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Traditional leaders in Luapula Province have commended Government for releasing K270 billion for tarring the Pedicle Road.
Chief Mwansakombe of the Ng’umbo people of Samfya district said tarring the Pedicle Road will contribute to wealth creation.
He said in an interview on Tuesday that the Pedicle is an important road in the economic development of the province and the country as a whole.
Chief Mwansakombe said Government should continue improving the living standards of the people through such developmental projects.
He said President Banda’s initiative to work on the road will be a great achievement once the project is completed.
Senior Chief Puta of the Bwile people in Chiengi commended Government for its efforts to improve the lives of people in Luapula Province.
He said President Banda’s government is trying to address challenges faced by the people of Luapula, especially rehabilitating the road network.
The chief said locals are celebrating the planned tarring of the road which has an important role to play in the economic development of the country.
Chief Puta said the move will attract more investors into Luapula, as it will take less than two hours to travel from Mufulira to Mansa when the road is worked on.
“President Banda has addressed various challenges and more is being done to improve the lives of people in Luapula,” he said.
In a separate interview, Chief Nsamba of the Unga people said tarring the Pedicle Road is a major boost to economic development in the province.
He said the projects Government is implementing countrywide are very beneficial.
Chief Nsamba thanked the MMD government for undertaking several developmental projects aimed at improving the lives of locals.
“To every problem there is a solution and I believe that our problems in Luapula are being addressed every day by our President and his administration,” he said.
And Luapula Province MMD chairman Emmanuel Chungu commended Government for releasing money for the Pedicle Road.
“The initiative will help the people of the Copperbelt and Northern provinces to do business in the shortest possible time. I propose that the road be named the Rupiah Banda road to recognise his contribution,” Mr Chungu said.
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Former Vice-President Lupando Mwape should disclose the real reasons behind his recall from China where he was serving as ambassador, the MMD has said.
MMD deputy national secretary Chembe Nyangu said in a statement yesterday that his party finds Mr Mwape’s “cowardly and veiled” attack on President Banda in yesterday’s edition of The Post “irresponsible, misleading and uncalled for”.
He said those who are privy to details behind his recall find his statement “hilarious”.
“Mr Mwape should shut up before he disgraces himself further. He must stop provoking others,” Mr Nyangu said.
Mr Nyangu said Mr Mwape must realise that the attacks on President Banda will not help him in any way and he should not deliberately mislead the public.
Mr Mwape alleged during the burial of former Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) vice-president Chewe Lupili in Ndola on Monday said he was recalled from his diplomatic posting because he was “too old”.
The former Vice-President also said President Banda has not initiated any development programmes and has just been implementing what President Mwanawasa initiated.
“Mr Mwape’s statement on President Banda’s government is coming from an extremely bitter and ungrateful heart,” Mr Nyangu said.
He said Mr Mwape should stop apportioning his own failures on innocent people including President Banda.
“Mr Mwape is entirely to blame for his recall. He cannot point a finger at anyone. It is saddening that Mr Mwape chose to vent his frustrations at a funeral,” Mr Nyangu said.
Mr Nyangu said Mr Mwape’s opinion on President Banda and development must be dismissed as careless talk which does not even deserve a response.
He said it is not anybody’s fault that Mr Mwape has chosen not to see the development strides President Banda and his government are making.
Meanwhile, JERRY MUNTHALI reports that the MMD in Northern Province has castigated Mr Mwape for attacking President Banda.
MMD Northern Province chairman Stephen Mukuka said in an interview from Kasama yesterday that Mr Mwape is not a factor in politics because he allegedly failed to explain Government policies when he was sent into the diplomatic service.
“Mr Mwape is nowhere to be in Northern Province. He was sent abroad so that he can explain Government policy but he couldn’t make it,” Mr Mukuka said.
He said he is happy that the people of Northern Province are rejoining the MMD because of the Patriotic Front’s alleged support for gay rights and the collapse of the United Party for National Development -PF pact.
“The people of Northern Province are not happy with the vulgar language of the PF. They have lost confidence in the leadership of the opposition party because of its support for homosexuality and lesbianism. We are appealing to them to vote for President Banda in this year’s elections,” Mr Mukuka said.
