Chilufya Tayali is notorious for sustaining a slanderous campaign against President Hakainde Hichilema; accusing him of being responsible for the death of University of Zambia student Vespers, hell-bent on setting the country ablaze and defrauding the nation through privatisation!
Tayali had crossed the red line….. finally! Hichilema was left with little or no choice but to sue sue Tayali in the Lusaka magistrates court for criminal defamation.
Probably sensing that Hichilema was headed for a landslide victory in the forthcoming much anticipated 2021 general elections or probably that the courts would find him guilty and send him to jail, the man mascarading as leader of an opposition political party called for a media briefing and pleaded for forgivenese, pledging to retract all his previous statements against the UPND leader.
“I have just realised that the UPND President Hakainde Hichilema didn’t steal anything during privatisation; it was an omission on my part of which am sorry,” the man was literally in tears.
Our sixth sense immediately alerted us Tayali was merely bluffing and playing to the gallery. We went to greater lengths beseeching Hichilema to simply ignore the apology and allow the lethargic wheels of justice to maintain its course until appropriate punishment was handed-out to him. As a devout believer, Hichilema chose to withdraw the matter before the courts of law and Tayali was let off the hook.
However, it wasn’t long before Tayali was back excitedly wading through his own vomit! He called on the opposition party at the time, UPND, to begin searching for an alternative candidate ahead of the elections as the man affectionately known as HH was headed to prison!
This wasn’t an isolated case at all. In 2018, Tayali caused to unlawfully publish defamatory remarks regarding Hichilema, with intent to injure his reputation by exposing him to hatred, contempt and ridicule let alone damage his good standing in society.
“Ba Lungu please wake up, HH wants to usurp power using civil disobedience and violence…” he had posted on his Facebook page.
As usual this was of course accorded wide coverage by various social media platforms, including electronic and print media. When Hichilema decided to take the matter to court, Tayali called for a media briefing and rendered an emotional apology.
As a forgiving person, Hichilema instead instructed his lawyers to withdraw the case and pursue the route of reconciliation. Little did Hichilema realise he was dealing with a man highly pregnant with murderous hatred for him.
“Hichilema must disappear from the political landscape if sanity is to be restored as his unwillingness to accept election results and forgive and forget has injected a poisonous atmosphere in the nation,” Tayali remained unrepentant.
In the previous years,Tayali had kept referring to the UPND leader as a freemason and dared him to sue him in the courts of law if he so wished. Fed up of this, Hichilema sought solace in the Livingstone High Court where he was granted an injunction restraining Tayali from further defaming him. He equally went heard and sued him to prove his allegations. The matter would keep dragging on in court until 2019 when Hichilema decided to discontinue the case.
What Tayali has been doing has got nothing to do with providing checks and balances or politics; it actually borders on pathological hatred of a highly successful individual belonging to a “wrong tribe”- shilya imitundu!
Now that he’s considering himself safe from the long arm of law in his self-imposed exile, Tayali is all over social media demonising and spewing unguarded hatred against Hichilema, as usual.
Not a single day passes without Tayali saying something bad about Hichilema. The President has really suffered at the hands of this rubble rouser whose behaviour is actually worse than that of a rabid dog! If he’s not calling the President a liar like that inebriated, uncivilized MP that chose to ignore complete decorum and etiquette of the August house by referring to the President in such disparaging terms – there isn’t a question of sycophancy as folks such as Laura Miti might want to make us believe; Tayali is either bashing the President as incompetent, hence his failure to run the country or a dictator who’s wantonly abusing human rights and curtailing civil liberties of the people!
Not so long ago, he referred to Hichilema as a ruthless, vindictive and bitter person who is causing those opposed to his leadership to scatter into exile. Tayali’s Achilles heel is obviously the Shark size of his mouth! How many people has he defamed, maligned or scandalised with impunity? He has chosen a life of exile not because of persecution back home; he’s a suspected criminal running away from the law. He must be smoked-out wherever he’s hibernating and dragged back home to face the law, pronto!
Prince Bill M. Kaping’a
Political/Social Analyst
Prince Bill M. Kaping’a, you are not a Political/Social Analyst. What you are is an HH bootlicker and a UPND praise singer. If you think you will get any favors from HH and UPND for stopping to use you brain, you should as Dr. Proud. Because all this article is about HH praise and Tayali attack. How are you so sure HH did not steal during privatization if he has never explained how he got rich during the same time and has never declared his assets.
Where is Tayali? Tayali himself said that HH did not steal. He said that he had no proof. Nawakwi failed to find tangible proof of HH stealing after years of trying to find the proof. Had he stolen, PF would have locked him up and thrown away the key because they hate him with a passion. HH has explained himself several times and you choose not to hear him.
Agreed with the first comment. There is no political analysis from Auntie Bill. His only objective articles are when he is writing about street kids.
