There is no way the President can claim that in its current state, parliament is promoting national values and principles espoused in Article 8 of the Constitution of Zambia when half the country is not represented in the House.
Where is the morality in running parliamentary affairs when half the country is not represented? Where are the ethics? Where is patriotism and national unity? Where is democracy and constitutionalism? Where is human dignity? Where is equity? Where is social justice? Where is equality and non-discrimination? Where is good governance and integrity? Where is sustainable development?
If the President is serious about promoting national values and principles, as he reported to the Nation through Parliament in March this year, it is imperative that pursuant to Article 81(4) of the Constitution of Zambia, he should just simply in and immediately dissolve Parliament, otherwise the circus will continue. The UPND MPs have indicated that they will continue with their disobedience stance. They have indicated they will do it again.
This means, when the President is back to Parliament in September for the State of the Nation address prior to presentation of the National Budget ? which is in two months’ time ? the UPND MPs will again walk out on him. This circus is likely to continue up to 2021 unless parliament is dissolved since there is no prescribed Code of Conduct in the Zambian statutes which provide for removal of a Member of Parliament who walking out of the House in protest, for whatever reasons.
Peter Sinkamba
Party President
Green Party
Lungu does not give a fek about national unity.
Just a few weeks ago he said a one Zambia one nation is dead……the man is not fit to be President.
Whatever this guy smokes is hard stuff l will have two please!
He gets it from kaizer Zulu.. ..
UYU NAO IFYAMBA APEPA FYA LIMUCILINGANYA SANA. SINKAMBA WAFYAMBA SANA.
PETER SINKAMBA YOU DO NOT EVEN HAVE A SINGLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND YOU JUST REPRESENT YOUR MISGUIDED OVERBLOWN EGO AND THOSE FOOLISH SPONSORS WHO ADVOCATE RUBBISH POLICIES WHICH HAVE RUINED THEIR NATIONS.
WHY DON’T YOU TALK ABOUT THE DISRUPTIVE AND SUBVERSIVE BEHAVIOUR OF THE TRIBALISTS IN UPND.
YOUR SUGGESTION IS UTTER CRAP AND IF YOU DON’T REALISE IT YOU SHOULD GO AND SELL DAGGA IN YOUR SPONSORS’ COUNTRIES.
Mr. Sinkamba you can suggest as such if you’re not aware of what led us to this point. Everything that is going on is carefully planned.
@ Lombe, I have carefully followed your postings. You have tried hard to hide your lineage but in the end I find that you fail to say anything at all. Just be open and say what you feel like saying out.
In Zambia such issues do not matter given that the highest qualification most of these leaders have is a G12…some cadres are even suggesting it should have been 6 months.
Comment:wait and see, how pfools will turn into after all these. the same mps and ministers who are celebrating on the current happening will have no where to hide and we will fish them out in the holes they will hide.
Comment:
opposition parties are not mature enough. Even if upnd does not recognise EL as President he is still President. This time should have strengthening ECZ and laws and rules governing elections in Zambia.
THIS IS ALL A SCHEME TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION TO SUIT THEM.
This guy is a bad smoker. He needs deliverance…
And lazy lungu is a healthy drinker who needs a pat on the back?
Ba opposition in Z u r o useless. Zambia since EL took ova power was becoming disorganized. Tu opposition, hh as ring leader was saying & doing anything. It go so out of hand that pipo were wondering whether EL was really in charge. That’s why u reached a point were u now felt u cld even drive him off the road, in what u think is yo stronghold. Mwanya! Now EL has had enuf. Now its time to get things in order. EL is now dealing with u. And u thot u had a following, but no u r being locked up mweka. Its useless opposition like this the create dictators. EL was calm, humble. But now u ve pushed him. The only problem is that EL being a politician will not know the limit. EL now will ensure o screws r tightened. Even innocent pipo now will start to live in check when they did not cause this…
LUNGU HAS PROVEN TO TAKE ZAMBIA AS HIS OWN HOUSE SHAME. ONE DAY HE WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THE MESSES HE IS CREATING. MWANAWASA WAS PUT INTO POWER WHEN MANY PEOPLE KNEW THAT HE WHO WON WAS ANDERSON MAZOKA, PEOPLE ROSE TO INSULT HIM, TEASING EVEN TO AN EXTENT OF CALLING HIM CABBAGE BY SATA WHO EVEN SAID ” MWANAWASA TAKWATA MANO KWALIBA UMUNTU ALELANDA NOLULENDA LULEITULUKA KUMATOBO KWATA LISHILU”, DID LEVY ARRESTED SATA FOR THAT? THE ANSWER IS NO,NO AND MWANAWASA CONCENTRATED ON DELIVERING DEVELOPMENT IN ANGLES OF THIS COUNTRY. PF HAS ROOTED ALL THAT WHICH MWANAWASA LEFT AND INSTEAD OF DEVELOPMENT, THEY ARE BUSY WITH LAW BREAKING, HATRED, JEALOUSY, TRIBAL REMARKS, INTIMIDATION, AND SEGREGATION. WHEN YOU TELL THEM WHAT THEY DO NOT DO, THEY WILL CHARGE WITH TREASON EVEN IREEN…
EVEN IREEN MAMBILIMA WHO WAS CALLED IRON LADY HAS NOW BECOME A LAUGHING STOKE.
