EDITH NAWAKWI AND STATE HOUSE COOKING UP DOCUMENTS TO IMPLICATE HH

We are monitoring Edith Nawakwi and state house agents what they are planning. We are not surprised with president Edgar Lungu’s statement in news diggers that he wants to arrest HH because a lot is going on now at state house. The insight is as follows;

They are now plotting to arrest HH, Lungu has come out, Nawakwi and her agent popularly known as general working with Zumani Zimba, political advisor to Lungu, Lukangaba lungu’s AIDs and other Lungu’s close friends they are busy cooking up information on privatisation by mobilising property documents at lands department in Lusaka for all HH’s properties that are on Nawakwi’s cooking list.

State house and PF have no evidence to claim arrest of HH on privatisation including even Lungu himself, but depending on what Nawakwi is cooking is their strength. As at this week Nawakwi who is sending his agent called General is trying to storm the lands records office to pull out HH’s property documents to verify the evidence that HH presented during his interview to the nation, Nawakwi realising that she presented a fake information to the nation and Lungu has been Cheated she has evidence yet not, up to now Lungu is in living hope of what does not exist, pressure is mounting from state house agents on Nawakwi’s agents lead by General to facilitate documents of HH properties which General is also lying to them that he is having a challenge to get the documents stating that the lands commissioner and his secretaries are useless and not cooperating with him in getting these documents.

General claimed that one of HH’s property documents no: 248 A they wanted to get demanded by Nawakwi is reported missing accusing the lands commission and the people in charge of records office not being coperative but working with opposition. They are pushing that the lands commissioner, his secretaries and people at the records office be removed and close the records office to doctor documents while they work with the deputy lands commissioner whom they are saying he is supporting their evil agenda.

Nawakwi has indicated to her master’s that HH presented fake document so she is trying to work with loyal records government departments at Lands, archives departments and others to cook this information.

This general is also blaming it on state house agents not giving him enough support financially to get the documents he is trying to cook for Nawakwi. Citizens must know that behind the closed doors so much is being cooked, another person claimed he had information that HH killed someone and he could provide evidence, he was given money by the state house agents and Lungu’s friends but this person has since disappeared with the money not knowing his whereabouts to which they are now complaining.

There also miners and ex-minners from Copperbelt who are being organised and paid to go and implicate HH that he stole their money in the past to discredit him and prosecute him so that he is bared by slapping him with a simple criminal conviction, panic is too much on the PF such that HH characterise their daily meetings and this is the reason why Lungu took it open to Mwansabombwe rally that HH will be arrested if he is not luck, he is basing everything on these processes of cooking and generating fake information.

HH is on a line they will not stop at anything to stop him even risking this country to lose whatever it has for the sake of them remaining in power, citizens must get ready to see more complicated things being raised on HH and other key leaders of the UPND.

Lungu is not very much trusting the police as well that’s why now he is bringing soldiers close to him,this is evident at his recent visit to Copperbelt where a batallian of soldiers in military uniforms were at Simon Mwansa kapwepwe airport to cover him both receiving and sending off to the shock of police who always provide security as their institutional mandate in the history of Zambia and in accordance with the law. This is meant to help him to strengthen the military intelligence to prolong his stay in office even when he loses elections next year.

We will keep the nation updated as we monitor what is going on at state house. The plans by Lungu to arrest HH are very active. We challenge all the people mentioned in this publication to refute with facts these allegations within 48 hrs if they are not involved and we shall take the next step to expose them.

SIKAILE SIKAILE

Good Governance and Human Rights Activist

GUARD YOUR NATION AGAINST BA MWANKOLE; THEY ARE HERE TO STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY

They’re indeed ba mwankole whose sole agenda is to destroy Zambia before they leave office.

These Ba mwankoles have extended their long hands of destruction to the Electoral commission of Zambia (ECZ) which is now behaving like robbers at midnight.

However, we shall continue registering our displeasure over the management of elections, issuance of NRCs and voters registration process ahead of 2021 general elections which we feel has been hijacked by criminals.

To begin with, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) current leadership is corrupt and being used by the PF to manipulate elections and voters registration process. They’re not saving citizens interest at all but, that of PF leaders who are scared of losing the elections.

The level of violence and abuse of opposition political party leaders and their members get subjected to during these induced elections can be stoped by the ECZ if only they (ECZ) were operating as a professional institution and not a PF organisation.

The arresting of three UPND officials namely, Mr. Mucheleka Patrick,Mr. Mubanga Alias and Mr. Ngwira Samuel in Kasama and slapping them with a trumped up aggravated robbery charge which is none bailable, has just confirmed how ECZ is conniving with PF government to abuse their power. Aggravated robbery for staters, is a charge against a person or people who have intention to steal like Jay Jay and not those protecting our sovereignty against sacred national registration process. Since when is citizens arresting unscrupulous and an impersonator masquerading national registration officer and handing over their fake equipment to police been robbery? Does a thief take a stolen loot to police? Let’s take for example, they are thieves who have stolen from fire engines, 48 houses, ambulances, have they taken the loot to police? No! That is what a thief does, put in their pockets. Aggravated robbery too is stealing too only a thief or thieves use force or threaten to use violence.

Don’t rape our laws please. This is a classic example of Mumbi Phiri being in an unlawful possession of election material when arrested by alert members of the public. The same aggravated robbery case was brought against those gallant members of the public. When a PF cadre Jay Jay Banda broke into a police station with guns, the cadre didn’t even spend half an hour in cells. Police wake up we as citizens read the penal code as well a robber does come with stolen property to police. Don’t be used to cover up crimes being committed in the national registration process. A few days ago, I charged that if ECZ doesn’t come in to provide guidance on these elections, they shall be the biggest source of trouble in Zambia.

We have seen PF cadres and their leaders shedding blood during elections and ECZ has been quiet, when they have powers to discipline criminals who sponsor the violence they know very well.

We have seen the opposition being denied their rights to campaign during elections and ECZ keeps quiet because they are crooks who get paid by PF government.

About the voters registration process, we want to categorically warn all those ECZ officials to stop this criminality of trying to deny some citizens their rights to vote. We are not going to allow this injustice. Allow all eligible citizens to register and vote next year.

Secondly, Zambians we need to unite and demand for the immediate removal of Esau Chulu ECZ chairman as soon as possible. It will be foolish for us citizens to allow him again announce results next year.Let us demand for his resignation. Esau Chulu cannot tell us that there will be free and fair elections next year when he is busy holding dark corner meetings with PF on how to deny Citizens their rights to vote through compromising the voter registration process, issuance of NRCs and aiding rigging. They want to discard the old register and come up with a fake new register which will have majority of criminals they are importing from neighbouring countries.

What ECZ should realize is that, Zambians are alert and they will not allow any one to impose another Mwankole on them like it was in 2016.Next year, Zambians want change because they are suffering due to poor leadership.

We demand that the Electoral Commission of Zambia and the ministry of home affairs should stop playing tricks with voter registration process because they will be dealt with as individuals by the law.

To the opposition, I think you need to unit and write to the government’s of our neighbouring countries like Malawi and Tanzania, to help us in preventing PF government registering foreigners as voters. I believe these two countries have sound mind leaders who can help in stopping their people to register as voters on the Zambian side.

To the people of Zambia, please! let us all participate in safe guarding our nations future. Don’t allow criminals to register foreigners as voters in your area, and wait for the opposition to intervene, whenever you are, do something and save Zambia it is your civic responsibility to protect Zambia.What we should all know is that PF government is not ready to relinquish power next year in a peaceful manner.

As for the arrest of Mr. Mucheleka and company is ploy to stop the Ballymania in Lukashya, the same way Mr. Mwaliteta was arrested to allow criminality. Anyway after election the DPP will come up with a nolle for the most stupid charge ever sort in the criminal Justice system.

Sikaile Sikaile Good Governance and Human Rights Activist

HH’S INSULTING HABITS ARE WORRYING

…. You can’t have a leader who willfully insults in the presence of children and elders says Hon Kafwaya

Transport and Communications Minister Hon Mutotwe Kafwaya says Zambians should reject leaders who willfully and freely insults in the presence of children and elders.

Hon Kafwaya, who is also Lunte Member of Parliament, says he was shocked to watch a video that has since gone viral where the UPND leader insulted during a rally in Lukashya Constituency.

The Minister said this on Monday evening when he featured on a special programme on Kasama Radio in Kasama, Northern Province.

“Where we come from here in the northern region, it is a taboo to insult like that. Worse off in the presence of children and elderly people. As a leader, what good values can you teach the young ones if you are in the forefront of unleashing such derogatory language in the presence of children? Anyway, I am not shocked because even his MP for Choma Central Cornelius Mweetwa insulted Her Honor the Vice President Madam Inonge Mutukwa Wina while featuring on a TV station in Lusaka that she is shallow,” he said.

“You see my elder brother Paul (host Paul Chileshe), this is why we say we should be careful on who to trust with power. Now am convinced that even the people who insult Paramount Chief Chitimukulu are sent by the same HH. It’s a shame we have people like that aspiring to be in State House. And there is no justification whatsoever, because HH has no tribal cousins here in Northern Province for him to insult like that while addressing our people.”

Meanwhile, Hon Kafwaya condemned the behavior of UPND cadres who stormed a place where civil servants from the Ministry of Home Affairs were issuing out National Registration Cards (NRCs).

“This kind of desperation from the UPND will not work. They even had the audacity to storm a station where some officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs were issuing out NRCs and beat up whoever was there. And again the UPND leader is quiet on this matter,” he added.

He said the ruling PF will win the Lukashya Constituency by-election.

He further added that the PF remains focused to ensure that development is taken closer to the people. -SMART EAGLES

OF POLITICAL STRONGHOLDS AND BEDROOMS

In the run up to the two by-elections in Mwansabombwe and Lukashya constituencies, there has been a lot of talk about political party “strongholds” and “bedrooms”. This claim by the Patriotic Front, where they have even gone to the extent of declaring certain regions “no go” areas for the opposition, is quite baffling.

Here is why.

A region can only be considered a stronghold if more than 50 percent of registered voters actually voted for a candidate. To understand this, here is an illustration. If a constituency has 10,000 registered voters, and the winning candidate gets, say, 4,000 votes, then that seat cannot be considered a stronghold for the winning candidate since 6,000 either did not vote for that candidate or did not vote at all. That seat can only be considered a safe seat if the majority (at least 5, 001 of the registered voters) voted for the winning candidate. But if 5,000 registered voters or less voted for that candidate, keeping all things equal, just one voter could come and vote for another candidate in the next election, thereby tilting the winning fortunes.

Now let’s consider the results of the presidential vote in the 2016 general elections. There were only 41 constituencies where more than 50 percent of the registered voters voted for the winning candidate. So that means, there are presently only 41 political “bedrooms” in the country. The ruling Patriotic Front has 7 of them in Luapula and Muchinga provinces (Chipili, Kawambwa, Pambashe, Chinsali, Shiwang’andu, Lupososhi and Mfuwe) while the opposition UPND has 34 “bedrooms” (2 in Central, 2 in Lusaka, all constituencies in Southern Province except Livingstone, 9 in North-Western and 4 in Western Province).

A staggering 115 constituencies cannot be claimed to be strongholds for any particular candidate. They can swing to any contender. There is no single province that can be considered a Patriotic Front stronghold – not even the Copperbelt! The UPND, on the other hand, can safely claim Southern and North-Western provinces to be their strongholds.

That being said, with the current economic meltdown and social upheavals in the country, what the Patriotic Front considers unwavering support for their presidential candidate from their supposed strongholds may not be forthcoming.

The upcoming 2021 general elections are going to be most interesting and UPND will have landslide victory.

GBM PREDICTS LUNGU’S DOWNFALL NEXT YEA

Former UPND vice president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba commonly known as GBM, has advised fellow PF members to think twice and replace Edgar Lungu or PF loses lamentably as he notes that the ground looks bad for PF. In other words, GBM has vindicated us by confirming facts we unearthed few months ago of emerging camps in PF because some PF members feels Lungu is a difficult candidate to sale to voters.

According to sources close to GBM, they have disclosed to us how GBM complained yesterday after addressing a rally which he ( GBM) believes was poorly attended in Kasama.

GBM confessed that the opposition UPND is now everywhere. Mr. Mwamba, even threatened to quit politics if Kasama goes to the opposition as that will be a big embarrassment to his political reputation especially after assuring the PF government of going to dismantle the opposition UPND after his decision to leave them.

In his own words GBM said “BANE NATUYA TWALYONAULA IFINTU KALE, NANGU NINDALAMA TASHAKABOMBE BAKULALYAFYE BA MAMBALA ABA, IYI SITUATION PA GROUND 2021 NI WORSE, THE BETTER BA LUNGU BEKEMININA TUSENDE KBF NANGU TUPAPATE KAMBWILI , BAICE MWISULE AMENSO, GBM SAID.”

The former UPND vice president has charged that the only way for PF to survive is to replace Edgar Lungu with either Kelvin Fube Bwalya or Chishimba Kambwili, because, failure to do so will be the end of PF.

Our comment and advice to Edgar Lungu, GBM and PF government is that it is time up for you people. The time to pave way for others to run national affairs is now. You have done more harm to our nation than good and Zambians are tired of you PF crooks.

Looking at how Edgar Lungu has messed up things, the best advice we can ever give freely to him is to begin preparing for his exit nicely. Let Edgar Lungu begin his peaceful preparations hand over of power to the right person Zambians will entrust on the August 12, 2021.

Lungu, GBM and PF should not live in self denial by thinking they will win even if they change the candidate. There is no one in PF government who we can entrust with our national affairs beyond 2021 unless we want this country to be the most useless nation. Our country has gone to the dogs! We need to reclaim it back by voting out PF government.

We know Lungu’s plans to cause trouble next year, but please sir, your time is over including this PF government of thieves you have been presiding over. Just begin to prepare for your exit in a peaceful way at least you may redeem yourself a little bit. But the worst thing would be for Edgar Lungu wanting to be removed out of power by force after losing the elections.

Lungu’s continuity from were Sata left has been terrible because he has only continued destroying Zambia a thing that will need serious leadership to redeem our nation once again.

SIKAILE SIKAILE
Good Governance and Human Rights Activist

KATELE EXONERATES HH ON PRIVATISATION SCANDAL

Former Finance Minister Dr Katele Kalumba has defended UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema against claims that he enriched himself during the sale of state assets – including the Mosi-O-Tunya Hotel and the Sun International Hotel – in the 1990s.

Dr Kalumba said that at the time of the sale, his ministry, aided by the Zambia Privatisation Agency (ZPA), completed thorough due diligence investigations before agreeing to privatisation and found nothing to implicate Mr Hichilema in corruption.

Speaking to ZNBC on Sunday, Dr Kalumba said the issues surrounding privatisation were thoroughly scrutinised under President Levy Mwanawasa.

“I didn’t expect it to get to this far. I think the issues were well-reviewed under President Mwanawasa. Committee of parliament was set up to review the privatization, the ZPA acquitted itself in their reports and so one, the issues that were raised by the Auditor General were in public domain and some of them were answered while some of them were not answered. But I didn’t expect that it would reach this scenario,” he said.

The ex-minister said he was confident in the ability of parliament and the ZPA to oversee the fair and legitimate sale of state assets.

When asked about Mr Hichilema’s role in the sale, Dr Kalumba said he was only being swept up in the scandal because he is seeking private office.

“Now it’s only Mr Hakainde Hichilema’s name which is coming out but in the past, there were other names coming out. It happened that maybe because he is a man who is seeking public office and people are asking him to account. I have gone through this issue and if you are calm, and answer these things reasonably, people will leave you. But don’t be emotional about it,” he said.

The former minister went on to explain how corruption is an endemic problem within the Zambian state and is not perpetrated individually by ministers but rather is enabled by officials within the civil service.

“There is no school for ministers. Usually, when ministers go into office, they are schooled by the officials they find there, on what to do and so on. And the system of governance must be examined very well on how ministers relate with the officials. And for those that may have the predisposition to acquire things outside the law, usually, they work with the officials in government. A minister cannot do it alone. Corruption is on the streets and we have to look at it holistically as a society”.

He concluded that corruption investigations must examine the public sector as well as the government, since it is the private sector that competes for and carries out government contracts.

PF Kabushi MP Bowman Lusambo writes:

We have always argued that Hakainde Hichilema is not what he postulates to be. We have always argued that the squeaky clean image that he tries so hard to portray is nothing but a facade aimed at masking the real character behind Hakainde Hichilema.

The Lukashya bombshell is only a glimpse of the man that some of us have known for many years as a lier, a manipulator and a common crook.

By using such a tasteless word deep in Bemba land, Hakainde was not only insulting whichever person he had in mind but the entire Bemba speaking kingdom together with the institution of the Mwine Lubemba, the custodian of the Bemba heritage including its rich language.

Most importantly, the Holy Bible in Luke 6:45 warns us that for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.

By openly and without any inhibition deciding to go foul in broad day light like he did in Lukashya, Hakainde has revealed so much about about his true colours.

We believe that the Hakainde that the UPND have tried to build over the last 15 years is very different from the true Hakainde, the one we know very well, the Hakainde who looted state coffers during privatization.

Again, the Bible tells us in Luke 8:17 that there is “For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” Lukashya has therefore revealed the true Hakainde.

