By: Anthony Bwalya – UPND Member
There are only THREE words that perfectly describes the Patriotic Front (PF) reign in office since 2011: MANIPULATION, DECEPTION, CORRUPTION.
Zambians must also be reminded, that right now, the PF regime has embarked on a dirty scheme of leveraging international investment banking laundering platforms, to divert our $11.6 billion external debt into the hands of vultures in exchange for millions of US dollars in commission.
What the Zambian public do not realize is that the rapid, illegal accumulation of public debt by the PF regime, in the name of infrastructure development, was a long-standing calculated move to defraud the Zambian treasury and allow our country and our people to be held at ransom by international lending vulchers, all in exchange for quick cuts in commission.
This is how the PF regime sought to back Zambians into an impossible public debt position, entrench poverty and destitution, and then continue to hold themselves out as the Messiahs of a highly impoverished country whose most vulnerable now exist merely on handouts from corrupt, thieving government politicians of the ruling regime.
It is worth mentioning, that the regime has now effectively cut all productive debt restructuring engagement ties with our multilateral partners such as the IMF, a path that demanded fiscal discipline and sobriety, and instead opted for an international investment banking route which puts the interests of vulchers ahead of our country, while ensuring that Zambian politicians within the PF regime get paid handsomely for accepting to launder the lives of Zambians!!!!!
We cannot be stupid enough, to forget that anything and everything that the PF regime has done, has always been aimed at consolidating the power and influence of the Patriotic Front and it’s high ranking members while weakening the underlying fabric of our public institutions.
Today, our public institutions are struggling to pay our hardworking civil servants and yet PF officials, government Ministers can afford to make “donations” in their millions. These individuals are no longer repentant about flaunting their unexplained wealth – they wear the most expensive suits, shoes, cologne; drive the most expensive vehicles, build the biggest mansions. They do all this while our mothers give birth on filth hospital floors, while hardworking Zambians die without ever receiving their pension benefits, while council workers go unpaid for months, as well as while students meal allowances are withdrawn.
These are the same people who have gone after our protected forests such as Forest Reserve #27 and started building mansions against the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act. These are the same people who confiscated thousands of tonnes of Mukula trees from legitimate permit holders, exported the logs and shared the proceeds among themselves. In aggregate, the regime has failed to account for over $1.5bn in Mukula revenue since 2012!!
And do Zambians want to know why the PF regime has spent close to $7bn “investing” in hydroelectric projects while foolishly making noise about climate change? Corruption and kickbacks. This regime could have installed 347MW of solar power in each one of our 10 provinces with this kind of money, but instead they decided to launder our public resources by tieing our nation to foreign debt that delivered maximum kickbacks to members of the regime while delivering little economic freedoms for Zambians.
If Zambians think all our sufferings have happened by accident then we never learn and we probably do not deserve this country.
The PF regime has been waging war against this country since 2011 and they will not stop.
For the PF, their continued stay in office is no longer about service; it is about power and control.
In 2021, Zambians will have a choice: either we take our country back or we must willingly accept to be slaves and live a life of slavery in our own, independent country…
I thought the topic right Corona Virus. If we all die who will vote for UPND in 2021? If we start dying in millions there will be no elections in 2021 because just queuing a one meter apart will not be practical. The Party of Aliens that live on planet X.
Don’t thought, there is no time to thought, don’t be another Kaizar who is on earth to blogg. Time to start working is now, zero since 2011 and you are still here blogging like a lot of your misguided friends.
You still have not said ‘how,,’ you intend to improve our debt position. Zambians are better off now than when PF started. We have increased Road infrastructure, increased Universities, increased Colleges, today Zambians have opportunity to leave the said poverty behind through education.
You seem to hint that IMF is the solution! So that means you too believe borrowing is the way forward. Don’t forget IMF was the problem in the past when they forced Zambia into defaults and imposed repayments that prevented any developments. It was creative to find other sources than IMF.