Mr Mukuka said 82 PF members from Tazara township in Kasama defected to the MMD on Monday.
He said the MMD’s tour of the 13 districts of Northern Province has yielded positive results as former members have been rejoining the MMD.
Mr Mukuka said the presence of Minister of Education Dora Siliya and Minister of Labour and Social Security Austin Liato has helped the MMD in the province to explain Government policy to the electorate.
The MMD tour of Northern Province started on May 3 and is expected to end on May 17.
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The House of Chiefs has condemned Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata for allegedly lobbying the British government to help to reinstate the disbanded Task Force on Corruption in Zambia.
House of Chiefs chairperson Chief Madzimawe said in an interview yesterday that such acts of desperation are not good.
The chief said it is surprising that Mr Sata went to lobby for the reintroduction of the Task Force on Corruption when he knows very well that there are existing structures in the country which adequately deal with cases of corruption.
He said what Mr Sata should be doing is to call on donors to financially assist existing structures such as the Drug Enforcement Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Zambia Police.
During his recent visit to London, Mr Sata is alleged to have also sought support to split Zambia through the Barotseland Agreement.
“The motives behind Mr Sata’s actions are difficult to understand. The House of Chiefs has preached over and over that politicians should talk about issues, but this seems to fall on deaf ears,” Chief Madzimawe said.
On the Barotseland Agreement, Chief Madzimawe said even Mr Sata himself, if elected President, would not like to inherit a split country.
He said seeking this kind of support is not beneficial to Zambia.
“We are a unitary state and calls for the secession of Western Province must be dismissed,” he said.
Independent Churches of Zambia president David Masupa said Mr Sata’s trip to the UK is regrettable.
He said it is not right for a leader of a political party to lobby for such kind of support from former colonial masters who have recognised Zambia as a sovereign state.
Reverend Masupa said most people will recall that Mr Sata was against the Task Force and called it an illegal body which practised selective justice.
“Mr Sata is showing citizens that he is not a serious leader and the British government must begin to see this and ignore him,” Rev Masupa said.
He said it has now become clear that Mr Sata is desperate for power and will go to any lengths to try to assume power.
“He has shown that he does not care about the people of Western Province by calling for it to be separated from Zambia,” he said.
Rev Masupa said the MMD is a responsible Government which cannot allow Zambia to be split into two.
He said Western Province is part of Zambia and this is the reason Government has initiated several projects in the province.
Committee of Citizens executive director Gregory Chifire said Mr Sata is a man of “double standards” who is on record as having labelled the Task Force an illegal institution.
Mr Chifire said the PF leader has shown that he has no leadership qualities and does not understand what it means to be a sovereign state.
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The Zambia Under-23 team will face Sudan Under-23 in a junior friendly international in Khartoum.
Faz disclosed today that the match will be played in Khartoum on May 27 en route to Algeria.
The match will be Lucky Msiska’s teams’ preparatory match for their June 3 away game against Algeria in the London 2012 Olympic Games second round, first leg qualifiers.
Sudan host Egypt in the first leg of their Olympic qualifier in June.
And Zambia begins its weekly training camp next week in Lusaka for the match against Algeria.
The second leg will be played at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola on June 18.
Winner over both legs will advance to the mini-league stage that will kick-off in December with three teams qualifying to the London final.
The fourth best placed side will clash in a two-leg playoff with an Asian opponent.
Football Association of Zambia president Kalusha Bwalya
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has expressed gratitude at the appointment of FAZ President Kalusha Bwalya as Acting Chairperson for the FIFA 2014 Taskforce.
The Taskforce’s objective is to look at proposals to improve the attractiveness of football and match control in elite competitions, in areas such as Laws of the Game and refereeing among others.
FAZ Communications Officer Erick Mwanza told journalists at a press briefing in Lusaka today that the appointment of Kalusha deserves to be commended by all in the country.
Mwanza added that Kalusha would not just be representing himself but the country as whole and help put Zambia on the world football map.
Mwanza also further wished Kalusha all the best in his endeavors as Acting Chairperson for the FIFA 2014 Taskforce.
Kalusha the 1988 African Footballer of the year who is also CAF Executive Committee member is the only African member appointed by the world soccer governing body to the FIFA Taskforce.
