Patriotic Front (PF) Media Director Sunday Chanda has dismissed the allegation by United Party for National Development(UPND) Deputy Spokesperson and Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa that PF offered K6 million to a UPND MP for a vote passing Bill 10.
Speaking at the Party’s interactive forum today, Mr. Chanda said dismissed the allegations as lies, saying that the ruling party is not in the business of trafficking in human beings in reference to buying Members of Parliament from the UPND.
Mr Mweetwa challenged PF Ministers to deny it if they had not targeted UPND MPs with bribes to vote for Bill 10.
“Can they deny it? Whatever has been happening is known. We are also aware that one of the members of parliament who remained in that House actually was given K750,000. That person was promised K2 million and they gave him K750,000 advance and that person is now demanding the balance. Can they deny?” Mweetwa said. “You see, when it was D-day, can they deny that they offered a K6 million to a UPND member of parliament but he rejected the K6 million. Can they deny? And if they start denying, we will start naming them one by one. Can they deny that on the last day they offered K6 million that ‘for casting the winning vote, here is K6 million’. They should not play games.”
However, Mr. Chanda said that that the Constitutional amendment Bill number 10 was headed for a straight passing as those that agree with the progressiveness of the Bill outnumber the few UPND MPs opposed to the Bill.
“And so it is unfortunate that UPND ruler and his acutely ignorant cohorts would move to shoot down such a progressive piece of legislation as the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 contrary to what the Zambian people want,” Mr. Chanda said.
And on Friday Patriotic Front PF Deputy Media Director Antonio Mwanza challenged UPND Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mwetwa to provide evidence of any member of PF offering UPND MPs money to vote in favour of the Bill 10.
Mr. Chanda commended all Members of Parliament who remained in the house during the reintroduction of Bill 10 on the floor of Parliament noting that the patriotism exhibited by the MPs to support bill 10 before parliament adjourned was encouraging and was done in the spirit of supporting the aspirations of ensuring that the country’s constitution is refined.
“Had it not been for the adjournment of parliament due to Coronavirus, the bill would have passed through the second reading due to the support by other Patriotic MPs, ” Mr. Chanda said.
He also advised UPND members not to be misled by their leader Hakainde Hichilema on important national matters but put the interest of the nation especially on important national issues, adding that posterity will judge the UPND for being misled by Mr. Hichilema who has not even held any public office.
Meanwhile, PF Media Deputy Media Director Antonio Mwanza challenged UPND Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mwetwa to provide evidence of any member of PF offering UPND MPs money to vote in favour of the Bill 10.
Mr Mwanza said that it is unfortunate that the person of Cornelius Mwetwa would begin to publicly give false information all for political expediency.
“Is Cornelius Mwetwa himself who is claiming that he was offered a brand new Toyota V8 land cruiser to vote for the Bill 10 telling us all that himself and fellow UPND MPs are so useless that they can easily be bought by anyone who wants to buy a Member of Parliament,” Mr. Mwanza wondered.
SIMUNGA VOMELE.WE KNOW YOU PF!!! IMWE EVERYTHING NI CORRUPTION CHABE!!
you will see one ***** coming out so strongly defending the same!!!
Whilst some of us are busy fighting a global pandemic, we have opposition in Zambia who are still politicking over childish things. Why doesn’t this mweetwa scumbug take the evidence he has to authorities. This is 2020 and not 1942 where evidence was mostly by word of mouth. Simply grow up. We need you in opposition to work with us during these difficult times. You wonder why you lose elections all the time…?
KZ can you please grow up and stop this dirty language on people you do not agree with. If you are really a public figure, use civil language and not insults. Free advice.
Because you rig election
You dont have numbers to pass Bill 10 period and you need opposition MPs to vote for it
All these actions will catch up with you Guys
We have seen alot in theyears we have lived in thi country, and this will come to Pass
Aluta
KZ and is Sunday chanda,
Why was your party, PF , gassing our people ???
Spaka did I miss something? Have the courts of Law found that a pf member was responsible for the alleged gassing of the public? Please point me to that judgement so I can read it also and pass it to our president.
This kind of debate makes me doubt the sanity of our current crop of politicians, K6.0M just to shout yaaah! and the yaah have it in Parliament? We are a nation of lunatics
BA MWEETWA, what are you waiting for?…..If they start denying, we will start naming them one by one……
He said cabinet ministers not you media people. Let ministers answer not you innocent ones
If it was a good bill from its ownset, then why was it subjected to parliamentarycommittee for editing so to speak?
