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Couple to appear in High court for causing bodily harm to their children

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The couple which dipped hands of their two children in hot water for stealing beans has been committed to the High Court by Luwingu Magistrate Davy Simfukwe following instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Appearing before Luwingu Magistrate Simfukwe were Lazarus Kasonde 24 and Maureen Chanda 28 of Chilekwa Chisanga Village in Chief Chipalo of Luwingu district in the Northern Province who are facing two counts of murder and grievous bodily harm contrary to the laws of Zambia.

Particulars of the offence in count one were that, Lazarus Kasonde and Maureen Chanda on 14th February 2013 jointly and whilst acting together did cause grievous bodily harm to the two children and later one of them died in the district hospital.

After the baby died in the district hospital the couple was spotted trying to dispose of the late Jane Mukupa in the nearby grave yard and the matter was reported to Zambia police in Luwingu.

The children found their fate after they decided to eat the beans which were meant for supper after severe hunger hit. They searched for food but found a pot of beans hidden in the bedroom under the bed of their parents.

The duo are facing a murder case involving their daughter Jane Mukupa aged 3 who died of severe burns while in count two the couple stand charged with the offence of unlawful wounding or causing grievous bodily harm on Harrison Chanda aged 5 years respectively.

“The matter is coming up for mention, however, we have received the instruction from the DPP’s chambers for committal to the High Court of Zambia for summary trial,” said Prosecutor Oscar Nyembe.

“Pursuant to the certificate for summary trial issued by the DPP and pursuant to powers conferred on me by section 222 of the criminal procedure cord chapter 88 of the laws of Zambia, I accordingly commit both accused persons to the High Court of Zambia. Both the accused person will be informed of their trial date in the next High Court session. Both are remanded in custody,” Mr Simfukwe said.

The couple is facing two counts of which one is murder contrary to section 200 and grievous bodily harm contrary to section of chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia respectively.

ZANIS

GBFC will bounce back says Dennis Banda

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Green Buffaloes captain Dennis Banda says Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Kabwe Warriors is not the end of the world for his side.

Warriors ended Buffaloes’ six match unbeaten run in the FAZ Super Division with a victory in the Week Seven match at Godfrey”Ucar” Chitalu Stadium in Kabwe.

Banda believes the defeat at Warriors was a lesson to the Patrick Phiri coached side.

“Not the end of the world for Green Buffaloes. Not all days are Sundays,” he wrote on the Buffaloes face-book page.

“Every defeat, every heartbreak and every loss contains its own lesson on how to improve your performance,” Banda added.

Buffaloes have garnered 10 points after recording two wins, four draws and one loss.

Mayuka makes third 2013 Saints appearence

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Striker Emmanuel Mayuka made his third successive Premiership appearance on Saturday for Southampton since returning from the Africa Cup in January.

Mayuka came on in the last 25 minutes for 14th placed Southampton in their 1-0 away loss at fifth positioned Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

And in Portugal, defender Emmanuel Mbola did not play for Porto reserves over the weekend for whom he has made just one appearance in 2013.

In Romania, Fwayo Tembo played the full 90 minutes in fifth placed Astra Giurgiu’s scoreless away draw with 10th placed Otelul Galati on Saturday while in Belgium on Friday, his former EduSport teammate striker Rodgers Kola was on the bench in KAA Gent’s 1-1 away draw at Mons.

However, there was good news in Holland where striker Jacob Mulenga on Sunday scored his 13th goal of the season for Dutch side Utrecht in a 4-2 away win over Heerenveen.

And in China, Christopher Katongo played the full 90 minutes but was not on target in promotion leaders Henan Jianye’s 3-0 away win at 10th placed Shijiazhuang.

Sunzu Linked to Fulham

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Chipolopolo defender Stoppila Sunzu has been linked with a summer move to Fulham.

Daily Star Sunday reports that Fulham could sign Sunzu ahead of Sunderland, who tried the central defender earlier in January.

The arrival of manager Paolo Di Canio at Sunderland is said to have dashed the player’s hopes of joining the Black Cats.
TP Mazembe rates Sunzu around £4million.

