Friday, April 19, 2024

Police in midnight raid at HH’s house

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Police fire tear gas at HH's house and block the main road and the gate to his house
Police fire tear gas at HH’s house and block the main road and the gate to his house

Heavily armed Police officers raided the residence of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema in New Kasama area in Lusaka.

Police switched off power at the house, blocked the main roads and the broke down the gates to the house to gain access to the house before firing teargas into the house.

It is believed that Mr Hichilema and his wife and children were in the house at the time of the raid.

Mr Hichilema’s lawyers were initially prevented from accessing the house but Jack Mwiimbu confirmed that he was later allowed inside after 01 Hours.

Around 03 Hours, police officers were still inside the house and it was unclear what they were searching.

Mobile phones belonging to all the people inside the house are now unreachable.

Police Spokeswoman Esther Mwaata Katongo said police will issue a statement later.

And MMD President Nevers Mumba condemned the police action at Mr Hichilema’s residence.

“We are just witnessing more teargas being fired at the residence of UPND President, Hakainde Hichilema and state Police have surrounded the entrance and even his lawyers are not allowed to enter,” he posted on his Facebook page.

“This comes while another opposition leader, Savior Chishimba has announced that he is in hiding for fear of similar intimidation from the Police, Fred Members is in hiding for fear of similar state intimidation and GBM, the UPND Vice president was earlier today teargassed for talking to the press after his court case,” he said.

“Is this why the PF wants to withdraw us from the ICC? We demand that this kind of targeted intimidation of the opposition must come to an end immediately. We also implore the international community to quickly check independently, the state of affairs we are quickly being plunged into as a country,” Dr Mumba said.

Teargas fired at HH's house
Teargas fired at HH’s house

228 COMMENTS

    • Honestly what is this please. This is wrong for mature people. Mr Lungu please stop it tomorrow it will be you or anyone. Show restraint please.

    • Too bad, for hh but this is what happens when you don’t want to behave yourself. If hh behave himself and fight the government on issues of national interest all these things cannot happen. Behave yourself hh and grow up Please be like Mazoka the founder of Upnd.

    • Why does A prominent citizen with a known fixed abode, travels from Lusaka to Luanshya every fortnight to attend court need to be teargassed at home at midnight?

      When did the need to arrest him become so urgent it couldn’t wait 5 more hours?

    • And that Ugly Far.ting Sugar Daddy with a Big NOSE – Rupiah Banda will have to account for his Childish and Stupid behaviour!!

    • As much as Human Hyena (HH) made a serious error and has been stoking the fire with his usual childish antics at the expense of providing an objective opposition which the nation needs this action was not necessary. You don’t need to use force with a weak cretin such as HH. The President’s advisors continue to provide bad advice to ECL which is sad! HH has committed many other crimes starting from privatisation, the running of his business etc as well as the Namwala violence and it only takes a committed team of investigators to bring him to book on these past issues. Don’t make a martyr out of this chief Dunderhead!

    • At some point, THE STATE has to start taking matters of NATIONAL SECURITY seriously! What Ichilema and ‘Katubi’ GBV did in Mongu bordered on matters of National security. If they don’t recognize this fact then they are indeed !D!OTS and deserve to be reminded in and rude way who is in charge—the STATE!

      Even the response given by their SG, Kakoma, shows the lack of maturity towards issues concerning the SAFETY and SECURITY of the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT. The mishandling of which have seen countless countries plunged into untold miseries and wars. HH and UPND need to be very careful.

    • Musonda Kateule. You have spoken sense. He brought all this mess on himself. Why pick a fight with the president? It is obvious that the president will want to prove that he is more powerful than you. The Bible clearly tells us to say if it is honour you owe your neighbour show it. Am tired of advising you HH. You are beyond childish.

    • Wait. This over the too.

      Can’t stand HH but this is hounding, victimising and wat over the top.

      The police didn’t do their job protecting Lungu.

      But two wrongs don’t make a right.

      Kanjanja knows because of the motorcade scandal he will likely be fired.

      But this is scrapping so low and unjustifiable.

      Thanks

      BB2014,16

    • This is not about clueless lungu. Its about the office he is holding.

      Even Humwine no matter how tribal we think he is once he has the instruments of power we must observe protocal

      Move off the road and park. Give the president way to pass

    • We only pray he is ok otherwise this is not going to be an easy thing for mother Zambia. This how problems starts. Police should have followed a normal procedure.

    • We all knew this silliness will not end in Mongu with these two groups of idi.ots…now put aside the next six months of this rubbish!!

    • I am seeing BATTLE LINES BEING DRAWN THIS TIME AROUND. I don’t think half the country that supports UPND and HH will sit idle. I am seeing them fight back. Hell has broken loose in Zambia while such organizations like SADC and the AU are spectators! What a shame! These are only CLUBS OF DICTATORS!

    • While I do not accept the police use of excessive force in executing this action, it must clearly be registered in HH, GBV and the entire upnd that their reckless behaviour had consequences.

      Its undeniable that upnd enjoys massive support in Western province but thats no reason to behave in a cantankerous and foolhardy manner
      Leadership comes with responsibility which must be exercised responsibly.
      HHE & GBV crossed the red line in western province over the weekend and must made to account

    • GO AND ASK LUCIFER ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE WHO DISREGARD AUTHORITY.

    • This is a clear planned movie by PF and we see it in the way they have brought it out and how they are complaining. This is what happens when all presidential advisors are childish and thats how we lost it as Zambians.

    • Upendi needs a rational leader. You can not have gbm a grade 6,,six drop out holding senstive post

      How can gbm be vice president just because he made money from selling ubunga

      Lets re organise upendi and kick out pf .

    • Just last month they were raising hands at the Tomb of Jesus, praying in tongues. Today they are firing teargas in a house with children. Their true colours have come out.

    • I have been quite for sometime.All those with ears hear me correctly the battle lines between tribes in Zambia has been marked.Let those backing and making noise know its not the time but to act.Lungu will sweat blood mark my words and soon yes.

    • This just confirms what I mentioned yesterday concerning the ECL / HH saga.
      “BTW, your PF has no justification for locking their HH, if there was any valid reason, I tell ECL will not hesitate. I am sure he is already setting up the trap for HH, this incident is just one of those first steps in that direction. He is building up a case.”
      That was a setup to justify today`s police action. There will be so many cooked allegations coming out of this search. One of them is “Treason”. I am surprised a batch of these bloggers who yesterday were condemning HH yesterday, now they are changing their mind and calling this victimisation of HH. What made you change your mind?

    • @Mushota, FLIP FLOP!
      Return those MBAs, you are just embarrassing those of us who have genuine MBAs and have experience. At your 27 years, you lack experience and your accumulation of papers is just that.MBA should have taught you critical analysis, but I see you lack that tremendously. Just see how you have flip flopped on this case. You blamed HH and then went on to agree with Mumbi, and now you are back to condemn the police for having not done their job. A reasonable person knew this already that Police was wrong, ECL`s entourage was wrong. They are just building up a case to get HH.

