The Lusaka High Court has granted an EXP PARTE Order of Interim Injunction to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) stopping United Progressive People (UPP) leader Saviour Chishimba from issuing any statements concerning his corruption allegations leveled against the authority as the case is now in court.
Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Cooperate and Communications manager Topsy Sikalinda has disclosed that the Lusaka High Court restrained Dr. Saviour Chishimba or his attorneys and employees from publishing or broadcasting or causing to be published or broadcast, malicious statements that can damage the good reputation of the plaintiff the Zambia revenue authority.
Sikalinda said the inter Partes hearing of the matter in court shall be heard and determined by the Lusaka High Court on the 18th day of April 2017 at 12:00 hours.
The defendant, Saviour Chishimba, was yesterday sued by the ZRA for malicious falsehoods regarding his revelations at the authority.
This is really funny, One would think they should be infact happy that he is issuing statements so that they can use it against him in the court as they persue that more than zambia,s budget damage claim. Why getting sick with fake story as they put it….Own up Kingsley….. We know your type..every days on the news talking of meeting targets so us to impress pipo and divert their attention. Target met but still Mutati wants more…….Advise for you kingsley..reduce tax then we shall be complaint for now only u eat thru theats of garnishing our accounts
And the winner for round 1 is ……………………………………………. Dr Chishimba
ZRA is equally corrupt. Just visit any of Zambia’s borders and you will understand.
CHISHIMBA SHOULD BE REPORTED TO TRUMP.
HOW DARE HE!!
The Lusaka High Court has no proper letter headed paper the is official? These guys are really corrupt including the High court itself. The letter above is forged. Dr Chishimba is the winner even before the corrupt court battle starts. The man should just keep on smiling.
He has the truth thus why they want to shut his mouth.. we need leaders who are productive like Dr Chishimba not leaders like HH who are full of lies they cant be trusted, they only think about themselves “petition, privatization, i have reported Lungu to trump and he will be dealt with and trump will put me as a leader, iyo ICC will put me as a leader.” HH my brother find something you can do apart from politics mayb you can be a good bandit.
Go Chishimba Go…., why are they scared? They thought by suing him they will silence him, boomerang effect, now scampering
ZRA is corrupt together with Zambia traffic police officers. When I become president am going to ensure a zero tolerance in corruption because many people in Zambia find their money under difficult conditions.
Good move by ZRA.
I listened to Chishimba this morning on radio.
The man clear sounded very malicious, and seemingly uncontrollable when he is talking.
One may liken him to a tap that has lost its siling rubber inside. You try to close it, it opens the more and cannot close.
That is how Chishimba is talking, uncontrollable, uncoordinated, and unaligned, with multiple direction including back and forth oscillation.
He also appeared quick unsure of what he was saying, while beginning to negotiate for ZRA’s reduction in their demand – it was too much.
So Dr Chishimba, in your view, what would be considered a reasonable demand coming from ZRA, since that one looked to you like the national budget?
ZRA, YOU HAVE MET YOUR MUCH THIS TIME AROUND. CHISHIMBA IS DIFFERENT FROM FRED M’MEMBE. WHY ARE YOU NOW HIDING BEHIND THE COURTS KINGSLEY CHANDA.
Worthy Lawyers, please educate me. Can’t a person like Dr Chishimba appeal against an injunction? I feel he should appeal because Kingsley Chanda was excited in trying to legally humilate the Doc. Let the Doc spill all the beans in public.
ZRA is a going concern as such, any negative publicity would be detrimental.
When the matter is in Court, it is no longer in public. Therefore, you cannot start issuing statements in public on a matter in Court. Does Chishimba want public sympathy for what he said or he has facts to back his allegations? If he has facts, then he should know that now the matter is in Court – and that is what he wanted. Now, he will have his day in Court – not issuing statements to the public that may be prejudicial.
ZRA being a government institution should not get restraining orders against citizens. Citizens pay ZRA workers and also Pay taxes. Collecting taxes is the reason ZRA exists. A citizen may enquire about anything concerning money paid to ZRA.
See you on court chishimba.
