UPND Presidential Adviser Douglas Siakalima has warned that Zambians have had enough and will soon be forced to react to the PF government’s alleged poor governance.
Mr Siakalima said Zambians are currently boiling over the high levels of arrogance and intolerance exhibited by the PF Government.
He was speaking in Lusaka Sunday afternoon during a news conference where he reveled that Police in Eastern Province have u-turned on its earlier decision to allow UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to proceed with his 15 day tour of the Eastern Province.
“The Police through Dr Solomon something (Police Deputy Inspector General) called the Regional Police Command in Chipata to cancel the so called permits issued to us by Police in Eastern Province allowing us to go ahead with our planned meetings. We were only informed Saturday night that the permit is cancelled,” Mr Siakalima said.
“As the party’s policy bureau, we have advised Hakainde Hichilema to proceed with the tour of Eastern Province. If Jere wants to arrest HH, let him go ahead and do so but he should be aware that he is just being used by President Sata and once they leave power in 2016, Jere will have to pay.”
[pullquote]As the party’s policy bureau, we have advised Hakainde Hichilema to proceed with the tour of Eastern Province. If Jere wants to arrest HH, let him go ahead and do so but he should be aware that he is just being used by President Sata and once they leave power in 2016, Jere will have to pay.[/pullquote]
Mr Siakalima said majority of Zambians are boiling because President Sata has allegedly decided to impose a silent state of emergency to oppress his political rivals.
“We have had it with this Government and when Zambians react, Mr Sata should not be surprised. He has suspended the constitution and he is now denying people’s basic freedoms. We have tried to comply with the Public Order nonsense (Public Order Act) but this Government still denies us the go ahead to meet our members. We will defy this Public Order nonsense and let’s see what Jere will do.”
He added, “Last year, we sent out 40 notifications for public meetings and the police only allowed us to hold those meetings on two occasions. The Kabwata and the Mandevu rallies and all those two occasions were almost disrupted by PF cadres and Jere has failed to arrest any of those cadres who came to cause confusion. We are now saying, we will go ahead and have our meetings with or without police approval.”
[pullquote]This little worm (Kabimba) should not even think he knows President Sata, he was all over ZRP and only joined Mr Sata later on and he wants to pretend as if he knows him better[/pullquote]
Mr Siakalima revealed that Mr Hichilema will not be stopped by the Public Order Act from meeting the growing numbers of people across the country who are joining the UPND.
“Just last week we received members from the MMD in Mpika, Mpika is Mr Sata’s bedroom and they have requested that HH visits them because they are saying he is the only leader who can redeem them. So from Eastern Province, HH will go to Luapula and Muchinga and Northern Provinces later. We are serious about forming government and not even the Public Order Act will stop us.”
Mr Siakalima said traditional leaders and the party’s senior leadership in Eastern Province requested that Mr Hichilema visits them to have a better understanding of how the PF has messed up the agriculture sector in the province.
He also cautioned Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba against downplaying the significance of the recent Katuba victory for the UPND.
“The people have decided that UPND will form the next government not even Kabimba’s and M’membe’s (Post Managing Director Fred M’Membe) propaganda will change that. These crooks will run around when HH forms government in 2016 because they are busy misleading President Sata. This little worm (Kabimba) should not even think he knows President Sata, he was all over ZRP and only joined Mr Sata later on and he wants to pretend as if he knows him better.”
Am not UPND, but this behavior of Police is indescribable!!
Am with Dr Siakalima on Kabimba. To emphasise what he said, this worm has been in ZADECO (eating Dean Mungomba’s money), stood as MP in Mumbwa coutnless times and REJECTED.
He then jumped on to Ben Mwila’s ZRP (stealing from Ben Mwila), was AGAIN rejected by his kingsmen as an MP, and now today pretends as though he is more PF than Given Lubinda, than GBM.
Can wait to see this worm dance PELETE!!!! Time is near…
I am not UPND but would like Zambians assemble and associate freely and peacefully
I believe our democracy will grow significantly and flourish when we start to dismantle the impediments that slow down our democratization process such as the Public Order Act (POA).
On the other hand the opposition and other groups holding divergent views on any national discourse have to show responsibility by preserving peace and public order to both life and property.
