Thursday, April 25, 2024
Image Description

The Privatization Petition is Not Targeted at an Individual-Vice President

Share

VICE PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has told parliament that the petition on privatization submitted to President Edgar Lungu yesterday never mentioned any individual.

Responding to the United Party for National Development (UPND) Member of Parliament (MP) Chikankata MP Kabwe Mwiinga who announced that UPND will soon demonstrate in solidarity with Mr. Hakainde Hichilema over the petition in Parliament today during the Vice President’s Question Time, Mrs. Wina said privatization was undertaken by various institutions and individuals and wondered why the opposition UPND has started mentioning its leader when he was not the only one involved.

Ms Wina said that when crimes are committed, there is no time frame for action on perpetrators. Mrs. Wina said privatization is a serious matter that has changed the landscape of the economy of Zambia.

The Vice President said Zambia now has children on the street and many people died without being compensated.

The Vice President emphasized that people are still aggrieved as they want to find a comprehensive conclusion of the matter.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Wina has said that the allegations against the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are meant to prepare the minds of Zambians for an imminent loss by the opposition in 2021.

Mrs. Wina said that it is challenging to note that institutions such as ECZ are being weakened for political expediency.

Mrs. Wina called for the safeguarding of institutions that are created to champion democracy.

The Vice President was responding to PF Chitambo MP Chanda Mutale during the Vice President’s Question Time in Parliament today.

Honorable Mutale wanted to know why the Opposition is maligning ECZ accusing it of rigging next year’s general elections.

43 COMMENTS

  1. Well, the statement above is not surprising anyway because it comes from a self confessed Idyot. So no brainer Mr Idyot, you can only get worse to be the perfect Idyot.

    12
    6
  2. Well, the statement above is not surprising anyway because it comes from a self confessed Idyot. So no brainer Mr Idyot, you can only get worse to be the perfect Idyot of the idyots!!

    4
    4
  3. Aba ba Inonge enjoys being insulted. It is very clear the Privatepartiestions is targeting HH. Even villagers are calling it “special court for HH” . This is the fastest commission will ever see in Zambian history.

    22
    4
  4. Its amazing how gogo inonge Wina has lost her mind in pf. If your husbandthe late Arthur Wina was alive, I doubt if he would have joined pf and sank to that medocre type of thinking. You paid those youthes to go to state house. The plackeard read :PRIVATISATION & NOT EDUCATION EARNED YOU WEALTH #bringbackourstolenwealth. Its obvious whwho it was targeting.

    Ati “Zambia now has children on the street and many people died without being compensated.”
    Those children are on the streets because of your corupt govt which ahs failed to pay their care givers their pensions.

    23
    4
  5. Commission of Inquiry will rest most of the questions. Why is UND jittery if he is clean. Is it because Hakainde stole from Zambians to become rich? Let’s have Commission

    6
    15
  6. Gogo Inonge Wina do not insult Zambians’ intelligence. We all know you want to fix HH ahead of next year’s elections. Privatization of state assets happened mostly during the Chiluba administration. Mr Tough guy Mwanawasa did not probe it, RB did not probe it and Sata did not. What makes this PF government so special to do it? Are they holier than thou? They just want to distract us from their numerous illegalities and crimes. Tatwakalabe! Muleibepafye.

    25
    3
  7. I am just drinking some wine over lunch. Friday njikata. Imwe ba diaspora why are you so angry like we have stolen your wives

    5
    14
  8. When HH said Lungu should go ahead and set up an inquiry his supporters the likes of Nostradamus, The Truth, Chilyata celebrating that their god has bal!s. Now that Lungu seems to accept the challenge there are complaints all over the under5 tribal cult. Let us just wait and see what the out come of the inquiry will be. By the way, how is the suing of Nawakwi going. Where are ballot papers that Maureen Mwanawasa found in 2016. Has HH met and reported to Trump yet. How did it go with the International Criminal Court? This social media party is full of empty threats.

    5
    3
  9. A commission of inquiry on crimes committed during the privatisation period!! What nonsense is this? Do we use commissions of inquiry to deal with crimes committed in Zambia. If any crimes were committed, then investigate, arrest and take to court those you think committed crime. By the way what has been the success rates from commissions of inquiry in Zambia? These petitions for instituting a commission of inquiry are instigated by politicians who have been in the public domain alleging HH stole during privatisation. Any sane person knows the motivation for endorsing a commission of inquiry. This action will just tear apart a country which has already been broken economically and politically by the same people endorsing a commission of inquiry. People are getting tired of inept leaders.