The 2012 Africa Cup winning defender has previously been linked to Reading and Arsenal.

Tax avoidance by multinational companies still rampant in Zambia-Action Aid

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Action Aid Zambia has observed that tax avoidance by multinational companies that are operating in the country was rampant and widespread.

Country Director Pamela Chisanga disclosed that following her organisation’s revelation of alleged tax avoidance scandal by Zambia Sugar, many informants have come out to testify of tax avoidance bordering on tax evasion by many companies in the country.

Ms. Chisanga told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that Action Aid would name other companies that were involved in tax evasion but will have to verify this information before doing so.

She has since urged government to tighten up its regulatory roles in order to seal all the loopholes being used by companies to avoid paying tax.

She said the country has the potential to generate a lot of resources to finance most of its developmental programmes but this potential was being stifled by companies that do not want to meet their obligations.

Ms. Chisanga said government only needs to put in place systematic measures to curb tax avoidance.

She has since urged government to also review tax codes in order to do away with those (codes) that do not favour the country and which the multinationals were using to avoid paying tax.

Ms. Chisanga said while it was good to have foreign direct investment and a conducive investment climate, the country must not take on board legislation that encourages foreign nationals to exploit the country’s resources.

Meanwhile, Ms. Chisanga has praised government for introducing a new law that allows the Bank of Zambia to regulate and monitor foreign exchange flows in a bid to curb tax avoidance by multinationals that are operating in the country.

Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda recently signed statutory instrument number 32 of 2013 that will take effect on 16th May this year.

The objective of the statutory instrument is to monitor the balance of payments in a transparent and accountable manner.

Ms. Chisanga said her organisation welcomes any measure that aims at curbing tax avoidance by companies that have invested in the country.

She said the introduction of statutory instrument number 32 was a good move that will bring some control on how money moves in and out of the country.

Ms. Chisanga however stated that the new law was not very effective as it only targets small enterprises that are operating in the country rather than the big multinationals.

She said the new law also has the potential to encourage illicit trade in foreign exchange.

ZANIS

Police arrest homosexuals, medical tests prove they were practising sodomy

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Alert police in Kapiri Mposhi have today arrested two men for allegedly practicing homosexuality.

ZANIS reports that Central Province Commissioner of Police Standwell Lungu has confirmed the development in an interview in Kapiri Mposhi today.

Mr. Lungu named the suspects as James Mwape and Philp Mubiana both aged 21 years and residents of Ndeke Compound.

He said the duo have since been charged for having sex against the order of nature contrary to the laws of Zambia.

The two were arrested over the weekend after a tip-off from concerned members of the public who alleged that the suspects were married.

The two have been living together as man and wife in Ndeke area.

From the medical tests conducted on the suspects at Kapiri Mposhi District Hospital proved that they had been practicing sodomy, Mr. Lungu said.
The Police Commissioner said Philip had been acting as wife while James as man in the relationship which has existed for some time now.

“We have arrested two 21-year-olds and charged them for sodomy for having sex against the order of nature … they have been living together and having sex against the order of nature”, Mr. Lungu said.

He said the two who have since been granted police bond will appear in court on Wednesday this week.

Recently, government decreed that it will stiffen laws against homosexuality.

Minister of Youth and Sport Chishimba Kambwili said Government will help the people of Zambia to fight the vice with vigour.

He said on a commercial radio chat show, Let the people talk, that government will “not tolerate nonsense” and that homosexuality will not prevail in this country.

“We don’t want Zambia’s children to be taught any vice. We will not tolerate homosexuality. Those who want to promote homosexuality in Zambia are wasting their time. If anything, we are planning to stiffen laws against homosexuality,” he said.

And US-based Zambian Evangelist Edward Chomba said homosexuality should not be given a chance in the country.

Speaking during the same programme, Bishop Chomba said if homosexuality is given a platform for debate, “it will grow deep and derail our customs”.