The guy will just lay everything bear in court. I can tell fro the smile that the guy thinks these guys are a joke! The Lusaka High Court has no proper letter headed paper that is official? These guys are really corrupt including the High court itself. The letter above is forged. Dr Chishimba is the winner even before the corrupt court battle starts. The man should just keep on smiling. The citizens need to know the happenings in Lungu’s dirty government. Kambwili was going to spill the beans but everything has been water under the bridge. Where is the CK case up to? Is it not supposed to be head in court at some point?
Mufisanji amambala?
Why block him? People will start thinking that what he is saying is the truth.
Ok, good since what we want for now is HEARING THE EVIDENCE IN COURT,not exchanges in the Press! It is FUNNY though to note that NOW WE CAN HEAR OF THE “ZRA CORPORATE AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER” – All along it has been THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL TALKING EVEN ON ISSUES TO BE HANDLED BY MERE BORDER STATION MANAGERS!!
Because it is now a legal issue and not mere posturing – that is the way it should be.
@ One Zambia
Defamation is a legal issue but theft of tens of thousands of votes is not?
@Samba,Tax will kill Zambia.People are fearing to start trading after registering companies because of ZRA,NAPSA,WORKMEN COMPENSATION FUND,Local Council,ZESCO,RATSA, etc etc, the list iss endless!!!!
It looks like Saviour is rattling a few cages. ZRA is scared. Interesting.
THIS IS GETTING INTERESTING…………..
ZRA is like a tick that wants to suck even a dead cow…..end result ZRA sucks itself to death
PRIVATISE ZRA
hh WILL BE THE CONSULTANT FOR A SMALL FEE OF US $200,000,000
Corrupt ZRA and Lungu can’t handle being called out. We all know Lungu is behind all these, Useless Lawyer. Mwanawasa was a real Lawyer, not this Monkey.
True Nsimandelele 1.
Zambia has really gone down the tubes, since the Real Sober Non -Corrupt Statesman Mwanswasa passed on.
Since then its been a Cabal of Dishonest crooked Pimps entering Plot 1 -Nkhwazi House, with very dire consequences for the common long suffering Zambian Citizen.
Problem is a lot of Zambians lack any cognitive analytical thinking, & will back their abusers to the hilt, similar to a Chicken voting for Christmas, or KFC fast food outlet!
Keleni tasa atushe, try first to write coherently. Where do you base your argument that majority of Zambians lack analytical abilities? From which research did derive this conclusion? Are you trying to say that by rejecting HH, majority of the Zambians did not do an an analysis of him? I tell you they did and and found him (HH) unfit for Presidency.
@Asigai , from common sense observation. We all know how cadres behave. Why are you being defensive? Did Keleni hit the nail on its head? I think so. Now go sit in the corner, you are irrelevant here.
Nsimandelele, you are defending an logical fallacy masquerading as a reasonable statement, but they’re in fact attempts to manipulate readers by appealing to their emotions instead of their intellects, their hearts rather then their heads. I do not agree, therefore, that nonfactual conclusions is hitting the nail on the right head. He may have hit a nail into a head full of falsehood. It is this type of fallacyl that you guys in UPND are depending on as you claim that HH won. What you are doing now is wishing otherwise. You lost it the moment HH played a tribal card after the death of Mazoka. UPND leaders then, thought they hit the nail on the head, but alas, it a head of perpetual loses.
If the guy you are trying to defend here says majority Zambians think otherwise, is it not that…
Citizen Assigai, firstly I thankyou for your contribution to this debate in a mature non hostile manner. NOW FOR THE POINT!!
** Is electing a Criminal who embezzled his Clients cash, & wait…… had his Lawyers licence revoked, your definition of sound & sober analysis???
** Would you let a convicted Child M0lester babysit your children?? Asigai Countryman?… please think hard on this one! What do you think the likely outcome would be??
Well similarly, since embezzler of clients cash was elected, we are witnessing the corrupt & indicplined get away with Corrupt practices-Kambwili, the Violent repeat offenders like Kaizer be given a Presidential green light to continue, because they all have enough to Blackmail corrupt thieving Chagwa.