    7
    1
  10. I was wondering, how the UPND has kept silent on this! The outrage they showed in the parliament is not without any reason. They are worried for the fate of their master. Because they know what is coming their way.

    3
    8
  11. The reason that UPND MPs raised this issue in the Parliament is that, they want to create sympathy for their corrupt leader. They will use it to play victim card. But I am sure, people of Zambia are wise enough to understand the difference between the truth and falsehood. They will never get taken for a ride by corrupt party like UPND.

    3
    4
  12. Isn’t it interesting that only UPND MPs are getting restless? It was not only Hakainde Hichilema who was involved in privatization. There were many other individuals, including President Edgar C Lungu! Why can’t the UPND MPs let the inquiry get over and wait till the report is submitted?

    2
    1
  13. The unrest among UPND MPs and leaders is clinching evidence that there is something fishy about the role of Mr Hichilema in the entire privatization. They have realised that their ship is about to sink and no one can salvage it now.

    2
    2
  14. one placard read ” privatisation and not education earned you wealth”.

    who was this statement directed? who uttered those words?

  15. YES,Madam Vice President. The PF (not Zambians) is targeting Hakainde Hichilema with this privatization issue because he is an existential threat to your hold on power.It is the reckless abandon with which you are running things that has me deeply concerned about my country.You no longer even try to hide that your government is becoming rouge without any modicum of decency,decorum and restraint. It is like you dont even care that Zambia is a country among the international community to which you are also accountable. Political office should never be a do or die affair. There are many other things to do outside government.Deescalate the vengeance and hatred.

    4
    2
  16. The biggest reason for the uproar by UPND MPs is the fact that the petition demanding inquiry into the alleged corruption in privatization was signed by eminent personalities and over 40,000 students. This is the biggest indication that UPND and Mr Hichilema have lost the support of common man of Zambia.

    4
    5
  17. If lungu and PF are serious that this is not targeting HH , let’s have this COI after elections , we have waited 27 years , what is 1 more year ??? Let’s even have it in law that their will be a COI after elections.

    Other wise what is lungu afraid of ???

    But amid all the suffering and rotting economy pf want diversionary tactics and to incapacitate the main challenger to lungu……..

  18. The only people panicking are those who want to institute a commission of inquiry on privatisation which took place in the 1990- early 2000 just before a general election due in 2021. Suddenly the effects of privatisation have become a priority issue in Zambia? Why the sudden panick?? It is indeed embarrassing to be a Zambian under this regime!!

    2
    1
  19. “Wina said privatization was undertaken by various institutions and individuals and wondered why the opposition UPND has started mentioning its leader when he was not the only one involved.”

    Because they know that he was the chief, “Kabwa lala”.

  20. Ati, “balishipula” and I took advantage of their sleeping mode fourth gear.
    Bena HechHech- amabokonyatali. Plus alisula sana abanakashi. He looks at them in the way hee looks at cows.
    Hafikako hasanga hati Nawakwi mukashana alicha bad. Ati hawe hiyo nshalele. Nakuchetekele fye.

    My conclusion is small wonder contracts are given to foreigners who are a bit honest than our own brothers and sisters.
    Ati, “hakalilo”. (the new language I found in Zambia simply meaning corrupt methods. The previous time I visited Zambia there a different terminology known as, “nichekeleko”. These terminologies are as nasty as the acts themselves. Ma playgrounds yabena HechHech.