Kalusha took charge of the proceedings of the important Taskforce following Chairperson Franz Beckenbauer’s absence.
The FIFA Taskforce football 2014 is convening at the home of FIFA for the first time and commenced it mission yesterday.
The 22 member group, consisting of high profile experts from the world of football is chaired by Franz Beckenbauer of Germany who would be supported in the performance of his duties by his deputy chairperson Pele of Brazil.
Former Minister of Finance & National Planning N'gandu Magande
Former Finance minister Ng’andu Magande says the ruling MMD will not have it easy in this year’s elections.
Mr. Magande says the type of leadership the MMD has continued to provide to the country will make it hard for them to bounce back into power.
He has also noted that the ruling party’s campaigns will be hard especially with the expulsion of senior members.
Mr. Magande says it is evident that the MMD’s chances of winning this year’s elections are blink.
He adds that the concerns raised by former Vice president Lupando Mwape and the criticism coming from former works and supply minister Mike Mulongoti is a sign that the Rupiah Banda administration has failed.
He says Zambians will now judge for themselves if the MMD has worked according to their expectations.
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has set June 15 as judgment a case in which Enviroflo Limited Director Angelique Elsing was sued by her maid for defamation of character contrary to the Laws of Zambia.
51 year old Elsing, a nurse by profession and director at Enviroflo Limited, appeared before Chief Resident Magistrate Mwaka Mikalile for allegedly telling , Rosemary Mbuzi, her maid ,that she was HIV positive.
Angelique told the court during cross examination by the defense lawyer that she did not fire Rosemary on grounds that she is HIV positive and did not at any point tell her that she was HIV positive.
She told the court that Mbuzi, who worked for her for 4 years, refused to renew her contract last year in September after it expired and that the she only got concerned about the Mbuzi’s health as she had developed lymphnods when she resumed duty from leave.
The court further heard that after Mbuzi’s husband died, his employer hinted to Elsing ‘s husband that the deceased had died from HIV related illness.
In addition, she told the court she had heard that Elsing was saying that Rosemary’s daughter was not growing well as she always slept in class.
The accused told the court that she then told her maid to go for Voluntary Testing and Counseling (VCT ) as there could be possibility of one becoming infected from an infected partner. However, Mbuzi did not go for counseling as advised by her employer.
The court also heard that when Mbuzi told her employer that she had TB (tuberclosis) last year, the accused wrote a letter to the doctor to asking if Rosemary’s TB was conten or not and got a response was that it was not.
Elsing further said after Mbuzi refused to sign forms to renew her contract she only got a phone call from a named private television station in November last year that she fired Mbuzi for being HIV positive.
During chief cross examination by the complaint, Mbuzi insisted that Elsing told her that she was HIV positive and that her daughter has also been sick.
She said her employers’ remarks has dented her image and human dignity.
Magistrate Mikalile urged the contending parties to make written submissions to the court before June 15, 2011, the date which has been set as judgment.
Some of the Zambian soldiers at Arakan Barracks in Lusaka on parade before leaving for Sudan to participate in a peacekeeping mission.
Four Zambian U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan’s contested Abyei region were yesterday shot and wounded by unknown attackers, the United Nations said.
The oil rich Abyei region is another north/south flashpoint.
The attackers shot the Zambian peacekeepers in Goli north of Abyei town on Tuesday afternoon, Hua Jiang, spokeswoman for the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said.
She said one of them was seriously wounded, and all were evacuated to Abyei for treatment.
In a separate incident more than 80 rebels and civilians were killed when insurgents attacked a camp in south Sudan, the army said on Tuesday, in the latest violence to mar preparations for the region’s independence.
People from Sudan’s oil-producing south overwhelmingly voted to secede in a referendum in January, promised in a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war with the north.
Celebrations over the independence vote have been marred by a wave of tribal violence and clashes between the south’s army and renegade militias.
Mazabuka municipal council has dropped Mazabuka united football club chairman Evans Mushiba after he and his secretary Moses Njobvu withdrew the vote of no confidence with out the consent of the committee.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS sports, yesterday, Mazabuka Town Clerk Ekan Chingangu said that the council was concerned at the way the vote of no confidence was withdrawn.
