Patriotic Front (PF) youths yesterday besieged the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court complex chanting slogans accusing some party leaders of dividing the party.
But quick action by alert police officers stopped the cadres from entering the court premises as they sealed and closed all the gates denying the youths any access.
The youths move was in a bid to render support to one of their colleague, Innocent Kalimisha who was scheduled to appear before court for assault and malicious damage to property.
Kalimisha, 32, of Chawama Township, however, did not appear in person but sent two of his sureties who informed Resident Magistrate Irene Wishimanga that their colleague could not be in court because he was nursing injuries after he was allegedly beaten by 18 police officers during investigations of the offence.
Police acting spokesperson Rae Hamoonga doubted the credibility of the allegations by the cadres saying there was no report or complaint to the police from Kalimisha.
Mr Hamoonga said if the allegations were true, Kalimisha who was detained at Emmasdale Police Station before he was given bond should have lodged a complaint with superiors at the station before or at the time of his release.
University Teaching Hospital (UTH) public Relations officer Mwenya Mulenga did not have Kalimisha’s details of being admitted to the hospital by press time.
Kalimisha is facing five counts of assault and three counts of malicious damage to property resulting from the Saturday incident at Northmead School where PF cadres fought over the presidential endorsement debate.
When his matter was called before Ms Wishimanga for possible taking of plea, Kalimisha’s two sureties Benja Siwila and Elvis Simukonda informed the court that their colleague could not be before court because he was sick resulting from the beating he allegedly received from
officers who arrested him.
Ms Wishimanga adjourned the case to September 9, 2013 after hearing that Kalimisha was unwell.
Shortly after court appearance one of the sureties Mr Siwila vowed during a press briefing that the youths would continue fighting until Justice Minister and PF national secretary Wynter Kabimba was hounded out of the party.
He accused Mr Kabimba of dividing the party and demanded that he stepped down adding that the youths would do anything to ensure they too enjoyed the sweat of their labour since they were the ones who put Mr Kabimba and others in party positions.
He said Mr Kabimba as the party chief executive officer should have addressed them on the ongoing wrangles in the party and ensure the affairs of the party were running smoothly.
m****** mwe!!! who do you think you are? we will deal with you come 2016
not talking… am just looking….kekekekk
If the president is alive during then, and depending on where you read about his health issues
Then it is more than likely he will stand for the presidency. What is appalling is people onerously campaign for someone so early in his tenure
Your president should come out and ban talks of his relection in 2016, he is the one to blame for people clearly placating the whole country on something is quiet frankly irrelevant with more than 36 months to go before elections
It is not these people that are botching the campaign but the president is subtly besmirching his reputation. Does he know this?
Thanks
1.2 .. answer is “No he doesn’t”
Imwe ba youth tamukwete ifyachita? Go find jobs. Why do you let dimwits use you like this?
Are those *****s in picture Youths?? They look very old to me!!!
Ba “Kombwe” aba should be Locked up!! Does NOT matter which political party they are from. I’m tired to the back teeth of these Violent Thugs encouraged by their parties to perpetuate “STONE AGE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE”. Whenever a party is in opposition, they promise the earth to stop this type of Backward Politics, but once in power are never heard condemning violent behaviour, but seem to encourage it by shielding these demented louts. P.F, please clean up your house, before its too late!
kim,
yes they youths. its just that they ugly.
babi aba bayouth. lol!
these 1diots are busy mauling each other instead of delivering on their campaign promises. and these stupid youths, what benefits do they expect more than what they have already been given – selling in the streets. they should have arrested them for unlawful assembly, anyway, its a pf police, very segregative. time will tell
This nevr hapend undr MMD ruling party cadre tried in court of law!Where wud Wiliam Blunder,Kadobi,Scorpion, & all those criminals MMD hired in fought batles aganst Masebo in Chongwe?Those felows wud b in jail.Here we re seeing it gud governance under PF.And the chap still wants to dent Sata politcaly?Disabled pipo dificulyty to undrstand.
Hey Dada, how you been? Dude I think i got a man crush for you, your dribble just turns me on!!
Dada! Did you just vote me down? You hurt my feelings dude…
Why do you keep on maligning other people who are differently abled. We dont choose to be who we are. We are happy to be who we are nothing wrong. Is it still PF policy to disregard people with disabilities?
Amateur journalists! we dont say “…cadres besiege THE court in support of THE arrested cadre”. Professionals say: besiege court in Support of arrested cadre. This is because we haven’t yet been introduced to the subjects at hand.
Ok, it’s one of those situations where you are forced to support a ‘temporary’ cause by the enemy because it will achieve results some of us have been praying for, more like making a deal with a criminal for him to testify against a bigger fish in exchange for a lighter sentence. Getting rid of Kabimba is a necessary goal. I don’t like PF or it’s cadres, but i dislike Winter even more so chaps, go ahead with your endorsing and besieging etc, you have my support….. only till Winter leaves only then will the status quo be re-instated.
