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UNPD says State House has denied HH AND GBM access to visit incarcerated UPND Members

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State House through Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has denied the UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and his vice for Administration Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba access to visit over 8 UPND incarcerated members currently at Kamfinsa Prison in Kitwe.

Kamfinsa Commanding officer in charge James Nkoloma said according to instructions received from the State House through the Home Affairs Minister, Mr Hichilema and his vice president must not be allowed to visit the arrested members.

He however stated that the UPND President must instead write to state house through the Home Affairs ministry seeking permission to visit his party incarcerated members.

Mr. Hichilema and his entourage arrived at Kamfinsa prisons at exactly 10 hours and were made to wait for unsuccessful clearance for over 3hours.

And commanding officer in charge James Nkoloma maintained that Mr. Hichilema and his entourage must return to Lusaka as they were not going to be given a chance to visit the arrested members.

And addressing UPND members who had accompanied him, Mr Hichilema described the move as a total sign of dictatorship and infringement of human rights.

He wonders why PF and President Edgar Lungu can begin putting restrictions for him and his vice president from visiting party members arrested.

The UPND President however calls on the country to rise against such injustices.

He says it is uncalled for not to allow him and his vice president from visiting the arrested members when is it their right.

Mr. Hichilema disclosed that earlier in the week, his entourage was granted access to visit his arrested party members by the office of the Zambia prisons commission office.

And his vice president for Administration Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba adds that only a monarchy has such traits which restricts citizens from visiting the arrested citizens.

Over 8 UPND members among them, provincial chairperson for Copperbelt, Mr Elisha Matambo were arrested during elections after they intercepted a vehicle suspected to have been carrying pre marked ballot papers but were later slapped with a case of aggravated robbery.

Source UPND media

92 COMMENTS

  1. PF Government headed by ECL is illegal in the sight of HH and GBM…so how can HH and GBM seek for permission from an illegal authority?It follows that the permission will be also illegal.!!Just recognise ECL’s win and government and move on..then they can begin getting peperms to start organising for the next election.. Humourous??????

    • As a matter of fact, since upnd are still insisting that their petition be heard, they cannot be allowed to visit those arrested since they may be turned into state witnesses. That is the weapon the state have against the illegal dealings of upnd during elections.

    • Why does Kaponya (HH) keep inciting peaceful Zambians to rise?

      When is he going to bring his daughters Chi Chi and Afro head sons to the battle front for UPND?

      Dull Commentator, the paedophile must explain

    • When it comes to losing elections Kalusa (HH) is a record holder. Not even President Sata was this bad at serial losing.

      UPND media team must announce when Hichilema’s daughters will be returning from America to come and rise against the PF government.

    • Dull Commentator staunch supporter of Satamic Hichilema and his cult organisation UPND, we are calling upon you and Hichilema’s daughters to come and join UPND at the battle front so that you also can enjoy our prison facilities.

      Dull Commentator, come back from Canada and stop molesting Chi Chi Hichilema

    • Kapyongo must be fired, he is just insulting Edgar Lungu in my opinion. Why should Edgar be involved with prisoners of ballots?

    • Dr Canisius Banda is the first one to be out of UPND by being pushed out of the party.

      But next one to be pushed out will be HH. Otherwise UPND will remain only on paper, never to have any meaningful following apart from Southern Province – the die-hard.

      Support will dwindle in Central, then Western, followed by Northwestern respectively.

      The gains made in other provinces than above will shrink significantly.

      The only thing HH will have is the prestigious feeling that he is president of a ‘party’;

      Take note: the word party above is in quotes because it shall no long be a party but a mere fictitious one whose philosophy shall be ‘I win I accept, l lose I don’t accept’.

      The fact that Canisius can be thrown out for condemning violence means UPND is no longer a…

    • Hh and Gbm at their mischievous best.
      WHY should the state tolerate such nonsense. They want to visit inmates in the company of a horde of Cadres.
      Whoever Sanctioned the Visit should be disciplined.

