UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has been blocked from flying out of Lusaka to the Copperbelt where he was scheduled to attend the funeral of Copperbelt Youth Chairman Bwalya Manenga.
Mr Hichilema was stopped from boarding at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport mid morning by state security officials.
They informed Mr Hichilema that they could not allow him to fly into the Copperbelt apparently because President Edgar Lungu was also present in the province.
The UPND leader was forced to address the mourners gathered for a church service via the Zoom platform.
Mr Hichilema confirmed that him and his team were told that they cannot land at any of the public airports or private airstrips on the Copperbelt.
He said his team had prior clearance way before today but suddenly they were stopped.
“I’ve been blocked from flying out of Lusaka to the Copperbelt where we were scheduled to put to rest our provincial Youth Chairman, Bwalya Manenga. This is uncalled for! The corrupt PF regime and its dictator will soon be out of office,” Mr Hichilema said.
“This is uncalled for but fellow Zambians when you see such just know that its time for change and together we must democratically remove the corrupt PF regime and its dictator,” he said.
The last time HH appeared in public with his unruly cadres, 2 people died . So you must be retarded or naive to think that state security would allow him anywhere near the head of state. Be realistic. That office of president is not a joke. You cannot risk security all because of a leader of a tribal grouping in the country.
Now I will sit back and wait for all the B.l.T.C.H.I.N.G from upnd diasporans
Typical banana republic behavior. “You cannot go to Ndola His Excellency No! His Royal Highness King Lungu is there. You might contaminate his air with Covid 19 and therefore kill him”. Last time it was “you are trying to overtake King Lungu’s motorcade! You will raise too much dust and suffocate him to death so it is treason– we are arresting you. Another time Hakainde was banned from approaching the Chongwe River because he did not have a police permit to view the river. The Police said rivers were run by government so Hakainde must not come near them until he is elected into office. It was suspected HH could poison the river and since Lusaka water used it for State House water Lungu could die. When Lungu returns muzamvera ati Hichilema cant stand on the same tarmac that His…
Very nonsensical police. This is what we mean by the Zambia PF Services. The copperbelt has 9 towns You cant bar someone from visiting all the 9 towns because the President is in one of them! What kind of reasoning is that? These are police who have been to training school? What did they learn there? How to bootlick the President and ignore all other citizens?
Its only logical he dd not go his full of confusion him and the head of state cant b in one place
George Mbikusita but they live in the same city. Mind you the president is in chililabombwe while funeral is in Kitwe. I really don’t see the logic. Besides funeral happened a few days ago and they were cleared, the presidents trip was announced yesterday.
George Mbikusita Sata used to be everywhere Levy and RB were. Why support stupidity? The man is going for a funeral!
George Mbikusita how about in Lusaka? Brains are there to reason not to foolishness
George but they live in the same City? I don’t see the logic too. Maybe HH should relocate to Chilubi Island.
George Mbikusita if dullness was a person.
It’s ok. We don’t want a repeat of what happened in mongu …so that he starts using the incident for political sympathy
Sitali Simui the man is going for a funeral you imbeciles turn it political. Smh.
Sitali Simui stupid brain
Mwimanenwa Kamona when you insult like this I know you have nothing better to offer.. your arrogant leader likes to seek for public sympathy a lot ….we can’t allow him to behave like a cockroach again like the case was in mongu
Vincent Kyamasengo keep showing your lack of tangible things to offer to Zambians. Insult again, come on.
Sitali Simui as long as you don’t think logically
Vincent Kyamasengo exactly the thing you are doing coz if there was any logic in you, you would definitely bring out better alternatives rather than insults. ???
Sitali Simui am always surprised when you PF dummies get offended about being insulted coz what I know is that your brains are too tiny to understand what an insult is. Maybe you do have a little grey matter. A very little bit.
Sitali Simui the thing you should know that the power we give to the President is not to oppress the citizen but to protect. Remember he was in Chawama. Did he had that power?
