Patriotic Front condemns threats of violence made by UPND Vice President Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, GBM and Mazabuka MP Hon Garry Nkombo in Chilanga District on 3rd May 2018. The UPND Vice President is reported to have instructed his supporters that in Chilanga that the Campaign would be “Panga for Panga”, literally calling for a blood bath like Mapatizya. The Mazabuka Parliamentarian added to the calls for violence too. These sentiments are uncalled for and should there be any violence in Chilanga Constituency, the UPND Vice President Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba and his counterpart the Mazabuka Parliamentarian must be held personally responsible. These threats speak to UPND’s violent scheme to unleash its brutal Mapatizya formula in Chilanga District and we are calling on the Police to be on high alert.
On the same score, the PF is calling for clean and violence-free campaigns and calls on its members to exercise maximum restraint when provoked by the Opposition. We urge all our members to report all incidences of provocation and violence to the Zambia Police.
We also want to salute UPND members and residents of Chilanga Constituency who have protested Mr Hakainde Hichilema insensitive decision to adopt a candidate who was a co-accused in the murder of Namakau Kalila Kwenda. The UPND leadership has also insulted the family of deceased Namakau Kalila Kwenda, a security guard at Hon Keith Mukata’s law firm at the time. Indeed he who the gods want to destroy, they first make mad – the case of UPND and Chilanga Constituency.
Clearly, the UPND leadership does not understand that had Namakau Kalila Kwenda’s life been spared, this by-election was not going to happen. This by-election has come about because innocent blood was shed and there still remains uncertainty as to who could have pulled the trigger. UPND has blood on its hands and they know it.
Unfortunately, UPND does not seem to know or care to understand who else was at the crime scene when Namakau Kalila Kwenda ceased to breathe after being murdered in cold blood. There is no conscience in the UPND at a time when Namakau Kalila Kwenda’s blood continues to cry for justice and it will speak loudly in the Chilanga by-election.
The residents of Chilanga Constituency must demand that the UPND Candidate explains what she knows about the murder of Namakau Kalila Kwenda. She must tell Zambians and the people of chilanga who have been deprived of a Member of Parliament what exactly happened on that fateful night when Namakau Kalila Kwenda breathed his last. This is because while she exercised her right to remain silent in the Courts of law, she can no longer do so in the Court of Public opinion. She has a duty to come out clean as some seeking public office, considering that she was the only co-accused to the murder which resulted in the Hon Mukata’ conviction.
While the UPND candidate was acquitted by the Courts of law, it is not clear whether or not she has been acquitted in the Court of public opinion. What is shocking the most is the arrogance by the UPND top leadership which clearly does not believe the murder of Namakau Kalila Kwenda matters. What is clear is that for the UPND top leadership, it’s politics as usual and whether a life was lost or not is of no consequence. Clearly the UPND top leadership’s conscience is seared with a hot iron otherwise how will they justify the murder of Namakau Kalila Kwenda while pretending that their candidate has no duty whatsoever to explain what she knows about the murder of an innocent security guard whose poor family has been deprived of a father, husband and bread winner.
We call on Zambians in Chilanga to punish the UPND over its insensitivity in adopting a Parliamentary candidate. This is an insult to the people of Chilanga that while Hon Mukata remains at Mukobeko Maximum Prison; his co-accused has been adopted in a bid to replace him as Member of Parliament. The court of public opinion must ask whether or not the UPND framed Hon Mukata in order to rob him the seat.
Lastly, UPND has insulted the intelligence of the people of Chilanga. But we wish to remind UPND that Zambians are not docile as they mistakenly believe. Zambians know that someone cannot injure society and go scot-free.
Issued by:
Sunday Chanda
PF Media Director
Party Headquarters
But why has Sunday not commented on the publicised reports of a journalist who is battling for his life after he was clobbered by PF thugs? I would have given him kudos had he started this statement by issuing an apology to the victims of PF violence. Issuing half-hearted appeal to PF members “to restrain themselves” is not only a fallacy but an insult to those caught up in yesterday’s violence.
