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National Restoration Party (NAREP)president Elias Chipimo Jr
National Restoration party president Elias Chipimo Junior has charged that the Patriotic Front has been dismal in its performance during the one year they have been in power.
Mr Chipimo said that the PF has failed to come up with a clear plan for the development of the country since taking over government last September.
He added that foreign investors are also unsettled as a result of certain economic policies the government has come up with.
He has further stated that the PF is clueless on curbing unemployment among young people in the country.
Mr Chipimo said that the idea of re-introducing the Zambia National Service skills training for school leavers is simply a gimmick to buy time.
He wonders how government is going to fund the ZNS skills training and what jobs will be available after the youth have completed the training.
Mr Chipimo was speaking on Muvi TV’s the Assignment last evening monitored by QFM.
The Catholic Church has described as disrespectful the response given by Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu to the Church’s demand on government to revoke the deportation of Fr. Viateur Banyangandora.
Zambia Episcopal Church General Secretary Fr. Cleophas Lungu said the Catholic Church finds it disrespectful for Mr. Lungu to ask the Church to formally appeal against the deportation of Fr Banyangandora through the media.
Fr. Lungu said Fr. Banyangandora was in Zambia as a son of the Catholic Diocese of Chipata adding that the appeal by the Church’s leadership in Eastern Province was enough ground for Mr. Lungu to review the deportation.
He however revealed that the Church and the government have commenced negotiations with the possibility of having the deported priest return to Zambia.
Fr. Lungu said the Catholic Church maintains that there were no credible reasons to justify the deportation of Fr. Banyangandora.
Meanwhile, hospitalized Medardo Joseph Cardinal Mazombwe is said to be coping well and responding to treatment at South Africa’s morning side Clinic.
Zambia Episcopal Church General Secretary Fr. Fr. Cleophas Lungu told Reporters that Cardinal Mazombwe is able to speak now and has been doing some physiotherapy treatment for his spine problem.
Fr. Lungu said the Catholic Church is grateful for the prayers of quick recovery extended to Cardinal Mazombwe since he fell ill.
He said the medical team is still doing a number of tests and will be able to determine the next course of action on Wednesday.
Tribe wasn’t an issue the day soccer fans went to receive the Chipolopolo Boys at KK International Airport in Lusaka after winning the Africa Cup of nations in February this year
By Rev. K.Kaoma
In “The night without a President,” veteran politician Sikota Wina’s shows how tribalism almost destroyed the new independent nation of Zambia in the late 1960s; forcing President Kaunda to resign for a night. If Kaunda and his friends thought that they had resolved the issue of tribalism then, they were wrong. Today, churches and political parties are still divided on tribal lines as they did then, if worse.
It is sad that even after 48 years of independence tribal identification has become the highest qualification to holding office in our beloved nation and in some cases in the Church. It is sad that at the time when our nation is suffering from the cancer of tribalism, political and religious leaders are doing little to confront it aggressively!
If there is something that “The night without a President” reveals, it is that tribal suspicion has a history in our political discourse. Just as some Tongas and Lozis vowed not to support a Bemba then, the situation has not changed that much. They are some Bembas out there who are ready to vote for a frog than give their vote to HH; reason, teti nvotele umutonga! The same can be said about the Lozi and other tribes in Zambia.[pullquote]Today, we have a choice: to allow politicians to divide us while they make millions, or unite and fight for our equal share as Zambians[/pullquote]
Tribalism is a dominant force in Zambian political discourse. Generally, tribal loyalty and not ideologies or policies determined one’s political affiliation. Even when the party has failed to execute its manifesto as was the case with the MMD, people from the leader’s tribe are likely to vote for that party out of terror of being governed by another ethnic group. Yet the only benefit such tribes receive from their tribespersons is occasional beers, fitenges and salt during the campaign season.
Despite UNIP, MMD and now PF being associated with the Bemba, for example, Northern, Muchinga, Central and Luapula provinces remain among the least developed regions in the nation.
Here, it is important to recapture the fact that Africans understand themselves as a community. Rather than following René Descartes in saying cogito ergo sum (I think therefore I am), Africans would say “I am because I am interconnected to my family, community and tribe.”