    • Let’s start all over! Where are our gallant soldiers to take over and govern the country by Decree for a minimum period of two years. When they have cleaned the dirty brought by the PF, they can call for a new Constitution and elections. Meanwhile, they should dissolve the current Constitution, Parliament, the Courts and arrest the current Cabinet including President Lungu!

    • Lungu, if at all you are genuine, fire Kanganja immediately. He is the one who put your life in danger in Mongu. He failed you, intentionally and deliberately. Find out why Kanganja did not command his officers to sweep the road for you.

  1. Sadly my fears are now confirmed. The incident in Mongu was always a SET UP to carry out the arrest on TREASON as promised by Mr Kampyongo only last week.

    But you cannot charge someone with treason for merely not recognising you, thus Mongu presented a great opportunity to not be missed.

    This was entrapment.

    • If was in the US your president was going to the thing of the past. Respect authority. If he does not want to recognize ECL that’s fine but he must respect the law that protects ECL otherwise the same law will visit him.

    • The USA does not kill its citizens, whether in opposition or not. Hillary Clinton is alive and talking about world affairs. Zambia and Africa are different. That’s why Zambia should not be allowed to leave ICC because Lungu will have freedom to commit genocide. Lungu cannot stomach his humiliation on the Road to Limulunga.

    • So you retard Bwalwa, who humiliates a sitting President in the US of A.
      Who crosses the path of Airforce One or even the those Tanker Cars for the President? Who?

  2. It will all come to pass. We are all here on earth as visitors and our destinations are in two places. I feel for the Hichilema’s family and I pray for God’s protection on them.
    The commander in chief of the armed forces has the option of stopping this rot or risks a lot.

    • Don’t be naive. Hillary hasn’t harrassed the president. History shows how the USA government eliminated its citizens like Luther King Jr, Malcolm X. They use facades which makes it even more dangerous than direct action.

    • They even kill their own President just on policy difference.
      USA kills other Countries’ Presidents.
      USA killed millions of Africans and dumped them in the Atlantic and the Pacific.
      USA is not a good example my friend.

    • Lazy has no leadership skills infact if it was not for the bombings in Cairo ..the bum would have used his trip as cover. At the moment there is no leadership both on ruling and opposition!!

    • It’s well documented how the USA killed Patrice Lumumba and installed the brutal regime of One Joseph Desire Mobutu later called Sesse Seko.It amazes me how shallow historically some bloggers can be.

  3. This only occurs in a banana republic like Zambia. In civilized rule of law nations like USA or Italy the police would have had to obtain a warrant and a court order to raid the house.

    • Shut up who got a warrant to invade Iraq or recently fire bombs on Syrian installations.Talk Zambian politics not those stupid example’s Italy my backside ask Berlasconi

    • @Idyotic KC: Iraq is a foreign country. The US died not mistreat its own citizens. Zambia gets facked by Zimbabwe and Malawi every day and we do nothing. But Lungu kills Tongas (Mapenzi, Choongwa, now HH?) with impunity. That’s why we need the ICC to protect Zambians against Lungu.

    • Not with treason you fool. They are required to get you no mater what. People need to understand treason. its an equivalent of blasphemy in religious circles.

  4. I THINK THE POLICE BEHAVED IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL MANNER IN MONGU. THEY SHOULD NOT ALLOW THAT GOOD GESTURE TO E VIEWED IN BAD LIGHT BY THIS. MR HH IS A NONENTITY. YOU DONT NEED TO AMBUSH HIM LIKE THIS YOU GUYS. JUST CALL HIM TO POLICE I BROAD DAY LIGHT.

    • PF does not think so. PF said that the PFolice is unprofessional and want to incarcerate HH in his own house. That’s what they did overnight. Zambia is a failed state.

  5. Jail the bastard and throw the key in the toilet. Aleichita imfumu bakapokola mulindeni bwino.

  6. Kanganja and his cohorts must be fired for failure to protect our president similarly be fired for brutally harassing a political leader simply because of wanting to do more to please Kampyongo who should also be fired again for putting the name of our abled leader EL through yet another embarrassing episode.

    What we as Zambians need to know is we have institutions and we expect these institutions to perform and once we have institutions being non functional we end up with crises like this.

    Lungu should not be blamed for this he can’t have a hand in this now. He can only pardon after the courts rule.

    Unfortunately for HH a bit of Chimbokaila house arrest…but on a brighter side a huge political platform for you especially in Lusaka.Other areas where your party is not strong its…

  7. @5 Chisenga, if the police behaved professionally in Mongu then they know what they are doing and professionally too. Why else would they need a sledge hammer to kill a fly. If they suspect something fishy it’s their duty to find it, otherwise if something happens we will be the first people to accuse them of failing to do their work.
    So if the search or whatever yields nothing, they can apologise, no problem.
    Let’s hear from the police not the donkeys.

    • You know that genocide is on the cards when half of Zambia is being called donkeys. That’s how Hutus started by calling Tutsis cockroaches before systematically killing them.

  8. HH is just a call away, police would have just called him to police than try to flex their muscle on a man, his wife and little kids. Why all this commando style raid on a man who doesn’t even own a okapi knife. This has proved that the mongu – limulunga incident was a set up.

    • Do you know the intelligence that the police had on your HH? Did it need a casual phone call? Please tell us more or shut up. We can only comment when the police tell us what was happening and what they were looking for.

  9. Zambia can only have one leader at any time, HH must accept current affairs of the nation & give checks and balance to govt. What happened in western province was so disrespectful.

  10. Lungu was just overcome by jealous because of HH’s warm welcome inn Mongu as the legitimately elected president of Zambia. This is childish behaviour by Lungu and his thug advisers. Shame!

    • The president does not need to carry chanting supporters because campaign time is over so it would have been embarrassing if pf made the ceremony a show. HH however demonstrated why he is in opposition

    • WANTANSHI. SPOT ON. LUNGU IS NOT EVIL BUT A WEAK MAN . KAIZER ZULU RULES THIS COUNTRY. HE HAS SO MUCH CRAP ON LUNGU THAT HE HAS HIM UNDER HIS THUMB. KAIZER FIRST. MUMBI SECOND KAMPYONGO AND AMOS NOT FORGETTING THAT BUFOON KANGANJA MUST BE ANSWERABLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HH. WHY ARE THEY SO AFRAID OF HIM? ARE THEY SEEING GHOST INSTEAD OF THEIR SHADOWS. A GUILTY MIND IS AN INSANE MIND. KAIZER HAS DECLARED WAR AND MUST BE READY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES.

    • @ wantanshi what jealous when we all know how tribal you and your demi god are. Our commander in chief was under threat and we want the police to do their job. It uncalled for to disrespect the president in that manner. If it is true your demi god did not slow down how come they were no other public vehicles at the time eagle one was passing? It only shows that the police did their jobs well and gave your ka demi god and other road users ample time for them to clear so that eagle one can pass without interference, so all you that are complaining should just take what is coming as surly you have asked for it for such a long time.
      We need sanity where checks and balances on the govt are given not this childish behavior from your supreme leader and his minions.