Remember – A LEOPARD NEVER CHANGES ITS SPOTS,…
CONT;
-A LEOPARD NEVER CHANGES ITS SPOTS, AS THE EMBEZZLER OF CLIENTS CASH WILL NEVER CEASE TO HAVE A LU5T TO DIP HIS LONG FINGERS, INTO OUR NATIONAL TREASURY!!
Keleni Tasa atushe, thank you for your compliment and I hope this can be how many bloggers would want to discuss issues. With soberness, integrity and respect.
However, the UPND had HH were given a Constitutional platform to complain and prove their allegation of a stolen election. Despite the 14 days given, which was enough time I believe, UPND failed to prepare their case and lost on a technicality. Therefore, it not true that UPND was not given a chance, but they only complained and failed to prove it. According to Zambian law, everyone is innocent unless proven guilty. You, without any proof alleging that an election was stolen.
I agree with you that corruption is a disease that we need to fight. But it is not true that only PF and its government are guilty of corrupt practices…
Chishimba with his rabid schizophrenia is now fit to join UPND. These are people given to debased conspiracies! First it was the ballot trucks in Sesheke and L/stone then came the Dubai ballot intrigue and then the ECZ witch-counting of ballot papers.
But ZRA should continue making statements, even responding to silent Savior eh? Bakabolala, we shall see. Do you remember how Kafupi reacted to Nawakwi and the Post’s accusations that he was a thief? What happened there after? These fools cannot learn from other peoples’ mistakes but will learn the hard way from theirs. Fools!
There goes the PF ZRA abusing the Court system. ZRA just like Concourt should account to the People. JCC was right when it ruled that Concourt judges can be criticised by the People. I see no reason why ZRA should not be exposed publicly for corrupt deals. ZRA is now a PF Dept and not accountable to the People. Right now ZRA is auctioning the Post Assets illegally becoz the case is still in Court. This lack of respect for the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism is turning Zambia into a Police State under the illegitimate Lungu Regime. They don’t want the Petition heard in Court but they are using the Court to serve their selfish interests. This injunction by ZRA is misguided and is probably illegal. ZRA is a Public entity which should accept criticism from the Public. We do not see why ZRA…
Zambians wake up from your docility…you did not put those people who you pay hefty salaries to be running ZRA like a private entity muzzling citizens.It is now clear that the first tactic of scaring him did not work now they resort to plan B.
The Zambian Judiciary can not be trusted, we all know that. Whatever the UPP leader is exposing might be true (there is no smoke without fire). My worry in Zambia is that the majority of Zambians (98%) do not know what goes on, the deals being undertaken by the crooked big fishes in Zambia, reaping off this country and tearing it in pieces as we all helplessly watch the few getting stinky rich. Have we all forgotten what Sata unearthed in ZRA about Rupiah Banda?? Whatever is being purported by UPP leader happening in ZRA is just a tip of the iceberg. Zambians, we need to wake up from slumber guys! We have slept for so long and now is the time to act. We all need to remember that this is a Zambia for us and the future generations to come. Abash stingy leaders! Recycled leaders without…
Recycled leaders without morals and dignity in Zambia have caused the mess we are in right now. Wake up mother Zambia, wake up!
Everything is the norm…utter moral decay. Tomorrow is national day of prayers though!!
This is a sign of weaknesses in the institutions that we have designed to deal with corruption.They are like bull dogs which have no teeth to bite.Corruption cannot be fought by mere rhetoric.It needs concerted effort from bodies mandated to deal with its ugly face.However all the institutions are punched with holes of corruption. The nation is immersed in corruption and there is no way out.Children that we are having are born with a DNA of corruption.It has all the roots in the moral fabric of the nation.The nation is heavily intoxicated with corruption that it will be very difficult to come out of it.The only way out is to inculcate a sense of respect for government asset in the children that we are having.
Empty tins make the loudest noise..
disband ZRA..they are all corrupt..
This guy has balls, why is ZRA all of a sudden scared if this guy was just ranting? One thing they forget is that there are people who are not happy with the status quo and hence they are selling infor to make a living. He must have touched on very sensitive issues which has made them grow cold feet. He is not just big headed as most of the people would want to think, this is the guy who went to the Malawan embassy and produced evidence in the maize scam which has since made some people to get fired or suspended pending further investigation. Some powerful force is behind this guy, they must not kill him like others. Viva savior nabonabo.