LUNGU HAS NO PLAN FOR ZAMBIA BECAUSE HE IS NOT A LEADERS. LOOK AT WHAT HE DPP AND HIS DEFENDERS IN COURTS ARE DOING, EVEN THE OUTSIDER WILL TELL THAT COURTS ARE JUST A FIGURE AND THERE IS NO WRONG THE ACCUSED HAVE DONE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING AS FOR THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE HEARERS, SHAME, SHAME, SHAME AND IT IS A DISGRACE TO LUNGU AS A LEADER. HIS STATE IS LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER DONE LAW.
OUR CONSTITUTION HAS GONE TO THE BULL DOGS.
Great observation Greens! We are in a PF-made constitutional crisis because of paranoid leaders who are busy chasing whatever shadow they perceive as a threat to their recognition! We have no government currently because half the country is not represented and it is clear PF has failed to govern. Walking out of parliament is not a crime. It is part of what a successful Parliament set up should allow for. Instead of MPs fighting physically when they differ, walking out provides becomes a good option. Just Dissolve parliament!
Hon Peter Sinkamba, you mentioned the answer in your own statement. Where you said that President Lungu should dissolve parliament. There you are, and when the elections are held and if the same persons are re-elected and they continue boycotting parliament and they are suspended again and the President dissolves parliament again and so on? What you must understand Mr Sinkamba is that for the first time in the history of this great and peaceful nation, we have Donkeys for an opposition, compounded by a desire to impose a tooooonga president on the rest of us, not that we dont want a toooonga but the problem is that there is no rotation based on tribe. But I can assure you that it will come to pass. Dont worry yourself with U5, just rest well and enjoy your smoke.
You cant say that for fear of losing half the parliament, we must tolerate indiscipline, that is exactly where the UPNDonkey “MPs” want to place us. To the donkeys disappointment through our grest and courageous Speaker we have called their bluff. It was totally unexpected by the donkeys, so watch the circus unfold now.
Mediocrity is ingrained in your sick di ck brain, such that you are indeed a circus to the rest of the world, surely bozo the clown has turned Zambia into a chindozo.
Mr Peter Sinkamba must be serious.those 48 upnd mps are from 3 provinces(southern,western and n/western),is this half the country?Zambia has 10 provinces,so 3.5 provinces is not half of Zambia ba Sinkamba!!
Besides,if upnd mps will walk away from parliament again,more harder punishment will be slaped on them by the speaker.ON THIS ISSUE,LOSERS ARE THESE UPND MPS!!SO THEY WILL CONTINUE THE BAD BEHAVIOUR AT THEIR OWN PERIL!!!
I think ibange unashako Peter.
The problem we have in Zambia today is that both Edgar Lungu and Hakainde Hichilema are very stubborn. Edgar is stubborn because he wants to show HH that he is the president which in my view is not necessary because he is already president and HH is stubborn because he believes that as a tonga bull he can not succumb to anyone because it will be seen as a sign of weakness which in my view is plain stupidity. For me Iam not supporting any one of them. They can both go to hell or heaven which ever will accept them.
Sinkamba is wrong on this issue. Even if the president were to dissolve parliament, elections would still have to be called and chances are the same characters will be elected and wasting money on unnecessary elections.
So it acceptable for UPND to do anything? I feel for the president. He is being blamed for the wrongs of UPND. God is a just God. One day the president will be vindicated.UPND are the most evil group I have ever known. It is different if the court ruled that Lungu should step down but refuses, yes they would have the right to behave like this, but as the case is …………..