Zambians should now realize that the man who has tried so many times to be President of this God fearing nation is not fit to hold the highest office in the land.

Everything about this man is a lie. This goes to explain why doubts still linger about the man’s true identity for we know he was not born Hakainde Hichilema but as Samuel Chintombwa. A man who hides his name means he has a lot of things he has failed to reconcile with himself and his past and that man cannot make a good leader.

A wise man guards his tongue and the Bible again warns us to “Be careful what you say and protect your life. A careless talker destroys himself.”

Hakainde has a lot to learn from the grace and decorum both in speech and deeds with which His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu carries himself. President Lungu’s humble disposition can never betray him to use vulgar language even under extreme provocation.

By way of this statement, we appeal to the Seventh Day Church, an institution of high repute with high moral standards to publicly censure Hakainde since he claims to be an Elder in that Church. We believe that failure to publicly rebuke and discpline Hakainde will signal a unequivocal endorsement of Hakainde bad language by the SDA in particular and the wider Church in general along with its leadership.

HAKAINDE Hichilema on Friday told Mwansabombwe residents that the whole country has turned round to back his party to take over government in 2021.

Drumming support for the UPND candidate in this week’s Mwansabombwe parliamentary by-election Sunday Maluba, Hichilema thanked NDC members, whom he said were working together with his party in the by-election.

“Pa 17th September tukabike ba Maluba mu Parliament. Then 2021, tukabombele capamo nakabili tukengile mu government tukalete ifisuma kuno, ubunonshi (we take Maluba to parliament and in 2021 we enter government so that we bring good things here),” Hichilema said mainly in IciBemba. “Bana mayo muleumfwa bwino bwino? Ikateni apapene (ladies, are you listening? Hold tight here).”

He told the residents that people marry and bear very beautiful children.

He said a Tonga man marries a woman from Luapula and bear beautiful Lunda Mwansabombwe girls.
Hichilema said hunger does not know tribe.

He said people would not eat their tribe if they were hungry.

“Mukwai ndefwaya mwishibe ati uyu Hakainde muleumfwa mulimi, alimitemwa sana. Tulefwaya tukamibombele. Aba abanensu nabafilwa, snhilefwaya nokuposa inshita (I want you to know that this Hakainde you are hearing about; he is a farmer and loves you so much. Our colleagues have failed and I don’t want to worst my time on them),” he said.

He asked people to support him to form government for them to taste his leadership.

“Icikwanka bacimwena kwisa?” he asked the crowd that responded euphorically “ku mampalanya”, literally meaning one can predict calamity by the signs.

Hichilema praised the two ex-PF councilors that resigned to join UPND, telling them that they had exhibited leadership.

He said the whole country had turned-around to embrace the UPND.

“2021 PF kuya bebele,” he declared.

Hichilema said God loves Zambians so much and the only problem was lack of proper leadership.
He said if the people gave him Maluba as member of parliament, “ninshi kamwaume ka HH kaishiba ati 2021 twaingila.”

He told the people that if they vote for PF, they would demonstrate that they are not hungry.
Hichilema bemoaned lack of development in Mwansabombwe.

He said it was unfair for the Patriotic Front to continue plundering government resources at the expense of the citizens.

He assured the people of Mwansabombwe of development in key areas among them agriculture, education, health and infrastructure.

“Mwebena Mwansabombwe and Luapula yonse, umfweni; natubombele capamo tutwale icalo cesu ku ntanshi (Mwansabombwe people, listen: let’s work together to develop our country). We will fix the agriculture sector so that bonse tukalekwata icakulya mu mayanda pantu ine nga umulimi nalishiba ati muntu ni pamala (all of us should have food because as a farmer, I know food makes people),” Hichilema said.

He also said that Mwansabombwe being in Luapula Province, which was endowed with various resources such as water bodies, the locals would largely benefit from the UPND government’s tourism programme starting 2021.

Hichilema added that he would create business opportunities in order to enable people of Luapula and Mwansabombwe earn a living.

“Please, don’t get cheated by aba ba pompwe (these thieves), they have destroyed our country but together we shall fix it. Their job is just stealing from you and government and making you suffer. Government yenu ya UPND ikesa kontolola (your UPND government will come and control). We will create jobs and business for you. Ubulimi bukaya pantashi, abana ba ba pina na balanda bonse ba kasambilila (agriculture will advance, children of the poor will be educated) because it will be our job to ensure that they get an education and after education we will give them jobs and business opportunities. So let’s get united and work together mwebena Mwansabombwe,” Hichilema said.

And the UPND leader called for unity in the country.

He said when in government, he would work round the clock to unite the country he said had been divided by the PF.

“We are one Zambia, one Nation, one people and one family. Mwebena Mwansabombwe don’t accept to be divided by aba ba mukukulu (worthless people), who have failed to bring development and no one should stop anyone, we mean anyone from going to any part of this country. Zambia calo cesu bonse, so let’s work together so that tulete ubuyantashi (we bring about development). People are suffering; no jobs, no money but only a few PF thieves are eating,” Hichilema charged.
The opposition leader’s entry into Mwansabombwe was greeted a multitude shouting that they need change of government.

At the same rally, former PF councillor advised the residents to emulate him by leaving PF.
He said President Edgar Lungu would come to the area to commission a ward at a clinic instead of the district administration area that was declared in 2012 and remained undeveloped to-date.
“Nalefola nalifileka, naimwe mufuleke (I used to get an allowance but I abandoned it, you too must throw in the towel on PF),” he said.

Kelvin Mwape, another former councilor, said he had seen that there was too much prostitution in the PF and breaking of people’s homes.

“Mu PF nga wacita ifya bupuba ninshi bakupela icifulo, so namona ukweba ati mu PF nga waba ihule, watobela umuntu ing’anda, kukupela icifulo. Elo naeba ati kandeya mubuteko uuleisa mu 2021 (In Pf, if you do a useless thing, you are given a position. I saw that in PF if one does evil and break someone’s house, they are rewarded so I left for the government coming in 2021),” the councilor said.

