 was subtracted from is longer what it was. Two is a factor. Mile and Guy have depleted the PF votes, not only by 2 but by the number of family members and followers who believe in their ideals. These lamentations by PF top brass are only sour grapes.

    • Such a lengthy article just to talk trash!! Mr another “Global”, what has PF done to cushion the impact of your so-called Global economic issues..
      – Is increasing the President’s salary and his ministers also global?
      – Should closing UNZA and CBU also be blamed on global economic slow down?
      – How about all the PF unplanned expenditures on the so-called infrastructure development that has cause lots of pressure on the Kwacha?
      – The borrowing of Euro Bonds and other loans?
      – Hiring of a private jet by the President to go to USA?
      – The violence on Youth Day by PF?
      – Tribal talk by Chama, Kambwili, Mumbi, who should we blame; global I suppose?
      – Maize shortages after PF exported the maize?

      Please dont waste people’s time with your fake accusations on Privatization.. PF under…

    • contd..
      PF under President Lungu has FAILED to govern. Period. Start preparing to leave. No amount of propaganda even from fake pastors will help you. The only people that are happy with PF are the beneficiaries of the corruption and their relatives. The rest of Zambians are suffering.

    • Sometimes, it is important to shut up than write nonsense. In Contrast, the Zambian economy should do better because we are not dependent on oil. Inflation and other GDP elements should have a positive gain. The Issue with PF cadres is that they always want to have an answer and excuse for everything. Let alone exposing their dullness and desperation. Guy Scott is a man who truly managed the Zambian economy during the sickness of Sata. It is on record that our USD exchange was around ZMW6. Lungu came in and evil landed.. let PF go we can not have such leadership.

      Zambians gave them a chance and failed miserably so they have themselves to blame. SO DONT PRETEND ACCEPT THAT PF IS WORRIED FOR THE 2 TO JOIN HH.

    • OOOOOPS! I ALMOST FAINTED HEARING MUZUNGU OPUSA ENDORSING HH!
      What sense does it make to go on importing PF members into UPND? First it was from MMD now we are going to the Party we all know has little credibility in terms of its members. What has gone wrong? People are looking at HH as a King or what? Be reminded that those crooks crossing to UPND have turnaround our party into a worse than the kaponya parties around. There is noise, confusion, violence, and I doubt if we shall sustain our decency as a party. Our good face has been eroded with fraudsters and criminals signing agreements with HH nobody knows where this man is taking our party. Brother Mazoka please rest in glory…Sad!

  2. Various PF mouthpieces have vigorously dismissed the Scott and Sampa endorsements. If they truly believe Scott and Sampa are not factors, why all the effort from all these characters?

    • What is annoying and alarming is how dull HH and UPND to se and understand that these guys are not adding any value to their party and are not diluting anything to PF. Everyone is trying to tell HH that he is wasting time with these guys but as usual the arrogance of HH and his under 5 politics does not see sense. This is the same attitude that lost him previous elections. He is only carrying useless excess baggage.

      What PF telling UPND and HH is that to an experience politician, the lack of political foresight is an insult to sound politics. PF is on it way to win resoundingly in August, thanks to lack of proper thinking in UPND.

  3. Very true indeed. PF will win with hands down. We are putting these buffoons in the political archives once and for all. Hagain and hagain hazapitilila pa State House ka Halast.

  4. Mwanya muleya bamakaka, whatever reasons you may bring across are baseless because you have brought down the economic status of this country to its knees. Imagine ukutatamino bunga in this age – Ba PF nangu tapasoswa, muleumfwako nsoni limo limo. In fact iwe ka Mongo with your chief Looter ECL MUST start packing because we do not need you any anymore. You are a disaster to this beautiful country’ s economic growth – atase !!!.

  5. Who is this Paul Moonga? We ask not to dismiss what he has expressed but if indeed is member of PF Central committee, Zambians have the right to know him as one of the rulers in PF government.
    Failure to explain himself will cast doubts on his opinion and credibility.

  6. I would rather ignore what Paul Moonga has said than ignore what Guy Scott and Miles Sampa has done. Zambian politics has been of name calling and insulting each other. The best thing that happens to people is to embrace and love each other. There should be no enemies for life. May the best man win the August 2016 elections.

  7. Comment:no néed to talk about global,who doesnt kno,are u saying meal shortage is cause of global not lack of not heeding advice.some pipo never learn.

  8. Pf has been nicely nailed on the head. Nothing like good riddance. You have felt the loss. .Pf is losing the coming elections. Wait for the campaigns to reach full throttle , pf will be deserted.

  9. Zambians are being warned against auctioning this country to ‘billionaires’ because they do not have genuine interest of the country but are merely driven by financial interests to propel them into the ladder of the next generation world tycoons.

    I thought the one carelessly borrowing and increasing their salaries are the ones auctioning this country?

  10. I was just telling someone that the narrative of “its global” demonstrates redundant thinking and is an insult to we the people who employed the politicians to address the economic and social problems we face with innovative and robust solutions. If they keep responding as they are doing they will get fired. I am sure Mr Rupiah Banda whom they have embraced can tell them that from personal experience. Meanwhile the suggestion that embracing Banda Siliya et al by ECL is a sign of good leadership and national unity while embracing Scott Sampa et al by HH is a sign of poor leadership is curious at best and rather muddled at worst.

