A consortium of Civil Society Organizations has today launched a campaign to petition President Edgar Lungu to institute a commission of inquiry into the privatization process of national assets.
The CSOs who include the National Youth Anti Corruption Movement (NYACM) , Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and the Zambia Institute of Governance and Civil Liberties Advocacy Platform seeks to collect up 20,000 signatures before delivering the petition to President Edgar Lungu on Friday the 25th of September, 2020.
Speaking on behalf of the other CSOs at a media briefing, YALI President Andrew Ntewewe said the National Citizens Petition calls for setting up an inquiry-based on the Inquiries Act Chapter 41 section 2 of the Laws of Zambia.
A fortnight ago, YALI petitioned Chief Justice Irene Mambilima to institute a commission of inquiry on privatization but the Chief Justice has advised YALI to take the petition to the office of the president has he is the only one with authority to do so.
The CSOs said it was gratifying that those who participated in the negotiations for the sale of national assets have also shown willingness to account for their roles in privatization.
Mr. Ntewewe said Zambians deserve answers from those who unjustly benefited and enriched themselves from the sale at the expense of Zambians including former miners and their children who are now living under abject poverty and untold misery.
Mr. Hakainde Hichilema has long been said to have sett up Sun International Zambia which bought the Rainbow Lodge and Mosi O Tunya Hotel in Livingstone at the value of $6.5 million against the highest bid of $20 million bid. Mr. Hichilema negotiated on behalf of the Zambian Government for the sale of these assets to his company without declaring interest in the sale.
The citizen’s petitions has since been signed by 585 persons at the end of the launch on Sunday. The Petition is being run on ChangeDOTorg and SurveymonkeyDOTcom web platforms. The Petition has also been circulated to various parts across the country for signing among marketeers, students, ex-miners, farmers, workers in the tourism industry.
What a country full of s!lly sycophants with low IQ to the south of 50!
Privatization in a civilized country would have send all those people who were in government then; and the current government who have sold out the country to the Chinese and stole and are stealing all the money.
Being fixated on Sun Hotel and $6 million is just downright silly. Even assuming HH did what he is accused of, it wasn’t illegal because no such law prevented him from doing so, even if it was morally wrong. 2nd those in govt never did their due diligence and thus they are the ones who betrayed Zambians. S!lly!
YES THIS IS NICE AND WE SHALL SEE WHO IS GOING TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR FINDINGS. NAWAKWI, GUY SCORT, CHIKWANDA, KAVINDELE, KATELE KALUMBA,
YOU MUST UPROOT THE DEAD TO COME AND WITNESS NAMELY LATE MICHEAL SATA, JFT CHILUBA ETC.
WHILST YOU DO THIS WE WILL BRING IN ECL ON THEFT – MS KANYANTA’S ISSUE SO THAT THE NATION KNOWS A BIG THIEF.
Well done. Let’s put this Privatisation talk to an end through an inquiry
Well done guys. No one is above the law
I support this Petition to Lungu. We must settle this topic once and for all
We must deal with this matter once and for All. Let President Lungu do right thing
We must bring this issue to finality. Let the President do what is right
all these NGOs getting rich from the probe into Sun International hotels??
Those days when ACC was noble, all these Mtewewe could have been arrested over all those cash they are obtaining from PF gangs.
Let this country deal with this matter for good. We have debated against for too long. We must finish this business with an inquiry
HE ECL MUST BE PROBED TOO. NOTHING LIKE HE IS PROTECTED BY IMMUNITY AS A PRESIDENT TOO. HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN PRIVATISATION.
PLEASE BA OPPOSITION ALSO WORK UP AND PROBE THE PRESIDENCY, SPEAK OUT LOUDLY ON MS KANYANTA AND LAZ.
Hakainde was wrong. Let him admit, apologize and we move on.
Typical Zambian thinkology, you are hungry today because of mismanagement! Money is been waisted today why not petition for corruption that is evident than corruption thy is perceived? You are misdirection yourselves going after shadows when the target is in full view.
