We wish to remind all our members across the country to remain strong as we confer with our legal team on the next step to be taken.
We know that this is a difficult time for all of you. But we wish to put it on record that we have not lost an election, neither have we lost the petition which was before the constitutional court.
In view of the foregoing, we have decided take necessary measures to see to it that justice prevails as we believe that justice should not only be done but it must be seen to be done.
It is important for us to point out that the constitutional courts inconsistencies in presiding over the presidential petition have created a constitutional crisis which has brought us to where we are.
Remember that one single Judge ,in the name of Judge Anne Mwewa Sitali , who initially gave direction that the hearing of the main presidential petition was supposed to have commenced on Friday 2nd September 2016 and run up to 8th September 2016.
Surprisingly, Judge Sitali rescinded her decision on Thursday 1st September 2016 upon hearing an oral submission by the respondents on the computation of time (14 days).
The judges decision created confusion in that she contradicted her earlier direction to have the main petition heard starting on friday 2nd September 2016.
Note also that a single Judge threw out six of the applications we filed for further witnesses, and to make amendments to the main petition.
We also filed in an application to have president Edgar Lungu step aside and allow the speaker of the National Assembly act as republican president in accordance with article 104(3) of the amended constitution, but the court refused to hear the application.
This in a way compromised the court proceedings as this allowed for interference in the court proceedings.
Our lawyers advanced motions to have the 14 days dispute resolved until friday evening when they withdrew their advocacy. To this effect, the 1st and the 2nd respondent on Friday sought leave arising from Judge Sitalis misguided position. The president of the constitutional court granted the 1st and 2nd respondents who are President Hakainde Hichilema and His running mate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM), leave to prepare legal representation and adjourned to Monday 5th August 2016.
Our argument is that the court was inconsistent and failed to live up to their earlier decisions and continued changing positions almost in each sitting. As you may be aware, two judges namely Judge Chibomba and Judge Munalula disagreed with the idea by other three judges (Judge Mungeni, Sitali and Mulonda) to throw out our petition on the basis of an application made by Patriotic Front lawyers explaining the lapse of time.
The two Judges who agreed with us contended that the decisions should not be made using one clause or one article in the constitution but instead read together with other clauses.
Judge Munalula and Judge Chibomba submitted that petitioners needed to be heard in accordance with article 18 of the constitution of Zambia.
They further submitted that justice shall be administered without undue regard to procedural technicalities and that justice shall be done to all without discrimination.
Judge Munalula also argued that it could have been good if the petitioners were given time to prove their allegations.
Finally, we wish to tell the nation that we have rejected the court ruling in that the judgment was passed on an application from the respondents without allowing us to respond.
How can the court tell us to prepare for a hearing and then come to deliver a judgment? This is the question we have as petitioners among other questions.
Issued By:
Stephen Katuka
UPND Secretary General
The blindness of is Zambians. I hope you will all be chanting PF slogans 24 months from now!!!!
Why not?
I also hope you will still be “Sonta epo wabomba” after the IMF and other creditors come for their money! PS. You just screwed yourselves!
Peace for Zambia
September 5, 2016
UPND lawyers had something in mind when they were coming up with Tom and Jerry games.
It was a total miscalculation on their part, of a trick they hoped to use to surprise their opponent with.
But this trick backfired on them, causing them to try and place the blame on the ConCourt.
They have also decided to put the blame on the respondent.
They also have gone ahead to blame the incumbency, saying there was political influence on the case as if incumbency had influence on the time.
This character has often been seen in the UPND on a number of occasions; a character I would describe as CRY-BABY mentality.
What was shocking was that the very people complaining about time in the last two hours, were the ones who raised ALL the prelinary…
Continued..
What was shocking was that the very people complaining about time in the last two hours, were the ones who raised ALL the prelinary issues.
I wonder what would have been the story if it were the respondents who had spent time raising those preliminary Tom & Jerry cartoon games.
Of course they would have blamed the judges for allowing the said legal cartoon games.
It would have been percieved as a collusion between the court and the respondents.
But, what even more amazing was that the respondents’ lawyers even tried to help the UPND lawyers by trying to stop these UPND lawyers from raising further preliminaries and amendments.
But the UPND lawyers kept fighting to continue with preliminaries and amendments even in the afternoon of the 14th day.
The same…
Continued..
The same continued even after they were told by the ConCourt that the case hearing needed to end that very day.