It only became much better after making some few changes following the cries by the general populace to drop it which were not involved in its raw draft stage.
This is why up to now some people would not want to associate yet with it. why did the draftees include clauses from inception which were not in the interest of majority citizens? Imagine, if the opposition & civil societies did not exert pressure, the bill including the unpalatable ones would ve been signed into law. Then where is our patriotism?
Let’s strive to leave behind a good legacy once we live power or when we answer the lords calling so shall we shall ve smooth passage into paradise(if you ‘re a…
Mweetwa is another seer1
Why are you failing to mention the name of those involved
Seer 1 type stop the nonsense
KZ
After the arrests by police of known PF members , gassings on our people have ceased ……
You need to tell lungu that the silence on 48 mansions will not work in this case , we will not stop hounding you until PF come up with an answer.
Innocent people have been murdered by lynching on our streets for the first time in our history….
Silence will not work , sorry badala
This not a progressive piece of legislation but a retrogressive piece of sh.it
pf can you please tell me , what is in for you in Bill 10.
What is the rush and what are you hiding?
Again ,Spaka point me to records showing that those arrested were pf members. Also show me evidence of the charges brought against such persons including their full names and area of habitual residence because all this information is provided to public in such circumstances. I await your comprehensive response. Kz
KZ you are simply a black sheep of your family, you must grow up nobukotebonshe ubu ifya bupuba, phew.
Obviously even a thief cannot admit to stealing until his caught but he knows in his heart that his a thief. Same with PF they can deny all they want but in their hearts they know.
For fude’s sake, quit the gassing accusations, it was neither PF nor UPND, lets leave it at that and practice politics of decency.
As relates to the bribes, Mweetwa did not do any justice by not releasing any evidence, he claims there were several ministers, he should have exposed even one if he was serious.
With that being said, it is not beneath the PF to offer bribes, alas, it is only sentimental of Mweetwa to say what he said.
Spiderly Existence
Was the gassing of our citizens as mysterious as the 48 mansions without owners ???
Gassings were happening in PF strongholds , when this was pointed out to PF , they arrested known PF caders and the gassings have stopped ,
We want to know who in PF was behind these gassings which lead to the murder of our people by lynch mobs….
There will be no fake humbleness with silence on this one
Kaizer Zulu beats up another person
Kaiser Zulu in another fight scandal
Stare House aide for operations Kaizer Zulu Friday evening beat up Patriotic Front (PF) member of the Central Committee and Central province Chairperson Mwila Mutale during a drink up at Lusaka’s Chicago’s pub.
Eyewitnesses narrated that Kaizer was only restrained from shooting the Central province Chairperson by a PF cadre, Clever Zulu who is planted at the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA).
Zulu accused the Central province Chair of having insulted him and President Lungu.
Kaiser Lungu was recently reassigned from being Chief political advisor to Special Advisor Operations.
KZ, as he is known in the PF circles is believed to possess Presidential powers as he does as he pleases.
“KZ even boasts that he…
All this evil scheming will come to nothing because Lungu might not even run for president anyway. And even if he does, he will most definitely lose hands down. Once that happens, I hope there will be severe recriminations to all the PF goons trying to buy off MPs for vote for this most stupid of Bills.
When you look at Chanda in the picture, the chap looks guilty, he knows something….
As regards this useless man called KZ, he’s time will come when his nuts will be castrated
Kaizar head butted him twice on the nose, causing him to bleed profusely. Daily Revelation
The Judgement Day, how can you disgrace yourself so openly? Bills have to pass through stages before before becoming law.
UPND THINKS BACKWARDS. THEY THEMSELVES MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT THE TRIBAL QUOTA SYSTEM BY WHICH ONLY A TONGA MUST TAKE OVER FROM ANOTHER TONGA. NOW THEY ARE AT PAINS TO CORRECT THE “WRONG”, IF AT ALL THEY EVEN BELIEVE IT WAS WRONG. IT WILL BE THE SAME IN THE CASE OF THE BILL-10, UPND SHALL REGRET AFTERWARDS WHEN THEIR COUNTERPARTS START USING THEIR CURRENT POSITION AGAINST THEM. BECAUSE WE MUST BE DEBATING THE CONTENTS OF THE BILL. TELL US WHICH ONE IS BAD AND WHICH ONE IS GOOD.
Sunday Chanda looks sick.
Patriotic Zambian; this reminds me of late Sata when he challenged George Kunda to tell the nation why his lips were red.