We must get this done, once and for all. Let’s go inquiry route. I think HH messed himself up but we can put this behind. We all humans
Bally will finally be fixed. Be careful what you ask for. Bally thought by daring our law abiding, corrupt-free president to set a commission of enquiry, then we wouldn’t do it. Ge was wrong, the Zambian people want to know what happened when evil, selfish people like HH sold this country’s assets to themselves. For the record, this is only about the privatization program under the MMD government that Bally was a consultant for. No bringing useless stuff to try and implicate my boss like you tried the other day. Or what Spaka keeps talking about the stolen widow’s money or how my boss got rich within a short period of time. That is not relevant here.
Bally will finally be fixed. Be careful what you ask for. Bally thought by daring our law abiding, corrupt-free president to set a commission of enquiry, then we wouldn’t do it. Ge was wrong, the Zambian people want to know what happened when evil, selfish people like HH sold this country’s assets to themselves. For the record, this is only about the privatization program under the MMD government that Bally was a consultant for. No bringing useless stuff to try and implicate my boss like you tried the other day. Or what Spaka keeps talking about the stolen widow’s money or how my boss got rich within a short period of time. That is not relevant here, OK.
This is a good move. We tired of hearing this issue. For HH, truth is that he has been calling others to account and yet he doesn’t want to account
We should not give any chance to the privatization thief to enter state house. After stealing from people someone can be arrogant and call all Zambians as sleeping. This under five goes far as to disrespect the chief, insult women and calls the voter the C word and thinks they will vote for him. Tribal under 5.
I personally want to see this matter get to a conclusion.
From my end, it looks like we need an inquiry into how PF has governed the nation in the process enriching PF politicians while driving the economy into a ditch. Privatization is a smoke screen. This is bulls**t bush politics iwe ka Lungu. You have ruined our once booming economy. His name is on the privatization papers that ka failed lawyer. Ati we have brought unprecedented development. Imagine servicing two sub-prime mortgages above debt service ratio at the same time and boasting ati I own property when ufola 1000 pa monthend. Ubukopo!!
ignorance is BIG in Zambia. If you think this inquiry will pin down HH, you are mistaken. This inquiry has the potential to pin down some people who have contributed to PF. If you have observed , some PF big wigs have not been commenting on this privatization issue. Now this ka NTEWEWE small BRAIN thinks his crusade will go far. Lets wait and see when tables turn. NTEWEWE is working for his tummy but time will catch up with this shameless young man when the real people behind PF financing will react. Mark my words!!
Tarino is back and my clone above is also back. Hahaha. Tarino are you done crying over your loss in by election?
Coming to the article, we are listening to your pleas as government and we will look into this request and make a decision soon. We thank you all
Bally is a liar and lazo
My advice to this consortium of good for nothing idlers is that when you make calls on the Presidency have a well-thought out agenda and roadmap. These senseless calls demean the Presidency. A Commission of Inquiry will only benefit those that will sit on it who are usually idlers like yourselves. Zambians don’t want talking shops for now. We have competent men and women in investigative wings of Government that can handle such issues. What we want is to get the criminals arrested. Failure to account for property suspected to be proceeds of crime is a very serious offense. We don’t want to waste resources on sponsored cadres as petitioners.
It will be interesting to know about lungus role in the sale of cold storage board of Zambia to foringners who stripped all the equipment and shipped it out
Cheep politics ba pf be carefull, you are diging your own grave and dont think you have poor over every thing in this world. You are just a group of humans like any other, your ARE just smeling a holy fire from HOLY GOD, which you are unable to control for his is ready to punish you and finsh you up long side wth your dirt and evil dealings. Holy GOST FIRE ON CRIMINALS DECLARED ON YOU” AMEN
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The same surrogates who were busy advocating for bill 10 now have found a new hobby to continue milking the PF for their survival.
Test case for ECL. If he’s a serious president of the Republic of Zambia, he knows wht to do.
Such kids are not thoughtful, cannot think logically, wasting time and money to pay those who will sit on enquiry. Such enquiry will not produce fruit, but will waste money. The president who was accused to have stolen from Zambian people was let go by President RB. RB confessed at the burial of president Chiluba that even President Mwanawasa wanted to let Chiluba free. So kids like Andrew Ntewewe are just excited for nothing, our current president was involved. I would advised president Lungu not to go that way because nothing will come out of that enquiry.
Bally is criminal who can only be defended by UPND cadres. All the time trying to raise imaginary issues about those in govt when he himself is worse than those who he is trying to check.
