The United Party for National Development (UPND) has vowed to continue to telling the international community of alleged atrocities and constitutional breaches taking place in the country.
UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the ruling party should not cry foul when the UPND tells the international community on matters relating to the breakdown of the rule of law in the country.
Mr Kakoma says this is because Police have continued arresting its members around the country on trumped up charges.
He says the UPND has learned with shock that 16 of their members in Luwingu district in Northern Province have been arrested for unknown reasons.
Mr Kakoma states that the decision by the police to continue arresting UPND members on flimsy grounds is a serious violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
He has since demanded the unconditional release of UPND members arrested by Police in Luwingu district
Mwaona manje! Bakakamba ati sibakonda ziko. Who’d enjoy being arrested for nothing?
The opposition are not featured on ZNBC which is run by public funds and there are never featured on news nor Sunday Interview nor or anything. Completely black listed, for no reason at all. The opposition are not even allowed to hold rallies despite the constitution guaranteeing them those rights. And then the opposition should go to the international community and smile that all is well in our country. Niofuntha?
They have tied is hands and legs, gagged him, but boy the the HH dude is still throwing upper cuts. It is not easy to put a good man down.
UPND should be careful not to turn their party into an NGO.
Green Party & UPP rock, they are on real stuff, local and today feelings.
Percy, that basic principle is not understood by the men and women running this country.
I cry for Zambia.
Our long walk to freedom!
Shame on you and your party. How can you destroy your own country by denting its image abroad and hope to rebuild it in future?
Only pf advertised this country for the wrong reasons, incarceration of innocent HH.
The denting has already been done, all HH is doing is praying for a Democratic future and working on relationships to immediately jump start our dead economy the second he secedes this country from its non-Democratic slump
Zambia first doesnt even understand what z word “denting” means. If he/she did that word would not be used. There is knowledge gap in what that word means and z events taking place in this country to zambia first. Certainly!
Its true Edgar Lungu raped our constitution during last year elections and should be indicted for treason. Ministers drew salaries and other illegal benefits when the clause in the constitution is very clear. He was advised by attorney general over this and on the stepping aside during presidential petition but never listened. Edgar Lungu was the Judicial, legistrature and was executive and how were the constitution going to be respected? One day someone will cry.
The opposition are not featured on ZNBC which is run by public funds and there are never featured on news nor Sunday Interview nor or anything. Completely black listed, for no reason at all. The opposition are not even allowed to hold rallies despite the constitution guaranteeing them those rights. And then the opposition should go to the international community and smile that all is well in our country. Niofuntha?
Chipuba cha Party. Na Peter Sinkamba awamapo ukuchila ichi chi Party. This Party is the most useless I have ever come across. Twalikwete confidence ati kuti chawamyako ifintu but doubt.
Unfortunately, it is not the international community that decides who rules Zambia. PF will be talking to and showing Zambians that it can do what it promised. These UPND political under fives never learn from failure.
Go ahead lick the feet of these guys and many Zambians will consider you selfish, unpatriotic and serving the interest of international capitalism.
With this attitude PF has by default won 2021 already. It will only be a mere confirmation to be done.
Mugabeism won’t take you anywhere, he has only come up with these imperialism theories to hold on to power, and only i dyots like you have fallen for such trash.
Of course, imperialism, these are theories and myths that are being used by PF to colonialize the brains of Zambians.
Colonialization of Zambians by Zambians !!!
One prominent Zambian said this at MCS’s memorial: “THE PF IS A MASS MOVEMENT OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA.”
upnd spokesman: “the ruling party should not cry foul when the UPND tells the international community on matters relating to the breakdown of the rule of law in the country.”
IS IT SURPRISING THAT ONE IS IN POWER WHILE THE OTHER HAS FAILED AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS?????
Honestly calling 50.3% a “MASS MOVEMENT OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA”, just shows the mentality of PF Cadres who think everything belongs to them and they control everything and everyone.
Nope, PF is NOT “A MASS MOVEMENT OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA.”. This is rubbish.
…and why not?? What do the numbers in parliament show you?? 50.3%??? What about the turnout factor??? I would love to hear your argument on why the PF is not a mass movement owned by the people of Zambian.
PF is a a movement that likes to trick Zambians in thinking it’s OWNED BY THEM.. when in fact it’s owned by the VERY FEW benefiting from the carcass left of our Democracy
@Shua shua: The last time the UN convened, president of the most powerful country on earth, Donald Trump, spoke of Burundi being a trouble spot in Africa. He never once mentioned Zambia. You see, his intelligence system and advisors told him of what is pertaining in Zambia: the tribal voting patterns, a rowdy and vile opposition, how Zambia has successfully held elections from 1991, how Zambia successfully adopted a new constitution before elections. YOUR VERSION OF THE BREAKDOWN OF DEMOCRACY IS BADLY SKEWED!!!
