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HH Promises to pay for the Impounded Buses that Ferried cadres for his Police Summon

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United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hakainde Hichilema, has promised to pay for the buses that were impounded by Police officers when he appeared for questioning at Police Force Headquarters on Wednesday 23rd, 2020.

In a statement released by the Party’s media team, Mr Hichilema said that he will source for legal representation for all bus and taxi drivers who will be affected as a result of the Police move to “smoke out all buses that had ferried UPND supporters to offer him solidarity last Wednesday”.

Police Spokesperson, Esther Mwata Katongo last week issued a statement that police would carry out thorough investigations and impound any bus that was used to ferry supporters to Force Headquarters, a move President Hichilema calls illegal and misplaced.

“Tell the Police that, ‘you are outside the law. That’s what HH has said on behalf of bus operators; on behalf of drivers’. If they carried UPND supporters…within the law, very good. If they were not paid, I will pay them…I will pay the bus drivers and taxi drivers. Bally will pay!” he promised.

He also warned the police command to abort plans to impound the buses, adding that if the police went ahead to impound the buses, he would be left with no option but to wage a legal battle against the police.

“If they go against the law, I will do something. After I ‘Bally’ has paid, Bally will also find lawyers for those taxi and bus drivers and bus owners. But non of this should happen because no bus should be impounded because freedom movement and usage of public transport is a right,” he said.

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  1. Guilty conscience. You have blood on your dirty hands. The law is slowly catching up with you. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

    Guys I am dying with hangover

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  2. KZ you and PF also have plenty of blood on your hands too.These killings were a collective responsibility of the rotten ruling mafia.

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    • Caristo Mwango your economy has crushed not mine… I have a farm my crops are coming up right now.. I do side jobs ..am set..so if your laziness tells everyone of your problems should be blamed on government then your are even more of a risk not only to yourself but to this country as well…

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    • Sitali Simui that’s petty thinking who doesnt have crops? This nonsense of posturing on fb like you are doing fine must remain in 2020. How are you few acres going to sustain you in an economy with galloping inflation? You crop is meaningless when the inputs outweigh your selling price my friend.you should know the basics of your life and stop Petty caderism.No one is blaming goverment here because of his or her problems we are prodding goverment to arrest the sky rocketing cost of living and rejuvenate the economy it’s their job and not a favour to the citizens you understand?

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  3. Son of Sattan has blood on his hands and now he’s going mad towards August elections.
    This is the sad end of a desperate idi yot
    He tries to copy the late MC Sata. He secretly used to admire MCS. His Lloyd at Zambian Witch Doctor used to call Sata an “Ailing Dictator Urine Bag”

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  4. If they go against the law, I will do something. After I ‘Bally’ has paid, Bally will also find lawyers for those taxi and bus drivers and bus owners. But non of this should happen because no bus should be impounded because freedom movement and usage of public transport is a right,” he

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  5. Sitali, you are one deluded guy without common sense. Just because you select few are benefiting from the mismanagement of the economy does not mean you are hard working.

    You will do well to keep silent and chew the money alone with your grouping

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  6. High school manners, Hakainde we have past that era of behaving like a school boy. You do not cause problems and promise to pay from questionably gotten wealth.

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  7. Admission of guilt, they should be forfeited to the state for aiding and abetting criminal activity that cost lives.

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  8. KZ will need to request for asylum once PF is voted out of power. Maybe an ape sanctuary in luangwa national park will be most befitting

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  9. The only reason Zambia is cursed is to have Pathetic Faeces as a ruling party with 99% grade 7 drop outs as party officials.

    Ask your idyotself, what charge will the ignorant PF Police raise against the operators? Will the law support their stupidity? You cannot have the country held hostage by the illiterates and hope to succeed. Imbushi na bakoswe kuwayawaya fye.

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  10. Do you guys want me to chase this Malawian called Kaizer Zulu from here? I will corner him like a rat and he will be in Malawi like Chinula and others that went and died there. I can do that.

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  11. Some people make comments without understanding what HH said. HH said if any of the buses which were booked by his supporters who were ferried to offer solidarity to him, were not paid for the service, then he will pay for the buses for their service. However if the police impound these buses, HH will offer legal services to challenge the illegal impounding of the buses.

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  12. Guilty minds and so some people will never learn.
    It’s a pity that the so called bally is heading the wrong direction and his advisers are not doing their job.
    Really, bally, really!
    I guess someone in Government will say, “Challenge Accepted”.
    Interesting challenge indeed. Watching this space.