Mazabuka United were the movers of the vote of no confidence against the Kalusha Bwalya led FAZ, which they withdrew hours before the annual general meeting held in Kabwe
Mr. Chingangu said that the council being the sponsor of the club and having appointed Mushiba to chair the club had the power to drop him.
He said that the council appointed the executive positions of the club and that other positions were open for elections.
He said that Mr. Mushiba and his secretary made the decision to with draw the vote of no confidence without consultation from the council and the rest of the Mazabuka football club committee.
Mr. Chingangu said the decision made by the two was contrary to that of members of the club committee and that of the council.
He said that he felt that the chair did not exercise his duties responsibly and that his conduct was unexpected, as the decision should have been made collectively and agreed on as a club.
He said that as the sponsor of Mazabuka united football club the council would not allow for confusion in the interest of football in the district.
The town clerk said Mr. Isaac Mwale has been appointed Mazabuka united chair with immediate effect as the investigations of the no confidence vote motion withdrawal goes on.
And speaking to ZANIS sports in a telephone interview , Mr. Mushiba said that the he could not comment on the matter.
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President Rupiah Banda has urged the international community to address the challenges that least developed countries (LDCs) face in the effective utilization of preferential trade arrangements.
Speaking during a high-level interactive debate on the theme: “Harnessing Trade for Least Developed Development and Transformation”, yesterday, President Banda said major gaps still remained with regard to timeliness, adequacy and appropriateness of such preferential trade initiatives.
The President said notable challenges with preferential market access schemes have been the rules of origin as well as the stringent and sometimes excessive standards requirements.
Mr. Banda noted that LDCs’s continued to face supply side constraints that impeded their efforts of integrating into global trade. He pointed out that these constraints were related to infrastructure problems which negatively affected production, transportation and quality assurance of products emanating from least developed countries.
“It is, therefore, imperative that these challenges are addressed in a coherent and practical manner if we are to harness the role of trade in development and poverty reduction. Our cooperating partners need to go beyond the preferential market access schemes and invest in making LDC’s true development and trade partners,” the President said.
President Banda said the lack of progress in the negotiations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s Doha Development Agenda has also added to the challenges faced by LDCs.
“The Doha Agenda is an important platform to create reasonable progress towards the attainment of sustainability and equity in global trade. Delays in concluding the talks are of particular concern to our countries. The development-oriented conclusion of the WTO Doha round of negotiations is, therefore, crucial,” the President said..
The Zambian Head of State noted that while economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations with the European Union have reached a critical stage, the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) concerns have not been fully addressed.
“We need to re-think the development path that will contribute to the stability of the global economy at large and the sustained growth and structural transformation of LDCs in particular. Harnessing trade for LDCs development and transformation requires concerted efforts from all partners and stakeholders supported by adequate financial, institutional and human resource,” President Banda said.
The President said there was need also to reform the investment policies to facilitate the flow of resources to sectors that allowed LDCs to tap into high-value supply chains and ensure that LDCs were not condemned to being perpetual suppliers of raw materials.
Prseident Banda said technical assistance and capacity-building programmes such as the Enhanced Integrated Framework and Aid for Trade should continue to be strengthened to assist LDCs address their supply capacity constraints, especially for value-added processes.
“My delegation firmly believes that trade, if properly managed and linked to other economic and social sectors, has high potential for unlocking the path to sustainable development and structural transformation for LDCs” the President added.
By Daimone Siulapwa
THE date for elections may not have been set already, but to all intents and purposes, the campaigns are already underway. Of course, for the likes of Michael Sata, he really never stopped his campaigns even after losing the 2008 presidential by-elections.
In other countries, after an election, the winning candidate is normally given time to implement his election promises although it seems United States President Barack Obama has given-up that right by announcing his re-election bid now despite having two years to go.
However, in the case of Zambia, this has never happened, not since 2001 anyway. After the election victory of Levy Mwanawasa and the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) in 2001, the likes of Anderson Mazoka (United Party for National Development), Godfrey Miyanda (Heritage Party) and Christon Tembo (Forum for Democracy and Development) sort of went on a holiday.
