ZAMBIANS LIVING IN STATE OF FEAR..JUDGE PHILIP MUSONDA

ZAMBIANS now live in a fear State and not a free State, according to justice Phillip Musonda.

He observes that there is diminished freedom of expression currently.

Meanwhile, the retired Supreme Court of Zambia judge notes that upon realising that the PF government had lost legitimacy, President Edgar Lungu shrunk the political space and undermined the Constitution “by constitutional means” by introducing Bill 10, which seeks to destroy the basic structure of the Constitution.

Dr Musonda’s views are contained in an academic 15-page paper titled ‘Lawfare: Undermining constitutional democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the post-colonial State.’

The paper is for Master of Laws students at the University of Zambia (UNZA).

Dr Musonda is a senior lecturer in law at Cavendish University (Zambia) in Lusaka.

He is a lecturer to Master of Laws students in comparative constitutionalism in Africa.

Dr Musonda is also a member of the Court of Appeal in the Kingdom of Lesotho but he indicates in the academic paper that the views therein do not represent those of that Court of Appeal.

“Under the PF regime, Zambians have experienced profound economic deterioration. [There is] diminished freedom of expression. Zambians now live in a fear State and not a free State. There is currently unresolved gassing of citizens’ homes, which cause breathing problems, which is a terrorist act,” Dr Musonda writes. “Two senior police officers have been implicated – one being the officer commanding [in] Chingola and the head of criminal investigations in the same district and a ruling party official, suggesting it is State-sponsored terror, to pave the way to implicate the opposition and use lawfare to eliminate them from the political scene.”

He says lawfare takes an exponential curve when a regime loses legitimacy and its chances of retaining power are dim.

He observes that lawfare is an evolving concept and defines it as a form of war consisting of the use of the legal system against an enemy, like damaging or delegitimising them, tying up their time or winning a public relations victory.

Dr Musonda indicates that there is correlation between economic deterioration and lawfare.

“A regime becomes brutal when it has failed to improve the economy and is under intense pressure. It is apt to state here that there is correlation between repression and economic deterioration. In 2011 when the Rupiah Banda led Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) government lost the presidential election to Michael Chilufya Sata led Patriotic Front (PF), Zambia’s economy was growing at a healthy 6.5 per cent per annum, average, debt stood at 21 per cent of GDP, debt service [was] stable and inflation [was in] single digits. Rupiah Banda left 12 months reserves to cover imports,” he explains.

Dr Musonda says in Zambia, the only president who did not incarcerate his ardent critics is Rupiah Banda.

He recalls that Banda presided over the memorial service of Frederick Chiluba, “a man who incarcerated him on trumped-up charges of treason during the Black Mamba saga.”

“He restrained the police from arresting his fiercest critic, Michael Sata, for obstructing his motorcade [in Ndola] and yet the same Sata arrested him (Banda) on trumped-up charges, but he was acquitted,” Dr Musonda notes.

“This paper is at no moment suggesting that those who raid public treasuries and are corrupt should not face justice. All [that] is being said is that don’t use the law to victimise your political enemies.”

He adds that lawfare is propelled by the citizens’ complicit, when they are induced to vote into office political leaders who bribe them.

He says negative lawfare obscures a crucial underlying reality of eliminating political opponents from the political scene.

“The prosecution of opposing political party members for unlawful assembly in the Zambian case, for which no ruling political party member has even been charged despite committing the offence so-called frequently than opposition party members, is not a happenstance; it is a calculated scheme to instill fear in the opposition supporters,” Dr Musonda says. “There must be strong and independent institutions to counter actions of a democratically elected government when it decides to go rogue. In Zambia and most developing countries, such institutions are absent.”

Dr Musonda points out that the post-colonial State is one governed by law, not one governed by the rule of law.

“When negative lawfare becomes a way of life for the ruling elite, over the course of time, they create a legal system and institutions that authorise it and a moral code that glorifies it. That is the tragedy over motherland Zambia and other post-colonial States,” he says. “When Chiluba came to power in 1991, he ordered Kaunda’s detention on Christmas Day at Mukobeko Maximum Prison. Whatever grounds existed to warrant such detention is unclear as the former president of Tanzania intervened and Kaunda was released. For all what we know, this may have been vindictive. Kaunda fell victim of his authoritarian style of using the law to eliminate his political opponents, negative lawfare rubber-stamped or green-lighted by an executive-minded judiciary.”

He further indicates that when Levy Mwanawasa came to power in 2002, fearing that Chiluba would overshadow him, he asked for lifting of his immunity by Parliament.

Dr Musonda recalls that the Mwanawasa administration accused Chiluba of having stolen US $43 million, only to be charged with stealing $500,000.

“Admittedly, the allegations were roving and exploratory, as Mwanawasa admitted in his address to the National Assembly that the allegations had not been thoroughly investigated,” Dr Musonda says.

“Mwanawasa incarcerated Sata on a charge of theft of a motor vehicle. After Mwanawasa’s death, Rupiah Banda become president. There was evident good governance, he was tolerant and broad-minded and a good economic manager. He forgave Chiluba who incarcerated him (Banda) on trumped-up charges of treason and organised a memorial lecture and service for him.”

He notes that Banda’s democratic credentials can be likened to those of Nelson Mandela.

“He (Banda) lost an election to a populist demagogue Sata, and he peacefully handed [over] power. Sata deceived the unsuspecting citizens that he was going revitalise the economy, build new houses in 10 days, and put more money in people’s pockets,” Dr Musonda says. “He raided the reserves left by Rupiah Banda and bankrupted the treasury. His successor Edgar Lungu, realising that PF had lost legitimacy, shrunk the political space, undermined the Constitution by constitutional means by placing Bill 10 constitutional amendment, which destroyed the basic structure of the Constitution by intending to increase his powers.”

Dr Musonda further says the dictatorial tendencies of African leaders and the corruption they preside over make them intolerant.