This is procedure baba – ZRA have gone to Court – not Chishimba, who in the first place should have gone to Court. The speed with which ZRA went to Court gives me an impression that they are standing on firm ground and Mr. Chishimba may have gone too far.
Ofisanji a ZRA? Ofisanji?
I see that Savior has made the best shot to play the role of an opposition party, namely, holding the govt and its agents accountable. Sadly, his facts on ZRA are misplaced. I guess HH would have done a better job but the guy is bogged down in court, leaving lesser mottos like Chishimba to outshine him. The day HH realises that he too can govern from outside govt will be the moment the governors will be made to work for their wage. As things stand, the innocent will be at the mercy of loose canons like the UPP leader who, unlike big UPND, have no capacity to plant moles within govt departments to dig the truth for them.
Good move by ZRA.
I listened to Chishimba this morning on radio.
The man clear sounded very malicious, and seemingly uncontrollable when he is talking.
One may liken him to a tap that has lost its siling rubber inside. You try to close it, it opens the more and cannot close.
That is how Chishimba is talking, uncontrollable, uncoordinated, and unaligned, with multiple direction including back and forth oscillation.
He also appeared quick unsure of what he was saying, while beginning to negotiate for ZRA’s reduction in their demand – it was too much.
So Dr Chishimba, in your view, what would be considered a reasonable demand coming from ZRA, since that one looked to you like the national budget?
Playing to the gallery, Meembe tried it, and there were all those clapping and urging him on. When the matter was finally settled, meembe found himself on his own, and left to carry his own cross. poor Meembe is now on the run. I tell you, it i not good thing to be hiding all the time. I smell similar scent here, wina azalila. The other one who is crying uncontrollably is HH. HH has continued playing to the gallery to keep his supporters by giving them false hope when he knows it all done and dusted, he was and remains beaten by the drunken master. I cannot wait to this to its finality. I tell you, wina azalila mayooo save me!!!!!
Normal go to court and resolve stop giving political unsubstantiated statements as if its a political rally where lies fly like mad dogs. RGDS LELO
@Shooterz, you still do not believe ZRA is corrupt. The entire PF government goes to court to obtain an order to restrict an individual from revealing more corruption in ZRA and other government institutions. The guilty are always afraid.
Some people cannot understand simple things. Instead of allowing people to be talking like lunatics in public, the Courts are the best place were issues will be tabled. Actually, the ZRA latest injunction is helpful for Dr. Chishimba so that he does not make mistakes or statements that can be used against him in Court. If you weigh this matter, it a fair deal for both parties. Lets hear how these two parties will fight it out in Court.
Koma wina azalila!!!!!!
No. Corruption is everywhere in zambia. Be it in political parties, churches, government institutions, Ngos you can name them. However, why has Dr chishimba become so vocal after being fired at OYDC? Wasn’t he fired of theft and corruption which he is preaching now? People, especially leaders shouldn’t change camps when situations don’t suit them. He is corrupt as well. Besides what i meant was let him hang himself. you don’t become so vocal when the case is in court. He will use all his ammunition even before his friends fire a single bullet.
Gumblers and thieves soon you will meet your Waterloo. Thank you Mr Chishimba, Kingley take it easy, Topsy I hope this is not comedy.
You did the same with Meembe, urging him to continue with a case where in had no facts, where is today. Lets us wait for Chishimba to prove his case in Court. Doing so outside the courts could be mere politics. Dr. Chishimba has personaland political scores he wants to settle, all these will come out in the court proceedings. It will tough and dirty. Dr. Chishimba should be ready for this too, because his dealing will also be brought to scrutiny.
Wina azalila!!!!!!
ZRA has done well. This UPP guy has malicious intent and his main aim is just to discredit ZRA. For those who are saying ZRA has something to hide thats why they are silencing him, they clearly have no knowledge on how the law operates. UPP guy will have to avail all his evidence to the ZRA lawyers and vice versa. Court sessions are not like sucker punches, you avail all your information to your opponent and then they counter it after studying your evidence. Right now ZRA lawyers know too well that UPP guy will not afford to pay so he would rather bad mouth ZRA and cause it more damages to its reputation and standing. if they lawsuit is against UPP and not Saviour Chungu then we have seen the end of the party as each and every penny and assets will be forfeited to ZRA. This upp guy…
Chishimba is confusing himself in the process. Let him bring evidence in the courts.
