THE MMD has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against corruption and assured the nation that it will continue to strengthen law enforcement agencies in line with its manifesto.

And the ruling party says it consulted widely on the adoption of parliamentary candidates to represent the people in all the constituencies.

Ms Siliya said in Lusaka yesterday on Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) MMD in Focus programme the MMD government has worked hard to fight corruption in the country, and that it is only those who are corrupt who have been fighting President Banda.

“Those who wanted certain things and were denied because it was not right are the ones who are fighting President Banda and Government,” Ms Siliya said.

She said the MMD has been championing the fight against corruption as can be seen from the various cases it has brought to the law enforcement agencies such as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Ms Siliya said the MMD has improved the separation of powers by strengthening the Judiciary and making the Executive more efficient in the delivery of services to the people.

Ms Siliya said the party has brought substance to this year’s tripartite elections by adopting credible people to represent communities as parliamentarians.

And speaking at the same forum MMD Mandevu aspiring candidate Canicius Banda said it was Government which unearthed scams in various ministries such as the Ministry of Health.

[pullquote]”It was Government, and not the opposition, that unearthed the embezzlement of K47 billion at the Ministry of Health,” Dr Banda said.[/pullquote]

Dr Banda said it was Government, and not anyone from the opposition, who unearthed the misappropriation of funds in the ministry.

“It was Government, and not the opposition, that unearthed the embezzlement of K47 billion at the Ministry of Health,” Dr Banda said.

And Ms Siliya has said the MMD government has responded positively to the people’s calls for development by implementing various projects across the country.

She said the MMD consulted widely on the adoption of candidates to represent the people in all the constituencies.

Ms Siliya said the adoption process was transparent, and that only those who were endorsed by the grassroots were adopted.

“We have delivered substance to the constituencies in the calibre of the candidates that have been adopted,” she said.

Ms Siliya said her party has adopted people with the capacity to deliver to Zambians because it does not want to fail them.

She said the MMD has lined up development programmes, which require focused people for implementation.

And MMD Lusaka Central aspiring candidate Muhabi Lungu said the party has delivered on its promise to bring development to Zambians.

The New Generation Party (NGP) has not welcomed the adoption of patriotic front rebel members of parliament by the ruling MMD to contest four seats in Lusaka.

Speaking during a briefing at the party secretariat in Lusaka today, NGP president Humphrey Siulapwa called on MMD Kabwata parliamentary candidate Peter Machungwa to retire from active politics.

Mr. Siulapwa said Dr. Machungwa has been serving as parliamentarian for a long time now and that it is time to leave politics for the young people.

He says his party will not campaign for the four PF rebel members of parliament adding that they have to step aside.

Mr. Siulapwa adds that it is prudent for the four PF rebel MPs adopted to contest Lusaka seats on the MMD ticket to retire as his party will not support any of them.

QFM

Political Activist Dante Saunders has advised political stakeholders not to make an issue out of this year’s tripartite elections.

Mr. Saunders says the Republican President is privileged by the Republican Constitution to set and announce the date for elections.

He has since urged politicians in the country to concentrate on selling their manifestos to the voters as opposed to debating the election date.

The political activist adds that President Rupiah Banda should not be demonized on the election date as the Constitution mandates him to set the date.

Mr. Saunders further says what politicians should debate about are the unfair reforms that govern the country’s electoral process.

QFM

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says the MMD’s adopted parliamentary candidates for this year’s tripartite elections are a winning team.

Mr Mwaanga said the opposition is panicking after seeing the high calibre and credibility of the parliamentary candidates the MMD is floating in all the constituencies.

He said in an interview that the list of the adopted parliamentary candidates is a team that will see President Banda and the MMD remain in Government.

The MMD has released the list of its adopted parliamentary candidates that has seen the inclusion of professors, doctors, economists, academicians, social scientists, engineers, lawyers, and businessmen among others.

Mr Mwaanga said President Banda will have a wide option in selecting ministers that will form his first new cabinet after having largely inherited late President Mwanawasa’s cabinet in 2008.

Mr Mwaanga, who is Parliamentary Chief Whip and political strategist, said the MMD list of candidates has left opposition political parties in panic because they know that they are up against a formidable and credible team of candidates.

He said opposition political parties are startled by the rich and experienced team the MMD has assembled.

He stated that the difference between the MMD candidates and those that will be adopted by the opposition will be like day and darkness.

Mr Mwaanga said President Banda and the MMD are headed for victory in the coming general elections because of the confidence the people have in the ruling party.