For Africans, defending one’s tribe is a moral issue. When the MMD and now PF government ignore the plight of the Lozi, even those in the diaspora feel disrespected. Likewise, when Sata demeans HH, the entire Tonga community feels disparaged. HH should also understand that when he degrades Sata, it feeds into the stereotype that Tongas’ are against Bembas. Such stereotypes may energize one’s tribal base but will not win one a national election in which all tribes participate.
Most people believed that the advent of education will make us more conscious of our individual needs as opposed to ethnic ones. The late president Frederick Chiluba, for example, asserted that many people viewed themselves as individuals and not simply as members of some ethnic group. While such an argument has some truth, tribalism should not be underrated in Zambian politics.
No one can deny the fact The United Party for National Development is by default a Tonga party and Patriotic Front is a Bemba political party. The MMD may appear national but in reality, it is still perceived as another Bemba party. With Nevers Mumba now on the helm of MMD, it is not likely that Tongas or Lozis will give him their vote. If HH or Chipimo need to win the 2016 elections, they have to unite all Zambians. Tribalism works to the advantage of the ruling party, hence under the current scenario; Sata’s PF is likely to retain power in 2016 even by a very small margin.
Perhaps it is here that opposition leaders should change their strategy if they want to rule Zambia. Like Barack Obama did in 2008 when he addressed racism in American politics, politicians should address tribalism as a major threat to Zambian democracy. They must give a better vision for a united Zambia where tribal differences are celebrated as the very knots that unite our nation. But to pretend it does not exist or to accuse PF or UPND of being tribal while benefiting from it during elections is self-deception and entombing our nation’s future.
Friends, Zambians are nonviolent but to think that the country is immune from tribal related violence is a delusional. Our leaders should know that tribalism can win one the presidency but it cannot ensure the security or the development of our nation. Demonizing each other will only do one thing; allow politicians to make money on our backs while we are busy fighting each other.
It is time we realized that no one tribe makes Zambia. Like our soccer National Team, we can make Zambia great if we work as team. We need all tribes to win the war on corruption, poverty, ignorance and ultimately tribalism.
Alas, poverty knows no tribal boundaries or identifications. For a common man, being Bemba, Lozi, or Tonga does not put food on the table. Let us put aside tribalism, and fight our common enemy responsible for our perpetual agony – politicians who continue to amass wealth at our expense. Today, we have a choice: to allow politicians to divide us while they make millions, or unite and fight for our equal share as Zambians. Kaunda taught us to shout, “One Zambia, One Nation,” but it is encumbered on us all to turn those words into a lived reality. Next time when we sing our national anthem, let us put away tribalism and become “all one, strong and free!”
File:Some pedestrians in Lusaka walk past a heap of garbbage along Lumumba road oblivious of the possible outbreak of cholera with the onset of the rains.
CHOLERA has broken out in Mpulungu in Northern Province.Northern Province permanent secretary Emmanuel Mwamba said in a statement issued in Kitwe yesterday that Mpulungu District Hospital recorded the first case of cholera on August 12.
He said the hospital has treated 52 suspected cases of cholera and recorded one death.
Mr Mwamba said there are seven patients currently admitted to Mpulungu hospital.The most affected villages are on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and these are Kasasa, Tonga, Mupata, Sondwa and Posa although nearly every village has recorded a case of suspected cholera.Mr Mwamba said Government has put in place strong preventive measures to curb the outbreak.
He said a medical team dispatched to the area last week has attributed the outbreak of cholera to the sudden downpour that the country experienced two weeks ago.
Mr Mwamba said he has dispatched Northern Province medical officer Dr Jelita Chinyonga to Mpulungu to help co-ordinate the prevention and treatment of the cholera cases.
He also said the medical team has established an unusual high outbreak of diarrhoea diseases in the surrounding villages.
Mr Mwamba said the medical team is undertaking medical tests to validate and distinguish the cholera cases from normal diarrhea diseases.
He also said Government has banned all gatherings, including funerals, to comply with prevention regulations to help mitigate the outbreak.
He also directed Mpulungu district commissioner Juliana Chuzu to ensure the communities abide by the instructions.
“The medical team is also training communities in identifying the cases, carrying out disinfections in affected homes and areas.
The team is also airing key messages on the local radio station and distributing chlorine on the lakeshore villages,” Mr Mwamba said.
