The Patriotic Front (PF) wishes to condemn the senseless violence perpetrated by the United Party for National Development (UPND)yesterday. Our politics this week fell to deplorable levels when police were attacked by UPND thugs who staged an illegal procession in the heart of the central business district of Lusaka at the peak of evening traffic.
It is frightening to see political party members armed with all manner of dangerous weapons attacking not just the police but innocent motorists who refused to be drawn into the illegal procession they staged.
As the ruling party, we are extremely saddened by this continued escalation of political violence being waged by the UPND. We have reports that the UPND, on whom it has dawned that they will lose the August 11 elections, have been having clandestine meetings where they have mooted plans to destabilise peace in order to make the country ungovernable ahead of the elections.
The top echelons of the UPND understand what is in stock for for them on August 11 and have therefore instructed their membership to wage illegal protests and gatherings in order to derail the August 11 polls. The UPND has targeted Lusaka and the Copperbelt in its quest to make Zambia ungovernable but still point their dirty finger at President Edgar Lungu’s government. The UPND violence in the Southern Province where they are beating up PF members who attempt to put up any mobilisation activities is not only shameful but a danger to democracy.
This scheme is meant to instil fear in people thereby causing apathy in our strongholds as we head into the elections so that their perceived strongholds, which will be relatively peaceful, will then have higher voter turnout.
We know that the UPND want to dispute the election results and are now trying hard to psych-up both the Zambians and the international community. The UPND also wants to make the political atmosphere unpalatable during elections and post-electoral period so that the international community can suggest a coalition government of the opposition party with PF. Despite paying lip service to denouncing political violence, the UPND has allowed its members to carry weapons including guns to attack PF members.
The latest clash between Police and UPND members on Kafue road yesterday was planned well ahead with the view of justifying the unfounded allegations that PF is a violent and intolerant party when in actual sense it is the UPND members who have always been the aggressors.
Contrary to what is being reported on some UPND online media, UPND cadres fired live ammunition and all sorts of missiles at the police officers. As PF, we are not surprised at the continued fears by the opposition that the ruling PF will rig this year’s elections. The UPND using discredited media houses have been making unfounded accusations of rigging so as to drag citizens in its crusade of derailing the election process.
We would once more like to remind the citizens that they should guard against being hoodwinked by UPND’s illicit crusade as this is being orchestrated by the opposition party on realising that their leader, Hakainde Hichilema and his followers will soon be history after the August 11 elections that will mark the fifth defeat for him.
It is puzzling that while the UPND are throwing around all these allegations of rigging and other perceived electoral issues, they have continued participating in the campaigns, of course with the view of contesting the elections.
As PF, we are going into this election confident of victory which is hinged on the solid infrastructural development that has endeared it to the populace as well as President Lungu’s enviable governance record that has seen Zambia make giant strides towards democracy and the rule of law.
DAVIS CHAMA
PATRIOTIC FRONT SECRETARY GENERAL
Useless.
UPND are USELESS. They incite violence and are now crying foul after the police tried to bring sanity.
Any loss of life is regrettable, but law and order should be maintained, otherwise we risk having a failed state. The leaders who told the cadres to stage an illegal procession should take responsibility. There shall be no apathy thÃs time around cause we are having a taste of what Zambia will become once UPND takes over power………..lawless!
EACH TIME A PF LEADER OPENS HIS MOUTH, THEY DEMONSTRATE ONE THING IN COMMON: IGNORANCE AND LACK OF COMMON SENSE. THEY ARE A TRAGEDY TO THIS COUNTRY AND INDEED TO THEMSELVES. THEIR THINKING IS SO SHALLOW THAT THEY DON’T REALIZE THE HARM THEY ARE CAUSING TO THE COUNTRY, THEIR PARTY AND THEMSELVES. WHEN THEY TELL NAKED LIES IN WHICH THEY BELIEVE THEMSELVES, THEY THINK OTHER PEOPLE WILL ALSO BELIEVE THESE LIES. LET ME TELL CHAMA THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND WE KNOW WHAT TO DO ON 11/08/2016. WE DID THE SAME TO UNIP AND MMD WHEN THEY ENGAGED IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING TODAY, NAMELY CORRUPTION, TYRANNY, TRIBALIM, VIOLENCE, MISMANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY, ABUSE OF STATE INSTITUTIONS, TRYING TO MANUPULATE THE ELECTION RESULTS, ABUSE OF THE UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, ETC. PF…
Imwe bachimbwi no plan ba PF muyopa chani for UPND to campaign peacefully in Lusaka and other major cities?
When its PF holding a rally police provide protection but if its UPND the police becomes evil cabbages who instead of protecting people they choose to shot them?