We must move forward as a nation regardless of our political views, but lets show maturity and responsibility as we engage each other on the political field.
The biggest question that we need to seriously address is can we as a country be able to hold peaceful processions without disruption or damage to peace and property?
I should consider leaving ABZ and join UPND, I see solid people in that party. That kind of expression sounds like people I can drink with, and I praise LT for first time that they write an article so well articulated.
The “little worm” must be shaking to hear that Douglas is now pissed-off!
@Gen
Its good to note that you are beginning to see that the tide is changing against the PF.
For the first time you have contributed to the debate objectively. Welcome on board @Gen.
I know understand why this Public order act doesnt apply on Sata, he has abused orphans by calling them bana ba mu chigololo and calling someone a fake lawyer,,, thats public disorder coming from a president!! the public order act must apply
@Nostradamus
calling someone a little worm in public is that public disorder??
@Gen
Much as I like your objective contribution to the debate about POA, I would to correct your perception of the opposition parties especially the UPND. The UPND have held rallies in Mandevu and Kabwata successfully without resorting to violent conduct even when provoked by PF cadres.
The only party that instigates and uses violent conduct in Zambia is Sata’s PF. PF’s violent conduct can be traced back way back when Sata commanded his Panga wielding cadres in Chawama – Lusaka. Where ever PF assembles they fight and kill each other within their ranks may be as a form of practice to export the violence to other party gatherings , who knows?
All previous protests or rallies conducted by UPND have been peaceful except in cases where the PF have tried to intimidate the UPND.
@ Wanzelu
My view on democratization has nothing to do with shifting tide because there is absolutely none, but based on my view that our democracy has to grow and the basic tenets that promote sustainable growth must be in place.
Don’t misunderstand my democratic stand as having crossed over. That’s why you are always misreading situations on the ground
POA has been in place since the UNIP regime. MMD promised to removed it but for 20yrs held on to it and PF as opposition party suffered.
This has not helped democratic growth and PF needs this and to show the way
I sleep peacefully knowing that UPND in it current state with its current leadership, without a national agenda, or national character or appeal cannot and will not win even if elections were called today.
If Sata continues to stop opposition from holding meetings and rallies in areas they choose after complying with the POA nonsense then we in UPND will resort to invoking the natural justice letting the public take charge of policing matters because the police have failed in their duties.
We are ready to let the people take matters in their hands so that it now becomes the People verses the police from now on. And the police know what happens if people decide to take charge.
What Dr Solomon should also remember is that the ratio of police to people is 1 police officer for every 1000 people and that each police officer carries 1 gun,which he points to 1 direction using 2 eyes facing 1 direction probably every second. So how many people can 1 police officer deal with in 1000 ever…
In situations where the people have decided to take matters in their own hands , history has told us the people always win. It has happened in Zambia before in the 90s during KK era,when the people decided enough is enough they fought running battles with the police in all major cities to a point where KK conceded defeat and let the people have what they wanted;political change.
No amount of police intimidation will stop people from joining UPND and attending meetings and rallies organised by UPND. What ever force the police use against people ‘s freedoms of assembly and associations will be met with twice people’s force.
The police under Sata are becoming useless each second that passes. I think the whole bunch of top police officers’ command is no longer fit for purpose and…
Gen…
What could have happened or happening for you to write the way you have done?? If you intend to leave your party (whichever it is), please LEAVE you language there as well. Other parties I know including the ruling party, do not deserve to be polluted by people like you. You should stay away from any party that wants civility and inclusiveness. I mean it. You are dangerous.
I can’t agree more with you. I equally know they have lost it and urging them to learn to be professional.
This state need to reach a point where when Government changes, only politicians change, but civil service, police heads e.t.c remain, because there Jobs demand high levels of professionalism.
Pretty sad when Citizens start thinking you are but a Joker and stop taking you seriously. President needs a serious reflection of himself.
I know Solomon Jere is more interested in feeding his Children NOW than do the right thing. My apeal though is for Solomon or Stella to advise President Sata on these things and not fall to the gallery. Would like a situation where you guys continue serving even in the next Government after 2016, because you’ve been percieved to be professionals and level headed.