Mr Mwamba also directed Chambeshi Water and Sewerage Company to restore water supply to Mpulungu townships following the breakdown of the service last Friday.
He is concerned that the outbreak of cholera may escalate if water supply is not restored immediately.
Mr Mwamba warned that this will worsen and undermine the prevention mechanisms that the medical team has put in place.
Mpulungu lies on the shores of Africa’s deepest and largest fresh water lake – Tanganyika.
The town usually records cases of cholera during the rainy season.
This is mostly due to unhygienic conditions and lack of latrines and toilets in fishing villages.
The Chinese national, Wu Shangzai, killed recently at Sinazongwe’s Collum coal mine during workers’ disturbances has been cremated in Choma.
The cremation ceremony was witnessed by scores of Collum miners whose industrial unrest is blamed for the deceased’s death.Wu Shangzai, 50, who died on August 4, 2012 was immolated at Choma’s barn cremation grounds yesterday afternoon after a postmortem was conducted in the morning at Choma general hospital.
His body was transported from Sinazongwe to Choma .The ceremony was witnessed by among others Sinazongwe District Commissioner Dodo Sindanza, his Choma counterpart Golden Nyambe, Chief Sinazongwe, the Chinese community, and police.
Speaking on behalf of Collum Coal mine management, Zou Xia said it was sad that the late Shangzai who came to Zambia in 2009 as a mine engineer was murdered not by fellow miners but villagers from the surrounding community.
Describing the deceased as a skilled person who will be greatly missed at the mine, Dr Xia, was quick to point out that the incidence in which Shangzai died should not in any way affect China’s long standing relationship with Zambia.
Dr Xia assured the Zambian authorities that even after Shangzai painful death, the good relationship between the two countries remains intact.
Dr Xia said Zambia and China were like inseparable brothers whose relationship has stood the test of time.
THE Baptist Fellowship of Zambia has described the late third Republican president Levy Mwanawasa, as a hero who upheld honesty and integrity until his death.
And the organisation has thanked the Government for naming some of the facilities after Dr Mwanawasa.
Executive Secretary Reverend Luke Buleya was speaking in Lusaka yesterday at the fourth memorial service held at Twin Palm Baptist Church in honour of Dr Mwanawasa organised by the Levy Patrick Mwanawasa Foundation.
Dr Mwanawasa died in France on August 19 2008 at the age of 59.
Rev Buleya told congregants that the late president would be remembered for his immense sacrifices he made to his family and the nation during his life and duty.
Rev Buleya said Zambia’s history could not be complete without giving the good examples of what Dr Mwanawasa did for the country.
Wife of the late president, Maureen Mwanawasa, said in an interview that she had carried on with life in the absence of her husband because she believed in God for strength and inspiration.
Ms Mwanawasa said she supported calls by the Levy Mwanawasa Foundation to have August 19 declared a National Day like the South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Day.
And in his tribute to Dr Mwanawasa, Levy Patrick Mwanawasa Foundation Chairperson Moses Banda said Dr Mwanawasa never had a luxurious stay in power as he worked hard to fight drought, HIV and AIDS and other challenges which had rocked Zambia.
Dr Banda recounted how the former president embraced people from different walks of life including opposition leaders.
One of Dr Mwanawasa’s children Chipo read out from the Bible 2nd Timothy 4 Verse 1 to 8.
Among the people who attended the service were first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for administration Teddy Mulonga, United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hachilema.
Others were Heritage Party president Godfrey Miyanda, Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) president Fred Mtesa and other political party representatives, relatives, friends, and church leaders.
SOME bogus suppliers have been frequenting the Ministry of Home Affairs in a failed bid to influence the minister and his deputies to give them contracts at the expense of illegible entrepreneurs.
Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu revealed yesterday that some unscrupulous people purporting to be suppliers have gone to the extent of suggesting registering a joint company with him so that they could supply goods and services to his ministry.
He said in a statement issued by ministry of Home Affairs head of public relations Moses Suwali that the PF Government “would not walk in the MMD’s shoes” of influencing favours for contracts because the trend was an abuse of office.
Mr Lungu said because of fraud and ‘inside dealings’ associated with MMD’s beliefs of giving favours to people, the ministry would revise the list of suppliers.
The minister said he was appalled by the influx of suppliers frequenting his office asking for favours.
