THE Patriotic Front will take the matter of electoral petitions to the High Court in line with the Supreme Court ruling.
PF secretary-general Wynter Kabimba said members of the central committee met on Friday and unanimously agreed to enforce the judgment of the Supreme Court.
“It was a unanimous decision and I, as secretary-general of the party, have written to our lawyers to proceed with the matter to the High Court to bar those whose elections were nullified because of corruption,” Mr Kabimba said.
Mr Kabimba, who is also Minister of Justice and acting President, said the move is a matter of principle and President Sata’s promise of stamping out corruption in all forms.
Mr Kabimba said the decision is not targeted at individuals but is aimed at stamping out corruption in all its forms.
“Since 2001, we used to complain about losing the elections and we believe there were electoral malpractices and so when we won in 2011, we didn’t want to use any underhand methods. We decided to go to an independent tribunal. We filed in 55 petitions,” he said.
Mr Kabimba said the party does not hate the United Party for National Development or the MMD candidates by petitioning results but merely wanted to prove a point.
He said the PF believes President Sata got more votes than was announced.
Mr Kabimba said PF views corruption as corruption irrespective of its form.
“There is no small corruption or big corruption. Corruption is corruption is corruption,” he said.
Mr Kabimba said some people have accused the PF of depriving people of certain constituencies of members of Parliament through litigation.
He said Transparency International Zambia also petitioned the Electoral Commission of Zambia through the courts of law to bar those whose elections were nullified on account of corruption.
Mr Kabimba said the party agrees with other stakeholders who have praised the independence of the Judiciary and non-interference by the PF Government.
“We praise the independence of the Judiciary like those other stakeholders,” he said
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that opposition MPs whose elections were nullified on account of electoral malpractices can re-contest their seats.
The court, however, advised the parties involved to pursue the matter in the High Court if they so wished.
Which high court bwana Kabimba? Hopefully not the same rubberstamp high court which is under the thumb of Sata. Misrule & PF are synonymous.
KABIMBA WHICH CORRUPTION ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.WITH POWER,NO MAN CAN PREVAIL.ARE YOU NOT THE ONE WHO CONFESSED WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT YOU SNEAKED IN IMIGRANTS IN ZAMBIA TO VOTE FOR PF?ARE YOU NOT THE ONE WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE OIL DEAL SAGA?SAMETIMES I WOUNDER WHY PIPO IN PF CONCIDER YOU AS INTELIGENT. WINTER THE WITCH,IF IT WAS NOT OF HECMS,THERE COULD BE NO WINTER IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.THOU YOU PRETEND TO BE LOYAL TO HEMCS,YOUR REAL PROGRAMME WHICH YOU AND THE CARTEL HAVE SCHEMED AGANIST SATA AND HIS SON HAS BEEN EXPOSED.THANK YOU FOR SCOTT AND THE ZWD, THE TRUTH HAS COME OUT. K$S
Its really a shame that a councillor ‘s arrival is announced and yet the president ‘s is hidden. Questions must be asked; Did Sata really arrive as reported or its another Donchi Kubeba strategy to curb speculations on his health? If Sata arrived why is Kabimba still the acting president?
Unless these questions are answered I wont believe what the PF minions are saying that is back.
@wanzelu
it is true he arrived on friday the 4th at about 22.00hrs. what we dont know is in which position he was in, whether horizontally(on a stretcher} or vertically(with support) or vertically and independent. there has been a total media blackout for whatever purpose hell knows. he did not utter a single word as if he did not come from a working holiday. never met the out going Israeli president as publicized. strange things are happening in our country indeed
@Matipa
Thanks bro for your info. I think he arrived horizontally in vegetative state and thats why he can’t even utter a word. Why the silence?
