Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says the intention by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema through the opposition alliance to report President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and other individuals to the International Criminal Court is laughable.
And Mr Lusambo has appealed to Mr Hichilema to quit politics and concentrate on rearing cattle if he has failed to galvanize his supporters in a sensible manner.
Mr Lusambo said throughout his ill fated political career, Mr Hichilema has always rushed to international bodies for sympathy noting that, “if it is not SADC, then it is the AU or Commonwealth or even the UN.”
He says the events in Sesheke were very unfortunate and tag both President Lungu and PF Secretary General Davies Mwila have strongly condemned the violence and those that were culpable have been dealt with.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lusambo who is also Kabushi Member of Parliament says he is compelled to respond because the actions of the opposition alliance appears to be bent on bringing the name of the President into disrepute.
He emphasized that if Hichilema thinks Sesheke forms part of what the ICC deals with, then he should also report the Mufumbwe and Mapatizya violence where his own party was at the centre of violence.
“We would have dismissed this as a dry joke if the opposition alliance had not mentioned the Head of State in their machinations.
“As someone who spent close to a week campaigning in Sesheke, I can confidently state that the UPND were infact the instigators of violence. It is therefore insincere for the opposition to cry the loudest and try to play victim. The people that suffered violence were infact our supporters as video and other pictures can confirm,” said Mr Lusambo.
Mr. Lusambo said the ICC claim lacks merit and does not have legs to stand on.
“Hichilema always wants to rush to international bodies in order to draw unwarranted sympathy. We have not forgotten how he attempted to report the Zambian Government to the ICJ. Now he has started a foolish love affair with the ICC which we say is merely infatuation because we know that nothing fruitful will come out of his affair.
“The ICC is governed by the Rome Statue and we can only appeal to HH and his cronies to familiarize themselves with how State Parties can report a matter to the ICC before they embarrass themselves.”
And Mr. Lusambo says UPND is a party with a hefty record of violence and that the nation has not forgotten how the same party beat up innocent mourners at the funeral of its founding President Anderson Mazoka.
He says the Sesheke incident was planned in an attempt to undermine President Lungu’s administration.
“This is the reason why HH immediately called international media to claim that there was an assasination attempt on his life when the Police intercepted a small group of his supporters who had assembled by the road side in an attempt to block President Lungu’s motorcade.”
“Those actions are well documented and it confirms that Hichilema is a desperate man who is ready to sacrifice the lives of his members just to get into State House.
“Our appeal goes to HH, this type of politics will not get you any votes. There is no constituency in Zambia called ICC. If you can’t galvanize your supporters, it is time you quit politics and concentrated on rearing your cattle,” Mr Lusambo said.
Double h farms.
Yes this guy guy can do extremely well in farming.
Mushroom growing, honey havesting, fish farming in aquaculture and horticulture. Why? Because love tente, tiger fish, and fruits. He can do better.
When he gets Political, he turns violent and a big liar.
What is more laughable is that a country can have a kaponya like Lusambo, who is uneducated, lacks any moral fibre or competence, serving as a minister. THAT is what is really laughable.
No worries, HH ain’t got no legs … Let’s roll
Lusambo is just embarrassed and disappointed that he is not on list of the “notorious”.
Lusambo always wanted to be leader of street thugs.
“There is no constituency in Zambia called ICC..” Enough said.
Que “Bowman is uneducated. Bowman is a kabova. Blah blah blah.” Well he is minister. You are not!
“This Bowman must be extremely primitive, how do you defend the constitution and the President by slapping somebody. Is this guy normal, but also these are the consequences of appointing people with low education. In other commonwealth countries, just these remarks which he has issued after the suspension will attract another 30 days suspension. He is saying I can do it again”
ICC has really rattled the PF rats! The ICC has not responded yet so why the hype?
Mwana be PF na ka Lungu will banned from flying around.oost
Its time chickens came home to roost.
The best thing to do is actually encourage HH to report Lungu to all these International Organisations.
Then see what HH gets out of his efforts.
The International Media, The UN, AU and SADC all know that HH is immature and he is hell bent to portray Zambia as a Failed State.
What does this street gangster know about the ICC? Time to go to school, he was playing sojo and injuka. Just because the blind is leading other blind men does not mean they will not fall in the ditch. Better you shut your stinking loud mouth than vomit what you did not eat.
Double H and his oval head is so irritating. I don’t see any difference between his oval head and WH oval room. He has run out of ideas to the extent that he does not even listen to what he says.
My voice my vote belongs to President HH that’s,not ba kabova, bakaponya
Well nailed Lusambo. This double HH does not mean well for the country.
Lusambo and your fellow thugs in PF won’t be laughing when you are dragged before the ICC.
ICC means business and they already are aware of the mess perpetuated by PF in Zambia.