He also remembers that President Lungu enacted Constitution Amendment Act No 2 of 2016, “which attempted to rebalance power.”

“However, in 2019, realising that he had ceded a lot of power, conceived Bill 10, with the objective of arrogating more power to the Executive, tampered with the efficacy of the electoral process, undermining the doctrine of separation of powers, which amounts to destroying the basic structure,” explains Dr Musonda.

“The destruction of the basic structure anchor on the propelling of lawfare, as the President is reposed with extraordinary powers.”

*Something worthy reading* Ghandi Lox

GENERAL ELECTIONS WON’T BE FREE AND FAIR; CRIMINALS HAVE TAKEN OVER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

Every nations strength is determined by how independent its judicial system is.The judiciary of any nation is constitutionally mandated to bring to book any one found wanting irrespective of ones position, as long as they act against the law the judiciary is expected to act accordingly.

The case of Zambia is politically stressful. Because, criminals are heroes now in our nation. Gangsters are in charge of key institutions that should have saved the integrity of our nation and what can one expect if not this disaster we are witnessing.

The consequence of issuing NRCs to kids by the PF government.

NRCs should not be used as a tool for winning an election.Few weeks ago I published a trail of how some senior office bearers from the ministry of home affairs are engaging in registering foreigners as voters.

And today we are seeing videos and NRCs being issued to foreigners from neighbouring countries like Congo and Malawi. That’s how desperate PF government has become.

NRCs should not be a tool for winning election. The worst thing is seeing our children being abused by people who should have protected them from any possible abuse. What these gangsters are forgetting is that these are peoples children.

What is the effect of giving these NRCs to kids. There are so many effects of what the PF government is doing towards our kids;

1.It has altered their age. Look at it this way if these boys were girls, they could be defiled and a suspect can never be convicted of that crime. All he would need to do is, just get hold of this NRC show the child was of or above the age 16 years and no court will touch him.

2. Employment, these kids can be employed under the age but, because of this document labour officers can never protect them.
So, no matter how we look at it. This is a violation of child’s rights and these kids are prone to abuse all in the name 2021 elections PF must win at all costs. What a pity!

Mr. Edgar Lungu do you really think this is the right pay back to the people of Zambia? this is unacceptable and disheartening. I look forward to human rights defenders to summon the ministry of home affairs and ECZ over this matter.

On the other hand, there are serious consequences of registering adult foreigners as voters which is also being engineered by PF leaders.

This alone threatens our national security. Most of these people accepting to get NRCs are hardcore criminals in their nations, and PF government doesn’t care at all as long as they have the figures to insert in the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) register and cook them using these foreigners.

I have seen and heard PF leaders and their members singing so much about Zambia being a sovereign state, but what is sovereignty when outsiders will come and make a decision for Zambians through these people they are registering? Right now there are so many private meetings PF leaders are holding with questionable characters.

The other group as Zambians we need to watch closely is the Electoral Commission of Zambia. The ECZ has been captured and they will be one of the catalyst to confusion in this country. The commission has no idea of what is supposed to be correctly done because they fear these criminals controlling these public institutions.

We have been warning for a long time now that 2021 elections will be the most useless general elections ever held in the political history of Zambia unless we citizens rise up and say no to this injustice before it is too late.
As Sean Conery rightly put it in a film called “The Rock”, Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Therefore, as Zambians we must be patriotic enough to protect our sovereignty or we shall lose a country we call home. All for a party that lost election in 2016 and now they know Chavula won’t be in the server room to alter figures. They want to make up by registering our babies and foreigners. Nooooo!

Sikaile Sikaile Good Governance and Human Rights Activist

My open letter to Hakainde Hichilema

Dear Hakainde Hichilema,

I’m writing this with sorrow, pity and fear for our country. Its extremely evident our current govt has failed, in short Edgar Lungu and His PF. The only hope we have is an opposition leader because none of the PF’s can liberate us from the chains we tied ourselves with when we blindly voted for the song despite You and many others warning us.

PF has really Dununad us 😭 😭

Who’s gonna save us? Who’s gonna fight Corruption? Who’s gonna help our country to be back on track? Who’s gonna fight corruption? Who’s gonna lift up the lives of the millions unemployment and poverty stricken people? They say history repeats itself in 2011 the same things were happening and Sata tried his best until his untimely death and Edgar Lungu brought the people we fought out of govt and now there are back stealing like its their last day, destroying everything they touch, they are greed and will do anything possible to make sure they stay in power.

PF has really Dununad us 😭 😭

What really destroyed our country is selfishness, greedy and lack of vision by the govt. Yes I’ve walked you through this and I know you know even better than us.

I would love to give you a word of hope and ansure You that the majority Zambians are behind you and we are going to fight together and we’ll never be intimidated by the police this fight is between Zambians and PF and UPND is just a participant siding with the People. Now when you make govt who’s gonna rule with you? Are you going to get the taxi payer’s money they have stolen? Are you going to make them pay for killing Vespers, Are going to hold them responsible for gasing people? Are you going to help us with changing the constitution so that the Presidential powers are restricted, how are you going to fight corruption? Are you sure the people around you are not going to be the same criminals we fighting? Are you also going to allow cadres in Markets and Bus stations? Are you going to closing CBU and Unza like PF is doing? Are you going to be importing almost everything like this?

PF has really Dununad us 😭 😭

How are you going to save us? Its not that we don’t trust you, yes we do but that costed us a lot give assurance so that we hold you accountable when you fail to. Tell us how this is gonna done and I’m assuring you, you’re not the only one campaigning for UPND and we are doing that and PF is decampaigning itself even if they kneel down we are never going to vote for them.
They keep telling us that you’ll divide the country, Ala mwandini Tata bufi teti Tufwe, we know how a song can destroy and blind us. We are never failing for that and Hakainde Hichilema For President 2021 is our everyday slogan until we see them out.
I’ve a lot to share but I’ll tell more in person when we meet.

