Home Affairs Minister Mkhondo Lungu has called for an immediate stop to the riotous behaviour among political rivals following yesterday’s clash between some suspected cadres belonging to the Patriotic Front (PF) and MMD in Lusaka.
The minister said it was dangerous to get involved in fights during an election year because the situation could easily degenerate into widespread violence.
Police yesterday quelled what could have led to a full-scale riot when some youths hurled stones and other missiles at one another in the city centre area, Kamwala and Villa Elizabetha near the Zambia Revenue Authority.
Inspector General of Police, Francis Kabonde said the patrol team had managed to prevent the situation from escalating by sealing off the trouble spots to disperse the riotous groups.
No injuries were recorded.Confusion started around 16:00 hours in Kamwala when the youth, who could not be properly identified, stoned people around the area and proceeded to the town centre where they met resistance from police officers.
There was confusion as people scampered in different directions for safety, while shops closed prematurely and motor vehicles took both lanes of Freedom Way to leave town.
Police patrol vehicles helped defuse the confusion when they deployed in potential trouble spots where the rowdy youth had attempted to fan more confusion.
MMD acting national secretary Chembe Nyangu accused the PF of having started the riot while callers to 5FM Radio accused the MMD youths of being behind the confusion.
Mr. Nyangu said the MMD youths in Lusaka were at Capital Hotel holding a meeting and were being addressed by provincial chairperson William Banda at the time the riot erupted.
PF chairperson for local government Given Lubinda declined to comment on the matter.
[ Times of Zambia ]
Is it PF who has put up caders in the stations or its MMD, the year MMD should go..
Arrest all the bastards,this is nonsense.
William Banda should be very careful this is not Malawi, you can´t be intimidating us in our own country.Stop it!!!!! any one out there reading this comment and you are close to him tell him ati aPHIRI said that stop.
How stupid does someone have to be to fight on behalf of a half-sterile post retirement age wank$tar? You ain’t seein’ me do that, no sir!
mmd should really be ashamed. Please don’t take people for GRANTED.
William Band should be killed before he kills innocent Zambians. This chap is foregner; he doesnt mind killing anyone.
Rupiah Banda has blessed William Banda’s violence
Shame MMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember you are out of office this year
So the MMD youths were with William Banda? What can he tell them apart from attacking PF and innocent people in markets and bus stops.
Mkhondo Lungu is UNIP,so Rupiah should talk to his William Banda because the violence formula will not scare opponents but just bring war.
Zambians lets get rid of these violent MMD thugs by voting them out this year.
VOTE SATA AND PF FOR CHANGE AND PEACE COME 2011.
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mmd has always been accused of violence but non in mmd is taking it is seriously. just some two weeks ago they were reports that mmd dogs went to a place were pf were holding a conference and it was justified by thier president that they were intimidated by pf. that is y they fot back, but how many times are we going to here mmd involved with the oposition it was in mufumbwe with the upnd and now it is with the pf.even now they are still justifying that it was pf who started. i mean we should get rid of these dogs they have had it. it is time they left the offices. let the foreigners go back to were they came from. Mkondo lungu is not worth that office he should be retired y all these violence happening before his face? wat a country
let us all say no to violence. We don’t want to be another Lybia.
Its shameful that Chembe and Mukondo are not specific. We have seen the lawlessness from MMD who has taken over bus stations and markets forcing people wearing MMD regalia and the police are just looking without taking any stance, now that they have been clobbered and their ring leader capture together with the regalia police are prompt to act? Shame.
Willie chi******, whats wrong with you? At your age you should be busy giving wisdom to your grand children instead of engaging in street fights with them! wabe i****8
Don’t just talk, mulefiponona.
WILLIAM BANDA CHIPULI!!!! YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!
The Movement for Mad Dogs has now unleashed their rabid mad cadre dogs on the masses! Yesterday, they went to Kamwala and tried to force people to buy their party regalia and when they refused, they stoned them, the police at Kamwala responded and they run accross into the CBD and started attacking people indiscriminately. How ridiculous will this finished movement of rabid dogs get before we remove them and place them in proper archive where they shall never come back? I cannot wait for elections so that we see where William Tekere Banda will hide and who will protect him! Mwanya, we are now more determined than ever to remove MMD-UNIP from power.