ZANIS

Finance Minister signs Statutory Instrument allows BOZ to monitor foreign currency flows

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Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has signed a Statutory Instrument (SI) that brings into force the Bank of Zambia (Monitoring of Balance of Payments) Regulations 2013, whose objective is to monitor Balance of Payments in a transparent manner.

This is according to a statement released in Lusaka yesterday by the ministry’s public relations officer Chileshe Kandeta.

Mr Kandeta said in view of the signing of the SI, “the ministry of Finance takes this opportunity to affirm that in no way do the regulations stipulated in the SI 32 of 2013 constitute any intentions,implied, disguised, concealed or otherwise by any other definition, to introduce exchange controls in Zambia.”

He said the ministry appealed to the public to ensure that instead of denigrating the regulations, the measures should be seen as a significant step towards creating high transparency standards in managing the Zambian financial system.

The regulations apply to financial service providers licensed under the Banking and Financial Services Act, importers of goods or services exceeding US$10 000 or the equivalent in other foreign currency, exporters of goods or services exceeding $10 000 or equivalent in other foreign current and financial service providers designated under the National Payment Syatems Act, 2007.

Among others, and in relation to outflows, the BoZ would monitor the value of any imported goods, the value of any imported services including management services, loans granted to non-residents, trade credits from non-residents and investments made in form of equity or investments made in form of debt securities outside Zambia by persons resident in Zambia.

Mr Kandeta said in relation to inflows, the BoZ would monitor, among others, the value of goods or services exported out of Zambia, profits or dividends received in respect of investments abroad, borrowings from non-residents and trade credits to non-residents, investments in the form of equity from abroad, investments in the form of debt securities from abroad and receipts of both principal and interest on loans for to non-residents.

In relation to international transactions, the BoZ would monitor, among others, the value of imported or exported manufacturing services or goods to or from non-residents, the net cost effect of telecommunications services, the value of international transport, courier and postal services and international money transfers into and out of Zambia.

“The people of Zambia have been complaining about lack of reliable and accurate information on the resources that are generated in the country or which come from foreign sources, to develop Zambia. This is an opportunity for affected players to ensure that accurate records on foreign exchange transactions are maintained and this is the way to go for a country endowed with resources but whose capacity to unroll development to higher echelons has been hampered by poor transparency and accountability practices,” me Kandeta said.

Former Chief Justice Matthew Ngulube urges lawyers to work closely with Judges to resolve problems of case delays

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Former Chief Justice Matthew Ngulube has urged lawyers through the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to work closely with judges to resolve the problem of delays in the administration of justice and delivery of judgments.

Mr Justice Ngulube said bench and LAZ should work together quietly in a shared resolve and commitment to confront the problem of delays in the justice system.

He was speaking in Livingstone on Saturday night when he officiated at the LAZ Gala Dinner at Zambezi Sun Hotel.

The LAZ Gala Dinner marked the end of the three-day annual conference in the tourist capital which was held under the theme Enhancing the Practice of Law through Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

“Since 1988, LAZ and the Judiciary have been making efforts to address the subject of delays in the administration of justice but I understand that delays are still a problem today.

I submit that there would be no alternative to the bench and the bar except the bench and LAZ working together preferably quietly in a shared resolve and commitment to confront the problem and defeat it,” he said.

Mr Justice Ngulube, who has over 44 years in the legal profession and is currently a retiree to the bench, said there was need for all stakeholders to put to an end the problem of delays in the administration of justice and delivery of judgments.

“I have been out of circulation for a good 11 years and I don’t know if there have been improvements in the delay producing the legal culture of the relaxed adjournment policy where learned colleagues courtesyly and routinely accede to each other’s request for adjournment,” he said.

He said in 1992, LAZ council held its first meeting in Ndola where the long standing problem of delayed judgments were discussed and remedial measures were suggested as outlined in the minutes item 5 (a) on delayed judgments.

Mr Justice Ngulube said since judges were blaming lawyers for contributing to delays in the dispensation of justice as outlined in the 1992 meeting, it was imperative that lawyers talk to the judges to find the solution to problem.

He said some judges had alleged that some lawyers go to court unprepared and ask for unnecessary adjournments thereby leading to delays in the dispose of justice.

According to the minutes, some members also observed the question of delays in delivering judgments should be different from the question of protracted trials.

“Whereas lawyers could be accused of contributing to protracted trials, they cannot be guilty of contributing to delays in the delivery of judgments because judges were solely responsible of delivering judgments.

In spite of these conflicting observations, the consensus among members was that lawyers should talk to judges and find a solution,” Mr Justice Ngulube said.

He said following the 1992 LAZ meeting, It was resolved that a special committee formed to address the problem and the committee was formed during the same year.

“The committee left no stone unturned and made many excellent suggestions to address the problems.

Practical and implementable solutions started being put in place and an example is the High Court Rules Committee which LAZ was an active and effective member which came up with the 1997 amendments designed to eliminate the problem. Under this amendment, each new case was supposed to be concluded within a period of 12 months,” he said.

He also said the first batch of judges were chosen and sent to United Kingdom for masters degree in commercial subjects while others went for an attachment for commercial courts in that country.

“I was also grateful to the former Norwegian Ambassador to Zambia Jon Lomoy who incidentally supported good and doubtful causes acceded to my pleas and persuaded his Government to fund 100 per cent construction of the new Magistrate Court opposite the Central prison in Lusaka.

This Court has effectively put an end to delays in criminal cases where a large number of their Worships used to share a few courtrooms and I hope active plants exit to address the same problem in other cities,” he said.

Mr Justice Ngulube said there were several ideals such as computerisation of the courts and the introduction of specialization or divisions so that the Lordships and Worships were called upon try cases only within their comfort zones.

Speaking at the same dinner, LAZ president James Banda thanked the delegate for attending the Association’s annual conference.

Notable delegates during the dinner included Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu, Attorney General Mumba Malila, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Rodgers Mwewa, Cabinet Office special duties permanent secretary Inutu Suba and Cabinet Administration permanent secretary Ala Mwewa.

Others notables included Southern Province Permanent Secretary Bernard Namachila, Southern African Development Community (SADC) Lawyers Association president Kondwa Chibiya, former Chief Justice Annel Silungwe and former Cabinet Minister in the MMD regime Bradford Machila.

First Lady in the US for induction as a fellow to the Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

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First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba Sata arrives in New Orleans to attend 61st Annual American Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba Sata arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana last evening to attend the 61st Annual Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG) Conference which runs from May 4 to 8 2013.

The First Lady was met on arrival at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport by Zambia’s Ambassador to the United States Palan Mulonda and Embassy officials.

During the conference the First Lady will be inducted as a fellow to the Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologist during the Presidential Inaugruration Convocation Ceremony scheduled for Wednesday.

Earlier today Dr Kaseba Sata held a closed door meeting with ACOG President Dr Breeden James. Also present was ACOG vice president Dr Hal Lawrence and Ambassador Mulonda.

During the meeting The First Lady and Dr James discussed areas of mutual cooperation. The First Lady appealed to ACOG to come to Zambia and support projects aimed at improving maternal health.

Dr Kaseba Sata and Dr James highlighted the need for training of traditional birth attendants (TBA) who operate in outlying areas of the country.

The First Lady noted that with increased training of TBA’s, the country would see a reduction in maternal mortality.

And Dr James said the ACOG would be meeting with the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss academic programs intended for Africa.

The First Lady who is a gynecologists is expected to attend several high level meetings with health experts.

Harry Milanzi: Win over Nkana is a morale booster

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Napsa Stars captain Harry Milanzi says Saturday’s 1-0 over Nkana is a morale booster to his team.
Milanzi on Saturday scored a lone goal as Napsa ended Nkana’s unbeaten run this season.

In a postmatch interview, Milanzi said the win over Nkana will raise Napsa’s confidence in the FAZ Super League.

The striker recalled that Napsa started the 2013 season on a low note after losing three consective matches.

Milanzi has since declared that Napsa is ready to face any team in the league.

He indicated that Napsa hopes to beat Red Arrows in their next match.