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By the time the 2006 general elections were coming-up, they found themselves trailing behind the ‘King Cobra’ in popularity. In fact, the three, Gen. Miyanda, Gen. Tembo and Mazoka got pre-occupied with the election petition that they forgot that they were opposition leaders who should have been keeping Levy on his toes through-out his rule. The result of this was that, when the 2006 elections came, Sata, who in 2001, was a distant fifth, came out as the only genuine threat against Levy and the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MDD). This was so notwithstanding the fact that the UPND had lost its President Anderson Mazoka and the FDD had changed leadership from Gen. Tembo to Edith Nawakwi. But worth noting is the fact that, these two parties had formed an alliance together with the former ruling party, the United National Independence Party (UNIP) called the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
Despite that, they failed to pose a challenge as serious as the one by Sata, who was helped greatly with his charisma and anti-China tirades as well as ‘more money in your pockets’ message. Although some sections of society genuinely believed that Sata had won the 2006 elections, the Patriotic Front (PF) leader resisted all attempts to waste time by petitioning the results. He knew that it was likely to fail, and as such, an effort in futility.
Instead, he continued with his role as a credible opposition leader, providing checks and balances to Levy and his government, even when it seemed like the Post newspaper had finally gone to bed with the late President, and could not be distinguished in its reportage with the public media. The effect of all this is that when the so-called Presidential by-election came-up in 2008, Sata was in a position to contest credibly. The same cannot be said about the likes of Gen. Miyanda, who at the height of the third term debate, did seem like was going to make it to State House, or at least looked like a genuine contender and not pretender.
Hate him or love him, you cannot doubt the fact that as a political organiser and perhaps strategist, Sata has it all. Of the many people that expressed interest in becoming republican presidents in 2001, only Sata remains the most credible and serious contender. The others such as Ben Mwila, Enock Kavindele, Vincent Malambo, Tilyenji and Eric Silwamba have all gone into oblivion, concentrating their efforts in private business. Others have of course gone to the other side of town.
That said, the point of all this is that, no one should be fooled. Yes, the elections nominations have not yet been filed, but make no mistake, the stage is already set for a showdown. The battle is between Rupiah Banda and Michael Sata come election day with Hakainde Hichilema playing the role of a counter-weight or if you like spoiler. And as the MMD has already held its convention, expect the election date to be announced any time soon. But before that, expect RB to be busy on the road campaigning albeit in a not-so-straight forward manner.
Do not think RB going to Chongwe to commission the mobile hospitals or going to Kitwe to have a press briefing is not a campaign strategy. What is the point here? The opposition should not be fooled by waiting for an election date to be announced for them to start campaigning. They should equally be on the road.
On the other hand, while we know who the contenders for the presidency are i.e RB, Sata and HH, we need to know who the parliamentary candidates are. All the competing parties will help the electorate by announcing the names of their candidates in time so that they can start engaging and gauging them.
For far too long, Zambians have tended to vote on party lines, not that there is anything necessarily wrong with that. But as a society, we need to start moving from there and start voting for individuals based on their credentials. Far too many people entered parliament in 2006 simply because they stood on a particular party ticket, and as such, they were able to ride on the popularity of the leader. And yet, these are people that voters hardly knew or even know up to now. Added to that, candidates who were rejected by some parties simply joined another party and got adopted. Yet, in all truthfulness, it means these people hardly agree with the manifesto of the party they are joining, and their only reason for joining is for them to get to Manda Hill. The result of this is what you call ‘rebel’ MPs.
But we need not come to that level if we are able to scrutinise these candidates carefully. As this country is in a hurry to develop, we need to start ensuring that the best possible brains make it to Parliament. We do not need people there who are there simply to make numbers yet collecting tax payers money, but hardly contribute meaningfully to debates.
The ruling MMD in Mkushi district in central Province has disputed claims attributed by opposition Patriotic Fronts (PF ) in the province that the opposition party was more popular in the district.
MMD Mkushi North Constituency Chairperson Emmanuel Mwansa said the statement issued in the post Newspaper published on May 3rd, 2011 are untrue and unfounded.
In the Post Newspaper story, PF Provincial Chairman Benson Chali is quoted as saying his party enjoyed widespread popularity in Mkushi district.
However, Mr. Mwansa said to the contrary the ruling MMD in Mkushi district was intact at all levels and has pledged support for President Rupiah Banda in this years’ tripartite polls.