Each time their is confusion, rioting , violence, thugery….William Banda is in the vicinity…What a coincindence….Zambians this is a well calculated Violence Formular…Rupiah Banda, Mkondo Lungu and William Banda…….Time will catch up with you….Wise men to hell….Your time is up…Dissolve parliament we have elections so we bury you we move on……Mube Ifi********ka***la**** atini
I think this is a good time to purchase a revolver.Bloggers,we just have one life which needs to be guarde jealously from these MMD thugs.Their president is protecting them.We need to defend ourselves because not even the police will protect us from these thugs.Forewarned is forearmed.When we go voting,the best is to carry a gun for security reasons.We are not supposed to be lenient with these thugs.No one will protect us as opposition.Lets use our initiative.
This animal called William Banda cant someone take this animal back to Malawi kashi?
As mmd, youths in Southern Province we are doubting what Kind of our Leader is Mr William Banda.Those who are close to him, ask him to report himself in Livingstone and Mazabuka.He is a Disgress to the Nation.Why cant he count the numbers of his hair and explain to what that Means.Our President is a Peaceful man who actually knows that he will not WIN this year’s Ellection.We are also now trying to make a move to join other parties because we are scared William will finish us.
“If u think your UNIP style of By-Air(Ka ci Ka la, ka William Banda)”
THESE ARE CLEAR INSULTS AND DISRESPECT ON THE PERSON OF MR WILLIAM BANDA
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“If u think your UNIP style of By-Air(Ka ci Ka la, ka William Banda)”
THESE ARE CLEAR INSULTS AND DISRESPECT ON THE PERSON OF MR WILLIAM BANDA
PF strategise & come with a retaliatory plan & show these thugs ergo is in charge of Lusaka. Organise PF youths & kick out MMD thugs out of the bus stations & markets, or else organise a peaceful demonstration & paralyse the transport sector & main markets until LCC is able to carry out their duties without intimidation. Use your numbers to kick them out. Panji warned us. Shame on RB. I wonder what I will find when I come back by the end of the year.
What a joke times of Zambia. All Zambians they know that it was Ka william Banda and his dogs who went on rampage attacking innocent people in town for refusing to buy their useless MMD regalia. What a stupid old man ….RB should also know that his time is coming, only 5 months remaining and he shall be out of office..we will make sure that he accounts for his MMD dogs thuggery. This RB is the useless president Zambia has ever had. He is promoting violence coz he knows that he has lost popularity in Zambia. ala this year MMD kuya bebele despite what you do bwana RB and William Banda.
21..the descriptions are well earned by the person of William, thanfully!:d
useles william Banda thinks this is unip wamwayaya time…no abanda, you are joking man. Brace yourself for a well strategised defence from PF nex time you attack them. Next time there will be proper war and its when you will know that Zambian can not be taken for granted always. Be waned MMD cadres that next time you will be beaten squarely. Zambians are running out of patience, its now right to defend themselves as the useless police cant defend them.
mr minister just saying stop it is not enough arrest and investigate, for the sake of our peace deal with those bustards regardless who their boss is .
Castrate or sorry castigate William Banda Mr. Mkondo Lungu. Dont beat about the bush hit the nail on the head and be couragous Mr. Lungu. Is it because he is your fellow UNIPIST in MMD suits. This whole talk stinks
This William Banda is going to be RB’s downfall.You wonder what hold this kamunthu has on RB that he fails to discipline him. This ka imbwa even attacked ministers during their 2010 card renewal at Mulungushi in the presence of RB and RB did nothing, the only one who committed was Andrew Banda, RB’s son. When this ka kabwa came back from Malawi during LPM’s time, we never heard any nonsense from him. Days are long gone when you used to intimidate, threaten or beat up people for a vote. I pity the youth that he uses to fan violence.They should know that this ka munthu is a foreigner who doesn’t care about them. Let RB help these youths and get them jobs from his friends the chinese instead of being used by this ka imbwa.
These MMD youths seem to be very strong lads, let them get employed by the chinese and then we will see if they will be beating up the chinese employers. Foolish youths you are being used and at the end of the day RB and william banda enjoy alone and you remain in your misery day in and day out.Wake up.
BA MAKAKAKA BA MMD KUYA BANE
Your Excellency please do something about this geriatric William Banda,We don’t want the Ivory Coast style of violence.We are are all Zambians.Some eat finkubala others mbeba,lusala etc but we are all the same.ZAMBIANS CAN WE LEARN TO TOLERATE EACH OTHERS VIEWS!.