Now, what happens? Two (2) hours before petition hearing closure time they decide to walk out, saying there is no time left to defend their client.
I know that what the lawyers for UPND were doing is understandable by the legal fraternity, but for a layman like me I would not believe that a person in their normal thinking would do that.
That is why i am not a lawyer. I would rather go straight to play Tom & Jerry cartoonsin the right environment than use the courts to shall my artistic talent.
HH is a very misguided fellow. Isn’t he the very person that was bragging during his press briefing stating people actually asked him to be a professor at law after the stint he pulled in court, but now he wants to consult his legal team? If you had a water tight case, preliminaries should have been dealt with in the first 2 days at most. But your legal team was so incompetent that they wasted the first week serving summons. Oh, and they had the audacity to say their summon servers where beaten by State House soldiers when they clearly knew which lawyers where representing the president!
Blame your legal team especially your menopausal Martha who is always hailing insults at anyone who dare challenge her! Better yet, cry me a river.
We have not been heard. We have been denied the right to be heard.
Thanks
Bb2014
You have been denied a hearing by your incompetent lawyers…. they really bungled the petition big time . . They waffles and fluffed instead of presenting the ‘credible’ evidence they purported to have. The loss is of your own making. You had 14 days and you blew it. Typical under 5
Nonsense!! Just move on imwe bakachema
Somebody tell me. How can 3 PROVINCES rule over 7 Provinces?
Regionalists take a break before you suffer more. Stop your poisonous tribalistic voting pattern.
One Zambia One Nation.
No vote was stolen. Try next time. This is what you should be telling your cadres. Why still give them false hope. Start counting your loses
there is plenty of evidence,but it can be a miracle for zambian judges ruling against the guy who appointed them.black people who a big problem.
BA HH YOU ARE JUST A USELESS MAN. FORGET POLITICS ZAMBIANS HAVE REJECTED YOU WITH YOUR TRIBAL PARTY. UPND KINDLY CHOSE NEW LEADERS IN YOUR PARTY.
We would have screwed ourselves more if we had voted for hh!!!
IMF are on their way now. They have been to Angola already and now comint to Zambia. Thiis is what is going in Angola:
Angola’s Finance Minister was fired on Monday by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos following a cabinet reshuffle . This comes after Angola’s government broke off talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July, over a bailout plan
MORONS, UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE TRUTH, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE IN FANTASY LAND. MEANTIME WE ARE GOING TO INAUGURATION ON TUESDAY.
REALITY CHECK HH – YOU LOST AN ELECTION OR IS IT ERECTION. AM COMFUSED NOW!
Fcuk off beach
HH is doing so because he wants to hold on to the UPND leadership. He is just an egocentric prick
Zambia is a Commonwealth jurisdiction where we draw on common law. The right to be heard is paramount (audi alteram partem – no person shall be condemned, punished …by a court of law without having heard that person. In an ancient case (1722), The King v Chancellor, University of Cambridge, Justice Eyre remarked: “The laws of God and man both have given the party an opportunity to make his defence, if he has any…. Even God himself did not pass sentence upon Adam before he was called upon to make his defence.” This right is non derogable (cannot be altered or changed) in our constitution under Part III Article 18 where it reads ….where proceedings for such a determination are instituted by any person before such a court or other adjudicating authority, the case SHALL (its not optional)…
This right is non derogable (cannot be altered or changed) in our constitution under Part III Article 18 where it reads ….where proceedings for such a determination are instituted by any person before such a court or other adjudicating authority, the case SHALL (its not optional) be given a fair hearing within a reasonable time.
Interesting times lie ahead as this case is far from over. Trust me there will be a vote recount. And it ECL wired HH, then the nation will move forward. I doubt whether the other judges will once more allow Mungeni to aid Lungu outwit opponents as she did last time with the Sampa case.
WHICH ELECTION HAS UPND EVER ACCEPTED?