Let the universe take care of things. Sunday, it’s Friday. Why are you talking?
Chanda may think like that, but he should NOT be politicizing the deceased to enhance the chances of PF winning these elections
I feel like throwing up.
I hope anyone but PF and UPND win it
Thanks
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It’s true if Ba Kulila Kwenda was alive this by-election wouldn’t have happened.
But then PF shouldn’t take advantage of death all the time, including presidential elections.
If PF want to honor Kulika Kwenda then don’t participate in elections.
Don’t LIE No journalist is battling for his life. After receiving a small beating the same prime news reporter was on tv reporting on the beating and nomination.
How can this little monster and a imitation of a human being be talking in such a away really. It’s clear the guy is looking for a sympathy vote and in his little mind he thinks that Zambians are !diots!. I really think they are NOT! Chanda you look, appear and sound so cruel to attempt to make political capital out of a lost life. THIS IS DREADFUL!
This whole Mukata issue is surprising. 3 people were present. 2 rats and 1 groundout. It seem both were screwing the same groundnut. The rat with a gun had an upper hand and pulled the trigger. Both rats are not available to chew the but and it seems there is now a bigger rat within UPND that has positioned itself in screwing the nut no wonder the nut has become so precious amongst the UPND circles that the other 9 applicants were out shined.
Acquitted or not, the lady should have shown sympathy for her co-accused, especially that she’s the only living witness.
This is like marrying your best friend’s husband before he is even hunged. What if he is acquitted following his appeal (most unlikely)?
I think she has shown that she has no feelings for other people but herself. Similarly, she will abandon the interest of the people of Chilanga in pursuit of her own interest, unlike Keith who stood for their interest by not walking out of Parliament at the behest of the UPND Party.
Chilangans, vote wisely…!
This is a true example of dirty politics. Using the deceased name for political gains??? Whoa….
This Chanda should be ashamed, and PF should ultimately distance itself from such barbaric comments, this is even worse than calls made by Garry Nkombo.
Contributes to decayed politics. SHAME
The blood of those slain at the hands of PF, a party for sunday Chanda will rise again you.The God of those PF thugs have killed is the same God of the life Sunday Chanda is talking about. This boy is a disaster put them together Kaizer, Freedom, Davies Mwila and comnando chief PF thug, they are a disaster. Curse others Sunday in return you have more cases becausd PF has done more harm.
He is making up stories about the UPND so that they can the blame can be shifted from PF THUGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he has no morals and no shame !
Imagine these thugs
Nizozifunila mweka ba UPND … No Morals
But this big bum Sunday is very foolish. Keith has just endorsed the PF candidate from his jail cell…here is part of Keith’s statement…..Last week, I was visited by a good friend of mine Honourable Miles Sampa. He came to tell me that his party had adopted Maria Langa. I have also learnt that my party UPND has adopted Charmaine Musonda whose identity I need not discuss. I want to put it on record that, if I had my way, I would endorse the PF candidate for reasons that the people of Chilanga deserve a presentative who has a heart for people, who will resist manipulation on party lines.
I thank the prison authorities for allowing me to draft this note. Above all, pray for me and my family as well as everyone in prison.
Keith Mukata
Looks like it is going to be a no holds barred contest, Bwafya. Thugs on both sides are sharpening their pangas.
UPND is using this lady because she knows more about PF especially between Kampyongo and incarcerated Keith Mutaka. She has a lot of inside information about the deals they were involved in between herself, Mutaka and Kampyongo. The shooting is a well known issue which was done by their man (PF) Keith Mutaka and not this lady. So ba Sunday or is it Monday stop hallucinating.
Nosense. It is you doing politics. Remember the shooting of a young lady by PF police, the beating of mourners at the grave yard, the violence of PF cadres at the nomination day in Chilanga. If there is anyone who can talk about morals it must not be you Chanda please twapapata.
charmaine has the right to contest Chilanga seat and she qualifies because she already has blood on her hands. she is actually the best candidate for the upnd. welcome to the red party
Violence begets violence. If PF cadres start violence UPND will retaliate and we all know the main perpetrators of violence is PF
When Nkombo threatened violence don’t you think the other party can easily take a cue from there? Violence by any party should not encouraged. …a wrong cannot justify a wrong.
