President Rupiah Banda says his decision to write off residential purchase prices of some parastatal houses would not be rescinded.
President Banda said this in response to Patrotic Front(PF)President Michael Sata’s letter to him arguing that there was no legal provision to back the Head of State ‘s decision to write off the residential purchase prices for some parastatal houses.
The President said his position on that matter was very clear as he would not rescind his decision which he made following numerous petitions from tenants who pleaded with him to write off their debts on properties which have been outstanding for the past 10 years.
This is contained in statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Dickson Jere.
President Banda said the situation remained the same saying the houses belonged to the sitting tenants as per his presidential announcement of APRIL,16 2011.
The President stated that all tenants who have benefited from his decision, paid part of the money towards the total purchase price and were since struggling for many years to complete their payments hence it was illogical for Sata to suggest that those who paid in full for the houses should be refunded.
President Banda further said Sata should wait until he became President for him to reverse the decision and compel the poor Zambians to pay back the remaining balances on their houses adding that he could either seek legal redress in the courts of law over the matter.
And the President has reiterated his earlier position that he would not be responding to Sata’s letters which were distributed to the press before they reached his office.
President Banda said Sata should learn a bit of communication courtesy that letters were not supposed to be circulated to the media before they reached the intended recipient.
The President made an announcement on April 16, this year that debts on some parastatal houses across the country be written off.
ZANIS
at it again…too quick to distribute letters and for what
the housing initiative is good and we must learn to appreciate with a thank you
But we know that the decision ca never be rescinded. In any case, what does this imply? it doesnt make sense that these houses were sold at give away prices and yet people cannot still pay even after 10 years. Is this what you call empowerment? 10 years down the line people cant still pay. Were these not the same pipo retrenched from ZCCM? And this is when someone has realised that people cant still pay. What a circus zed is!!!!!!
The money that was used to purchase mandamandaz and mobile clinics shud have been invested in the housing sector, then give pipo a 10 to 15 year period to pay for them, zed wud have definately made great progress. Now back to square one. By the way, why does the govt seem to be at peace with ghetoz like chibolya, mulenga, sinya, zambia, zaire etc where the vast majority of zedians reside???? You know sooner than later these may die of hunger or indeed other preventable ailments, so you decide to buy them manda mandaz. Eeeiish!!!!
What sucks is that our outgoing presido never consulted anyone.Ifi fintu ma consultation.That is the problem with politics of playing to the gallery.
Where was Satana comming from on this picture? Was it not SA from escorting ailing wife.
Shame on you ba tata,
Just think of something else to do and Politics
Every rational and empathetic Zambian applauds this housing empowerment intiative. It cannot be for Sata and Kabimba only to own two houses each but every Zambian.If Sata is moral and he should return the 2 houses he benefited from the same program under the Chiluba era which he costed him ZK 10,000 each.
Every rational and empathetic Zambian applauds this housing empowerment intiative. It cannot be for Sata and Kabimba only to own two houses each but every Zambian.If Sata is moral and he should return the 2 houses he benefited from the same program under the Chiluba era which costed him ZK 10,000 each.
So when PF cadres cry for empowerment of Zambians, they do not mean it.
Empowerment does not imply that you get houses without paying for them. What does this enable you to do? The next thing you will find is that the people who cannot pay for the houses will end up failing to pay utility bills, and these houses eventually become derelict.
Iwe# 4, consulting who? Stana? Isn’t him who advised Kafupi on the same. Now same strtegy used on him has angered him .Thats the same camelion kind of behavior we talk about daily
If Sata and Kabimba landed public houses at ZK 10, 000 each, Zambian poor citizens have every moral and constitutional previlege to benefit from their Government empowerment programs.If Sata’s hatred for the Zambian poor has gone to to his haed and triggered his heart attack again, he should take the matter to constitutional courts of Zambia asap.
Just where do you get your fantasy figures? The president is wrong to be writing off debt owed by individuals on houses. This is why parastatal companies are not competitive, you cannot just write off assests based on someone’s irrational order. If you owe tax, and are not able to pay, will the president write that off as well? If not why not? Empowerment does not mean getting things for free, rather it implies having an enabling environment for people to economically prosper. The presidential order is clearly Kaponyanomics.