Regardless of how strongly you feel about the matter if you don’t have evidence, you ae malicious.
The philosophy of saying Maureen Mwanawasa found my votes in a bin is a flawed philosophy in the absence of evidence.
“No, look here, a truck is carrying illegal votes from Luangwa”. You even hire Mushipe to start dancing at mulungushi and yet you are cooking the story.
The said truck is from within kabwata constituency getting to the totaling centre.
And you call lies freedom of speech?
Chishimba is confusing himself in the process. Let him bring evidence in the courts.
Regardless of how strongly you feel about the matter if you don’t have evidence, you ae malicious.
The philosophy of saying Maureen Mwanawasa found my votes in a bin is a flawed philosophy in the absence of evidence.
“No, look here, a truck is carrying illegal votes from Luangwa”. You even hire Mushipe to start dancing at mulungushi and yet you are cooking the story.
The said truck is from within kabwata constituency getting to the totaling centre.
And you call falsehood freedom of speech?
Chishimba is confusing himself in the process. Let him bring evidence in the courts.
Regardless of how strongly you feel about the matter if you don’t have evidence, you ae malicious.
Chishimba to bring evidence? Nope. He can ask for disclosure of documents from ZRA and ZRA must comply.
Some sections of media say the injunction has been granted by judge Philip Musonda. When did this judge sneak back to the bench because he cowardly resigned at the peak of the malawian judge tribunal!
An allegation should be treated as such,so ZRA should not behave like they are over-board when it comes to such allegations against them.They are a state institution for that matter,and they should not come out the way they are behaving now, because this reaction will now send the tax payers to start questioning their integrity.Let Chishimba prove his allegations in the courts of law,instead of intimidating him.
I cannot see your problem here. I think ZRA is not stopping Chishimba from going to Court but encouraging him. You putting it like it is Chishimba who took ZRA to court. The Courts are the right place for Chishimba to complain about what he thinks is wrong with ZRA, ZRA has actually made it easy for him unless, of course, Chishimba know that he was only politicking and fills it is better to prosecute ZRA via the press, which is the wrong fora. Chishimba has welcomed the court issues, but the readers like yourself are trying to put words onto his mouth, wrong words for that matter.
Let us wait patiently and hear it in court. The truth shall set Chishimba free, if he is being truthful and factual and can prove it. The onus is on Chishimba.
The difference between Berlin and Kingsley is showing already!! Like Obama and Trump.
Change of job already? Is he pulling pints at his local pub in that pic?!
True ZRA and Ba Traffic are corrupt terribly. But the government is protecting them. NOW they are auctioning THE POST items. Go there and see who are buying and how much. Disgusting…. Goods obtained that way bring bad lucky I’m the families when the owner who suffered for them start grumbling.
Ba Traffic…I ll trick u with recorded currency numbers if u ask for corrupt cashing for my traffic offence. Ba ACC get ready for an emergency cell Call for evidence.
Me I am looking forward to Kuomboka on Saturday 8th April 2017. In parliament UPNDonkey MPs boycott parliament so that their absence during the Presidential address is seen as non-recognition of the President. But at Kuomboka the opposite is true, by his presence at the event where the President is the Guest of Honour, HH will be gladly and voluntarily paying homage to President Lungu, even if he does not greet him or stand up to his entry. Just the non-boycott is enough damage to HH’s pride which as a donkey he does not seem to realise. At the rate the donkey is going, he will soon turn into a “chizende”, as the caterpillar munchies from eastern would say, or a “chiwelewele” as the monkey eaters from Muchinga would say….if he is not one already……chuckle….kikikikikikiki…
Offspring of donkey and mare, the terrible mule is again fingering his arse and laughing
@Terrible; You need prayers to get rid of the devil in you forcing you only to utter insults even where there is no need at all. Personally I never continue reading once I see text containing insulting or demeaning words. In fact in our christian nation @Terrible must be banned from contributing on public fora of upright people.
