Thursday, March 28, 2024

Gary Nkombo should step Down, says PF as the urge Human Rights Commission to go beyond Condemnation

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The opposition Patriotic Front (PF) has demanded that Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo should step down as a Minister on his own accord.

In a statement made available to the media, PF acting Secretary-General Nickson Chilangwa said that if Mr Kombo does not step down on his own, the party will be left with no choice but to escalate the matter further, without spelling out the specifics.

Mr Chilangwa said that his party refused to accept what it described as a half-hearted apology that Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development has rendered, adding that Mr Kombo was forced to apologise out of public outrage and not because he is remorseful for what he described as his sadistic behaviour against the poor woman and her children.

Mr Chilangwa also said that the Minister did is criminal and is punishable by law, saying that according to Articles 15 and 18 of the Constitution of the Republic of Zambia, subjecting a person to inhumane or degrading treatment is a criminal offence.

Mr Chilangwa said that the Section 231 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia states that: “Any person who unlawfully, and with intent to injure or annoy another, causes any poison or noxious thing to be administered to, or taken by any person, and thereby endangers his life, or does him some grievous harm, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fourteen years”

Mr Chilangwa said that, as a Minister, it is his duty and responsibility of Mr Nkombo to protect the poor and the weak, especially women and children against any form of abuse or ill-treatment.

Mr Chilangwa further said that, instead of destroying the source of livelihood for our poor mothers brewing Kachasu, the UPND Government should engage them and offer alternative sources of income-generating activities.

Mr Chalangwa also took a swipe at the Human Rights Commission for merely condemning the vile behaviour of Mr Nkombo, saying that falls short of the expectations of the Zambian people.

Mr Chilangwa urged the Commission to not just end at issuing statements of condemnation; they must take appropriate legal action against the minister to make him an example to others that such wanton abuse of human rights shall not be condoned.

31 COMMENTS

  1. You chilagwa also need arresting for performing songs in public attacking or demeaning the tonga tribe………..

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  2. Nkombo should not step down. He should be FIRED immediately. Bally, another example of you being INDECISIVE.

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  3. PF STOP USING THIS AS A POLITICAL TOOL WHILE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS CORRECT
    YOUR MOTIVES ARE OTHERWISE SO FUSEKE
    THIS WILL BE DEALT WITH VERY SHORTLY

  4. This is why you need seasoned civil servants as PS to guide these novice ministers of HH7 cabinet …even HH7 himself needs to surround him self with senior experenced civil servants and constantly seek guidance. I said it before and I say it now HH7 should have reshuffled his cabinet on Monday his ministers are becoming too comfortable, too arrogant, some are empty suits and passengers.

  5. Zambians, this is the time to teach a heartless minister a lesson. Demonstrations against failure to drop Garry NkOmbo as a minister is in order.

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  6. This is not as serious as supplying expired condoms and groves..Pf are looking for a way to resuscitate themselves from complete extinction and now they have something to point out. so inexperienced upnd should start being smart avoid such gaffes on camera you upnd.

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  7. If this childish garry doesn’t resign voluntarily then I will start releasing his private little secrets one by one. Remember why they call me CIA one. I just pity his kids when they find out that their dad plays with some young girls in jesmondine area

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  8. LET ME ADVISE THE IMPOSTER TOO>> HE IS CERTAINLY CARRYING BAGGAGE AS WELL
    CLEAN YOU OWN AREA FIRST
    PEOPLE HOLDING SECRETS ON OTHERS ARE 99% OF THE TIME LYING
    CAUSE IF THEY HAD ANY THEY WOULD HAVE RELEASED BY NOW !!!

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  9. @ 10 – Yes; and look what befell PF! People shouldn’t have to put up with this totally unacceptable behaviour!

    #plant a tree please!

  10. You are wasting your valuable time asking this man to voluntarily resign because he won’t. Remember the man insulted Zambians in 2011 for voting ECL because according him ECL was not fit to hold office. That has been his style of behaviour. Remember also the disrespectful and demeaning manner in which he spoke to Dr Emely Sikazwe of the Electoral Commission of Zambia at Mulungushi International Conference Centre during ECZ’s announcements of election results. So please don’t waste your energies on this man in such a way, even his boss will not fire him. Let us just get used to this muppet. Napita mukwai.

  11. I have read all comments above from PF cadres & i just laughed & am sure if HH read these he just ended up laughing too & continued enjoying his coffee or tea. How many PF cadres ministers resigned or got fired on moral grounds? How many? We started with Chama”s tribalism against the Tongas,his shooting in Western province, Jean Kapata theft, Gassing, Expired drugs, Flushing of cash in public, ancient fire trucks,Kaizer shooting, Munir Zulu displaying military guns, Jay Banda beating up the IG in his office at Central Police in broad day light, Nsama shooting, etc. And then you want to vuvuzela here. Infact UPND ministers can go as far shooting too & HH is not stupid to jst fire,he knows this ll expose him to Bemba tribalist who can later overthrow him-so keep the BEmba interests far…

  12. ZAMBIANS SHOULD BOYCOT PAYING ANY TAXES UNTIL NKOMBO IS FIRED AND ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT…….NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW….stop looking at names before you decide whether to arrest or not….ABASH TRIBAL IMMUNITY, ABASH CORRUPTION, ABASH NEPOTISIM, ABASH TRIBALISM

  13. WE DONT NEED BOTH UPND OR PF….NOW WE JUST NEED A BRAND NEW POLITICAL PARTY WHICH IS IS NON TRIBAL NON REGIONAL…WE JUST NEED A ZAMBIAN PARTY WITH YOUNG AND EDUCATED ZAMBIANS IN THE DIASPORA AND BACK HOME……TO HELL WITH PF TO HELL WITH UPND,,,ALL POMPWES

  14. Should the UPND make the same mistakes as PF did. PF is no longer running the Government. It is time to forget about them and forge forward.

    The action taken by the Minister was all wrong as the UPND was elected to correct errors made by the then Government of the ruling party PF and not to start making the same mistakes Mind you Zambian people are no longer docile. How do you humiliate a mother in front of everybody the way Nkombo did, as a matter of fact it is not his duty but that of the Local Authorities in this case Lusaka City Council.

    I feel so bad, one person trying to tarnish the good name of UPND! What a shame. HH should move this guy to another ministry and I propose he be moved to the Ministry of Live Stock

    Oh my God

  15. Mr. Garry Nkombo did not contravene any law. Everyone must carefully describe Mr. Nkombo’s actions and, read and understand the Zambian law in its entirety. I have read and understood all the reactive comments. I also followed emotional and unbalanced views of all concerned parties in terms of Mr. Nkombo’s actions. Honestly speaking, neither the emotional views nor unbalanced comments make any sense and, they fail to add any value to the cream of the matter. Most significantly, Mr. Nkombo must stop commenting on the matter at issue. Mr. Nkombo must contact his attorney and direct all concerned parties to his attorney. The lady is not a victim but a willing participant in an illegal activity and, she must be treated as such. No amount of sympathy and twisting will turn her into an…

  16. PF looters & thieves must just shut up…

    Was it not for Gary Nkombo who stopped the malicious vote verification, stealing Lungu & his PF thieves would still be in power

    Gary Nkombo is there to stay

  17. No need for him to bully the woman to drink her own products, however she was breaking the law herself. Kachasu is poisonous and illegal

  18. Ba nkombo ninshi kanshi? Namusansamukisha? Mwaambafye nomba ichitechitefye fintu kwati nipanganda pamyenu you should have a limit this is zambia not a animal farm ataase iwe

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