Bishop John Mambo has said that the ruling Patriotic Front (PF )government must not be allowed to camouflage its failures using the tired narrative of accusing an innocent citizen whenever it is about election time.
Reacting to revelations made by FDD president Edith Nawakwi against UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema, Bishop Mambo said that the accusation against Mr.Hichilema having amassed wealth during privatization has been recited time and again and yet no action has been taken against the accused.
“Surely if this not witch-hunt against a political opponent by those in government, then what is it?
“We do not think that it is right for government to join those throwing stones at a citizen who whose firm was hired to carry out the work as assigned to him by government,” he said.
Mambo added that it is therefore regrettable that the government, instead of clarifying the position, has decided to inflame the accusations against HH and the handling of the privatization process.
“It would appear as though this issue is a well calculated scheme than genuine concern by those in power.
“Those that come to equity must come with clean hands. While government officials are asking HH to account for his wealth and role in the privatization process, which is honestly a fair question, those calling for accountability must be reminded that they have not themselves explained to citizens how they suddenly become rich after assuming public office as soon as 2015,” he added.
He said in this regard, as Chikondi Foundation, challenge the head of state to explain to the public how he managed to grow his net worth from about 2.1 million Kwacha to about 22 million Kwacha within one year.
He added that it is his organization’s view that the President acquired his wealth while occupying a public office and naturally it would be within acceptable parameters to assume that the President acquired his wealth using a public position.
“We also call on Zambian citizens not to lose sight of the fact that those in national leadership are the ones responsible over national resources and assets and have a duty to inform citizens what plans they have to make their lives better.
“Dwelling on non-issues such as privatization will not b create jobs, put more money in the pockets of citizens and lower taxes as promised by the PF regime,” he added.
Joke of a country.
Lets just liquidate it…
What a load of nonsense.
Is there a statue limitation in Zambia. ????
Prosecute the guy this will open a can of worms…
Let the government create jobs than concentrating on hearsay from Nawakwi. Let Nawakwi take HH to court. Bishop Mambo is right.
Exactly. Good point. We need answers from lungu who has taken a once thriving economy into the ground.
Bally in lazo
Lungu stole that $2.3 million he showed after only 18 months in office…….
Can KZ and other rats tell us where lungu got that money ?
Lungu stole that $2.3 million he acquired after 18 monthsin office…..
He has now stolen more
Is Edgar still at K22 million? I think he at $22million American dollars in cash.
Show us your payslip…if the sum comes to 22 million in one year
In 2011 on the interview called “the race to manda hill.” where aspiring MPs featured, and ECL was aspiring 4 chawama i remember vividly the interview featuring him and Mr Chilufya from MMD, you could easily tell that the man had given up on life. His looked impoverished, couldnt even afford a hair cut today he is one of the wealthiest dude. He must explain
In 2011 on the interview called “the race to manda hill.” where aspiring MPs featured, and ECL was aspiring 4 chawama i remember vividly the interview featuring him and Mr Chilufya from MMD, you could easily tell that the man had given up on life. His looked impoverished, couldnt even afford a hair cut today he is one of the wealthiest dude. He must explain.
In 2011 on the interview called “the race to manda hill.” where aspiring MPs featured, and ECL was aspiring 4 chawama i remember vividly the interview featuring him and Mr Chilufya from MMD, you could easily tell that the man had given up on life. His looked impoverished, couldnt even afford a hair cut today he is one of the wealthiest dude. He must explain..
He got the money from 1 million fare engines
PF rats will come and insult this veteran without even listening to what he has to say. At HH worked for his money doing what he went to school for. Let Lungu explain to us how he amassed so much wealth within such a short amount of time. The daughter also like daddy has amassed wealth from a small councillor’s salary how did they do it, when retirees and contractors are not paid. in addition our hospitals have no medicine, the service is mediocre.
KZ
Where are you ?
You had erections all week when nawakwi mentioned HH
Can you help us understand how lungu got that $2.3 million after 18 months???
Being a Bishop nowadays is as good as being a politician, there’s nothing honorable about it. Even a conman can ordain himself as a Bishop just like a cadre at Inter City would claim to be a politician.
With all due respect, you are asking the wrong president. The FDD president is making the allegations not Lungu. Lungu’s time will come, pointless to try and interrogate a sitting president when you know he is protected from prosecution. HH has never explained his wealth or his association with economic enemies of Zambia. The are the people responsible for bankrolling HH in return for favours.