Amos Malupenga wrote the letter by using Michael Sata as a shield. The idea is just to see RB make a mistake by saying something inappropriate and then use it to hammer him hard. Deep down they know that its something positive to have given those houses to the tenants. Some of these people have been waiting for benefits for more than 12 years. The best the President could have done was to give them houses. Others will disagree and that is fine.
RB did not just wake up with the idea. The tenants have sent letters to both State House asking to be given houses. Also sent letters to The Post asking the media if it can speak for them to the nation. Mr. Mmembe knows it is the best thing to do for these distressed suffering people. But he is supporting Sata and has to disagree with any positive measures coming from the government. Many people in UPND agree that RB did good to give out the houses. I guess its election year and people will think otherwise. I am sure Sata & HH given the position could have done the same
The Post has young people coming in to be true journalist but it appears they have joined the institution at a very bad heated time for Zambia. The institution has lost many talents in the last few years due to frustrations, such being told how to bend rules, not being paid on time and many more internal conflicts. There are too many employees from the M’membe family tree. Most people are scared to say anything – as you do not know who will report you to the boss. If one supports RB or HH it becomes a living hell working for the Post. Mr. Mmembe appears to be loosing his mind day after day and I fear where The Post is heading.
sorry boyi you didnt know it was a private company when you joined? U misthought that it was boma ni boma, sorry again
The place used to be vibrant. We used to promote fairness and cover all issues such as Politics, Education, Health, Social, Profiles, Entertainments and many more. If you go there nowadays, you just see sad faces. Mr Mmembe has thought of selling the business but financial issues are what have trapped him so muc
u sound disgruntled kip ama frasi to yourself or take them to the Labour Commissioner who does operate from this site, cacaroach iwe.
EX POST JOURNALIST
You did well to leave this useless vuvuzela. People of your thinking cant afford to be associated with this POST BUS
While RB President of all Zambians has has empowered every sitting tenant in those houses without party affiliation criteria, Sata’s anger with the same poor is that he has lost out because in his utopia he has been dreaming that he could become President and give these houses to PF cadres only according to PF manifesto of partisan criteria on all public benefits. Again Sata has has been exposed as a typical anti poor sadist.
Which ex post journalist, when you are just another MMD cadre with psychological issues just like senior citizen ? Blind loyalty siyamushe imwe ma cadres.
Iwe Zakeyo If you are a cadre, not all are cadres.If that’s what you do in Pa Fwaka to stage manage things , its not everyone who does that. Take a life
If Sata’s hatred for the Zambian poor has gone to to his head and triggered his heart attack again, he should take the matter to constitutional courts of Zambia asap instead going epiletic with his hatred for Zambian poor.
So will Sata take back the houses after 90 days if elected?
HH: i want to go to Mars when i win the elections
RB: i will just stay on earth when i win the elections
SATA: i want to go the sun when i win the elections
HH and RB: but you shall burn on the sun
SATA: dont be silly, i will go at night………..pwahahahahaha
THE LETTER THAT SATA WROTE TO RB IS NOT A SECRETE LETTER AND WAS NOT MARKED CONFIDENTIAL !WHEN U ARE A HEAD OF THE BIGGEST OPPOSITION LEADER LIKE SATA ALL LETTERS WRITTEN TO THE PRESIDENT MUST REACH THE PRESS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ONE SENT TO THE HEAD OF STATE,SATA WRITES WITH ONE HEART ONE GO WITH SERIOUS THOUGHTS!THIS IS WHAT HAS BUILT SATA FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE HIS STRAIGHT AND HE SPEAKS ON BEHALF ZAMBIAN PEOPLE ,IF SATA NEVER COPIED THE PRESS GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO RELEASE THE LETTER AND CLAIM SATA WAS BEING INCORRECT…SATA ALWAYS MOVES AHEAD OF THESE PEOPLE,VIVA SATA VIVA PF,RB JUST RESPOND TO THIS POLICY ISSUE AND REFUND THOSE WHO PAID IN FULL…
Ma Cadres ba paka lelo.The dude should instead empower national housing authority to build more homes instead of writing off debt from houses which were in the first place sold at the price of a song.
If we are all concerned about the suffering masses, why give to those who have while others remain without? What is RUPuba Banda doing to address accommodation woes for people like me? Each time MMD is threatened, it gives out houses. Now that houses are now gone, next time they will give out schools, then roads and finally its own cadres like some of these blogers
Good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am impressed with the entire process that has occurred so far. Politics aside, this is what it means to make Government accountable and to the credit of RB, having government be responsive. I strongly applaud Michael Sata for his initiative to consistently write to the Government and question certain decisions taken, that is what is needed and I also feel that the reason most of these issues find their way into the media’s hands is because it provides an additional layer of transparency that forces Government to respond. The role of the media is crucial in these settings and this trend should continue if we really want to know how the Government is truly addressing issues raised.
Just a thought! Who is the owner of government properties? Do they belong to the President or the people of Zambia? If so, why should the president have the power to give away government properties without a parliamentary vote? I thought this is abuse of power in a democratic nation. I just a Mansa resident but I really know what I am talking about. My fellow bloggers, allowing one person to give out government properties is a crime. Where do we really stop?
Senior Citizen #16
I find you very childish and to some extent worse than a rotten Mbowa!! I thought that every rational and empathetic Zambian should oppose this move which favors some while ignoring the masses! Housing empowerment initiative should favor every Zambian and not just sitting tenants. When will the government make it possible for me to own a house? Take your foolishness kwa senior ku Ndola and not here.
Ashamed Mansa Resident
The policy of empowering sitting tenants is not peculiar to zambia. The practice world over is to give sitting tenants first priority when a property is up for sale.I feel the act of empowering these pipo shud not be opposed but rather the procedure of writing off their debts. i wud expect you to question the motive of such a gesture in an election year and not opposing the idea of empowering them.another issue i wud expect u to raise is whether the govt is making enough effort by puting deliberate policies to address the housing shortage in our urban areas across the country
Ka Eagle
I dont understand what you mean by Zambians. Are you saying that only sitting tenants deserve to be empowered? How about those who have never being tenants, how they being empowered to buy houses? I find your argument shallow but I understand. If the government gave specific incentives to every Zambian to buy homes,I would call that empowerment. This is just cheap politics and has nothing to do with empowerment.
#27 you cannot empower selectively. Mr. Sata has said if the president feels fit to write off debts for those who have failed to pay for 10 years then he should also compensate those who have paid off their mortgages to address equality. Otherwise he is advocating laziness – avoid payments and the govt will pay as long as you vote for me should not be the way. RB should have looked at the core reason why they have failed to pay for 10 years. Is it a matter of them not having jobs that the govt took away or is that they have intentionally refused to pay? In any market driven economy you should never give away anything for nothing. RB should at least understand that having studied history of economics (not real economics if you get a gist)
The more pertinent question is, why did the President not give houses to all the sitting tenants in council and government houses if the intention was to relieve them of suffering and empower them across the whole country? Why only those in former mine houses currently under the care of MUKUBA Pensions scheme? Work that one out. It is a no brainer.
Ashamed Mansa Resident and Amayama
its unfortunate that u hav chosen to deliberately give a blind eye to the later part of my comment. I do not dispute the fact tht the motive is political gain,thts why i hav said i wud expect you to question the procedure and the timing of such a gesture during an election year and not the act of empowerment. You cant wait to hav enough resources to empower everyone in the country and do it once bcoz tht can never happen. Expecting a free economy to distribute weath equitably without a deliberate policy from govt is a fallacy. there must be a deliberate policy by government to ensure the trickle down effects reach all the pipo.if u expect the free market economy to do ths, then u are in dreamland bcoz its not economic panacea
#31 you have just agreed with my earlier post but you probably do not realise that and I see no reason in further answering you
this is jst Rb desparately wantin 2 gain popularity in de coperbelt and he is doin so at wateva cost
Senior SHITIZEN (Mafi) at it again, everything mmd is good, opposition bab. Is your brain on top or below?
Why ddnt Sata question Chiluba when he gave the directive to sell houses in the 90s. Sata is manipulating the minds of many poor Zambians who cant luk into the past and question hs past.
What a shame of Sata to write letters to have the decision reversed. Shame on him & those supporting his idea of reversing the good gesture of the president on the struggling tennats who among them are PF supporters.
Now someone has resorted to writting letters and blind people like there smart and cares for the masses but they forget that they benefited from the same political gimmicks shame makes me sick to the stomach.
Both Sata and RB are right for once, Sata for providing checks and balances and RB, for providing housing and expense relief to poor Zambians. End this thread here.
Real empowerment means more than just houses.For some of us even acquiring a plot is difficult.Why cant government or the president if indeed he means well,why cant people like me be given plots.Only a select few have benefited.why now
Sata should not play double standards, he did the same with Kafupi, sold the same housing units for a whistle to win elections and for RB, please do not wait for elections to do the right thing.
Provide meaningful employment so that people can be paying on their mortgage loans or debts, dont just writeoff houses loans when others paid in full, otherwise zambian wont develop.
These Old politicians use the same old tactics to win elections. They are all the same, they will do something today..and for as long as it suits them for that moment…it is OK. If the tables turn and somebody does the same thing, they will want to sound holy….watch Mulongoti….Mpombo..Sata….etc..etc…
So what is wrong with winning elections? In any case I think you are patronising the electorate to think that they vote because of what ‘sweetener’ they are given. In UK for example, every election year budget contains Tax cuts and increased allowances. There are 3 classes of voters my friend. There are die-hard party cadres who come rain or high water, will never change their vote. There are indifferent voters who don’t care who wins and there are ‘issues based’ voters. You cannot agree on ALL issues but one may pick ONE important issue to base their choice on.
I want to know which houses in question on the Copperbelt that the President’s decision is targeting. I believe that ZCCM houses were offered for sale to sitting tenants by the then President Kafupi Chiluba. All ZCCM paid for the houses at the time when ZCCM was sold to foreign investors and unless I am wrong on this one, the sitting tenants had part of their terminal benefits deducted for the purposes of subdivisions and subsequent processing of certificate of titles. So as far as I understand this, no sitting tenant is owing the govnt but the govnt has failed to finish processing the titles for all. So which houses is the President referring to???
I meant ” All ZCCM employees paid for the houses”
sorry fellow bloggers
The article above says ‘write off the residential purchase prices for some parastatal houses.’
PF are so talkative that when they speak, no one knows if they are serious or not, they can do a chameleon any time, it’s agony.
#40
you seem to have more information than the govt itself. Would kindly come back to us with the answer for your last question for the benefit of us all. Did Sata who sold these houses 10 years ago raise this issue in his letter to RB?
Some of you bloggers do not think no wonder you do not welcome good things. We all have to appreciate the gesture no matter what. Some things are politically moved but when they are done, we ought to appreciate. Do not be like your leader Satan with a lost call. Today he will advocate for your well being but comes the same day in the night to take it away from you. People, the truth is Sata is not consistent. He is a goat in the sheep skin. Watch out!
Walasa, being consistent is not a requirement for being successful, because it is possible to be consistent but always wrong!
Your Exelence RB this is a very Good move indeed. But I would like to express the unfaireness that was done to all sitting tenants, widows and orphans who where evicted by personnel from the ministry of works and supply last year in about October from thier flats along Buluwe Road in Nyumbayanga. These flats were immediately shared among the same officers and are marked for sale to them. I Know it was very difficult for these farmilies to have gone through a series of Zambian Courts for more than fourteen years. I am appealing to you Sir, to as well look into this matter. We had tried to talk to Mike Mulongoti then Minister, he never bothered. One Zambia One Nation.
This was just a Political Gimmick by Sata. Why did he circulate his letter to the press first before the President responded? Sata is seeking ways to make headlines as a campaign tool, and to capitalise on unsuspecting citizenry. Sata, you sold those houses with Kafupi, for the same reason RB is righting off the balances…..
Why couldnt the people pay?
Why write off the “inkongole” NOW Mr President? any normal Person would smell a rat here because of bad timing.
Ba Sata, if you are not campaigning on the back of the poor Zambians, then write your complaints first to the concerned person to show your sincerity and heart.
They could not pay because some died, leaving families in the houses. Others spent their redundancy money on other things that perhaps were priority. Others, did not have enough redundancy payments to match the value of the property AFTER the councils upped the rates. There are many reasons of course and some it was just their carelessness but these are the issues that led Father Bwalya to campaign for Change Zambia remember? He was fed up of officiating at funerals of ‘people dying of depression’ now he should welcome this gesture, unlike his uncle!
#3 Div nafuti
And the money that you used to buy a mobile phone could have also been used to buy a farm in Zambia and you would have been better off.
Shame on Both SATA and RB they just want to take Zambians for granted. The decision by RB to write off the Debt is not genuine. Why Now? It is just campaign. Where was he all this time?
This is corruption; he wants the tenants to vote for him. Cheap Crazy selfish Zambian so called leaders who will play every game to be in power.
Good for the people but they should not Vote for RB. Again makes me wonder how a president can get involved with such cheap decisions?
These politicians really Hold we Zambians by our Balls. We need an expatriate president Enough with SATA & RB Nonsense..
Sata is really losing it. In the old days, he could have just told the beneficiaries DONCHI KUBEBA. What does he think is going on in the minds of these people when they hear that he wants the president to rescind his decision. The man simply has no strategic thinking. what a shame. VIBA RB
#48 Muntu
Do not forget that the petition was brought to the attention of the President last year by Dr Chiluba! If the President had acted then, he would have bee rash, since he had just been in office for a short while. He travelled to Ndola and last year he promised the people in Itawa flats that he would consider their request. He comes to a decision and you smell a rat? Surely, should politicians stop governing just because electiona are around the corner? Besides, the Electoral code limits certain activities ONLY in the 3 months to elections. So, those smelling a rat here, may better see an Otorhinolaryngologist, the rot may be in the nose!
Ba Sata, let me also write you a letter. If you became President, How long will it take you to upgrade all the shanties of Zambian towns, ie your main supporters residential areas?
You dander heads let me educate. Whatever the reasons RB has to write off debts on those houses, be it political or noble the fact is that out of the 13 Million Zambians minus those who already own houses, there is a further three thousand and thirty chakuti who will own houses. Wether to you that is painful, sexy or romantic it doesn’t matter. Fact is some three thousand and thirty something more Zambians are house owners and for that, just for that you should be happy for them and stop morning. Banks write off loans of those customers whose loans seem unlikely to be paid. I have never heard Stanchart saying “Since we are writing off loans for so much, we also will pay back all those who successfully finished paying their loans.” Such thinking is only possible in PF.
Childish you cadre, and you think Zambia is bank or some company typical MMD thinking.
The housing deficit is said to run in the hundreds of thousands.One survey put it at 2million units.On the copperbelt it is not uncommon to find houses in what used to be upmarket neighbourhoods like nkana west and parklands,housing 2 or three families in a single unit.with garages converted into flats of some kind.The picture in the high density areas is worse.What should be excitin us is not RB’s rehashing of FTJ’s 15year old housing policy,that incidently led to the colapse of all municiple authorities,but a scheme to build hunderds of thousands of cheap and affordable housing units..Does the mmd hav a coherrent housing policy?do the pf and upnd for that matter?Thats the question.
what is govt policy on housing which is a serious concern for zambians.will the future govt come and grab the houses from the current owners and say you were only allowed to use them for a certain period. govt must have a deliberate policy on housing thats is fair considering that we all pay the same taxes irrespective of where u are . looking at houses that were built for miners is a short term answer to real problems that needs serious adressing .like some one said.sinya, mulenga compound. our colleagues in south africa have got something on thje table as a policy .