Yours Son
BRIGHTON CHANDA CHISANGA
CBU-STUDENT.

By Fisho Mwale

MaFishi to be replaced by MaFisho……

The story of MaFishi continues to be interesting. I want to look at it from longevity and legacy and I believe that’s why the passing away of MaFishi remains fascinating. It is believed that the lifespan of animals given ideal conditions is far much longer than humans . Ideal conditions in this respect might be favourable climatic conditions, clean and safe environmental conditions, abundant and less competitive food chain and I think absence of human contact which reduces environmental degradation and filth. Let me cut the chase, am sure if MaFishi’s water and food was controlled MaFishi would have lived longer and larger. Sorry CBU guys but your love might have killed MaFishi. Ma leftovers yaku dining of nsima, na buns, mahewu given with good intentions might have given MaFishi cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes or depression.
But 27 years still Nipa tali. MaFishi witnessed and heard a lot of things at CBU
Congratulations !

So back to age, most of the longest living animals are those found in water . In fact the closest relative to MaFishi the Koi fish has been recorded to live up to 200 years . I initially thought MaFishi was Koi and I have organized a few Koi Fish to be on standby for CBU.
However your #1 Zambian Fish YALELO has already engaged the CBU student Union first to commiserate on the loss of the tasty but educated looking MaFishi and secondly to see how we can share expertise and support in building a sustainable Aquaculture growth program at CBU. The first initiative was in 2013 and the last visit was in 2018 were Yalelo undertook a recruitment drive for graduates in different fields. However we see new opportunities presented by MaFishi’s demise. The legacy MaFishi has left is one of integrity , honesty, modesty and loyalty . Sanasiyepo mulandu MaFishi.
He/She was loyal

Yalelo wants to honour MaFishi’s legacy and we are going to support the CBU’s fish project so that we produce many MaFishi and we will do so by providing our premium excellent genetic fingerlings and the best Fish feed in Africa produced by our sister company Aller Aqua Zambia.

MaFishi memory will energize us to continue to excel in providing unequaled service and to promote and develop Aquaculture in Zambia .
In the meantime back to age. Did you know that an age of a dog is equal to 7 human years. I understand Fish is the other way round , so in human terms MaFishi died at the tender age of 5(human) years .

In conclusion it’s important to remind ourselves that life is not just about ourselves . Sometimes it takes an insignificant or innocuous event to remind us of the fragility of our existence or the importance of coexistence and sharing the environment with other living beings. Lastly let us look after our educational institutions for there is no substitute for education except ignorance. MaFishi you are a symbol of the future in your own right .
Thank you
MaFisho

PF TRIBALISM SHOCKS CiSCA, CHALLENGES PRESIDENT LUNGU TO ACT DECISIVELY

By Watch Reporter

The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CISCA) has noted, with great concern, the continued tribal sentiments attributed to senior members of the Patriotic Front (PF).

Considering that these sentiments have been expressed openly and publicly without any censure or rebuke from both party and government leadership, CISCA has no doubt that those spewing such vitriol are sanctioned by the PF leadership, with the full blessings of the Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu.

CiSCA has since called on President Lungu to prove to the nation that he is not in support of the tribal statements being perpetuated by his members.

“President Lungu should categorically, unequivocally denounce his senior leaders for their tribal utterances and accordingly sanction them to deter others from this vice. We doubt he will. If he is unsure how to do this, we encourage President Lungu to seek counsel from our former first President, Dr Kenneth Kaunda who worked hard to erase the tribal lines which Lungu and his cronies are shamelessly working hard to bring back,” said Judith Mulenga who is CiSCA vice chairperson.

Mulenga says the PF presently holds the dubious record as the most divisive party the country has had since independence.

“The Zambian people have worked hard over the years to live up to the ‘One Zambia, One Nation’ motto as manifested in the integration across tribes. Any utterances that promote tribalism go against the national values espoused in Article 8(d) of the Constitution, and undermines the national unity and harmony as contained in Article 43(d),” said.

Mulenga explained that the PF has failed to live up to their campaign rhetoric of improving the lives of the millions of Zambians living in poverty and have resorted to divisive, tribal tactics to try and hang on to power.

“We note that the tribal attacks are perpetuated mainly by a few misguided individuals from one ethnic group, the Bemba. Sadly, the traditional leaders have remained mute suggesting that they too agree with this misrepresentation of the many Bemba speaking people who are not vile tribalists like the few PF leaders. This week, President Lungu will be speaking in Parliament and will probably re-echo the rhetoric on national unity, while he is doing nothing about his party’s agenda of polarization of this country on tribal lines.

The President must demonstrate leadership by condemning the utterances of his senior party members and removing these members from positions they hold. We have little faith in the Secretary General of the Party in dealing with this. President Lungu must prove that he is intolerant of tribalism as it is under his watch that we have seen an upsurge of tribal divisions and he needs to deal with this convincingly and decisively. Zambians will not take kindly to his usual glossing over of important national issues and continued politicking for the sake of staying in power.”

Mulenga says her consortium is also disappointed by the ineptitude of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in decisively dealing with the continued use of tribal remarks during election campaigns.

She says the Commission puts the country at risk by their continued failure to deal with such behavior which has now become a permanent feature of the PF campaigns.

“We know that had the utterances attributed to Chanda Nyela in a recent video been made by any other tribe or opposition leader, the Home Affairs Minister would have already swung into action. Expecting any action from him is pointless and so we will simply point out his ineptitude in this regard for posterity’s sake so that Zambians can see for themselves the kind of leaders they have. Nyela, in his recent utterances, confirms something we have always suspected: that the ‘other tribes’ can never be considered for leadership. The singling out of only specific individuals from these tribes is merely a rouge to mask their deep-rooted tribalism that sees other tribes as not worthy of holding leadership roles in the country. If the PF cannot preside over a united country and can only survive in a toxic, divided environment, we remind them that Zambians are above this and deserve better from those in leadership or those aspiring for leadership. and must say no emphatically to such misrule.”