THE Attorney General says the government did not breach any provisions of the constitution by implementing the issuance of National Registration cards.

This is in a matter where Chapter One Foundation has petitioned the Constitutional Court over government’s decision to limit the voter registration for the 2021 elections to one month.

Chapter One Foundation, through its chairperson Fr Cleophas Lungu, has cited ECZ and Attorney General Likando Kalaluka as respondents in the matter seeking an order that the electoral body carries out voter registration throughout the country.

Chapter One Foundation wants the court to compel the state to implement the mobile issuance of NRC throughout the country and an order that carries out continuous voter registration between elections.

In its petition, Chapter One Foundation said government violated the Constitution by implementing the issuance of National Registration Cards in a manner that contravenes the Constitution.

It said according to Article 128 (1)(b) of the Constitution of Zambia, the actions taken by government and ECZ were a violation of the Constitution, therefore the court had jurisdiction to determine the petition.

Chapter One Foundation said under Article 128(3)(b) of the Constitution, the decision made in the exercise of the legislative mandate to register citizens and register voters was unconstitutional.

It stated that government had been implementing issuance of National Registration Cards to citizens pursuant to the National Registration Act chapter 126 of the Laws of Zambia.

Chapter One Foundation said the registration of citizens in line with the national registration Act chapter 126 of the Laws of Zambia had been accelerated by the policy of mobile registration in various parts of the country.

It contended that government whether willingly or unwillingly has not rolled the mobile registration in all parts of the country and further that the registration services were not uniformly available to all citizens.

But Likando Kalaluka in his answer to the petition sworn by Alick Mvula, said apart from the provisions of the national registration Act, chapter 126 of the Laws of Zambia, government had strictly followed and never breached the provisions of the law in the issuance of NRCs.

“The department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship under the Ministry of Home Affairs provides its services in all its offices, in all districts across the country except for some of the newly created districts and that these offices are open throughout the year except for weekends and public holidays,” Kalaluka said.

He submitted that to supplement the services, government implements a mobile registration exercise every after five years to carter for citizens who have attained the age of 16 years but are unable to easily access or present themselves to the nearest district registration offices.

He explained that the mobile registration exercise also carters for citizens who have lost their national registration cards and need replacement of the same.

He added that citizens’ inability to present themselves was attributed to various factors which include distance, terrain, and lack of information.

Mvula argued that prior to the mobile registration exercise, Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo issued a statement in Parliament on how the mobile exercise would be conducted.

“With regards to the current mobile registration exercise, due to unfavourable economic factors currently prevailing in the country, government decided to implement the aforesaid exercise in two phases and when Chapter One Foundation filed its petition, government had allocated 40 days to each province. The first phase commenced on August 1, 2020 in the Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Northern and North Western provinces and was scheduled to end on September 9, 2020, while the second phase was to commence on September 10, 2020 in Central, Copperbelt, Lusaka, Muchinga, Southern and Western,” Kalaluka explained.

He further stated that due to initial challenges in the first 10 days of the first phase, the government extended the first phase to September 19, 2020 and the second phase will commence on September 20, 2020 and that the total number of days for the second phase would be determined by how the exercise would proceed but the same would not be less than 40 days.

Kalaluka charged that it was a misconception to allege that government whether willingly or unwillingly had not rolled out the mobile registration exercise to all parts of the country or that the services were not uniformly available to all citizens.

“It is unfounded to assert that the mobile registration exercise policy is being implemented selectively in a discriminatory manner, undermining human dignity, equity and social justice as race, tribe, sex, religion, marital status, political affiliation or any other discriminatory factor are not taken into consideration when developing an implementation plan,” Kalaluka said.

He submitted that the alleged contraventions of the constitution were mere imaginations or speculations by Chapter One Foundation and it would be put to strict proof over the imaginations.

Kalaluka added that the petitioner was not entitled to any reliefs sought.

Divisions have emerged in the FDD, as some officials are calling for the expulsion of president Edith Nawakwi on grounds that she is using the name of the party to advance a personal agenda, in relation to her stance against a fellow opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND.

Meanwhile, the FDD Central Province Chairman has suspended his secretary Jerry Simpepa who called called for an emergency National Policy Committee meeting to discuss Nawakwi’s position in the privatisation debate.

Senior FDD officials who sought anonymity ahead of a planned national executive committee meeting revealed that party members were calling for Nawakwi’s expulsion because she had prioritised her fight against a fellow opposition leader rather than organising the FDD.

“…Because of the same issue, they have resorted to suspending members. The provincial secretary of Central Province has been suspended for calling for an urgent national executive committee meeting to discuss the issue of president Nawakwi because members feel that this fight should not be there because she is supposed to be organising the party instead of fighting the other fellow opposition. I know that within a few days from now, there will be another development because we are mobilising ourselves and we want to go and expel her from the party,” the sources said.

Another official who, on record referred the matter to party vice-president Chifumu Banda, said the party was also in shock to see Nawakwi’s stance against the UPND.

“On that one, you may want to ask the vice-president to give the official party position. But what I can tell you is that everyone is in shock, including the vice-president himself. As party officials we are not aware of this stance which appears to be advancing the president’s personal agenda and campaigning for the PF, rathe than mobilising our own votes. There are various thoughts, we are told that there are some discussions between President Lungu and our president around the issue of running mate. Whether that is true, we don’t know because there has not been a meeting where this issue was discussed. All we are seeing are these activities which suggest that something is going on which we don’t know about,” the source said.

“This is why some officials feel there is need to sit down as a party so that we can get some direction on the matter. If PF is seeking an alliance, that is an issue that is supposed to be discussed, it cannot be a decision of one person, regardless of the position. That is not a democratic way of running party affairs.”

When contacted for a comment, vice-president Banda said he does not give interviews on phone, but later when prompted for an interview at his office, he referred the matter to the spokesperson who also declined to comment, saying the party was yet to hold a meeting.

In a letter dated September 9, 2020, Central Province FDD chairman Innocent Chanda stated that he was suspending Simpepa for trying to bring the party leadership into disrepute.

“It has come to our attention that you have been accused of destabilising the party having made numerous telephone calls between July-August, 2020, to various provincial chairmen across the country urging them to petition the National Policy Committee (NPC) to convene an urgent NPC meeting whose agenda only you know, despite not being a member of the National Policy Committee. You have further continued to call various provincial chairmen with a view of bringing the name of the party and its leadership into disrepute, in the matter involving our party president before the courts of law,” stated Chanda.

“In view of the above, I find your alleged conduct in breach of article Article 9 (c) and (k) of the party constitution, which required you to exhibit in service the highest morality and probity in your conduct and always act civil and responsible as deserving of a leader. I, therefore, suspend you from your office and given 14 days to exculpate yourself why further disciplinary action should not be taken against you. Your matter will be considered by the disciplinary committee within the stipulated period. Kindly handover all party properties if any, that may be in your possession to my office while on suspension.”

But in response to the letter of suspension, Simpepa argued that he was not in breach of any clause of the party’s constitution and that his suspension was illegal and unconstitutional.

“Good morning, I acknowledge receipt of the above subject matter. Your letter of suspending me from the party is illegal, unconstitutional and in gross violation of article 8 (a) (b) of the party constitution, which I quote as follows: A member of the party has a right: (a) To freely and publicly demand the fulfilment of what is enshrined in the constitution, resolutions, directives and obligations of the party; (c) To participate in forum and/or meeting at the relevant level of the party organs to which he belongs and to freely contribute in any debate and other relevant activities. Further, article eight sub-section (4) states and I quote: ‘No retribution of whatever sort shall lie against any member for the reasons only that he held a different opinion on an issue under debate’,” Simpepa stated.

“Furthermore, in accordance with article 8 subsection (5), which states as follows: Any member of the party who by his/her actions undermines the right of members to freely express themselves shall be subject to disciplinary action. It is in light of the foregoing that your letter purporting that you have suspended me is null and void and has been disregarded. Besides, I will ask the provincial executive committee to take disciplinary action against you for violating article 8 sub-section 5 of the party constitution. Sir, remember that I did consult you as my provincial chairman and you did advise me to proceed in the manner I did.”

Simpepa insisted that calling for an NPC meeting to discuss Nawakwi’s stance on privatisation was not illegal, but constitutional.

“May I also educate you that demanding for an NPC meeting and discussing the matter of the party president over the stance she has taken in regard to the issue of privatisation is not illegal, but a constitutional requirement and, therefore, I am wondering where you are drawing this authority to suspend me. But I want to retaliate that I shall not be intimidated in exercising my democratic rights,” vowed Simpepa.

LUAPULA AND NORTHERN PROVINCE HAVE SLAPPED EDITH NAWAKWI STRAIGHT IN THE FACE–James Kasanda Musendeka Lukuku RPP President.

By Betson Sibanda

There was an incident that will remain memorable to all that witnessed it at the Marian Shrine, the Catholic property around the airport turn off area.

The funeral for the catholic pope, Pope John Paul ll was officially held there and as an accountant for St Dominic’s and Emmaus Spirituality Centre, working under Zambia Episcopal Conference, I could not miss the event as we went down there with Seminarians.

Dignitaries begun arriving for the pope funeral. Scores of priests, scores of nuns and scores of bishops came in order.

Cardinals came and the pope nuncial also came .

Politicians came. Ministers and various ministry heads like Permsecs, etc.

Dr Kenneth Kaunda himself came and there was some clapping and hallulation in welcoming.

Late President Levy Partrick Mwanawasa also came and he was mildly welcomed.

I don’t know who arranged protocal because President Fredrick Chiluba came last as the unthinkable happened. There was uncontrollable screeming and shouting in receiving Chiluba who was actually a former president at the moment. Catholic women even did the unthinkable, by reaching the extent of deplaying Vitenges on the ground for FTJ to tread and walk on.

Mwanawasa became visibly ashamed, belittled, disrespected and he was disturbed and fury covered his face. Chiluba was received with exceptional respect while Mwanawasa was almost not even regarded.

The reason why I have narrated this story is because on this same pope funeral day when FTJ was triumphantly received by Catholic women, the Post Newspaper had carried pictures of 150 shoes that the task force on corruption exproprieted from the container of Fautina Kabwe at Access Financial Services, the shoes that were toilor made and belonged to President Chiluba. The post had portrayed on that same day that Chiluba was a thief who stole public money and made numerous designer shoes for himself.

Why was a republican thief of that particular day received like the Christ, while Mwanawasa was received like Lazarous? The answer was vindictiveness. Zambians hate vindictiveness.

Edith Nawakwi has alot to learn from this vindictiveness.

Why are people receiving President HH like Christ when the same Edith is carrying out a serious expedition to paint President HH black, a criminal and so on and so forth.

Happy Saturday. Ifyashala lundenipo!

‘….The truth is they want to have access to my physical body so that they can eliminate me. Their plan is to arrest and then kill

By Prof. Michelo Hansungule

In the wake of the highly irresponsible utterances two weeks ago on privatisation and particularly Hakainde Hichilema’s alleged involvement in it, the latter posted a facebook statement to his followers and to the country outlining a plan by his opponents to kill him. This is a grave statement by the leader of the main opposition political party United Party for National Development (UPND). Coming a few months before the elections, the statement is an indictment towards bad governance in which those managing the levers of power use intolerance rather than democracy to settle political differences and illegally maintain power.