  11. Thats how the guys in the last days of UNIP/KK-wamuyaya were behaving. Just look at all the negatives, shortages of mealie meal, fuel, loadshedding, closure of higher learning institutions, wage freeze but no increaments but instead some salary deductions from certain civil servants, job loses, higher prices of commodities especially maize meal, higher inflation in years, worthless kwacha etc And you want sane people to keep quiet? Bo Moonga, if thats your real name

  12. PF is not going anywhere. You will keep on dreaming. I will borrow the words of Zimbabwe’s first lady who told Morgan Tshangarai that ” he will keep on admiring State House but he will never see it’s Door”. The same applies to Kalusa,(hh), he will keep on dreaming of being President but he will never be.

  13. PAUL MONGO ( OR MONGA) IS ONE SUCH BIG FOOL WHO DOES NOT USE HIS HEAD BUT PENIS TO REASON. IF HE WAS OUR TRUE PF MEMBER HE WOULD HAVE LEFT ABLE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE PARTY TO TALK ABOUT GUY SCOT. EVEN THE MONKEY KAMPYONGO SHOULD JUST SHUT HIS MOUTH ON THIS ISSUE

    • There are so many fools in this world and Frank Bwalya is number one, Mumbi Phiri number two, Davies Chama number three, Ichishimba ca Mbwili number four and Fallen Kachasu Jameson number five, then the rest.

      How do these fools expect Scott to be with them when first they threatened violence in Kabwe so that they make him look like he was not willing to join the selection process? They called him all sorts of names and only came to know that he was white and a foreigner after Sata died.

      They have undone all that Sata stood for and gone to bed with every Jim and Jack that insulted Sata, publicly tore his speech, called him a gay, acquitted the guilty and prosecuted the innocent, promoted those who should account for their misdeeds in the Judiciary and the list is endless.

      How on…

  14. Mr poul mongo central commitee pf, i dont know weather is computer literet.if mr mongo suporsed know that solve problems in your home dont look at your neigbour.look at the suferings of zambian not at your neigbour country.that is the problem that i have found with pf .they are lazy to work hard becouse they now that the neibour is also suffering.it shouldnt be so .if u continue like that your children will run away from u one day.

  15. The departure of Guy Scott and Miles Sampa to upnd is good to promote sanity in PF as the duo were at the peak to destroy PF. These are pure cartel who believe in divide and rule. They should go to the party which harbors the traits of bitterness and jealousy as exhibited by Guy Scott when he acted as Republican President of Zambia for less than 90 days after the demise of President Sata.

  16. The fact that the author of this unnecessarily long article has expended a great deal of effort in downplaying the departure of Guy Scott & Miles Sampa just proves the opposite, that is to say, that the duo’s endorsement of HH’s candidature has dealt a fatal blow to the PF.

  17. The article is very good and sweet to read. Monga kudos. The insults from up@d minions just proves how truthful and intelligent your article is. They have tried to shoot it with all manner of insults but since truth is its own diffence don’t worry. These are simply bitter souls who are candidates for hell and are destined to lose.

    • There are so many fools in this world and Frank Bwalya is number one, Mumbi Phiri number two, Davies Chama number three, Ichishimba ca Mbwili number four and Fallen Kachasu Jameson number five, then the rest.

      How do these fools expect Scott to be with them when first they threatened violence in Kabwe so that they make him look like he was not willing to join the selection process? They called him all sorts of names and only came to know that he was white and a foreigner after Sata died.

      They have undone all that Sata stood for and gone to bed with every Jim and Jack that insulted Sata, publicly tore his speech, called him a gay, acquitted the guilty and prosecuted the innocent, promoted those who should account for their misdeeds in the Judiciary and the list is endless.

      How on…

  18. There are so many fools in this world and Frank Bwalya is number one, Mumbi Phiri number two, Davies Chama number three, Ichishimba ca Mbwili number four and Fallen Kachasu Jameson number five, then the rest.

    How do these fools expect Scott to be with them when first they threatened violence in Kabwe so that they make him look like he was not willing to join the selection process? They called him all sorts of names and only came to know that he was white and a foreigner after Sata died.

    They have undone all that Sata stood for and gone to bed with every Jim and Jack that insulted Sata, publicly tore his speech, called him a gay, acquitted the guilty and prosecuted the innocent, promoted those who should account for their misdeeds in the Judiciary and the list is endless.

    How on…

  19. The one thing i have been pointing out about the pf leadership, is that every time one of them stands up to speak, instead of being on the offensive they are on the defensive. If the leaders themselves are lammenting, what will their followers do? In the time of so wide challenges the nation is faced with, people wanted to be given hope. The need to be assured that the leadership are in control and they are equal to such challenges. Now if they are saying hh is lying, and theirs is a progresive leadership now why don’t they spell out to the nation as to what they are doing to counter these global effects? I expect leaders to stand up and say we note the problems the country is faced with and we are doing A,B,C to avert these effects – that is how you give assureance and hope to the…

    • Let them go the frog wing party which has wings to house despotic politicians such Guy Scott and Miles Sampa. They deserve this exit from PF because they were immaterial to PF. PF has remained strong come August 11, 2016 they will win the elctions

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