Kabimba you brought in Kenyans to do something illegal during the 2011 elections. The act you performed is tantamount to corruption. I forgot you are not an elected MP but one who is appointed and serving his master well for fear of losing the favour of being an appointee
if Kabimba is acting on principle as he has said, let him start with Namulambe and set an example. He should not pretend and talk about principle when he still maintains Namulambe who was taken to stand on PF and his cases ended. And if he is fighting corruption he should be the first to resign because he did not report those wanted to corrupt him on the oil deal. Winter, this is personal and not principle. You can deceive some but you can’t deceive all. Any purpose who is stubborn and hard on others like you, is most likely to be corrupt. I’ve no iota of doubt that Wynter is VERY VERY CORRUPT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN LET US BE SERIOUS WHERE IS MICHAEL SATA EXACTLY?THE GRZ IS NO LONGER TALKING ABOUT HIM THE POST IS BEASY TALKING ABOUT KAINGU ZWD IS SAYING HE IS IN ZED WHAT IS HAPPENING?
He is in State House mortuary. He was brought back from Israel in a box as CARGO.
Now the PF lies have caught up with Kabimba, he has no choice but to hide the facts away.
I meant to say any person who is stubborn and hard on others like you, is most likely to be corrupt. I’ve no iota of doubt that Wynter is VERY VERY CORRUPT.
This is the available calibre of leaders in Zambia – Abena Kabimba. I feel sorry for those living in Zambia. Endless quibbles about elections while the masses wallow in poverty instead of moving the country ahead. Arrest your depreciating kwacha and create meaningful development.
No wonder Zambians will continue hating Wynter.. This man can’t read the Zambian mood that they hate him for this kind of arrogance. He’s the same guy busy killing PF and making it hated by Zambians.. The question is; is Wynter happy that some constituencies have had no representation in parliament for over a year now? Is it maybe because himself has no constituency and does not care? This man is so evil..
Forget about Kabimba not been able to read Zambian mood, he cannot even read legal English, if not, why has instructed PF advocates to file in the Supreme Court if the mater is under jurisdiction of the High Court? Useless and uneducated demagogue.
Take it no merit at all the opposition will triumph again it’s political motivated, u a not fit at all to be a leader too arrogant misplaced individual.
Is rigging the 2011 elections and smuggling in foreigners not corruption to the highest level Brother take the log out of your own eye before you remove the speck from your brother s eye:
This Kabimba is really too much! How can he talk about CORRUPTION???!!!
When he refused to be investigated by the ACC by disruption with PF cadres?
When he is responsible for FUEL PRICE INCREASES due to his corrupt deals?
When he is involved in the 14 Billion DBZ FRAUD?
When he has ILLEGALLY and UNCONSTITUTIONALLY usurped the Presidency?
“Mr Kabimba said PF views corruption as corruption irrespective of its form.” ???
“There is no small corruption or big corruption. Corruption is corruption is corruption,” he said.
Someone shoot this MAD DOG before he spreads his RABIES!!!!
Wynter Kabimba is the most dull. worst and pompous Lawyer-politician that has ever evolved on the African continent. His behaviour is a clear demonstration of the “ASSSAULT ON REASON” programmed to destroy some remaining threads on Sata’s political integrity.
If we were to assume that Zambia is governed on the basis of the Rule of Law hinged on tenets of DEMOCRACY, then to which Court is Kabimba going to appeal against the ruling of Zambia’s Supreme Court?
Besides, Kabimba has disorganised the PF’s strong-holds in Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt Provinces. With only a few strands hanging onto the life of PF, then where else does Kabimba hope to win votes for his presidential ambitions?
Kabimba has indeed gone “nuts”.
if PF is a popular party why petition the supreme judgement? To me it is not about the corruptions issues but the fear of humiliating defeat. The former MPs are still popular in their respective constituencies hence PF is afraid or may be a big challenge for it to field in strong candidates. Indeed this maneuver by PF is depriving Zambians of representations in Parliament and ultimately no meaningful development in affected areas. Kabimba is not doing justice to PF but contributing to further weakening the party. It’s high time we move on with development than spend more time with court issues. After all Zambia is ours regardless of political affiliations.