YOU WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING IN THIS BATTLE FOR FIVE YEARS. AND AGAIN YOU WILL BE CAUGHT UNAWARES WITH ANOTHER ELECTION IN 2021. YOU WILL AGAIN BE THUMPED DOWN AGAIN.
it has been awell known fact that a ruling was predetermined that is why edgar was busy pretending to be in church while giving instructions to his surbodinate judges.it is only a blind person who can agree to this outcome.Tt is very bad example as a lawyer bt let him and whoever is involved in this theft of votes that soon time will cacth up with them TO UPND I WOULD SAY PLSE STAY FOCUSED AND DONT MIND ABOUT THOSE DEFECTING AFTER BBEING BOUGHT AND NEXT TIME BE CAREFUL OF THE PEOPLE YOU MAKE ALLIANCE WITH AND YOU CHOOSE TO BE LEADERS OF THE PARTY NOT CAMELEONS WHO CHANGES EVERY AFTER A MINUTE
Look at Guy Scotts picture! He looks confused he doesn’t know which direction.Am sure if he was driving on Chachacha Rd,he would be driving from Kulima Tower and heading North!!
GBM said he will accept the decision of the concourt and will move and now why next move? Do these 1mbeciles communicate? I hope the next direction isn’t going to chainama?
HH grow up we not interested in anything from you now. Everything is a no including the court ruling . If it ruled your way it was going be fair,but now that it’s against you it’s not fair. What are you? First you said you won’t accept results if you lose,then you said you’ll respect the court ruling and now you refusing cause it’s gone against you. Come on ! We tired man, go rule your workers and cattle and your kids. Who do you want to rule . Go away man. Please cage this man to sober up.
you’ll respect the courts and now you refusing.
Where is he gonna take the case? Because the Concourt is supreme regarding this case. It was 3-2. It is over move on UPND. Now you will see how people will abandon you. Hope you don’t start insulting the president because this time you will be jailed. ECL has ben patient with you and Mwamba
These characters are causing too much trouble in Zambia. You see people like these, losing their direction. You can appeal Until the end of the world until you destroy yourself. It’s best to set aside disappointments and wait for another day. First he was denied votes through rigging, now he has been denied a hearing! I hope it’s not Ms mushipe he is consulting…HH did rather well, he lost by a small margin he must be happy at reaching such a landmark for UPND.
What next step are you going to take? Your friend Guy Scott was president but failed to make you win 2015 and you claimed that Lungu had stolen your vote. Ulimbuli lyonse ukukwibila?
Edgar Lungu is a cursed man and I 100% doubtful if he will ever finish this 5 year stolen term. I curse the grave of a woman who gave birth to him. This is my first comment in 20 months and I will never comment again.
You are fool with no brain and everything goes back to you and your supporters
We counter those evil words from hell in Jesus Name.
Kanio Kobe kaliba cursed iwe ka kanena
We curse u too chi Hildah. These are politics. Dont be a fool and say things thag will come back to bite you in the arse
The ugly Martha Mushipe writing
Sad
NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST HIS EXCELLENCY EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU SHALL PROSPER..!!!!..WE CANCEL ANY TONGUE TALKING AGAINT HIM IN JESUS NAME.
The bible says there is NO divination or enchantment against a Child of God !!
LONG LIVE HIS EXCELLENCY ECL !!!
All prostitutes are jealousy, so is Hildah.
We wish our enemies long lives so that they can see the success of the country, under PF
Then just go shi-t yourself!
Please go away, not for another 20 months but forever,we don’t need people like you on thise site!
@Hildah Malama, whatever you call yourself. May The Almighty God Forgive you for you do not know what you are doing.
God cannot be dribbled, He has chosen us a leader in ECL, and our President elect is Blessed by The Almighty God.
One Zambia One Nation.
You are an ***** how dare you insult the President! Grow up wicked woman with no integrate
Back to the sender.
Anything or anybody who doesn’t agree with UPND is mischievous. Such bitterness has no place in a democracy. Take it or leave it the constitution has been protected by the Court! 14 days is 14 days you should have read and understood the constitution before taking the matter to court.
Is there really any legal option to be considered for you state that you are consulting your legal team? Look where your legal team has gotten you so far?
meanwhile they are bust preparing a legal bill for him to settle
HH Boyi get a life! We are tired of this nonsense. Whether you are right or wrong; we cannot eat politics my man. Move on…
Good lesson to muzungu wopusa .masebo .kilometre . Mulenga miles .bashi nono ….good riddance
masebo is going back to the streets to expose her big legs in short skirts. i will pick here and put her on my bicycle
Any appeal beyond the ruling of the Constitution Court is and will be regarded as citing and treason and will be treated as such so be warned. This time there’s no opportunity to grab.
Just get back to the drawing board and examine the Calibre of your Running Mate and accept that you created a Dump Site Party by accepting all those political rejects.
