Patriotic Front national mobilization committee member Bizwell Mutale has put the record straight regarding the alleged tribal remarks that were attributed to him.
Mr. Mutale notes that there will only be a Zambian as opposed to a regional president.
Speaking this morning when he featured on the PF interactive forum, Mr. Mutale said his comment last week in Pemba when he said “there will be no Tonga president” was taken out of context.
He clarified that what he meant was that no president can hail from a region because a president needs to be for all Zambians and have a national character.
Mr. Mutale said his comment was to remind the Tonga speaking people that they should not merely vote for a tonga president because he comes from a particular region.
“The fight against tribalism is what I have dedicated my life to. Am a nationalist who believes that no tribe is special or superior to the other” Mr. Mutale emphasized.
He also condemned the regional voting which has been a recurring pattern in previous elections in some regions and cited regional politics as a reason he left his former party the UPND.
He said tribal voting is destructive and requires a constitutional provision for it to be a prerequisite that a presidential candidate should win in at least six provinces.
He also advised the media not to deliberately distort information and not report on partisan lines as that risks the country’s peace and security.
Mr. Mutale said the media should not twist words but should inform people accordingly and avoid reckless distortions.
He, therefore, pledged not to be derailed from his mission to contribute to development in any part of the country and assured that he will not take any legal action against the journalist who misrepresented facts in his comment.
He further clarified that the context of his comment which was taken out of context meant to emphasize that Zambia has 73 indigenous tribes and no president should be voted based on where they hail from.
He said he is an indigenous Tonga and regretted that his comment which was meant to unify across tribal and regional lines was taken out of context.
And speaking earlier PF media director Sunday Chanda condemned the recent utterances attributed to UPND president Hakainde Hichilema for dragging President Edgar Lungu’s late mother in his politics but assured that the PF will not fall for such petty politics.
He said desperation by the UPND to win elections has led them to do things that risk putting the country on fire.
Bufi, the truth will set you free. Simply say you’re sorry, chapwa! Why did you take so long to explain yourself?
Mutale or Matale
That is the way PF justifies themselves.
We all know the circus but first cut is the deepest. Tutwa says he was voted in Central province. Can he justify which other tribe other than a tribe from other province eg Musole or Mubita or Habwande stood on UPND in Northern or Eastern province on either PF or Other but went though because they are not tribal.
Leave Zambians and dont divide Zambians. Tutwa should prove that he went to stand in Mukubwe.
I missed that news. What did hh say about the late?
Careful what you say. These chaos because they said only a Tonga can take over from AKM now feel guilty. Don’t talk tribe they are guilty
The truth is that PF is finished and nothing to talk about. People want food in their tables. No jobs, not even panado in the clinics,
This Bizwel ***has finally bitten his own loose tongue!
He must know that the power of life and death is in the Tongue! Those who use it carelessly will perish! Wise people taste their own words before letting them out!
Tuchawa bati!
Inferiority complex is dangerous!
Simple English. Had he said there will never be a zambian president who is Tonga then only can you understand if people accused him of being tribal. Most upnd supporters here laugh at my humble education and past career of having worked at chelstone clinic. However, clearly they are not very clever if they cannot understand simple English. Kz
We heard it loud and clear. Just because your half thought statements to please Lungu have terribly backfired you now wanna twist the story. When are you PF dimwits going to realise that Zambians are not as dull as all of you? You have successfully managed to show the nation just how much of a low life and a limp d1ck you are. You are several centuries regressed in your thinking and even prehistoric apes reasoned better that you. Just shut your silly mouth because we now know who you are.
The patriot please change your name to the faggot. Because no patriotic citizen in the world can insult a ruling government. You are a disappointment to our country and I pray that you change for the better. Evil thoughts beget evil. You won’t live long if you continue in this path. Kz
@wajimona, Wow! How one individual spoke his own opinion way back in 2006 and now it is quoted over and over.That was and never been the policy of UPND. Please can you quote the date and venue where HH or any UPND leader spoke about about a Tonga only leading UPND?
Now how many times have we heard such tribal politics from RP Banda that wako ni wako, that Luapula is pf’s bedroom!
