IT’S NOT IN GOOD FAITH, KALABA OBJECTS TO MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ABOUT THE HEALTH OF ECL
Citizens First President Harry Kalaba has strongly objected to the planned ministerial statement over the health of the former Head of State, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, saying it’s not being done in good faith.
Mr. Kalaba says Government didn’t want to provide financial support for Mr. Lungu to go for medical reviews and it’s morally wrong for them to make cheap political capital out of someone they never wanted to support medically.
Mr. Kalaba questioned why the UPND Government should now take interest in the health of the Sixth Republican President when they were constantly blocking him from traveling for his medicals.
“I find it hypocritical that today the Minister of Health should be issuing a ministerial statement about the health of President Lungu when they had refused to finance his trip for medicals,” Kalaba told KBN TV.
As far as we know, President Lungu is a private citizen because this Government withdrew his benefits and therefore his health status should also be left private with members of his family.
“I hope the Minister of Health will advise the National Assembly that he can’t provide any update on the health of President Lungu because the Government has not played a part in facilitating his medical reviews,” he said.
In December, President Lungu left for medicals in South Africa after intervention from other stakeholders to allow the former Head of State to go for specialized medical reviews.
Yesterday, the Speaker of the National Assembly directed the Minister of Health to give a ministerial statement about the health of President Lungu on Thursday.
This was after a point of order from the Chasefu Member of Parliament who wanted to know if the Minister of Health was in order to keep quiet without giving an update on the health of the former Head of State and that of FDD President Edith Nawakwi.
Why would we even allow such a thing. Lungu left the country and lied that he was going for treatment. Self paid trip. Then it was reported that he is holidaying (per Emmanuel Mwamba).
As a Private citizen, why would we then delve into his health. When do we have boundaries into our personal lives.
In the case of Nawakwi, the matter again is in court. Why should the minister interfere with matters that are before the courts?
Whoever suggested this in the house(Parliament) just shows what I have always said. A low aptitude among those in the legislature, immaturity and these that they have rights that they dont as they dont understand why they are there, what their role is and what they are suppose to be doing.
If the Minister too, indulges in such an notion. He too shows the incompetence we saw at the Ministry of Lands and is the wrong man for the current job.
This was as a result of a point of order raised by independent member of parliament for chasefu. I agree in total, government should have nothing to do with his so called health issues. The first deputy speaker was out of order to order for a ministerial statement. They’re more important issues than the health of a ” private” citizen.
He went fund raising and doing what he likes best- carousing and spending his estate in loose living.
Lungu is not even sick,he is just out there organising for his plan B,so the government should give a ministerial position in that angle, and be careful with his movements together with his sarogate emmanuel mwamba the propagandist