FORMER Lusaka mayor Fisho Mwale says had it been that Zambian politics had honour and principles, he would have asked embattled NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili to apologise to the Zambian people for his inflammatory tribal and retrogressive statement.
Mr. Kambwili has come under pressure after he said President Edgar Lungu and Rupiah Banda don’t want Kalusha Bwalya to represent Zambia at CAF because he was not an Easterner.
Commenting on the issue on his Facebook, Mr. Mwale said he is upset that Zambians are being subjected to such uncouthness adding that Mr. Kambwili’s statement was divisive and corrosive.
“I realised that politics we have in Zambia has little honour, hardly any principles, no decorum and rarely any remorse and humility to accept that we are humans and we at times error in both word and deed.
He said Mr. Kambwili’s suggestion that President Lungu is being tribal by not intervening in the ongoing standoff between FAZ President Andrew Kamanga and Kalusha Bwalya, should be treated with the contempt it deserves.
Mr. Mwale said Football is administered under strict FIFA statutes and political interference is not tolerated and Mr Kambwili’s intervention is Political interference which will hurt Kalusha’s cause more.
He said on many occasions Kalusha Bwalya as President of FAZ used this effectively, when he refused to meet late President Mwanawasa, President Banda when summoned adding that Mr Kambwili as former Minister of Sport is very well aware of this and so he should not politicize the matter.
“First and foremost Kalusha is a football icon in Zambia. We have many others in the world such as Eto’o, Pele, Drogba, Roger Milla and Maradona etc some of whom have achieved more than our Kalu but it does not follow that their Iconic stature demands a right of passage to serve on FIFA, CAF or COSAFA,”
He said as current President of FAZ, Andrew Kamanga has incumbency advantages and opportunities to other positions in the football hierarchy be it at Regional, Continental and at World stage.
Mr Mwale further said former President Rupiah Banda is not and had never been a tribalist but a passionate football fan, who at one time was Vice President of FAZ and was instrumental in sending Kalusha Bwalya and Charlie Musonda to Belgium.
He said the Banda family had created opportunities for many young Zambians in football abroad and locally through their Chiparamba Football Academy.
Mr Mwale said in football, Just like in politics, idolisation of people must not be allowed.
He said Zambia has many unsung football icons both on the pitch and at Administrative levels such as Alderman Tom Mtine, Late Justice David Lewanika, David Phiri, late Mwape Kasunga, Godfrey Ucar Chitalu and Samuel Zoom Ndhlovu who were highly successful and professionals of high repute
Let’s steadfastly stay on implementing austerity, tackling tumbling industry and diminishing mining fortunes. Amplifying nonsense while we are trying to recover stolen proceeds and chasing down useless heads of parastatals will only detract us from ensuring we have a clearer vision on how to replace our leadership in 2021
Kambwili is often more tight than wrong.
It’s a shame the unwashed masses are not quiet realising that as yet.
When it’s your time – thou shall get the sixth sense like me.
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George Wea is president of Liberia, let’s vote for Kalusha in 2021.
Kambwili is ranting from “where the sun don’t shine”.
The concept of tribalism in Zambia is fake news, promoted largely by politicians.
First he was against the Tonga people, now it is Easterners. Who next, you obese Hippo?
Zambians should reject such cheap politics by these uneducated, uncultured egocentric individuals.
@IndigoTyrol Can you please leave the man’s “where the sun don’t shine” alone..lol , clearly it needs new break pads and such are had to find…lol
Kambwili is a BUFFOON.
Mwale forgot to mention the likes of Alex Chola (who Liwewe used to call computer), Dennis Liwewe himself, the best football commentator in the world ever according to BBC, Kapambwe Mulenga (Jentile, that’s what he used to call himself a misnomer for Gentile).
How about Peter Kaumba ku 11 on the left wing; Efford Chabala who saved penalties like child’s play. Zambia has been producing some of the best of the best in soccer especially under KK11.
We would all be watching on TV and then Diramba would kill our chances but talent has always been there.
Kambwili is a buffoon but Mwale never comes out to similarly defend politicians outside of Eastern Province so why now? Ni tribalism Chabe iyi. Ati Andrew Kamanga has incumbency advantages and opportunities to other positions in the football hierarchy be it at Regional,
Who says?
Kamanga has been useless so Mwale is just supporting him for umodzi kumawa
Well said, unfortunately these are the people eying the top job in the country as a President. And people still vote for them. Zambia who has biwitched us? mama mia!! Zambia has no place for tribalists!!It’s time we intensified fight against tribalism as Zambians otherwise we are eating away from our children’s future.