  11. Treat this fool he deserves no mercy , with his minions he can set this country on fire let him for behind bars , he committed a treasonous offence and must be treated with utmost aggressive. No sympathy for such dogs . Infact beat him up and drag him in a solitary confinement for more then? a year

  12. Treat this fool he deserves no mercy , with his minions he can set this country on fire let him for behind bars , he committed a treasonous offence and must be treated with utmost aggressive. No sympathy for such dogs . Infact beat him up and drag him in a solitary confinement for more then? a year

  13. where is Zambia going,divergent views should not equal to treason,we might as well go back to the UNIP days..

    • Divergent views should not equal to disrespect and misbehavior too…who cares what will happen to hungry hyena??? I will still enjoy my heineken while i watch Bayern v Real tonight as the police grill this i.d.iot for trying to belittle them!!!

    • wait until the so called peace turns to agony. How did wars start in other countries? Its because of not doing things correctly while stepping on others freedom.

    • What wars?? If the majority of this country didn’t vote for this loser hh, how will they rise up against the very person and government they voted for????? Besides it is only the tribalists in the bantustans that can revolt but the country has a defence force that can adequately fizzle out their insolence!!!

    • Oh yes your poor reasoning is that in the defence force everyone supports ECL. There are some for HH regardless of tribe and can mobilise to help their families being attacked. Think my friend we dont want this situation in Zambia.

    • No Mary, When you enrol in the defence forces, you swear allegience to the state and ECL is currently head of state as well as commander-in-chief!! If you refuse to take an order, it is tantamount to mutiny!! You will be court marshaled!! So i defence forces there is no hh or tribe, JUST ORDERS!!!! Comprende, little girl??????????

  14. I am a foreigner from Europe working in your country. Why do you people behave like wild animals? If an opposition leader has committed an offence, why not drag him to court instead of gassing his house? Are we ever going to see civilisation in this part of the world?

    • This part of the world needs some Software upgrade for things to work better. As it is, this is National Geographic!

    • The same way you are killing innocent Syrians like dogs ?the same way you killed Gaddaffi and Saddam like dogs?The same way you’re busy interfering in other pipo’s business because of your hidden interests?Lets face facts here,the west do not give handouts for free.There is always a condition attached.So to you Mr Andrew ,We say stay out of our politics the same way we don’t advise you that being gay is not our thing.

    • Certain offences are taken to court in a civil manner, Andrew. But deliberate offences that border on National Security are particularly sensitive. Endangering the life of the president is no small matter because if anything happens to him the country grinds to a halt as you witnessed during the electoral petition. Wild animals you say, how do you Europeans treat Arab immigrants that threaten your security?? HH attracted the attention of the police when he tried to embarrass them in his stronghold, with the IG feeling the pressure, he will use the best method he knows best to prove to his appointing authority that he is working.
      In Europe you cage arab immigrants and call them terrorists while the rest of the world watches, isn’t that so?????

    • Your thinking @citizen is shallow. You only think a president is the only one who is to be protected. Opposition leaders are also in the same line because if you touch them worse things will automatically blowup and peace will never reign. To me this move was very childish!

    • Andrew Peters, go back to your country. We do not need Morons like you telling us what to do. You left your country because you found a better opportunity here. F00lish boy.

    • Andrew Peters whatever your name is. What are U doing here in Zambia if we behave like wild animals. You hungry looking creature. You are Very foolish. You are no better than a dog. Actually U smell fieces. You cant even mention your country. You are here to make a living. You ran away from your civilized country, pliz give us a break. Our President was humiliated by the Opposition and U expect to end like that…

    • ANDREW PETERS PLEASE PACK YOUR BAGS AND GO BACK TO EUROPE. DONT INSULT US IN THE MANNER YOU ARE DOING. GOD FORBID !

    • @Mary: my baby, girl, you are not using that thing between your ears!! Opposition leaders are normal citizens like you and me whereas the president is a state office to be respected as a lot of national matters rest on this office!!Therefore the incumbent has special protection until such a time he leaves that office. Nothing can blow up if i threw a tomato at hh except his cadres trying to beat me up but if i did the same to ECL, the Security forces will descend on me as well as me breaking some laws which are laid down against endangering his life. Worse I will be sent to court and arrested. But with hh, I can even press assault charges against the cadres who beat me!!

    • Ask Assad why he gassed his people and ask Trump why he bombed Syria.Do the Countries get warrants when they invade Ivory Coast Niger or when Bush and Blair attacked Iraq falsely?Or when Hilary was aplauding the killing of Quadafi?Europe my foot!All those refugees you are throwing in dettention camps do you take them to court?HH deserved this

    • @ Andrew Peters ask HH that question why he’s been acting like a wild animal which have no constitution and has no President…And next time don’t comment on issues you least understand okay…

    • These Apes living in a stone age period (PF) thurgs think that they can do as they wish urinating on lawns,breaking property in HHs house and stealing and looting food.Kaizer Zulu and amos Chanda are now agents of Genocide against the Tonga people.We shall show them that numbers means nothing but the brains and Jehova will be on our site.Lungu’s down fall is near.

    • @17 Andrew Peters, IF AT ALL YOUR ARE EUROPEAN, YOU ARE LITTLE NOBODY ECONOMIC REFUGEES MAKING A LIVING OUT OF AFRICA! Much as the PF ARE CRUDE IN THE WAY THEY HANDLE EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE LIBERTY TO INSULT OUR COUNTRY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LAWFUL AND PEACEFUL! YOU little rubbish, haven’t you seen that even in Europe and the USA there has been force used to gain access to houses suspected of habouring high level criminals? We don’t know yet the motive for the Police to do what they have they have done so let us wait,see and hear! IF THIS IS ABOUT THE MONGU INCIDENT, THEN IT IS TOTALLY MISPLACED JUST LIKE YOUR COMMENTS ARE!!

  15. My people stay strong. We are all fine and a lot shall be revealed in due due course. The country has gone to dogs and lungu is the biggest one of them all

    • My brother listen to this song and be strong cause we know that ONE day thins will be on OK.Lesa talala pabana bakwe.

    • Looking for sympathy there are we. Haba Hitole has had it coming for a while now.Why don’t you loyal UPND supporters try demonstrating so we see how united you are.Busy hiding behind a keyboard like a little punk.Show your support/loyalty to hungry hyena and prove us all wrong.Mr MJK,am surprised,you guys also believe in God.Wow this is a shocker,busy criticising ECL when he calls for prayers…how is it going for you today?? Haluza Hagain is being shown who’s boss today and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.Ba NEZ,in due course…….the dogs are ruling and you the pipo are watching..ironic isn’t it ? Why can’t HH do something about it,you blocked the president and you will be taught never to do it again today.

  16. First they came for the journalists. I was not worried as I was not a journalist. They arrested and tortured them and I did not complain. And Freedom of speech was gone.
    Then they came for the politicians. I was not worried as I was not a politician. They arrested and tortured them and again I did not complain. And those that stand up for Citizens rights were gone.
    Then they came for ME! And there was nobody left to fight for me, the innocent common man.
    And Zambia and its children DIED!

    • This saying came from NUMSA ask them what is happening in their country RSA and whether they have raised a finger!

  17. Very good move played by police..HH is just like fish in the oceans,infact that was just the beginning of his trouble..If it was in Congo DRC this time it was going to be a story of planing what to eat on the funeral house..He was going to be shut just there in mongu.he is very lack Mr Prisedent lungu has a good heart of human let HH learn how to give respect to plot 1..