NASON MSONI DESCRIBES ISSUANCE OF NRC’S TO UNDER AGE KIDS SHAMELESS

By George Zulu

All People’s Congress (APC) leader Nason Msoni says it is absolutely criminal for anyone to anchor his political ambition on electoral malpractices and the circumvention of the constitution.

Commenting on pictures circulating on social media depicting under aged children being issued with NRCs in Luapula Province, Msoni says the PF has taken a self-destructive trajectory by using under aged children to return power next year at all cost.

He observes with sadness that the recruitment of toddlers as voters is the worst form of child abuse and predatory exploitation of vulnerable children by shameless men and women.

“We think that running out of options is not a plausible excuse for anyone to resort to enticing small children to illegally vote for any group of desperate politicians who are fearing to be held accountable for their actions in the event of losing elections.

The idea of exploiting and taking advantage of the children as voters is in essence a confirmation that a political party has lost the argument for remaining in government.”

Msoni notes that this is a classic case of child labour being perpetuated by those who ordinarily ought to protect the rights of the children.

He says there is no excuse whatsoever for anyone to resort to using children as voters.This action is outrightly illegal and the perpetrators should be apprehended.

“Political mandate can only legitimately be derived from those who are eligible voters. We urge the electoral commission of Zambia to take keen interest in ensuring that it only registers eligible voters to avoid creating unnecessary political skirmishes,” he said.

Msoni fears that with the abuse exhibited so far on NRCs issuance, the online voter registration process will undoubtedly be abused by those who wish to take advantage of the system to recruit ineligible voters.

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lusaka : 9th September 2020

UNLAWFUL ISSUANCE OF NRCs TO MINORS .

It has come to our attention that the government through the Department of National Registration is issuing National Registration Cards to under age children. This is illegal as the law stipulates that only people above 16 years of age can be issued with an NRC.
We have noted that in its desperation to manipulate the 2021 presidential and general election, the PF government is issuing NRCs to minors below the age of 16 by exaggerating their ages with the intention to register them as voters.

This malpractice is particularly being undertaken by
the Ministry of Home Affairs in places perceived to be PF strongholds.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has also been systematically denying those places perceived to be opposition strong holds access to registration materials.

We note that the illegal trend by government has gotten to registering minors who do not qualify at law.

Sadly , parents of the said children are not realizing that as a consequence of this illegal registration, their children will be sent to early retirement as they will be over-age,or fail to access educational facilities such as governed bursaries as they will be over-age.

Further, the said minors will be denied so many privileges available for other children.

As a Party, we wish to warn all those parents sending their children that are not qualified to obtain NRCs that we shall ensure those minors are dealt with accordingly during voting.

Zambia is a signatory to the international convention on children’s rights and registering minors is a serious crime.

The behavior by NRC Office to do illegal things by registering minors is a serious indictment on our demicracy.

We wish to put it on record that UPND leadership will prosecute all those involved once we assume leadership.

Issued by:

Stephen Katuka
UPND SECRETARY

By Diggers Editor,

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema being taken back to Lusaka Central Prison-picture by Tenson Mkhala
ON August 30, a contact with well-placed sources within government reached out to us and urged us to take FDD leader Edith Nawakwi’s privatisation allegations against UPND president Hakainde Hichilema very seriously, no matter how useless they sounded. The contact informed us that government was going to use those allegations she made on Hot FM to arrest the opposition leader. According to this source, the PF government was planning to harm Hakainde Hichilema, but they had been struggling to have access to his body.

“The PF have been looking for potential cases on which they can arrest Mr Hakainde Hichilema. Unfortunately, they found nothing after a long search. The ruling leadership then hatched a plan to arrest Mr Hichilema for his role in the privatisation of State companies during the era of president Frederick Chiluba. Madam Nawakwi’s allegations are useful for this purpose. The PF thinks that Zambians, many of whom were either not born or too young at the time, are likely to believe whatever she says because she was Minister of Finance at the time of privatisation. The primary motive behind the impending arrest is to have access to his physical body, not to convict Mr Hichilema since any trial would expose the bogus nature of the charges and the serious weaknesses in the prosecution’s case. Once they have Mr Hichilema in police custody, the plan is to eliminate him. However, some people in power are of the view that killing him can set the country on fire. Instead, they are proposing that it’s better to find a pliant judge who would be willing to convict Mr Hichilema and disqualify him from running for the Presidency,” reported the informant, adding: “It is like they regret not killing him when he was in remand prison for treason.”

We are not too much into conspiracy theories, and so we gave very little attention to this intel, which sounded quite unthinkable to us. In our view, we stated to the informer that this was too far-fetched. We argued that the PF may have gotten away with the bogus treason charge in 2017 without creating a crisis, but arresting the biggest opposition leader months before a contentious election, let alone eliminating him, would turn this country upside down. “The PF leadership would have to be completely out of their minds to adopt such a foolish strategy, and only a mad person in government would authorise a dangerous scheme of that nature,” we stated.

To our shock, even before the statement from the Chief Government Spokesperson, Dora Siliya, could circulate to the public on Tuesday, the contact reached out to us again showing us the same document and saying: “This is what I was warning you about. Like I told you, they want to use madam Nawakwi’s allegations to arrest Mr Hichilema so that they can have access to his body. This is very sad. How can a nation be led or rather misled to self-destruction this way?”

In her statement, Honourable Siliya stated as follows: “Nawakwi, through her various media engagements, has categorically stated that Mr Hichilema failed to declare interest, while presiding over the sale of public assets in which he had personal interest. Government finds Mr Hichilema’s conduct, if true, to be a clear case of corrupt practices, bordering on non-declaration of interest, in winning a bid. Government is, therefore, studying the matter and is following closely the reaction by the citizens who are the true owners of the property in question. The nation will be informed of the steps that the government will take, should it become necessary to act on behalf of the citizens of Zambia.”

The statement from the Minister also tallies well with the political analysis given by UNZA lecturer Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa who also stated as follows:

“PF are creating the pretext on which they may move to arrest Hichilema soon for being in possession of property suspected to be proceeds of corruption. I heard Nawakwi the other day saying that Hichilema dubiously acquired a house in Lusaka and inviting State investigative wings to arrest him. What Nawakwi is doing, however, is to push to the front the privatisation issue because Hichilema is gaining momentum. She is doing so in a way that suggests that the PF are building a profile for his arrest on a bogus charge of corruption. And who knows what they may do to Hichilema when he is in detention?”

We still don’t pay too much attention to outrageous conspiracy theories, but this does not look like a baseless conspiracy theory anymore. Reading the strange statement from the Minister, one would not help but imagine it being fake news. It’s hard to believe that government officials at the level of Cabinet Minister sat down to write such a statement. The statement is not only embarrassing, but it also signals unprecedented levels of desperation to stop an opposition leader from participating in an election.

Why is the PF so desperate to arrest Mr Hichilema? What do they want to do to him? Is it true that they want access to his body so that they harm him, or kill him? Is this what the humble, God-fearing President has resorted to? Is this a charge that a reasonable government can rely on to arrest an opposition leader or anyone else for that matter? What kind of reasoning is this? To the Honourable Minister who issued that statement and any other government official, including the President, if he is part of the scheme to arrest and harm Mr Hichilema, we make a simple, earnest appeal: please, do not set the country on fire! There already exists a huge heap of pent-up frustrations and cumulative anger among Zambians for different reasons that all have to do with the failure of the State to meet their yearnings and aspirations. Do not light or set this heap ablaze. The consequences of the explosion might be too horrific to ever imagine.

I’m more Tonga than Hakainde Hichilema, PF national mobilization committee member Bizwell Mutale has said.

Speaking in Livingstone, Southern Province, where he met PF party officials, Muutale said there’s somebody who thinks he is more Tonga than anybody else and he is a messiah of the Tongas.

“Today I refuse – the gloves are out. We will not be deprived. We are here in Southern Province and I’m not leaving. If Hakainde thinks Southern Province belongs to him, I’m more Tonga than he is. Ndi mwana a chief Monze mebo (I’m a child of chief Monze). What he (Hichilema) can do, I can do it 10 times than he does it. If he can come and tell us he is going to do the borehole, I’m gonna do the borehole now. We have the President; he comes here in Southern Province…You saw what happened in Monze? What an embarrassment
And the so-called MPs, the comments they were passing… They were voted [for] by some of you to be in Parliament. 25 years…They gonna go 30 years, what will change? No change will come out of Southern Province and I’m assuring you now. We can bet,” Mr Muutale said.

Muutale said change was coming to Southern Province.

“Change is coming to Southern Province [because] His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is looking into Southern. Nothing will remain the same. We are here now; he (Lungu) has sent us to move as one nation and re-build our country. Kweendelenya ambubaamba ba chairman (like the chairman [Lawrence Evans] has said, UNIP was here, I had free education in UNIP. MMD came; we drank coffee for the first time in Zambia, PF came, he says eat your pie. We have seen the toll gates in South Africa [and] we pay. But okuno (here) we are refusing. The President has brought development – look at the roads. We are hitting 200 [kilometres per hour],” he said.

And Mr Muutale said they were sent by President Edgar Lungu to work in Southern Province.

“We’ve been sent by His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to work here in Southern Province. The people in Southern Province say ‘PF has neglected us.’ The PF government is saying the people of Southern Province have rejected us. We have had so many discussions but you would understand. It’s like the chief expressed that it’s like there is a snake and a person. The snake is scared of biting a person and the person is scared of killing snake. Who is wrong? But we are now going to change this. Most of all, we are not going to be a tribe [but] we are going to be Zambians. One Zambia, One Nation. When you cross Kafue coming here (in Southern Province,) everything is wrong. I’m going to speak openly and blunt, because so many lies have caused the way we are today in Southern Province,” he said.

Mr Muutale said Southern Province is in Zambia.

“There is no Tonga who is another province, a Bemba in another province that is called another country. We have one President whom we look up to. Bakwimikizya bakapokola abukali maningi (when you are flagged down by traffic officers, you even fume), because the roads are nice. Wasika biyo (the moment you reach) mbozwiida mu Monze kuya ku Mazabuka ma tyre ayide kudubuka (the moment you leave Monze driving towards Mazabuka, your car tyres start bursting). Ino ndabuzya (So, I tend to ask) where is the MP here? Do we have an MP here? We are in Zambia! Ikuhumwa (hypnotised) mulicizyi citonga (Do you know Tonga)? Southern Province is hypnotised! Imuntu olo wambaula wambaula mwazwa mwati peepe swebo tuli bakoku mwatalika kulila (even if someone talks and talks to you, once you leave, you say ‘no, us are for this’ and then you start crying. This time nsyemulombi biya (I’m not requesting you), I’m carrying you by force. ECL in Southern Province…And I’m telling you, tuli kumanjililo kuno nkotubede (we are at the entry point here where we are), w…

Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Secretary General Hon Mumbi Phiri says God is using former Finance Minister Edith Nawakwi to expose UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s real character to open up the eyes of Zambians ahead of the 2021 general elections.

Speaking on Kasama Radio on Tuesday evening, Mrs Phiri described Ms Nawakwi as a blessing to Zambia.

She said Mr. Hichilema is a wrong man to aspire for Presidency because of the manner he allegedly mishandled the transaction role that was placed on him by Government during the sale of Sun International Hotel in Livinsgtone and other national assets like RAMCOZ in Luanshya.

Mrs Phiri said the UPND leader, who turned out to be one of the shareholders of Sun Hotel after the conclusion of the the sale, should have declared interest in the matter in accordance with the principles of good corporate governance as opposed to what he did.

“Ms Nawakwi is being used by God to expose Mr. Hakainde Hichilema. God loves this country,” said Mrs Phiri.

She challenged Mr. Hichilema to give a comprehensive explaination to the Zambians the role he played during the sale of RAMCOZ and why he never declared interest during the sale of Sun Hotel instead of rushing to court to sue Ms Nawakwi for defamation of character before clearing his name over the Issues at hana which begs honest answers.

Mrs Phiri said there is nothing political for Zambians to demand answers from Mr. Hichilema, who is aspiring to lead Zambia, on matters of national interest.

She wondered why Mr. Hichilema has remained mute over people’s calls on him to explain why he never disclosed to Government that he was an interested party in Sun Hotel which he and his business partners bought cheaply.

Mrs Phiri said Zambians deserve to know the truth about all the issues surrounding Mr Hichilema’s source of his massive wealth and his dealings during privatisation.

She said Zambians deserve honest answers from all those aspiring for Presidency ahead of next year’s general elections.

The PF Deputy Secretary General wondered shy the UPND leader always gets emotional whenever he is asked about the source of his wealth by the media.

Mrs Phiri cautioned the people of Lukashya and Zambians in general to be wary of such leaders who always get angry when asked to account for their wealth as well as the role they played during privatisation.

“Vote for Mr. George Chisanga for continued Development,” she said.

Mrs Phiri is also disappointed that Mr. Hichilema has failed to tame his supporters who have gone on rampage insulting Ms Nawakwi and calling her Jezebel for merely expressing her disappointment with the manner Mr. Hichilema handled his role as transaction advisor to Government.

“UPND supporters are insulting a well-respected woman (Ms Nawakwi) and their leader is quiet. Hakainde has no respect for women. The issue of privatisation will not die.”

Mrs Phiri has since urged Mr Hichilema to brace himself for another defeat in next year’s elections and that those planning to set Zambia on fire when he loses will not succeed because Zambians are peaceful. -SMART EAGLES

IN ZAMBIA, YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE STATE IMMEDIATELY YOU DEMOCRATICALLY DISSENT

By Jonas Shakafuswa

Democracy has a lot of challenges. It is not a game for the weak. You have to be magnanimous to lead the people in a democracy. Only those with the heart of Leadership should qualify to Lead. Today dissent is taken to be enemy of the Country. Men and Women who expects the best for the Country are being stripped of their rights by foolish Policing by the Zambia Police on Partisan lines. Today Police Force does not belong to the people of Zambia, but it is an extension of PF.

Today dissent denies you the benefit of enjoying the fruits of our Country. You have to agree to even with the most foolish things for you to be appointed or keep your job. Today dissent makes you an alien. A refugee in your Country with no rights whatsoever . Today you can’t have bussiness with Government because you are against the many ills of PF. Today all Zambians should behave like idiots and look the other way when their Country is degenerating.

Today your tribe is a prescription of discrimination. Today their tribe is a means by which they claim all the wealth and positions in this Country. Do we really have to be unpatriotic and allow our Country to its knees to be called Zambians? What happened to call of “Unity in diversity” which brought us together when we fought the One Party State?.Zambia will and has to raise above this mediocrity.

We will fight for the second independence from our local colonialist. Yes the Day Has Come for every Zambian to be recognized and enjoy the fruits of our independence, the fruits of multiparty democracy. Let us not be down troden by little dictators who want their evil will to divide this Country to be the order of the day. They are very little scared people. To them the use of force shows strength. No it shows they are scared little men. People should respect their works. In life bullies have always been weak at heart. Yes the Day Has Come for the emancipation of our Country.

Countrymen let us rise above our region. Let us rise above our tribe. Let us rise above Partisan interests. Partisan interest has restricted our resolve to move this Country forward.us. Let us claim back our Country. Let us fight for our Independence. Yes the second independence.

President Edgar Lungu has been urged to call for a national economic indaba immediately in order to find ways of coming out of the current economic quagmire that our country is faced with, and not find pleasure in the privatisation saga, involving his arch rival.

The Zitukule Consortium says it is deeply disturbed and concerned that some government officials have continued to push the privatization narrative in public discourse at the expense of current the challenges facing the country including poverty, low productivity and free fall of the Kwacha.

“It is totally unacceptable that government officials, elected to promote and protect the well-being of citizens could be spending time discussing the Opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema when the nation is bleeding economically and majority citizens are becoming more and more impoverished. This should not be allowed to continue,” says the Consortium.

The Zitukule Consortium says this continued narrative by government officials is a well calculated ploy to shield their own failures and to divert citizens’ attention.

“It is our considered view that the sustained campaign by government officials on privatization and calls for a commission of inquiry focusing on one individual could be a deliberate and well calculated scheme meant to not only divert citizens attention from real issues affecting the nation, but also to justify and lay grounds for a possible arrest and harm to the UPND leader,” says the Consortium.

The organization adds that it must be noted that as things stand in the country today, any move by government to arrest and or harm the UPND leader may not be received well by the citizenry.

“For those calling for a commission of inquiry on privatization, have you forgotten how tax payer’s money has wasted on numerous politically motivated commissions of inquiries in the past 8 years with no tangible outcome. What has the nation benefited from the commission of inquiry on voting patterns and political violence when the status quo remains the same or even becoming worse?

“We wish to advise government to direct resources and energy on resolving the numerous challenges facing our people today including long hours of electricity blackouts, the ever-depreciating local currency, procurement corruption and debt management among other things.

“Arresting or planning to harm Hakainde Hichilema won’t launder the image of those in power today ahead of the 2021 general election.