A few days ago Luo said and I quote “Ine Nkandu Luo ndimuBemba, ndimu Bisa, teti tuyebula UmuTonga uwakuMonze Ukwisa pyanika kuno iyoo”.
Mwe bena Zambia, please stop this hatred. I miss super Ken who united us as One Zambia One Nation. Nomba ba Lungu balindwi. Sowing that he supports this nonsense.
You are right Buzwell, and that makes sense, not the misrepresentation that we heard from our media. English yali bashupako ama media, starting with ZNBC.
We await Luo to also make a failed attempt at damage control.
If PF is not marginalizing some tribes, please explain why your public service department heads and heads of parastatals are from one side of the rail line.
Use a Venn Diagram is necessary.
PF=corruption
PF=tribal talk.
You invite them they refuse what do you do only the IG accepted the olive tree.
So KAIZER Zulu is saying, His Boss Lungu and Sunday Chanda and all PF people who denounced the tribal remarks don’t understand simple English??
Tongas are tribal period,who doesn’t know that this people are tribal,remember what happened at Dundumwezi one will be of a view that these gays are tribal.Some of these stories does not even need a debate it is straight forward.If you see a dog passing can you ask if it is a male dog or female dog.
Tired hearing crap from idio/tttttss like KZ . God need to wipe out these monkeys from the earth.
Remember Sejani 2006? : “Only a Tonga can lead UPND”, implying a Tonga Republican President. And look at the underfive Trible HH, all my advice for him to apologise or distance himself from Sejani trible statements has fallen on his deaf ears. This underfive should have been President of Zambia many moons away, Sata actually shouldn’t have become our President, if only underfive Trible had listened to me. But typical underfive mentality, he thinks that we will just forget his genesis. Maybe its deliberate, he probably believes and agrees with Sejani.
Had he addressed himself to Sejani this underfive instead of Sata should have become President in 2011, by implication Hamble should never have seen the light of day as President. You could therefore conclude that Hamble is the product of Tribke HH’s thick skull.
Chikkalla choobe
Here a bemba hs shown his stupidity ad how tribal he is. Guilty!!
What context you stupid idioot? Who do you think you are? You can fool pf not Zambians…….you mfk!
Shame on you tribalist
Just shut up you Kasai Congolenyo baboon, go back to Kolwezi where you hail from, you and Nkandu LuoNYO.
Junior JJ you are an idyiot like Bizwell. This bizwell is almost close to his grave and he wants to make wrong predictions like he is God, who gave him the right to decide who will be president or not and also where did he get that mealie meal. Our people need to question some of these gifts than just accepting anything, these gifts might be proceeds of corruption, magic or a crime. After such a bad period of tribal crime, I think the next government should persecute people like Bizwell to send a message to ours wishing to demean others for vote
Junior JJ you are a Chikkala like Bizwell. This bizwell is almost close to his grave and he wants to make wrong predictions like he is God, who gave him the right to decide who will be president or not and also where did he get that mealie meal. Our people need to question some of these gifts than just accepting anything, these gifts might be proceeds of corruption, magic or a crime. After such a bad period of tribal crime, I think the next government should persecute people like Bizwell to send a message to ours wishing to demean others for votes
Voetsek!
This country is already divided. Nokulanda konaula and the Tongas are the ones who started it after Mazoka’s death in 2006. Both MMD and PF have been led by different tribes but I don’t think Tongas would allow any other tribe to lead UPND apart from themselves
Why we are convinced that PF is gone tribal is that there is a pattern. First it was Nyela then you and later Luo in a space of one week. I do not stand tribalists, they are less than 1diots
When PF were in opposition and attacking RB for marrying a young wife and attacking that same young wife, they did not realise that you could not drag relatives in politics. Sunday Chanda is now working up. Time is the best teacher. The other tribal chap is just trying to launder his tribal utterances, it is too late
Mutale is right,he never said there will be no toga president.He was asked why don’t think Zambia can’t have a tonga president.Indeed UPND is full of tribilism.They love it n thrive in it.It so shameful that we also have journalist who don’t understand english..Why should we have DJs as journalists.This country need people to go school.Even the same UPND chaps.Why do you always thrive in tribalism?