OldRugs…
You are contradicting yourself about Dr Jere and Ms Libongani. They cannot be both. They definitely are NOT professional, if you know what being professional means. No hard feelings about you personally. I just want to caution you that they are what you see. There is no dual identity. They just have lost it. See how they are abusing the Public Order Act. Fortunately we know what it says. It certainly does not grant Police to give permission but to be informed about public meetings. Going to the extent of stopping in-house meetings for opposition political parties is just outrageous. I have no kind words for the top command. They are dangerous to Zambians who want to enjoy democracy.
let me say this………….I can’t agree more with you. I equally know they have lost it and urging them to learn to be professional.
This state need to reach a point where when Government changes, only politicians change, but civil service, police heads e.t.c remain, because there Jobs demand high levels of professionalism
The PF Government has taken us back 50 years. What are they so scared of that they should keep harassing opposition parties like this? It is beyond ridiculous. These are signs of people with no clear strategy for the country’s development and they waste precious tax payers money to throw their weight around. Zambians have had enough and need to gear themselves for 2016. Let’s do away with mediocre leadership.
keep fuming some of that southern smoke from your lungs upnd. we still wont start hallucinating like ka Hadolf Hitler (HH)
Mampolio iwe ninshi ulebosa?
Kudos….why hate a people simply because one of them, despite being exceedingly rich, aspires for presidency?
kudo yu dont seize to amaze me.any way i shouldnt reduce my self to your level of thinking.Zambians Know what exactly they are looking for (Economic Independence).aA new form of Independence .As the youlths know exactly what we want were to go and what to do and who our next generousion leader will be in 2016.the out come is fixed no amount of intimidation and tribal talk will change our minds.Zambia is now a rainbow country,connected to the global villege.
In Crimea they organised a referendum in TEN DAYS!
In Zambia, after promising a new Constitution in 90 DAYS, Sata and his PF have not even managed to start to MAKE A PLAN for a referendum in two and a half YEARS!
This must be the most useless and incompetent bunch of F00LS in the WORLD! If they cannot even manage this, can they bring development and jobs to the Zambian people?
UPND ARE ALWAYS VICTIMS?
WHY ARE UPND ALWAYS PORTRAYING THEMSELVES AS VICTIMS OF ANY LAW?
THE POLICE HAVE CLEARLY STATED THAT UNPD COULD HOLD INDOOR MEETINGS BUT NOT PUBLIC RALLIES BECAUSE THOSE AREAS WERE STILL IN COURT AWAITING JUDGEMENT AS REGARDS ELECTION PETITIONS. SIMPLE..THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT WAS SANCTIONED BY MMD WHEN HE DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR..SUPPOSEDLY IN THE SAME AREAS!
DO YOU REALLY NEED A POLICE PERMIT TO INTRODUCE HH TO RELATIVES OF UPND VICE PRESIDENT, BANDA, AS THEY ARE CLAIMING?
YESTERDAY, HH WAS STOPPED FROM SEEING SOME CHIEF IN NORTHERN PROVINCE BECAUSE OF SOME HOOLIGANS. TODAY HH IS STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE POLICE!
PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK.
@Luapula, Kudo and your hate tribes mate. You and your b.e.mba tribe hate people hh represents. what you say of hh you saying to us his constituency (three peoples) in origin and persuasion. Less wonder you gave us 0.00001% in 2011. We shall never forget your hate for us to extent of calling us a bantustan as happened in rsa apartheid or massacres of tutsis by hutu and the ndebele massacre by mugabe shonas.
You have been proposing genocide against people represented by hh.
A reminder to solomon jere and their commander in chief, the International Criminal Court on crimes against humanity in the Hague still sits
Civic agitation where there is a perceived wrong and protecting of this right is the foundation of any democratic society.
To be silent as in North Korea or submissive as in certain african defacto dictatorships is a sure way of losing fundamental freedoms.
Have some webettiquet! Type in ‘lower case’ Te Katundu ya mpanshi! Not to be Bembatised please. It means ‘small letters’ A wise word for new computer users or bloggers: Typing in capital letters is rude, ignorant and synonymous with talking whilst your mouth is full of Nshima and choli with all the slime dripping off the side of the mouth – yuk!
luapula premier lets tolk sence each time yu blog yu dont seem to a have kind heart for UPND.All zambians have the right to assemble and there is no court order to stop any one from campaining in those areas.If yu are popular why are yu afraid of the so called under five.
