LUNGU AND THE ECZ ARE RAPING US BY IMPOSING AN ELECTORAL FRAUD

The move by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to discard the old register is an Electoral fraud that we should not entertain. This is criminality being pushed by Edgar Lungu and his surrogates. When you deduct holidays, and weekends, we have exactly 20 days to register new voters, how possible is this?

If we are to win this battle, let it be a collective responsibility for all stakeholders and citizens who cares about Zambia. If we leave this fight for the opposition alone, then Zambia is gone.

Lungu is now used to get away with everything because he has seen how we easily forgotten important issues such as the gassing, funding rebels, burning markets, and corruptionin in PF government. Not long ago he made various threats to our national security by proclaiming that he will not handover power because he knows that he has taken over ECZ,Police and Judiciary. These institutions are Lungu’s many strength. He knows very well that citizens nolonger believes in his lies.

Esau Chulu and Nshindano are hired guns for Lungu and we should watch their maneuvers closely and demand for their removal as ECZ officials. There are so many rigging schemes being engineered by ECZ and PF. There are also ghost polling stations to be installed in Luapula, Muchinga, Northern, Eastern and part of Copperblt this project is being coordinated by Xavier Chungu who is parallel O.P. boss for rigging.

Zambia Police needs citizens moral support. Genuine police officers are suffering at the hands of PF thugs who are more respected by Lungu.

The death of Constable Mukela the young cop who died of depression his grave should have been turned into a shrine. That would have been a lift to the service which Lungu has replaced with criminals. First two days we all posted few articles on Facebook. Now we have forgotten what killed him. His death was facilitated by Edgar Lungu who choose to honor PF criminals who were about to shade innocent blood in Sesheke if the cops didn’t intervene.

We should have created a charity in his honour to help police officers wrongful dismissed for being professional. The problem is we the people who can not hold our institutions accountable thinking it is only the opposition leaders to do it. As citizens, the constitution of Zambia empowers us to hold the government accountable even in our individual capacities.

In Zambia we the people don’t know we are an integral part of governance. In Scotland a police can never move in public with an automatic riffle, or the people will demonstrate. Here in Zambia the government buys armored car with machine guns 35 milimetre caliber. We are smiling, those bullets are blind. They will kill people even on bed. PF government has armed their cadres who mostly will operate these machines and not real police officers. We should not allow ECZ to continue with their evil plans.

A cop shoots a baby and the minister call it collateral damage like it was in a war situation, when in fact it was few kids throwing stones.

Use of lethal weapon;

1.When an officer’s life is in danger.
2. When the public is in danger. In all these circumstances, the use of lethal force should be proportionate to the threat. Even then police shoot to mame not to kill. Tell me that kid Frank Mugala posed that threat to either the officers or public. What was interesting is the Aunt who is a deputy speaker of national assembly mumbled some few words and kept quiet. A good woman would have resigned that position and made the government to account.If they can’t even stand for their kids, can they stand for us? PF for you.

Today the PF government is busy assembling guns against Zambians without thinking about how such situations can negatively affects not only us who’re their targets, but including their extended family in the long run. Let us stand up for Zambia it is now or never.

PF government have killed, stolen, undermined our institutions and what will stop them imposing this Electoral fraud of trying to discard the old register?

Sikaile Sikaile
Good Governance and Human rights Activist

In a rather shocking development, a Victoria Falls couple that operates a shebeen has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man with a screwdriver 32 times before pulling his privates until he became unconscious.

This Publication has established from The Chronicle that, Christopher Lyuhya (37) and Jacqueline Nhidza (36) who operate a shebeen at their house, Number 1326 Chinotimba, allegedly stabbed Tendai Zengeni 32 times with a screwdriver. The couple also went on to pull his private parts until he became unconscious, before undressing and dumping his body in a drain as they believed he was dead.

Prosecuting Mr. Bheki Tshabalala told the court that on Saturday last week the couple stabbed Zengeni following a misunderstanding over money.

“Acting in common purpose the accused got hold of the complainant and stabbed him with a screwdriver 32 times on both thighs and buttocks. The two went on to pull the complainant’s genitals, undressed him completely and took him to the drainage, and dumped him thinking he was dead since he was unconscious,” said Tshabalala.

Apparently, on the day in question Zengeni and his wife Gloria Mcilo had been drinking beer at the accused couple’s home before he was attacked.

During their drinking session, Zengeni and Mcilo borrowed beer from the couple and offered a cellphone as surety that they would bring the money the following day.

However, after drinking and getting merry a misunderstanding later ensued over the money.

The misunderstanding turned violent as Lyuhya allegedly pushed Mcilo outside the house and closed the door before he grabbed Zengeni by the neck while his wife Nhidza stabbed him. After stabbing him 32 times the couple took turns pulling his privates until he became unconscious.

Hearing her husband scream in pain, Mcilo tried in vain to open the door to save her husband. Seeing that all her efforts were all in vain she ran to a nearby council office to seek help from municipal police.

However, when she returned she could not find her husband at the couple’s house. Upon thorough inspection, she later found him lying unconscious and naked in a trench.

With the help of some neighbors, she managed to carry him home. He was admitted to Victoria Falls Hospital for treatment.

Mcilo reported the matter at the nearest police station leading to the couple’s arrest last Monday.

Lyuhya and Nhidza were not asked to plead to attempted murder when they appeared before Victoria Falls magistrate Ms. Linda Dzvene.

The couple was remanded in custody to September 30.

SAD STORY: MY HUSBAND IS ABUSING OUR DAUGHTER!!!