He said there have been many political analysts who have placed President Banda and the MMD ahead of other presidential aspirants and that it will not come as a surprise for the Head of State to be re-elected with a wider margin than in the previous election.

Mr Mwaanga said all indicators are pointing to President Banda as the most preferred candidate.

He said contrary to assertions that the ruling party had difficulties in its adoptions because most of the applicants were not appealing, the MMD had a lot of credible aspirants wishing to stand on the party’s ticket.

Mr Mwaanga said the ruling party has left out a lot of credible candidates because not all of them could be adopted.

He said the MMD has a large reservoir of human resource and that it not possible for the party to lack people to adopt.

Mr Mwaanga also dispelled assertions that most MMD members avoided to apply for constituencies in Lusaka because they feared losing to the PF.

He said Lusaka Province had about 47 applicants for the 12 parliamentary seats.

“So to assert that the MMD did not have people to adopt in Lusaka is not factual and a fallacy. We had 47 applicants for Lusaka Province and you would be surprised that for the local government seats, we have more than 200 aspirants wanting to be part of the MMD leadership at local government level. It was a difficult job for the national executive committee (NEC) to select candidates,” Mr Mwaanga said.

He said he was involved in the interviewing process of aspiring candidates in Lusaka Province.

[Zambia Daily Mail]

AMY WINEHOUSE (1983-2011)

Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home on 23 july 2011.  The official cause of death will be made public after the autopsy ,but it is believed to be due to a drug overdose.

She rose to fame in 2006 with her smash single “Rehab“. The song is about an addict who refuses to go to rehab despite appeals by her loved ones. The song earned her 3 Grammy awards for Record of the year , song of the year , and Best female pop vocal performance.

Her album “Back to Black” was released in October of 2006. It was a soulful /jazz influenced album . The album was critically accliamed and went to number 1 in many countries including England and US.

The album earned her a Grammy award for Best pop vocal album and was nominated for Album of the year.

TEARS DRY O THEIR OWN

This song samples marvin Gaye’s “aint no mountain high enough”

Back to Black

The title track from her album.  Amy’s sultry video  is both beautifully and artistically shot in black and white and compares in imagery a doomed love affair with that of a funeral

Just Friends

Another good song , this one talks about an ended relationship , as she askes “…when will we get the time to be just friends?”

She was troubled but you cant deny that she was extreamely talented .

MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE

BY KAPA187

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“For this I will give you thanks and extol You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name”
(2 Samuel 22:50, AMP)

TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

In this life, anytime you begin to succeed and walk in the blessing of God to the fullness, people are going to criticize. People will judge you. People will be jealous. But you know what? That’s their problem. Don’t apologize for what God is doing in your life. When you make excuses for God’s goodness, when you downplay His blessings and favor or call it luck or coincidence, really, that’s an insult to our God. The scripture says in Deuteronomy that “It is the Lord that gives you the power to get wealth.” That means God is the One giving you the ideas. He’s the One that’s giving you the creativity. He’s giving you the strength to succeed. He gave you the favor. He gave you the good breaks. As long as you stay humble and give Him all the credit, you have nothing to apologize for. Our job as believers is to make Him known. We should be examples of His goodness, peace, hope, joy and life.

Today, don’t shrink back from giving God all the credit. Don’t downplay your blessing. Thank Him and praise Him for what He’s doing in your life now and what He will do in your future. Make Him known and give Him all the glory!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your hand of blessing upon my life. I give You all the glory, honor and praise because I know that every good and perfect gift is from You. I open my heart and mind to receive what You have in store for me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

— Joel & Victoria Osteen

89

89 ,real name, Webster Chilikwela, is a rapper/producer. He has been doing music since 2004 with a group called The HooD BoyZ, the group consists of; 89, Dot Com and Shizzo. They do a variety of music but mostly Crunk, Hip Hop & R n’ B.

 KAPA187 : Hi ,welcome to the interview. Tell us about yourself.

  89: My stage name is 89, as you can tell I got it from the year I was born because that was  the Genesis of Webster. I am a multi talented artist or should I say entertainer because I produce,  that is, record, edit and master the tracks on my own. I can rap, sing and dance. I mostly do crunk which is hip hop but more aggressive, fun and more entertaining, and R&B .

                For my new mixtape am doing a variety of Genres such as Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop, Kwaito, R&B, Crunk, Accapella .That is to show the world that Zambia is progressing music wise and that music has no limit, in the sense that anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it and portray the right attitude.

  KAPA187: Where do you get your inspiration for your music?