A big CRIMINAL IS CHAPONA LUNGU WHO HAS NO COMPASSION ON OTHERS IF HE CAN SWINDLE A WIDOW WHAT MORE THE BIG RESOURCES FOR THE NATION?
AM TIRED WITH THIS OVERLOADED BOAT WHICH IS ABOUT TO SINK. IT HAS CARRIED LOADS OF CORRUPTION, TENDER WHILBORALS, BROCKEN FIRE TENDERS, UNWISE AND UN PROFFESIONAL MECHANICS WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ECONOMY- DOLLAR IS TRADING AT K20, BIG LOOTTERS GOOD AT TEARSING KILLERS OF INNOCENT CITIZENS ETC. HEY AM DYING I CAN NOT SURVIVE ON THIS BOAT. WE NEED SOME ONE TO COME AND RESCUE US.
Indeed let this matter be put to bed. Then we move forward to the 2021 elections.
The whole thing smells of Kazier Zulu’s jealousy and envy. Why did Sata fire this fellow?
Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops urged Zambians to demand for answers from the Authorities over the gassing incidences that tormented people in the country more than covid-19.
Meanwhile Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa has been accused of receiving huge kickbacks from a Nigerian company Othniel Brooks international Limited to facilitate prompt and full payment from government at the expense of other oil companies.
Othniel Brooks international Limited is one of the 8 companies that has been given contracts to Import and supply Petroleum Products to the Zambia government. Othniel Brooks international is headquartered in the Seychelles, a tax haven, but is owned by Nigerian crooks Ezinne Obioma Kanu and Ikoro-Ngadi Ugochukwu Chinyere plus an Irish conman Andrew Kearns.
These are Hegemonic functions of CSO
Hakainde must confess and repent. We must close this discussion. Yes he acted very dishonestly in sale negotiation for Livingstone hotels but that must not stop him for running for public office
Be careful what you wish for…
I see big confusion amongst some Zambians,HH was neither a minister nor president to have powers more than the late FTJ,Katele k and many others that formed gvt.
A consultant give guide or advice only and it’s up to parties involved to give in or not.
MMD came up with the issue of selling companies.
Similarly what ever the present day gvt is doing will never be blamed on Chitotela or Kampyongo on the issue of 48 mansions whose owners up to now are not mentioned.
We need politics of SUBSTANCE not of Hate or Character assassination it’s retrogressive.
very very good and we will see how hh earned his money. and also how ecl managed to earn his money from the same privatisation. just in case you want to pretend, the privatasation process had legal advisers which include ecl????????
Bally ni kabolala
The petition is partisan and sheer waste of resources and time. The failures of PF government cannot be blamed one individual. Instead of holding the government accountable to the poor economic performance and declining Kwacha and high inflation levels taking place the so called sponsored Civil Society Organizations want divert attention of people away from the discussing the present failures and weaknesses of the current government.
If the Civil Society Organizations were really concerned with the governance of Zambia, they should have started engaging citizens to find out how much loans and other funds has PF government borrowed and how have they used the funds? In addition, we have pending issues such as the alleged inflated tenders and procurement of Ambulances, Fire Tenders and…
HH must be ashamed of stealing . He is very lethal in stealing. In South Africa he failed to explain how he became rich. He just told the interviewer that that was not important. No sir, it is important for us to know. Tell us sir.
Let the PF have their inquiry on privatization. They will only succeed in baring HH from the 2021 elections.
Zambians will have their inquiry on grand corruption of national resources in 2021. Many PF criminals will cry to the heavens for help.
Not even the corrupt judiciary will protect them from the people of Zambia.
Mark my words
It is easy to see the staging. If these CSOs were genuine, they would have requested for petition on the procurement of fire tenders (wheelbarrows) and the like. But since they are politically inclined only themselves knows how much has exchanged hands
Good move guys. Why are UPND characters afraid kanshi
The petition should look into the privatization exercise in totality and not compartmentalized targeting certain individuals already prejudiced! The president should simultaneously suspend his immunity at the same time of receiving the petition. I wonder how the commissioners would be appointed if the president who himself had his role in the privatization is part and parcel among those to be investigated! Well exhuming a dead horse releases a stench which affects many,. Let the president do the right thing that the Zambians get to know the truth and see through the lies they have been fed over the years! And please I beg those who had not become of age as the privatization exercise commenced to stop making comments on what they don’t know as to take offence!