    1
    1
  21. Ok but dom perignon ikali. This is not alcohol for kids. I am flying as I type this. Nakolewa. Its Friday ba upnd take a break from politicising things. After all you still lose elections like your erections kikiki

    3
    3
  22. The problem I have with these people like Madam Wina, is that, they remain silent when serious things do happen. We had gassing, she was busy pointing fingers at others. We have these houses whose owners are not known., she is not saying anything. We have hundreds of reports about corruption in her government, she does not say anything. Now she wants to be seen to be wise on this ancient issue, why not talk about why we are in such a big debt? How we are going to come out of this debt? Sometimes we should be more reasonable than that. Let’s talk sense. Let’s talk about things that are current, and relevant.
    The other problem I have is about Zambians, some. Who are so poor that, they do not believe in an person becoming rich without seeping his fingers in GRZ coffers. So poor as to be so…

  23. The President is on firm ground. Let’s investigate those crimes done by those who conducted negotiations for sale.

    1
    3
  24. Ifwe twafilwa ukuwina, kalume naba konto ba mwitanga lya ngombe umo alelala, ing’anda ya fyani ne fibumba fya ndaka no kwasha koloboyi , ati I used to save money and had plenty of cows.Ubufi umulombwana uyu.Did he avoid to pay tax like Trump?If his dealings were clean his party shouldn’t panic . HH achepa sana uwa kukwata ama billion without sweat at his age and neither did he win astate lottery at that time to have the amount of money and assets he talks about.

  25. Madam Vice President, please I beg that you do not invite bees to yourself! The way the privatization issue resurfaces from dormancy does raise concerns especially when driven by the custodian of the exercise! Mind you one can never be wrong concluding that “If it has feathers a flat beak, webbed feet, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then its a …………….! PF can just join hands with Nawakwi to salvage a better charge for removing HH from the ballot! The current crop of Zambians roaming the streets searching for sustenance are better enlightened (more are educated} than were when the privatization exercise took place! Stop running circles just get over with it!

  26. USELESS !! EVERY TIME WE ARE CLOSE TO ELECTIONS THAT WANT A COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED 30 YEARS AGO!! WHAT ABOUT THE CURRENT CORRUPTION THAT IS TAKING PLACE AND HAS TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST 8+ YEARS ! THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF DEFLECTING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY PRESENTLY –

    2
    1
  27. The VP is not telling the truth.The Privatization of Mines and other Govt Assets was done more than 20 years ago under the MMD Govt led by the late Chiluba. So why the Inquiry now and with 11 Months to go b4 crucial General Elections on 12th August 2021? The suscipion that this Inquiry is targeted at HH is very plausible. The mood of the Zambian Nation is that People want a change of Govt and HH is a serious Contestant in this Election. Its obvious that the Powers that be don’t want HH’s Name on the 2021 Ballot Paper. Its true: “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It has never happened and never will”. The writing is on the wall.

  28. THESE ARE A BUNCH OF FOOLS WHO ARE VERY DESPERATE. THEY HAVE LOST SHAME INCLUDING FEAR. THE HAD HH FOR TREASON, THE HIGH POSSIBLE CHARGE ONE CAN BE CHARGED WITH! WHY DIDN’T THEY CONVICT HIM? IT’S TOO LATE NOW. BALOBA ILYA UMA. EVERY ONE CAN SEE THROUGH FOOLISH AND USELESS SCHEMING. ” THIS IS HOW LUNGU PRACTICED LAW” REMEMBER M’TEMBO’S CASE AND LUNGU? REMEMBER BILL 10? REMEMBER TORCHING OF MARKETS? REMEMBER GASSING? REMEMBER POLITICAL VIOLENCE? REMEMBER CONSENT JUDGEMENTS? AND MANY MORE TOO MANY TO LIST HERE! ZAMBIANS CONNECT THE DOTS! THE ENEMY OF ZAMBIAN IS LUNGU.

  29. Kleptoh²’s supporters must learn to calm down.
    I can’t stand mingling with characters who sampwishaed national assets so cheaply and unashamedly.
    Good answer bo Inonge, it’s a list of privatization abusers, no names are called out its just the term all those niggaz who were entrusted with the job but embezzlingly swindled us in broad day light.

  30. Look at commissions of enquiry since 1964? What have we benefited
    From them.Just waste of money and
    Time.Better to concentrate on real
    Problems.Just to target one person
    Lets look at costs.Lastly the fear of
    This man is still giving us sleepless
    Nights.

  31. Kaizer for presidente- rally behind him at PF convention. We need to keep the president with people that have done a lot for ichipani. Kaizer has been there through and through.

Comments are closed.

Read more

Local News

Discover more from Lusaka Times-Zambia's Leading Online News Site - LusakaTimes.com

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading