Two traditional rulers in Serenje District have defended Vice President George Kunda against accusations that he had sold large tracts of land to some Chinese nationals in the district.
Senior Chief Muchinda and chief Kabamba said yesterday that the allegations that the vice president had sold over 1,000,000 hectres of land to the Chinese were unfounded.
Senior chief Muchinda said at his palace that it was not possible for one chief to sell land as big as over 1 million hectres because that would mean selling the entire chiefdom.
He said the only land he was aware of having given to government was in Nansanga area which government was intending to use for agricultual purposes, adding that the land was only 155,000 hectres.
He further said the Chinese that were in his chiefdom were only working on the roads leading to Nansanga farming block.
Chief Muchinda called urged people to be factual and honest, because making wild accusations would not help build the district and the nation as a whole.
And Chief Kabamba expressed surprise that there are people who are telling lies, adding that such reports should be brushed aside because they create confusion.
He said he did not have any information about any chief in the district having sold land to the Chinese through the Vice President.
“I have heard that some politicians were accusing Mr. Kunda of having sold land to Chinese. But not to my knowledge, I do not think this is true because if a chief in the district sold out such a big land, what can he remain with,” he wondered.
Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata is quoted in one of the daily newspapers as having accused Vice President George Kunda of selling over 1 million hectres of land in Serenje district.
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If locals are found to be lazy, just sell.
1,000,000 hectres is mighty large. That’s more than Germany, Switzerland & Luxembourg’s arable farmlands put together.
Mr. Sata should learn to gather facts before he speaks, otherwise he will continue to embarass himself, and people will continue to lose confidence in him.
true,,we are losing out guys lets do something.
#3, Bashi Chilufya Sata is completely shameless about what he he says and does. He is actually a danger to Zambia. The shock is that perfectly decent people like HH find some reason to support him.
I don`t trust Kunda. He is double tongued. Not long ago at a Summit, he mentioned that Zambia would experience food shortages due to bad weather experieced in the last farming season and now the story is that the country has enough even for export !!!!
well ubufi bulaya no kubwela, so in this case we wait and see, if sata was just sataring. 1million hectors is too much
Mr Sata can never rule Zambia,people have lost confidence in him a long time ago.
Whatever, but the truth will finaly prevail.
Someone once said the purchasing of mobile hospitals was damn good deal, but now he is changing goal posts and claims the mobile hospitals will donated by well wishers.
#9, ……………………..a damn good deal
…………………………………..be donated………….
1m or not our leaders dont realise that selling land to foreigners will leave Zambians without any place to live in future. It may look simple now, but remember what happened to the bush men when our fore fathers trekked from where ever they were before.
5 NKOLE WAMAPEMBWE UMFWE MILANDU greetings. On your “Bashi Chilufya Sata is completely shameless about what he he says and does. He is actually a danger to Zambia. The shock is that perfectly decent people like HH find some reason to support him.“, honourable self-appointed PF leader Mr.MC Sata (Grade 2/6, unknown) is a human being and president HH or indeed I can not treat him any less than that. Just as a reference lying without apologising Mr Zambian President has said that he will not treat former President Chiluba (Hon. Doc., Malawi) as a leper even if he may be jailed — which is good for humans.
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#5 your allegations that “The shock is that perfectly decent people like HH find some reason to support him (Michael Sata).” boarders on mental corrosion and hatred for President HH – innocent in this whole saga! Can’t you ever say something without dragging the reputable name of President HH into disrepute? President HH did not join hands with Sata at his instance but by a clarion call by Zambians themselves to emancipate themselves from the MMD. You must also appreciate that in politics, sometimes what determines the composition is membership from cross section of the nation and that is all about nationalism. The Pact is a clarion call and NOT a choice of a woman or man to marry as it were! So stop insulting reputed President HH, and never blame him for Sata’s wild statements ever.
5 ba-NKOLE WAMAPEMBWE UMFWE MILANDU, on another note following your “Bashi Chilufya Sata is completely shameless about what he he says and does…. The shock is that perfectly decent people like HH find some reason to support him.“, honourable self-appointed PF leader Mr.MC Sata (Grade 2/6, unknown) is a man who has convinced the part of low- or no- income Zambians in Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula and Northern that he has the best solution for their lives in light of the MMD failure to rule Zambia properly save by dividing and mis-rule. And so, president HH + UPND have an obligation to partner with him to liberate Zambians as one force.
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Mwasabaila sana ba NKOLE WAMAPEMBWE UMFWE MILALNDU, do you have a grudge about HH and the pact? why are you so malevolent. Filike fi blogging nga taukwete fyamano.
5 ba-NKOLE WAMAPEMBWE UMFWE MILANDU, lastly following your “Bashi Chilufya Sata is completely shameless about what he he says and does…. The shock is that perfectly decent people like HH find some reason to support him.“, the MMD had a chance to go into a PACT r whatever you may call it with the the mighty president HH plus the UPND Team, but they wasted their opportunity clearly as indicated by lying without apologising Mr President that president HH wanted a job from him and the MMD just around last year’s presidential by-election.
In light of this, why are MMD supporters or non-supporters trying to derail president HH’s progress?
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I thought of sharing the following article originally published in Sydney Morning Herald on this thread:
“THE ACQUISITION of farmland from the world’s poor by rich countries and international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with an area half the size of Europe’s farmland targeted in the past six months, say reports from United Nations officials and agriculture experts.
New reports from the UN and analysts in India, Washington and London estimate that at least 30 million hectares is being acquired to grow food for countries such as China and the Gulf states, who cannot produce enough for their populations. The UN says the trend is accelerating and could severely impair the ability of poor countries…”
it is not SATA’s problem to tell lies.the problem is with the people who pay attention to his rantings.it should amaze you that in morden era of economic and issue based politics,there are people who still find the sata kind of politics of name calling,insullts and fake promises worth following.i urge those who find faith in sata’s promise of more mone in the pocket to turn to south africa and see what’s happening to Zuma.The so called man of the poor.yes he identified himself as a person who will rescue the poor south africans from the yorks of poverty he is president now and am sure every one as read the webthat the man is entangled in.riots are all over south african poor settlements and the owners of the money,the investors are watching his next move.saying appease your poor and…
yes,the investors are watching and saying appease your poor and we leave with our money.it’s tricky for the man as much as he would want to help his people his space to manouvre in is limited.so big lessons for sata’s blind followers and sata himself who aspires to lead a poor country like zambia
Maestro #12, 14 & 16, well said Mukwesu. How are you today?
contd. from #17
Some of the largest deals include South Korea’s acquisition of 700,000 hectares in Sudan, and Saudi Arabia’s purchase of 500,000 hectares in Tanzania.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo expects to shortly conclude an 8 million-hectare deal with a group of South African businesses.
India has lent money to 80 companies to buy 350,000 hectares in Africa. At least six countries are known to have bought large landholdings in Sudan, one of the least food-secure countries in the world.
Those targeted include not only fertile countries such as Brazil, Russia and Ukraine, but also poor countries such as Cameroon, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Zambia.
Guardian News & Media
20 Mulombwana Wakamena Nabulwe! ndili kabotu ndalumba mwanookwesu. Sena mulibuti ooko?
Icikolo caminya alimwi ndaba aazyaku cita zinji kapati (busy). Pesi, ndisola kutalika kubamba mali lino kung’anda ndizu mukujula Software Development company ku-Southern Province mumazuba aboola, mu nguzu izya- Leza.
Kamuujisi milimo mibotu andinwe ooko.
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#18 Akapondo, you are right. That is why in this UPND-PF pact, only president HH is better qualified t rule Zambia. HH understands modern business management, economics and has demonstrated that he can run the nation through his successful business unmatched by ANYONE in GRZ of MMD not even RB. Sata should remain in the pact party machinery for mobilization while president HH must take up the presidency to avoid the Zuma embarrassment coming to Zambia. I therefore appeal to ALL WELL MEANING AND SERIOUS Zambians to consider and support HH’s presidential candidature for the pact and and vote him President of Zambia in the 2011 presidential and General elections.
22 Maestro Hakucincha, ndili kabotu ambeo mukwesu.
Basokwe bakasekana makolyo ambebo cikolo candiminya okuno. Ndilemba Dissertation ambebo. Buzuba bwama manino muli bwane THURSDAY nvwiki iboola notupa ba Kapitau besu kuti bakalange milimo yesu.
Ndili London Mukwesu ambebo ndichita postgraduate studies.
Aayo makani a computer software amwaajitisye amaanza obile mukwesu. Tweelele kutola cisi kumbele.
Keep well and in touch Mukwesu.
“ndili mu London”
One of the marketeers Mwape Mulala said PF leader Micheal Sata and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should agree on who should be the president for the pact.
23 Mulombwana Wakamena Nabulwe!, with un-enlightened PF or so cadres issuing statements like “Mulala suggested that Hakainde should first allow Sata to rule and then later take over… Scores of marketeers cheered Dr Scott who was touring the market accompanied by PF Luapula chairman Rasford Mwale and other PF officials in the area” by the POST and MMD playing with the Zambian new Constitution ending, it will be tricky as such behaviour will encourage humbly educated Sata MC (Grade 2/6, unknown) to let president HH or any other educated person lead the PACT.
Lets wait and see.
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24 Mulombwana Wakamena Nabulwe!, on “Buzuba bwama manino muli bwane THURSDAY nvwiki iboola notupa ba Kapitau besu kuti bakalange milimo yesu.“, aamuleleke Leza camana kale cikolo inchito mpati njomuji following “Ndili London Mukwesu ambebo ndichita postgraduate studies.” .
Mbuli mbomwaalemba a “Aayo makani a computer software amwaajitisye amaanza obile mukwesu. Tweelele kutola cisi kumbele.” Ndinikusolo surely cisi amaanza kumbele.
Munguzu zya Mwami Leza, ndiyakucikonzya.
Akale basa.
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#26 Maestro Hakucincha, I think such comments by some of these cadres “Mayoka anzoka” and will come to an end. Its not helpful for Cadres like Mulala to make such child tontrums and “father buy me a biscuits and sweet” suggestions – On what basis should HH allow former Police Officer MCS to rule and then handover to him? The presidency in Zambia should not be treated such a cheap political undertaking where power can be swapped for friendship, it must be based on the competence and need to deliver to Zambians. No sympathies should be used to give someone the presidency or else whoever will deserve the sympathy of Zambians shall be eligible for presidency. I insist, the let the best qualified, mentally alert and energetic young man like HH rule and change ZED politics for good!
#27 Maestro Hakucincha, ndasetuka ono ndi lange lange ma Bbuke. Inga twabonana kuma Zuba on this platform.
Keep well and in touch.
Lelo naikosa ba Kamba.
Tapali abale blogging pa Zambia! What has happened? Its just a dispora affair
#23,Mulombwana Wakamena Nabulwe!,
On your comment “HH understands modern business management, economics and has demonstrated that he can run the nation through his successful business unmatched by ANYONE in GRZ of MMD not even RB.”. Just a word of caution to you: never overrate anyone! Not even Obama could be rated the way you are rating HH. If HH could be that good, he could have succeeded in everything he does, which includes winning elections!
But we support the PACT and possibly with HH as leader, but we are not blind to see that he has a long way to go in as far as politics is concerned. I advice you to be open minded and to keep a cool head. Business is different from politics mind you!
28 Mulombwana Wakamena Nabulwe!, I lked your “<The presidency in Zambia should not be treated such a cheap political undertaking where power can be swapped for friendship, it must be based on the competence and need to deliver to Zambians. No sympathies should be used to give someone the presidency or else whoever will deserve the sympathy of Zambians shall be eligible for presidency. I insist, the let the best qualified, mentally alert and energetic young man like HH rule and change ZED politics for good!“. Surely, it may not be president HH to lead the PACT, but any one qualified to steer Zambia from politics of lying.
Akale basa.
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31 WE CAN greetings. I am very disappointed with your “If HH could be that good, he could have succeeded in everything he does, which includes winning elections!“. Elections depend on voters who may be voting for various reasons which may not include competence while businesses work on the principles of competence and experience.
Right now, I am in an election for a Speech Deliverer to the whole space community to be done on 31st August 2009 and I will give up data on here that a Canadian white person who nominated me wrote below, but I may not win the election because voters are mainly North American white.
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31 WE CAN for you only, here is “I really think you are the right man for the job of speaker and if you do not run, I don’t know whom I will vote for. Nobody else is even close, in my opinion. On the other hand, I wouldn’t want you to cause yourself undue stress over this. It was written after I expressed that I was not going to accept the nomination, but after this email I reconsidered my position and I am running nomatter how the votes will come out.
It is a good start as an exposure to politics and elections although I believe that as an SDA Christian my job is to induct people to Christ’s good news as expressed in Revelation 14:6-11.
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#32 Maestro Hakucincha, “Surely, it may not be president HH to lead the PACT, but any one qualified to steer Zambia from politics of lying.” is the correct position of what I should have posted.
Ndalaya kale.
Yaba! I am back. What are the issues fellow bloggers?
31 WE CAN for you only, here is more: “If you want to take the chance, and don’t mind the extra stress, then go for it… It is regrettable though as we all love to hear you speak…. Ultimately, it is your call… I wish you the best! And if you do accept the nomination, you certainly have my vote and I believe many others as well.”
These are words that were sent to me through email by a Canadian friend and I was very humbled. The competition is hard for other candidates have their fellow Nationals to vote for them while I do not have any save for 3 fellow Africans — a white from South Africa and 2 blacks from Nigeria.
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#33, Maestro Hakucincha, warm greetings.