He said they wanted him to influence contracts for them to supply the ministry or influence payment of outstanding bills.
He has since advised members of the public that it was not the duty of his deputies or permanent secretary to give contracts or modalities for payment of outstanding bills.
The minister said all contracts for the supply of goods and services to the ministry were regulated by the Procurement Act No 12 of 2008. [pullquote]“I am asking all those suppliers who think that it is the duty of the minister to influence contracts or payments to leave me alone because I don’t want to be dragged into the path which MMD left in which suppliers to Government were MMD cadres.” Mr Lungu said.[/pullquote]
“I am asking all those suppliers who think that it is the duty of the minister to influence contracts or payments to leave me alone because I don’t want to be dragged into the path which MMD left in which suppliers to Government were MMD cadres.” Mr Lungu said.
He said such practices were MMD’s ways of doing things adding that he would not succumb to such wrong doings as they were costly and amounted to abuse of office.
Mr Lungu said that the Government was using a policy of ‘first come first-first serve’ basis when clearing outstanding bills to suppliers based on dates of supply regardless of one’s political affiliation.
A revised list of credible suppliers, he said, would enable Government contract credible business houses as opposed to “briefcase or shadow companies.”
He said the procurement unit would soon hold a meeting to evaluate credible business houses that would deal with the ministry after which notice to inform the public inviting prospective suppliers would be posted.
Meanwhile, the ministry has engaged the Ministry of Finance to find a lasting solution to the K75 billion owed to food suppliers.
He said his ministry had requested that an amount of between K5 billion to K10 billion be released every month to go towards dismantling the outstanding huge debt owed to food suppliers.
He said that currently, a team from the office of the Auditor General was working at the ministry’s headquarters to confirm the authenticity of some outstanding invoices.
He appealed to food suppliers to exercise patience as Government was fully aware of their plight and was trying everything possible to resolve the issue.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga
Government has said it will take punitive measures against media institutions that frustrate the good image of the Government. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga threatened that Government will revoke licenses for media houses found wanting.
Mr Malupenga observed that though the public and private media houses enjoy access to freedom of information, some media institutions were working outside the confines of their operating licenses.
The Permanent Secretary said this when he featured on Radio Breeze FM live programme in Chipata yesterday.
Mr Malupenga said the media should not be used as medium for insulting the leadership of the country including Government officials, adding that doing so is frustrating government efforts hence the need for Journalists to uphold good values and ethical standards through factual reporting.
He said Journalists should act as agenda setters for members of the public to make bold and right decisions in the interest of the country’s economic growth.
Mr Malupenga is however, pleased that the media is taking a leading role in highlighting the country’s economic achievements aimed at promoting development.
He added that equipping the public media with new state of the art equipment is an on-going programme and assured that Government is making frantic efforts to addressing the matter.
The Permanent Secretary said Government is aware of the many challenges the public media are faced with particularly the Zambia News and Information Services
Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo says the statutory instrument restricting the use of US dollars in paying for local products and services is in the best interest of the nation and business community as a whole.
Ms Masebo however says the policy measure has regrettably been misinterpreted by some investors in the tourism sector due to misinformation and lack of awareness.
Ms Masebo says government has a duty to protect the interests of the citizens and investors.
Ms Masebo is assuring the investors that the PF government will continue to provide incentives and an enabling environment for enhanced investments.
The Minister was speaking when she addressed lodge owners and tour operators in Mfuwe.
She also says the revised minimum wage is meant to enable non unionized workers to earn a living wage.
But speaking on behalf of investors, Dave Wilson said the minimum wage and the statutory instrument number 33 are making operations difficult for their business returns, and revenue is declining.
President Michael Sata is back from Mozambique where he attended the 32nd Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government.
President Sata arrived at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at 11:50 hours aboard the Presidential challenger.
Mr Sata was received by Vice President Guy Scott, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda, Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba, service chiefs and several senior government officials.
Mr. Sata was accompanied to summit in Maputo by First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba, Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda, Attorney General Mumba Malila and Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President Harry Kalaba.
During the SADC Summit President Sata presented his maiden speech to the SADC Heads of State and Government at which forum he reaffirmed Zambia’s commitment to the ideals of the regional economic block.