“Unlike in 2016, arresting the leader of the biggest opposition party 10 months before the election on flimsy grounds would destabilize national peace and unity and put the country in big trouble,” adds the Consortium in a statement, issued by its Executive Director, Nicholas Phiri.

HH EXPLAINS HIS ROLE IN THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS

( IN RECENT WEEKS, ACCUSATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST UPND LEADER , HAKAINDE HICHILEMA THAT HE STOLE FROM PRIVATIZATION. LAST WEEK, HH HAD AN INTERVIEW TO CLEAR THE AIR. THE UPND MEDIA TEAM BRINGS YOU A VERBATIM REPORT OF THE INTERVIEW ON HOT FM, DIAMOND TV AND OTHER STATIONS.)

INTERVIEWER: As Hakainde Hichilema, did you participate in the privatization process? Were you in charge of the process?

HH : It’s very important that we clarify at some point who was responsible for the privatization program but to insinuate that I made money because of the privatization process only is far from the truth because I started business at a very early age of 26 and was able to buy a property at K 61 million in 1995 before I was involved in any privatization program. So it’s not true that we made our money through privatization. We are business people.

The answer is that I participated in the privatization program but I was not in charge of the process. Who was in charge? It was the government of the day and which one was the government of the day? It was the MMD who were responsible for the privatization program in terms of policy not myself because I was not part of the Government.Legally,they were responsible because they set up the Privatization Act of 1992 as a Government under the late Frederick Chiluba MHSRIP.And the overall structure ( today is our day to explain these things so that those who might not be aware might know,those who may be mischievious,their mischief can be laid bare) The MMD government came into office in 1991 and in 1992,they enacted the Privatisation Act which was a legal document, meaning that parliament at that time made a decision and gave the citizens a law,the privatization law.

The way the structure was made was there was a cabinet on top chaired by the President of the Republic of Zambia.Under Cabinet,there was a Committee of Ministers from within Cabinet called Committee of Ministers of Privatisation,HH was not there.Then there was the Zambia Privatisation Agency,ZPA as an institution and manager to implement the privatization process.That is where the policy and legal power lay.The Committee of Ministers comprised Finance,Commerce,Mines and Tourism depending on the assets.The ZPA would then ask for expert advice from many,many people.

Thousands of Zambian lawyers,corporate finance guys like ourselves,real estate agents,property valuators,engineering firms from 1992 along the way were somehow involved. 270 companies or units were sold and today HH was responsible.HH sat below the privatization agency,asked to do his professional work. So the answer is yes in terms of involvement at that level as I have explained and No in terms of responsibility, in terms of legal power and in terms of policy power,I was not involved.

INTERVIEWER: Madam Edith Nawakwi has brought out three key issues which include the Kabulonga property,the sale of RAMCZ and the sale of Mosio-tunya Hotel in Livingestone.Let us start with the Serval Road property in Kabulonga,when did you acquire that property?

HH: Its fair to state that Madam Nawakwi on HOT FM alleged that I stole a house from Lima Bank and she mentioned the house as the one on Serval Road in Kabulonga.That I stole the house from Lima Bank.I abused my role in the privatization programme, got that house from Lima Bank dubiously. She actually called me a crook.I’m not a crook.That house never belonged to Lima Bank as she alleges.I bought the house but not from the said bank.

INTERVIEWER: Is there proof to show that you didn’t acquire this house from Lima bank?
HH: There is yes.

INTERVIEWER: Would you care to show us?
HH: Madam Nawakwi made these allegations that I stole the house,I responded that I never stole the house,I don’t steal.Here are the facts Gary.This property is called farm 488a/40/a/3 Serval Road.Thats the name of the plot.I bought this house from a company called National Tobacco Board of Zambia.This house was advertised through an open tender through the Newspaper in 1995.Madam Nawakwi says I stole the house from Lima Bank because in her allegations,I was involved in the privatization of the bank in 1998, but I bought this house through a public tender in 1995.The timeline there does not match.Someone is lying,is it me or it is her.I say Edith Nawakwi you lied.Here is a summary of the house having been bought from National Tobacco Company and not Lima Bank .(displays the house documents). I responded to a Newspaper advert in April 1995 and then after I responded and I was awarded after emerging as the highest bidder.Thats the point I was making earlier on.Without being involved in Privatisation,I was already as a businessman able to tender for this property at K 61 Million.Now who advertised the house? A firm in Ndola called T.P. Chibwe and company who were valuation surveyors and estate agents who had been engaged to sell the property.To be specific my offer went in on 26th of April 1995,then the valuation was done,how they did it I don’t know,that was not my job.Then I was offered the house.Who owned the house from the very beginning.Here are the records from Lands Ministry showing who owned the house. (displays Ministry of Lands documents). Mr.Chileshe was the owner of the house who sold it to the Tobacco Company of Zambia in 1967 and then TBZ got a mortgage from Zambia National Building Society of K 15,000 in 1971 and then TBZ changed its name in 1989 to National Tobacco Company of Zambia and all these entries are there in the Ministry of Lands documents.Then the National Tobacco Company borrowed money from Finance bank in December 1989.The money was not paid according to these documents and the bank moved in to repossess the house according to the security that was provided and passed it over to TP Chibwe of Ndola to advertise the sale.I won the tender like I said K 61 million,no income from Privatisation but from other businesses as a partner,as a shareholder and a couple of other businesses at an early age.No privatization at that age.I then paid the Real Estate Agent through my lawyer,one Michael Musonda,the current Deputy Chief Justice of Zambia and is still alive.Then they went and paid off the mortgage.The mortgage and interest was at ten million kwacha as at 27th September 1990 and the money I paid in was used to clear the mortgage and they were able to discharge the mortgage on 7th July 1995.Then the house was offered to me by the National Tobacco Company and became mine.Then I registered an assignment which is a document used to change ownership on 7th July 1995.That house was never ever a Lima Bank house.The bank came up for privatization in 1998,I bought the house in 1995.Clearly Madam Nawakwi you are a liar.