Sunday, just shut up and sh!t in your kabbudula
Sunday if really he attended law school or understands law and what an acquittal means he wouldn’t be playing an emotional card for Charmaine was acquitted while one Edgar Chagwa Lungu was convicted of theft but he is the president! Zambia has a president with a court record of being convicted! I happened to be in Chilanga pre- 2016 elections and the Charmaine was the one on peoples’ lips before the Mukata defection from PF to join UPND and if Sunday has short memory the Chilanga residents have a long full of clarity one and need no Sundays’ “considerate” opinion!
With due respect, I thought Sunday had been to Law School as per many claims from him. If he has been, he would have come across a plenthora of case law on acquittals. Sunday MUST KNOW that, Once an accused person has been acquitted by a competent court of law that person is as good as a newly born baby (Charmaine falls in this realm).
Sunday, could for once give us your candidate’s profile (What are her skills and competencies) rather than the usual boring no brainers! This also goes to the UPND and whomsoever is standing in Chilanga. We cannot continue in the path of mediocrity and uncouth culture! WE NEED MORE AMASUKULU MWE!
very dull and stupid chap..sunday chanda..get lost..talk about real issues..
Charmaine and the UPND would do well to get a court order to stop Sunday Chanda and all thieving PF leaders from commenting on the killing of Keith Mukata’s guard. The court did not find her guilty. So, why is Sunday Chanda trying to use the death of Namaku Kalila to win votes in Chilanga? It is either Sunday Chanda and the PF are dead scared of Charmaine Musonda and UPND or they are convinced their candidate will not deliver.
Zambia is a democracy when you the Republican President you say it’s your right now see how you reap what you have sown
When you insult the President
Indeed, there is something seriously wrong in UPND. How on earth can they adopt a co-accused in a murder case? Whether that person is acquitted or convicted, its just morally and NOT Zambian to even let that person vie for public office. We are all shocked that UPND could demean the people of Chilanga to this extent in particular and Zambians in general.
Well, am sure the people of Chilanga are intelligent enough to teach HH and UPND a big lesson by not voting for this murderer co-accused. Life is life and should be respected regardless of one’s political inclination.
no one is guilty until proven guilty and the court of law found the lady not guilty. So ba Chanda is the blood of Mapenzi crying out to the PF.
Yes they are very intelligent in that they have seen many wrong things done by the other side too many atrocities such that they will go for ‘atleast’ someone who the court’s tried and cleared.
Namakau Kalila was a blood sacrifice by the UPND that is why Charmaine has been picked to contest the Chilanga seat. People of Chilanga show the UPND that murder accomplices will not be tolerated
You also need a blood sacrifice to acquire a brain.
Why is there such stupidity about blood sacrifices? Are Africans really that stupid to believe in such stuffs?
Shu Shu Shu you are out of touch with the advanced human race. You are a primate
MOBILISE ALL THE BALANG’OMBE’S FROM SOUTHERN PROVINCE TO COME AS BACK UP OBSERVERS BECAUSE THE PF IS ALSO BRINGING IN FORMER JAIL BOYS COMMONLY CALLED JARABOES AS BACK UP OBSERVERS, LET THE BALANG’OMBE’S CPME WITH VI SWEEPU JUST IN CASE THEY REQUIRE TO HERD THE JARABOES BACK TO PRISON
BETTER THE ARMY KEEPS PEACE DURING THE CHILANGA BY ELECTION.
Holy Sh!t ! We have got Chanda who is supposedly a lawyer from the University of Zambia putting much weight on the courts of public opinion instead of respecting what High court of Zambia have said . This is the worst government ever .That is why we have the ACC saying they are acting on the instructions from State house .
This is what we were telling UPND that it will be very difficult to campaign for this lady Charmaine the murder case will always be coming up. Iyi yena yalakosa.