Kolopa-Reloaded,you spot on enough of these boys,they play with cattle from 06 in the morning to 19hrs and they come and say they can rule the Zambian people. Rubbish we are a United people not animals with no choice
HH chipuba
there are so many ways of winning but this one is the worst since i first voted in 1991. The worst part of this election is that it has set a precedence that will haunt our democracy for decades. Genuine mmd members like i used to be, cannot utter any good word about this election.
Sorry, otherwise for us this is the best and sweetest election ever. I think u have chikonko mwikate. Just sleep on it. It will ebb away
The question is with all these inconsistencies, can one objectively trust that which is churned out by this court; from both sides of the divide?
HH the mistake you made was to embrace new comers at the expense of old and more dedicated members. Why isnt Nkombo and Mweetwa championing your ” cause” ? You sidelined them for a fellow bozoli and a few jobseeking leaches ! As the New UPND we want you to step down and give way to a convention. We are tired of your jokes. 5 times shuwa !!! I am calling upon all UPND old timters to reject HH and his new friends from hijacking Mazoka’s dream and vision
Okay ECZ the elections are now over, start paying us the suppliers especially the transporters.
Sorry, but we did not sonta the fact that we have spent all the money on our election and bribing Judges. Nothing left now until we can get more kaloba from the IMF.
You will just have to wait. Maybe until after 2021.
UPND HAS A PROBLEM OF “CHIPANTEPANTE”. YOU DONT KNOW WHAT TO CONCENTRATE ON. YOU ARE IGNORANT OF WHAT MAJORS AND MINORS ARE IN YOUR ACTIONS. THESE ARE SOME ERRORS YOU CONCENTRATED ON:
1. IMPOUNDING ECZ TRUCKS IN LIVINGSTONE
2. IMPOUNDING ECZ TRUCKS IN KALULUSHI
3. IMPOUNDING ECZ TRUCKS IN SENANGA
4. IMPOUNDING PLAHES AT KKIA
EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAD 14 DAYS YOU BUNGLED THE CASE BY;
1. WASTING TIME APPEALING AGAINST ECL CONTINUED STAY IN OFFICE
2. APPEALING FOR ECZ MATERIALS TO BE KEPT BY COURT
3. BRINGING A MOUNTAIN OF >80 ISSUES 52 OF WHICH WERE THROWN OUT
4. TRYING TO SNEAK IN NEW CASES
5. BRINGING IN LAZ TO HELP
6. REQUESTING FOR OVER 90 NEWS CLIPS FROM ZNBC
Abd not forgetting 26 Episodes of Telemundo
Regardless of which Judge voted in favour or against, it is collective Constitutional Court decision & its final. Its not just numbers which speak on bench but also grounds for voting & they don’t vote on baseless grounds. Why participate in elections if you have no confidence in ECZ & also why go to Court if the final thing is to single out individual Judges who voted for & against? Fast track cases which have limitation of time need both petitioner & respondent to have facts at finger tips. The petition was lost when UPND disregarded ECZ decision & boycotted the proceedings. They should have obtained all the information from ECZ since they were stakeholders & appealed against what was suspicious not to expect the court to obtain information & making rulings on custody of electoral…
They should have obtained all the information from ECZ since they were stakeholders & appealed against what was suspicious not to expect the court to obtain information & making rulings on custody of electoral materials as their evidence as if they were not entitled to copies from ECZ as participants. They should have co-operated until final declaration & obtained evidence on their own.
HH is asked to give a Yes or No answer by BBC if he’s ready to stand in the next election. His answer : My human rights have been infringed on “
Are you attending the funeral in new Kasama?
Ba Katuka u r so confused u dont even know that GBM and HH are petitioners.
Long story short, blame ur lawyers who wasted 14 days on jack schitte and family
Bakalamba ba Scott muleya kwisa?
Separating boys from men. Go to bed UPND boys,you making noise we want to appoint cabinet . Ta
HH ..GBM are nutcases.. Chainama Hospital must step in before they destroy themselves…
You see…stupid fool hh you do some business deals even before going into state house ,just go and pay back the 25million dollars you got the owners are on your throat
Kikiki gbv water head full of insults say bye bye to your tracks impounded in SA…you will grow slim in the next few months . No money to buy back finished during campaign what a fool.
