United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary General Stephen Katuka has said Police Officers are scared of arresting criminals that attacked mourners at lusaka’s Memorial Park because the culprits belong to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF).
On 24th June, 2017 at Memorial Park during the burial of the UPND member Clance Nalosah Zulu and a PF member Amos Chilufya believed to be the husband to PF Chairlady for New Soweto Market.
And Katuka wondered why it has taken the police a week to investigate a matter even after it was reported to woodlands Police station just after the incident occurred.
Katuka also revealed that the response that the Police gave the Victims when reporting the matter suggesting that there was nothing police could do because UPND did not notify the police about the funeral procession is clear indication that there is little Zambia Police would do on this matter due to political interference.
He noted that it was unwise for the Police at woodlands station to respond in such a manner because no one notifies the police to have a funeral procession.
“Shame so what is Kampyongo talking about. How many people notify the police to have a funeral procession? The attack happened almost a week ago and police are still dragging their feet, yet the culprits are well known PF youths. Why not arrest them?”
“We wish to place it on record that there was no clash but that we as UPND were victims of an aggressive ambush attack by the PF cadres who carried assorted weapons as opposed to various state controlled media statements deliberately quoting Zambia Police and PF senior officials alleging there was a clash between the UPND and PF at the burial ground”
“Let me make this clear from the onset that, what happened last Saturday was a pure planned ambush by the PF thugs on the UPND mourners and other different mourners who were at Memorial park at the time because they carried assorted weapons to the grave yard. Since when did mourners carry weapons to the grave yard?”
“THIS is a clear indicator that the attack was planned. It was so shocking to other members of the public who were innocently burying their own relatives with no known political inclination but were viciously attacked and robbed of various items including cash and phones by known PF cadres”
“This incident like any other has been reported to the police yet no arrest has been made. And to hear Home affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo in parliament yesterday as usual say that police will arrest culprits irrespective of political affiliation is disappointing and taken as the usual lies told to Zambians”
“What investigations will be instituted when the culprits are already known? We can help catch these people and we are sure even Kampyongo knows which youths are involved.
Colleagues UPND has always been on a receiving end of the PF and Police attacks which have unfortunately now been extended to sacred burial places”
“This is not the first time that the UPND has been on the receiving end of the PF and police aggressive attacks which have all gone without punishment despite being reported to the police since the coming into office of the PF in 2011”
“Kampyongo should not lie to the Zambian people that police will arrest any culprit found wanting because it is already known that it is PF cadres involved. Below are incidents to prove that Kampyongo is lying that police will arrest culprits of the Memorial Park because they are many incidents police have not effected arrests despite reports made and culprits known” Katuka said
Why are they scared? No one gets fired in PF government. Only when it’s rumored that you want to stand as Party President at the Convention. Arrest the people.
UPND cadres are arrested even before a meeting what a country, Shame on EL and his thugs.
That’s a new one under pf, notification for a funeral procession in Zambia? Since when?
We need to appoint a commission of inquiry into violence at this funeral.
These happenings will one day backfire those celebrating today will be the ones gnashing their teeth.
Kampyongo is enjoying power,it feels good!!
@TOLILO,It is comforting that Zambians are recording ALL these happenings & are being “uploaded” to the the ICC;his day will surely come,it shall come to pass……
Professor Muna Ndulo gave the same advice. Document everything that is happening.
Are these checks and balances. Upnd stop child play. Politics is not for infants.
Full, stick to the topic.
If I was President Lungu I would fire the national youth chairperson and the Lusaka province Party leader. They are behind all the fights, but we have a weak President.
Days are surely numbered. “Every dog has its own day” and a day is surely coming for these PF dogs.
??Saddam Hussein, Sanny abacha, Kenneth Kaunda, Mobutu seseko, Kamuzu Banda, Idi Amini, Micheal Sata, FTJ, Samuel Doe and many more from West Africa.
Where are they today? What’s there Legacy?
Please police officers act on this one just like you acted on HH.
What do you know checks and balances? When you are nothing but a bad debtor, go shovel those checks and balance on your poop shot.
So why call for a press briefing if upnd already know that Zambia police cannot arrest PF cadres?WHAT WAS THE PRESS BRIEFING FOR?HEHEHEHEHE.UPND think that by ranting in such a way,then Zambians will sympathise with them-NEVER!!
BOTH PF AND UPND MUST CAGE THEIR VIOLENT CADRES.plus upnd must know that Lusaka and copperbelt are PF strongholds,so their cadres must not provoke PF cadres who are a lot in these two urban provinces because in these two provinces,upnd cadres will always be defeated!!!AM NOT SUPPORTING VIOLENCE.BUT THE FACT IS BOTH PF AND UPND MUST CONTROL THEIR VIOLENT CADRES!!!Zambia Police has a lot problems to solve.so party leaders can solve the violence issue with their cadres!!
Uli chipuba.
when I tell you that we have a PF police, here it is; innocent HH was arrested shortly after Lungu arriving from Mongu but criminal thugs can’t be arrested because the PF police are afraid of Kaizer and Mumbi and Kamba; Kanganja should resign.
UPNDonkeys at it again. If we did not know you donkeys we would probably listen. Whom can you cheat naimwe ba Donkey Katuka? We know that UPNDonkey-cadres are always violent and do not need provocation anywhere. Just to give a few examples, They did it at the Lusaka High Court for Judge Mwila Chitabo, they displayed it last week insulting and almost beating up an honourable lady Minister (a Reverend for that matter) at the Lusaka magistrates court, they did their act at the same court a few weeks previously, they did it at Luanshya magistrates court. There was no PF cadre anywhere nearby to provoke them in any of these cases. Come on Steven Katuka, I had so much respect for you l, thinking here is a man from Mazoka UPND who can guide U5 and his UPNDonkeys, not knowing that you are just…
……Come on Steven Katuka, I had so much respect for you l, thinking here is a man from Mazoka UPND who can guide U5 and his UPNDonkeys, not knowing that you are just another Donkey…..shame on you old man to allow an under age Donkey U5 to teach you bad manners.
Ba Terrible!
Your articles are not inspiring at all??? You call your fellow human beings donkeys then what are you yourself because you are a human being? Ba terrible, people don’t expect such kind of language coming from you. Accept Jesus Christ to be your personal savior and he will change your life. We need to play health politics and not dirt. Let us love and respect one another we are one.
So even to go to the toilet, we have to inform the police about the stomach procession? Kwena mwalungusha Zambia imwe bangwele.
Mr. Katuka for how long are you going to be singing that the attack was a planned move by known PF? Why don’t you mention who their names are, rather give the names to the police? You see you are also not serous just like the police why hide the evidence.