Mwimanenwa Kamona you are showing that your brain is truly microscopic…the only space left in it is one for insults. We can’t be offended by your insults because we know nothing else comes from such minds as yours …
But to be fair Bo Sitali when you support clear oppression you just have to be an *****. Coz what justification can you have to stop someone who had made plans long ago to attend a funeral. When has that ever happened in the history of this country before you violence loving morons came on the scene?
Vincent Kyamasengo no one is being oppressed.they are just taking precautionary measures to avoid what hate hate did in western province because he wants to behave like he is the president when in real terms he may never have the chance to even step on to the corridors of power ..
Sitali Simui the insults we bequeath on you are well deserved. You kill citizens and embezzle money and you want us to cheer you? We are not stupid. Just go clean your tongue for your next session of boot and butt licking
Sitali Simui yes so that power is not for his abuse. To protect even HH as a Zambian citizen. The mongu incident was very unfortunate
Sitali Simui he is the President of a powerful Political party that stopped bill 10
Mwimanenwa Kamona by the take you wake up from your dream we will have retired HH back behind his cows smelling cow dung coz that’s where he belongs
Sitali Simui stop focusing on HH and fix the country you dull *****s. Zero economic plan you only become clever when it comes to HH. What form of idiocy is this?
Vincent Kyamasengo if he is really president let’s wait for 12th August. We know he knows he is losing so he has already started preparing your minds to revolt when the results are announced but we won’t allow a selfish imperialist surrogate to cause problems in our country.
Sitali Simui get busy with life. Your mother is already consuming expired drugs supplied by Honey Bee
Sitali Simui You’re epitomy of stupid!!
Sitali Simui The two live in one city for the past five years,how come mungu is still in the picture. The funeral was in NDOLA 160km away from chililabombwe. i think the president is smarter than all of us who think it is to avoid clashes. God and the president know better. The rest of us will have to remain with our fallible guesses.
Vincent Kyamasengo probably you wife has be dodad by some HIV positive nigga using a leaking condom..go take her for testing…
Sitali Simui am not even married so this is what you call engagement
Probably this why they’re chaotic and destructive put the lives of people in danger ??
Judith Matipa The ones who put people’s in danger are those who despite having intelligence information that there was a convey of the opposition leader, they still decided to take ECL on the road. Proper presidential protection is not about showing your force but protection of the head of state. Now this government usually overlooks professional advice
The paranoid theiving dictator wannbe jumped on a working visit to CB after hearing HH will be attending a funeral
…….how insecure can you be ??? You and your supporters claim unpresidented development , yet you are even afraid of your own shadows …
HH is a simple man , just concentrate on fixing the economy instead of getting erections Every time you hear the name HH ……
This was a good move to much drama upnd
Grace Munalumba ?
So they will chase HH from Lusaka, when Edgar go to Lusaka too?
Guys be good, abantu balakumana, ishikumana fiwa.
When did EL announce he would be travelling to CB. Nornally we are informed of his schedule two days before or so.
Asa Amisi ? and he announces and then what ??but it was announced a day before
James Daka Do you support the blocking of opposition leader.
Asa Amisi they cant be in the same place at once yes am in support
James Daka I dont know how old you are but I guess you are old enough to know how governance was in the previous 3 regimes. Did we have this kind of thing. And which law says they can’t be together.
Since they cant be in the same place at the same time-I wonder what law that is- one of them should leave Lusaka. The one who arrived last should depart
HH had a program here before the humble one made a similar move
At a time when business is harsh, this airport needs to raise money and just because of politics they lost out on business today, they need landing fees for survival., some hotel somewhere on the copperbelt would have made some money to pay its workers frrom the hive of activities that would have come out from his visit. OOOh I forgot we dealing with people whose survival depends on tax payers.
How do you go where cateka, is. Foolish. Learn to be humble.
Lameck Seya Snr kateka kwisa. Rubbish
BA LUNGU HAS NO SHAME AND DOES NOT REASON WELL. WHY DOES HE REFUSE ONE TO USE PUBLIC STATION WHICH IS PAYED AND MAINTAINED BY TAX- PAYERS?