@ZambianCitizen
Is your understanding of a Democracy based of off what Donald thinks? A president who is now being proven to have worked with the Russians to affect the outcome of their elections… I see what type of person you look up to now…
Poverty increase, huge debts and export import deficits, freedom of expression under serious attack, media freedom non existent, taxs on the rise, kwatcha depreciation, horrendous state of infrastructure, displacement by government in financial gain.. all these things.
Are these things you consider Democratic?
If so, YOU, sadly, are the one with the heavily twisted view of what a Democracy is..
Enjoy your day.
@Shua shua: Donald Trump just pointed to the fact that there is no crisis in Zambia, he has his own problems and that is for the Americans to deal with. He singled out Burundi and now DRC which have serious political problems. Poverty increase??? Food production has gone up and you still think there’s poverty??? huge debts?? And the roads, hospitals and bridges that have improved you expect them to be built for free??? Export/import deficit?? Copper opened at $6,805/ton and still rising, government is pushing a diversification agenda. Freedom of Expression?? In a dictatorship, would you see all the rubbish people post on LT??? Which Kwacha depreciation, Kwacha had hit K8.89n to a dollar, dollar strengthens globally and you want to rush to call it depreciation??? “horrendous state of…
…infrastructure”??? The same person condemns PF’s expenditure on infrastructure but then says our infrastructure is in “horrendous state”????
BADLY SKEWED, AMIGO!!!!!
Keep up the good work
Kakoma is deranged moron. Why don’t you report yourself over the Namwala massacre. Besides the international community is represented by ambassadors.
iwe uli saka sana, what massacre? If you have that info why don’t you report.
Kabwa iwe, did I say that I have something to report. You think the ambassadors accredited here don’t know what’s happening? Just wait for 2021 and you’ll now go to report to the moon.
Ignorant moron, do you think the ambassadors accredited here don’t see what’s going on. They know more even than the government itself.
The trash you puke on LT can’t even be recycled, WTF are you pwekaling around?
You’re lucky my first reply is still being moderated.
This move of muzungu anikonde made Nkhumbula to cry foul upto date.HH and his upnd should ask themselves , who won election using this gimmick putting whites supremacy ahead than people who vote?
This tribal, racist, hate mongering has to stop. You can’t blame external factors or specific tribes for your own failures. This is just childish and dangerous.
If i may ask,WHAT DO UPND ACHIEVE BY PAINTING ZAMBIA ABROAD?Nothing.plus what happens to ECL whenever upnd reports to its white sponsors?Nothing.ECL remains in state house and he will remain there until 2021.those whites wont even help upnd to reform our elec
Racist tribalist !!!!!
Continue……those whites will never help upnd to reform our electeral process.by the way things stand,2021 elections will be conducted by ECZ chaired by Justice Esau Chulu under same conditions as in 2016 and before.SO WHAT IS CHARLES KAKOMA TALKING ABOUT?THOSE WHITES WILL NEVER VOTE IN ZAMBIA.HH has to convince Zambian voters and not wasting time with those foreigners.
HH CAN ONLY WIN THE PRESIDENCY BY BEING POPULAR ACROSS ZAMBIA!!!WHATEVER HH DOES ABROAD DO NOT ADD ANY VOTES TO UPND!!!
Kids.
Racist tribalist !!!!!
Kwena kwaba ifipuba muchalo
Look at what have happened in Spain ,no foreign intervention in internal matters,UPND fools, do you think this is going to help you. Zambia is for Zambians and make own decisions .Wake up mwe fibantu imwe that time of colonialism is long gone.
Viva PF.
International community cannot do anything for you , you know very well that you have parliament and your members are part of the house your work is to press for some changes in the laws .
International community will not be in parliament however you are there to influence the system to work properly to favour everyone.
If you cannot fight in the right forum how do expect an outsider to fight for you ,all need is to rise up to the challenges you face .
UPND is not governing anything, their part is a sectional party, the only work they have is to destabilise our great nation with the help from outside the country. The UPND are just a group of childish citizens who think that Zambia is colonised and now they can use colonial tactics to get power with the help of greedy foreign business men and women. His excellence ECL is right that said that we need a well trained and resourced security services. Indeed a large sercurity force to protect our country from foreign vultures using our own disgrantled citizens who have adopted the same greedy for power without any regard for our own integrity and institutions. UPND only respects our institutions only when they rule in their favour. HH has no agenda for Zambian except himself.
Racist tribalist !!!!!
This underfive politician (HH) was celebrating that Trump would sort out dictators in Africa, his point was that Trump would help him (HH) to become president of Zambia. Zambia has institutions of her own that determines her leadership not any one else. Mazoka was probably miles ahead of his imposed successor (HH) who has clang on to lead the party without a convention. Does this mean that HH is UPND and UPND is HH?