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  13. It is not what Zambia can do for me,,the question is WHAT CAN I DO FOR MY COUNTRY ZAMBIA ..apart from coming everything the government is doing small or big what visible good thing has HH done for Zambia as the richest person in Zambia…President lungu has built a school in southern province with his money…stolen money or not lungu has built a school…

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  14. But the questions remain the same that why he brought 32 buses loaded with his cadres while going to police headquarter for questioning?

  15. Look who is talking about following the law? HH is the one who breaches the law all the time, on that day as well police has warned UPND cadres not to gather, they will face consequence if the breach the law. But, UPND didn’t listen, as always!

  16. HH is sounding as if police ordered him to bring loads of people with him while coming for the police summon. HH always breaks the law and want no action to be taken against him, this is not fair!!!

  17. Please go ahead, we want you to take legal action because after investigation, you are only going to fall into your own trap as you brought 32 buses full of your cadres even after a police warning.

  18. Thank god he is not our president! He does whatever he wants without thinking about the consequences. He never follows any law and teaching others about its importance. What an irony!

  19. For what traffic offences are those busses and taxis will be impounded for ba mwata Katongo .Those are public service vehicles to ferry people when booked and you police behave as if you don’t read Act 464 ending sued . Zwaaaaaaaa Poor Father

  20. Why he is targeting the police so aggressively? Police are doing their job then why he is coming in between as if he is taking out his personal grudges with the police.

  21. Why police called HH for summon? Because of Wednesday’s incident, Hichilema missed his inquiry. Did he get the new date or he will keep avoiding his summon by diverting police service.

  22. 2021 general elections are the last ones for HH,thus his desperation for plot one will be worse than never before!!Since when did HH promise to pay such bills?All Zambians know that HH is the most greedy creature to ever lived in this country!!This is a guy who demands for a K5 change from a fuel attendant or fail to help his close relatives!!
    Kainde cannot pay for those buses-never!!Even the article above is not written by himself(HH) but by his tonga special assistant- Hamaseka!!
    We all HH from A up to Z,therefore he cannot deceive us!!
    Remind him that so many people have registered to vote for ECL in PF strongholds where he has never won since 2006,therefore let him control his desperation for state house!!
    WE CANT WAIT TO SEE HH LOSE FOR A RECORD 6TH TIME THIS YEAR!!!

  23. HH, money is a curse and if you are in search of existence or happiness then your best bet is to use it for good causes. You can never replace the soul or a person with money. This will forever haunt you because you could have avoided it by simply going to court with your lawyer and bodyguard. You don’t need human shields because the death of a political opponent in Zambia would never be tolerated full stop. Only a coward would use human shields.

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  24. Only *****s continue thinking in reverse. What do you expect HH to do when police want to illegally impound buses booked and paid for to ferry his supporters? For sure the buses were paid by HH’s supporters. In case police still want to illegally impound the concerned buses, HH will pay lawyers to represent the bus owners! Those who still dont understand the position of HH on this issue can continue sleeping and walking in the dark!!

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  25. I hope te bange lilemubimfwa nigga uyu.
    This nigga is high on weed. Who told this nicoonpoop that when police summons you the law says you can go to the police with a multitude?
    Aka ka nigga ka upndead goddess kleptoh² is very full of himself.
    He is a very dangerous kid who plays with guns.
    Sure I would love to see how this ends. Police kindly forge ahead. Impound those buses we see how this demented !d!0+ will go about it.

  26. Police check your actions first. These actions you take most of times, you are making PF to go lower and lower, in short your actions are decampaining PF, gassing no report, burning markets no report, recent killing a directive was given Monday a report on killing was wanted and to day has not yet come, it’s 2021 we are watching. When we say we want change you think it’s a joke? No it’s not, because of your actions. We want change, we want Balley.

  27. This is all talk by the Police Spokesman Ester Katongo. What will be the legal basis of ZPS impounding these privately hired Buses? Madam Ester Katongo is trading on a Legal Minefield and she better be careful on what wishes for. The Drivers and Bus Owners did not commit any crime when they ferried UNDP/HH supporters to Force Head Quarters. It was their legal right to accompany their Leader to the Police H/Qs. Time will tell.

  28. Since when has hiring a Taxi or a Bus to go to the Police Head Quarters become a crime? Individuals or Anybody can hire Transport to go anywhere in Zambia. ZPS is desperate to violate the Rights of visitors to any Assembly. There is no law in the Police Act which empowers ZPS to impound these Buses. ZPS will be successfully sued for wrongfully impounding these privately hired Buses. The writing is on the wall.

  29. He is referring to paying for the cost of hire of the buses. Not penalty fines after the so-called being ‘impounded’, which would be clearly illegal, as most actions go with this repressive regime. Senseless to even state that you will impound those buses whilst blood still drips on your fingers. The buses did not shoot anyone and neither were their unarmed occupants violent on anyone.

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