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Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili
Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili

Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili says he is as clean like Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s handkerchief after he was questioned by the ACC for corruption.

Dr Kambwili was on Thursday questioned by the ACC for corruption.

He reacted after the interrogations that he was a clean man.

The Roan MP described the corruption allegations as bogus.

“I am squeaky clean just like Dr Kaunda’s handkerchief, the corrupt people know themselves and time is of the essence,” Dr Kambwili said.

He also charged that says it is better for those in government to tell someone they dont want to work with them instead of intimidating them through arms of government.

Meanwhile, ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono said the Commission would analyse the information obtained from Kambwili and decide on the next step in the investigation.

Dr Kambwili was speaking to journalists shortly after a ten-hour long interrogation by the ACC ended at 17:30.

“It leaves much to be desired with our kind of politics in Zambia that if politically you differ, you want to use the arm of the law to fix others, that’s not the way it should be,” Dr Kambwili said.

“We must learn to be honest with one another, If you don’t want to work with somebody, it’s better to tell them that ‘I don’t want to work with you’ other than bringing in other arms of government to intimidate those you feel you don’t like.”

And Kambwili alleged that there is rampant corruption in the PF government.

“And for your own information, there is corruption all over, everywhere. In the street, in government and those who are corrupt know themselves and when their time to answer comes, they will answer but it is very very unfortunate to point at clean men like me, very clean, politically, economically, very clean that they are corrupt,” said Dr Kambwili said.

“I have been taken aback, when I was fired, the President said ‘I am going to fire some ministers’, it has shocked me, and I was waiting because from the time I was fired six months ago, I have never been called by the ACC. I was only called today and I have been waiting all these six months to see the other ministers who are going to join in being fired for being corrupt.”

Dr Kambwili said he was shocked by some of the properties brought up during the interrogations as they were not his and he knew nothing about them.

Meanwhile, Mr. Moono said the Commission would analyse the information from Kambwili and decide on what next step to take in the investigation.

He said the investigations bordered on a number issues such as allegations on the abuse of authority of office, the acquisition of property beyond the past and present emoluments (official), and general accusations of corruption.

Mr Moono said the interview was conducted in a cordial manner.

In November last year, the ACC confirmed probing Dr Kambwili over his accumulation of wealth after Lusaka Times exclusively revealed that the Commission had instituted investigations.

The investigations began just a few days after President Edgar Lungu warned that he would fire all ministers engaged in corruption.

In a statement, ACC public relations manager Timothy Moono confirmed that Kambwili was under probe for corrupt practices.

“Following recent media queries on whether the Anti-Corruption Commission is conducting investigations on alleged corrupt practices against Hon. Chishimba Kambwili, former Information and Broadcasting Minister, I wish to inform you that there has been an inquiry against Hon. Kambwili on allegations of corrupt practices,” stated Mr. Moono.

“These investigations are on-going and the Commission would therefore not wish to comment further as this may jeopardize the investigations.”

The ACC is believing to be probing among other issues, the plush villas which Dr Kambwili constructed on land allegedly belonging to Luanshya Golf Club.

Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili
Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili

76 COMMENTS

  1. Kambwili statements are UPND sympathetic related in trying to mock the Givernment of president Lungu.

    I’m beginning to deslike him.

    I completed my PhD and my analysis is that he is a trouble maker the PF could do without.

    I don’t like him anymore.

    Thanks

    Bb2014,2016

    • Most if not all of these Ministers own assets that are not commensurate with their wages. Have we seen any of them called when in office ?? This is pure nonsense by the ACC and the should have B#lls enough to sermon even those in Power … surely Dora was not even called to discuss the Maizegate scandal. For this reason as much as I don’t like Kambwilis ways, just let him be if you can not apply the rules evenly.

    • Kambwili is very clean. Am happy EL took that route to have him checked so that he can be declared innocent.

      This is exactly what is happening to HH except that HH is guity as charged.

      This is no persecution.

    • CK what Ecl did to you was meant to clear your name on the public domain that you are corrupt. We only hope that acc finds you clean so that Pf govt will ‘ve an answer to give should anyone question about your being involved in corruption. Don’t open your mouth too wide. Put water in your mouth and don’t swallow it.

    • Either you don’t know what clean means or you never seen Dr Kaunda’s handkerchief!
      No wonder some people call themselves prophets kambwili clean sure!?

    • Doctor Mushota,
      What is your specialization?; I mean what novelty and new knowledge did you add to your domain of specialization for your Ph.D.? When did you complete the Ph.D. and which university are you an alumnus of? I’m curious because you seem to never want to miss an opportunity to rub it into us mere mortals that you have a Ph.D. Well could it be that in fact people may not even care what you know unless you tell them what you have done with what you know! Just curious.