    • In a democracy the opposition plays an important role. Kuomboka attracted thousands….Many on foot… Traffic would be jammed in a region where roads are deplorable…Good thing is nobody was hurt. So let’s focus on developing tolerance towards others. We are a Christian Nation….If HH committed a crime…You don’t gas his house at night when he has a history of reporting to police stations whenever summoned. We can do better than this

  18. The Police and the state must prosecute this issue once and for all.
    Do not cow down after you have even made the rusty start. Finish this issue off so that the Country can move on. We cannot be talking about HH day in day out. Nooooo!

  19. HH AND MR GBV HAVE BEEN GIVEN TOO MUCH FREEDOM.
    WHAT THESE TWO DID IN MONGU WAS AN ACCEPTABLE TO THE HEAD OF STATE

  20. Comment:this is foolishness how can thy break into some1′ at night lyk tht ths pipo think zambia is thr mother’ village tht thy cn do anythn.God is watching

  21. HATERS OF HH ARE HAPPY NOW TO HEAR HIM IS IN PAIN AND IS IN A COMMA. THE LOVERS OF HH WILL SOON REACT UNTIL LUNGU GOES OUT OF OFFICE. WE ARE ZAMBIANS AND THIS IS HOW CIVIL WAR BREAKS AND IS BREAKING OUT TODAY.

    • Yes we are waiting for that reaction.Please we have been waiting since last year october…..please please react Bo Semeki.

    • JUST TRY IT AND YOU SHALL KNOW THAT GOD UPHOLDS AUTHORITY. I HOPE YOU HAVE NO CHILDREN OR OLD PARENTS

    • no one hates HH. Ichilema hates himself so much and this has rubbed off on others! Because if he loves himself he wouldn’t be doing what he is doing—endangering himself so reckless.!

  22. It would be naive for one to expect the police to let the Mongu just pass like that. As for Peters Andrew please sort out your IS problems in Europe and leave us to sort out ours. I doubt you’re European.

  23. Oh, the election petition hearing is supposed to be tomorrow 12th April 2017! This is something to do with the petition. It was all well planned by boma to find an excuse for the hearing not to take place. There is something in the election petition that boma is afraid will nullify EL’s presidency! Stolen things are not good! You never live to enjoy them!

    • The petition was dismissed a long time ago !! No one can nullify the results of last year’s election.Continue dreaming until you crap in your bed. ” The decision of the concourt is final “

  24. Kamba tells Police not to give UPND a permit for a rally in Lusaka, Police Oblige. Mumbi Phiri castigates Police for not doing anything to HH in Mongu for a motorcade incidence, in which HH was not even the driver and Police go all over HH’s home releasing tear gas which tear gas HH has helped to buy through payment of taxes. I am PF but I confess that this is a finished country. It is not necessary anymore in this century for Police to be using stone age colonial methods to silence opponents of the government. What are courts for if one has offended? You failed to do your job in Mongu and now you should try to make up to your masters. How cheap? Was HH driving in Mongu?

    • I totally agree with you Bernard. I’m not a fan of HH but honestly he’s not to blame in the Mongu fracas.The 600 police officers failed to contain the situation in Mongu.What a shame!!

    • Bernard at least we have PF members who critically analyse issues not just following blindly. If anything happens to anyone in that house then Lungu and Kanganja will be indited for Human Rights violations in International Courts

  25. This is all HH wanted, to cry victim after his stupid acts in Mongu, and this useless former pastor who just yaps without thinking, what has the international community got to do in this matter? They have seen how stupid you have been acting since last elections and you think they can sympathize with you! ID1OT.

  26. And ECL calls himself a president and a lawyer? Actions show otherwise. The whole transport issue could have been handled wisely by his team e.g use a helicopter instead of unnecessary confrontation. The truth is 50% + of Zambians do not like or recognize him as a legitimate president. It took PF and MDD combined to steal the votes. Now people will remember only the PF-UPND drama about the 2017 Kuomboka. I don’t even know what the ZP IG and ECL’s chief of protocol are still doing in government offices. IMO there fate should be sealed. But you will see ECL thinks all is OK and will do nothing.

  27. About the gassing of HH’s residence. Believe me the continuous breakdown in law and order plus this intimidation will lead to citizens taking the law in their own hands. Public institutions are built on trust. Like banks or money, without trust they mean nothing. Justice must rein or we will have no Zambia. Remember there is always a warning.

    • GO AND ASK LUCIFER AND HE WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO DISREGARD AUTHORITY. GOD UPHOLDS AUTHORITY AND THOSE WHO DISREGARD AUTHORITY ATTRACT CURSES ON THEMSELVES. PLEASE STUDY THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AND OBEY WHAT IT SAYS IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE LONG ON EARTH

  28. This so petty and makes the ruling government pitiful and childish. PF should accept opposition stance, they can rule but not all Zambians voted for the PF.
    It shows how this fake leadership is craving for power.

  29. Fighting for the earthly world so that they are respected: Continue fighting while some of us are for the Kingdom of God: Imwe mulefwaya State House abanenu balefwaya Umweo (Lesa ): This is a Holy week mind you::::

  30. If Lungu is a true leader he should not show intimidation, rowdiness or fear of the people he rules.
    Why I’d the the so-called leader behaving like the North Korean dictator?
    Lungu should start creating jobs, prepare the nation for development and stop borrowing money for aid.
    The country is at its crisis and hr is chasing after the opposition like a drunken thug… Zambians voted so go and work..if others don’t like the way you look, so be it. You van force people in the whole country to like you or worship you lime a all god
    Go and deliver what you promised. Let opposition object, give criticism as much as they want, it is called democracy!
    Fake leadership shows in weak leaders..! And it does show in Zambia

  31. After the embarrassment LUNGU was subject to at Kuomboka, he is using the best method he knows: POLICE BRUTALITY.
    It reminds me of Mugabe set his police to beat up Morgan Tshvangirai, or when Museveni police brutalized opposition leaders or even the last days of FTJ when he felt powerless & used police brutality to intimidate opposing voices.

    Zambia is a officially a Banana Police Republic. LUNGU who just last month was at Jesus’s tomb praying in tongues, only knows police brutality:-

    He used police brutality on Fred Mmembe
    He used police brutality on GBM
    He used police brutality on UPND cadres during election campaigns
    He used police brutality on Saviour Chishimba
    He used police brutality on Mutinta Mmembe
    He used police brutality on protesting UNZA, Evelyn Hone & CBU…

    • CONT’D….
      He used police brutality on protesting UNZA, Evelyn Hone & CBU students
      He used police brutality on Nevers Mumba’s residence
      He used police brutality on Komboni Radio
      He used police brutality on Muvi TV
      He used police brutality on Mano Radio in Kasama
      Soon he’ll use police brutality when people protest at high mealie-meal prices he has failed to control

      Ati Humble christian president. Ma-tuvee yeka-yeka!!

