EEP President Chilufya Tayali

MY WORD IS MY BORN, WHAT ABOUT YOU? DON’T COMPLAIN THAT I AM NOT CONSISTENT IF YOU ARE NOT

I would take a bullet for anyone if I have committed, and I have demonstrated that. I have gone through risky situations to stand with my friends. But to some, I am just a tool to use.

My word is my born. Unfortunately, many of my so-called friends play with words. They just don’t mean what they say or truly commit, sometimes they think I am a fool, not knowing that the same intelligence I use to stand with them, I can use it to destroy them.

2nd March 2024 was a Saturday, and it started like any other day but changed when I received a phone call around 10:00hrs. One of the senior police officers informed me that the police intelligence unit had an operation to pick me up and take me to Namwala in South Province.

This officer told me clearly that he was scared for my life and advised that I probably go as far as I could so that they wouldn’t get me; otherwise, anything could happen to me.

I was at Foxdale when I got the call, so I rushed home and informed my wife that I had to leave immediately. I booked for an air ticket to South Africa while talking to my wife.

The ticket was in the afternoon, so I went round my friends to inform them of the development.

One of my friends was a businessman who assured me of financial support in every way. Actually, he offered to be sending me good money to keep me every month. I was excited and felt secure.

Some of you might think ECL was part of those I went to see and seek help from, but, “No”, I only informed him when I was already out of the Country, just to let him know.

My friends did help quiet a lot when I was moving around until when I was in Asia. Unfortunately, this guy who pledged to be so supportive turned out to be a big disappointment to the extent that, one day, I almost slept on the streets in a foreign land because my hotel room was automatically locked when I could not pay.

The guy even blocked my number

I was so stranded until that member of Parliament came to my aid to pay just for a night.

Communication with this guy was recently restored out of my desperation when I reached out to him through another number. He reassured me that he would continue helping; unfortunately, I have realized it is more of an inconvenience than the help he gives.

I am writing this article to let my friends know that, at times, I go to great lengths and risk everything, including my family, to fight for what I believe is good for our Country and society.

Many of my friends have hugely benefitted out of my advocacy, I have helped them in times when no one is willing to speak for them.

At times have kept silent when they are the ones who have done wrong things.

I NEVER SUPPORT WHAT I TRULY BELIEVE IS WRONG, BUT IF I HAVE INTERESTS, I JUST KEEP QUIET. SO, ON SOME OF THESE CASES WHERE I HAVE BEEN QUIET, YET THE EVIDENCE IS OVERWARMING JUST KNOW THAT, I AM CONFLICTED.

Yes, it is true, at times, I ignore the corruption and straightforward cases such that, if I speak out, they would find it difficult to be excluded, even though they corrupt the UPND Govt.

This is why at times I argue with BaUPND because their fight against corruption is selective. In some cases they have been corrupted to ignore corruption.

I don’t go back on my words, I never betray anyone, but some of my friends greatly disappoint me.

Truth be told, many times I want to mess up these guys for their inconvenience, out of sour grapes, but my little Christian values in me, tell me to leave it to God.

But what I want to tell my friends or anyone who may engage me, please, let your word count for something. Don’t cheat me and let me count on you, because you might expose me to death and no matter how you could have helped me before, it would be useless.

If you can’t help me, please just say so, not giving me false hopes because you also make me commit based on your words, and my word is my born, so I suffer greatly when I can’t fulfill.

With that said, I am discarding all my fake friends, those who inconvenience me and expose me, because I would rather not count on you than thinking you are behind me.

I don’t pretend to be a rich guy with huge finances to manage my expenses in many ways, my job is advocacy (PUBLIC LAWYER) and I survive on that. Therefore, I depend on my friends and supporters, but you must have respect.

If my friends and supporters can’t help me, I would rather get back to Zambia and be in jail until when God will open doors for me.

One thing I know is that, my time will come so I will not be broken by anything, I will keep fighting, till that time.

I will talk about this tomorrow at 20:00hrs

TAYALI THE PUBLIC LAWYER OF THE PUBLIC COURT OF OPINION!!!