HH claims to be ‘educated’ but where ever he did his education has failed his wisdom. The Mapatizya Formula will now haunt him when the ICC learns about his Kachema and Mufumbwe violences. Theven ICC knows Zambia is very peaceful until HH started losing Presidential elections!
Too much of BITTERNESS and HATRED makes some opposition political parties (party) live in dreams
HE HAS NO WISDOM ,no wonder he is a puppet of MINERAL IMPERIALISTS.
SO YOU HAVE A PASSPORT TO KILL SOMEBODY FOR BEING BETTER, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE TRIED TO KILL HIM. YOUR TIME IS COMING, IT’S NOT FAR FROM MOW.
Let ICC review the evidence available and make a decision. Not a person with laughable qualifications.
Ba Lusambo, HE WHO LAUGHS LAST, LAUGHS THE LOUDEST.
It’s like Zambian football always running
To fifa when we lose a match.let Hh try
His luck.He was rescued by Patricia Scotland once so he has faith in outside
Forces.
STOP DREAMING, FIFA ADDRESSES CONCERNS SWIFTLY EVEN CORRUPTION BETTER THAN PF.
Ekupwa kwa Under5 party, honestly how low would a party of educated people as they claim to behave like school boys planning a protest. This is to show us they have nothing to offer Zambians with any meaningful campaign programs or strategies! Shame bane…
1.5. Olivier my sister being a minister means very little to me. I would rather be a nobody with an upright charector and a clear conscience than a minister/President with no moral standing. The wise man Solomon once wrote “better a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man whose lips are perverse and is a fool” – Prov 19:1
That is the value system I live by, which is clearly very different from yours.
This so called thorn in the flesh thing is indeed a Thorn in our flesh as indigenous Zambians . This thing is not Zambian! Just like its boss Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
And this thief called Lusambo will one account just like its boss. You plunderers you are loud for nothing.
In leadership, it is wisdom and not education. What education did KK have to successfully lead Zambia for 27 years. Lusambo is spot on and HH himself may end up being the victim at the ICC. IN is extremely childish and a cry baby. True, why didn’t he the Mapatizya and Mufumbwe pangs wars to the ICC? There no need to assasinate HH if there were, govt would have done it already with its efficient state agente
After losing presidential elections so many times (x6?), HH has run out of ideas to convince the Zambian voters to vote for him. The only option left is a ‘Coup’ through violence! He knows very well you can’t expect a different result if you apply the same formula????
Next time HH or UPND blocks the presidential motorcade he/they must be arrested for the third assassination attempt on the President. He has been hoping his assassins would shoot the President in the motorcade blocking confusions. He might even get killed in blocking these motorcades!
Sometimes i wonder where HH gets such ideas. Very unproductive for an aspiring candidate. Even i know that is a baseless case to pursue.
The governing party and the opposition parties have a very important role to play in our young democracy and the eventual development of our great nation. The destiny of our great nation is intertwined in this matrix of democracy- opposition and civic organisations on one hand and the Governing party on the other. However, over the years it has become evident as in the bible story whose real mother of the baby (Zambia) is. The bible story of a woman that wanted the baby split in two was clearly not the real mother of the baby. Hakainde Hichilema fits perfectly into this bible story. Since his questionable entry into Zambian politics as head of UPND, Zambia has seen unprecedented violence year in and year out and yet he continues to peddle lie after lie about the baby (Zambia) he claims to…
Since his questionable entry into Zambian politics as head of UPND, Zambia has seen unprecedented violence year in and year out and yet he continues to peddle lie after lie about the baby (Zambia) he claims to be his. He is even willing that the “disputed” baby (Zambia) be killed through his lies and manipulation of the facts. Arguably, the PF has done very well in a lot areas in the development of our great nation. But Hakainde Hichilema would rather have the growing baby (Zambia) dead than alive. The paradox, however, is that he (HH) continues to aspire to lead the baby that he wishes dead through peddling of lies and falsehoods. What most Zambians may not know is that HH as they call him, has done more harm than good to the Zambia economy. This is contrary to the checks and balances…
…This is contrary to the checks and balances that any credible opposition is supposed to provide. The negative sentiments that he has created are not doing any good to our economy. His egocentric attitude and selfishness have contributed to the subdued economic growth and yet he continues to peddle lies and falsehoods and aiding violence in our largely peaceful nation. The consolation however, is that the majority of the eligible electorate in Zambia have seen through him, serve a few armchair critics who hide behind the keyboards to rubbish everything that the govt led by PF is doing. In my opinion Hichilema could actually become one of the worst dictators Zambia has ever seen if he were to be elected as head of state. As for corruption, I am not sure how effective he would fight…
I am not sure how effective he would fight corruption with the cloud of alleged underhand practices in the privatisation of the Zambian assets squarely still hanging on his shoulders.