THE ENEMY OF YOUR ENEMY IS YOUR FRIEND
No one is above the law let this cardre face the law why should he break public property.just like the pupil of mukando let the same cardre go in if found guilty.we all know that demonstration is the voice of unhead but breaking public property and assault innocent people awe twakana. Police please at court premises let no one make noise.court premises are fountain of peace make sure you bar noicemarkers at least 150mtrs away.we do not want lawlessness.no hooliganism.
PF soccer team scoring own goals. what do you think bane?
I know Ghana will score own goals
This scenario is an indicator of where the PF governance is taking us. Did Kalimisha fight alone and who assaulted him if he is the only cadre arrested? Police must be fare and professional in dealing such matters. One the Cadres had no police permit, 2 they damaged property, 3. they had assaulted many people and 4. they fought and Kalimisha is serious in the hospital.
The young brother to Phiri (MMD) candidate is battling for his life in Katete hopstal by the beatings of PF thugs. Any arrests made so far, nothing. Jere and her Girl mate must now be forced to resign. They are the advocate to PF violence.
I ‘m also wondering if this Kalimisha beat up all those people and damaged property alone, where are his fellow thugs that did the acts together?
These old men are still youths in PF?
Compare with Mukombwe
PF you are in the news lately for the wrong reasons. Please stop the rot! Zambia is greater than PF and any other political party. Vooseki PF! It is not right to hold the whole country hostage! We gotta move on and keep moving on………..
Am beginging to believe these cadres have even more power than the law makers themselves, as for the commoners i cant even compare…. if they can disregard the law by violating it, spitting and stamping on opposition leaders, one father will never forget how wet he became when they pounced on him, raises much questions as to who is the man of the house, may be or just may be we should just accept the fact that these hooligans are infact our leaders!
My name is Kenji, am looking for Winter Kabimba. Why is he failing to tackle such issues. I want to meet him . Anyone who knows his number , give it to me , am not a coward, I put him in office with my vote. He has to answer my charges
No, you did NOT vote for him. No SINGLE Zambian ever voted for him. He was NEVER elected!!!
Look at all those poverty stricken i.diots on the photo? Sata has learnt a lesson,owing a lot of people some favours isnt good,wanted to president by any means possible brought in a lot of vultures now his part is put asunder and he cant support anyone.Useless *****s.
Ha ha indeed if PF finishes all roads especially in Lusaka Compounds and other areas such as Kamwala south,Libala south then no need for Ba Sata to campaign.We the people gonna campaign for PF.What PF should do is to make sure that the township roads are done well and fast.The best is to give Chinese or Japanese contractors otherwise local contractors will make PF loose elections in 2016 because roads won’t be finished.Good example is Kabwe where local contractors are doing the raods.It’s pathetic indeed.Govt has just wasted money to give Zambians who are too corrupt and always fail to deliver. I can’t give local contractors to do roads especially in compounds.Ba Sata poseniko amano ku ma roads so that 2016 will be a walk over situation.But be careful with Winter Kabimba
Indeed local contractors are a waste of time to the development of roads.The contractor doing kapiri town roads is worse and we do not know if the same roads will be tared and soon will be rain season and the guy has done nothing
People will never go for the one who insult and beat them even if she or he has good food to offer on the table. Sweep the dirty and insult the people, they will not go along with you.
. I appeal to the police never to intervene when these thugs clash. When they kill each the number of thugs will reduce on the street.
pf is an evil government to have ruled Zambia. you see evil and blood shed everywhere .
All is not well in the PF party and someone out there knows why but is not prepared to come out clean and admit to the people of Zambia. Their leadership is divided into camps and the work for which they were elected has been abandoned. Shame!
What law theres no laws In zed just dull thugs posing as politicians voted In by retards
keleni tasa akete mu 2011, is a patient of severe mental disorder which has severely impaired his mental faculties. However, his disjointed reasoning takes him back to frenzy and euphoria that characterised the national mood before 2011, when it was commonplace to hear people say ‘ lekeni Sata ateke mu 2011’. Abaishibe fimpukusa bamufwaileko muti uyu muntu abwelele mubutuntulu.
@ 21 “Keleni tasa” is based on “Irony” if you know the meaning, & NOT blind affiliation. Notice its in reverse, similar to the reversed hopes since P.F won. I will NOT use insults, as id just drop down to your level
Now my approach to politics is I dont really care who rules Zed, what tribe they’re from, whether you are PF,MMD, UPND, as long as you deliver, – do well its thumbs up, & poorly- down. Now whats disjointed about this approach? Now Your sad mindset is unfortunately common today in Zed politics, where- If my party does wrong i follow irrespective. Similar to having a team mate who molests Your female relation, & you respond by saying “Nothing wrong, hes my team mate” Are you saying you condone violence? Says a lot! To say the least NOT surprised
fulish pf
What PF should understand is that people have cried all over the show in all four canners of the Country. The question is if today we had general elections, will they go through with such an attitude?
So U don’t get it, DuDulove or whatever U call Yourself. The MMD never hard thugs who fot each other in that manor as the PF thugs kill each beat each other. When Garry Nkombo told U that the Livingstone Pf cadre death was not caused by upnd, U never believed it. They also killed each other in Chongwe where most people ddnt believ that felo party members wud hate each other to that xtent. I can asure U that if UPND was near there in NorthMead, they wud have cast the blame.