ALL ROADS, AIRPORTS AND STATIONS ARE FOR ZAMBIANS AND THERE IS NO ONE ABOVE THE LAW. MUKASHALA NENSONI ILYO MUKASHA ICHIPUNA IN FACT ZAMBIANS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THIS KIND OF IMPOSED LEADERSHIP. THIS IS NOT THE WAY A LEADER IS SUPPOSED TO BE. NO PRESIDENT HAS EVER DONE SUCH A THING IN ZAMBIA FROM CHILUBA TO LATE SATA’S TIME.
That is PF for you , just look at their arrogant power hungry supporters above supporting this jealousy and paranoia by lungu…..
Useless party
The angels in heaven will rejoice when a certain drunkard terrorist thieving dictator is removed from power and thrown into prison.
Vote wisely.
What time does lungu have to fix the economy if he is always playing catchup with HH and trying to prove who is more popular ???
Cammon lungu ,
stop these pathetic games , you have spent $20 billion of taxpayers money man , grow up and try to concentrate on fixing the economy instead of being so pathetic and chasing after HH .
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I did not know that we had to presidents in Zambia such that if one is on the copperbelt, the other should be elsewhere. That seems to be the way this government views opposition leaders especially Mr Hichilema. I view this however as an act of fear from scared politicians in government and not bravery or showing who has authority.
Shame upon PF
LT Editor how came this blogger Sitali Simui has access to reply button to populate the whole thread with his own responses and every changing names…sort out your website for the better!!
The move has probably saved lives.
So only one VIP at a time. That must be a mediocre country!
The way the kwacha is loosing value is the way stupidity is rising by the day In Zambia. How can you stop somebody from going to attend a funeral because Lungu is on the Copperbelt, what labbish is that
He likes attention uyu
The funny thing about blocking Hakienda by Lungu because they will be in the same province is that one they practically live within the same neighbourhood in Lusaka from his Kabulonga mansion to State House and the State Lodge with his new Kasama Brown Mansion .
Question? Does it mean that commercial flight have to be canceled if the Humble dictator flies through airspace?? Zambian leaders let’s be above petty politics and work for national unity!! In a normal country, national leaders would have even traveled togather and attend burial togather!! If cheap cadres and people of questionable character can ride with ba president general, what’s wrong with another president and neighbor from hitching a ride??
The kateka general has just shown Zambians how sadistic a divisive leader he is!!!
Tarino you are right about that..however, I doubt HHs violent cadres sleep at his mansion?? So what is your point? Mutinta hichilema and hh kids are not a risk. Upnd thugs are
Aka ka chikala kaka chula. Kalekeni ka samwe for now.
This was great to avoid unnecessary tension
Certainly someone’s life is saved
Lesa somome ifubumbwa fyobe????
It’s good to protect this !d!0+ from a recurrence of a mongu incident for all I care. He is so careless.
Attention seeker
The daily tantrums of this man have me bored no end.
It’s for the safety of both of them
A banana republic
Guys him too will be a president. His safety will at no point be subjected to compromise. Funeral or no funeral.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT GOD IS WATCHING AND ALLOWING PF TO CONTINUE MESSING UP ITSELF INSTEADY OF BE-FRIENDING WITH THE PARTY TO COME IN POWER.
MAY BE PF THINKS HH IS NOT A ZAMBIAN AND CAN NOT BE LOVED BY US. VERY SOON PF WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST,
Well done for blocking him. I’m sure he had organised 32 buses to ferry supporters and cause confusion.
But the Question which is beginning and answer is….WHY did EDGAR Lungu not attend the funeral of a Zambian youth before he could proceed with his work? ……..is not written in the bible that it is important to mourn than to go for parties?……It is illogical to ignore a funeral at the expense of campaigning…..This clearly shows that the president has no respect for human life.
Correction# is not written in the bible that it’s important to mourn than going to celebrate?
#Is it not written….
Ba.stards! Lungu suddenly decided to go on the so-called working visit after he heard HH was heading to the Copperbelt for a funeral. And the biggest f.ool and imbe.cile on this forum @KZ spews the usual inhumane nonsense. Still justifying the killing of two unarmed persons by his dictator while pathetically still trying to blame HH. Be warned, those of you on this forum who think this state of affairs is for you to thrive on. I promise you, your time is near. It has happened in several regions of Africa lately. We have tried so hard to instill sense in your watery heads, but to no avail. You have no respect for other human beings and so your fate is now sealed. Watch the space.