Apart from that $2.3 million lungu declared after 18 months in office
We know Lungu has close to $60 million.
We will have to dust down Terrence Findlay, lungus banker , to get to the stolen loot
We will use Israeli international bounty hunters and bailiffs to trace and account every ngwee and business Findlay has made since lungu became president,
The money stolen belonging to the Zambian people will be found.
Good point, no one is asking how the President has become so rich with no evidence of a viable business.
Sorry it is valden Findlay we want….
Nawakwi will put Lungu in serious problems with her careless remarks. She should be telling her friends in PF that please sort out debt issues, inflation, reserves, exchange rate and the huge unemployment issue. These are the issues that matter, not HH privatization of 30 years ago, how can such an issue honestly help anyone.
“…He said in this regard, as Chikondi Foundation, challenge the head of state to explain to the public….”
No, no, no Mambo is not CSO but a upnd cadre!! This is a political attack from upnd on the president. This man is shameless and pathetic!!!
When the tide turns if shakes out all the fleas before a new bed can be made.
John Mambo has finally come to the party. Ati Bishop John Mambo.
Us the genuine PF cadres are not happy with the infiltration of our party by Nawakwi. What we expect is leaders sorting out the economic mess. This country is technically in a coma in ICU and here we are as usual quarrelling over things that are not helping anyone. How about the gigantic movement of the net worth of the current leader from 2m to 23m in a single year. Hasn’t Nawakwi not seen that?
There is new information which the public never heard. That calls for the whole thing to be reopened And whoever got a payout under the carpet should be slammed with a criminal offence .
exactly bro and they should be examples to who would be culprits
Spaka i see what you did there….kikiki
Who can take this f00l seriously after being found out to be a upend sponsored goat. Ni mbuzi ya muntu. The president has declared all his assets and any law agency in country can access his records to see where each ngwee came from. People expect our president to be poor and yet thus is a man who practised law before most of you were born and has worked in high government posts for decades. Why does hh hide money in offshore accounts. He was in Panama papers remember?
HH should be an example to others so arrest him the cells are empty.
KZ
Account where ????
What bussiness makes $2.3 million after 18 months , profit ????
KZ
Account where ????
What bussiness makes $2.3 million after 18 months , profit ????
We know lungu tried to cover his stolen money with travel allawances by globe trotting none stop , but we will show even that can’t cover his fingerprints.
I don’t think these PF theives understand the precision and tenacity of Jewish financial crime agencies…..we will engage more than 1 to sniff out every ngwee you have stolen.
Its Tasila who gave me the money> She made it from her magic wand. That girl imwe!
PF has nothing left to tell their stupid supporters now they went to that foolish stupid stinky FBwe FBwe women trying to create a case on HH which won’t work.
PF is behaving exactly the same MMD was behaving towards the end…running out of ideas.
This is a good idea: Let Lungu explain to everyone where his wealth came from.
These people are thieves..
Zambia belongs to its citizens and once they decide that enough is enough sure enough it will be enough.
When you are failed and corrupt lawyer and then you become head of state, all you do is rape the state and steal as much as you can, thats how he got HIS money
Once a rotten rat will always remain a rotten rat
Mr Mambo, you have forgotten how you cried like a child before a judge for talking nonsense? Sure you have forgotten so soon?
People just want answers, no sacred cows on corruption.
I will marry Tasila so that she can turn my wand in a magic one. Then I can make some money from it instead of losing money like Mabumba because he chose to hold it himself. I will teach Tasila how to wield it – my aim is to use it to make money.
Napwisha
LUNGU KNOWS THAT TAPALI ICHAKWE. ALETINA PRISON.
@Kaizer Zulu you’re delusional. When was Lungu a rich man? Perhaps Chawama standards rich. Anyone who is in touch with reality will attest to this, Lungu was a failed attorney and a broke man. You’re quick to tell us about ECL’s so called wealth but have refused to answer my question to you on how you got rich on a government salary? No tax records at ZRA of you or your companies before government! Why– are you not a tax payer? It’s as though you never existed before PF came into power. I am giving you a fair opportunity to absolve yourself.
I know you will insult me first…it’s in your DNA. When through with your potty mouth tell us how you made it in life under such tumultuous conditions PF has created. You must be a genius. Late starter but a financial wizard all the same…