Head of the Zambian judiciary has finally broken the silence on the protracted demands for his resignation. Chief justice, Ernest Sakala has said that he is more than ready to leave the judiciary. Justice Sakala said that he is not against genuine judicial reforms but the selective process.

He told a gathering in Lusaka that included Supreme Court Judge, Philip Musonda and High Court Judge, Charles Kajimanga who have challenged President Sata’s establishment of a tribunal to probe their alleged professional misconduct.

Justice Sakala added that the judiciary is larger than any member of staff currently serving in the establishment including himself.

[pullquote]“I have said this before and I will say it again, there is nobody in the Judiciary who is resisting judicial reforms but these reforms should be genuine,” Mr Justice Sakala said.[/pullquote]

“If judicial reforms mean dismissing the Chief Justice and judges, then I am not competent to comment. Reforms are welcome because genuine reforms are not about dismissing anyone,” he said.

He said there is nobody in the judiciary who is resisting reforms.

“I have said this before and I will say it again, there is nobody in the Judiciary who is resisting judicial reforms but these reforms should be genuine,” Mr Justice Sakala said.

[pullquote]Justice Sakala added that the judiciary is larger than any member of staff currently serving in the establishment including himself.[/pullquote]

There has been calls by section of the society for the Chief Justice to resign, with a sizeable group of students led by former National Institute of Public Administration (NIPASU) president Muneri Zulu storming into the Supreme Court and presenting a petition to Chief Justice Sakala’s secretary where they demanded his resignation over alleged maladministration of the Judiciary.

However, University of Zambia Students Union (UNZASU). purported to be the source of these calls, distanced itself from reports that its members had planned to camp at Supreme Court to press for the resignation of Chief Justice Ernest Sakala.

UNZASU secretary general Mwauluka Sishekanu, in a statement, stated that those who purported to be UNZA students were impersonators.

“As UNZASU, we further wish to state that investigations have since been instituted to establish the authenticity of this claim, and whoever will be found wanting will face the law to the latter. We strongly warn the would-be impersonators to desist from using the name of the students of the University of Zambia and we shall not hesitate to invoke the law should they be found wanting,” stated Sishekanu.

[pullquote]“If there’s nothing else that can be done, if there’s too much resistance from judicial officers; they are finding every way of blocking what should be a smooth process of reform, then we have no option but to resort to this extreme measure of dissolving the Judiciary for the good of this country, for the good of the people,” Archbishop Mpundu said in an interview with the POST Newspaper.[/pullquote]

To this day UNZASU has not published findings of their investigations.

And yesterday, Lusaka Catholic Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu told the POST Newspaper that the Judiciary should be dissolved if it continues to resist reforms. Archbishop Mpundu said the Judiciary was not a sacred cow that should be left untouched when it made mistakes.

“If there’s nothing else that can be done, if there’s too much resistance from judicial officers; they are finding every way of blocking what should be a smooth process of reform, then we have no option but to resort to this extreme measure for the good of this country, for the good of the people,” Archbishop Mpundu said in an interview with the POST.

“They did that in Kenya because there was no other way to go about it. If you are trying to reason with people; there are provisions within the Constitution that say now, look, if judicial officers as a body will not do XYZ, then another wing of government, in this case the Executive is entitled to do XYZ. So, I hope it doesn’t come to that dissolution, but if we must come to that, then let it be.”

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Salma Dodia will be releasing her new video “Wonderful World” on 17th june .

WATCH THE PROMO FOR THE VIDEO

By Kapa187

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hikainde Hichilema has called on party members to desist from any form of violence as they campaign during in the Livingstone by-elections to be held on July 5 this year.

Mr. Hichilema has implored the UPND Candidate for Livingstone by-election Howard Sikwela to put the interest of the electorate first if he wins the elections.