    • When a president is going to fire anyone on allegations of corruption you would expect he has impeccable evidence and a dossier ready for prosecution. This is why I insist Edgar is a below average lawyer. Him having being deregistered by LAZ speaks volumes. 6 months down the line and ACC has nothing against Kambwili..how embarrassing for the President and his team

    • YOU ARE INNOCENT(CLEAN) UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY(DIRTY)
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      If you were in court, I was gonna say STFU CK. Good for you, you can yap as much as you please considering that you are just being investigated by the ACC. There is no contempt here.
      I have a soft heart for you CK. You are charismatic. In fact more you have more charisma than incarcerated poor HH. I hold one or two things about you though, “MOUTH DIARRHEA”; If only you toned down a little bit. But that will be like, taking CK outa CK. To cut the story short, you are not presidential material. I like your bullying nature and your straightforwardness. Zambia needs ch(a)ps like you around, though.

    • I like him. He is my next president. He is clean. why do you boast of your Phd bwana Mushota. We will also get it one day.

    • True there’s corruption in govt and in fact in every facet of life in zambia.
      Corruption is treated like a normal way of life in zambia.
      The fact is that kambwili like all thieves (in ruling and opposition parties) will never admit their illegally acquired wealth.
      Its true kambwili has property he cannot properly account for… in luanshya and elsewhere.
      But Let’s not have selective application of the law…. let the law ba applied firmly but fairly across the whole national spectrum

    • Shut up ka mushota.I SIDO one of the longest blogger on LT investigated you and your contribution,and discovered that you PF cadre who is in intelligence and you are a man not a woman.you have know PHD you are not even studying that’s why you have been posting all the time you a lot of time to waste.you are fully employed to read on line news and report what you see to PF and comment to mislead people(UPND)followers.So keep your ass put.

    • Kaunda’s hankies get dirty and he changes them out!

      Kambwili is reacting like any toppled bully, he’s in shock and disbelief. Him and Steve Chungu are a thorns in Luanshya’s side. They don’t do anything for Luanshya but bicker like hormonal teenage girls!

    • Hi Kambwili, it is difficulty to support your cause. Just a few months you supporters every policy pf pit across, evening the borrowing at a mad rate. What has changed is only one thing you have challenged one plot 1. Sorry you will be party of pf self destruction mission.

  2. Yes your are very clean, you didn’t even touch not even a Kilo of the rail line between Luanshya and Ndola.

  3. Imagine why only fire one minister out of all these corrupt incorigibors? He is a threat and they know it, they don’t want anyone to be a challenge to the vision less, directionless lot. And they prophess to be democrats. These demagogues must know that what goes around comes around.See kambwili we told you that your boffoonry will be your downfall. These misfits don’t mean well. Just join UPND the real democrats not this circus of a party.

  4. The problem with Zambian politicians is that they are only “clean” and see corruption in government when they are no longer part of the government or are yet to get into power. Kambwili cannot tell me the Cabinet he served in was clean. Why didn’t he resign on moral grounds? Why did it take him so long to realize that there’s rampant corruption in the PF government which he vigorously campaigned for?

    While he may be right about the rampant corruption in government, he is not squeaky clean!

    • “I was waiting because from the time I was fired six months ago, I have never been called by the ACC. I was only called today and I have been waiting all these six months to see the other ministers who are going to join in being fired for being corrupt.”

      SIX MONTHS? Is this how long it takes the ACC just to summon someone who has been accused of the most serious crime of CORRUPTION in GOVERNMENT?

      This ACC is truly useless! All employees should have their pay withheld for SIX MONTHS! They are chewing Zambian Taxpayers money for nothing! Have they even prosecuted ONE CASE successfully?

      We cannot afford such complete and utter NONSENSE. This shows without doubt there is no political will by Lungu to clamp down on the corruption we can see EVERY DAY ALL OVER ZAMBIA!

  5. Bwana Kambwili .Even the dirty Donald Trump,the extremely corrupt Mobutu Sese Seko and the bloody Saddam Hussein always say they’re clean.

  6. Let the man chill… please! CK had loot even before PF came into power. Don’t hate the player, hate the game! Abi?

  7. Ba Kambwili, there is a parliamentary committee report that was done a long time ago, which clearly revealed your corruption on the Luanshya Golf course. This is were you built your villas, way above your income. You grabbing government tenders while you were a minister and doing many short cuts in the process. Give us a break, you corrupt people. You boast of riches, when you are thieves.

  8. We all know that Kenneth Kaunda’s handkerchief is completely not clean at all, kabuloshi! It was given to him by Nyerere’s sangoma mother and when he waved it in your face you’re finished. If that’s what Chimbwili is like too then no wonder he is involved in endless accidents! The chap looks saturated in stinking corruption!