Terrible is back!!!! Again not addressing the issue. When your were a child and got beaten eventually it had no effect. Terrible your rantings are the same no matter what the topic. They are jsut boring and have no impact anymore.
My friend if you are getting paid for your blogs your masters aren’t getting value for money.
Replace him with somebody more articulate and someone who has more skill in inciting intolerance.
As I have said before you my friend are an ASS not helping Zambia but pulling it backwards.
Enjoy your pittance
Chishimba is no doctor at all. He has no doctorate from any recognized university.He is a fake. Read what I got from his former classmates at Chainama College.
‘Dr’Saviour Chishimba purports that he has a doctorate philosophy in Public health and he also claims to be a HIV/AIDS/TB consultant. As far as we are concerned ‘Dr’Saviour Chishimba does not possess the PHD he claims to have. We stand on the strong ground to challenge the credibility of his academic papers. We know him from college and he is thus our personal friend.
However, the persistent position he has taken to be in confrontation with his leader Mr. Michael Sata compels us to expose him to the party and the nation. As some people rightly put it ‘unprecedented behaviour requires unprecedented solution’. We therefore ask you sir not only to investigate the validity of his academic papers but also to expose him and put him on the political defence.
We knew Chishimba in 1998 at Chainama College when he enrolled as a Clinical Officer General student and he was behind us by a year. In the same year whilst at college he joined an NGO called Bwafwano that was dealing in TB and was given a motorbike to help organise the community. In 1999 he started missing classes and later towards the end of the year he stopped school because he could not cope with pressure that came with assignments and tests.
Between 2000 and 2003 he did a number of short courses such as certificate in reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, certificate in business administration and certificate in transformational leadership. Many of these courses he did them at extention studies of University of Zambia based at Ridgeway campus. As far as we can trace his academic records, he does not have a first degree and the second degree (master’s degree) worse more a doctorate philosophy (PHD).
In 2004 he started a distance programme at the University of Zambia and after two years, he converted to evening law. He did law programme up to the middle 2007 when stopped. We didn’t know him as a ‘Dr’ until in 2006 when he stood as a member of parliament for Kasama central and won the elections.
We were in fact shocked to learn that he was a doctor when those of us who started the degree programme before him have not even finished our master’s programme at University of Zambia. Now as many of our former course mates, college mates and friends can attest to this statement, we did not know Saviour Chishimba at any time doing any doctorate programme anywhere.
Well that should be followed up by the relevant authorities. If that is true then he should be stripped. But what happens is that some people will call him Dr. But if he puts Dr on his communication and does not have a doctorate or a Medical degree then he needs to be tried for misrepresentation and falsehood. We cannot have a leader who is going to misleading a nation.
Ba Chishimba, I am proud of you. You have forced ZRA to behave as if they are a private entity instead of a publicly owned organization. It is sick that a judge entertained ZRA shutting you down because you represent us all, the PEOPLE. We are interested in the matters pertaining their efficiency, poor management, poor decision making, poor resource handling as citizens. For a Judge to tolerate ZRA, and allowing them to shut you down means that ZRA is BIGGER than the citizens of Zambia who own it! This is really stupid action by the judge. He should have allowed you the freedom to rally us around the issues you have articulated, so that we unravel poor management at ZRA, and usher in a better managment cadre. Zambian judges, or most of them are really empty-headed, unfit for any justice…
Just meet him in court no need for injunctions
True ZRA position must be exposed so that people can know. Why do high courts rush to give injunctions. These guys are stealing too much money. We need to know the whole truth.
Kalaluka at it again.
The real issue is you issued statements and now they will be tested in the courts of law. You will give the courts your “overwhelming evidence” and that is where it belongs not in the streets. The streets are for politicians who keep on yapping and yapping. Bwana Chishimba prepare your thesis well if you have written one before. Don’t waste your energy telling the streets about your evidence, you have a real opportunity and the right forum. Don’t behave like your brother and fellow politician HH. We are tired of yap yap , the real issue is the courts. They have done you a favour if you have evidence go for it.