Afternoon My Clan…..

On my table today are a lot of Rape, sexual abuse and Defilement cases but one really bothered me so much it actually left shivers on my spine.

This morning i was connected by call to Bana Mervis (Not Real Names) she sounded so sad and depressed. She told me she is a 24 year old student who is married with a 4 year old baby girl. She told me that lately she has been thinking of suicide and its getting worse. I told her, i was willing to listen to her and would be sobhappy to see how we can make things better if she told me what was bothering her.

Bana Mervis told me that last month on a happy Sunday after church she decided to go and wash the clothes outside.She says she left her 4 year old baby girl with the father in the bedroom playing with toys while watching cartoon. Later she remembered that she did not take the dirty stockings in the small basket so she rushed to get them from the bedroom.When she opened the door she almost collapsed at what she saw, her husband had ordered their 4 year old daughter to suck his private parts, when their eyes met and he jumped off the bed and left the room.She says I was shaking like a reed I had never felt my body shake like that, I didn’t know what it was i thought i was dying and I didn’t know what to do,i just fell down shaking while holding my daughter.

She says I sat in one of the bedroom corners holding my daughter for minutes I don’t know if it was hours, i was in so much shock my nose started bleeding.My husband came back in the bedroom and wanted to hold my hand I refused but i said nothing because words couldn’t come out of my mouth , i felt like my lips where sealed and my brain had stopped working, I was frozen, I was in so much shock.

That night, i left the dirty clothes outside, I couldn’t cook, I couldn’t bath myself and my daughter, I slept holding my daughter’s hand I was scared to death.

The next morning he knelt down and started crying while apologising. He told me he had changed and all would be fine we even held hands and prayed together.l believed him and thought it was just a mistake and looking at how he provided for us with love and how loving a father he was to my daughter, I was so scared to live because I was a young bride and didn’t want my marriage to break. I was also scared that my relatives, my friends and his relatives would not believe me if I told them so I kept quiet.

Last evening my world fell apart because I thought my husband was watering in the garden and when I didn’t find my daughter in the house, I went searching for her outside only to find him holding my daughter and forcing her to suck his private parts hiding at one of the corners of the house.I asked him why he was doing that he told me its because i refuse to suck his private parts and he rushed in the house with his trousers down his knees with a lot of anger.

I really don’t know what to do am scared of losing my marriage and am also scared he will one day rape her. What do I do??

After talking for about an hour I gave her some advice and offered to help with the process, she said she will first disclose this rotten situation to her mother and get back to me Tomorrow.

Bana Mervis will also be online to read your comments and solutions. Please let us be kind as she is very traumatised and in a state of confusion.

Rape and Defilement is happening more in homes than outside. Let us begin this very important conversation with our kids.

#rapeanddefilmentishappening
#rapeinfamilies
#stoprape
#nobailnobond
#breakthesilence
#letstalkaboutrape

– Buumba Malambo

Lubinda Habaazoka advices UPND to change its political approach..

I never want to be drawn into politics but I think I cannot pass by without commenting on this observation by Hon Nkombo.

I write this in my personal capacity as a citizen and a holder of a voters card.

In football you can’t blame the tactics of your opponents for the loss of game because you have no control over which players the opponent plays, the playing system they use among other things. The same applies to politics.

I followed closely the campaign of the UPND during the just ended by elections. I don’t remember the promise that they made to the people apart from mwankole and some other things.

When MMD was voted in 1991, we were promised eggs, bacon and milk at breakfast and the MMD promise put them into power. PF also came with the more money into people’s pockets slogan and they formed government.

What the UPND should do is to develop that message of hope for the Zambian people.

You rarely win an election from the opposition by using corruption and mwakole slogans. Zambians want to hear what an alternative government will do in terms of taxes, job creation, wealth creating etc. They want a message of hope.

This weekend, EAZ was attacked by one Antony Bwalya or Mumba (UPND) member for its Citizen Entrepreneur Development Program. What my colleague did not know is that the private sector led initiative has been welcomed by the masses who want to achieve their business dreams. Now when a party attacks such an initiative, the message being sent is that once they form government, they won’t entertain empowerment programs.

Instead of attacking civil servants and the police as corrupt, Sata would buy breakfast to police officers sent to arrest him. That gave hope to our men and women in uniform that once Sata formed government, he would be their person.

Then also you can’t use macroeconomic figures to explain to citizens that they are suffering. Suffering is felt at household level. When campaigning, you need to identify issues that really citizens are facing. A woman in Mwansabombwe doesn’t care about Eurobonds. All she wants are roads, food, clinics and that’s what the other camp is providing. So a new formula has to be developed in order to counter the PF.

Even for this article I will be insulted. Now when you insult me and I keep quiet, genuine people will sympathize with me and will be scared of your aggressiveness. Zambians are more like to vote for soft leaders and less aggressive parties.

The attacks and hate speech especially on social media scares away potentia voters. Let the media team soften up and create friends rather than enemies.

Zambians consider soft characteristics when voting rather than the hard data.

Zambians are very tricky people. They vote with emotions.

Thanks 🙏

By Samuel Tembo snr

The sad part of all this politically inclined misinformation campaign is the way it is killing investor confidence in the Country as we pursue our political/tribally inclined goal of targeting Hichilema. Private international capital is extra sensitive to political environment and stability issues.

The more we are creating that picture that wherever we see Hichilema having a few shares in a company, even minority ones, we quickly create an impression Hichilema owns that company and we want to crush it without blinking an eye. Even the infamous Mosi oa Tunya Hotel issue where we have become so economical with the truth that we are blind to simple facts.