Hh and gbv are not people to trust. …selfish business thieves…Praise God Zambia is safe from these two *****s who think of sales. .No privatization….I feel great (gooder)…..kikiki
Hildah ……depression is bad and is why you are saying ama rubbish…We are govern you for another 5years if you are not happy go to southern province.
Plan on a big funeral to dispose of Zambian democracy as well as Justice and the Judiciary system. They all have been killed by the one silver bullet! The damage inflicted by the Constitutional Court is irreparable.
Uzalila uzalema, remember you are just cleaning your eyes
You people,UPND had good reasons for bringing in all those preliminary issues before the concourt in their pursuit of securing a fair hearing and verdict.It was not a waste of time.If the court proceedings had gone ahead without addressing all those preliminary issues still more the outcome was not going to be fair.And it was actually shocking that the concourt was taking ages to pass rulings on some issues which could be decided the same day.
From the time elections were announced HH declared they would not accept the election results and surely he has done exactly that. It is amazing how some people cannot agree to anything at all. As if this was not enough he has decided to reject the highest court’s decision. The big question, is there anything this guy will agree too? He has even refused to accept that he was party of mines privatization saga in Zambia. Some close friends should counsel HH you may not have everything namely wealth and presidency. Some people are just not presidential material with or without money. . While we sympathise with HH for having lost so many times there is a lot he (HH) needs to reflect on. Firstly the way he ascended to the helm of his party after the death of his predecessor former Zambia…
Continued: Former Zambia railways general manager Anderson Mazoka (MHSRIP. HH put in so much unnecessary so called preliminary issues as though his case had no time limit. With due respect to our learned lawyers, this case has a time limit because the people are the ones that make a choice. If there was any shred of evidence that should have been flashed so that the court may see the need to rule otherwise and not face book postings. In steady of negotiating with the creditors of the party on favourable loan repayment terms they spent time following their hysterical lawyers’ style of handling issues. No wonder there is recommendation to have this lawyer by the name of Mushipi discipline. Her behaviour is just worse than a Kaponya.
HOW DO YOU SAY AND CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT MAKING A CABINET WHEN THE MATTER IS STILL IN COURT AND NOT YET JUDGED THAT WAS CONTEMPT AND SHOWED THAT EVERYTHING WAS PREDETERMINED AND NO WANDER CADRES STARTED CAMPING AT THE COURTS IN ORDER TO INTIMEDATE JUDGES.BE CAREFUL OF YOUR CHRISTIANITY AND GOD DOES NOTE CONDON SUCH AND THE BEST WAY IS TO CONFESS AND REPENT BEFORE YOU DIE.
So why waste time even petitioning then? Everything is predetermined unless HH wins? The guy lost, just like he did the other four times. This posturing is really irritating now and whatever little sympathy we may have had for his is evaporating. Zambia does not owe HH the presidency period. He lost and that can not be changed.
Y is linda kasonde, the upnd cadre and now LAZ president quiet on the constitutional court judgment? Bo hh plz move on. The Zambian people u wanted to help are saying lets move on. U are rich..u will never suffer. Its us who will suffer and we are ready for that. Plz step down..!
The judges succumbed to the pressure of the social media, the PF cadres and an illegal president in Lungu.
This was the reason why Lungu was so excited to ascend and append his signature to this constitution because he knew he would have protection.
Obviously fundamental constitutional rights, including those enshrined in the UN Charter have been violated in this miscarriage of justice.
It is no wonder some countries go to war.
Just shut up if you do not have anything to say!
Am worried that as UPND we will drop the gains we made because of these court cases. When you are a team player, winning is not only about you possessing what you wish for but extending the frontiers of the common cause. We have Mayors and Councils to constitute in our strongholds. That’s our priority. Let’s show them what we can do. Otherwise, we will lose credence. As a first-time UPND voter, I am asking my leaders to lead us own. One day, with or without HH, UPND will rule. Who thought PF would? Viva Nkombo, Viva Mweetwa, Viva Siakalima etc.
AND VIVA TONGAS……..??????
As God’s wisdom always trumps human pretence, look @ how HH is today crying for human rights when he was telling his supporters that the Bill of Rights was useless & they should ignore it. What is funnier is that had the Bill of Rights gone through he would’ve had a solid case relying on Art. 36 which would’ve given him a guaranteed special right to a fair hearing which Art. 52 provided couldn’t be derogated from by any other law in current circumstances including 14 days rule. Talk about shooting oneself in the foot for selfish reasons!
