The Minister for Home Affairs says a plot has been unearthed in which an opposition political party plans to ignite post-election violence.
Lt. Gen. Ronnie Shikapwasha says intelligence gathered shows that the political party is bent on destabilizing the country if its candidate loses thursday’s poll.
General Shikapwasha, who is also Keembe Member of Parliament, however says security wings are ready to deal with anyone fueling violence in the country.
He was speaking on Tuesday when he addressed a campaign rally in Chibombo district to drum-up support for MMD candidate, Rupiah Banda.
General Shikapwasha said that government is aware of plans to plunge the country into chaos.
He urged Zambians to vote for Mr. Banda, in this Thursday’s presidential poll.
He said there is need for Zambians to give Mr. Banda a 100 percent vote to promote continuity, good governance and rule of law.
[ZNBC]
When the OOP(SD) decide to work only when their elections.
They should be gathering intellegence were all the criminals hide not when people want to express their feelings. I think we should turn that Ka Red Brick building into a health center.
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Damn I missed it by seconds but not missing on Thursday as Pabwato rules.
Whats the point of campaigning on security issues. Ma labbish, aya mwe. Tired of these old dysfunctional syndrome sufferers from MMD. The hour has come for you to go. Ever since u came into power the hour hand has never moved a single bit. Perhaps the boat will go further. Vote wisely people you’re the future
Munkoyo sorry i beat to the number 1. I got intellegence from The Minister of Homes Affairs that nobody was writing.
Shikapwasha is alarming the nation. Dont force people to vote for MMD by scaring them. These are old tarctics and i hope they will come to an end by thursday
Congrats but I was distracted by my son as I was typing and so you beat me by seconds or is it 2 mins.
LT Why are you blocking my postings? I do not use abusive language and see no reasons why you should be blocking my contributions.
Shikapwasha, the friend to Nyama Soya in terms of “akulu mpuno”, has no data.
Shikapwasha is not lying, it is true that PF will not accept anything less than a win in these elections. Take heed piece loving Zambians. Avoid market places and other clouded places when result starts coming out or else KAYA.
Shikapwasha’s intelligence is not intelligent. If he has the facts why not arresting the individual involved than sending fear and panick among Zambians. He’s inciting violence. Mateyo, arrest Shikapwasha.
If General Shikapwasha is right then it shows he is not the right man for the job.If there is such intelligence why not arrest the plotters? Does he have to wait until crime is committed and possibly life lost?Can Zambia really fight terrorism with such a mindset of somebody charged with the security of the nation? I think the General was just politicking but it puts our intelligence in poor light.
iwe muramo, tell your idi*ota not to rig elections.
Just protect the Nation from trouble makers there. I do not want my family members to be displaced or killed for nothing. Careful you and Zambians abd please try not to do evil or behvae irresponsibly.
I am hoping no life will be lost after this election.
For your info if intel points at a cndidate taking part in the elections, if arrested then you are just asking for trouble best is be prepaerd so you know how to deal with them.
If they start arresting pf members what will you say?
There is no need to arrest anyone now when already every move is actively on the radar.GBM buses are being used to haul in machetes.Fred M’membe has been in touch with the DRC based ex-FAR Rwandise groups who brought pain on Rwanda 12 years ago.General Paul Kagame registered his rage to Zambia during the funeral meet-up.All cell groups and members are properly shadowed.They will be chocked on their first move.Zambians must no fear we are fully incharge and will demonstrate that we are just that.Its not UPND but PF after Zambians.
Arresting them now will be perceived as scheme to preempt bye-election on competitive basis.We know who is who in th schedule. Interesting is that they are all kaponyas and civilians who have never stepped in a war zone. They have never walked on fitumbi they want to make in Zambia.
Sata is a moving ichitumbi he cannot sustain any violent project like late Jonas Savimbi or John Koni other than just fantasizing his kaponyas.
Maybe it is fear of the unknown repeating itself.Super Ken before the 1991 elections told us there would be myhem, brother killing brother he called it !Now it is Shikapwasha frothing at the mouth about a plot to cause chaos…give us a break.
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GRZ and MMD will keep watching what PF thugs want to do with those machetes.
