Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba writes:
For the first time ever
President Hakainde Hichilema’s corruption and human rights abuse gets Zambia in trouble. Out 53.3million foreigners in US, they are only 1,500 Zambians, but the country has received punishment!
Malawi and Zambia are the first two countries subject to visa bonds, the State Department announced on August 5.
Mexico had the largest number of visa overstays in the U.S., followed by India, China, Venezuela, and the Philippines.
While Canada and Mexico are often the top countries for overall overstays due to high numbers of visitors, they have separate reporting requirements due to the high volume of land border crossings.
“Beginning August 20, nationals of Malawi and Zambia applying for B-1, B-2 business and tourist visas will be required to post a bond of up to $15,000,” Tammy Bruce, a State Department spokesperson, said.
Additional countries subject to the bond programme will be identified based on high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or countries that offer Citizenship by Investment.
What are we begging from America why can’t Zambia just turn to Russia and China completely America iis a bully.
The people like you are the ones painting the country black with fake narratives.You have been insinuating that there is human rights abuse in our country when in fact not.We have law breakers and the law prescribed for such has been there for so long now.It is unfortunate that some people can be happy to hear such news which you are sharing seemingly happy.
Mwamba that is where the problem is. This is exactly the reason why you are in America.
There are laws Mr. Emmanuel Mwamba. When you break the law. You face the punishment. Those Zambians no matter if the were two. They broke the law. When they obtained the visa to enter into the Country they lied. They said they would come back to Zambia within the time frame the visa they applied to visit or do business in America. Instead the set roots. Worked using false or forged documents and thought the law would not catch up with them?
Similarly Mr. Mwamba here you are thinking going to America and lying to the state department and other officials to stay in that country and in your documents you want to cast aspirations and not face the crime as the law states. You resisted arrest. You assulted a Police officer. And now you are a fugitive of the laws breaching the terms of court Order. How long do you think you can cheat the law? That is being short sighted and criminal in your intent. Shows the kind of person you are to even write this article suggesting that the acts of those Zambians deserves some kind of concession. Who thinks like that? Where are your morals? The American immigration laws provides a legal pathway to permit one to work or stay in that country legally. And you want to suggest that criminal conduct is fine?
Its a kelpomanic that doesnt find anything wrong with criminal conduct….
Mwamba is not in America.
And you know thay how? Read the article prior and ask why Zambian observer is telling us lies of Mwamba’s overstay visa or you are telling us like as you are Mwamba or an alias.
Mwamba this entire article just shows a lack of shame on your part. Sure you want to find wrong and claim that doing wrong is wrong?
One wonders what kind of a home you were raised in. A coward who can face the crime he comitted in Zambia and you call yourself a man….
You are a coward yourself. Why do you hide your true identity. You aren’t Mulenga
We the true Zambians in Zambia are not worries about Trump, come back and enjoy the coffee you brewed, some of these measures are directly linked to how you paint the country black. These are what are called consequences
I love my country Zambia and even if I was offered a good job and citizenship by Mr. Trump, I would decline. For me, these measures are neither here nor there. Mr. Trump is just doing what he believes is good for his America – keeping out what he believes is “the filth from sh!thole countries” to use his own words.
This has absolutely nothing to do with corruption in Zambia as Mr. Emmanuel “Goebbels” Mwamba would have us believe in this propaganda piece. Mr. Mwamba would do well to remember that Mr. Trump falsely accused the Souyh African government of genocide on the whites in that country and offered these whites express status as “refugees”. It is important to understand who we are dealing with in Mr. Trump.
Mr. Mwamba must be reminded that his hatred for HH must not consume the country. The consequences of such careless talk will echo way after Mr. Hichilema has left the presidency.
For many years a lot foreigners have been obtaining passports masquerading as Zambians and then go to America. Who bears the heat? It’s Zambia, lets us please tighten the loopholes at home affairs. This is where the problem begins. Only idiots like Mwamba see everything as political, there’s no common sense with this chap.
The simple reason Trump has dished out this measure is because Zambians who travel to the US have a tendency to stay beyond the period prescribed in their visas. Trump is targeting people like YOU Mr Bwamba who is a fugitive from Zambian law. To flush you out of the US. The large amount of security money required is so that it pays for the air fare once they deport you for overstaying.
Trying to twist this narrative to be HH’s fault will not stick. Nice try . Be reminded that the 2 arrest warrants hanging over yowa head here in Zambia have no expiry date.
Does Mr. Mwamba think properly, or is there something wrong with his thinking capacity? How does he blame the government for the individuals who overstay in the USA? Where is the connection there? I’m at a loss. Someone, please make me understand the connection between the government of Zambia and individuals making a conscious decision to stay beyond the stated period of their visa?
You look at 1500 and you think it’s okay? Anyways, that’s how the mindset of many PF big people is, when they steal $1million they will still say but I left $100million. Did you have to steal because there is a lot of it? Those 1500 even if they were 10, as long as they are doing wrong things it remains wrong and as a country (parent) we get tangled in as well because we gave them the support (passport etc) to go there.
The premise of your story, to begin with, is wrong! To suggest that 1,500 business visas represents all the Zambians in the country is wrong. Your conclusion, that America is punishing Zambia is also wrong. Knowing how to count is not the same as interpreting and understanding statistics. Mwamba’s head is full of water, and he is a danger to any society.
Clarification: the response, above, is to Mwamba’s story, and not to Bean’s response. Bean is 100% right.