HH’ Legal team please ensure to invoice Hakashide Humwine indvance and before any consultation the payment should be settled minimum fee $10000 per hour. Non Negotiable the Hyena is Loaded through Privatisation that’s the only way he will pay back the wealth he acquired dubiously. Hammer him now whilst he’s still in Elections Dreamland otherwise you would be lucky to get anything off that Man. Ask Canisius Banda who got evicted whilst campaigning that Hungry Hyena. I advised Fat Abert earlier this Year. Ask him Fat Albert is now Block.
Decisions of the ConCourt are final.
HH you are misguided.
You cannot go to the High Court, not even the Supreme Court, after ConCourt’s ruling.
HH has always failed to understand democracy, that is why numbers to him don’t matter.
I am sure the international community is laughing at Zambia, that some of the people we put as candidates for elections do not understand even the most basic if democratic tenets.
First of all, HH gets 47% against ECL who got 50.35%. HH says no, Lungu has not won because the people of Zambia want me. He fails to accept majority decision.
Secondly, after wasting all the constitutionally stipulated time through the Tom & Jerry type of legal games, judges decide on the validity of hearing his petition outside the 14 days stipulated time.
The…
The decision of the judges was on majority vote basis, where 3-2 are for the respondent to the petitioner respectively.
HH argues and says, no I reject the case because 2 judges supported me; only 3 did not support me because they were wrong in their judgement.
He concludes that because 2 out if 5 supported him, the case is still on because the two judges have spoken. Again here, he fails to accept the decision of the majority.
All he says is ‘my right, my right’. Mr HH, there are no rights outside of the law.
When the law says within reasonable time, it implies giving up to the maximum as stipulated by the constitution when such time has a limit by the law.
Quoting Article 18 (9) of the bill of rights “reasonable time”, where specified by the constitution, is…
Quoting Article 18 (9) of the bill of rights “reasonable time”, where specified by the constitution, is reasonable as provided by the law, not according to anyone’s emotions and feelings, and syphathies.
Where there is time limit stipulated by the constitution to the case at hand, the rights of any person, group of persons or entity, are confined with the timeframe so stipulated.
You don’t break the law to enjoy more ‘legal’ rights. You must enjoy rights within the law, because any attempt to enjoy ‘legal’ rights outside the law, cease to be rights, and they will obviously infringe on other people’s rights. Hence the law!!!.
I am not responsible for any ignorance henceforth. I can’t put it simpler than this.
My conclusion: HH neither understands democracy nor the…
My conclusion: HH neither understands democracy nor the rule of law. Therefore he ain’t fit to be in politics in a democratic dispensation.
Too many yapping mouths and too few thinking heads.
Lusakatimes for August 30, 2016 carried a story with the headline: UPND will Accept and Respect the Final Verdict of the Constitutional court-GBM. So the verdict was passed. What are they consulting their legal time for? The last time I checked the verdict by the ConCourt is final. I only hope HH and GBM don’t get into treasonable acts.
Icilema is not suitable for political leadership, anytime, anywhere, despite and inspite of what UPND cadres Sachika, Mwaanga, etc, may say in his support.
HH keep GBM as your running mate. Keep the heat but the corrupt judges at the supreme court will also not go against the corrupt and deceitful Lungu and his corrupt and deceitful PF. just prepare yourselves to keep fighting for the next election. Lungu will not be in a position to deceive many Zambians anymore. just make sure that current corrupt ECZ officers are relieved of their duties and that no foreigner is allowed to control the next election tally room
KIKIKIKIKIKI SORRY
How can a real Zambian support a deceitful and corrupt president who has butchered innocent Zambian blood to try and stay in power?
Again on BBC HH blames 3 mischievous judges when asked why he didn’t conclude his submissions within the consititutional 14 days.
I listened to that too! And wasn’t he crying about rights in the Bill of Rights, which rights would have been enhanced had he not decampaigned the referendum? HH is not stable, Sata (MHSRIP) rightly called him, under 5!
What are guys like Garry Nkombo, Mweetwa, of course not the brainless lawyer in the name Mwimbu, doing by keeping quiet? UPeND’s end has come, sadly so!