And Nkana coach Masautso Mwale said Nkana is not shaken by their first loss suffered at Napsa.
Mwale ,however, said a loss is awalys a bad result.

He told journalists in a postmatch interview in Lusaka that Napsa won because they utilised one of their few chances on Saturday.

Mwale added that Nkana were now focusing on their next match against Zanaco.

The Wusakile Boys are still on top of the league with 16 points in seven matches.

Elias Chipimo’s Address to the media: Zambia , Where are we going?

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ZAMBIA: WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this morning’s press conference. Yesterday, the nation laid to rest 18 innocent people who died in yet another road traffic accident when the minibus they were travelling in collided with a truck along the Kabwe road. We offer our sincere condolences to the bereaved families and pray for those that are still recovering from their injuries. This incident again reminds us of our frailty as human beings.

The Bible points out that our lives are but a mist. None of us knows when our turn will come to answer the Lord’s call. As a son who lost a mother in a road accident in 2008, I know the pain that the families of the victims of this tragic event will be going through. These avoidable deaths should urge us not towards the edge of despair, but towards an appreciation of the responsibilities we bear as citizens of a nation that claims to follow Christ.

A nation that has been the envy of the continent in the way it has managed transition of power from one regime to another. A nation blessed with abundance in land, water, natural resources, and indeed our most treasured and greatest resource – our people.

We have so much and yet so many live in despair. We have an amazing chance to make great strides in our development and yet we continuously seek the path that leads to mediocrity and neglect. Abraham Lincoln, that famous son of America, once said:
“The legitimate object of government is to do for the people what needs to be done but which they cannot by individual effort do at all or do so well for themselves”.

Our direction as a nation is as much dependent on what the government can be expected to do for us as it is on what we can be expected to do for ourselves. Although many may not yet fully realise it, Zambia is facing a political, social and economic crisis.

We have no official roadmap for a constitution-making process that has gobbled billions of rebased kwacha, our second highest ranked Government official stands accused of inappropriate and undiplomatic language against our biggest trading partner in Africa, public order laws continue to be applied selectively to silence and intimidate the Opposition, laws continue to be amended and altered without adequate stakeholder consultation creating uncertainty and deterring inward and external investment, the energy crisis continues unabated with load-shedding now a standard feature in the majority of the homes of those lucky enough to have electricity, stories of untold misery in health institutions around the country continue to shape the lives of ordinary citizens, traffic accidents claiming multiple lives seem now to occur with greater regularity than ever before.

And all the while, our Government is playing with people’s lives by promoting unnecessary expenditure through avoidable by-elections. To make matters worse, our Government has taken the radical step of removing the subsidy on fuel without taking any responsible steps to contain the enormous and unnecessary expenditure and abuse of taxpayer resources that is taking place every day at the expense of our development.

While there may indeed be reasons for the removal of the subsidy on our fuel, we question the legitimacy of this action by the PF administration when nothing is being done to reduce the enormous waste of resources that continues to drain funds that would be better spent on development. Why remove the subsidy before putting your expenditure priorities in the right order? Why are you still accepting defections from the Opposition in Parliament when you know this will put a strain on our national finances? We ask those members of parliament from Solwezi East and Feira that have abandoned the parties on whose tickets they were elected to examine their consciences.

[pullquote]Why are you still accepting defections from the Opposition in Parliament when you know this will put a strain on our national finances? We ask those members of parliament from Solwezi East and Feira that have abandoned the parties on whose tickets they were elected to examine their consciences.[/pullquote]

We ask them to think long and hard about setting an example of selfless leadership. Mr. Taima, Mr. Ngoma: you and I are supposed to represent a new generation of thinkers. You and I both know you were not elected to defect. You and I know that you were elected to serve your constituents; to ensure that the underprivileged in the areas you campaigned so hard in, could have a chance at a decent life. Each of you comes from a constituency in which many have to walk miles to seek medical attention, where our men, women and youth have to spend backbreaking hours scratching the land to make a living.

Misery upon misery has been piled upon the poor and underprivileged in our land and while politicians continue to bicker and fight, their problems only become worse. We urge the PF administration to get its house in order and stop treating their development responsibility as a political weapon. Every area has the right to development and not just areas with a PF member of parliament.