Isn’t the Supreme Court the last court of appeal? Come on, can someone explain. What was the role of the Supreme Court in this whole saga?
As to which person can make the best President is immaterial at the moment. What Zambia needs are laws and institutions that entrench good governance. Let us have a constitution that will not allow individuals to manipulate laws and institutions for their personal, family, tribal or party interests. Have you ever wondered that it has always been people in positions of political power who have always fought tooth and nail to stop any progress towards the adoption of a new constitution? Ever wondered why the PF in opposition wanted a new constitution only to vehemently oppose the same once in power. Zambians, wake up.
ZWD iz lying that Sata is in the country. They have no data and they just use rumours
Which planet do you belong to? Go and check gov’t newspapers, post newspaper, daily nation, TV stations etc, they have reported the same. Why accuse the watchdog of lying?
If you do not believe ZWD, go and ask this PF Government! See what REAL LIES you get there!
From what I see history shows the only publication that is mostly accurate IS the ZWD!
All these others are too scared for their jobs to be HONEST with the Zambian people.
Kabimba himself is a member of the clique involved in fraudulent access of tax payers money from Development Bank of Zambia, linked to avoidance of paying of money due to the National Airport Corporations, OIL-Gate scandals etc. Kabimba is himself a corrupt man. Then where does this Devil draw his wisdom to dribble this nation?
This is Sunday. Kabimba must know that God created all living organisms which have a limited life span. This biological phenomenon entails that no one is exempt to life that must end with death. Very soon Kabimba and his A-Team will walk along Cairo Rd with their heads bowed down in shame. or join their rightful place in Hell.
I really feel pity for my country.
Another masterpiece from ZWD, they informed us two weeks ago that PF will delay the elections because they fear losing!
I think the court has ruled,it’s time to move forward. Lets have bye elections so that CDF is administratored accordingly and in a right way. It’s also an opportunity for PF to assess its popularity.
What ever you do WK your day of reckoning is coming. PF shall lose pants down
This coming from a supposedly corrupt free man who would not let relevant bodies investigate him by hiring hundreds of thugs to intimidate government officers who were trying to carry out their legal duties?
kambiba whatever he smokes must be very strong. never seen such levels of arrogance in a public institution. always looking from a narrow perspective of ‘pf’ and not national interest. reason why he can not be a president of a country
If it’s a clear case of corruption why not let the acc investigate these individuals? Or is the pf telling us the ACC is ineffective??? I thought if a case is thrown out by the supreme court, then it’s over?
Utterances of unelected arrogant man, who has no respect for the people. He can’t even tell us where his boss is?
nevers mumba is a cunt
kabimba just has a big mouth but he is a coward and a thief
IN RELATION TO FURTHER PETITION BY THE PF ADVOCATES WHICH WOULD ABVIOUSLY FURTHER DELAY THE ELECTIONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. LET THE ELECTORATE JOIN THE PROCEEDINGS OR TAKE OUT AN ACTION AGAINST PF AND JOIN THE ECZ. IT’S SIMPLE THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED THEIR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. THEY MAY PURSUE INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION IN THAT CASE. THE AFFECTED PARTY IS NOT PF OR INDIVIDUAL MP BUT THE VAST MAJORITY WHO CANNOT EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AS ENSHRINED IN THE UN CHARTER BY BEING DENIED REPRESENTION IN PARLIAMENT IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY DUE TO AN ACTION WHICH THEY ARE NOT A PARTY TO.
Kabimba is the most corrupt Zambian. Can he explain how he acquired huge pieces of land in Chongwe’s Mukango area? The said plots were never advertised by Ministry of lands but were instead quickly shared by Kabimba and other pf cadres. The law will visit you together with other pf clonies who paticipated in looting the plots. Time is fast ticking !