@1.2 50cent, thinking upside down, and failure to read and unswrstand your environment is where and how where UPND and cadres like you lose it. IMF will be here with PF and would still be here even if it was UPND in government. Read the report by Barclays Africa last week: It would be easier and quicker for Zambia to reach agreement with IMF under PF than under UPND. The reason is simple, most basic parameters have already discussed with PF but with UPND talks would have to start from scratch. And the reason why Zambia needs IMF is NOT what underfive Kalusa would like you to hear. The reason is simply that Zambia’s economy has been affected badlt by the collapse of world commodity prices which has affected many commodity dependent countries in the developing world such as Venezuela and…
@ 50 cent contd…..
The reason is simply that Zambia’s economy has been affected badlt by the collapse of world commodity prices which has affected many commodity dependent countries in the developing world such as Venezuela and others including RSA to some extent. Read for yourself rather than being misled all the time by underfives, that was just campaign message my friend. Now elections are over and underfive will have a different message.
Stephen Katuka, I see that your message to UPND members is to remain “strong”. You dont mention to remain “peaceful”, is tgat a deliberate omissiob or there is something that you do not want us to know, or you are just a violent party as we know you?
Before the elections, we could be insulted and we even got bruised badly and we never reacted. This was because we never wanted the world to think that its the PF Government intimidating the opposition, Now, Now, Now, the election is over. Go ahead and do nonsense against us. You will regret ever being born. You will be beaten and locked up with keys thrown into a bore hole.
The Sheppard was struck and all his sheep scattered,just take a look at where Guy Scott and GBM are going with low faces ‘they didn’t know what was in stock for them. Surely they need zodiac signs for their own safety when moving because they can not see properly.HH and GBM should send their lawyers for a refresher course on constitutional matters. Its time for true UPND to stand up and be counted,organise your once great party under the late Mazoka.
Bwana Stephen Katuka, you have high lighted the inconsistency by the Concourt rulings according to you but deliberately you have not mentioned the 1st ruling on 14 days that the petitioner trial case will be conclude on Friday 2nd Sept, 2016 by 23:45hrs, but unfortunately the same night the Concourt misdirected themselves by extending petitioning case to Monday 5th Sept.2016. I was expecting you to include it in your analysis but deliberately left because it was against you.
God cannot be cheated or fooled… HH, give us a break… We are tired… Just take a five years leave and come back for 2026 elections… You are still young and you will be 63yrs and still eligible to contest…!! or better still start from Kabulonga Ward as a councilor and then, Lusaka City as Mayor, Lusaka Central as MP and then Minister of Local Government, the Finance or Foreign Affairs and the stand for Presidency… At least you would have gained some experience!!! Take my advise… It is free…
Zambia forward aluta continua . paka lintente .Nawo nawo .Bakawalala will have no peace.
Any Court has got power to hear the case; in this this case the petition or to throw it away. The petition was thrown out cos it liked merit. Please imwe mwe ba tonga mulebelenga sana. Mwatemwa fye ukukoka ing’ombe pa numa. You even see when it is excreting. Baka Chema Shut-up
some times lucky of education matters…i thought HH went to school but he is proving to the entire nation that he is very dull…President Lungu has immunity now …to sue him first remove his immunity…that can only be done by parliament….but since he thinks is very intelligent…he has done the wrong thing again…does this guy got legal advisers?desperation is what is causing him do wrong things….i pity this man …..
Any Court has got power to hear the case; in this this case the petition or to throw it away. The petition was thrown out cos it lacked merit. Please imwe mwe ba tonga mulebelenga sana. Mwatemwa fye ukukoka ing’ombe pa numa. You even see when it is excreting. Baka Chema Shut-up
HH be strong my brother God is preparing you for something better and the right time, try to look around the people surrounding you and the lawyers you working with. I strongly believe that when your time come in 2021 you will take this Country forward.
Once more its not your time, your time will come.
In 2021 its my time to rule Zambians
This case was NEVER heard. Intelligent people know that. There are many issues – not just the right to be heard. There was deliberate misinterpretation of the 14 day clause, refusal to have Lungu step aside for the speaker and frankly, having the matter presided over by some clueless and not only politically compromised set of judges, but without the necessary legal experience or integrity. Why should we be surprised anyway? We have sycophants at the helm, devoid of any aorta of decency, ready to usurp power at any cost, for capricious gain and no care for others or the need to plan for the country’s future socioeconomic sustenance.
It is true that UPND supporters must remain calm and strong awaiting their leaders next move.
The move will be fruitless so remain calm and strong in accepting the results.