Just from the blogs on Lusaka Times it is clear that a lot of hatred has been bred in Zambia and if we are not of sober minds our beautiful country will go up in flames like Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Kenya etc. let us step back and all take a collective big breath. Lets take time out until 2011 when we shall hopefully be more mature. We will also be able to avert minority governments and their instability.
I am still urging Veep RBB and the whole MMD to endorse president HH before it is too late. Zambia can not afford to have Sata as Zambia President at this time. Let us convince Sata to sit for Grade 7, 9 and 12 exams before he can come back and contend the Zambian Presidency.
Countdown: 1 day 45 minutes remaining and we are counting.
I envision a Zambia whose people shall stand tall as PROUD persons instead of being timid due to lack of confidence and motivation. President HH has committed himself to serve Zambia to the best of his ability and so, let us endorse HH on Thursday so that HH can bring a better future to our children. Together, yes we can and we still have 1 full day to decide
Zambia has approximately one day to chnage its destiny in future terms on to a course that will bring all things to be running well for all Zambians.
I am a carrier of a Zambia National Registeration Card (NRC) which shows that I am a Zambian Citizen. On it (NRC), there is nowhere written Tonga except the village of Chief Mapanza – which is i n s i g n i f i c a n t anyway for I have never been there sadly. I also have a Zambian P a s s p o r t which also has no reference to my tribe Tonga while it only indicates my NRC (Zambian Citizenship) number. So, fellow Zambian Citizens, it is us all as Zambians and not HH as a Tonga person although this is only true (HH being Tonga).
@#16. Pragmatist
Welcome. Where have you been. I missed your contributions.
Iwe ci Maestro stop posting the same rubbish on all posts (copy and paste).
Learn to keep to the topic. Ala! Bushe uliwakupula? Sha!
Back to the topic. Intelligence? Bafililwe ukwikata ka Katela when all he did was hide behind a casava tree.
Africa?
you are going without fail time has come family tree to no more,just start parking out & be a villager general.
“Zambia’s four Presidential Profiles
The BBC’s Musonda Chibamba profiles the four Zambian presidential candidates standing in Thursday’s polls and hoping to succeed the late President Levy Mwanawasa who died in August after suffering a stroke.”
ht tp : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / africa / 7693337 . s tm
Listern to the 3 main candidates for Zambian President and also see their profiles wirtten by MUSONDA CHIBANDA – I hope Zambia will continue to have peace for some TRIBALISTS are really bringing us as a Nation down.
30TH OCTOBER, 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCING WILL BE NOT BE VERY SOON FOR SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER, 2008 MAY BE THE EARLIEST DATE
“The candidate with the majority of votes will be declared president. The results are expected to be announced between 3 and 9 November.”
Source: ht tp : / / news . bbc . co . uk/ 2 / hi / africa / 7691717 . s tm
Fellow Zambian Citizens, let us all brace ourselves for the worst or the best. May the good Lord God protect out families.
Obama na Sata ni Pabwatooooooooooooooooooooooooo
fyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee fyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Friday ni Pabwatoooooooooooooooooo. Ibwato, Ibwato Ibwa, Ibwatooooooooooooooooooo to to to to
DONT VOTE FOR SATA. putting the police and the army in the hands of this thug (satam) will make zambians suffer. i saw what happened in chawama by election. sata is a criminal and rather a devil of a person
Akulu Mpuno no#1 has a tap like nose, while Shikapwasha has a harpoon like one; tough they are both really expressive (lol). hahahahahahahahahahaha I need to stop, maybe I need prayer. People back home vote wisely this Thursday; Mr. Munkoyo no# 2 may the Lord bless you and your family, it is nice to see bloggers on home turf; even in these last few hours please advise our relatives their, with information that we too abroad are praying and waiting alertly and patiently with you all. May God bless us all.
the sata we know is better than the RB endorsed by plunderers.VIVA pa bwato!!!!!!!!!!!!!
General those Pangas we bought are for chopping off you Hands if you RIG so play it safe. Wafa na panga
It is change we want nothing more or less just change. VOTE WISELY VOTE PF or HH and not MMD
#11, Maverick walasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Cigwileni ico cigabenga!