Kabimba is nasty piece of work…in 2012 he was appointed to head the commission of inquiry over the Energy Regulation Board Investigations involving more than 2 trillion kwacha oil procurement embezzlement and to reduce the cost of fuel…only for him to create his own company before the commission was concluded that as a middleman between the supplier and GRZ.
To date the fuel price is even higher than it was when MMD was in power…this is the type of individual you are dealing corrupt cold heartless f%%&*(.
And this is the man acting as President!!
The issue at hand is Sata’s whereabouts, any other subject is just a distraction. Lets all rise up and smash into state house and find out if he is still alive. We shouldn’t allow styupid people(cabinet) to take us for an indefinite ride. Is Sata dead or is he a vegetable(read cabbage) in state house or still in Israel?
Kabimba is hiding the body in State House.
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To say PF is fighting corruption is a joke. sir you gbm and kabimba were reporting and accusing each other of curruption.just consider what the president said on corruption of Kabimba and gbm
ARVS yamu koooola winter
This is a wasted time to be ruled by failures
Mwalivotela ifontini, elyo lyaleta amafontini yanankwe mu nchende. Aka ka chikala ka Wynter…yaaa!! kalangumfwisha ichifukushiii…ngumfwa kwati kuti naisa kemya fye nokukatina imbafu mpaka kanya, elyo nakalekako, naya no kuya. Ka shit aka kaliba arrogant, na ma suit ya green…nshikafwaya, kalangumfwisha umuselu, especially efyo kamoneka pa kanwa. I can’t stand this mother****er! He has no regard for anyone. Its all about him and the PF crew, nothing about the Zambian people.
Do the people of Mulobezi, Vubwi, Malambo Petauke have the rihht to representation. If Yes , Does P/F as a government & and party have respect of yhe peole of yhese connstitutions??? Haa!!! Sata and Constitutionalism!!! Zambians remake the country.
In simple terms,Kabimba is telling the nation that they are not ready for the by elections for now.The reasons are:
1) With the current situation in the country where the health status of the president is on debate and his whereabouts not known.PF will not risk to let the nation know the status of the MCS.
2) PF is Sata and Sata is PF. In order to win any election currently and in the past PF depends on Sata both financially and for convincing message to the electorate.
3)With the current squabbles in PF,who will listen or take orders from Kabimba to go and campaign among the ministers and their deputies?
4) PF can not mind to lose one by election- the Mangongo,if it is held as they will have the excuse of saying that people vote on tribal lines.Than attempt by elections across the…
You absolutely spot-on, abena diggers.
PF in the absence of or with the rumoured illness and/or absence of President MC Sata cannot win an election ANYWHERE! PF is Sata. No Sata, no PF. PF is built on a pack of lies and what can they do when the pontiff of donchi kub.eba is awol (military jargon – away without official leave); zero.
The strategy is simple, delay by crook and hook any attempt at mass by-elections where PF would be destined for demise. Mangango is by the corner and I bet you; MC donki kub.eba will NOT show up. Wanna bet?
iyeee…ndeloleshafye
This is the docility and passivity we always talk about this selfsame ndeloleshafye attitude.
THE PF SHOULD JUST PREPARE FOR THE LOOMING PRESIDENTIAL BY ELECTIONS INSTEAD OF WASTING THEIR PRECIOUS TIME ON PARLIAMENTARY BY ELECTIONS.
SATA IS PF AND PF IS SATA,NO SATA NO ELECTIONS.SATA WILL DIE WITH THE PF PARTY,SO WE MUST ALL PREPARE FOR THE LOOMING PRESIDENTIAL BY ELECTION WHICH IS COMING ANYTIME FROM NOW.PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE SHOCKED OR SURPRISED WHEN THEY HEAR THAT SATA IS DEAD.HE CAN HIDE HIS SICKNESS BUT HE CAN’T HIDE HIS DEATH AND BURIAL,IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR LATE.IT WAS LEVY MWANAWASA NOW ITS BA SATA.