We must reclaim our country and redeem it from the circus it is fast becoming. Only yesterday, another MMD Member of Parliament resigned. We are all responsible for taking such action as is necessary to make our nation better in each of our communities.

We urge every concerned Zambian to get involved now in shaping the future of Zambia. Not tomorrow, not even this afternoon or this evening but now. Let us not be responsible for the failure of our state. Let us not allow the PF administration the freedom to apply resources as they deem fit against the wishes of the people.
My urgent appeal goes directly to our Republican President.

 

[pullquote]Demonstrate that you are as committed to reducing unnecessary government expenditure as you are to saving money by removing the fuel subsidy. You can start by reducing the bloated cabinet you promised to fight while you were in Opposition.[/pullquote]

We urge you President Sata and your Patriotic Front administration to live up to your Party name and act patriotic. If Mr. Taima’s seat has not yet been declared vacant by the Speaker of the National Assembly, reach out to the Opposition in Parliament to rescind this decision. Reject any further attempts to join your ranks through unnecessary by-elections.

This means not allowing Mr. Justin Chishiba who is intending to resign from the MMD to cause yet another waste of resources meant for development. Have a heart for the people on whose backs you rode to power and on whose minds you planted your promises.

Demonstrate that you are as committed to reducing unnecessary government expenditure as you are to saving money by removing the fuel subsidy. You can start by reducing the bloated cabinet you promised to fight while you were in Opposition.

Our country cannot afford the cost and inefficiency of having 41 deputy ministers with an average of 2 deputy ministers per ministry, costing us billions in salaries, remuneration and support costs every month. Why would the Ministry of Agriculture, Commerce , Home Affairs, Local Government and Housing, Transport, Works, Supply and Communication each need 3 deputy ministers?

For the sake of our politics, for the sake of our people and for the sake of posterity – our future generations, we urge you to refrain from ruining our future.

My final appeal goes to every Zambian that truly cares for this country. Get involved now. Make a difference. Join our effort to restore our nation to the place that God always intended for it to be.

I thank you and may God’s grace be with you all.

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Government told to reconsider the move to increase fuel pump prices

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The Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) has called on government to reconsider the move to increase fuel pump prices as it has adverse effects on the national economy.

In an interview with ZANIS today, ZACA Executive Director Muyunda Ilionga said the move will result in increased cost of living for the Zambian population, whose majority is still wallowing in poverty.

Mr Ililonga has implored government to also consider the plight of the unemployed, poor and lowly paid citizens whose budgets cannot be stretched.
He stated that the increase in fuel prices will lead to increased cost of goods and services thereby impacting the lending services in the banking sector as workers will not have the capacity to save.

ZACA further explained that increased fuel prices and the pending revision of electricity tariffs will cripple the private sector as it remains an active participant in growing national economy.

Mr Ililonga said fuel and electricity play a major role in the production cycle and that increased prices will raise the cost of production for private sector businesses, which will not expand and result in increased unemployment levels.

He said as government is striving to alleviate the life of all Zambians and create employment, there is need to control and stabilise the economy.

Various stakeholders in the provision of goods and services such as transport have announced upward adjustment in their services due to the increased pump price of fuel following government’s announcement of the removal of subsidise on petroleum products.

ZANIS

MMD not shaken by Kafulafuta Member of Parliament James Chishiba’s defection – Chipungu

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The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) says it is not shaken with the resignation of their Kafulafuta Member of Parliament James Chishiba to join the ruling Patriotic Front on the Copperbelt.

MMD Chairman for elections, Kenneth Chipungu, said the party knew very well that Mr Chishiba was going to part company with the former ruling party a long time ago.

Mr Chipungu, who is also Rufunsa Member of Parliament, said his party knew that Chishiba wanted to resign from the MMD soon after the 2011 general elections and that his stay in the MMD was highly questionable.

He told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that such kind of MPs lack principles because causing unnecessary by- elections was a drain to the national coffers.

