Republican President Edgar Lungu has directed the police to investigate and arrest those involved in the beating up of Bahati Member of Parliament, Charles Chalwe.
President Lungu who described the incident as an embarrassment says the police should get to the root of the matter and ensure that the perpetrators are arrested.
“The incidence that happens here in Mansa where an MP was beaten is an embarrassment, it is shameful that that can come from the Patriotic Front, we are in power we have to lead by example if we are to win elections,” the President said.
Speaking on arrival at Mansa Airport this morning, the Republican President warned that there is a need to deal with perpetrators of violence saying that is the only way to curb the vice.
“Today is Chalwe, and tomorrow will be another, we need to deal with violence and as the people in power we need to show leadership.
The Republican President has since directed Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa who is also Luapula Patriotic Front Chairperson to take charge of discipline in the party.
Bahati Member of Parliament Charles Chalwe is alleged to have been beaten by Patriotic Front cadres in his constituency recently.
licking self made sugar, the boat is slowly sinking. the sunk upnd using violence in 2016 .the same cadres have turned their power towards themselves.let us watch.
Next time they will beat u Chagwa
Impossible
And beating up a corp at Police Headquarters is never an embarrassment or humiliation to the police. It’s okay. Commander-in- of armed forces.
CK was slapped and humiliated at the hands of fellow MPs Ku parliament- Not an issue.
What of innocent citizens who have been brutalised and others lost their lives due to political violence? There’s also nothing wrong or shameful about that. We have really learnt new things since 2015. Thanks.
Kuuuunya lwakwa Noah nomba fi mwankole imwe! Next time I will slap you iwe Chagwa on those warthog ivory tusks protruding from your mouth!
The biggest embarrassment was when Kalimanshi started a fight at the time you were laying a wreath at the Freedom Statue on Youth Day. The same Kalimanshi who was warning your Minister after he was arrested for the fracus he caused in Chawama in your name. Have you no shame that you traveled all the way to Mansa to pretend like you don’t condone hooliganism? Shame on you!
Beating any innocent person by Pf is also an embarrassment, stopping an Mp to meet his electorate by police is also an embarrassment, blacking out opposition parties on ZNBC is also an embarrassment, the list is endless but the president doesn’t come out this strongly. Why?
So many embarrassing violent acts have been carried out Pf cadres to innocent citizens, police, civil servants, the media and opposition but no true and seriously action has been taken. Now the “lions” have turned on the owners. What a way to run the government.
Kikikikikiki….typical panga family
And the beating of Charmaine Musonda is okay. It doesn’t attract the president’s comments just because she is from UPND
Christopher Shanda the man has zero wisdom
Mwimanenwa Kamona whatever goes up ,will and must come down at some point as life subject. We will wakeup one day that the same members have attacked their party president,it’s now the fourth if I recall well.
My thoughts, Dont understand our Politicians. Rotten system of Governing
Let’s them beat u lungu
“…Today is Chalwe, and tomorrow will be another….”
Yes , very , very good …..PF foot soldiers, continue beating them if they don’t pay you the bribes you are used to getting.
They have a lot of stolen public money , which you also need to eat….
Edgar Chagwa Lungu can you also arrest those Patriotic Front – PF thugs who were caught in broad daylight destroying a UPND vehicle? Can you arrest your thugs who walk around with guns? Practice what you preach!
Not only of mps but of citizens as well, why beating in the first place? Do we need to choose who to beat and who not to? That’s total lawlessness and needs to end now than yesterday.
Why is the President playing double standards on the beating of Bahati MP by PF cadres in Mansa when this type of behaviour has been going for sometime. Gift Lubango a minister of injustice was beaten and he cried out like a child right in front of Kabwatula police post and nothing was done apart from the case going through the court process. Its not the first time that cadres have continued beating up innocent citizens, civil servants and MPS. The other day Kalimanshila was quoted by the media issuing threats in broad day light to Hon Stephenson Kayimpogolo and no one has come forward to report such threats to the police for possible action. We have also said when cadres are given space to behave above the law, it becomes difficult to control them. At the level we have reached the only…
Chickens coming home to roost. You have created monisters without souls. Who will be clobbered next? I am waiting.