Another lost soul who thinks people will eat universities and roads. By the way we have a lot of such misguided loose canons, I sometimes try to ignore them, Us who started PF and true greens acknowledge there is a problem whilst ba mwisa will say anything, the President himself said it a long time that the economy is on its knees and ministers must volunteer their salaries, Chanda Kasolo interpreted it in his own way and was shown the door, and here you are lost as ever saying PF is working
Everyone is busy fighting covin19 and you are busy with politics ta wa kwata insoni
Lets sort out food issues first, corona virus will be sorted out later. And its not true that everybody is fighting corona virus, flawed thinking, And just for your information we are not postponing 2011 elections, so don’t give yourself comfort. We will stand a meter apart and choose a government that can move things forward, we don’t want to remain as stuck as we are
Anthony Bwalya, some useful advice concentrate on this website worldometers(dot)info/coronavirus/. Who know by 2021 who Zambians will decide to vote for.
Of course all economic indicators and agency ratings agencies are all down for Zambia, so how can one keep PF in power, this is purely a common sense issue now. We are even worse off than in the MMD government, this is a straight forward issue
And nobody should cheat that we must concentrate on corona virus. The focal point must be price of mealie meal, exchange rate, depleted reserves, inflation and things to give hope to the people, though corona virus is here, lets ignore it, it will evaporate. Those who were elected to look after people must start working and stop wasting time blogging and trying to defend the undefendable , shaa
Hahahahh I have never laughed so hard in my life . Can you imagine this village chicken. Your president has failed to win an single election and here you are talking nonsense. My friend go around the country and see the development for yourself. We don’t talk but just do things. The people will vote based on what they can see around them not some false message of heaven on earth if upnd win. Zambian are not babies. Wake up. You are better off spending that campaign money developing this country because you will never rule my friend. Kz
LAUGH as loud as you want. Keep laughing. Lobe, ni zako izo
@Jones, just forget this chap, is this a chap you can engage in logical discourse, its the same character who put this country in this mess by misleading his boss, the Kwacha is going to K20 first ever in history and the chap is dreaming that there is development
“If Zambians think all our sufferings have happened by accident then we never learn and we probably do not deserve this country.”-LT
This article symbolize breaking the chains from the current PF administration.
Can it be translated into major communicating languages we have in Zambia?
“His name is Mutembo Mpundu, one of the many freedom fighters who risked their lives for our independence.”
Those who want to write an essay on failure, you will get an A plus if you just pick PF government and outline the failures. There was no rain they said HH, Kwacha went hey wire they said corona virus
Anthony Bwalya is entitled to generating wild political discourses to earn money. Dots connect Anthony Bwalya well to Sangwa, Sejani, Milupi, Nervous Mumba, Mutti and many other predators who have ganged up to harvest HH’s wealth. Anthony has frozen his intellectual capacity to analyse HH’s connections with the Brunthurst Foundation, an Institution hail bent to brew chaos in Kenya and some selected States in the SADC region. This weird clique of predators does not even care on the plight of their own families. Besides, has Anthony reflected on the political eclipse of Hakainde’s political friend, Maimane in South Africa? Has Anthony spared a thought on the silent plight of UPND MPs among the Bantu-Bo-Tatwe ethnic group? THE MAJORITY OF ZAMBIANS ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO BELIEVE THAT…
Bigoted tribalist.
Just to counter Anthony’s weird religious faith in HH, THE MAJORITY OF ZAMBIANS (including many Tongas) ARE ALSO EQUALLY ENTITLED TO BELIEVE THAT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA IS ENDOWED WITH THE WORST GENETIC MATERIAL TO BECOME A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT. There are many credible Tongas who are well placed to lead UPND and restore a climate of peace in Zambia. Anthony Bwalya is strongly advised to read the History of Africa and Zambia in particular.
Shut up you bigoted tribalist, why can’t you just say any member in UPND, you still stuck with the trash the defunct post newspaper fed you, what have you achieved? a bag of mealie meal hitting K200 and the kwacha at K18 , why don’t concentrate on your party’s rotational presidential position between 2 regions.
Sadly, I do not know if Zambia can wait until 2021 while PF continues to bleed the country dry. As we speak investors are pulling out of our country in droves because they understand that our leaders are nothing but lying crooks. Our Kwacha is worthless. Our people cannot buy enough food to eat. Our people are not safe in their own homes. This is the legacy of our government.
Zambians will still vote for pf in 2021 they can’t trust someone who became richer than the nation when he was engaged as evaluator of Zambian assets during privitatisation .what more if such a one became in charge of the nation.so anthony just continue eating money ya kwa hh tata wakaso
It’s been a long time coming. To anyone who really wishes Zambia well please let us wake up and give the fools a boot to h3ll!
I support upnd even when time comes I will take all my family and friends to vote for upnd .but this time around let’s stop talking about politics please our leaders let’s fight for covid 19 to have more votes
What do you mean it will be catastrophic? Its already catastrophic! But even when UPND takes over it will just be the same. It will be like putting make up on a pig. The presidency will continue being arrogant and will be arresting 16 year olds for defaming State House. HH will be telling off broadcasting stations that will take over from Prime tv as independent. Gary Nkombo will be singing HH’s praises and telling everyone who doesn’t to shut up. The Chinese will be digging up residences for copper without any permits and ya let me just leave it there..
Toilet argument
It is clear that Anthony Bwalya is feeling the heat now and he knows pretty well that PF will continue in power from 2021 to 2026!!
Without wasting your time Bwalya….FROM MY HOME ALONE IN LUSAKA URBAN,PF WILL GET 8 VOTES WHILE FROM MY FAMILY ALONE ABOVE 50 VOTES IN 2021!!WE SIMPLY CANT VOTE FOR YOUR HH!!
Results from recent by elections even in the so called UPND strongholds(western and N/Western) are showing that PF is gaining ground.so cry for your UPND because Mighty PF is by far the favourite to retain power in 2021 and retire your Kainde forever!!UPND will continue winning elections on facebook and prime tv while real victory is for PF-period!!
Empty tin Anthony Bwalya, as always. Where did he sprung from with his hollow posts?
kikikikikiki ba Anthony Bwalya, Slaves you say huh??? I didn’t know that slaves would even take part in decision making.
And someone talked of eating roads, You expect the government to be moving door to door giving people money??? Instead the PF government is working hard to make a platform for everyone to be earning their on money and not depend on government to feed them through entrepreneurship ( which was made mandatory for everyone to learn in schools), building infrastructure , building of new power plants in the nation to mention a few and someone asks are we going to eat roads!!!! for once lets be reasonable.
As for you Anthony bwalya keep following UPND blindly and see how you people will cry in 2021.
Zambia is a democracy as such in 2021, the Zambian people will chose such as they desire. Zambia’s population now stands at more than 17 million. With this population comes with an increased number of mouths to feed. The truth of today is that Zambia’s population has more poor than the rich and because of that a chosen President must be one who has a heart for the people. A social-cost-benefit analysis of development is better favoured. Come 2021 the keys to the land will fall on the one who deserves them and the Zambian people will vote based on what they have seen. As in ‘Sonta epo wabomba’.
Anthony Bwalya, The PF government under the leadership of his exellency Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu has demonstrated great leadership. Providing accountability and transparancy, Building more schools, hospitals, creating more jobs in the health sector to mention but a few. Stop going on such platforms just to prove how petty you and the entire UPND party are.
We the citizens are able to see and make objective judgment. I am a researcher beyond other hats I wear and I have had a rare privilege to have moved around the country in the last 10 years especially. Everywhere one goes it’s very evident to see that; We have more and better; roads, schools, hospitals than at any point in Zambia’s history. PF borrowed to invest in infrastructure which has stimulated key economic activities and better service delivery to the Zambian people. Wrong acts of failure of few individuals in the civil service and political arena cannot be tied to the failure of the whole government. It’s a lie to insinuate that Government has done nothing good. Good political opposition leadership entails being truthful to practical realities on the ground. The opposition…
Good political opposition leadership entails being truthful to practical realities on the ground. The opposition must focus on what they will do different. They need to tell us objectively the value they will add to Zambia, to make the country better than it is. We the Zambians are wise enough to judge. Stop telling us the bad, if you can’t appreciate the good that’s there. It’s true that; the PF has made wrong decisions, but, they have also done great things. Let’s be objective and realist. Right now like everyone is saying; let’s focus on the current national challenge with unity of purpose. Suffice to say that; The donations to COVID-19 fight and words of encouragement that were made by the UPND President, Mr. Hakainde Hichelema during the donations is the way to go. We are one,…
We are one Zambia, one nation.