    • Police brutality killed ZAF Oficer Choonga
      Police brutality killed Mapenzi
      Police brutality imprisoned Mwaliteta & thousands of UPND cadres
      Police brutality has killed so many who are not reported

      Just walk into any police station & see how detainees whether innocent or guilty are brutalized. No one is safe under weak president, dictator wanna-be LUNGU.

  32. Boma ni Boma baba, in developed countries HH would have been in jail and charged with highest felony charge class A even before Koumboka ceremony was over for obstruction of presidential motorcade and endangering the life of the president. The best thing HH can do now is just to man up and apologize to the president and Zambian people as a whole.

  33. The police should have just fired live bullets indiscriminately inside and around the house so that this ***** can be disabled or totally eliminated. We don’t need this type of political stupidity in this country.

  34. @nez I think yout grannies laced local brew was portent the hh motorcade didnt see the two sweepers one didnt nearly almost force him off the road instead they hurled insults at the”hyena” all the best to him and gbv. As for neverous he couldnt be part of the trip to mongu as he couldnt afford it

  35. Police please be professional, know when to use teargas. Tear gassing innocent people has become a normal thing in Zambia. Bufontini ubu mulechita.

  36. HH nad GBM have gone too far .
    IF TRUTH BE TOLD – What transpired in MONGU is a treasonable offence. Whether you accept or not.
    A HEAD OF STATE IS A HEAD OF STATE – TRY THAT IN WEST AFRICA YOU GO REMEMBER YOUR MAMA NA YO DEAD GRANDPAPA from kirikiri prison – NONSENSE
    They’ve have provoked ECL to the tit. About time ECL reminded them and showed them he is IN POWER and nothing can change change that.
    IV NEVER KNOWN SUCH BITTERNESS- HH AND GBM eeeeeiiiisshhhhh
    Let go its not your time. You cant force yourself on people , Is that the kind of government you will run.
    ABASH HH ABASH GBM. PEACE BE TO ZAMBIA AND VIVA ECL

  37. For once cadres put politics aside.what HH did in Mongu is bad.all citizens must respect the presidency.indivinduals come and go but the presidency remains.whether you hate ECL and like HH,it doesnt matter.Police has to put HH where he belongs now.IF HH SETS THIS COUNTRY ON FIRE,WILL YOU EVEN COMMENT ONLINE?ITS US POOR ZAMBIANS WHO WILL SUFFER!!HH HAS TAKEN A VERY DANGEROUS DIRECTION AFTER 11/08/2016.patience pays.all HH could have done is wait for 2021 to come and try again unlike fighting ECL day and night.HH HAS GOT ONLY HIMSELF TO BLAME!!IN FACT ZP DELAYED.THEY COULD HAVE ARRESTED HIM IN MONGU.IF HH WONT CHANGE,HE WILL BE HISTORY BEFORE 2021!The international community also cannot support what HH did in mongu.they have that info.not even icc can support that nonsense!

  38. IT IS NOT NOT INTIMIDATION – ECL IS NOW SHOWING LEADERSHIP
    EVEN IN A SMALL ORGANISATION IF ONE IS NOT COMPLIANT TO POLICIES OF WORKFORCE THEY ARE MARCHED OUT BY FORCE WHAT MORE A NATION.

  39. Mushota….I was waiting to see what comment can come off u…BUT TO MY SURPRISE GREAT SENSE FROM YOU..”TWO WRONGS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT” correct 100%…. Surely why attack your fellow Zambian like that? Meanwhile it is the problem of the escort team. Never in any escort should the head of state go ahead and sweepers police cars behind…get it from me Mr Lungu your action is too extreme. MUMBI PHIRI AM WAITING FOR YOUR REACTION TO THIS BARBARIC and UNZAMBIAN ATTACK ON HH. DOES HE DESERVE THIS. BROR MUSHOTA THANKS FOR SUCH A WELL THOT OBSERVATION ON THIS VERY NASTY ACTION..

  40. This is why Africa and Zambia in particular remain poor. And the Religious minister asks other church leaders to talk to HH is she talking to the President herself as a Church leader.

  41. PAUSE A MINUTE AND THINK: IF IT WERE YOU COMMON MAN WHO DID WHAT HH DID IN MONGU , WHERE WOULD YOU BE BY NOW? EITHER LOCKED UP IN LILAYI OR IN MUKOBEKO. SO WHY DO YOU WANT HH TO BE TREATED WITH KIDS GLOVES? PLEASE LEAVE THE POLICE TO DO THEIR JOB. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HH HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR SO THAT HE CAN PLAY VICTIM AND DISTRACT PEOPLE FROM THE NEED FOR A CONVENTION IN UPND

    • Try to think you Id.IOT! where was the police to direct him or did he refuse to move out of the road? This shows it was planned with no sweepers.

    • mary think a while if it were you who did this to the presidenntial motorcade, you probably could have been short there and then because your motive and identity couldnt have been known. but in this case the presidential secuurity identified HH / GBM and they were spared and they knew HH’S motives – disrespectiveness and playing to the gallery. Look protecting a head of state is something else. if we do not want to resspect our leaders let us forget about voting. HH is a leader who is supposed to be respected no matter which party one belongs to. A wide spectram of need to respected. afterall even an artisan at work is respected by his helper and foreman simple.

  42. Basically nobody wants this but continued daring of government by gbm and HH can lead to lawlessness. Caiaphas said this “It’s better for one person to die than let the whole nation perish “. Let’s pray for a happy ending to this saga.

  43. Saviour Chishimba is not in hiding. That article was not true. I know Saviour and the family very well. Sadly enough, there are so many fake articles these days. So sad.

  44. Kanganja has his hands tied on this one. its either he loses his job or try to save face by arresting HH. By why go at midnight when they could have just summoned him to the police station? This is what is denting the image of our political landscape. Why teargas innocent children at that hour of the night? The mood in the country has changed, imagine an opposition president being received like the president and the incumbent being embarrassed like that? Smell the coffee and do the right thing let the petition be head and disposed off, that is the only way the winds will stop, otherwise I smell trouble in this country.

  45. Shockingly ZWD has given more details of what actually happened at HH house and what led to the teagars. LT you can do better.

  46. Meanwhile, as ECL & the other “so called leaders” continue to distract our attention with these & other non-issues, the Zambian economy continues to drift along aimlessly!

    ECL & Co, take charge of our economy, that is your main mandate, not chasing around & harrassing opposition leaders & their families, “chimbwi no plan 4 sho!”…

  47. @Abaume. What u are saying applies if u are dealing with normal people. In Lungu and Kaiser Zulu u are dealing with thugs and Criminals who stole power last August and carried out a Coup on the Zambian Constitution. These Criminals know that they cannot win a Constitutional War so they have to use the law of the Jungle to defend their Coup. They are killing the Petition by killing the Petitioners themselves physically. Thats how serious the matter is. Lungu knows he will not win the Petition at ICJ so he is aborting the Constitutional process. However u live by the sword u die by the sword. Lungu is on Notice.