Other leaders that also presented their maiden speeches at the SADC summit included Joyce Banda of Malawi and the Prime Minister of Lesotho Thomas Thabane.
PATRIOTIC Front secretary-general Wynter Kabimba has described as sugar-coated the claim by MMD president Nevers Mumba that the former ruling party has repented of its past misdeeds.
Mr Kabimba said the repentance does little to stop the wear-and-tear the former ruling party was experiencing and would not dupe Zambians.
The PF secretary-general shared these sentiments via a media statement made available to the Sunday Mail by PF media and publicity director Chanda Mfula.
Mr Kabimba said Dr Mumba wanted the nation to believe that he stood opposed to the corruption that has formed the backbone of the MMD’s character over the years which include the times he was Vice-President and High Commissioner to Canada, while simultaneously issuing unwarranted attacks aimed at undermining President Sata and the PF government’s efforts to fight this same corruption.
“It is a show of double standards for Pastor Mumba to condemn, yet still condone corruption, just because that is what is expedient for his survival as MMD leader. It is clear from his statements that Pastor Mumba has launched a spirited attack on the fight against corruption,” Mr Kabimba said.
The PF, Mr Kabimba said, found it very strange for Dr Mumba to proclaim that those who would be convicted of corruption by the courts would be asked to resign from their leadership positions in the MMD, when he was in the forefront of attacking, undermining, and scandalising the legal process that was meant to clear or convict those facing corruption charges.
Even stranger, Mr Kabimba went on, is the fact that Dr Mumba has failed to state whether he himself would step down if convicted of corruption.
“In fact if the MMD is genuine in their so-called rebranding exercise, they should go beyond screening their leadership on the basis of convictions or legal processes alone, and ascribe to standards built on humility, morality and integrity because it is the lack of such standards that has led Dr Mumba to unnecessarily malign and discredit the government and President Sata, to the extent of raising false alarm that the government was persecuting and harassing the opposition,” Mr Kabimba said.
He said the PF was fortunate that it had already seen through the scheme by the MMD and its leadership to hoodwink Zambians by paying lip-service to true repentance and reformation.
Corruption, said Mr Kabimba, would remain part of the MMD DNA if Dr Mumba and the MMD leadership did not liberate themselves from the bondage of self-deceit and hypocrisy.
According to Mr Kabimba, if true reformation were to take root in the MMD, not even Dr Mumba would be fit to lead the former ruling party.
He said corruption in the MMD was tied to acts of certain individuals in its current and former leadership, some of whom Dr Mumba had been eulogising and a situation the PF found curious.
“We challenge Pastor Mumba to reconcile his anti-corruption and repentance claims with his continued association, within his ranks, with people whose characters are blighted by corruption and mischief,” Mr Kabimba said.
In Mr Kabimba’s view, the state of the Zambian economy today, the dilapidation of social services in the areas of health and education, the poverty and misery of the Zambian people, and the high levels of unemployment among the youth and women of Zambia are all problems created by the MMD during its 20-year tenure.
“Therefore, the MMD cannot hope that Zambians can forget these misdeeds by merely rebranding itself under the same leadership which has caused such misery to our people,” Mr Kabimba said.
The country’s power utility company, ZESCO has been advised to consider doing away with the rampant load shedding before trying to adjust its tariffs upwards.
Governance activist Bonny Tembo says there is no way the company can be thinking of adjusting the tariffs when it is not showing any signs of improvement.
Mr. Tembo tells QFM that ZESCO should only think of adjusting its tariffs once the problem of load shedding is sorted out because it is negatively impacting on the poor, especially those in the townships.
And Mr. Tembo has appealed to the Energy Regulation Board to put the interest of poor people first and compel ZESCO to stop the unnecessary load shedding.
Zesco has re-applied to the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) for an upward adjustment by November this year to enable it to collect adequate financial resources to maintain infrastructure.
If approved, metered residential tariffs with consumption of 100 to 300 kilowatts (KW) per hour will increase to K343.46 from K250.70 while consumption above 301KW will increase to K559.81 from K408.62 with fixed monthly charges increasing to over K20, 000 from the current K14, 629.
Prepaid energy charges will increase to K381 from K278.
Government has stepped up security measures at Sinazongwe’s Collum Coal mine and has assured the Chinese investors of maximum protection against any form of harm that might be perpetrated by miners.