No one is above the Law.
If you misbehave against the requirements of the Law, those are the consequences….
Us do it on an as unknowns basis where you do seeks and hides as far as the media fraternity is concerned.
Every body knows that we are behind Cowbell, but at a fee, we mean a huge cost..
If Noah one day wokes up the real Cobra, healthy and energetic, and we mean it,
our Cowbell will pant for real…
We’ll be nowhere to seen…
Comrades Kabimba, Noah and M’meembe forgive us…
That’s our gane. We respect you Sir M’meembe…
you need to be listened to by the masses
Is it not folly for UPDN to try to create big news in newspapers, mountains from molehills just for to solicit public sympathy.
They are out there with trumpets or vukuzelas but what they are not telling us is the police side of the same story!
This is not news worth UPND ca’t form government!!
PF will rule for the next 10 years mark my words bloggers!!
The so called cancellation had no effect since the rally was successfully held in Malambo district. UPND is a moving train all those who will stand on the way will be crushed.
EVERYONE RECALLS A FEW MONTHS AGO MMD AND FODEP RAISED ELECTORAL ISSUES WITH THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION WHEN THE PRESIDENT CONDUCTED AN ELECTION RALLY IN AN AREA WHICH WAS UNDER DISPUTE. THE PRESIDENT WAS RULED OFF SIDE. IT IS ALL DOCUMENTED…
SO WHAT MAKES IT SO DIFFERENT WITH UPND THIS TIME AROUND?
Luapula, Wanzelu, kudos, gen. I always find your blogs whenever I return to LT. Are you paid for this or what do you do to have 24/7 (almost) time for this?
Have some webettiquet! Type in ‘lower case’ Te Katundu ya mpanshi! Not to be Bembatised please. It means ‘small letters’ A wise word for new computer users or bloggers: Typing in capital letters is rude, ignorant and synonymous with talking whilst your mouth is full of Nshima and choli with all the slime dripping off the side of the mouth – yuk!
we are behind you ..UPND should go ahead..they have the right to meet people..
PUBLIC ORDER OR THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION RULES?
BANE, THE POLICE IS NOW HEADED BY PEOPLE WITH DEGREES, THEY ARE MORE EDUCATED AND WELL VERSED IN THE PRECEPTS OF THE LAW THAN HH AND HIS COLLEAGUES. SO NO ONE SHOULD DARE TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE!
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF HH MEETINGS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE WAS TO STRENGTHEN THE STRUCTURES OF HIS PARTY!
DOES ONE NEED PUBLIC RALLIES TO STRENGTHEN A POLITICAL PARTY IN AN AREA WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN DECLARED OFF LIMIT BY OUR ELECTORAL COMMISSION? ALL THE POLICE ARE SAYING IS THAT ANYONE COULD HOLD INDOOR POLITICAL MEETINGS ANYWHERE IN THE PROVINCE AS LONG AS THEY ABIDE BY ELECTION RULES. POLICE ACTION WAS NOT ABOUT SOME PUBLIC ORDER.
Have some webettiquet! Type in ‘lower case’ Te Katundu ya mpanshi! Not to be Bembatised please. It means ‘small letters’ A wise word for new computer users or bloggers: Typing in capital letters is rude, ignorant and synonymous with talking whilst your mouth is full of Nshima and choli with all the slime dripping off the side of the mouth – yuk!
And this feeble-minded claims that he has a doctorate! And to him a degree is an answer to all problems. Your reasoning lacks conceptual grounding and it is inebriated with emotional appeals than reasoning. Learn to balance the two properly.
What a moron! If you are really a PhD holder I think you can reason better than my undergraduate son.
What did you read for your PhD you moron?
UPND Cadres are used with beatings. Police please just beat we don’t want lawlessness in Zambia. We can recall Charity Katanga to come and sort them out. They just want to make PF fail because UPND failed to win elections togather. We are the people that VOTE and we will not entertain this lawlessness.
Regards
Luapula Premier, I have yet to see a person with more jaundiced views than you, even more than Kudos. You need to answer your own questions. Why is HH victim all the time? To help you do that, you need to go back to history. MMD played down the growing PF train, at their cost. They said all sorts of things against this train, including documentaries, changing some laws etc. All public media houses, and the PFost were slamming this train. But the train was unstoppable…….need I say more?