This action by Ruphia is a good sign that the MMD policies have failed the people of the copperbelt. #12 Ex – says people waited for over 16yrs for their benefits. Exactly the point. If we had a caring government those people would not have waited this long for their benefits which they would have used to pay their balances on the houses. What people on the copperbelt need are good tax systems that would see up to 5% of profits made from copper go into specific development projects on the copperbelt where Copper comes from. As we speak if money from copper was directed into development compounds in towns there today those towns would have beautiful sparkling residential areas where people can be proud to live and enjoy life. REMOVE the MMD from POWER THIS YEAR!!!
What worries me though about RB’s directive to Mukuba Pension Scheme is that it could cripple the pension scheme,as FTJ crippled the councils.How does he intend to help out the pension scheme if his directive to them results in a less than healthy financial position.My dad worked on the mines for more than 35 years and is a recipient to the fund.I would hate for him to be inconvinienced because of of the unthought acts of our president.
Mr Sata is a disaster to himself and the nation. Look at the shanty compunds we have in lusaka. They were all not well planned yet Mr.Sata was Minister of Local Govt and Housing. Mr. Jere is also not normal, how does he expect Mr. Sata to be courtesy when this man never went beyond grade 7 or standard 4?. I often wonder how he has 2 degrees when he does not have a grade 12 or form 5 certrificate.
Sata and Winter Kabimba benefitted from the same Presidential Housing Empowerment Scheme in yester years. Ask sata how he acquired property in Avondale and many places in Lusaka including his current residence. Ask Kabimba how after working for the council he managed two good houses in plash lusaka suburbs. Now the people benefitting from this directive are poor zambians who also tax payers like the rich uncle and nephew. whats wrong with that. and why didnt satana stop Chiluba from selling houses at K10, 000.00 when he was powerful Minister without portfolio. these are the same guys who will cry foul when we start distributing Fertiliser Imput Support Pacts. again Sata will say dont distribute the FISP because its election time. and we shouldnt pay for maize because polls are near. shame
iF PIPO CANT PAY EVEN AFTERT !0 years, then whoz gona pay????? Senior cit kanyo, do you understand the gravity law? Galeloe wud hav told told you to shinda yo masese!!!
Derick Chitala is my nephew. Her Mother Nachifuta is my cousin and to the other side the father Abraham Bines Chitala was my uncle. these are family lineages. Now Chitala is confusing us. This is the man who has traded insults with Sata at frightening depths but today want to tell us that Sata is the best alternative. this level of opportunism is frightening to say the least. Sata even refused change of name from Derrick to Mbita for his own reason but today Mbita says Sata is the best alternative. What a shame. As a lecturerer lets have a little principles which political scholars can emulate. THE CONSOLATION WE HAVE IS THAT SATA WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT WHETHER IN THIS LIFE OR THE LIFE TO COME . viva RB 65% LANDSLIDE . DONT KUFYONO
Mr R. Banda, There are many pending responses from you that the people of Zambia are eagerly waiting for and the most important one is about Mpombo’s serious allegations of corruption regarding the purchase of weapons from SA involving you and your sons. Please clear the air on this one.
lets be honest. must govt stop empowering people simply because its an election year? no no no. His excellency is a good man with the people’s plight at heart.
old politicianc who are tired in thinking just rest as for Sata he is an embarrasement,just take note of chanda chiimba 3
OK we hav a presdo, wat do yu cal this guy mponto ol mpmbmbbo, **** thesae *****s, all they know is lootingg staze trophies
RB wat the fucck isbtatÄ?
On top of these the Man has the inpunity to pay 9.1 billion which his GRZ has failed to account for????????????????????? Announce the Election date and dissolve parliament if you are working!!!!!!!!!
Housing empowerment will translate into informal employment opportunities. The sitting tenants will put their houses on rent and out of the same money they will be able to build their own small houses. MORE MONEY in their pockets. SATA benefited more than CHILUBA from the sale of houses. CHAWAMINA GARU NOT MBUZI? VIVA RB.NAFUCHI, NAFUCHI.
Poor presidential decision. He should have looked at the big picture instead of looking at the few pathetic housing cases when the whole nation is starved of good quality housing. It is a shame that the government does not even have refresher courses to eqquip Zambian builders on how to handle the modern building materials. This man, RB is a jerk.