Mr. Mwansa said the PF claims had no substance and that Mr. Chali had never successfully articulated the PF manifesto to convince Mkushi residents on why they maintained its solid shape in the district.
And MMD Mkushi District Youth Chairman Charles Chanda observed that the PF was panicking because of the many successes recorded not only in the district but across the nation by President Banda.
Mr. Chanda described the PF claims of popularity as wishful thinking because the PF was nervous of the developmental projects embarked on by the MMD Government.
He added that PF leader Michael Sata and the entire PF leadership were panicking and now opted to issuing false claims where-ever they are in a bid to build the image of the party.
Former Defence minister George Mpombo has charged that Zambians will one day know the truth about the $100 million arms deal allegations he made against President Rupiah Banda.
The Kafulafuta Member of Parliament says he has left the issue arms deal to Zambians for them to judge in the coming months.
Mr. Mpombo says President Banda knows it deep down that that he has always been telling the truth on the arms deal.
He adds that documents support the allegations he made are at the ministry of finance and national planning and has challenged investigative wings to take up the matter.
Mr. Mpombo explained to QFM News that President Banda is merely jittery because he knows that his time in State house is almost coming to an end.
He further states that it is clear the Republican President is in panic mode because of the diminishing support that the ruling party has continued to experience.
He says time will tell his allegations against the president of are false and cannot be supported.
Zesco United return home from Egypt today with injured defender Billy Mwanza declaring that they will not disappoint in the Caf Confederation Cup.
Zesco will have another shot at reaching the group stage of a Caf club competition in the Confederation Cup in two weeks time after failing to do so in the Champions League group stage in July following their 1-0 loss on aggregate to Al Ahly of Egypt.
“We are ready to face any team because we played well in the Champions League but Al Ahly came with a strategy when their fans began throwing those fireworks,” he said.
“But we need to make sure we win at home because if you don’t it will be difficult to win away.”
Mwanza added that he was OK after a frightening experience when he was hit and cut on his right arm by a fire flare thrown by an Al Ahly fan from the stands on Sunday in Cairo.
Meanwhile, eight teams still in the Confederation Cup await another eight losers from the Champions League who include Zesco.
The teams are Sofapaka (Kenya), DC Motema Pembe (DR Congo), Kaduna United and Sunshine Stars both of Nigeria
DHJ and MAS both of Morocco, Primeiro Agosto of Angola and JSK of Algeria complete the teams likely to be drawn against Zesco or the seven sides relegated from the Champions League in Sunday’s draw in Cairo.
The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has called on Chanda Chimba III to discontinue “stand up Zambia” television documentary.
“ At no fora has NAREP ever declared its support for homosexuality and should you continue to misrepresent our views in such a defamatory manner, we shall be forced to institute legal proceedings against you” the national secretary said.
NAREP National Secretary John Phiri says Mr. Chimba should refrain from his incessant and unwarranted attacks on innocent citizens in his Television documentary which he (Mr Phiri) says is spreading malicious stories about individuals and organisations including his party.
In a statement availed to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr. Phiri said in his Stand up for Zambia documentary, Mr. Chimba showed a footage of NAREP NEC officials while narrating about homosexuality saying this was in a bid to falsely portray that the party supports the vice.
” In a bid to perpetuate this falsehood Mr. Chimba has maliciously and erroneously used footage showing NAREP national secretary John Phiri and NEC member Mr. Simataa Simataa, ” he said.
He said the said footage was taken during a meeting organised by the Electoral Commission of Zambia ( ECZ ) convened to discuss the 2011 electoral process and had nothing to do with issues of homosexuality.
“ At no fora has NAREP ever declared its support for homosexuality and should you continue to misrepresent our views in such a defamatory manner, we shall be forced to institute legal proceedings against you” the national secretary said.
Mr. Phiri states that Mr. Chimba’s persistence in highlighting the issue is an attempt to divert attention from key problems being faced in the nation which can only be attributed to the appalling leadership in Zambia.
He added that NAREP was founded on principals and values which are biblical and believes in the declaration of Zambia as a Christian Nation and respects the supreme law of the land which does not support homosexuality.
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