  9. Hmm.Is Dr Kaunda’s handkerchief really clean? Some of the older folks will certainly beg to differ.

  10. That does not sound like the talk of a confident man.It is likely he has abused the office before,give. the fact they all have .Knowing that most of this politicians do not know how to launder money or asserts,he probably thinks that the trail of ownership of money or asserts will not be traced to him.There are certain tools used to investigate this kind of cases and I believe ACC should have them.If I was his lawyer I could advise him not to comment on the case but it seems he has not lawyered up yet .

  11. I give kudos to CK for declaring himself “clean” to the extent that he is saying this when he is on the wrong side of the gravy train.

  12. there are three facts here. first is that CK is corrupt. second is that he is not the only one. third is that CK is a threat to the incumbent.

  13. Remember what you did to Membe and the others now it’s your turn the disease you left will continue to stop it is to cure it

  14. Ha! umwana uyu Kambwili ali chenjela.He knows that his president and the entire pf gang is full of corruption…

  15. Kambwili u not a clean man and you right to compare yourself to KK because KK has killed many people in zambia than any other person.

    You are just corrupt like those Directors of radio Yatsani who because of love of money have forgotten the importance evangelization through the radio.

    They have deliberately removed play entries so that the international community cannot listen to what is happening in zambia.

    The only stations that we people in diaspora are able to get are those connected to HH.

    Shame to those ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS in charge of Radio Yatsani. U are a big shame to the Catholic Church.

    Most Jesuits priest in Zambia have forgotten about God because, of love of money. They don’t like politics but they love money that they get from the politicians.

    And…

  16. ECL is not responsible for your predicament, but you are. An issue here is that you Kambwili are one of the pioneers of tribal politics in Zambia. You used your political muscle to culture ethnic divisive talk on print and electronic media. Admit that you have been arrogant. Equally introspect that you have wrongly TRANSLATED your pride for Frankness. ECL is just doing what you did to others. I am encouraging you become spiritually baptised (Born Again) and say this prayer “Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. But from today onwards, I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose on the Third Day and I accept Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Saviour. Amen!.” The only way to destroy that demon of PRIDE in you is by accepting “Jesus the Anointed “. Being smart is being humble. Take…

  17. And today you will need the Tonga lawyers to represent you because the bemba monkey lawyers will make sure you rot in prison.

  18. Chishimba Kambwili is wrong on this one.any person is selfish.CK is defending himself here.its not him to declare that he is clean.let ACC clear him.
    President Edgar Lungu must also stop politics of hatred.CK helped PF too much in 2016 and he has been a royal PF member,so PF leaders should respect him.They say “united we stand and divided we fall”.if PF wants to remain united and strong,they must accommodate people like Dr.CK,welcome back Miles Sampa,Mulenga Sata.but Mwenya Musenga has to be expelled from PF!!

  19. As a tax payer whose income is heavily taxed every month, I’m seriously getting concerned that Hon. Kambwili becomes a third senior pf official to tell us about the corruption in PF government. Can someone somewhere please take this matter serious and investigate the perceived corruption

    • jay jay; who can investigate Lungu when he controls ACC. he controls the jusiciary etc; this is being done to CK because of his utterence that PF was treating Zambians like dogs; Zambian politics have now become a dirty game of politics of revenge; HH is languishing in jail just because it showed his popularity in Mongu; pure hate pure jealousy and the PF are jittery over the petition; but me and many other Zambians would very much like to hear the petition as we would like to know what happened to our votes; So Kambwili I like you now when you are a mere MP as when you had a high post you were arrogant and heartless; God makes us walk many difficult paths when He wants to humble us and thank you CK for speaking up on behalf of we Zambians and being brave enough to speak on the rotten…

  20. @ Warlord
    I am academically in tandem with your analysis regarding Mushota’s PhD status. The area of his/her specialization is unknown. It would be educative if the main knowledge gap filled by his/her”PhD” dissertation/thesis is highlighted and from which University it was obtained. Of course, this is not an academic platform, but it can be. This “Mushota” is rich in typographical errors.

  21. Mushota you are an embarassment to the educated fraternaty. Show a bit of class please. You are a Doctor of Philosophy for God’s sake

  22. Mr Kambwili yesterday mentioned that he regrated having campaigned for President Chagwa.
    I can imagine a i smile GBM is wearing now, very colorful. Wow!

  23. Mushota is actually a witch doctor, he/she prescribes ama charms to get rich quick. That’s the area she specialises in.