@Simbwelo
I SIMPLY ENJOY IT, SECONDLY, I CANNOT HELP IT BUT TO PRAISE THIS GOVERNMENT FOR ATTEMPTING TO DO WHAT OTHER REGIMES IN MY COUNTRY AND ELSEWHERE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, HAVE FAILED TO DO FOR MANY YEARS (MY DREAM) – DEVELOPMENT OF ANY COUNTRY SHOULD BE VIA HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT NOT WITHSTANDING OUR HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS.
MIND U MINE IS A PhD IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR OBSERVATION!
Luapula Premier, if the whole of Eastern Province has been declared off limits by the ECZ, then it is a sign of things being upside down.
@Mailosi
PLEASE STOP WHINING.
APPRAISE YOURSELF WITH THE 2 or 3 AREAS WHICH UPND WAS BOOKED TO ADDRESS MEETINGS.
COMMON SENSE : WHY WERE U NOT STOPPED IN KATUBA OR MANSA. LET HH OR WHOEVER HEAD FOR LUAPULA. U ARE FREE CITIZENS, LUAPULA WELCOMES U, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! STOP YAPING!
And this feeble-minded claims that he has a doctorate! And to him a degree is an answer to all problems. Your reasoning lacks conceptual grounding and it is inebriated with emotional appeals than reasoning. Learn to balance the two properly.
What a moron! If you are really a PhD holder I think you can reason better than my undergraduate son.
What did you read for your PhD you bwana?
mr president hh,don,t allow these bandits to derail u, zambia is thirsty for your leadership.these gangsters are rily afraid but just soldier on coz God always win over bad.arrest all these bandits on yo inauguration coz they,ve no mercy on poor zambians.they,re busy stealing cash so that they become filthy rich lyk cikabbova nsanda.arrest that crook sir.
Hadolf Hitler or Cowbell is a coward…
Today he is using Ba Shikulu aba Shilu Ba Nevas Mumba. Tomorrow he will forget about them and run to father frank bwalya.
That boy Cowbell should not be tolerated in his decision…he is not yet a matured in politics…he needs more diapers to be sensual or he can drive us into disaster…
Learn from man Chilu Zambians….
lets not forget easily….You can’t say Michael and Kaseba are not doing anything unless you are a criminal, your deals are hindered…but to the poor majority soon the results will be beneficial…The Siliyas and Banda bandits wanted to grab everythings to be theirs including schools and you criminals opposing PF you’re doomed…
Change to clean bussinessian then you will prosper…and this time RDA and CEEC are realy…
Can someone tell me.I’ve observed that in UPND the top Leadership is mostly by appointment and not by elections.The point in question is the appointment of naïve Dr Canmisius Banda and the blind follower Nalumango.It seems in UPND a non Tonga can not win any intra-Party elections,due to what Sejani said that NO non Tonga can lead UPND.
HHe is in Eastern Province. Next HHe is going to MucHHinga.
HHe is coming HHe is coming 2016!!!!!!
UPND is trying to get big coverage in preparation for 2016 General Elections. This is a good development for democracy. Brig. Miyanda should also start campaigning. This is the right time not to resurface during elections. LOL!
@kudos
hatred chokes and kills the one who holds it so dearly.whether u hate HH or you love him,he rarely or doesnt know that you exist or an ***** like u exists.eat while it last.time for reckon has always knocked on everyone’s door.Remember MUMBI that former PF member the way he belittled SATA during elections.but where is he?is SATA not his president.God puts in power who he wants.
In politics you need to be mature, seasoned and aware of what will make you gain mileage which HH lacks, he is emotionally charged and he listens to himself rather from others. If we remember POA was there in the past and present govts. Sata was clever and un confrontational with the police as he understood the law. In Many cases he used to face more challenges than HH as opposition leader. In Eastern province how many time was stopped holding rallies even when he used allowed? He never started confronting the police or MMD. Patience pays agitation, anarchy and wanting to be above the law is the most bizarre of HH and UPND. They claim to be educated and lack the basic principle of protecting the law and order. Tomorrow it will be them what will happen if they destroy this peace