HH’s posting is not without context. Since the current government came into power, several people have lost their lives while others have been permanently maimed at the hands of trigger happy police and ruling party officials masquerading as security forces. Young people have simply had their lives cut shot merely for taking party in peaceful political campaigns or demonstrations as guaranteed them under the constitution and international law applicable to Zambia. Wearing an opposition political party T-shirt is a death sentence in Zambia. Videos are abound in which members of the public donning opposition party regalia are beaten, humiliated and made to wear ruling party regalia and to loudly praise ruling party leader’s name and party slogans in public.

Although Zambia has been known in the international community to be an oasis of peace in a region deprived of any semblance of peace, this is rapidly not so. Not long ago, we have had former ministers such as Ronald Penza, Paul Tembo and first president’ Kenneth Kaunda’s son Wezi Kaunda allegedly executed in mysterious circumstances. One of our finest Zambian lawyers Rodger Chongwe was short at during day light together with former president Kenneth Kaunda, the bullet missing Chongwe’s life by a whisker. The two had merely tried to meet their supporters at a legally constituted public assembly. We have this background even as we are praised as peaceful country. These killings were never solved and culprits found and punished which means the fellow next to you can just as well be the murderer. Failure to solve these killings has exponentially built to the current levels of impunity the country is stirring in the face.

On the African continent as a whole, politically motivated murders define the continent’s political map. Just take the example of our neighbours Zimbabwe, political opponents are routinely dealt with through state sponsored acts of terrorism. It is quite common in Zimbabwe for political opponents to disappear and their loved ones to have no opportunity to rest them. Removal of Robert Mugabe from power has not signalled anything towards peace for the ordinary Zimbabwean.

In the tiny Kingdom of Eswatin, it is a crime to belong to a political party. One of the outstanding long serving leaders of the trade union movement in that country Jan Sithole has just been reported dead. Besides leading the trade union movement for a long time against the highly intolerant system of rule by Monarchy, Jan Sithole broke history when he became the first well known political opponent to contest for membership of parliament under their individual merit system hiding under the name of his illegal party Swaziland Democratic Party (SWADEPA). Membership of this party was pan Africanist and Jan Sithole persuaded me and other pan African colleagues to join his party. Together we defiantly held workshops on human rights but also on democracy in the Kingdom. Today, Jan is no more and it is highly speculated he was poisoned during his many ‘visits’ to prison as King Mswati’s guest. Save for a few countries such as South Africa where democracy is really growing, the story is the same.

HH’s statement needs to be taken seriously. Now that elections are coming, more lives are at stake. Young men and women will once again lose their lives merely for trying to exercise their right for political association enshrined in the constitution. The current government and its supporters have demonstrated to be intolerant blood thirsty regime that have no respect for human life of opponents. Instead of arguing with opponents as expected in a democracy, they use bricks, guns and any weapon to suppress dissent during election campaigns. It is important that the public express its outrage at the use of intolerance by the ruling party against citizens. Fear and therefore failing to speak out against banditry forms of behaviour is the surest way towards confirming the country as a failed state in which no one is safe. HH’s statement is a wake-up call for all peace loving Zambians to seize the moment and protect innocent lives. We must swear that no Zambian should die due to intolerance this coming election. Zambia should be a country of all political colours and of all slogans of all the political persuasions guaranteed in the constitution. Tolerance of political party meetings, assemblies and demonstrations should chacterise our beautiful count=ry. The ruling party should be in the forefront of promoting and protecting democracy rather than suppressing it. It is important to remember that it is not a democracy if it is devoid of genuine opposition.

Exam classes will open as scheduled (14/09/2020) while non-exam classes will open Monday 21/09/2020

“The first group can report on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday then the other group can report on Thursday and Friday. The following week, the group which reported on Thursday and Friday can report on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The circle continues. The other option is split the classes. This is in a case where the school lacks space to accommodate all the pupils at one time,” says PS Jobbicks Kalumba

DATES FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWING:

1) Examination classes under General Education

All examination classes for primary and secondary schools and third year students in colleges of education will reopen on Monday 14 September 2020 as scheduled.

2) Non- examination classes under General Education

In order to give ample time for parents to prepare children in non- examination classes for primary and secondary schools as well as colleges of education, these will reopen on Monday 21 September 2020.

3) Universities and colleges under TEVET

Since the announcement for the reopening of universities and colleges was only made yesterday there may be need for parents and students and learning institutions themselves to be given ample time to prepare.

Accordingly, the reopening of universities and TEVET Institutions will take place on the Monday 28 September 2020

All authorities in institutions of learning are urged to work with health officials, parents, and the community at large to ensure that there is strict adherence to the guidelines provided by both the Ministry of Health and the Ministries in charge education.

Minister of General Education who is also acting Higher Education Minister Dr. Dennis Wanchinga at a briefing today encouraged parents to adequately prepare their children by providing them with face masks.

“Parents are also encouraged to pay school fees in full in order to facilitate for effective teaching and learning. However, in cases where parents may be experiencing financial challenges I wish to urge our learning institutions to engage parents and learners to make payment plans and accept payments in instalments. In certain instances, especially in our rural schools where cash payments may be a challenge, payments in kind should be considered so that no learners are sent away from schools.”

In order to sustain the availability of face masks, school authorities in collaboration with the parents should should work together and ensure that face masks are provided to the learners all the time.

“I also wish to direct our learning Institutions to effectively and efficiently make adequate arrangements to cover the material that was lost during the closure without compromising quality.”

The Minister said further guidance on the school calendar will be provided in due course.

SHELL SHOCKED PF TO IMPORT RENTED CROWDS TO TRY TO BEAT HH’S NORTHERN RALLIES

By Richard Aaron Ngoma

Impeccable sources within the Patriotic Front have revealed that the Party is in such a shock of UPND President Hakainde Hichilema’s grandiose entry into the Northern Regions, that President Edgar Lungu may do all within his executive powers to reverse his political archrival’s fortunes, including flying Airforce Jets to flaunt pomp and splendor, as a show of force.