He condemned the move adding that by- elections are too costly to the nation which is under developed such as Zambia.

Mr Chipungu said money going for by-elections would have been used to build clinics, schools and other important things as opposed to wasting huge sums of money on by- elections caused by individuals who are self-centred.

The Rufunsa MP has further advised Zambians and the people of Kafulafuta and Feira not to vote for such people as they are not interested in national development and their constituencies.

Mr Chipungu said Kafulafuta is a very poor constituency without basic needs of the people, stating that for Mr Chishiba to defect to the ruling party was a misguided strategy which the people of the constituency are not happy with.

He noted that MPs ditching their parties to join the Patriotic Front should be taught a lesson by the electorates like was the case in Lukulu West where the people vehemently refused to vote the PF to deter others planning to do the same.

“Zambians should look at such people carefully. Electorates are not fools to be cheated and fooled all the time. It is high time such people should swallow a bitter pill”, Mr Chipungu said.

Mr Chipungu made an ernest appeal to the electorates in Feira and Kafulafuta to seriously reflect and make a right decision on the voting day in the two constituencies by not voting the same people and instead usher in serious politicians eager to develop their constituencies.

He said MPs should not always think that their constituencies can only be developed if they belong to the ruling party.

He said it is the responsibility of Government to take development to every party of the country.

Kafulafuta Member of Parliament, James Chishiba, announced his defection to the ruling PF today during the press briefing citing bad leadership style being exhibited by party president, Nevers Mumba.

Meanwhile, Mr.Chipungu is happy with the 10 000 hectors of land given to Rufunsa district for the construction of the district administration structures.

Mr Chipungu told ZANIS that on Tuesday Chief Mupashya will be handing over the peace of land to Government for the construction of the newly created district offices in Rufunsa.

He said recently, the Permanent Secretary, Provincial Planning Officer and other stakeholders held a meeting to finalise few outstanding issues such as where to take those people who would be displaced following the construction of the modern structures for Rufunsa district town.

ZANIS

Warriors hunt down Buffaloes

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Kabwe Warriors today ended Green Buffaloes unbeaten run to win 2-0 at Godfrey ‘Ucar’ Chitalu Stadium in Kabwe.

Buffaloes defeat comes just 24 hours after Nkana’s unbeaten run also came to an end when they lost 1-0 away at Napsa Stars in Lusaka.

Both Nkana and Buffaloes were hitherto this weekend Faz Super Division Week Seven games the only unbeaten teams in the top flight since the start of the season on March 16.

Warriors win also benefitted from the 21 minute send off of Buffaloes goalkeeper Davy Kaumbwa who was red carded for elbowing Abudi Sakala while battling for the ball in a corner situation.

Kampamba Chintu stepped up to successfully convert penalty to score his second goal of the season.

Warriors sealed their home win over 10-man Buffaloesin the 61st minute through another veteran after striker Owen Mwendabai raced into the box to blast in the second just four minutes after coming on for Shabby Mwaba.

Mwendabai’s goal brought his tally to four so far this season.

Warriors rise from sixth to fourth place on 14th place, two points behind leaders Nkana

Simukonda we deserve to beat Mine Police

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Coach Fighton Simukonda says Nchanga Rangers deserved to thump Konkola Mine Police 3-1 in Saturday’s FAZ Super Division Week Seven match in Chingola.

The victory moved Simukonda’s Rangers into second place on the table with 14 points in seven matches.

He noted that Rangers performed better than Mine Police in the match played at Nchanga Stadium.

“It’s a good win for the team, management, supporters and the executive,” Simukonda said.

“We are happy that we have won. We performed well and we could have scored more than three goals but you know how football is,” he added.

Simukonda further paid tribute to Mine Police saying it is a good side despite losing to his team.

“We can’t say that Mine Police didn’t play well, it is a good team but it’s only that today we were better than them.”

Cletus Chota, Bornwell Mwape and Alex Ng’onga scored for Rangers while Chanda Mushili grabbed a consolation.

Rangers are scheduled to face bottom placed Lime Hotspurs in their next fixture.