Speaking in Choma at the cremation ceremony of a Collum coal mine supervisor Wu Shangzai, 50, killed during protests over the minimum wage, Sinazongwe District Commissioner Dodo Sindanza announced the establishment of a permanent police post at Collum coal mine.
Mr. Sindanza said government has also deployed ten more police officers at the mine to beef up those stationed at Sinazeze police post in an effort to forestall any future workers’ disturbance.
He told members of the Chinese community who witnessed the cremation of Shangzai that government will ensure that security is enhanced at the mine.
The DC assured the Chinese embassy that no matter how long it takes those responsible for Shangzai’s death will be brought to book.
Mr Sindanza said the Zambian government appreciates Chinese investment because it has given a lot of jobs to Zambians.
He called upon the Chinese community to work together with government authorities in finding a lasting solution that will prevent a recurrence of workers%u2019 protests.
And Chief Sinazongwe said he is saddened to witness the cremation of Shangzai whom he said died a violent death at the hands of his subjects.
He told mourners that circumstances which led to Shangzai’s death must not be allowed to happen against.
Chief Sinazongwe told Zambian miners who witnessed the cremation ceremony to draw lessons from the incident which he said if allowed to continue could result in over 800 jobs being lost in the mine.
Zanaco yesterday broke away from the pack to open a four point lead at the top of the Faz Super Division log.
The Bankers beat bottom placed national Assembly 1-0 at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka through a Lewis Macha goal in the 15th minute to keep them on course for a sixth Super Division title with nine games left to play.
Zesco United on the other hand stayed a close second after they were held 1-1 away at Kafubu Stadium in Luanshya.
Power Dynamos defence of their title suffered a setback after a scoreless draw at Forest Rangers but they stayed third despite the draw on 37 points.
Meanwhile, the biggest cheer was at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe where Nkana shipped in three second half goals without reply in the second half against Konkola Mine Police after a first half fraught with injury stoppages.
Reynold Kampamba and Evans Kangwa slotted in superb goals each in the 70th and 74th minutes respectively.
Mwila Kabwe scored a rare header in the 88th minute to seal the win in front of a very pack house at Arthur Davies where Nkana’s home fans roared on their team throughout the 90 minutes.
Nkana stay in 12th place despite the win but move four points away from the bottom four teams in their quest to avoid being sucked into a demotion dog fight.
I wish to concur fully with the Finance Minister, Alexander Chikwanda that Hakainde Hichilema (HH), the UPND President, is the apostle of hate.
The man is very true in most of the sense, HH has serious hatred and people of Zambia can even see it on his face.
Surely, in the first place HH hates corruption being perpetrated by some PF government officials especially Chikwanda who was awarded a contract by his nephew to refurbish the state house without following the tender procedures. This is tantamount to corruption and this is what HH really hates and he doesn’t sleep when he thinks of it.
Chikwanda is spot on; HH is an apostle of hatred. The man with all his heart hates the greediness and selfishness being manifested by these PF officials who awarded themselves more than 100% salary increase but gave only 15% to all public workers who work tirelessly to make Zambia move forward. This is selfishness of the worst kind.
The President would want to equate his salary to the owners of different companies and so very soon we will hear another huge salary increase to make sure that President’s and his greedy ministers’ salaries go beyond those of directors in Barclays or Lumwana.But these greed humans forget that these directors get those salaries from the money they make, but SATA who was only voted for, gets cash from the tax payers who are terribly suffering.HH doesn’t like such activities. Thus he shows the hatred for this and openly speaks against them.
Chikwanda is really a wise man for seeing this.HH is very different from these PF officials. The PF officials are really full of love while HH has hatred. These officials love deception while HH hates deception. During campaigns they went round Zambia to deceive innocent Zambians on how they will bring prosperity to them within 90 days.[pullquote]The President would want to equate his salary to the owners of different companies and so very soon we will hear another huge salary increase to make sure that President’s and his greedy ministers’ salaries go beyond those of directors in Barclays or Lumwana.[/pullquote]
They went as far as Barotseland using Inonge Wina and others to further their deception (like Satan, the devil in Garden of Eden) to people that within 90 days barotse land issue will be solved and respected.However, today even talking about the Barotseland issue is a treasonable offence (during campaign it wasn’t).This is abusing and deceiving the people and for sure HH really hates this.