BUFI
LIAR
GRZ, there’s no need to panic. In 1991 when MMD won the elections under KK, the whole country went into celebrations. This clearly showed unity, acceptance and welcoming of the incoming government. In all fairness Zambians should embrace each other after the elections. Those of us who witnessed the 1991 elections will say those where the best elections Zambia has ever had. We used to watch both UNIP and MMD rallies on national TV, and the election results started coming in 3 hours after the close of official voting time. It is entirely up to ECZ to instill confidence in the voters and all the citizens of Zambia. Our peace lies in ECZ.
Can ONLY be PF.
Whoever is thinking of doing something crazy about these elections should think of his children and the future generation. He should also think about the majority of us Zambians including myself who are walloping in serious poverty. This country is beyond Politicians, besides that politicians only equate for a small fraction of the population. Therefore, all peace loving Zambians and those who want to see this country move forward should turn up in large numbers and vote for people who are pro poor. We need to liberated ourselves from greedy politicians. ECZ be realistic and vigilant. The nation is in your hands
This time around the people are ready to vote all those with gigantic noses out. They are getting an unfair advantage on oxygen.Trouble will be started by MMD. They will delay the results as they try to manupulate them like in ZIM. When they fail the Opposition will be agitateddue to the delay. Small protests will start. The MMD – GRZ will try to quell this with a heavy hand and state their is no peace and need to have it continue.a state of emergency will be put in place and akulu mpuno will be president by crook. That is how the MMD has schemed it. Alas full of loop holes. They will be out clean come the weekend. New a bus carry fake ballot papers impounded in Kasama.
viva HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
PABWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TO TO TO
PABWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Shikapwasha should be summoned to Mateyo’s office for alarming the nation!!!!!!!!
Why is it that when an opposition member makes noise, he’s summoned for alarming the nation when a memeber of Movement for Massively Desperate (MMD) speaks, he’s not touched?
Mateyo, be fair or you’ll be retired in national intterest.
If they are any schemes of violence then they are being planned by MMD thugs and thieves. Shikapwasha dont alrm the nation please. ECZ must conduct themselves proffessionally and please the Zambians their masters and not MMD. Congrats Justice Mumba you are trying your level best except that the pipo you found at ECZ will let you down. There will be no violence anyway because we shall celebrating the victory of the Ark. Viva Sata you have worked hard for the Presidency and you are getting it. Shikapwasha we are waiting for your resignation from MMD to PF. Viva SATA. Pa Bwatoooooooooooo1
This is very interesting, can we now look at mr Sata first ever cabinet, unless we are pretending, so who goes to which ministry, this is very important to consider so that people should have un idea of who becomes who/what? come on let,s have a go.as we wait for Ubwato pa chabu twabukile ku Nkwanzi house.
come 2morrow thursday ni pa bwatooooo bonse
ati ni pa shiiiiiiiiippppppppiiiiiiii mu bwatooooooo zebig emotuli
Coward general, just go and sleep,you alarmist for nothing.
Don’t even think about it…commando unit is on standby, and they shoot to kill!
Don’t even think about it, commando unit is on standby – and they shoot to kill!
No 6 arrest Shi(Na)Kapwasha for arlaming……Inform Mateyo inchito yamoneka
Mateyo should arrest him, yes, ABASH. And look for a new job Ronnie
PLEASE LET US LEARN A LESSON FROM RWANDA, KENYA, ZIMBABWE etc.
INFLAMMATORY AND CARELESS REMARKS BY POLITICAL LEADERS AND GIVEN THE OXYGEN OF PUBLICITY BY CARELESS MEDIA HOUSES IS WHAT CAUSES THESE TERRIBLE SITUATIONS. KING SOLOMON’S TEST SHOULD BE APPLIED TO OUR LEADERS. THOSE WHO LOVE ZAMBIA WILL BE AND LET BE FOR THE SAKE OF UNITY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY. THOSE WHO THREATEN AND PLOT VIOLENCE IF ELECTIONS DO NOT GO IN THEIR FAVOUR DO NOT LOVE ZAMBIA AND MUST BE REJECTED. I THINK CHUMBWE WAS BEATEN UP BY PF SUPPORTERS. THE MODUS OPERANDI IS SATA’S.
atase chi pwakapwaka! go tell hell with your f..king sh…t lies. who is supposed to be worrying about the violence and rigging? Us the opposition. ala muleya!