We should burn tribalists with petrol
People who pay attention to this overblown toad just waste time. The guy just talks anything that comes to his mind without worrying about its effects. Unfortunately Zambians think he’s a hero.
I agree……
My fear is that they could vote him into power. We will be a laughing stock
Kankoyo. .Don’t forget how much the Ugandans rejoiced at the advent of Idi Amin.
Elisa my beautiful blonde wife and I had dinner at the Dorchester hotel. This boy trump caused confusion on the roads. Anyway we had a very romantic meal and one thing led to another when we got home. Let’s just say we were home alone ..no kids. Bane we featured in all rooms. Ala I love this woman. To all the negative comments please stay away. Its not my fault you hide your ugly wives and cannot be proud of them. And is that fisho mwale in the picture? Mwale who reaped this country out of millions in the vulture funds.. this is why Elisa my wife thinks majority of Zambian are thieves. How can I defend u all
Mushota clone
Balusaka times you were told this boy is spammer, why is he posting offside and you dont ban why
Please cite the rule that states I have broken any rules of so called Lusaka times. The problem with empty tins is that they only choose to digest irrelevant information even where there is sense in abundance. Ever heard of freedom of speech and expression. Elisa says get a grip mate
N.E.Z Is your wife a Lamba by tribe? i am looking at the name it sounds typical lamba from fungulwe or mukutuma in Ndola rural.
ECL is a thief a perpetual thief. He has stolen money from the banks for three months which civil servants were paying back to the banks for the loans. Standard Chattered bank ended up confiscating May 2019 salaries for civil servants and nobody in the government is talking about it. Stealing in broad day light everyday. ECL was born a thief.
Aah, batuumbu, the Chimbwili toad has done it again!!!!
“Mr. Kambwili has come under pressure after he said President Edgar Lungu and Rupiah Banda don’t want Kalusha Bwalya to represent Zambia at CAF because he was not an Easterner”.
He said something equally pathetic about our beautiful tonga brothers when he was, yes, no less than minister of information!!!
ps: Oh, I am with my tonga brother right here with me and he has reminded me that in agreement with the Chimbwili toad, Trib.al Hacks uttered similarly pathetic words about nsengas of eastern province.
Conclusion: In the minds of Zambians, Trib.al Hacks and the Chimbwili toad their names have been erased from the presidential ballot papers for ALL general elections in Zambia
… so just take them as they are, noise makers, nothing more or less.
Any comments trib.als?
The striking similarity between Kambwili and Fish Monger Mwale or as the Easterners will put it: Monga Fisho Mwale is that both of them are very greedy chaps. When Fisho had chance he brought upon Zambia the Donegal Vulture Fund and he made a fortune, similarly Kambwili stole so much from shoddy deals. Now he’s in the same dock with his son. RB isn’t a tribalist, when at NAMBOARD the only competent people he saw were Easterners! Wako ni Wako! Just like Mazoka saw talent in Tongas when he served at Zambia Railways. Whoever hasn’t sinned let him cast the first stone! I am still praying for Emerine Kabanshi
You are right, when mazoka was Zambia Railways damaging director, it was tongas all the way from livingstone upto chililabombwe. Even at Tazama pipelines when Festus Sinzala was managing director, it was tongas all the way from Dar-e salaam up to bwana mkubwa in ndola.
Yes just like Saviour Konie’s reign as M.D for ZSIC saw a lot of Bembas at the institution.
Kambwili like HH, always see Tr!be in anything. Not so long ago when he was in good books with PF he said so many things about Tongas which he later blamed on evil spirits. Let us just wait when he needs votes from Eastern Province he will be blaming the Devil for his careless statements. Zambians should not support people like Kambwili and HH who have the potential to send Zambia in to what happened in Rwanda because of having fowl mouths and dividing Zambia on tribal lines.
It is clear H.H. is giving you sleepless nights. Even when the story is clearly about Kambwili, you still twist your way to bring in H.H.
Please have a life, you losers.
STUPID
So when other tribes were abused by the same Kambwili on znbc Mr Mwale you were silent probably even happy.This reactionary outburst is an indication of your tribalism.You are part of the shameless tribal lot the country doesnt need.useless
Kambwili is just a huge fuuu who doesn’t know anything. He only thinks after he has said his nonsense.
And you call him a leader he will never lead me
When ck unleashed tribal Venom on Tongas you were quite hehehe
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Comment:An empty bucket makes the loudest noise.