INDEED PF IS A MASS MOVEMENT OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA. COME 2021 WINA AZALILA.
In multi party states such myopic nonsense does not exist, not everyone will made to think the same, only in one party states will you find such pea brains thinking about mass movements /lumpen chitinta ng’ombe nonsense.
Report to south Africa -Malema and he will talk to Lungu and PF
u5 will retire with a collection of medals like odinga
but he will never be burried at heroes park
he is arrogant
sturbon
self centered
tribalist
arrogant
pompus
crook
An American talking bad about America will face the law for unpatriotic behavior. HH thinks he is white, hence desire to ingratiate with the white supremacist. For sure he is under5. Sata was spot on.
Racist tribalist !!!!!
i used to ba u5 bantu sana. when sata was in power i criticised sata and his pf to a point they thought i was tonga
honestly i dint know this chap was such a morron.
no political party in zambia will now form pact with him apart from ADD
When people say HH will ‘never rule’ or like HE Micheal Sata refered to him as ‘under-5 politician’ , we should not run away from these two descriptions of him. HH has the fiscal power and to some extent, the numbers (Mostly in Southern, though) but he does not have the political tact to remain a formidable opposition. HH Should realise (Or be advised) that the talk of the ‘Petition’ will take him no where because even Muliokela knows that its ‘water under the bridge’ !
HH correctly says there is a leadership crisis in the country but is he giving an alternative apart from crying how he slept on the floor and this pathetic word ‘petition’? The answer is NO.
HH should exploit what is hurting the masses directly, poverty and such issues as the fire-tenders. Why should Kambwili have more…
…..Why should Kambwili have more ‘political initiative’ than HH on the fight against corruption ? HH and his team should have been the ones to lead the fight against corruption but all they do is weep over the ‘petition’
HH flies miles and miles to go and talk about ‘human rights’ abuses when it was HIM and his UPND that fought against the very Bill of Rights that should have been protecting him even before his incarceration.
I hope HH is taking copious notes from the Kenyan fiasco and from his colleague Raila Odinga. You don’t propose changes to the rules of the game when the soccer season has already started. Changes should be proposed before the season starts. The fight by Raila Odinga though it may look genuine is misplaced because Raila wanted changes to the electoral rules during a re-run. Who does that? And when his cries were not heard, he boycotts the elections, really? Now who was the loser in this? And how does Raila look now? So my advice to HH is if you think the electoral rules in Zambia are flawed propose those changes in parliament now. Zambia will not appreciate you wanting changes in the last eighteen or when one is about to take a penalty. We will just look at you as a cry baby and will…
Reading through the blogs, one wonders if people are bewitched or brain washed. So sure that is the level where we are? HH should not go and talk ill about Zambia, Why? that is what we call treating symptoms insteady of the cause. You talk ill about the whites, after that you go to them to get loans? Trump this , that, but your president hires a plane with every Jim and jack aboard it just to visit America,We just talk for the sake of it, it is just hurting people that he has been invited. Let him share to the whole world about the broken rule of law. Why are you worried? You treat him as though he is nothing, let those who value him have him, talk with him and know more about the cruelty of this President. GO Go HH talk the whole world is listening to you. some people have no one to…
Have you ever seen the whites coming to cry to Africa over such. The US has run the most controversial election ever, did you see Hillary going to cry to not only Africa but Europe ?
Fimo ifintu bane tuleibwelamo !
HH doesnt realise that a simple villager who is supposed to win votes over isnt worried about human rights but things that affect him e.g fertilizer, maize price etc. I expected HH and his group to launch a vicious campain against the low FRA prices but all the do is complain about teargas and one or two police constables sh1tt1ng on HH’s wallfence. Come on you guys !
Mr. Toilet Kambwili and Comedians,
You are right on. Some of us are completely fed up with the cry-baby tactics of HH and bangwele bakwe like Kakoma who seem to have no minds of their own but just echo HH’s thoughts and ideas.
Who cares because even most of us sympathetic to you before, are tired of your constant whinning.
What do u expect from someone with scruff face to talk about
UPND, you have a bunch of MPs in parliament that would do a lot of good for the nation. They are busy chewing allowances and free cell coverage. Getting deals and tenders from the same PF the insult. Like I say always, both the PF and UPND are the most useless parties to ever have existed in Zambia.
What is the benefit to an ordinary Zambian. Your telling the international community is a waste of time and resources. Use that money to reach out to that person who needs help.
An innocent poor Zambian does even understand what HH talks about when he says breakdown in the rule of law or the freedom he is trying to get from outside. Freedom is not an issue to them because they know that they are free. Talk about industries to employ the youth, reduce the price of farm inputs, free education, fair price of farm produce. These issues can make you popular.
The problem with HH is too much concentrating on ECL who will never vote for him in this life or next life. Just impress Zambians and their votes will be yours.