The President has reportedly ordered the PF Secretary General to ensure they transport carders from the entire Northern and Luapula provinces to attend his rallies. K20 million Kwacha is said to have been released for the operation. The PF have also ordered for truckloads of beers to be ferried to Lukashya and Mwansabombwe to ‘liven’ up the mood.

“President Edgar Lungu is not exactly thrilled that Hichilema stole the national limelight often reserved for Presidents during the Parliamentary State of the Nation Address, by conducting highly successful campaign meetings in Luapula Province”.

“The noisy cadres all dressed up in PF colours, most of them high on ‘something’ have been put on long columns of buses and trucks headed for Kasama and Mwansabombwe. If you have never seen money rain like hailstorm from heaven, you must see Lungu’s campaign in Mwansabombwe and Lukasya”, said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Despite the vote buying and other corrupt practices by the PF on voters, social commentators however view the Northern region’s warming towards the UPND leader as problematic for the PF on many fronts.

This is because the PF ran on the narrative of the Deputy Mobilization Chairperson Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, who declared what he termed as ‘all Bemba speaking Provinces’ as ‘no go areas’ for the UPND President.

With Hakainde Hichilema’s triumphant entry into the North and his surging popularity, the attempted balkanization of the Northern regions by the PF appear to have crumbled and is becoming a huge embarrassment for the ruling party which has persistently painted Hichilema’s UPND Party, a regional political organisation. The PF appear to be in a post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as a result of the North’s outpouring of solidarity and support of Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND, many commentators may observe.-Zambia Eagle

By Kamuti Muyambela

In what appears to be total intra-party confusion and disorganisation, UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has nullified newly elected executive committees for Nalikwanda constituency – an election that was initially upheld by the Committee for Elections headed by Garry Nkombo.

Citing irregularities as the reason for nullification, Katuka stated the election could not hold because of electoral malpractices.

However, sources told Daily Revelation that UPND national chairperson, who is also interim vice-president Mutale Nalumango forced Katuka to nullify the election because her preferred candidates lost.

Sources disclosed that when Nalumango realised that her preferred candidates had lost, she instructed them to petition Katuka to nullify the election, so that fresh poll could be held, where she hopes they would emerge victorious.

Sources said, Nalumango’s machinations worked as Katuka exactly yielded to her plans.

And in a letter dated September 4, 2020 addressed to the losing candidate Muzuki Masisani, who had petitioned the election, Katuka stated that he could not agree with the Elections Committee, headed by Nkombo due to perceived irregularities.

“Having looked at your petition dated 29th August 2020, which was addressed to the National Chairman, and having deliberated upon the merits of the petition, and the grounds relied upon by the Elections Committee for upholding the Nalikwanda election, the appellate body could not recognize either of the Committees for Nalikwanda Constituency due to irregularities. Arising from the foregoing, the appellate organ has resolved to nullify the elections of both committees and has directed that fresh elections be held where both committees will participate, based on the electoral college administered by the Party, in a free and fair election,” Katuka’s letter read in part.

Katuka warned those charged with the responsibility to preside over intraparty elections against interfering in the party electoral process.

In apparent reference to Felix Ngoma as one of the culprits, Katuka said Ngoma would not be allowed to supervise the next set of polls in the province.

“During this election and any other upcoming intra-party election in the lower structures, members of parliament and aspiring members of parliament are cautioned not to interfere with the electoral process,” stated Katuka’s letter which was also copied to other organs of the party. “Also note that the remaining elections in Western Province shall not be supervised by Hon. Felix Ngoma but by an appointed NMC member(s) to be communicated in due course; Mr. Ngoma will just be in attendance.”

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has implored journalists to provide accurate information on the electoral process, for elections can build or break the country.

Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chief elections officer Patrick Nshindano updated journalists on the voter registration and the electoral process at the Commission’s offices in Lusaka, yesterday.

He ended his briefing by thanking media personnel for the role they continue to play in Zambia’s electoral process.

“[I] encourage you to provide accurate information as elections can build or break our nation,” Nshindano said.

Earlier, Nshindano indicated that the ECZ was happy to note that the Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship (DNRPC) had intensified the issuance of national registration cards (NRCs) to citizens throughout the country.

He is confident the exercise would enable more eligible Zambians to acquire NRCs and that such people would be able to register as voters.

The second phase of issuing NRCs was scheduled to begin in Central, Muchinga, Southern, Lusaka and Western provinces on September 1, 2020.

But home affairs minister and Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo announced a postponement of the process, two days before its start.

“The Commission has also noted that the DNRPC has extended the period of the mobile issuance of NRCs by 10 days from 10th September, 2020 to 19th September 2020 in the first phase and the second phase will run for 40 days from 20th September, 2020 to 30th October, 2020,” Nshindano noted. “To ensure that no one who has obtained an NRC is disenfranchised, the Commission has been prompted to reschedule the dates for the registration of voters.”

He also disclosed that the mobile voter registration exercise which was scheduled to commence on October 19, 2020 to November 20, 2020, would now be conducted from October 28, 2020 to November 30, 2020, “to accommodate eligible citizens who would have obtained their NRCs.”

“This further puts pressure on the already tight election calendar that the Commission is working with and is confident that DNRPC will be able to conclude as scheduled,” Nshindano said. “It should be noted that should there be any further adjustment in the issuance of NRCs, the Commission will, however, not be able to adjust the start date again, due to legally binding dates, especially the constitutionally enshrined date for the general elections, which 12th August, 2020.”

On the online pre-registration exercise, Nshindano said the dates for the same remained unchanged.

“The online pre-registration will still commence on 21st September, 2020 to 6 November, 2020. This implies that the pre-online voter registration exercise will run for a total period of 46 days,” he noted.

Nshindano reiterated that while the ECZ would retain the current registered voters, such was conditional.

The condition is that those who are already registered as voters should still present themselves for verification, update and capture of additional information required, including biometric capture (10 fingerprints and portrait).