Why were PF thugs sent to camp on the ground where UPND was supposed to hold a rally? Iw chi Saulosi and your minions please explain? People are quickly getting fade up with PF denying them freedoms are they are beginning to rise up. This is Zambia not Zimababwe or Uganda remember. KK ended up in a coffin several time for clinging to power.
Mwanya some clever soldiers out there are planning for a coup. This time, it will be successful and massively supported by the people. Just watch the space and keep stifling…
Shat up Chama why did you authorize your PF cadres to WEAR POLICE UNIFORM AND GIVE THEM GUNS to start shooting live bullets are UPND cadres So called (TONGAS) when UPND is for all Zambians, who were only matching to the venues were there suposed to adress by there leaders.If you are popular why are always canceling UPND rallies?Chama if it means you killing as all we aready to defend ourselves>Nfwiti ni Lungu .With his long Dracula teeth protruding in front.
Imbwa iwe..nothing but incoherent gibberations by a frightened criminal who will soon answer for shooting Mushaukwa in Mulobezi.
The leadership of UPND should not continue to lead its members into harms way. They should have provided responsible leadership by not allowing their members to demonstrate on that fateful day. UPND leadership should have advised their members to wait until it dialogues with the police to sort out the permit issue.
HH and his fellow leaders are in safe places when such things happen and will not help the families of the deceased for ever, but just to help bury them.
To my friends in UPND, why die for a millionaire who does care about your life or safety, You have your own live to live and your families to support. Beware of politicians, they can disappoint you in a great way.
PF wants to remain in power at all costs including human lives.Your dull head does not understand that it’s only UPND supporters who have been killed.After August 11,you and your PF will become irrelevant to the Zambian political scene.RETRIBUTION IS COMING YOUR WAY….
Are you a normal human being. There must something wrong in your head.
good analysis ba Chama.I have never seen a violent party as UPND.Indeed this party is a tribal party and UPND is ready to bring war in Zambia to save tribal politics.HH thinks it’s a time for tongas to rule Zambia.Please UPND tefintu give us a break.Ba cadres ba UPND can kill if u don’t agree with them especially ba bantusata
There is a big difference between Presidential By-elections and General elections.Ask your De-facto PF president RB.He can better explain to you what happened to MMD in 2011.
RB had not been faced by the 50+1 scenario, so he cannot advise well. On the other hand PF is not worried because the Party is protected by 50+1. The onus is on UPND to break this road block. I tell you it is very huge things to achieve for the opposition party and that is why its leadership is acting in this very desperate manner.
I am sure, HH is now regretting having asked for the 50+1. ECL will definitely remain in office after 11 August due these Constitutional advantages given to him on a silver plate by HH and his UPND. That is why a leader should be cool headed all the time because being emotional make one make wrong judgement. HH made some bad judgement and will pay for his mistakes in a big way.
@Asidai..Another paid PF blogger.The resentment that people have for ECL and PF will shock you.Make sure you notify your doctor for an appointment after August 11.BP issues will dramatically increase when election results are announced.
Chama, I wish you death! Evil is the stinking Vag.ina that brought you on this earth!! When did you become a police spokesman? Of we know you are doing this in collusion with Chinganja. An unarmed young woman was killed in cold blood and now you are saying this sh.it!! The blood and cries of Mapenzi will forever follow you to the grave. You are an evil possessed UGLY OLD Ar.se!!
Just know that you will spend time in prison after 8/11. IDI.OT! The death of that young woman will NOT be in vain!!!
Chilyata, have respect for women. Even in your self created problem that caused the death of your colleague, keep you brains in your head and not in your ass hole. Kindly tell us from which human organ you came to earth. remember your own mother is being insulted by yourself.
I have always said this here that most UPND are not properly socialised. My thinking is that they may have spent most of their times in bush herding cattle and do not know how to relate of respect fellow human beings. their parents too, because they were busy doing similar jobs, failed to guide their children in the proper social norms. That is why it is so frightening to see UPND in power. Zambia will be thrown in to total chaos devoid of order and respect for others. Insults will be the norm.
You should ask…
I and my household will vote Team HH.
Chama……Have you got that?
Chama….Chikunkubiti!!
Rabies Chamba. Who was shot dead? PF officials? You should resign today
Chama should tell us why the PF has recruited and trained its thugs,planted them into ZRP,given them Police Uniforms and guns. These are the thugs who are committing violence on innocent civilians. We know that the shootings and murder of the girl at the Chawama UPND cancelled rally was done by PF thugs disguised in Police uniforms. In any case we know that yr leader ECL’s DNA is violence. ECZ is aiding and abetting Lungu’s Election Rigging Plans. We can clearly see the evil Lungu/Chulu/RB connection based on “Wako niwako” and “Kumodzi Kumaawa” philosphy. We are watching u very carefully.