  48. Ndanje Khakis, my brother or sister , please tone down. Assume the child of HH dies after being tear gas , would you rejoice as a Christian for the death of that child?
    Friends Jesus love us and never rejoiced when we sinned. He died for all. So say Lucifer was chased in heaven because He never respected GOD’s authority as used this on HH case is tantamount to blasphemy for President Edgar Lungu is not GOD. Man authority is limited and can cease anytime and must exercised with great restraint. Jesus never destroyed the world when he came but died to save us.
    Human power is dangerous and care is needed when you are ruling.
    it is not how much you love your friends but how you care for your enemies that make you a great leader. See what Jesus did, Mandela , Mahatma Gandi.
    Love your…

    • I wouldn’t want anyone to be killed. It’s not good to take a person’s life, it’s evil. But using humans as a bargaining chip is even worse. HH should have come out and allowed the police to “arrest ” him without incident. Even Christ himself told those who came to arrest him to leave the disciples alone and take him alone.

  49. Love your enemies and pray for them as GOD causes the rain to fall on everyone.
    I pray for our leaders (Lungu, HH, Nawaki,Kaizer Zulu,Mwaliteta,Kampyongo,Kambwili,Kamba, Liswaniso,Kombo, Yaluma,traditional chiefs) for love and unity.

    • Pray for law to take its course,yes we must love our enemies but the law must be followed because even in the bible we go by the commandments.

  50. HH and GBM went way out of line. They invited trouble to themselves and I said it yesterday to watch this space and hasn’t this come to pass. Zambia is democracy state but there are rules to be followed and if it was a poor citizen it would have been a different story. Let these rich people be a good example to would offenders. Enough of the nosense and now let the law take its course and let’s see who supports this rubbish come out in the open and save HH. Zambia is for everyone and one day,HH will be a president and I don’t think he himself can allow such No sense. Deal with them according to the law.

  51. Wonderful, dont hunt what you can not kill law breakers like these must be dealt with as such. Ba SG Kakoma that’s why, sometimes try to muzzle your mouth you may occupy these offices and i don’t think this level of lawlessness you may allow it knowing your group. Who the hell doe’s not know the meaning when traffic officers clears the way or even the Blue and Red lights. Ba Pastor nabo you should have been resting instead of wanting to be the eye witness may god bless you as you continue vanishing….

  52. Remember how gbm used to behave during campaigns. He would go to the province where Edgar was doing his campaign despite that Upnd had just done theirs in that province.

  53. If Zambia has a president we have a stupit f00l in state house. am sorry to say this but it is the truth. Lungu is full the the devil while deceiving Christians with his witchcraft that he is a christian and stupi1t kanganja will one day pay for this for trying to protect his pocket from thugs at state house.

  54. Assume your own child defiles someone’s child and the whole world rises up and cries for his death as an act of justice. Would you join them and disown him as your child?
    If your answer is ‘ YES’ , consider what JESUS did to us when we sinned? DID HE forsake us and let us die in our own sins. Today we are living because of HIS GRACE…….
    Remember GOD’s providence is beyond our imagination. Our thoughts are just vapour and HIS MIND towards us is full of salvation.
    We cant do without HIM whether we are Christians or not. Never think that our views are GOD’s views. NEVER……..
    When your enemy falls never rejoice and deride him , you may invite GOD’s wrath. Read Proverbs 28 for counsel

    • @ Rob Mwale, I really love the way you are quoting scriptures…. But I wish you could do the same and advise HH to respect people in authority that is what the Bible tells us and also tell him that pride is of the devil.
      You people are mute when this man is doing his silly gymnastics.

  55. There must a limit to everything. Lungu has tolerated hh and gbm insults for too long. If not displined, hh and gbm will cause havoc to Zambia. I was in mongu and witnessed the provocative behaviour of upnd on the head of state. Democracy has limits…! Cage the two rich f00ls before they plunge Zambia to war..!

  56. If we are not careful HH & ELC s’ fights will turn our nation into a banana republic.Lets stop them by not following them blindly.

  57. Luapula premier, This is Africa but GOD regard HH and Lungu as HIS children. Take heart my brother . will you go to church during the world. Do you wish HH and his family to dies and you will celebrate yourself that your prayer has been answered. Why not pray for enemies? Just cool down.
    No one is untouchable. The one who owns our soul is GOD and HE determine our life now and in future……
    GRZ weight is perishable but GOD is bigger than HH and Lungu. Watch my words 50 years from now, who will know that GOD is immortal and untouchable not these feeble men…..
    Lesa ni Lesa.Al these politics is vanity and fearing GOD is important

  58. If only ECL would allow the petition hearing to proceed without trying to play delaying tactics, this would not even be happening now they think that they will silence HH ,they better think again .

    • @ Mule how will ECL allow the petition? Is he the court?. Is he above the law that he would just summon the judges and order them to hear the petition? Or did Lungu prevent the petitioners to present their case? UPND Please advise how Lunga is going to allow the petition which is not even in a court of law.

  59. The Police, under whichever command, are responsible for placing this country on fire. The Police mishandled traffic management and control in Limulunga. They should not blame HH’s motorcade. We acknowledge the Presidency takes precedence. But the Police must prepare for the Presidential motorcade. Its is not HH’s duty to prepare and clear the way for the President. Now that they abrogated their duty, let them not play the blame game. HH has support. If his supporters feel he is being unfairly victimised, they will not sit idle… We will make this country ungovernable. We will take up whatever arms and fight back. This stupid Police and whoever is controlling them MUST know that civil wars are created by people who are greedy for power like the PF. There is an election that is highly…

  60. Gentlemen pray….. Are we not Christians ? In all situation GOD rules…. Hold on HIS faith and be cool. pray for Lungu , HH ,GBM and yourselves….
    Trust GOD and live in love.
    The world will end one day and jugdement will follow. How shall we stand on that Great Day? shall we be found wanting?
    Let us Search our soul as we see these happenings.

  61. As a Seventh day Adventist Christian, I will never agitate for civil war. My duty is to preach peace to both PF and UPND. I love you all(PF , UPND).
    I know the Bible as Word of GOD give us an example. When Jesus was arrested by the Roman soldiers, Peter used a sword to cut someone ear but Jesus restored it. This is a lesson to us that the kingdom of Jesus is not this world where swords are used to established it.
    Never revenge for vengeance is from the LORD.
    I repeat pray for your enemies, please…..

  62. Complete leadership failure in our country. I know you hold power but what I want to see from my leaders is wisdom. Was it necessary really to teargas HH’s house? Grow up people, I wish the same vigor you display in fighting HH was equally employed in fighting poverty. Where are your priorities PF?

  63. Lungu, Lungu. What are you doing? Even people more powerful than like the like Mwanawasa did not go this far. You first illegally steal a person’s victory and now you want to take his life? God will servely punish you. You leave that presidency and trouble will follow with or without the ICC. My advice is excercise great restrain in doing wrong and do the right thing

    • How many times did your Mwanawasa detain Sata…You can tell that to your children not us who were adults already…

    • @ zakeyo ..these are people who watch a soccer game with one sided opinion. They only see fouls committed by the opposite team.