Halt!!!! STOP BREATHING…..SURE SIR! Mr SATA says, When he leaves active politics this year, he will AUCTION PF PARTY to a TAIWANESE Tycoon. People like KABIMBA and LUBINDA will become orphans. SHELTER is very important and ALL sitting tenants have the right to good accommodation. Ba Mwisho balibombelo pamugodi for many years under ZCCM and he should benefit.
#62 Distant empty drums, are you not surprised that no one else is interested in that nonsense that you call “serious allegations”? The reason is that it is a tired old false boring silly allegation. Mr Sata used it to discredit KK’s government in the run up to the 1991 multi party elections by alleging that KK had hidden arms at Sinda in readiness for rebellion if he lost the elections. Everybody now knows the truth and the liar. So when you see people giggling as you walk by don’t be surprised, Sir, they probably think that one screw is missing in an important area of your head.
sata and his minions shud know that w all want to own houses not like them who have more than one..be ashamed of yourselves you chaps..makaka..!!GBM is put the Post on his payroll..the wife butcher!!
Who is the master of lies? who is the deceiver? who is the serpent? Satana is indeed at work trying to destroy souls everyday of our lives…Galamukani!
# 62…..Why did Mpombo wait this long to disclose about this deal? Why didn’t he mention it at the time? …then he probably was part of the deal and for that, he is not innocent. He can also go to hell with his stupid misplaced English…..
Michael Sata should just shut his Big Mouth of questioning RB’s gesture, who wouldn’t want to own a house for free. I know full well that Sata can do the same to impress the voters even worse.He can sweet talk the Kaponyas who smoke chamba, he will never be President of Zambia even if Satan allows it, which i know can’t happen Coz God is so Powerful then will all see his true COLORS even Worse than Gaddafi.Shibukeni Mwebena Zambia if you really Love ZAMBIA. Michael Sata is not Stable Fwaka yalibonaula kale, he will never be himself.
If there was ever another level headed leader…ofcause other than HH, I will not hesitate to vote for him, but for now…the only painful choice is RB.
Zambians, we should accept that we do not have quality leaders and are not serious enough to run the country. The president should NOT be giving such orders, this is money that belongs to an legal entity in which the president has no personal interest; it is not his company to issue directives. I had the misfortune of watching a programme called ‘Police Academy UK’ and was very saddened to see the Zambian Assistant Police Commissioner unable to ‘turn left’ on parade – he turned right; says it all really; Assistant Police Commissioner cannot tell left from right! We are simply sub-standard in our approaches to issues and in the quality of leaders that we have!
Google Police Academy UK.
HE Micheal Sata don’t waste your energy on a person who can’t learn. It is like speaking to a sleepy person a moment you finish he will ask you that what was that again? 2011 PINTU IKALILA.
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No wonder you have towns full of shanties. How really can you maintain a town if people can not afford to pay for those houses. How then are they going to pay for rates? Ba Banda taba kwata mono. Who will then collect all the rubbish these people will be throwing everywhere because they can not afford to pay for essential services? Thats how Africa became a big Garbage after the colonialist left. All you want are things you can not afford to maintain. Look at roads now after “mayendele muno Zambia” Do you know why people where asked for “umusonko” in olden days? It kept away those with nothing to do in the cities and sent them to be useful on the land. More over it made people realize there was a cost to the beauty that they saw all over Ndola. Kitwe Chingola. Amalofwa no…
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“President Banda further said Sata should wait until he became President for him to reverse the decision and compel the poor Zambians to pay back the remaining balances on their houses adding that he could either seek legal redress in the courts of law over the matter.
And the President has reiterated his earlier position that he would not be responding to Sata’s letters which were distributed to the press before they reached his office.”
thanks Mr President RB Banda for teaching Mr Sata a lesson. The Copperbelt Province votes are now tricky for PF considering that PF MPs and Councillors have failed my Zambian colleagues there and also that what Mr Sata was promising Bembas in 2006 elections has now been implemented by MMD of Rupiah Banda with FJT Chiluba’s help.