Muleya ba kabolala,
iam a former soldier myself(commisioned officer)i have never seen a soldier embarrass himself like that issuing threats which can turn against you.How sure are you that The Sleeping Bull will win Oh come on.
Iwe #13 LT has just been talking about abusive language but you’re still sending abusive language, why can’t you just contribute on matters concerning others. I think i will allow ba LT to block your account.
#57 thanks for the sanity, the general seems to be out of control
Hon Shikapwasha had nothing to tell the pipo on this same rally ai.Why not address the issue on national better TV but instead went to address the well impoverished nice Chibombo pipo by his Movement of Mad Demagogues just to scare them.Viva PABWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO……..
The poor will always be among you.
ZAMBIANS WATCH OUT NAKAWALA IS BACK AND HAS TEAMED UP WITH SATA,TWAFWAA.
gen avoid being an alarmist. ecz ‘s conduct and that of the govt will bring the violence. why cant we be honest in our dealings and conduct ourselves in adignified manner.
let the pipo’s will prevail.
vote wisely
We want peace, but Hon Shikapwasha you should not alarm the nations if you have facts take action or else namufilwe incito!
Zambia Army,ZNS,Zambia Police,ZAF are all on standby to practice target shooting on these Kaponyas.Zambia does not need kaponyas!
Poor fake General. That is how you failed to run the Zambia Air Force! You are a coward who used to mistake sparrows for Zimbabwe MIG Jet fighers every time you looked up the sky. Your lies wont save RB or your job. We still remember your corruption in the airforce. SATA will ensure that you are arrested like the other generals your govt is persecuting.
enough nonsense pabwato bebele
Gents it appears LT is now being used by MMD alarmist to discredit the opposition. You have left it too late ma guys. Ah I nearly forgot you MMD celebrated when LPM sacked VJ but now he is ahero brought in by RB are you robots or humans. You surprise me. I am sure if sitting president told you to move without shirts you woud do it and defend the action with explanation such as shirts are a colonial legacy owe tata
vote wisely, vote HH
HH is a black horse
Trust me,we have a capable defence force/service. No need to worry. go cast yo vote ok. am here pals. remember the goog old days
There is a new tribe in Zambia,get the facts.
Name: KAPONYA
Origin: LUSAKA and COPERBELT. Can be traced as back as the late 1970s. Came to prominence when the mines collapsed and left thousand young men on the streets.
Achievements: They are the backbone of the Zambian economy and have scared the hell out of the mmd.
Leader: we all know, heheee
ONE ZAMBIA, ONE NATION; ONE TRIBE, ONE PF
We know who it is, please do not spare him. Beat SATA strongly if attempts to bring chaos – we do not need anarchists in our land. He is now even using lies that Dr. Simutanyi, a dignified PhD would carry out opinion polls that put SATA ahead. My foot, no educated person will ever endorse SATA unless you have fake qualifications and do not know what education really does to people.
WINA ALILA LELO NABAMA!THE VOTER REGISTER HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE 2006 MU ZA BATWAA BWANJI! AAABBBAAASHHH BWATO! VIVA RB TO BE SWORN IN ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY. LONG ZAMBIA ,LONG LIVE RB ,LONG LIVE MMD,.
ITS NOW TIME PF AND UPND POOLED THEIR RESOURCES (VOTES) TO DISLODGE MMD. THIS IS THE CALL FROM EVERY WELL MEANING ZAMBIAN WITH INTEREST AT HEART TO DEVELOP ZAMBIA. WE ZAMBIANS ARE HUMBLY ASKING BOTH PARTIES TO BURY THEIR HATCHETS AND JOIN HANDS. WE DO NOT WANT MMD/UNIP AGAIN. THERE IS TOO MUCH POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING. TO PUT IT SIMPLY, PF, UPND PLEASE PUT TOGETHER YOUR VOTES AND KICK OUT MMD. THANKS.