  64. I think this is not the solution, house arrest of any other arrest is not the solution, Mr. HH needs counselling to help him accept that his not the president of this land and if he changes his thinking on this issue, he will be more focused on 2021, and maybe become the president in future. God willing. I recommend Mr. Hichilema reads this book “CHANGE YOUR THINKING,CHANGE YOUR LIFE” by “BRIAN TRACY” The Zambian police chief should also be suspended as well, dont these guys use WALKI TALKIES to communicate? why did they alert motorist namely Mr. HH and his Fleet of cars,that the
    president is on his way? Unless unconsciously the Police and Mr. HH were working together. Only they know what really led to this SCANDAL. IT SEEMS THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENCY IN AFRICA IS NOT RESPECTED AND…

  65. @robmwale:please leave out God from HH’s nonsense!! GOD IS NOT A GOD OF CONFUSION!!!for once put politics aside and blame what HH did in mongu.ECL AND HH’S FIGHTS MAY CAUSE CIVIL WAR IN ZAMBIA.ECL has been provoked to the limit by HH after 11/08/2016 and enough is enough.in bemba they say “AKANYELELE UPIMPILE KALASUMA”.HH may look at ECL has a small man,but if pushed against the war,ECL can also bite!HERE,HH HAS ONLY HIMSELF TO BLAME!believe you me,if its you a poor Zambia who did that in Mongu,today you would be at a cementry.SO WHY SHOULD THE LAW SPARE HH BUT PUNISH US POOR ZAMBIANS?STOP SUPPORTING ECL OR HH BLINDLY!!ZAMBIA IS BIGGER THAN THESE TWO!!PEACE IS MUCH VITAL TO US ALL THAN BOTH ECL AND HH!!

  66. @Robmwale

    HH IS AN ATHEIST, BIG TIME. HE CLAIMS TO BE AN ADVENTIST ELDER, A SABBATH KEEPER. ASK HIM WHY HE ADDRESSES PRESS CONFERENCES AND POLITICAL RALLIES ON THIS DAY.
    WHAT WAS HE DOING IN MONGU INSTEAD OF CHURCH ON SABBATH?

    DID YOU SEE HOW HIS CAR DANGEROUSLY SWERVED OUT OF THE TARMAC ROAD WITH ONE SILLY CHAP CLUTCHING TO THE DOOR?

    BE SERIOUS

  67. IT SEEMS THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENCY IN AFRICA IS NOT RESPECTED AND APPEARS CHEAP THESE-DAYS. SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.

  68. What a finished country. If somebody has offended, who was not even in control of a vehicle in Mongu in the first place, why go tear gas him. Very backward indeed…tell him to court. Very very uncivilized!

  69. You are all forgetting the despicable state of the road on which these two gentlemen were being driven on. If you had spent money on improving road infrastructure, you wouldnt have had this problem. That road is all patched up and I wonder where HH motorcade was supposed to go in order to give Lungu space….was he supposed to take cover in the bush so menomeno can pass?

  70. After Adolf was again misled by the Great Bag of Maize aka Fat Albert, I phoned Pastor Pole Pole. I advised him to tell his new found friend to prepare himself for any eventuality. He assured me that Adolf would be advised accordingly. We met with obvious in Kamfinsa broke bread as we filled them in on the mongu debacle. We agreed that much as one might want to express discontent it should be done with dignity and not to refuse to yield to the presidential motorcade, hurl insults at ‘hyena’ and then walk out of the program when it was his turn to address the ceremony. He called his lawyer malita mu ship way but she has no chambers so he called jack. 2021 zamfo

  71. ECL and his PF buffoons should not remember that Yaya Jamel was once a powerful man who controlled all security wings and silenced opposition opponents and activists . Where is he now?

  72. When all is said and done, Zambia is bigger than both H.E ECL and HH. At the end of the day, no politician in Zambia is worth dying for. We must cherish our lives and not allow selfish politicians to divide us. The same sweet speaking angels we see in opposition are the same devils we see when they ascend to power. So much time and energy is wasted fighting ourselves over people who don’t care that much about us.

  73. HH has lost four front teeth. Two top and two bottom. One carnine may also have to be removed. He tried to escape but was intercepted before he could disappear under water to seek the help of his gods.

  74. Hichilema was not driving any vehicle in Mongu, Summon his drivers. What is difficult kanshi on a simple and straight forward issue

  75. Has anyone noted with concern that this month the whole world has seen, protests, people killed, leaders unbecoming behaviors, markets behaving off……yet we Christian were remembering redemption of man through Christ….nothing positive on news this month…. but in God we trust and know….just mind what you say or do!!

  76. @43 – Payapolo it is not a matter of speed but to stop, give way or stand still until the President passes then he resumes his journey. Kupusa kwa HH na GBV kwapitilila malile, actually it is long over due for the law to catch them

  77. @Masauso HH was not driving but commanding the driver to drive, as for the drivers just wait and see what will happen to them and their vehicles. Who are they to disobey RATSA?

  78. In his timeless 1810 novel entitled “The Curse of Kehama”, the legendary poet Robert Southey coined his immortal phrase, and quote: “Curses are like young chicken: they always come home to roost.” Nearer to home, Lungu should go ask Chiluba at his grave just how this statement came back to haunt the diminutive Iturian pygmy! He out of malice incarcerated Kaunda (Not that KK himself was a noble leader), he fixed Kasonde, McTribouy (for screwing his hippo). He them went on to dribble Zambians by illegally installing Levy who in turn naled Kafupi> The chap was so stressed he swallowed an overdose of mtototo to pleasurize himself but alaz he kicked the bucket. All these sins Lungu is committing, they will come back to haunt him one day.

  79. @Zero Boyz: You are really up to date with Prophecies. These things happen for a purpose. Zambian Christians (Not Christians for Lungu or HH). Every thing that happens be at a family level or National level to those with Spiritual eyes will see something. These things are happening all over the World in different ways. However Ba HH if blood is shed in Zambia God will ask you to pay for that. Be a patient person. If leadership is there for it will come the way Ba tata Ba Sata waited for Gods time. (MHSRIP) but if you want by amaka even the devil will laugh at you and yet is the same one tempting you. HH and GBM be patient for your time. Ukwali insoke takwafwile abantu: Read Hosea 4 V 6 My people perish because they have no knowledge. HH wise people, rich people and poor people have all…

  80. Why are they messing around with HH his own bitterness wil kill him kanshi ni ba chamwenso he must wait this is just ka dyonko when live ammunition rumbles then he will know.

  81. So what is the latest? Was he preparing to do a Mmembe?
    Has he been locked up now?
    Any other UPNDonkeys in the drag net?

  82. Can they lock up that lawyer too? He is one of architects of HH’s antics which you can trace to his petition lawyers. You see, HH’ so lawyers abandoned him and his petition case a few minutes before midnight leading to and contributing greatly to his mischief. The lawyers knew that Hh had no evidence and therefore they failed to prosecute the petition within the given 14 days in the law. But instead of just admitting failure and close the chapter, they withdrew and abandoned their client thus giving the impression to the retarded donkey HH that the petition “had not been heard” and
    was yet to be heard. This is where we are now, with all sorts of claims, noise and excreta coming out of every possible hole in the UPNDonkeys who are incapable of thinking on their own, as donkeys are…

  83. Zanbia is not a banana republic, all these things are issues HH and his dull colleague (vice) have brought upon themselves because of greedy. They have both tested the money so they need more but, they have borrowed so much that they cannot enjoy the life they wish to. So what they have resolved to do is to do all manner of childish and dangerous Manoeuvres so that they bring mayhem to our beloved country. They have no shame and have nothing to lose because they already lost the 2016 elections. Zambia belongs to everyone of us and not only these morons who think that they are more Zambians than others.