You can all blame Mazoka, HH or ck himself , but the fact of the matter is lungu is president and is silent on this , he infact aids and abettes tribalism.
Lungu is the worse curse Zambia could have suffered, from corruption to tribalism to debt to unemployment , everything is at its worst in our history
Nostradamous whoever they call you. George Weah sacrificed for his country. He would even use his own money to take Liberia for competitions. He was never individualistic. That’s why the people of that country gave him the Presidency. Can that be said about Great Galu? As the coach of our team he was staying in a hotel. As FAZ President he was staying in RSA. As Vice FAZ President he wrestled power from Mulonga to go vote for himself at COSAFA; thankfully he got only two votes. He is not the FAZ President. Why can’t he support the Incumbent? Why can’t he do other things in life? Do we owe him a leaving until death?
What about GBM???
I think the people who gave him doctorate are know regretting,coz of his cutheness
Kambwili is a promoter of tribal politics. We all know that
Vote Hakainde
The should make TRIBALISM a CRIMINAL offence with jail as the only punishment. Make it a Crime against Humanity.
Ba Fisho is correct in speaking out on the terrible advent of irresponsible politicians in Zambia. The political stage is inundated by unscrupulous actants that give no thought to the dignity of the politicians’ ….’Art.’ Which is the perfection of representation of one’s citizens and motherland. The political stage has been dragged down deep pits of power desperation, and any act of open sinful coveting for power is played out before the citizenry taking away any dignity from Leadership.
Kambwili, is the last person to speak of tribalism, racism and command respect since we have evidence of his own misconduct in that area. Kambwili is another loose cannon in the overcrowded fake politician field which in the name of democracy, we have to bear through our clinched teeth. Is it…
…….. Is it seriously the duty of the President to intervene in this matter? The hypocrisy of failed former PF politicians is a thing of wonder.
In Zambia we like wasting a lot of time debating irrelevant issues TRIBALISM, i am sick and tired of hearing this word every time Zambians are debating. Please tell me the currencies different tribes use in Zambia.
i was born in Zambia since childhood i have never come across different oxygen, money, schools, hospitals you can mention them for specific tribes, who ever is president in Zambia that does not guarantee his tribes men not to go to bed on an empty stormach. let us support who ever people vote for as president because if that person fails the world will never look at his tribe but Zambia as country.
brothers let us not be by the word TRIBE as human beings. I am from Eastern Born on the Copper belt working in Bemba land and can’t speak my mother tongue properly but that…
does not make me a less human being. Lets be like our Chinese colleagues who do not wait to learn all our languages before they could start making money. what will your great great grand children benefit from you being the loudest tribalism orator? or expert. forget about whose tribe is this or that one and get to work millions of kwacha or dollars have no eyes to see tribes.
if you are Bemba and opportunities are in southern province or the opposite go their and exploit them make your money and see if kwacha will say because you are this and that tribe i can’t come to you.
You are busy wasting time debating TRIBALISM when foreigners are busy exploiting your natural resources out their. Do you even ever wonder what tribe they are all we see is that they are whites investors. Guys wake…
@ 20, good suggestion but do you think they can enact such a law when they are benefiting from tribal politics? They will have no agenda to campaign on the moment this becomes a criminal offense
@IndigoTyrol Can you please leave the man’s “where the sun don’t shine” alone..lol , clearly it needs new break pads and such are had to find…lol
Kambwili, Kambwili.! These are the chaps who have brought our great nation down. Certainly we do not want our great nation to operate at the level of Kambwili. It is time our societies sanction these low level, bitter characters in the class of the Kambwili’s. There is no doubt these Kambwilis have support but luckily not enough critical mass to take over our great country.
Kambwili is a BUFFOON Indeed
Cry my beloved country when even the likes of this obese Muppet think they deserve to lead us, having already even been Cabinet Minister.
If Kambwili was wise, he should have taken que from GBM. Ubuteko buteko. Yakatulika amatumba yonse and you will go to ECL thinking he is jesus. How can a clerk suddenly amass so much wealth that evien my former consultant and Director of Technical services Dr J D Patterson never made?
Kambwili was right period.What are you talking about awe ba mwale?We know that Kamanga used lungu to ascend to that position.Let him continue with Kamanga he gonna see.Pressure will be on him seeing that he gonna be the center of everything. Kamanga can’t send the nation team to Africa cup .you think people gonna are happy of using others.We all know that Kamwbili was right and u official mwale u should leave politics and concentrate on business otherwise you company gonna be closed if u involve yourself in politics.We love Kambwili because he speaks the truth.