The Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council has joined others in calling on Derrick Livune, Member of Parliament for Katombora to apologize to Vice President lnonge Wina.
NGOCC Board Chairperson Mary Mulenga said the culture of insults and disrespect seems to have found ‘fertile soil’ in the political realm and NGOCC remains concerned with the continued bullying of women leaders by some politicians especially now that the country moves towards the 2021 general elections.
Ms Mulenga said Zambia has continued to witness violence both physical and verbal amongst political players, the latest being the outburst by Mr Livune targeting Mrs Wina using demeaning and insulting language.
She said this kind of language and politics is what has continued to discourage women against participating in the governance of the country.
Ms Mulenga said the NGOCC has for a long time been deeply concerned with the low numbers of women in decision making positions especially at Parliament and Local Government levels.
She said it is totally unacceptable that 55 years after independence, women, who constitute more than 51 percent of the country’s population remain discriminated from both participating and benefiting from the various development processes and such utterances are a huge recipe for discouraging women to effectively participate in national development.
Ms Mulenga said Mrs Wina, just like any other woman, has the right to participate in the governance of this country regardless of her age and has every right to speak about the development trajectory of the entire country of Zambia.
“We therefore expect our leaders, especially MPs to regard and accord her the necessary decorum befitting her office.We demand that Hon. Livune withdraws the disrespectful, demeaning and insulting statement against Hon. Wina. Zambians are more interested in issue-based dialogue than personal politically-inclined views.
The Katombora UPND member of parliament Derrick Livune recently told Vice-President Inonge Wina to learn to live decently, especially that the octogenarian “has no more future in politics”.
Mr Livune said Vice-President Wina is only wasting taxpayers’ money because her presence wherever she goes produces no impact.He said Vice-President Wina must retire to the farm where she can live as a mother, probably with decency.
PF members in Kazungula complained of hunger to Vice-President Wina, saying they had not received relief food.
Apologise for calling a spade a spade
” He said Vice President Wina must retire to the farm where she can live as a mother, probably with decency.”
This statement is sexist.Why substitute her acquired status of Vice President with an ascribed status of mother when/if she retires? Do we refer to Guy Scott(and indeed any other former Vice President) as simply a father?Lawmakers are suppose to be champions of gender equality and equity especially that we are coming from a long history of sexism which can be dated back to biblical times.
Fair enough, we urge mr Livune to apologise to vice president Wina and some section of Zambians who have felt the truth which Mr Livune has not gone well to others. we are absolutely sure that Mr Livune meant well and for the benefit and good wellbeing of vice president Inonge Wina herself.
In the same vain, we urge the government of vice president Inonge Wina to heed to the cry of people of Katombola to save their lives from extreme hunger raveging within that community. This is the most important function vice president Wina’s office exist for to be seen to pro-react to emergencies and disaster needs in the nation. We equally urge the NGOCC chair person Mary Mulenga not to be partisan in serving the Zambian people. Mulenga is aware the genesis of political culture thuggery, insults…
insults and violence which regime in power glorified violence. In case not aware there is violence being committed in Chilubi by elections campaigns. Mary Mulenga is quiet but selectively picks on a subject of little consequences than risks of violence ravegging Chilubi island fanned by the party of vice president Inonge Wina. NGOCC should be impartial in its outlook and not take the stand of hypocrites allowing Zambians citizens to suffer from hunger in regions where they are not strongly supported wile in government.
apologising for what
The Katombora UPND member of parliament Derrick Livune recently told Vice-President Inonge Wina to learn to live decently, especially that the octogenarian “has no more future in politics”.
Mr Livune said Vice-President Wina is only wasting taxpayers’ money because her presence wherever she goes produces no impact.He said Vice-President Wina must retire to the farm where she can live as a mother, probably with decency.
SOMEONE PLEASE SHOW ME INSULTS IN THE ABOVE QUOTED STATEMENT.
He was spot on apologize for what? will she apologize for what she said herself against the people of that area? does bad or vulgar language only apply to elderly people?
Frankly speaking, though Mr. Livune’s language may sound a bit disrespectful to Mrs. Wina given her advanced age, I also strongly feel that the old lady need to rest and enjoy the “afternoons” of her life with her grandchildren at a farm somewhere. It is a well known fact the Wina are well to do people and she can just sit at “Barm Motel” in Chongwe and enjoy the family wealth. I feel pity for her. Family members please advise our grandmother. You see small boys are now insulting her.
The culture of politics of appeasement is what is prevailing in the country.It is because of poverty. The people saying the VP was insulted and demanding an apology are looking for the brown envelope at the end of the day. Mr. Livune thank you for calling things as they are.
You people is it madness? I do not see the insult from the MP. We can not be yes bwana even where yes is does not fit. Call a spade a spade and that is not an insult bwana.
Its her life. Let her enjoy what she likes.
I don’t see any insults in advising somebody to go to the farm and rest. He was merely stating the facts which all of us are thinking.
Inonge Wina went to Kazungula to practise election year politics and not the politics of service delivery. Politics of service delivery is neutral in that it demonizes no one. It’s just about wht ought to be done, how to do it , period. It’s not about this or that political party. Campaign style politics is always divisive. Why was she talking about Derrick Livune who wasn’t even present at her meetings?
What do you expect from an indisciplined party which has a childish president who has lost elections 5 times and has failed to hold a convention since he took over. If you are a upnd supporter I would advise you to join the winning team otherwise you will be very disappointed come 2021. We are burying your party for good. Our doors are open to you. Kz
No insults there people. Just calling what the old hen was doing correctly!
It’s how upnd operates. But reality says what goes around must come around. You teach your children to insult your neighbours, they will insult you one day.
kz , which winning team are you talking bout? The team that is satanic and demonic. We have seen and tried pf.There is nothing new pf can accomplish and take this nation forward.
Mulindoshi mu pf, that is why you other tribes for nothing. Don’t think ati this time you will run around and manipulate election results. Be careful. We know ati naiwe ulindoshi sana. Your days are numbered.
UPND please tell the Zambian people your Manifesto.Tell is how you are going to create jobs .How your going to change nature because climate change is real. You can see how it has affected the farmers and the business people.stop politics of hate and blame game .Talking of investors coming to Zambia like HH is promising that child’s talk.we can utilise our resources and create employment.There is no easy route it’s a duty for everyone Zambian to step up .we are not exporting.reliance on copper has led to where we are .we need to keep PF government under checks and balances other than just shouting corruption.The opposition should step up and give us hope than giving us no alternative choices
Apologise for what? For calling the old lady out for telling not – so – truths to the people in Kazungula? Politics are a rough terrain, they cut both ways; you cannot take the podium to discredit another man and hope to remain unscathed! She does not deserve an apology at all!!
Angoni: Yours is politics of no information. U hv no idea wht drove the politics of decolonisation on the British side but u want to express yourself on a subject u hv no knowledge about and present your own speculationas a fact. I hv seen your WhatsApp posting and it’s clear u lack information. Sadly, u don’t even know where to look for it. In Britain there’s a 30-yr rule of declassification of state secrets. How Kaunda got into power in 1964 has now made it into books that are publicly available. Go look for them.
Just to clarify the posting above, wht were state secrets in 1964, at least some of them, were declassified in 1994. These records are available to researchers and writers to read and use. How the British ensured that Kaunda became Zambia’s leader is now in public domain.
No one qualifies to mistreat the vice president, she has worked hard for you young people she needs some respect, if she has some energy let her continue in the office.
Zambia needs experienced personnel look at the lawlessness we are seeing in the nation it is because of these un cultured boys in offices who don’t even deserve to be there.