  84. Edger Lungu will never work for the betterment of this country but will spend all the years of his presidency fighting his perceived enemies or those opposed to his views. Zambians please for once, wake up and see through the intentions of your president for this country. We have had presidents before but we have never reached such lowest levels of lawlessness where private citizens have gone into hiding for the fear of tyrannical type of leadership………………. They went for Fred M’membe on the pretext of not paying taxes, Dr Savior Chishimba for speaking out about the ongoing corruption, Dr Nevers Mumba for going to ZNBC, for Stephen Nyirenda of MUVI TV for GBM and HH for various accusations including provoking him on the road when he and his team were heading to kuomboka…

  85. This is what frightened tinpot dictators do. Lungu is so scared of his own shadow, he is using state machinery to prove how powerful he is. That’s how insecure in his own skin and stolen presidency he is. Only school kis use ‘I’ll teach him a lesson, we shall see who’s the boss and who’s more powerful’. That is a very dangerous behaviour and abuse of state power. ‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility’

  86. When HH refuses to publicly acknowledge the duly elected president Lungu, you call it democracy and freedom
    of speech. But when the state stands up to defend the integrity of the office of presidency you call it barbaric. So so hypocritical. That’s all I can say. You can’t grant HH democratic rights by taking our the state’s right to protect the president’s democratic rights. It’s not either HH or Lungu. It’s both. HH should bear responsibilities for going around the country blatantly disrespecting the president to cause his followers to disrespect president lungu. That’s not leadership, bupuba. Ubufumu muchindika ubwine.

  87. When HH refuses to publicly acknowledge the duly elected president Lungu, you call it democracy and freedom
    of speech. But when the state stands up to defend the integrity of the office of presidency you call it barbaric. So so hypocritical. That’s all I can say. You can’t grant HH democratic rights by taking our the state’s right to protect the president’s democratic rights. It’s not either HH or Lungu. It’s both. HH should bear responsibilities for going around the country blatantly disrespecting the president to cause his followers to disrespect president lungu. That’s not leadership, bupuba. Ubufumu muchindika ubwine. The job of every state is to maintain Law and Order. Ask Trump or any civilized government under the sun.

  88. This is preposterous! Its also shameful that some people on this forum can support such action. The reaction is barbaric, over the top and illegal. This is regardless of whether anyone has done anything. There are due processes and procedures that need to be followed – which this police force has rarely respected. Why not arrest someone normally instead of subjecting him and his family to such uncivilized show of ‘power’? Obviously this is from instructions – what a shameless government! Its not about what, or if any crime or disrespect was committed, it is about a lack of reasoning and a horrible reaction that could now have dire consequences.

  89. HH should learn to respect the PRESIDENT. It’s GOOD that he can be disciplined. What kind of a leader are without respect to the HEAD OF THE STATE? You are still UNDER 5, forget to rule this country. Just wait until 2051.

  90. Fred M’membe warned that it was not about taxes but tyranny on the rise people thought he was lying. Now look at where we are. The economy is in the mess ever dwindling on GDP figures,balance of payments and trade among other economic messes, breakdown of the rule of law, lack of respect for our constitution by those in power instead of putting our country back on track, ECL and his team are busy fighting and destroying private citizens on tramped up charges for the last three years in office

  91. This is why WE NEED ICC more than before.. Other democratic countries are watching closely. cry my beloved ZAMBIA!!!!!!!

  92. The Mongu saga is not on HH but on the Office of the President (OP). OP is supposed to protect the President. They were supposed to “sweep” the route the President was supposed to use and ensure that there was nothing that would endanger the President’s life. The advance vehicles should have stopped HH convoy. There is nothing to suggest that this was attempted and HH refused. OP failed to do their job so put the head of OP to task instead of harassing HH.

  93. I have taken few minutes to read the above article and comments from other people from both the UPND and the PF. Not in a position to judge anyone but it appears my future president HH is a victim in all this. The man and family is very rich I hear so. What exactly is he fighting for? putting his own life and those who love him like family and we supporters at risk? I for one I wouldn’t like any man under the son to die for me because one perfect man Jesus already did died for me and I have hope to live forever.

  94. THIS NATION IS ABOUT TO BE PLUNGED INTO CHAOS AS I SEE IT. IT SEEMS THAT THE CHRISTIANITY SO MUCH TALKED ABOUT IS IN ACTUAL SENSE LIP SERVICE AND IS SEASONAL DEPENDING ON THE NEED TO CANVAS FOR VOTES. THE SAVAGERY BEING DISPLAYED IS UNCALLED FOR BECAUSE RUMOR FROM THOSE THAT WERE IN MONGU HAS IT THAT THE ALLEGED CONVOY WAS ACTUALLY A DECOY FOR SECURITY REASONS AND THAT HH WAS ALREADY AT OR AROUND THE ARENA WHEN THE ALLEGED ENCOUNTER WITH A MOTORCADE HAPPENED.
    TO THOSE THAT SAW THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND THE GOVERNMENT MAY APPEAR TO HAVE A HIDDEN AGENDA TO, IN MUMBI PHIRI’S WORDS, MAIM, INCAPACITATE OR ELIMINATE THE OPPOSITION LEADER. THIS IS NOT THE ZAMBIA WE KNEW FOR SURE AND ALL THIS FOR SELFISH REASONS? PLEASE DO NOT CREATE A SITUATION YOU CAN NOT HANDLE AND DO NOT LET THE LIST…

  95. OF ZAMBIAN REFUGEES SWELL IN FOREIGN LANDS. STOP, THINK, ACT AND REVIEW, DO NOT ACT ON IMPULSE. WE HAVE NOWHERE TO RUN TO SHOULD THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPEN IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THIS MAN HH.

  96. Politicians will not affect peace of this nation. He watches us day and night. God bless mother Zambia let no selfish politician disturb the peace of the blessed land.

  97. This is not a good sign for the remnant of God that is the tangent of Satan,think why more Tutsi people in 1994 were more killed that civil war,when the church and state come to work together these are result, where is the minister of the church in zambia , very quite indeed.

  98. Julieous malama dosent respect Zuma and is 100 times wores than HH has eva been to lungu. He is not in jail because SA has democracy.

  99. Ndanji,
    I like you detail to historical details. impressive. its nice to have a debate with a person that has some knowledge makes for good conversation

  100. Andrew Peters or whatever you call yourself. It would be best if you kept quiet and not comment on matters that are none of your business. Yes… none of your business. You have guts to even call us wild animals, considering the atrocities that Europe has had over the centuries. The latest having been the holocaust. I don’t remember any Africans being involved in this shameful event. The crusades that claimed so many lives in Britain and most of Europe all in the name of religion, or the roman empire conquests. What on earth are you talking about? Please for the sake of all that is good and peaceful shut up and mind your business. This is not your war. You are too outspoken for a visitor. We don’t need your opinion in this case. So its best to keep quiet.

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