I take exceptional issue with Auntie Bill refusing to believe in parliamentary privileges as well as freedom of expression. If I believe HH is a liar, I can climb on a mountain and shout it out, how is that disrespectful? Furthermore, Parliament allows MPs to boo, disagree with President as well as walk out. This praise singing of expecting everyone to ‘respect’ the President by not challenging him is very sad. It appears people don’t know their rights and assume the president is a some sort of God who must never be challenged. It echoes the words of Nkombo who said the MP will be punished, lol.
Auntie spider………
No one is stopping you from booing or criticising the president, but……..
If you have allegations, make sure you have proof to backup those allegations…….
Your friend , that boy munior zulu Is being dragged palapataring lika a fish out of water , to court by mulipi………
After all , there is still a 3 bed fully furnished house for any one who can prove HH stole in any way……….
Akaps, AKA Spaka. Munir is nonsensical and has been rightly dragged to court. He alleged that those two ministers received a bribe, he must prove himself.
Saying HH is a liar is a matter of freedom of expression. One can point at a lot of examples to substantiate themselves, but mind you they don’t have to.
This idiocy of trying to insulate the president from criticism needs to stop.
Umutonga teti ateke! Now that He is ruling, it has brought tension kuli ifwe bambi.
Umutonga teti ateke! Now that He is ruling, it has brought tension kuli ifwe bambi.
Tiyali get paid………spews falsehoods……gets threatened……..cries forgiveness……..
Then advertises for the next hack job………
Soon he will get his dues……….
This praise singer is the most useless half wit in this country. What is his education background?
HH is not a demigod who should be worshiped. The MP labelled him a liar owing to unfulfilled promises which he did prior to being elected.That was just a reminder, that when one wants position of influence, he or she should be truthful. Leaders should not capitalize on ignorance and poverty of the citizenry to climb up the ladders of success. People need to be told the truth as regards to fuel,mealie meal prices and depreciation of the Kwacha against major convertible currencies. There is no beating about the bush. The man promised to work on aforementioned before he became a president. Each time he is asked about this, he hides his failure under canopy of PF.
The likes of Tayali, & Munir have been taught to slander by childish elders like Kambwili, Mmembe, Nawakwi, Saboi to practice this politics of insults and slander. We need laws to stem this uncouth, retrogressive, canterkerous, demeaning, parasitic, criminal behaviour. Just recall how FTJ, LPM and RB were tortured and demeaned using a newspaper. Maybe, that’s the reason the died premature deaths. We cannot allow such a sick “misKulture” to define our national direction. Enough is enough.
Taylor is practicing politics, it’s bullying. Bullying is any persistent behaviour that is intended to hurt someone. It can happen anywhere – including at school, at work, online or at home and politics.. Examples of bullying include name-calling, making threats, being violent or aggressive, spreading rumours and undermining, humiliating, excluding or pressuring someone.
Watch “WE CAN CLOSE DOWN PF THE WAY YOU CLOSED THE POST ~ TAYALI” on YouTube
Correction
Taylor is not practicing politics, it’s bullying. Bullying is any persistent behaviour that is intended to hurt someone. It can happen anywhere – including at school, at work, online or at home and politics.. Examples of bullying include name-calling, making threats, being violent or aggressive, spreading rumours and undermining, humiliating, excluding or pressuring someone.
Watch “WE CAN CLOSE DOWN PF THE WAY YOU CLOSED THE POST ~ TAYALI” on YouTube
@Mwamona Nomba, Is it Taylor or Tayali. Your definition of bully is also flawed. You could have just looking it up other that making up your own things to suit you.
Kwena mwe bullying is only about threatening violence
@Muntu, there are features that are common in bullying, harassment and discrimination. For instance in the case of Dominic Raab former Secretary of State for Justice of the UK 2022–2023. In his investigation, Adam Tolley KC said he relied on a previous case that found bullying could be defined as “offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour” or an abuse of power “in ways that undermine, humiliate, denigate or injure the recipient”.
Yeah. A different definition from what you originally put up
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Our culture teachers respect for those in authority and elders……..
Something this GRZ is trying to imprint on Zambians….
Now since you demand the western tradition of freely calling your leaders any names…….
You must also accept the western policy of leaders promising anything and delivering just a 1/4 of promises………
The western system of freedoms of being allowed to call leaders what you want also comes with the realising and acceptance that policy and situations are dynamic, hence………
Pledges and promises are also dynamic
This is where we are………
Forwadee 2031…….
kci thanks for the correction, we need our own spell check!
In fact there is a recent study that has been published which says;
Playground bullies go on to earn higher salaries than their victims, a study has shown.
Children who display aggressive behaviour at school, such as teasing classmates and destroying toys, could be showing signs that are “predictive of positive labour market outcomes”, the paper says.
Tayali is like that barking dog behind the fence who barks loudly at all passers by but as soon as you open the gate to let him out he scoots with the tail between his legs. He is just there for pure entertainment as a court jester there is no need to take him seriously or lock him up.
@Razor, it goes beyond entertainment. It’s either a kandele or sebanawikute business model. I don’t think it’s a good model for someone aspiring to be a futue president of this peaceful country.
Watch “GBM’s Recorded Conversation with Zambian Voice Chilufya Tayali” on YouTube