    • Its true Bembas are stupity they can sell there own.Kambwili is now a tissue paper just because he out of power.Lung is game meat when out they will call him names.Bembas ba muselela kwakaba.I know them now.A Bemba will come ati nala kunyesha when you stand up to fight ati na chilangala fye boi apa pene naufulwa.lol

  24. WE NEED KAMBWILI IN PF.KAMBWILI HAS BEEN A VERY ROYAL MEMBER OF PF.LET US WAIT AND SEE WHAT COMES FROM ACC.IF ACC WILL CLEAR KAMBWILI,WHAT NEXT?I KNOW LUNGU WILL TRY BY ALL MEANS TO EXPEL HIM FROM PF.
    IT IS SAD INDEED FOR KAMBWILI.I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN HOW HE CAMPAIGN FOR LUNGU ON THE C/B LAST YEAR AND IN THE END THIS WHAT DR CK CAN RECEIVE.
    LUNGU MUST STOP POLITICS OF HATRED.KAMBWILI CAN EXPLAIN THE PF MANIFESTO BETTER THAN LUNGU HIMSELF.REMEMBER THOSE SUNDAY INTERVIEWS FROM KAMBWILI.THAT IS WHAT MADE LUNGU TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH CK.CK CAN EXPLAIN WHAT PEOPLE CAN HEAR THAN LUNGU.
    AT THE MOMENT,IT IS LIKE THE GOVT HAS MINISTER OF INFORMATION.IT IS JEALOUS AT PLAY.
    LET US WAIT AND SEE.

  25. CK’S thinking is shallow.How can he compare himself to KK’s handkerchief?My traditional cousin you have lost it.Piece of advise to CK tone down and edit your outburst because African governments are difficult to fight individually.

  26. CK, your reaction is diversionary and calculated only to sway public opinion away from you. Already I see that a few (fortunately so) naive individuals have fallen for it and quickly forgotten about your abrasive and ruthless character while in govt. Remember how, as minister, you fiercely defended all those fuel hikes, screaming that “only the rich will be affected”.

    Fellow Zambians, if we forget so soon how the likes of CK brought Zambia to its knees, then we will continue to give power to heartless characters.

    CK, lelo mwaba ba angel? Eeeeish!

  27. Kambwili hear this. ASK for forgiveness to the tribes you insulted. Remember your words ‘ Even Jesus would be rejected if he stood against so and so” That did no go well and who knows you even Insulted the Creator. For Now leave the president and the government out of your problems. They too have their own day to answer to the current wrongs happening in the country. Seek God’S INTERVATION or you will be crying all the time. God created all men and tribes. You can not blame him for creating the tribe you don’t like. Napwisha.

  28. K.K. TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEF. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO THIS MAN? NO. HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THEM. WHERE DO YOU PLACE KAIZER? KU ZALA MUDALA NGABA KUCHUCHUNGANYA WAUMFWA? KUBETILA CHILEMBA MUMENSO. I WILL SUPPORT YOU IF YOU DO THAT. NEXT TI WILL EDGAR HIMSELF AS KAMBWILI PUTS IT, IT IS A MATTER OF TIME.

  29. CK never insulted any tribe!!Those tribes had been selfish since independence.Read way back to the sixties, especially 1968 and 1969,you will know these tribes.They turned against mmd in 1996, again to the archives to know the truth!!!!!

    • Was paying air tickets for kk and team to travel to UK selfish? Or you just don’t know the history proparly typical of pf novists…

  30. ROKA – WILA BEPA. IN 1991, EASTERN PROVINCE WENT WITH KAUNDA AND THEY REFUSED TO SUPPORT CHILUBA. THE PEOPLE YOU ARE REFERRING TO ESPECIALLY VJ WERE VERY CLOSE ALLIES OF CHIBULA UNTIL HIS DEATH. DURING THE SAME PERIOD YOU ARE REFERRING TO REUBEN KAMANGA AND OTHERS REFUSED TO WORK WITH KAPWEPWE. THE SAME PEOPLE YOU ARE REFERRING TO SIDED WITH KAPWEPWE. TO SOME EXTENT WE HAVE JUST FRUSTRATED THEM WHEN IT COMES TO LEADERSHIP ISSUES. I ALSO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE EXTREME BUT THAT IS HOW SOCIETY IS. LEARN TO ACCEPT AND WORK THEM THE WAY THEY ARE AND YOU WILL SEE THE BENEFITS.

  31. I met this gentleman in a hardware shop recently. I must report that I was not impressed. First of all he wanted my attention and I don’t do that for these guys, they have their life and I have mine. Second and most important, he looks unkempt, not material for President.

  32. So I even wonder about his “cleanliness” even if it refers to corruption and not physical dirt. My take, what do you think UPNDonkeys? The donkeys take anything I mean anything that says anything and I mean anything in their favour.

  33. Having physically met this gentleman, I wonder how KK’s handkerchief would look if Hon Dr Chishimba Kambwili used it to wipe his face. Brown, dark brown, black, or some other undesirable colour?

  34. Ding dong the wicked stinking tribalistic wizard is cornered! And just look at how dark the baboon is, he looks the same complexion like the couch he is sitting on.

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