Don’t you find it ironical that no one talks about Valentine Chitalu who was the actual CEO of the Zambia Privatisation Agency and Francis Kaunda who was ZCCM CEO and Chairman of the team involved in the privatization of ZCCM? Somehow a consultant overshadowed President Chiluba, and Ministers as arrogant as the late Ronald Penza, highly educated Dr. Katele Kalumba, Edith Nawakwi, Dr BonifaceKawimbe and many other Ministers. The first MMD cabinet was composed of very very educated people. You can’t compare with those that came later.

The attacks on people who are of certain ethnic groups *creates an impression that we have lost a clear national agenda*. Not long ago Lawrence Sikutwa (a Nsenga) was under heavy attack with his Madison Insurance Company almost crushed for no proper reason. Robinson Zulu (a Ngoni) now lives in the UK because of threats undertones on his life and businesses.

We are on a path to destroy Copperbelt Energy Corporation which was/is a success story of privatization (yes! Many indigenous Zambians own shares bought on LuSe), because there are Zambians there who we think are a political threat on account of their wealth.

Remarkably and somehow, we are comfortable with foreigners owning companies and running successful businesses. We are proud of amwenye like Nyimba Investments. Honestly? In other words privatization simply meant externalization of capital or non Zambians taking over running business? Yayi my fellow citizens, this kind of politics is completely destroying this Country.

As we go on this trajectory, we shall grow weaker and weaker as a people. Even those who are presiding over us will not enjoy the unrest that comes out of an angry people, because one day people without jobs, without a hope without the basics will explode. Ask Dr. Kaunda in 1990/91. Despite his extra strong intelligence and the strong command, a people revolution threw him out.

I personally can never be proud of giving people mealie meal, instead of creating for them business and employment opportunities. We should have been aiming at creating jobs through all kinds of value chains. Opportunities are everywhere in Zambia. There are many of us willing to work (outside politics) to create opportunities for Zambians. Yes politics should be merely an enabler.

We, as Zambians, must love one another; we must embrace each other regardless of the region we come from. What is happening now is simply unacceptable especially between the Tongas and Bemba-speaking north. The rest of us are just found in the cross fire. Ine nalema and very disappointed.

MY DESIRE IS TO BE A SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE WITH OR WITHOUT A TITLE- BINWELL

FORMER Kitwe District Commissioner Binwell Mpundu says he will continue to help those less privileged noting that service is not because of a title but a calling living in ones heart.

Binwell Mpundu one of the youthful District commissioner appointee during his tenure has continued to serve the community through self innitiated projects.

Over the weekend, the Former DC procured a total of 2350 blocks and a truck load of cement for two churches on request to him.

In an interview Mr Mpundu said he feels duty bound to continue serving the community because in him is the gift of service.

“I will continue using my meager and hard earned resources in responding to the needs of the community especially in Nkana where I have spent most of my life said Mr Mpundu, a section that made me who I am. I feel duty bound to give back to Nkana because Nkana made raised me,” he said.

Last week Mr Mpundu came to the aid of another church that was struggling with Church construction when he bought them a truck load of stones and a truckload of cement too.

Also notable among the many other projects being done by the former DC is the rehabilitation of a toilet and market shelter in Miseshi Market, which have been completed and await the reconnection of water, a five year cry from marketeers who have had to work in its previous deplorable condition.

Mr. Mpundu has also seen through the construction of New toilet at Kamakonde Market which market has never had a toilet since it was built as well as supporting more that four churches in their construction projects.

Mr Mpundu has further called on all well wishers to come on board and render a helping hand in addressing the needs of many communities within Kitwe.

“I am called to serve and I will continue doing just that for as long as I live, whether I have a position or not.”

But when asked if he had any intentions to stand for a political office, the former DC remarked that leadeship is given by the people and if called upon by the people to serve them he will not hesitate but run like Usain Bolt to serve the people.

“My dear am passionate about service and if the people are willing to entrust me with such responsibilities i will not hesitate but respond affirmatively,” he said.

“Meanwhile I will continue doing what’s placed in my heart, to serve the people which comes whether one has a position or not and for anyone threatened with my activities am afraid they may have to swallow the bitter pill because this is not personal it’s for our people who are in desperate need of our help.”

By Elias Sakala cic Private Reporter.

LUSAKA ~Lusaka

20.09.2020

TOP FDD LEADERS DITCH NAWAKWI FOR UPND.

….Nawakwi’s party in limbo after its chairperson for Agriculture, Emack Kaoma and his Tourism counterpart, Harriet Mukololo join UPND.

THE Forum for Democracy and Development – FDD has suffered another political setback following the defection of two of its senior party officials who have since joined the United Party for National Development-UPND.

The two, who include FDD’s Chairperson for Agriculture, Emack Kaoma and Tourism Committee chairperson, Harriet Mukololo cited poor leadership and lack of policy direction from the Party President, Edith Nawakwi as the reasons for ditching the Party.

In her speech, Ms Mukololo, who thanked Ms Nawakwi for allowing her to serve as Chairperson for Tourism portfolio under the FDD, challenged Ms Nawakwi, who has waged a relentless privatization war against President Hichilema to shift her attention from the privatization issue which she oversaw as then Finance Minister, to the more recent economic hardships facing Zambians.

She stated that she was ashamed to identify her self with the FDD because the party has no structures and policy direction, saying that each time she went to mobilize her party on the ground, people questioned her mental sanity for supporting a party that was being run like an NGO.