Since they cant be in the same place at the same time one of them should leave Lusaka. The one who arrived last should depart
preventing someone from attending a funeral?
This type of politics is very imature, blocking a person from attending a funeral. Trump can’t believe he lost, it will be same with Bwana Lungu when his time elapses
To avoid treason charges. Uyu muntu niwa treason maningi.
When you have a problem child, you don’t allow them outside coz they keep on fighting and insulting people, this is the same behavior of HH. It’s fine not to allow him, his arrogant supporters will appreciate state security later coz even apa had he travelled, we would heard death on top of death. UPND is a cult which has high belief of sacrifices!
This is Kaizer Zulu is still eating in PF that is why he writes stupidi things. HH and LUngu stay in the same city and HH is not restricted. Once a ruling party shows this kind of dictatorshiop, just know its time is up.
All these manouvres to restrict HH from associating with his followers on the CB are making HH more popular. ECL and PF’s fear of HH is detrimental to themselves. ECL is campaigning for August 2021 Elections under the guise of “inspecting non-existent devt projects”. These tactics will not work. People are Angry and Hungry for a change of Govt in 2021. HH is the People’s hope in August 2021. Donald Trump tactics will fail in Zambia. The writing is on the wall.
But they both live in LUSAKA
PF doesn’t learn. In the recent USA Elections Trump held many MAGA Rallies thru out the States while his Opponent Biden was campaigning from his home in the Basement in Delaware. Well Bidden beat Trump by more 7 million Popular votes and 74 Electoral College votes. Trump used Voter Suppression methods to try to beat Biden but that made Biden more Popular. ECL and PF should learn from Trump’s experience. Blocking HH and manipulating Voters Roll in favour of ECL and PF will backfire in August 2021. The writing is on the Wall.
Reading Lusaka times satisfies me squarely. I think everybody will agree with me that Lusaka-times is simply the most popular, most reliable, most credible and most non- partisan social media, publishing about 30 divergent and opposing views of cadres from various political parties whether UPND, PF, NDC etc. and this makes it the most democratic and interesting social media to trust in Zambia. Alas! On the far extreme we have one media that publishes only 7 comments from one party only. How can you have 7 bloggers only from one party all unleashing insults and obscenities at the leaders of the country? This makes it the most boring, most undemocratic and reduces it to mere useless propaganda that no sane reader can trust.
The leaders in Zambia need to embrace each other and once in a while meet at the same church and show the young and foolish followers that politics is not about hatred and lynching each other. This should also go down to other political leaders to stop verballing attacking each other but use acceptable language and refrain from incitement. How I wish we could only have different opinions and still remain at peace with one another.
@Tarino Orange, I was also wondering why LT was treating other bloggers like second class bloggers. It makes other bloggers look s t u p I d. I guess we need to remind them of the definition of fairness – it is impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination.
I end my case, let every blogger access the reply button.
HH should start visiting compounds in Lusaka. One every week and then move to Kabwe and Copperbelt, North West, Luapula, Northern, Muchinga, Eastern, Western and Southern, By August he will have covered ground. no rallies just meeting people and buying Impwa and Kapenta. He will connect with more Zambian’s and no public order prevents him buying food anywhere in Zambia. Just assure people things will be okay and no wasting time talk about Lungu snd PF. Just say what you want to do with problems people are facing or ask people what they really want from government and just listen.
This is desperation by ECL. Blocking HH from attending a funeral on the CB will backfire.It is making ba Kopala even more sympathetic to HH’s cause. That is making HH more Popular. Restricting HH’s movements is not
only unconstitutional but will have unintended consequences. Campaigning virtually in the USA this year, Joe Biden won that Election with a landslide against Trump . ECL is repeating Trump’s grave mistakes of Suppressing HH, the voters and assuming that Concourt will grant him his Third Term wish and enable him rig the 2021 Election to retain Power.History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes. The writing is on the wall.