  89: I get my inspiration from Busta Rhymes because of the way he plays with words and rhymes, Lil Jon because his loud and diverse music, Timberland because no matter what kind of instrumental he makes, someone can still tell that his the one who made it, Polo da Don because he fuses soul with hip hop or R&B and Usher because he adds that smooth R&B feel no matter what kind of style his doing and his a great dancer or should I say performer.

KAPA187: “Crunk” was made famous by Lil jon , but has since reduced a bit in popularity. What do you bring to the table that will make people love it again?

89: I make my music danceable, fun, less gangstar or violent but still keep that crunk touch. I sometimes fuse in rock, R&B or jazz to keep the listener entertained

KAPA187: What has been your biggest achievement so far?

89:  My biggest achievement has been making it this far in school coz most people drop out or give up in the course I’m taking(NCC at ZCAS)  and also learning how to play a piano.

KAPA187: What separates you from other producers/rappers?

89: As compared to other producers i’v met so far in Zambia, im not hard headed, I take criticism and advice into consideration, I keep an open mind, love to try out new things, I can direct people where they go wrong in a song in order for them to come out perfect . Also , I can write, dance and sing

KAPA187: Do you have a favourite song that you have made, and why is it your favourite?

89:  My favourite song right now is “am on” which I did recently. It’s going on my new mixtape “am on” which will be in stores soon. This song is talking about where I came from, how I got started with this whole music thing, my life style and one thing is that I never lie about what I talk about. I just keep it real.

KAPA187: Do you use real instruments when producing your music. 

89:  I use a keyboard to make instrumentals and sometimes a guitar to avoid my music sounding electronic because live music sounds better

KAPA187: Can you explain the process of making a song, from the production to the lyrics, where do you get your inspiration?

89:  When it comes to making a song, I usually start with the instrumental and I usually come up with the ideas of the instrumentals by the way am feeling that day, cause I use music as an escape route from the real, as an expression to the way I feel.

 After an instrumental is made, I get started with the lyrics by reading books, watching movies or listening to music that suit the mood am in. Then I record it over and over until am satisfied. Three days later, I edit and master the songs. I then play it to people who don’t know me and ask them what they think. I never even tell them that its a zambian who did the song. A good song with me usually takes about a week and a half to be done.

KAPA187: Besides music what other interests do you have.

89:  I love computers, graphics and cars.

KAPA187: If you could have any super powers what would it be and why.

89:  Lolz, I would love to have the power of teleportation so I can be places in a matter of seconds like the jumper (movie), travelling sometimes is tiring.

  KAPA187:.What does the future hold for 89?

89:  Well you’re hearing from a soon to be a masters in computing holder. In the future, I want to have managed to upgrade my studio to the fullest where I record a proper song and shoot a proper video. I wana work with the hottest artist in the game such as, J Cole, Wale, T-Pain, Drake, lil Wayne, M.I, Ice Prince, Timbaland, polo da don, busta rhymes, usher, Justin beiber, lil Jon and bun b I jus wana b a super producer and this new mixtape, am going to use it to market myself to the public

THE MUSIC

 Tag

Up temp song made especially for the dance floor.

Grinds on me

A nice smooth RnB influenced track .

BY KAPA187

Ms. Sayifwanda, who is also Gender and Women in Development Minister, says it is unfortunate that women did not spread to contest in other constituencies in the country.

Speaking in an interview, Ms. Sayifwanda says women in the party made a mistake to crowd up in one constituency to contest for the same seat.

Ms. Sayifwanda noted that it is not helpful for women to just fight for one constituency when the country has 150 constituencies they can stand on.

She appealed to women in other political parties to spread to other constituencies instead of heaping up in one constituency.

And Ms. Sayifwanda expressed confidence of maintaining her constituency seat.

She says with the 110 infrastructural projects initiated in her constituency, electorates in her area will have a reason to vote for her.

Ms. Sayifwanda, however, noted that her re-adoption was not an easy process adding that it was the toughest of the 150 constituencies.

Economic consultant Bob Sichinga says that a number of MMD members are currently uncomfortable with the type of leadership being exhibited in the ruling party.

Mr. Sichinga said that a number of the MMD members have observed that the party is not what it was in the past.

He said that the MMD will see a lot of members leave the party and join other progressive political parties.

Mr. Sichinga in an interview with QFM radio added that the MMD has lost the credibility it had in the past.

He added that the high political party officials who have left the party recently is not surprising because it was foreseen.

He said that the current leadership in MMD is being coupled with favoritism which has brought some uncertainty on other political party members.

He said that this is clear confirmation that the MMD has run its course and is leaving power this year.

Mr.Sichingasaid that from his observation, most Zambians want to change of government, which he confidently says will take place.
[QFM]