First it was the mayor you kept quiet, the justice Minister you kept quiet and police at their headquarters you kept quiet what punishment did the culprits endure non… So the MP is just a victim of your silence sir. Walk through lusaka in your backyard and see what your caders are doing to the people trying to earn a honest living your silence is a node you even kept quiet when a cader put false claims on an officer and you transfered without even hearing his side of the story caders believe they work for the office of the president you need to put and end to it
Warnings have gone unheeded, has anyone forgotten Lubinda beating? These will now turn on their ministers and MPs,it’s to be expected..
Caders believe they work for the office of the president and that’s y they beat up miles Sampa mayor in your own backyard Mr president, Justice minister given lubinda in your own backyard and the police at their headquarters again in Lusaka and your silence on their behavior says they have the right to… So that mp is nothing to them and don’t you find it strange that they beat these people up on claims that they are stingy….? Are your leaders suppose to pay homage to the Caders because no ordinary citizen is calling a leader stingy
Having PF in government is a bigger embarrassment mune. Especially with you heading it.
L@zy Lungu you think the monster you have raised from infancy will continue being fed scraps of left overs from your corruption…it wants more like you. If PF MP can be clobbered how about ordinary citizens women and children. IS MAN HAS TO GO!!
My president that is a wise thing to say. Indeed there is no room for violence in our party. It takes a man to denounce people within his own party. This is what being objective is and standing for what is right. The donkey leading upnd ca never do this because he is arrogant and believes him and his party are perfect. When his two thugs damaged public property in northern province, what did he do ? He supported them and denounced government. This is why Zambian will never allow him to rule. He lying to himself. Great stuff my president.you are an honest man
The firing of those cops from sesheke for disciplining those truant pf cadres was the day cadres grow wings.
I don’t understand why beating up people is trending in Zambia these days. Zambian people have always epitomised exemplary civility towards each other. Now, it’s dog eat dog! People are quick to anger – unleashing violence at the slightest disagreement. Where is this leading?? The very act of raising your hand or weapon to strike someone because you can’t get what you want, is instinctive behaviour – unacceptable in a civilised society. Let’s use language to negotiate difficult situations – not fists.
I don’t understand why beating up people is trending in Zambia these days. Zambian people have always epitomised exemplary civility towards each other. Now, it’s dog eat dog! People are quick to anger – unleashing violence at the slightest disagreement. Where is this leading?? The very act of raising your hand or weapon to strike someone because you can’t get what you want, is instinctive behaviour – unacceptable in a civilised society. Let’s use language to negotiate difficult situations – not fists.
Mapenzi Chibulo killed in broad day light he was quite, Vespers was killed he was quiet, we had two victims who lost their lives in Kaoma and Roan he was quiet. Sean Tembo was beaten by known PF caders he was quiet.
This party is full of hypocrisy. The other day it was Dora telling HH not to insult. Today it’s her boss feeling embarrassed at the beating of his MP. But ba Chagwa why wasn’t it embarrassing when thug Bowman Lusambo beat up MP Kambwili in your name? There was another rogue in your office called Kaizer Zulu who was very unembarrasingly beating up plenty of our citizens but was still sitting comfortably instate house.
This party is full of hypocrisy. The other day it was Dora telling HH not to insult. Today it’s her boss feeling embarrassed at the beating of his MP. But ba Chagwa why wasn’t it embarrassing when thug Bowman Lusambo beat up MP Kambwili in your name? There was another rogue in your office called Kaizer Zulu who was very ‘unembarrasingly’ beating up plenty of our citizens. He was still sitting comfortably in state house.
The Opposition has been complaining about your cadres being violent and you chose to be silent. This is what it means to test your own medicine. Well done PF Cadres!!
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Indeed very embarrassing to PF government for their MP to be beaten by PF cadres. This Zambians have repeatedly said that PF is a violent party signified by their symbol. Meanwhile, there is no violence in UPND but will only defend themselves if under attack from a violent PF party. PF president Lungu has capitulated violence in PF and soon will engulf him and Police who were violently beaten by PF thug JJ Banda will not arrest PF thugs that beat Zambians. Zambia is still waiting the arrest of those that gassed and killed innocent citizens.