    • Welcome to a totalitarian state, ladies and gentlemen. That’s the way dictatorships begin. Like organized mobs, once you get marked, they make sure you don’t do anything without their permission. You can’t even take a dump without their permission. Whoever heard that to visit someone in prison you have to get permission from the state house? If this is true, and you don’t see that PF is not interested in following the rule of law, then you’re extremely dumb. This is just unacceptable, and should be condemned by all sane thinking Zambians who believe in civil rights, human rights, democracy and the rule of law. And remember, these dictatorial tendencies will only get worse. If you think this is all there’s to it, then you’ve got another think coming. You aren’t seen nothing…

    • (Continued)… yet. This is the time for patriotic Zambians to stand up, speak up, and strongly condemn this regardless of party affiliation. PF’s strategy is to turn Lungu into a king like character, who will rule by fiat. If you blindly support what PF is doing, or choose to stay quiet, just wait till they get around to you. And remember the words of Martin Niemöller: “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

    • HH you have been calling for “people” to rise and nobody is rising! Don’t you think that you are alone with fat cake on this crusade? Time to accept reality Mr. Under 5. Wake up and smell the coffee.

    • When Halila Hagain and GBV-M went to visit Mwaliteta (the two of them) at Chimbokaila, they were allowed in. But in Kitwe he decided to go with a troupe of cadres. That cannot be allowed in any country. The Under 5 is merely seeking cheap publicity. Grow up boys, time to move on 2021 is just around the corner. And by the way why not start with the party convention it is time to get a fresh mandate from your members. No this wamuyaya nonsense.

    • Thats the idea. HH should show that he accepts that their is a government in place in Zambia headed by ECL otherwise let him just go back and cry like a baby that he is

    • Yet max choongo and his fellow goons are free and making threats,with far serious charges like gun possesion,assault with a deadly weapon and intimidation so does it sound like we have a fair democracy where everyone is treated the same?

    • HH and GBM should not worry about ECL whom they do not recognize as President of Zambia.They should merely appeal to the person who has powers to allow them visit in mates at 10.00hrs.In any case at the time they wanted to visit their party cadres in remand,is this not the same time these people are supposed to be appearing in court? HH just wants cheap political publicity.

  2. Good decision. This dundumwezi serial loser (hh) is confused after losing 6 times. He can’t believe it that after spending so much money from privatisation, Zambians still rejected him. He will rot in opposition

    • Kalusa the perpetual loser of the century was surprised we rejected him with the contempt that he deserves. He thought we we would rise against a democratically elected president and government.
      He called on UPND cows to take to the streets while his fat kids are safe abroad in America.

    • More then 50 % of the population rejected the fraudster lungu despite him spending more then 10 billion US on development and using all state machinary to intimidate and harrassed the opposition.

      In anyone’s books that is a resounding rejection and he only forced him self on zambians.

    • you guys are just self hating… hh means good for Zambia but useless people like you kalusa keeps on bringing the nation down… lets see what your so called leader will do for the nation cause we are seeing plans of creating new ministries so that the people who helped will continue enjoying and the poor will continue suffering..

    • As proud Tonga man i will not accept to trampled upon by forged Government.They now want to set up a parallel system of doing things one for other Zambians(Bembas and Nyanja)and another for (Tongas,lozis,Kaonde and Lambas).This segregation in the treatment of citizens in Government Offices be Judiciary ,Army ,Police and many other is dangerous it should not be tolerated. Lungu should be rest assured that the hour of reckoning is coming soon.He sweat blood.

  3. UPND, Kaponya (HH) and GBM you must now grow up and deal with politics like adults and not Under 5 infants. When will you mature?
    You keep doing the same useless things expecting different results. We are giving you 5 years to get medical attention from Chainama Hospital for your madness

  4. It is not wise to go in an entourage to visit your incarcerated colleagues with trumpets. This can be done without publicity to avoid it being seen as mere politicking. Also unwise are calls on the country to rise against perceived injustices at the risk of losing lives in the unrest that may result from such actions.

  5. “The UPND President however calls on the country to rise against such injustices.”

    Kaponya (HH) keeps asking innocent Zambians to rise against the government, forgetting that his fat children are safe abroad having s.e.x with my blog enemy Dull Commentator, a certified paedophile

    • Why hasn’t the Satamic cult leader Kaponya (HH) brought his daughters to the battle front for UPND? Why has he hidden them in the USA and why is he pushing his uneducated oxen to fight for him?
      Why are Obvious Mwaliteta and Matambo behind bars? Why not Chi chi and her sister and afro head brother?

      Why is Mutinta Hichilema still enjoying freedom?

    • You have really sunk to the lowest bottom for you to start including innocent family members in your disgruntled hatred for UPND President Hakainde Hichilima. I don’t know how you could be proud of such low life commentary and expect to have respect from your followers.

      Politics should not be seen as personal battles, rather a clash of ideas on how to move the country forward from stagnation. Other nations around us have surpassed us and you still want to use stone age barbaric thinking of settling political scores. Go to Botswana and Angola and see development, yet Angola fought civil war for many years.

      What a low life!

    • @ Maverick
      YOUR two f*ols are not using the most powerful computer ever; the brain! This advise would have been spot on, but coming from you Maverick? Hogwash! Hypocrite! The kettle calling the pot black, that’s what it is here! You are a low life!

    • we shall rise.We are strategising . We want a clean and smart game.The target is only one person no need to cause a lot of violence and death.

  6. Surely ba HH even its to draw sympathy, how do you go to a prison with cadres and hope to be attended to? Time for campaigning is over. Get back to your ranch and attend to yours cows that missed during the campaign period.

    • @Jossie Mwala, You have to wonder! He should be banned from UK and Europe in countries with Monarchy systems! To suggest they deny human rights is sooooo bizarre. And most are simply figure heads of gov’t not directly running gov’ts. Hilarious!!

  7. Zambia is now a totalitarian state where violations of human rights is a daily occurrence. We hope all International Election Observers for the 2016 Zambia Election will take note of these post elections human rights violations. With these devts how can the Zambia 2016 be declared free and fair? The International Community must reign in the illegal and illegitimate Lungu Regime. Its high time the illegitimate Lungu govt is slapped with economic and financial sanctions. SADC and AU now need to bring the Lungu govt to order. IMF should should just stay away from this crisis until Lungu restores order in Zambia and until the Petetion is disposed off. Lungu should be isolated ,sanctioned and slapped with travel restrictions. After stealing the vote Lungu is trying to pressurise HH & GBM into…

    • WHAT A SUGGESTION!!!!!! WORTH CONSIDERING. MAYBE WE CAN EVEN DECLARE NOW AFTER 10 YEARS THAT THE WINNER OF THE 2006 ELECTIONS WAS OUR FAVOURITE HIS EXALENZE HH (aka HEHH)

    • Do you know the chairman of sadc and AU? That old man from zim recognize Ecl as president . Just tell your under5 that next time he shouldn’t publicize his intentions to visit inmates. He is not the head of state to be announcing his moves.

  8. What does lungu and PF fear from HH and UPND ? Why all the harassment and intimidation.

    Under international law all prisoners are allowed visitation rights.

    For some reason lungu and the PF seem to be having sleepless nights over HH going about his business of being party president.

    Only the guilty are afraid.

    Lungu the truth shall set you free….

  9. Honestly speaking why deny them access? It does not make sense. Why are genuine winners scared of losers? 1+1=???, not adding up.

    • These losers are a danger to society. They are chainama products so if left unchecked, they can behave like cows. They are confused. These chimbwise overspent on their useless campaings. But we still rejected them

    • More then 50 % of the population rejected the fraudster lungu despite him spending more then 10 billion US on development and using all state machinary to intimidate and harrassed the opposition.

      In anyone’s books that is a resounding rejection and he only forced him self on zambians.

    • HH’s visits are not genuine. These guys are playing to the gallery and trying to get public sympathy. Why the entourage? Remember your cadres have been accused and detained for very serious offenses. So tekanyeni bane. Do not try to gain mileage at the cost your members.

    • Eh, eh, eh! Come on; cool down.

      The fact that men in Zambia don’t wear dresses does not mean men fear to wear dresses; they just avoid them.

      You said fear who, HH? Are you not overrating the man? What is it that scares you about HH?

      Just carryout sufficient assessment; you most likely will find out that you are the only ones who fear HH.

      For many, the reason why they would want to snab HH is that they have discovered he is a time waster, a spoiler and a bitter person.

      This is clear from his behaviour before, during and after elections.

      B4 elections, HH :

      1) said if I win I will accept elections, if I lose I will not accept.

      2) for absolutely no other reason than that of a spoiler and antagonism, he campaigned against the referendum.

      3) he formulated a petition…

    • 3) he formulated a petition without any evidence whatsoever, and he was the first one to shy away from his own petition for a solid 14 days.

    • If lungu is the clear winner as purported why not let HH go about his party business? What are you worried about for the clear majority who voted for lungu finding out ?