Chikwanda is right; HH is full of hate and anguish. He hates tribalism, nepotism and regionism being enjoyed and openly and proudly practiced by Mr.Sata Michael, the President of Zambia. The president when making cardinal appointments claims looks at good brains of the person.
Thus, he has found good brains only in the people from Northern Province and his relatives. He has appointed Easterners in either inferior positions or those strategic positions which will make these Easterners look bad to the masses.
Edgar Lungu, Home affairs Minister, leads the police service which as of late has been violent and abusive to the Innocent People. Sata saw that it shouldn’t be a Bemba or Northerner to be viewed as being heartless when the police are unleashing violence on Zambians but at least an easterner or another region or tribe.
Do you see why Solomon Jere was appointed to be the commanding officer of Lusaka.Dr.Phiri in Ministry of Education will be seen to a failure to controversial lands like University Of Zambia which is always rioting and Phiri has sleepless nights.HH hates this tribalism and nepotism.
Chikwanda accused HH practicing of tribalism just because he is Tonga but there has never been a word HH has produced to show that he is tribalistic.But we have heard and seen Mr. Sata practicing tribalism, regionism and nepotism. In 2006 the Post Newspaper dug deeper on Sata’s tribalism in an editorial comment entitled “Bemba tribalism being championed by Sata and his minions”.
The Post (Editorial) / Wednesday, 13 September 2006
There must be recognition in Zambian politics that any election campaigns must be based on sound moral values which serve to bind our people and not to divide them on tribal and regional lines. The Bemba tribalism and regionalism that is being unleashed by Michael Sata and the Patriotic Front is frightening and must be combated.
We therefore urge our people to listen to all our politicians and listen carefully so that at the end of the day, they have a good idea of where each one of them stands. We urge all our people to on that day vote wisely and only for politicians who are known for their honesty, ability, dedication, and concern for the welfare of all.
Let us not forget that citizenship demands a positive contribution from everyone to build our nation’s future. And this includes fighting corruption, tribalism and regionalism because a corrupt nation will never be a fair, just and humane one.
Actually, tribalism is an extension of corruption. We therefore make a clarion call to all our Bemba -speaking people to fight this emerging dangerous Bemba tribalism being championed by Sata and his minions.
Sata and his uncle Chikwanda have continued with tribalism. Check the appointments he makes.HH as president of UPND has never said or done anything to show that he is a tribalist but Sata, Zambia’s president has openly shown that tribalism lives in him forever.
Further, nepotism has been seen in the Cabinet of Sata: Nkandu Luo, Chikwanda, Miles Sampa, GBM etc are directly related to either Mr. Sata or his wife.
A lot of Sata’s relatives are enjoying in Foreign Mission. That is why Chikwanda doesn’t anyone to dispute this arrangement of brains so that cash only circulates among his relatives and hence he will fight anyone calling it tribalism or nepotism but mixing of intelligent brains from everywhere in Zambia more especially Northern Province and homes where Sata’s relatives are.
HH hates intimidation of the general public. The government intimidates ordinary citizens, priests and the opposition so that one-party state comprising only PF becomes a guarantee.HH as a man full of hatred, detest this KK culture and wants democracy to flourish in Zambia.[pullquote]HH hates intimidation of the general public. The government intimidates ordinary citizens, priests and the opposition so that one-party state comprising only PF becomes a guarantee.HH as a man full of hatred, detest this KK culture and wants democracy to flourish in Zambia.[/pullquote]
Finally, let me put it clear to you that HH hates all the vices which have made Zambia poor, he hates corruption in oil deals, corruption in tender deals especially around the state house, tribalism and regionism being freely practiced by the current crop of government officials, and he hates the witch hunting by the government.
He hates the deception of the innocent Zambians just for a vote by the PF officials. He hates the corrupt defense of the PF cadres-MUMEMBEE and NCHITAL by the government from paying back the 14 billion kwacha which they borrowed from some financial institutions.
Beloved Zambians Beware of Satanism and Satanists…Satanists are not apostles of hate for corruption but apostles of love for corruption, nepotism, tribalism, regionism, deception, exploitation, greedy, witch hunting,pretency etc