“When you win do not forget the people who will vote for you but fight for development ward by ward,” Mr. Hichilema said. Mr. Hichilema who was optimistic of the party’s victory further advised Mr. Sikwela to attend all council meetings in order to effectively attend to people’s problems.

Speaking when he introduced UPND’s Sikwela to Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD) and UPND Supporters shortly after he successfully filled in his nominations at Villa Grounds yesterday, Mr. Hichilema said no party members should engage in any form of violence adding that he will personally deal with any members inciting violence during the campaigns.

“We want peaceful campaigns and if it means fighting let us fight the Patriotic Front ( PF) in the ballot box,” said Mr. Hichilema.However Mr. Hichilema called on UPND and MMD members to defend each other whenever provoked and attacked by PF cadres.The UPND and MMD have teamed up to support one candidate.

Mr. Hichilema also called on both MMD and UPND members to seriously embark on a door-to-door campaign strategy to win voters.

And Mr. Sikwela pledged to address problems of sanitation and water reticulation systems in the Tourist capital once voted into office.The Livingstone Parliamentary seat fell vacant following a successful petition by PF’ Joseph Akafumba and UPND’s Frederick Chunga and is fervently been contested by UPND and PF.

ZANIS

Police in Lusaka are said to be keeping a close eye on new UPND member William Banda on suspicion that he might be scheming to spearhead future demonstrations.

Police suspect that William Banda who was associated with violence during the reign of the former ruling MMD could have a hand in the demonstrations.

Sources have disclosed police also suspect that William Banda was part of the UPND members that organized the youths to demonstrate on Wednesday.

The sources have further revealed that a team of police officers has been constituted to closely monitor the maneuvers of the former MMD Lusaka province chairman who is now a UPND member.

And when reached for a comment, Mr. Banda denied any involvement in the planned future demonstrations by the UPND.

He told QFM in an interview that he was shocked that police visited his residence on Wednesday suspecting that he could be ferrying cadres to the UPND secretariat in readiness for the demonstration.

He wondered how he could be part of the demonstrations when he was attending a court session at the time of the demonstrations.

Mr Banda said some Police officers even went to court just to check on him without asking him any questions.

The Zambia Police were not available for immediate reaction.

[QFM]

President Michael Sata has said that amending the law to allow dual citizenship has its consequences. Mr Sata said that if the law is changed, there will be more Zambians and jobs will be taken away by other nationalities living in the country.

The President was responding to a question from a Zambian living in England during a dinner hosted for him at the Zambian High Commissioner’s residence. Mr Sata has advised Zambians living abroad to return home and compete for jobs with their compatriots.

The President also said that he has a duty to protect the majority of Zambians especially poor citizens.

Agriculture Minister Emmanuel Chenda has urged Zambians in the Diaspora to acquire land which he said is readily available for economic development. Mr Chenda said that about one hundred thousand hectares of land is ready for investors.

ZNBC

As we continue to promote Poetry in Zambia ; here are this weeks poems ,enjoy.

this Saturday we are having our regular poetry shows .
BitterSweet Poetry- The Warmth Within Saturday 7th June
Time: 19:00-21:00
Venue: Mulungushi Conference Center side Room 4
Cover: K30000/head but if you bring someone along K20000/head.
When its cold outside… Come experience the warmth within.

IN2 THA NIGHT by ‘Chifwanti Zulu

The fine day slowly n soulfully creeps
Right into the night as the sun sleeps
The sweet air weeps in fear of darkness
Only to be consoled by the fair grace
Poured out by the moon in form of soft light
The stars carefully peep out of the night
Glittering gloriously as precious stones
No such brightness has the sky ever known
Into the glorious night, I solemnly stare
Calmly, I breathe the sweet night air
This ambience commands a great sense of awe
Leaving on my face a most beautiful glow
With such excitement, my eyes twinkle
My inmost soul bathes in this magnificent sprinkle
That gracefully falls from the heavens so bright
And I’m forever lost into the night.