      Prisoners have visitation rights under international law.

  10. Good move, these guys in their desperation can poison the remandees and blame it on government. Gbm is evil so he shouldn’t be allowed near the prisoners.

  11. When you tease the name of God, how can He give you victory at the ballot?
    Herr Hichilema swore under oath at presidential nominations, with a bible in hand he lied. How can he win for victory is given.by God?

  12. @15 Ndanje, I did not think of it that way but you are absolutely right. Herr Hichilema and GBM would mot want those guys to appear in court, so much damaging information will come out during the hearing, so damaging that Herr and his RM but especially Herr and his UPND will be dead forever. The stakes are high so protect the prisoners from.these Herrs. Herr Hitler.

  13. How sad again, that some Zambians (especially PF stooges who refuse to be civil) can support the denial of a prisoner to be visited. This is not about HH or GBM – although the small minds at State House have reduced it to such. It is about the general climate of freedom and liberties. At its own ‘convenience’ or perceived fear of the unknown, state house is allowed to breach rights, deny rights, trample on every conceivable due process and basically raise the finger to civilisation. The greatest tragedy is that there are cheer leaders on the sidelines, oblivious of the the dire consequences such blatant denial of legitimate rights have brought to many a nation. Look at long term, look at your fellow citizens, not the short term politics of your bellies and appeasement.

  14. Dr Canisius Banda is the first one to be out of UPND by being pushed out of the party.

    But next one to be pushed out will be HH. Otherwise UPND will remain only on paper, never to have any meaningful following apart from Southern Province – the die-hard.

    Support will dwindle in Central, then Western, followed by Northwestern respectively.

    The gains made in other provinces than above will shrink significantly.

    The only thing HH will have is the prestigious feeling that he is president of a ‘party’;

    Take note: the word party above is in quotes for it is no long a party but mere fictition with a philosophy: ‘I win I accept, l lose I don’t accept’.

    The fact that Canisius can be thrown out for condemning violence means UPND is no longer a democratic party.

  15. When one spends $10 billion on development and uses all state machinary to oppress intimidate and brake rules one thinks he should get a landslide.

    Only to find that he needs rigging to squeeze a 3% margin is downright embarrassing.

    How can you rule with a clear conscious? That is why we are seeing this harassment and mugabe behaviour.

  16. It is laughable to think that some one can fear HH.

    The fact that men in Zambia don’t wear dresses does not mean men fear to wear dresses; they just avoid them.

    Just carryout sufficient assessment; you most likely will find out that there are only a few of you who fear HH.

    The reason why people would want to snab HH is that they have discovered he is a time waster, a spoiler and a bitter person.

    This is clear from his behaviour before, during and after elections.

    B4 elections, HH :

    1) said if I win I will accept elections, if I lose I will not accept.

    2) for absolutely no other reason than that of a spoiler and antagonism, he campaigned against the referendum.

    3) he formulated a petition without any evidence whatsoever, and he was the first one to shy away from…

    • If PF have nothing to hide why rush for the 14 days and why not let every one see what evidence UPND have ? Why the fear ?

    • We had no time to waste over people who gropping in the dark without any evidence! Remember we had other serious matters on the cause list to attend to! get that in your thick skull! 14 means 14 and NOT 18 idyot!

  17. I THINK WHAT WE ALL ZAMBIANS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IS DO PROVINCIAL PROTESTS WITHOUT INFORMING THE POLICE AND SHOW THEM NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS RULE OF PF LAWLESSNESS.
    WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE PERMITS FROM POLICE. EVERY ZAMBIAN WHO IS AGGRIEVED OF THE MANY PF LAW BREAKING SHOULD DO SO ON OCTOBER 8 AND 9. LET US RAISE UP OUR VOICES BECAUSE IF WE LEAVE THIS PF UNCHECKED WE SHALL BE CALLED UNCIVILIZED ZAMBIANS. MWIKALA PATALALA MWINE APATALALIKA.

    • How many times has your semi god Etch Etch tried those antics? Remember him standing in the sun, clumsily clad in a black suit, looking like an id!ot with a card box placard ati protesting on a Black Friday? Try it and you will be the number 9th after these stup!d 8 remandees. Try doing that within the confines of your thatched house in Northwestern, you retard, that will be fine by me!