For you everything is seen with your tribal eyes because that is how you. First it was the Bembas who received all sorts of insults until GBM joined UPND and a temporal truce was called. Now it is the Easterners. When are you going to stop thinking this backwards.
Blame you UPND leadership for leading its people in harms way. HH and his team acted irresponsibly by encouraging their supporters to attack the police. The police have a duty to maintain law and order. If HH and UPND had any complaints, they should have used existing peaceful and legal means of doing this. Ask HH why he allowed his supporters to do this. This shows how self centered you HH is. He does not think for the safety of you but himself and desire to become president of the country at the expense of your blood. When…
Lies lies and more lies.
We all remember bweengwa kidnappings lies and inonge winas house being burned lies.
On the alleged bweengwa kidnappings this Congolese Davis chama issued similar allegations. Where are the arrests Mr chama of the bweengwa kidnappers???
Is it a lie that you guys (UPND) conducted an illegal march in Lusaka on that fateful Day? The violence by UPND against the police on that day is documented and witnessed by many Lusaka residents. Just stop acting like you are in the bush. Be civilised for once ans stop dying for this HH. He is rich and does not care how many of you dies as long as gets the credit. So do not blame the Police but your leaders because they have a duty to advise their members against breaking the law and attacking law enforcement officers. You will never win against them.
The question which Zambians must ask is why is it that from the time multipart democracy started in Zambia back in 1991 the period over which Politicians have campaigned and Zambians voted a total of seven (7) times i.e 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015, this is the time the nation is; why is it that we are experiencing the most violent politics in Zambia under ECL? These for sure are not the first nor the most competitive elections we have ever had elections in 1991 and 2001, 2006, 2008 and 2011 were more competitive that what we have this time. The only reason is that ECL’s PF has been a very violent PF. ECL took over PF through hired thugs who threatened to kill anyone who opposed. Even Chishimba Kambwili despite his big body was warned not to show up at Mulungushi Rock of…
@11 Patriotic Zambian, no you are wrong Sir. The violence has nothing to do with ECL or PF. Your own fellow UPND cadre Spaka like lilo has stated truthfully that the violence in UPND is because the new UPND has been infiltrated by the likes of GBM and the alliance with Mmembe who is on record in the Post newspaper editorials encouraging riots to challenge government authority. Spaka has made it clear that before that, UPND was a decent party that did not practice violence except in chuundu strongholds, but that we can understand.
Even GMB and Scott have participated in elections numerous times we have not seen this violence at any time.
It is only when lungu is involved to we get this violence. It seems the $2.3 million he has stolen is not enough.
Please also tell HH to grow up and take some responsibility
He is aspiring to become republican presidentband that goes with huge responsibility. For this latest violence let him accept the responsibility for the death.of that young lady Mapenzi. As a commander of any force or political party, HH has a responsibility to protect the lives of each of his cadres. He can do.it in two ways; ensure that he fights and defeats the police, or restrain his cadres from threatening peace and forcing the police to do their duty to protect many innocent citizens from unruly conduct bu UPND cadre which will inevitably to lead to deaths. The first option is mo option at all because UPND cannot win but also will result in desths of Zzmbians whether police civilians or UPND cafres. So only option is open…
@Terrible we shall not accept to be tossed around by a thug called ECL who become president of PF using pangas and now wako ni wako.We shall campaign in LSK even if it means death.We shall not cry anymore but fight back thats the only massage you can listen too.We shall win because we are many that few PF cadres in cairo road.
….So only option available is for HH to mature and practice maturity to maintain.peace. HH is the only.politician who has not been heard to.preach peace. Instead he always threatens action against police and government. This violence therefore can be said to have been a correct interpretation of HHs intentions by his cadres. Peace is not the responsibility of ECL alone as it has now been proved tragically, peace is responsibility of all of us including and espevially HH as the keader of UP ND which he believes is the largest opposition in Zambia. Running to diplomats will not solve thd problem. At stake here is the the lives of many more innocent youths like poor Mapenzi, diplomats cannot do this, but HH has all the powers to save the lives of Mapenzi and others.
#####HH take…
…..contd….. At stake here is the the lives of many more innocent youths like poor Mapenzi, diplomats cannot do this for us, screaming headlines in the Post will not do this for us (especially that Mmembe is bloodthirsty), but HH has all the powers to save the lives of Mapenzi and others.
#####HH, mature up, take responsibility and save lives#####
Terrible you have no rights to lecture HH or any zambian were and when to hold a rally in democratic country like zambia.We make sure PF is out of power even if it means using our blood.Enough is enough.We can not be intimidated by a drunkard fool of a president.Zambia is not an island we shall lungu to ICC like Bagbo of ivory coast.HH is our watara.He is our saviour and we shall protect him.