The Demon Lives by Temani Chipego Lungu

Something is missing in me;
I feel it each time I breathe;
All I know to do is bleed;
I wonder how I feel a beat;
From a heart that does not exist;
Appa-rent-ly;
It’s not you, it’s me;
I mean there is nothing really you did?
You JUST abused me;
I said NO!
Do not touch me;
And you said Chi-pe-go;
Please do not worry;
It will not hurt one bit;
But hurt is all you did;
How are you? you have the nerve to ask me;
I say alive, though with that dead heart that beats;
I mean to say empty;
But I don’t for, how dare you be so naive;
I mean;
Did you not see;
The tear forming on my left eyes eyelid;
As you effortlessly, clawed that knife over my thin skin;
You took from me my being;
I tried to fight you, I was weak;
I sat in silence, I cannot win;
I think to shed a tear, I will not blink;
And all who watched did nothing;
Ridiculed me, uplifted you and said do not worry about him!

So please leave me alone;
You do not want to meet the demon;
That you birthed;
Onto this earth;
It is a curse;
And it makes me feel worse;
At the fact that my demon has your face;
If you do not get it by now, I am with rage;
For anger will not contain;
The hurt, the hate, the pain;
Let it rain;
For the demon has mastered its cage;
Proud label around its neck marking ‘cannot be tamed’
He knows no love, please do not attempt to befriend;
For where were you when it mattered most;
Before I crossed the end;
I wailed ‘save me’ before Chipego gets lost;
You watched him use me, take me, break me, abuse me and now I should comprehend?

They say, you sow the seed;
And so you must reap;
No one gave a heartbeat to help me;
So I gave into insanity;
Now that the demon lives;
You want to save me?
Or is it him?
For what makes you think it is Chipego speaking?
I remember a day;
I remember him sitting;
And thinking why he felt like he was slipping;
As though some demon, was taking the best of him;
I have a little secret and I will let you know;
Chipego is still breathing, but not for long!

…THE END by Milan Sichinga

Today we’re going to play a game,
A game where when a sentence finishes you start with the same,
The same time remember to rhyme,
To rhyme in all the lines,
Lines that will classify this as the greatest poem ever,
Ever had a threesome? NEVER!
Never have and perhaps never will,
Will that make me less than a man, any less real?
Real men don’t need sexual exploits to be men,
Men are warriors, who stick up for their women in the end,
The end doesn’t necessarily have to be death,
Death is just another form of shock that takes away your breath,
Breathtaking bravery is what has won wars,
Wars are more than chaps banging boots on my doors,
Doors are open to anybody who can challenge me,
Me want somebody to be the best they can be,
Be honest with me and I’ll buy you a beer,
Beer unites us, makes us want to cheer,
Cheer for the success, the troubles, and the emotions that arrest our hearts,
Hearts are for the evil to take apart,
Apart from that hearts are there for men to break,
Break her heart no more for goodness sake,
For goodness sake don’t allow him to treat you like fool,
A fool who’s never been to school,
School I’ve come to realize is the pinnacle of African life,
Life means much more than husband and wife,
Wife of a preacher and so now she thinks she can preach,
Preach what? To whom? Sorry but there’s nothing that you can teach,
Teach yourself first before teaching others,
Others have more worries about their sisters and brothers,
Brothers are less trouble but sisters can get you killed,
Killed because the fear of death in you wasn’t so ably instilled,
Instilled some great principles in this here young lady,
Lady just threw them away like she was just crazy,
Crazy how far the rules to this poem have been followed,
Followed so much that now I feel hollowed,
Hollowed by the immensity of the words as they come,
Come with me and you’ll never ever feel dumb,
Dumb like a boy who repeats a grade three times,
Times are getting hard so I’m failing to find rhymes,
Rhymes I’ve already told you will make this poem great my friend,
Friend? In case you haven’t noticed this is the end…
(My Intellect’s Loud and Noisy-MILAN)

By Kapa187