Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba this morning took the stand at the Tribunal appointed to probe him .Mr Kabimba denied allegations that he abused his office and breached the Oath of Secrecy when he disclosed a government legal opinion to Patriotic Front lawyers.
Mr. Kabimba told the tribunal being chaired by Acting Supreme Court Judge Evans Hamaundu that his letter dated 1st August, 2013 to which he attached a government legal opinion obtained from the Solicitor General in his capacity as Justice Minister, was an expression of concern over the debate that had emerged on the nullification of parliamentary seats.
Mr. Kabimba 56, of house number 337, independence Avenue, Lusaka, explained that this is why the said letter was titled election petitions and findings of the Supreme Court, to imply that in his capacity as Justice Minister he was merely expressing his concerns on the issue as matter of public interest.
And Kabimba has told the tribunal that neither him nor the PF had obtained pecuniary advantage when he obtained and disclosed a government legal opinion to his party’s lawyers as there were no charges attached to the provision of such an opinion and that the legal opinion was not classified as earlier alleged by the complainant.
He says members of the public including political parties in the country are free to get legal opinion at no cost from either the Attorney General or the Solicitor General.
Meanwhile Mr. Kabimba who is also PF Secretary General has contended that copying the letter he wrote to PF lawyers to the Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda does not amount to interfering in the independence of the Judiciary.
He says this is because the letter he copied to the Acting Chief Justice did not have any directives that the Judiciary was supposed to follow.
Mr Kabimba added that by copying the letter to the Acting Chief Justice his party was merely informing the Judiciary of what it was planning to do in view of the opposition political parties’continued trend of fielding candidates whose parliamentary seats had been nullified on grounds of corruption to contest in by-elections of the same parliamentary seats.
The Minister who was being led in examination in-chief by the defence counsel Bonaventure Mutale has maintained that such a measure by his party was in the interest of having a clean electoral system were electorates vote without being cohersed by financial benefit.
The matter has since been adjourned to 14:30 for cross examination.
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red lips Kabimba, I hate this maggot. am PF but Winther is a non-starter
Thank God, the majority respect him and love him.
You must be bemba.
I’m happy that the voters are starving…..
@chiwanangala
hate is a strong word.. and hate makes maggot live longer so that you the hater can die of hate, just be careful,, so God help you with your hate.. i dont hate kabimba but i hate is actions,,kusamwa kwake uyu red lips
@mwembweshi
which majority respect and love kabimba?… the man is just lucky PF won the elections otherwise alot of people dislike him within and outside PF
Mwembeshi, thank goodness that cloning still hasn’t reached Africa. It would be a waste of technology and equipment to have more than one of you. When you die, the world will be better off. You infinite stupidity is only matched by your ignorance. You must have wet dreams about being a political appointee. Right? A trip to state house would give you and erection for a week, you’d probably ejaculate if MCS touched your hand, right?
come guys what clean elections when your president went campaign be before time you are worst that mmd
When you look up the word stupid in the dictionary you will find Kabimba’s picture right there.
How can they publish Kabimba’s home address?
…so we can all pop in and say hi.
It could be blanked out by editors but those do not exist any more…
For clarity, authenticity, and to differentiate Wynter Kabimba from other Wynter Kabimba’s in the country, his home address has to be published. Becuase if I was Wynter Kabimba and LT just say Wynter Kabimba abused his office, i can take legal actions against LT for defamation of character.That is why when ever a Journalist writes about a person, usually personal details such as home address, status and age, are always included even their mental status if the situation allows.Or maybe is you father, Uncle or a close relative?
If this tribunal finds anything other than Kambimba wanting then our Judiciary as gone to the dogs indeed. The following statements attributed to Kabimba simple nails him to the charges: “He says members of the public including political parties in the country are free to get legal opinion at no cost from either the Attorney General or the Solicitor General.” and “Meanwhile Mr. Kabimba who is also PF Secretary General has contended that copying the letter he wrote to PF lawyers to the Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda does not amount to interfering in the independence of the Judiciary” and “He says this is because the letter he copied to the Acting Chief Justice did not have any directives that the Judiciary was supposed to follow”. Why did he not write of PF letterhead?