  18. If you send criminals to the streets and they are arrested do not try to gain cheap political mileage by claiming to visit them. Shame. HH you wanted to recruit hooligans to disrupt[t the elections, but you lamentably failed because you do not know the Zambians. They are a peace loving nation. Ati Armageddon???

  19. Looks like this man has compromised all state institutions. Since when did one need a permit to visit a prisoner? People supporting such lawlessness must have their brains examined. Next we will be needing permission to visit the sick at the UTH from state house. This man is shaming zambians by his dictatorial tendencies. No wonder the UN gave him a slot at midnight so that he addresses an empty house. All the presidents were asleeping at their hotels when meno meno was addressing civil servants. Zambia twasebana.

  20. If this story is true, then for sure Zambia is a failed state. Its amazing that some people can support such impunity from the leadership of PF in particular ECL. This man is taking Zambia backwards.

  21. PF is just evil and state house has become a den of thieves and criminals. How can you deny HH & GBM to visit their cadres? How can state house become a police station for people to get permission to visit their members? Changwa went to visit a political prisoner who was supposed to be a witness against him.shame on you PF cadres who are supporting evil

  22. @Maverick please do not cheat Zambia is the best in terms of development. The police command at Kanfinsa have done a good it is time HH and GBM knew that we are incharge and a government

  23. What a country like Zambia were people are denied to visit people .What are these people fearing .Lungu went to visit prisoners in Lusaka he was not denied access but why to opposition parties its not fair. Zambian watch what is happening in your country suppose these people who are prison were your relatives and government is denying you access how can you feel?

    • The visit was politically motivated to gain political mileage. Why go with an entourage of cadres. Those chaps intercepted a vehicle in aggravating circumstances and it is a crime which is non bail able. They sent them to commit a crime and now they want to pretend innocent. HH & GBM are wasting the country’s time and no one will listen to their rubbish to even protest this decision. Let them just lick their loss without sending more pipo to commit crime and end up in jail

  24. Whatever comments we post lets realise that we are in MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY and we need to encourage the existence and growth of opposition political parties as it is a difficult undertaking especially in Africa.Look at UPND which has been in existence from 1998 and has remained vibrant and well organized in opposition . For me we need to give them encouraging comments in order for our democracy to flourish. Can u close your eyes for a minute and imagine there is no strong opposition parties in Zambia.what state of the nation do u see? For me 1.7 million votes and 1.8 is as good as 50% scores as it clearly shows that zambia is divided into two segments with HH winning 5 provinces (N/western,western,central,southern and Lusaka)and ECL winning 5 ( Eastern,muchinga,Northern,C/belt and…

    • Hh won 5 Southern,Lsk,Central,Wstern and North western.clean.CB he was geting half.ECL is a forged president even himself knows in his heart that HH is legitimate president.

  25. I don’t get it, UPND are calling him His Excellency President Hichilema. Why can’t this ‘President’ Hichilema pardon his people who are incarcerated in jails? And why can’t this same ‘President’ Hichilema give instructions to the prison warders to do as he says? What kind of President is he?

  26. Ba mwamba, can you tell us how many of your close relatives did you field in the last elections before you start talking about monarchs and freedoms. You dislodged Munali aspiring UPND member for your relative because the comedian had no money to sponsor the party and consequently lost to PF. If not mistaken, you had more than six.

    • Don’t embarrase the lovely German People you cretin! F00ls are those that cannot see that they have been rejected for the 6th time and now are gallavanting and traversing the country all in effort to remain relevant. What comes to mind when I see that fo0lish pair, is a play/skecth called the ”Two Fools” by Sauzande and Graig Lungu!! Sh8t why am wasting time here with idyats like Germany Machinery?

  27. His excellence 7th President of Zambia HH.ECL can rule but God only recognises HH.God Jehova will punish Lungu soon. Fya kwiba fi monekela kumalushi.

  28. Dear Mr Kampyongo, surely there is only one government. what are these fools doing going round your security installations in large numbers compromising the security of these installations? next we hear there was a jailbreak at kamfinsa who do you blame? please act now. we cannot have this lawlessness going on. we also have ancacerated relatives in prisons. do yo want all Zambians to troop to these jails in the company of hordes of relatives demanding to see their loved ones at a day and time they want. surely this nonsense must stop. under five and fat albert are not a government, they are mere citizens like all other us, or should ECL act on your behalf?

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