Those of you that think there is sense in what Mr Bwezani did should check yourselves and think twice. If he is genuine about empowering Zambians, let it be for all. Why just a handful? Ask the Government / COUNCIL for Land, if you will get ANY? Busy giving foreigners.
This is nonsense and just cheap corruption for a vote. As much is it is good for those that got something, it is very unfair to those that fully paid for the Houses.
How many people had their homes repossessed for default of payments.
This is NONSENSE and ARE SIGNS OF A FAILED LEADER “Nothing less”
Let him reduce on fuel taxes and many otherthings for us all to benefit not only on houses
pay UNZA retirees there dues also….RB!!!!!!
When did not living in a council or parastatal house become a sin. ALL Zambians need to be helped to acquire or build their own houses. Let those that got subsidised houses vote for RB but if you are a hard worker living in your own house in some compound or suburb or you are in a rented house don’t vote for him. SELECTIVE EMPOWERMENT is useless. Why can’t he concentrate on building more houses so that rentals become affordable.
Will the president take heed when most people petition for him to staep down?
RB gone on we are behind you, you are doing fine donot be disturbed by PF thugs who cant see anything positive about your leadership but wrongs only. They are scared deep to there bones for the milage you have gained over the housing issue. They lost and they are on the verge of losing massively. Viva RB
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You are very right about the quality of our leaders. Even the so called intellectuals are so shallow. Try to listen to VP George Kunda to see what I mean. Coming to ‘Police Academy UK’, I cringed every time I watched it. Why did they send Assistant Police Commissioner Nawa to come and embarrass himself like that? Couldn’t they have sent someone junior such as a police sergeant or even a police superintendent? How embarrassing.
What RB did is what a good president should normally do.
Even in corporate world, there is what we call debt write-off. This is no strange thing.
I can tell you that never at anytime will everyone be happy, others wont be. especially those that have not benefited. Those that have benefited are happy. Let us all be happy for them.
Why should the nation be expecting money from these poor people for more than 10 years, that is since Sata was in govement till now, money which cannot be collected? the guys who Sata was using to collect this money were inefficient. So, write of the debt. Why employ people to be collecting K5 million per month and pay them K50 million per month? Is that how Sata would manage the country? When debt is not being paid for or is too costly write it off!
What RB did is what a good president should normally do.
Even in corporate world, there is what we call debt write-off. This is no strange thing.
I can tell you that never at anytime will everyone be happy, others wont be. especially those that have not benefited. Those that have benefited are happy. Let us all be happy for them.
Why should the nation be expecting money from these poor people for more than 10 years, that is since Sata was in govement till now, money which cannot be collected? the guys who Sata was using to collect this money were inefficient. So, write of the debt. Why employ people to be collecting K5 million per month and pay them K50 million per month? Is that how Sata would manage the country? When debt is not being paid for or is too costly write it off!
What RB did is what a good president should normally do.
Even in corporate world, there is what we call debt write-off. This is no strange thing.
I can tell you that never at anytime will everyone be happy, others wont be. especially those that have not benefited. Those that have benefited are happy. Let us all be happy for them.
Why should the nation be expecting money from these poor people for more than 10 years, that is since Sata was in govement till now, money which cannot be collected? the guys who Sata was using to collect this money were inefficient. So, write of the debt. Why employ people to be collecting K5 million per month and pay them K50 million per month? Is that how Sata would manage the country? When debt is not being paid for or is too costly write it off!
What RB did is what a good president should normally do.
Even in corporate world, there is what we call debt write-off. This is no strange thing.
I can tell you that never at anytime will everyone be happy, others wont be. especially those that have not benefited. Those that have benefited are happy. Let us all be happy for them.
Why should the nation be expecting money from these poor people for more than 10 years, that is since Sata was in govement till now, money which cannot be collected? the guys who Sata was using to collect this money were inefficient. So, write of the debt. Why employ people to be collecting K5 million per month and pay them K50 million per month? Is that how Sata would manage the country? When debt is not being paid for or is too costly write it off!