“The FDD has no structures and its policy direction is not clearly defined. The party has no structures on the ground, people on the ground wonder whether am normal upstairs. If I go to the Secretariat, they tell, ‘awe mayo! Niba Nawakwi fye abene’,” she stated.

In affirming his decision to join the UPND, Mr Kaoma stated that it was a relief for him to ditch the FDD, a Party because it has deviated from the ideals and values on which it was founded.

“I now feel a heavy load has been removed from my shoulders because the FDD that I belonged to has moved from its ideals and values. I want to be on the right side of history. My heart has always been for the people and I feel the vision for the UPND fits in well. I believe, together, we shall end the suffering of this country,” he charged.

And UPND Secretary General-SG-Stephen Katuka, in his welcoming remarks called on the old party members to embrace the new members, stating that there was neither old or new member in the UPND.

He also encouraged the old UPND members to embrace the new members, stating that there were no old or new members in the UPND and that those joining the party would add a lot of value and help the party form Government.

“You are warmly welcome to the UPND family. If you have any issues with anybody, please feel free to come and see me. I lead an open door policy. In the UPND, in my father’s house, there are many rooms. The UPND is a Party of choice. In this Party, there are no new members. When you join this party, you are as good as the old members,” he said.

CIC PRESS TEAM

THE LAW Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the Constitutional Court did not deal with the eligibility case of President Edgar Lungu.

And LAZ says there is no procedure that permits the government to publish, in the government gazette, different texts of a Bill to amend the Constitution, which has already passed through the stages as established by standing orders.

Responding to a press query, LAZ president Abyudi Shonga said the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) did not deal with any other eligibility criteria.

“It is the position of LAZ, according to the Constitution of Zambia as amended by Act No. 2 of 2016, the President of Zambia may only serve two terms. Further, it is LAZ’s position that there are several eligibility criteria for a person wishing to contest for the office of the President of the Republic of Zambia. One of the criteria is that the person must not have served two terms prior to attempting to contest. It is common knowledge that the Constitutional Court was called upon, in the cases of Reverend Danny Pule and others vs Attorney General and others, to determine whether President Edgar Lungu was eligible to stand for the office of the President of the Republic of Zambia in 2021,” Shonga said.

“Apart from a pronouncement that the presidential term served between the 25th of January, 2015 and the 13th of September, 2016 cannot be considered a full term, it is the position of LAZ that the Constitutional Court did not deal with any other eligibility criteria. Our opinion on the qualification or lack thereof of any potential candidate can only be based on the criteria passed by the law and on being presented with certain facts that may bring the qualification of such a candidate into question. The position as at now is that the only issue we are aware of is the issue of the full term which the court dealt with decisively in its judgement which is binding.”

And Shonga said the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 could legally be tabled in parliament despite the lapse of 60 days.

“Parliament, through the standing orders committee, as well as the House Keeping Committee as set out in Standing Order No. 149 to 152, has the exclusive right to amend its own Standing Orders and make any adjustments as it wishes as per the doctrine of exclusive cognizance. According to Standing Orders 126 (1), a Bill which lapses by reason of prorogation before it reaches its final stage, may proceed within the next ensuing session at the stage it had reached in the preceding session, if a general election for the Assembly has not taken place between such two sessions. Therefore, the movers of the Bill can legally bring it back to Parliament despite the lapse of 60 days, as the Bill has no lifespan,’’ he said.

“In terms of procedure on the Minister of Justice publishing a Gazette Notice of the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019, Order 99 of the National Assembly of Zambia, Standing Orders 2016, is instructive as it regulates the procedure of the National Assembly and its conduct of business, including stages of a bill. According to the Standing Order 99, a Bill to amend the Constitution cannot be passed unless at least thirty days before the first reading of the bill in the National Assembly, the text of the Bill is published in the Gazette and the Bill is supported on second and third reading by the votes of not less than two thirds of all members of the Assembly. When a Bill has been read the first time, it is committed to an appropriate committee for examination and at second reading, parliament proceeds to consider the Bill, taking into account the report of the Committee. Therefore, it is LAZ’s position that there was no procedure which permitted the government to publish, in the government gazette, different texts of a bill to amend the constitution which has already passed through the stages as established by standing orders. It is worth noting that when the right procedure is followed, a gazette bill may be introduced in parliament.”

Meanwhile, Shonga said the Association could not make a comment on the introduction of the statutory regulation self-regulation media Bill yet to be tabled in Parliament.

“Regarding the introduction of Statutory Regulation self-regulation media bill yet to be tabled in the next sitting of parliament, we are unable to offer LAZ’s position as we have neither had sight of the said Bill nor have been consulted by the relevant authorities,” said Shonga. – Diggers

By Patson Chilemba

Opposition alliance chairperson Charles Milupi has revealed cracks in the alliance, saying they are having difficulties agreeing on the electoral pact due to the insistence by some members that “if you want to work with me, you must work under me.”

Speaking with Daily Revelation, Milupi said the resounding loses in the Lukashya and Mwansabombwe by-elections had clearly shown that it was absolutely necessary now for the opposition to concretise their alliance, as well as bringing on board other participants.

Milupi said no opposition party could win elections on their own, hence the need to put aside self in order to find common ground.

“Absolutely, absolutely (it’s a definite that the alliance needs to work), I have stated clearly in the past that there is no single party that will win the elections in 2021, much more so in the opposition, no singe party to win,” Milupi said. “To win we shall need to create a momentum that is created by uniting the country. And for that it needs strengthening the alliance so that more people come in, but also it means that we must come up with a message that resonates with the rest of the population.”

However, Milupi revealed some of the challenges the alliance was facing.

“So far in trying to craft an electoral pact within the alliance we have had difficulties because parties have stuck on to try to show that they are the ones, people must now work under them. That is not going to work, that is not going to work,” Milupi said. “These election results show that it is not going to work. If we continue like this we reduce our chances in 2021. So we need people to really subordinate their interests, their personal interests, their party interests to the interest of the nation.”

On observations that much as the ruling party was engaging in corrupt practices during by-elections and it was almost a given that the same trend would continue into 2021, but they were still winning elections resoundingly in their strongholds as well as chipping into opposition strongholds at the same time, Milupi said the opposition has observed that too.

“Yes we have seen that they have won a number of by-elections at ward level in North Western Province, in Western Province we have seen that. We are seeing that. You see that gives us a message that we must do better as an alliance,” Milupi said. “But if we insist that no, if you want to work with me you must work under me then the chance of strengthening the alliance diminishes and therefore we are just giving these people more opportunity to continue to plunder and destroy the country.”

Milupi said there was a lot to learn from the recently held elections, from both the ruling party and the opposition parties, including the uneven playing field, where the Electoral Act was not followed as there was too much corruption from the PF, among many other vices.

“But be that as it may there is also a message for the opposition. It’s quite clear that some people are voting for the ruling party so there is something that we have to reflect upon on the delivery of the message. The country is not running well, there is corruption, there is poverty there is very high inflation such that goods are costing so much, the Kwacha has gone crazy and so forth,” Milupi said. “All these are negative things but even though we ourselves fully understand them and we fully explain them, the message that these things are caused by lack of political guidance from those in power is not reaching the people that it should reach. The poverty they are feeling it, whether you go to Lukashya or Mwansabombwe you feel the poverty…that’s why they run to the few bags that are distributed.”

Milupi highlighted the disconnect between tying the people’s sufferings to the failure by those in government to provide leadership, saying in western countries the performance of any government was judged upon what was happening in the population.

“If there is high unemployment for example the government of the day pays through losing elections. Now (here) the performance of government or lack of performance of the government does not seem to affect the way the people vote and this is sad for the country really because it means you can continue getting the same people, the same party,” Milupi said. “It’s the whole basis of democratic elections such that when you come to a crossroad like this the people reflect and they put in people who are expected to come and do better, and they know that if we don’t do better we shall be voted out. So that’s how the country improves.”

He said he was worried with the current situation in Zambia, where the voters were not tying their circumstances to those in power, but keep putting them back in power despite things going from bad to worse.

“It means instead of progressing the country is retrogressing. That’s the story not only for Zambia but many African countries, we are not progressing because those who are in power are not properly held to account,” said Milupi. “The action of holding government to account is the fear of being voted out. In Zambia as you have seen in these elections I cannot believe that the people in Lukashya or people in Mwansabombwe are faring better than the people in Chawama township, Kanyama, Chimwemwe.” –Daily Revelation

UPND YOUTHS WELCOMES COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY BY MR EDGAR LUNGU.

By Gilbert Liswaniso
(UPND Deputy National Youth Chairman)

The United Party for National Development Youths welcomes the calls by Mr Edgar Lungu to probe the privatisation of national assets by the MMD that took place more than a quarter of a century ago. Mr Lungu wants to use the MMD privatisation program, that was triggered by an act of parliament that subsequently involved thousands of individuals, and dozens of International Institutions that included the IMF and the World Bank, to target one individual who is his political opponent, Mr Hakainde Hichilema.

Mr Lungu is very welcome, because President Hakainde Hichilema is as clean as the colour of the white dove, that refused to take off from Mr Edgar Lungu’s hands at Heroes Stadium. Since privatisation involved hundreds of people some of whom are still alive, there’s no doubt that these individuals(including Mr Edgar Lungu himself), will all be subject to the terms of reference of the Commission of enquiry, then it will be commensurate to the rules of natural justice.

The Commission of enquiry will without doubt seek to probe Mr Lungu’s privatisation of the Zambia Cold Storage Board. If Mr Lungu is so keen in probing others that he claims illegally benefited from the privatisation, we will assume that Mr Lungu implies, he is as clean as the colour of the dove that refused to take off his hands. If his hands are that clean, Mr Lungu will be more than willing to announce to the World like President Hakainde Hichilema did, that ‘I Edgar Lungu am ready to also be probed for privatisation of Cold Storage Board, just like I am calling for Mr Hichilema to be probed’.

Since holding of a Commission of enquiry is an expensive undertaking to an already over burdened tax payer, Mr Lungu will allow that the probe includes the following;

– Serious allegations of Mr Lungu as a lawyer having swindled a poor widow’s pension money
– How Mr Lungu’s wealth miraculously multiplied from K2 million in 2014 to K22 million in 2016. This miracle money requires an investigation
– Mr Lungu’s construction of a Castle worthy millions of dollars in Eswatini(Swaziland)
– The strange market fires that burnt millions worth of property, that mysteriously disappeared as quickly as they had appeared
– The serial murders and gassing of hundreds of innocent Zambians that led to more deaths as a result of lynching of suspects by instant justice mobs around the country.

The Commission of enquiry will without doubt also probe on the miracle houses that rained from heaven like manna and without an owner, the mega purchase of second hand Fire Tenders and Ambulances and many other overpriced projects.

Since Mr Edgar Lungu doesn’t want to be accused of politicking for calling for the Commission of enquiry, we have no doubt that he will urgently form it. We cannot however wait to see how this will open a can of big, ugly, long wriggling worms and can only wish Mr Edgar Lungu the best.

By McDonald Chipenzi

THE DANGER OF SIMPLE MAJORITY IN LAW MAKING: THE EVIL INTENTION OF BILL 10

The reinstatement of the controversial and oxygenated Constitution (Amendment) Bill 10 of 2019 on the Order Paper by a simple majority of MPs mainly from one party, in this case the PF and by proclamation on motion like that, shows the danger of using a simple majority in our parliamentary system which is multiparty.

The reason the 2/3 majority was and is enshrined was/is to promote inclusive, canvassing and persuasion, and consensus before any Act is passed into law or a motion is approved by the MPs from all political divide. into law.

The insistence by the PF on Bill 10 despite its death is basically to pass laws without the involvement of and consenus from other political parties in the National Assembly and stakeholders outside the national assembly.

I highlighted last time on this platform that there are close to 35 “As prescribes” in Bill 10 entailing enacting Acts of Parliament which are passed by a simple not 2/3 majority. The PF has that number secured but are struggling with 2/3.

The reinstatement of the Bill 10 motion on the order paper by PF dominated MPs is a good example of how, if Bill 10 is passed, laws will enacted.

Some of the clauses that require “As Prescribes” include Art 68 on the composition of Parliament, Art 47 on the Electoral system at parliamentary level, Art 52 on challenging the eligibility of aspiring candidates at Presidential, parliamentary and local government levels, Art 165 on the dethronement and enthronement of a chief, among others.

If Bill 10 passes and assented into law which President Lungu is waiting to do, the PF with the simple majority in the National Assembly will determine the number of MPs in the National Assembly and empowered to change numbers at anytime of their convenient either to increase in their stronghold and never in the opponents’.

The PF will determine the Electoral system on their own and if it fails , change it anytime to their suit and will determine how chiefs will be and not be recognised and the vocal ones against government risk being dethroned or not recognised.

The intention of Bill 10 is to create and have a one party dominated parliament in law MAKING by reducing the process to a simple majority issue making law making “made simple” in Zambia. Such laws, however, don’t last long as they are just for a season and during the reign of that administration.

My appeal to all MPs of good will frustrate and reject Bill 10 as it reverses all democratic gains so fair amassed. We a multiparty electoral democracy and the democratic system we are in must promote inclusiveness in decision making and above all law making.

I submit

Declaration of the Lukashya Constituency Parliamentary by-election Results.
PF 13,431
UPND 2,684
PAC 474
UPPZ 147
LM 143
MMD 114

Total votes cast: 17 315
Note: Lukashya has 55 188 registered voters

Lukashya results so far from 95 streams out of 97
PF – 13,025
UPND – 2652
PAC – 458
UPPZ – 144
MMD – 112

PF Wins Mwansabombwe As Its Lead In Lukashya.
PF Candidate Kabaso Kampampi has emerged victorious in the Mwansabombwe Parliamentary By-election.
PF – 6,478
UPND – 1,522
NAREP – 400
LM – 285
UPPZ – 129

Lukashya has 97 polling stations
Lubushi Rural Health Centre polling station
PF 157
UPND 26
PAC 01
UPPZ 01
MMD 01
LM 01
Rejected: 01
Total: 189
Kasonde Chisuna one polling station
PF 162
UPND 41
PAC 12
UPPZ 01
LM 01
MMD 00
REJECTED 10
TOTAL: 234
Kabila polling station
PF 181
UPND 37
PAC 04
UPPZ 01
LM 01
MMD 00
Rejected: 10
Total votes cast: 234
Nkole Mfumu polling station
PF 140
UPND 28
PAC 05
UPPZ 00
MMD 00
LM 00
Rejected: 05
Total 178
Kanchule polling station
PF 207
UPND 30
PAC 09
UPPZ 02
MMD 00
LM 00
Rejected 05
Total votes cast: 253
Chitambi polling station two
PF 162
UPND 33
UPPZ
PAC 02
MMD 01
LM 00
Rejected: 02
Total: 206
Lanshi School polling station
PF 184
UPND 38
PAC 06
UPPZ 05
MMD 02
LM 00
Rejected: 02
Total votes cast: 237
Kachito Community School polling station
PF 116
UPND 38
MMD 03
LM 02
PAC 01
UPPZ 00
Rejected ballots: 02
Total votes cast: 162
Mumbi Mukulu Primary School
PF 215
UPND 13
PAC 10
UPPZ 01
MMD 00
LM 00
Rejected: 10
Total: 249

Kachito polling station
UPND 0
PF 745
PAC 04
LM 01
MMD 12
UPPZ 02

MWANSABOMBWE UPDATES.

Mushindike polling station

pf 213
Upnd 50
stream 1.
Pf 209
Upnd 32
Stream 2

Kazembe secondary polling station

Pf 189
upnd 51

Kafumbe polling station

Stream 1
Pf 125
Upnd 33

Stream 2
Pf 147
Upnd 27

Council office polling station

Stream 1
Pf 104
Upnd 33

Stream 2
Pf 106
Upnd 23
Chielenge polling station

Stream 1
Pf 123
Upnd 57

Stream 2
PF 118
Upnd 47

FTC polling station
Stream 1
Pf 140
Upnd 26

Mbereshi polling station

Stream 1
Pf 228
Upnd 43

Stream 2
Pf 210
Upnd 41

Chimpundu polling station

Stream 1
Pf 27
Upnd 6

Kabalenge polling station

Stream 1
Pf 215
Upnd 30

KUPUMAULA STREAM 1 LUKASHYA.

UPND 177
PF 133
PAC 33

UPND wins luswishi ward of Lufwanyama
UPND 253
PF 150

Still In Lukashya- Chisanga Market Polling Station One
PF – 108
UPND – 46
PAC – 10
MMD – 07
LM – 06
UPPZ – 01
Note: Its has a total of 879 registered voters

UPND WINS IN NORTH WESTERN’S MUFUMBWE

UPND wins kashima Ward in mufumbwe

Luangwa by elections Update!
Mandombe Ward
PF: 62
UPND: 58
Out of 124 Total votes Cast
2 Rejected votes

VOTE UPDATES IN LUKASHYA – Kapongolo Secondary School stream 2
PF – 162
UPND – 51
PAC – 08
UPPZ – 08
MMD – 03
Liberty Movement – 01
02 ballots were rejected
Note: The stream has a total of 919 registered voters

In Lukashya Constituency…
Kapongolo Polling Station Stream 1
PF – 183
UPND – 47
UPP – 7
MMD – 1

LUKASHYA
Luwaluo poling station
PF 337
UPND 107

LUKASHYA IN KASAMA
Chilubanama stream 1
PF 113
UPND 25
PAC 03
UPPZ 02
MMD 01
LM 01
Rejected 4
Total votes cast 149

MWANSABOMBWE
Sesa
PF 600
UPND 0

Police stream one
PF 104
UPND 33
NAREP 10

PF Takes Early Lead In Mwansabombwe
Counting of ballots is underway in different polling stations of the constituency.
Kafumbe 1 Polling station:
PF – 125
UPND -33
NAREP- 25
UPPZ- 2
LM – 5
Kafumbe 2:
PF 147
UPND 27
NAREP 18
LM 1
UPPZ 1
Mbereshi Mission Primary School Stream 1
UPPZ – 02
NAREP – 21
UPND – 43
LM – 01
PF – 228
Rejected – 02

*Treatment against President HH by some Northern Province Chiefs is nothing but water off the Duck’s Back. How can Sunday Chanda and GBM hallucinate and Chiefs resonate?*

_James Kasanda Musendeka Lukuku RPP President_

*Introduction*
The Chitimukulu and another reported Chief refused to meet President HH on 14th September, 2020.

*Reason*
Purpotedly, Alliance Partners of President HH insulted the Chitimukulu.

*Question*
Which Alliance Partner insulted the Chitimukulu? The Chitimukulu told Edgar Lungu Lukuku issued insulting remarks in a statement.

*Truth*
I James Lukuku have never issued any Statement in the name of the Alliance about the Chitimukulu. Never and not even a single Statement. Everything I wrote about the Chitimukulu I wrote as my self in capacity as RPP President.

*Deceit*
GBM and Sunday Chanda held a press briefing under the Smart Eagles platform. They told the nation a lie that I worked under instruction from President HH to issue disparaging remarks against the chief. Daily Nation New paper exaggerated the lie, magnified it, and the Chitimukulu picked it from there.

*How does President HH come in?*
It’s all witch hunt. It’s all funded, sponsored and financed tribalism, and it’s totally witchcraft mentality. What’s at play is propaganda and mortal hatred.

*Apology*
Over my dead body!

*What really happened?*
The Chitimukulu featured on Radio Mano and announced his intentions to formulate a civil society with aims and objectives centred on voter education to deal with voter apathy. The way the Chitimukulu presented himself sounded to many, as hate speech against Tonga People of Southern Province. A cross section of Zambian citizens condemned the Chitimukulu for going partisan.

*My point blank response.*
Yes my response was point blank and I openly condemned the chief.

*Way forward.*
President HH will never walk alone. There is absolutely no need for President HH to apologise for sentiments and actions he never did. I am not the Spokesperson of President HH and neither am I a member of the Upnd. I must repeat, it’s witchcraft mentality for the PF to insist on getting an apology from President HH.

Let God protect President HH. These are just Malawian foreigners asking for our submission before them. Otherwise in my own country I can’t submit to a person of questionable nationality.

Zambians will have to judge for themselves if there is anything that President HH has done to deserve the ridicule and humiliation from those chiefs that refused to meet him.

Let us not forget the real power of statehouse envelops that the PF have always used to compromise chiefs and gain favour.

God bless President HH. Forces of darkness will never subdue light.

*James Kasanda Musendeka Lukuku RPP President*

……PRESS STATEMENT.

AM READY TO SHARE A CELL WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER HON STEVEN KAMPYONGO-MAKAYI

By Edward Roy Makayi.

God in heaven should understand that am living in a country where a minister brings his cadres at your camp beats all of you assaults you steals bicycles and all you should do is simply keep quiet and clap hands since he is a leader. Since we can’t fight him or report him to police because he is the boss of the police I believe it’s in my every right to react even if it means insulting him since judgement day is not coming very soon mwe Lesa am just human with reactive instinct if am pushed to the wall.

Otherwise we need to revisit the law what does it say about bad manners or behaviours? Is it in order for a cabinet minister to go and attack other camps and if youths rise to insult him then the they should be arrested? You courts am addressing you what degree of Justice is there ? You are the ones that entertains this case called Defamation without considering what factors causes it. These PF leaders are so annoying no matter how holy one is you can’t manage but react because it’s just too much. To this end am ready to insult Hon Kampyongo in front of the judge in court if they are the one’s that sends him then they will hear me out. Because if they have no problem with Hon Kampyongo attacking UPND camp and assaulting us am sure they have no problem with me or my colleagues insulting him. So please release Ron Chivube and other UPND youths unconditionally now because the only person who deserves to be arrested is Hon Kampyongo.

If that’s the case then let us all be arrested we share a same cell. Because had Hon Kampyongo not come to UPND camp no one would be talking about him. No one is talking about Energy minster in Lukashya or Finance Minister but Hon Kampyongo so how is it a crime to ask for trouble and get it? If this is the new syllabus of Zambian political behaviors then am ready to quit politics because my normal senses can’t allow me to storm PF camp or MMD camp to provoke them then expect praises then am an idiot or a big fool. So I doubt if Hon Kampyongo has 5 senses to think that what he did was right he should get away with it never not when I saw it with my own naked eyes.
When you have the authority to preside over national matters you have to behave in a manner that befits your status. Unfortunately hon Kampyongo’s behaviors in Lukashya do not attract praises but anger and insults hence him alone should take responsibility for everything.

UPND members where attacked at the rally by PF cadres with guns and teargas the matter was reported to the police more vehicles where damaged yet no one among PF cadres was summoned for questioning or arrests.

Yesterday we all survived by the grace of God whatever they wanted to arrest us for nobody knows.
Where have you ever seen over 40 UPND members assaulting one 16 year old PF cadre?.

The police are complaining that they don’t like or agree what Hon Kampyongo is doing but they have no choice than to follow orders; orders that have limits because the police are also frustrated. I have professional friends as police officers who joined to serve with passion for Mother Zambia but they are complaining they don’t like what is going on. Some of us are even disturbed of campaigning everyday we are busy going to the hospital for our colleagues who where injured by PF cadres, a 67 year old man his hand was broken everyday we are at hospital nursing him the police instead of looking for Hon Kampyongo to question him why he took PF cadres to the UPND camp they are busy looking for me why did I insult Hon Kampyongo like seriously who is he not to be insulted if angers people badly?

Mr Kampyongo Sir I have told you I won’t apologize for your nonsense. The fact that you have power does not give you rights to be attacking UPND camps so that when they insult you in anger you rush to court go to court I dare you right now am ready to justify my actions and may I warn you that am not your child kill your children’s if you don’t like them not me Shiwangandu will be too small for you mudala am NOT Lawrence Banda who will rest in peace try and see if you can handle my funeral I have more numbers than this small body you see elo I never came to Lukashya to be liked by you nor did I joined UPND to praise you.
So if you don’t want to behave yourself in order to attract respect then that’s your problem boss we shall give you what you ask insults of all types kaili that’s what we can afford you know how to avoid them else ask your fellow ministers who are not being insulted what their secret is.

Issued by Edward Roy Makayi

UPND member
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By Mubita Nawa

LESSONS FROM CHILUFYA TAYALI

Good morning. I write this article with great reservation. The reason I am reseved is that I never directly talk about Chilufya TAYALI. I never give him any attention because he does not deserve any. However, I write today so that Zambians can learn from the experiences of others.

1. Lesson one; MIND YOUR BUSINESS
2. BUILD PEOPLE. DO NOT DESTROY
3. WORK HARD DON’T BE A BEGGER
4. DO CLEAN POLITICS NOT DIRTY POLITICS
5. KEEP YOUR PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE

In June this year on the 5th Chilufya TAYALI called B’Flow, Chellah Tukutah, Ken Dumbo and myself men who have failed in life. He called us unpritable names just because we were fighting for the economic freedom of ZAMBIA.

My fans asked me to respond and put Chilufya in his place. I did not. I chose to focus on what ZAMBIA was fighting for: Freedom from our present oppression.

I shall not comment further on Chilufya’s personal life. God will help and guide him.

But to all Zambians, let us learn from the challenges of others including learning from their foolishnesses and wisdom.

Do not believe the apologies of Tyali though. TAYALI is like that cockroach you swat and it pretends to be dead then when you return you find it gone or eating your food again. Let Tayali grow up and find something to do with his life. ZAMBIA has no room for crocodile tears.

He has destroyed many lives. Remember what he said about Vespers and how at the height of Vespers family pain he accused the innocent young lady of being a terrorist and of being a POLITICAL operative who deserved to die. We had to travel to Namwala to comfort Vespers family in the midst of ridiculous slander from Tayali.

We won’t treat Tayali the way he treats others. My father always told me to mind my business and to work hard. My mother told me to build people and not destroy lives.

Finally Zambians please know that Facebook is just a book. It’s excellent for business, thought process and ideological mindset transformative provocations. But facebook is not and will never be a good place to share the intricate details of minute by minute occurrences of your personal life.

Even with fake non responsible apologies, we forgive because we forgave him a long time ago. Tayali is a 48 year old ‘body’ in a 14 year old ‘mind’.

To the paymasters of Tayali know that it is time you grew up as well. Do clean politics. Zambians have changed and your tricks and attempts to pay propagandists to discredit others won’t work. Zambians can now read BETWEEN your blurred lines. If you are as good as you say you are why not fight without underhanded methods?

Let us live in a peaceful nation with equal laws (no Animal Farm). VIOLATIONS of laws to advance political agenda for self interest is not part of leadership nor humanity (Ubuntu).

This nation must never go in flames because of careless and greedy individuals who ignore the lessons of Rwanda twenty five years ago. This nation can learn from East and West Germany or from Belfast and accept that it is possible to be at peace. Those dividing us have somewhere else to live. They have somewhere else to go.

The majority of us only have one nation and it is our duty to defend this nation. ZAMBIA is a beautiful land and we must defend it’s borders from within.

MCN