What is so sacred about Winter’s home address, if we all know the president’s home?
When you appear in court you have to prove your physical address no matter who you are, unless there is serious threats on your life.
RB’s address has been published, why not Kabimba’s?
Anyway, the only people who would attack Kabimba are his fellow PF members and they all know where he squats.
Its not wrong to do wrong in PF GRZ. What is wrong is to set up tribunals like this in which wrongs will not be found to be wrong.
@Linso
I like that….
You are talking about former classmates and current friends
You are spot on.
This is according to Kabimba’s Law.
Its the law that has failed him to win a single case in his 33 year career as a lawyer on the bench. It appears, he still does not understand why the tribunal has been set up to probe him.
Arrogance personified.
After Mulusa loses his tribunal case, he should not be allowed to contest the coming by-elections in his constituency.
Led Rips!
When we get to heaven one day, sure we cannot all burn the same. Evil people like Wynther Kabimba need long burning logs. What he and his friends Mutembo and Fred are doing will really given them a reason to burn in bright orange flames. perhaps the pursuit of evil has shielded or blinded them from thinking or imagining the day they will die. Kabimba, on Earth you are one of the most evil people that walked Gods green Earth. Same with your friends Mutembo who claims to be an Elder at the Baptist Church and Fred Mmembe who is always quoting bible verses from deutrocanonical books – second canon. Fred thinks by seeming so intelligent on the bible he is being real. God will punish you lot and I pray it happens very soon. TWACHULA PAFULA!u cannot treat Gods people this way!
You are hurt, right? Take heart my dear. Nothing will last for ever.
By they way where is Chanda CHimba the Third?
Please Hon Mutembo is a God freeing he is not corrupt like some of us God forbits.
God fearing not freeing.
@mwembeshi, you meant to say after People of Zambia lose in the tribunal their representative Mulusa shall not stand, right?
Leave Kabimba alone. He is a hard working and sincere politician.
I really wish he was, but alas!
This now explains why Winter should not have been Justice Minister. The judiciary does not to listen to the opinions of either sides outside court, but does listen to the arguments of both sides in court to come up with its own opinion. And it looks like the PF lawyers had no opinion of their own. The intent of Winter’s action was to have the SG, PF lawyers and the Judiciary to share the same opinion which should have influenced the judgement period.
You are spot on.
….that must be left to the tribunal to determine if it was wrong or not……all the tribunal want to hear are events and how they unfolded……and parties involved…
God heard the following words from Winter Kabimba: “We defeated MMD through planning and strategizing. The victory of PF in 2011 didn’t come by DIVINITY from God or by sheer chance. We were prepared to help ourselves because God helps those who help themselves.” Post Newspaper No. 6304 page 5 dated 21.01.2014. The words are deliberately hidden under the heading “No Compromise on Discipline-Kabimba It is strange that today PF is declaring that God never helped them at all but it was their intelligence that delivered victory for themselves. Mr Sata came out to ask people to pray when the announcement of election results was delayed but today they have forgotten. Please those close to these PF leaders should tell them about Nebuchadnezer, Herold, and Pharaoh. Never play with God’s…
Yes In your insane status because one of the qualifications of being in you position is insanity. PF cadre and not a Zambian citizen.
Most of the People who write here are unemployed, that is why they hate some People. Kabimba we love you. you have no case to answer. let your enemies live longer so that they can see you when you are vindicated.
Really,…….!! So why is my relative wasting lots of time in the queue at the Legal aid board trying to access a lawyer or legal advice when we can easily pop in at the Solicitor General’s office or Attorney General’s chambers!! Kawamba, are you normal?? Indeed you are saying, you are saying it is okay to disclose Party documents to anybody else, then why do you swear for oath of office in front of the President upon assuming office? Are you not the one who said GIVEN LUBINDA was treacherous for sharing what you considered privileged information? Are you also not only treacherous but also abusing your office? I now believe that your dullness is beyond comprehension…….