I get your point. However, my point was to correct the impression that <b…he can run the nation through his successful business.. as put by #23. In as much as I support HH – because I believe he can provide better leadership than Sata or RB – he should not be praised in that way. Fluttering a leader like that is to send him to sleep. He has some observable political weaknesses and therefore his success in business (which cannot be overlooked) are not a complete guarantee for political leadership.
31 Mulombwana Wakamena Nabulwe!, your “. I insist, the let the best qualified, mentally alert and energetic young man like HH rule and change ZED politics for good!” in posting 28 is no different from your reference to my writing in “#32 Maestro Hakucincha, “Surely, it may not be president HH to lead the PACT, but any one qualified to steer Zambia from politics of lying.” is the correct position of what I should have posted“.
So, no worries and just continue supporting competent Zambians to rule. All that is not needed to happen is to have a Grade 2/6 or unknown formal school drop out lead us as President with a questionable character.
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38 WE CAN, after my Canadian friend’s input to my candidature above and following your “In as much as I support HH – because I believe he can provide better leadership than Sata or RB – he should not be praised in that way. Fluttering a leader like that is to send him to sleep.” Do you imply that my Canadian friend was just flattering me or he has seen my input which are the ones that have convinced him that I am the best to give the SPEECH?
As for “He has some observable political weaknesses and therefore his success in business (which cannot be overlooked) are not a complete guarantee for political leadership“, do you think I don’t have weaknesses?
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38 WE CAN, the As for “He has some observable political weaknesses and therefore his success in business (which cannot be overlooked) are not a complete guarantee for political leadership“, do you think I don’t have weaknesses? is because you know me and I am human also like everything else.
My own analysis of my self is that I am not perfect but my positives are worth considering than my weaknesses which are probably lower in numbers on comparison. I believe what I have just written is expressed by my Canadian friend in his sentiments above.
I hope you will furnish me with your thoughts.
Have a great day and keep well.
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#40, Maestro Hakucincha, mulombwana!
Your Canadian friend must have heard you give a speech and so he believed in you. I have no problem with that. But we have seen HH as a leader not organizing his party (especially in the copperbelt) in a way he is supposed to. That is the basis of my arguement. You have weakenesses and that is my business – to point them to you!
I wish you the best in your elections. Make a stratagy to get more surport before D day.
42 WE CAN thanks for your input . On “Make a stratagy to get more surport before D day“, the elections are on and all the voters have been with me in school and so there is no need to campaign as can be noted from my Canadian friend’s “And if you do accept the nomination, you certainly have my vote and I believe many others as well” since they all no me but what matters is that they have personal Nationals to consider as was seen in our school days in various votes that we had.
On “But we have seen HH as a leader not organizing his party (especially in the copperbelt) in a way he is supposed to. That is the basis of my arguement.” Lies contributed.
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42 WE CAN, following “But we have seen HH as a leader not organizing his party (especially in the copperbelt) in a way he is supposed to. That is the basis of my arguement.” Lies contributed. Honourable PF leader is at the height os those lies especially the president HH made personal money from the privatisation of LCM but the brother was only boss of a receivership awarded company Grant-Thornton. Once this misconception is cleared Copperbelt Province will come around especially that the same tricky Sata MC (Grade 2/6, unknown) is now a cadre of president HH upon realising that he can’t win the Zambia Presidency by tribalism supported by the POST.
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Maestro Hakucincha
Thanks for the interaction. God willing I will be in Lusaka on Thursday.
45 WE CAN great stuff and all the very best. I will be joining you in Lusaka very soon so that I can start my trips to Eastern Province and later Northwestern and Luapula provinces.
We all Zambians need as much exposure as possible before we can help our people to vote wisely and touring our great Nation is a good starting point. I believe I will be in Mongu Western Province to visit my sister’s family there too.
Keep well and may God bless you in your endeavours.
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MAESTRO HAKUCINCHA,
You are coming to lusaka? When? Yaku bane maestro aleisa.it’s good for zambia when our own very educated sons start coming back home.please HAKUCINCHA let me know when you are coming i may even organise the Zambia N ational Dance Troupe to welcome you.to be a PHYCISITY is no mean achivement.we zambians are proud of you.please come soon
No normal human being takes Sata to heart or waste his own time to align with him excerpt a fellow defeatist.He is a pathological liar without a face value.He is a paragon of sin and embodiment of madness. A disciple of Satan from where he derives his Sata name.He is unpatriotic anarchists without a heart for a peaceful society.Think of it 1.2 hectares and not even acres.Ask him if he ever understand a hectare or the total land size of Zambia.Zambians are too smart to risk with such an enemy of the people.