Incredible how this man’s thinking is of low calibre and how out of touch he is
As the saying goes: Go jump off a cliff! In this case this foo.l Davis Chama should go jump off the Victoria Falls. The hippos and crocodile are patiently waiting. We should not be surprised if they spit out his pieces because he is a rotten maggot!
I wish he just kept quiet.
#UPNDLivesMatter
#JusticeforMapenziChibulo
Sad indeed but understandable. Even failing a single exam could be frustrating. What more five times of attempted elections and you don’t succeed? It’s painful lets all put ourselves in his shoes and those of his followers
Watch the space, this is another gimmick the pf want to use on upnd….soon they will want to suspend the officials who were meant to address the rally….have they arrested the police who fired the killing bullet???or even suspended from his or her duty??? Instead they want to blame innocent people….indeed zambia has become lawless country…..
My plea to “SATAN” is never to allow UPND get transformed to a “BOKO HARAM’ terrorist group in Southern Africa. I still recall that the Americans actually trained Osama Bin Laden to fight Russians in Afghastan. But tragically Osama Bin Laden used his earned skills fight the Americans.
Some political groups existing in southern Africa, particularly in Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia, must be closely watched by the SADC security system. Congo DR has never recovered socially and politically, yet its minerals are being milked out to Western states.
What is SADC and Mugabe?This Zambia not Zimbabwe or Uganda,We shall not aloow Lungu to get away with this.I will kill Tasila my self so that Lungu should feal what i feal for my sister Mapezi.Tasila is free to campaign in Chawama ,when Mapezi only wanted to listen to HH.Thats the crimes she commited.Iam a trained Cop and i will sort out who ever killed my sister.
This is a well known strategy to achieve an objective. When a hyena wants to eat its children it first accuses its children of smelling like goats. The plan was rehearsed. PF thugs in ZRP uniforms and armed with ZRP issued guns first closed the Post to silence the voices of the Opposition parties and now the same armed PF thugs planted in ZRP shot and killed UPND supporters attending the Chawama rally. The UPND supporters were innocent and unarmed but were shot and killed by PF/ZRP militias to create an excuse to ban campaigning in Lusaka and Namwala. Clearly ECZ and ZRA are being used by Lungu to rig the 2016 elections in his favour. Lungu does not want Team HH,GBM and UPND to campaign anymore in Lusaka and CB provinces. Lusaka and CB are swing Provinces that will determine the outcome…
HH, GBM, Scott have all been with us during election times and we have never seen this level of violence.
As soon as lungu is president we have massive violence against the opposition and any citizen who has opposing views.
The fruits of corruption are proving too sweet for lungu and the PF for them to contemplate any democracy.
It seems zambians will have to pay with their blood to free the country from this bunch of corrupt people. The $10 billion that was borrowed and systematically looted by charging zambia $1million/km for roads was not enough for them.
You are wasting your time blame Lungu, when you know very well that it is HH who incited you to go against the law and fight with police. You must learn to hold your leaders accountable for their actions. If they are wrong they are wrong. If HH made a mistake, he made a mistake and it caused a death. Therefore do not blame PF. You, UPND were alone fighting the police, PF was not there.
Tell your HH to stop it.
Davies Chama, PF equivalent to Goebbels. PF = terror!
One can just see evil in his eyes. Your time to stand and give evidence of your PF misdeeds will come.
in other provinces we are also planning to look at the tonga tribe or upnd leadership, so that a fair lesson can be delivered to these guys.
Someone has to continue to speak for the dead UPND cadres, and our voices will not relent. We refuse and denounce outright lies, deceptions, cold blooded killing by ‘police’ and downright tribal talk and hate speech. We cannot continue this path of hatred for the next 5 years. HH and UPND have won the hearts and sympathy of all those that were initially fed lies that this is a tribal and violent party. The truth always emerges triumphant. We await ba IGs report of whether it was a rubber bullet or a live bullet that blew Mapenzi’s head! Also, where is the gun that UPND fired at the cops?? This death, like others before, will not go un-avenged by voting out PF and what it stands for.
Where the rule of law is respected the cop ? who killed the girl would have been arrested.
Killing unarmed girl can not be justified by any lie.
Ignoring this crime by government clearly shows that there is no rule of law and a planned move by government to cause fear among citizens with divergent views.
Killing will not be the solution to obtain support for the ruling party.
The police should protect all citizens, not to kill them.
No matter how long it takes the killers will be sorted out. Even God is able to handle it nicely and expose all involved. But very soon God will do something and those involved shall start sweating.
It’s very shameful for police officers to take sides in fighting the opposition and at the same time very shameful for the president not taking action…
Under crowd control provisions in the police, or army, officers are by law allowed to kill if they feel threatened or lives of other people is threatened by a riotious crowd. Therefore, no police officer in this case can be prosecuted. The best you can do is to know this and stop taunting the police or military. You will only die for useless politicians.