Read this quotation from the article thus:
“Meanwhile Mr. Kabimba who is also PF Secretary General has contended that copying the letter he wrote to PF lawyers to the Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda does not amount to interfering in the independence of the Judiciary”.
Question:
1. What constitutes conflict of interest?
2. What constitutes an interested party?
3. What is insider dealing?
4. Since when did writing to the Judiciary meant writing to the arbiter general?
5. Doesn’t the Judiciary have an administrator who should be the addressee?
In this case, there is a clear conflict of interest as the writer was interested. In the spirit of the law, there is a clear case of trying to influence using incumbency, proximity and insider knowledge. What do others see?
The fact is that Kabimba’s points are straight , he may not be liked but he is a straight talker. What is also sure is that Zambia needs clean politics and if we have to have such, then lets help weed off corruption by stopping the corrupt from standing as MPs.
Your Kabimba will be saved by his former classmate; not by the legal points he is trying to put up
The truth of the matter is no mp won without dishing out money,pf has targeted some mp who are principled or seem to be hostile towards them,Scott gave money in Livingston as voter purchase.
I always Say that Wynter is so intelligent that some oppositions and civil societies want to eliminate him politically to have it easy.
Summer is the dullest of all our MPs.
Lmao only a retard would think or say kamimbya is innocent and is this picture recent this thing looks sick
Remove Kabimba’s dick frm ur mouth,busy supporting wrong things.
The tribunal is trying very hard to favour Kabimba but the case is so clear that even a fool or a self-respecting pig knows that there was gross abuse of office by the minister. No amount of intimidation will deter the truth from prevailing. God is watching and determining the direction of the hearings. The defence will eventually be greatly embarrassed.
Reading through the lines, I feel this is an evidence and proof that Winter should traced and is guilty of interference of Judiciary by manipulating it using his position as Justice minister and secretary General of the party.
READ THIS STATEMENT
““Meanwhile Mr. Kabimba who is also PF Secretary General has contended that copying the letter he wrote to PF lawyers to the Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda does not amount to interfering in the independence of the Judiciary”.
Is he the only person in the PF government who can think in these lines? If it is him only then the president must drop him from minister of Justice and give him a deferent ministry.
I have never heard him speak justice in favor of the poor and others eg, the Kampasa killing, Kapiri by-election and the PF…
The declaration that PF’s victory had no divine intervention is blasphemy of the worst kind! Unless Mr Kabimba repents together with his PF compatriots, this is the beginning of the end of the PF reign for our God is a consuming fire
this is an issue of Conflic of Interest. How do you have a Party SG as a Minister of Justice.? Its just a way to leak govt information into the PF party…..shame I wish we Zambians were more agressive and advocative against such things
He has confessed to the crime, this will be a serious indictment on the courts if they dont find him with a case.
Zambia’s law has gone to the dogs. How can it be saved? How have we allowed Mmembe and his minions to make Zambian laws this undependable? Where are the elders in Zambias law fratenitydoing? Where are justices Chomba, Ngulube, Silungwe, Sakala when Zambian law is being confused like this? How are they allowing this? I believe you still have influence in your circles. Your representatives though Kabimba, Malila , Lombe, Nchito have been a big disappointment. They have messed up the electoral laws by confusing courts and even ECZ. Look at all these useless nullifications and appeals and counter appeals. We now have some constituencies not being represented in Parliament because of PF’s confusion. Petauke, Malambo and Mulobezi have not had any representatives in parliament for more than 90
KABIMBA TALKS AS IF WE ARE UNDER A ONE PARTY STATE WHERE THERE IS NO SEPARATION BETWEEN THE RULING PARTY AND ITS GOVERNMENT
THIS CASE ILLUSTRATES WHY ZAMBIA SHOULD DO AWAY WITH THE CURRENT WTH THE CURRENT KAUNDA-ONE-PARTY-STATE- DICTATORSHIP- CONSTITUTION.
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