She can win it depends on the people of chilanga, let us respect the courts.
The low level of PF state house senior staffers is astounding……if they are not telling blatant lies they will be talking pure kak……
Sunday Chanda, why are you not talking about Mapalo the defenceless and unarmed girl belonging to the UPND who was shot dead in cold blood by the Zambian Police Force. Don’t you think you should have started talking about the need for an inquest of this murdered girl then move to the later incident of Namakau which I should say is equally important.
Wrong move by Sunday Chanda, a political miscalculation me thinks… he should not have commented on the death of Namakau Kalila Kwenda and using his death for cheap political gain. He is actually swinging public opinion in this lady’s favour as she will easily get ‘sympathy’ votes. Sometimes silence is golden. The public already knows what’s up and gossip is already doing rounds; and the UPND have enough rope tightening themselves around their neck by their many defence statements, explanations, and what not. As soon as PF opens up their mouth to win political mileage the UPND will defend themselves against the PF ‘personal’ attacks… and the public will see through these cheap attacks by PF.
The best move by PF would have been to let the rumour, the gossip in the streets and…
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The best move by PF would have been to let the rumour, the gossip in the streets and at beer halls do rounds and that is what would destroy the UPND as they would feel the ‘guilty’ and continue defending themselves against invincible public perception. PF could easily just keep quiet and the best they could do is secretly sponsor the gossip and conspiracy theories, while not commenting publicly.
Again wrong strategy Sunday Chanda by going on the attack, especially this early in the campaign. So what would they do suppose the family of the deceased asked them to stop using the death of their beloved Namakau Kalila Kwenda for political campaign? and then the family starts campaigning for the lady? Then what? Release Mukata and field him as a PF candidate? With…
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With this kind of desperation by PF, I wouldn’t be surprised. They are not very smart, the PF that is… maybe in Zambia but in other progressive countries this type of strategy could backfire terribly and boomerang right in their face.
And just look at the allegations and slander in his comments… he could easily be sued for a lot of this stuff.
Extremely uncivilised population this one, it will require a generational change, it also requires leaders who can change this scenario by being firm with their carders. How can you have leaders instructing cadres to stone and bring down helicopters during campaigns and you expect to have disciplined caders. Caders are also extremely dull, what do the instructions you receive to fight benefit you, just the K2 they give you, shallow stupid chaps, when our leaders wake up everyday, the priority is to out do each other with uncouth language, and you expect cadres under you to be disciplined. My foot. Zambia, the lost cause. Registrar of societies should deregister PF and UPND, these two parties are serious confusionists
Wrong move Sunday. You don’t say the obvious. This could swap sympathis. Don’t be dull man. Court of public opinion, what sort of sh1t is that.
A few words I wrote yesterday were said to be sensitive and required moderation. Here we are now other people think on the same vein that if this person opted to remain silent, where is she going to purchase a voice to communicate with her would be voters which she could not find when she much needed it in court? A few characters will try to get her the seat but the majority who do not have a true picture of what transpired that fateful day will not. It is like entrusting your weapon in the hands of the bandit you had just overpowered.
Knowing people from southern province and Chilanga has a lot of tonga’s we all know how they vote, becoz of that she can win
Something is wrong on this election! SOmething feels wrong! I could not place my finger on it! I think Sunday has just began to make me understand what that wrong is.
Has the woman Musonda also replaced the bodyguard for HH? I am not just so sure what is wrong about this election! Can someone please enlighten me?
Sacrifice or sacrificial lambs? I just don’t know, really!
Poor analysis by analysis!
UPND is full of blood. The call by GBm and Garry for panga for panga should not be undermined.
UPND killed Mr kalila Namakau and so are capable of killing anyone with different option. Careful u PF cadres. UPND is a killing machine.
If you want to be a good member in UPND party, it’s either u are the thieve like HH or a Murderer like Musonda or a prostitute. If u not any of the above, u don’t qualify to be a UPND cadre.
DJ7: The UPND killed Namakau so that they hve a chance of taking over Chilanga? That is what you are implying. This is the problem we are facing in this country: some of these cadres hve crocodile brains: no imagination; no logic but have capacity to bite anything that moves.