Mutale is right,he never said there will be no tonga to be a president of Zambia.He was asked why don’t u think Zambia can’t have a tonga president?.Indeed UPND is full of tribilism.They love it n thrive in it.It so shameful that we also have journalist who don’t understand english..Why should we have DJs as journalists.This country need people to go school.Even the same UPND chaps.Why do you always thrive in tribalism
Collection of *****s! These ugly fools
Just trying to save face,
The late Ba Sata was told on several fora that he will never be President. But the same people like Dora Siliti are now in enjoy in his Pf Govt.
THE PEOPLE OF DUDUMWEZI ARE FARMERS. IF YOU DELAY THEIR FERTILIZER,WHEN YOU TAKE FERTILIZER TO DUDUMWEZI YOU TAKE UREA INSTEAD OF D COMPOUND, SURELY, THE PEOPLE OF DUDUMWEZI COULD NOT VOTE FOR SUCH A GOVERNMENT. THEY WILL VOTE FOR HH KNOWING THAT HE UNDERSTANDS AGRICULTURE. ONLY FOOLS CAN BLAME THE PEOPLE OF DUDUMWEZI. SUCH MIDEOCRITY WE ARE SEEING NOW WAS PROPHESIED BY DUDUMWEZI PEOPLE. TO DAY, DO YOU THINK A VOTER WORTH HIS/HER SALT CAN VOTE FOR WITCH DOCTORS AND WIZARDS? aCHRISTIAN NATION BEING RULED BY WITCH DOCTORS AND WIZARDS? WE WILL VOTE YOU OUT.
@Kaizer Zulu. You are correct in saying no patriot can insult a ruling government. At least you are a little bit intelligent in as far as that is concerned. But we have not forgotten that the PF government is an illegitimate one because you stole the vote. You must be an 1d1ot and a real faggot to think that Zambian people don’t know this. PF cannot win a free and fair election and you know it. That is why you are using desperate tactics in Chilubi right now. Your days are numbered and come 2021 kuyabebele because no amount riging will save you this time. PF00L
Meaningless statement at a feeble attempt to hoodwink those who are gullible. He says; “what he meant was that no president can hail from a region because a president needs to be for all Zambians and have a national character”
What President doesn’t hail from a region? Doesn’t ECL hail from a region? Is he from Mars? Silly. You clearly meant ‘a President shouldn’t be a Tonga’
I think he was right.
Where are UNZA students when we really need them. Oh! Forgot tribalists don’t own Pick n Pay, and ShopRite. I wonder what UNZA (glorified high school)students are going to trash this time.
IF SATA WAS TOLD ON SEVERAL FORA THAT “HE WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT”, AND HE BECAME PRESIDENT, THAT DOESN’T MEAN HICHILEMA WILL ALSO BE PRESIDENT AFTER BEING TOLD “HE WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT”! TONGAS, THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND IN TWO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT AND TIMES! THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH SATA BECAME PRESIDENT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE ENVIRONMENT HICHLEMA IS TRYING TO BE PRESIDENT! AND SATA WAS VERY MATURE AND RESPECTFUL! AT NO TIME DID HE DECLARE HE WAS GOING TO WIN ELECTIONS BEFORE ELECTIONS ARE HELD, AT NO TIME DID DID HE CALL HIMSELF PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA BEFORE HE WON ELECTIONS! THIS HOW YOUR HH IRRITATES MOST ZAMBIANS, AND THAT’S WHY HE ENDS UP LOSING! HIS CONFIDENCE IS VERY IRRITATING! PLEASE TONGA CADRES ADVISE YOUR MAN! HH CANNOT RULE ZAMBIA BY BEING THE ONLY…
This is not the first time PF is crying foul over a misquote.Ubomba mwi bala,alya mwi bala.These words were uttered in Bemba. The words were very clear and every body heard and understood the meaning. A few days later, people concerned realized the mistake and started to twist the issue.This is a leadership full of mistakes.Mutale meant what he said. Period.Judgement is on the way from reasonable voters. This, I promise.
This guy is in a hole and he is still digging. I think he should just keep quiet now.