JJP which one from the following are you?
A thief like HH
A murderer like Musonda/Mukata
A prostitute like Musonda | home breakers
Am quite surprised with this cheap talk by my brother Sunday. Does the death of Mapenzi not speak to pf? Does the death of the mtendere upnd Cadre speak to pf. Does the violence of 2016 and last week speak to the Sunday and pf? Kindly balance your condemnation.
The most violent party. Arsonists!
Sorry Sunday; this is extremely cheap; even a mentally retarded person can see through this cheap and desperate commentary. Can I ask you one question: What has PF said about the murdered young girl, Chipenzi by sponsored PF cadres who infiltrated the Police? My friend Sunday, it pays to be strategic and insightful…this is extremely cheap. Two weeks ago, you did not even know the name of the security guard mhsrip. Now, he has become the subject of your selfish interests…have you been to see his family for real?
Is it really necessary to use a dead man’s name to score cheap political points, to hit below the ethical and cultural belt? Can’t you, just for once, not respect the dead? Why not just base your election campaign on real developmental issues that affect the folks in Chilanga?
Sunday or Saturday Chanda you are a very immoral man…Do you remember the young Lady Mapenzi who your sponsored Zambia police killed?????? Do you remember the violence in Shiwangandu 2016 elections ,127 days imprisonment of HH ,,, PF think Zambians are foolish….
Let’s get back to the fire tenders and the Mukula tree just to make you understand that even our memories are still very fresh.
Malabishi.
Ba Sunday pa Friday, let us have civilised politics. IF I only politics were understood to be what they are, we would not having all these events transgressing our lives.
Ba Sunday. Give Pf the cudos they deserve.
Assist but don’t help it’s distraction. More than half the time, you not getting the Republican President’ s vision. Pull up your socks Sunday on Friday. !
Sunday Monday is a fool who reason with his stomach not his brains ,how many people have died at the hands of pf carder’s ? How many people have you brutalized as a party ? How many have you sent to the early grave because of you bad policies ? How many retirees are dying leaving their benefits behind , dying without enjoying their fruits of labour .All this happening because of having a lunatics in the state House. Do you think people of chilanga will just forget about that and buy your cheap propaganda ? Grow up kaponyas iwe!
Chanda always talks as if he never received any education…..still emotional….its easy to talk evil all the time but one needs training and wisdom to restrain from evil……
Zambians are tired of Leaders who preach violence instead of words of love, unity and love. We believe in One Zambia One Nation One People One Love. GBM must be caged he is not fit to be called a Leader. GMB must be advised to go school and learn to tone down his language in political arena. T
Edgar Corruption Lungula stole from a poor widow. He stole her hard earned cash without remorse & shame did he possess any regards to her children when he shamelessly stole her money. Today he can proudly stand on a podium & announce to the nation that am a humble leader when not so long ago he shamelessly stole cash from a poor widow. Sunday or is it Wednesday must not preach morals to UPND over musonda’s candidature. What about the candidacy of one proven guilty of having stolen cash & an identity card belonging to someone else. A thief will always be a thief regard less how you classify them, the bottom line is HE IS A THIEF WHO STOLE AND STILL STEALING.
… and who is talking… Sunday Chandra? That guy with a skewed brain? I am not listening, period!
Mr. Chanda is right , politics of violence are only practiced by cowards, desperate individuals, mentally disorderly individuals and above all heartless individuals. People need to sale themselves in the compaign period and resorting to violence is purely acknowledging that one has no qualities and capacity to hold high offices. Those threatening violence should not be allowed to go scot free once violence talked place in Chilanga because it is entirely linked to them.They said it and it’s on record. As zambians we must stay away from been used by selfish politicians who want to get power by all means.Politician who have nothing to offer to us as Zambian citizens but to enrich themselves and their families.
Frustrated politicians are a danger to this country, why can’t they emulate…
HH and Dipak Patel at the helm of Upnd this Sunday guy is better of being president