INTERVIEWER: Okay,that clears one of the particulars of the defamatory statements.So..
HH: She will have a chance in court to prove whether she has a different record of this.She has a chance in court.That is why we have gone to court so that we can stop shouting at each other.

INTERVIEWER : We now move to the second issue which is on RAMCOZ.What role did you play in that transaction whether remotely or closely because she raised this.

HH : First,there is this allegation that this young guy called HH was responsible for privatizing the mines and that he and he alone had the power.I think I have explained that I didn’t have the power because I was merely a service provider contracted and at the time appointed through a public tender either as an individual or firm with agreed fees.I got paid because that is my job and business.I think today I must clear that.There is an allegation that I privatized a mine called RAMCOZ.I never privatized any mine in this country.I made this point clear.

This mine was privatized around 1997.I was not there.The records are there at ZPA and Zambia Development Agency today and I can assure you that you will not find HH’s name there.RAMCOZ was sold by the MMD government through the structure I earlier gave you.I was not involved.INTERVIEWER : Why do you think she mentions HH?

HH : Malice.She is confusing things.She is claiming that I was the Receiver as you can see in our demand letter.In her insinuations,she says this young guy called HH had the power to privatize mines and its assets but that is wrong.It is actually malicious,completely malicious and again she will have the time to prove herself in court.Neither did I privatize RAMCZ nor was I its receiver. I was none.On her program on Hot FM,she alleged that I stole 10 million dollars from RAMCOZ.How I stole it,I don’t know.She will prove that in court.I’m not a thief and I didn’t steal any money from RAMCOZ.

RAMCOZ was privatized in 1997. Thereafter they borrowed money in 2000 or thereafter as a private company from ZANACO bank which they failed to pay.And ZANACO appointed a receiver to recover the money they were owed by RAMCOZ which was then a private company. Completely misleading herself and the public.And I’m shocked that a former Minister of Finance can fail to understand basic facts.It can only prove one thing,political malice.Get HH at all cost even if he is not a criminal. Complete malicious because the facts are there.How do I know that the facts are there? When you are appointed Receiver under the Insolvency Act, you have to register your receivership deed at PACRA,that time it was called Company Registrar.You also go to court and register that receivership Deed and you are appointed as a receiver as an individual,the law is very clear.I can invite Zambians who might be doubting on what is going on to say go to PACRA or go to court and see the Receivership Deed on who was appointed receiver only to recover the money for ZANACO and not to privatize RAMCOZ because it was already privatized 3-4 years earlier.I think my colleagues who did the receivership for ZANACO did a very good job as they recovered the money which was a very difficult thing to do to recover.The rest is detail for court.We shall see what she says in court.

INTERVIEWER: The third of the issues raised by Madam Nawakwi concerns Mosio-tunya Hotel in Livingstone that you sold yourself the shares after evaluation and all that.Give us a picture of this transaction and concerns raised by Madam Nawakwi.

HH : In the privatization process,if there is an asset that delivered more than expected,it was that project in Livingstone.World class asset,competitive product internationally,delivered meticulously in accordance with the objectives that were set in the privatization program.If I was not Hakainde Hichilema and was not seeking public office,I would have been praised every day on the way that transaction was handled.Completely first class in accordance with the set objectives.There was an allegation that I was shareholder when the bids came through,they never came to me but to ZPA.

The bids under the program were received by ZPA and then decides who they think can help them to structure the transaction in accordance with the set objectives and the agency would call people like us,not just me but there were other people there.But the way everything is being made to look like there is this troublesome chap called HH seeking Presidency who is not allowed to be Republican President of this country.He must just be a citizen of Zambia.I aspire to be President.

The bids went to ZPA and the insinuation is that I was shareholder of Sun International and when I was appointed to assist in putting this transaction together,I had vested interest in Sun International and therefore awarded the assets to the bidder.The material question is did I have shareholding in Sun hotel to be able to declare conflict of interest when I was asked to assist by the MMD Government through Cabinet and ZPA,the answer is NO.I was never a shareholder and I invite Zambians to go to the registry at PACRA and see if HH was a shareholder because that’s what Nawakwi said that I was a shareholder and therefore gave myself Sun International,she is wrong,I was not a shareholder

By David Zulu

Mafishi was an elegant aquatic giant that loved to gyrate gracefully and with much aplomb especially when he noticed an attentive audience of admiring students converging on his pond. His exact age is unknown but estimated to be between 6 to 12 years.

Over the years, Mafishi quickly adopted the myth of Nyami Nyami known as the Zambezi River God of the Tonga speaking people of Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Nyami Nyami is still believed to protect the Tonga and give them sustenance in difficult times. The current recurring of ZESCO power problems is attributed to the Tonga god’s unquenchable anger over the abuse of the Zambezi river and some Tonga traditionalists have demanded that sacrifices be carried inorder to appease and pacify the angry creature believed submerged on the river bed.

The interspecies relationship between Mafishi and the students was unique and was based on the concept of mutualism, where two individuals from different species exist in a relationship where each benefits from the activity of the other. Students regarded Mafishi as a comforter in times of distress and a befitting partner in happy times. We will never know the benefits Mafishi derived from his human species.

The passionate interest and solidarity by the University student community on the welfare of Mafishi, over the years would have one think that the Copperbelt University has a department of Ichthyology, a branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. The revered fish died two days ago and the amount of grief and solidarity by the students and ordinary citizens is stunning.

It was the first time that Zambia’s political archrivals shared common views as both paid tribute to a legend and a University hero. UPND President Hakainde Hichilema was the first to offer condolences to the Copperbelt University on his Facebook page. “We stand with the CBU student community, past and present over the death of their iconic pet Mafishi”.

President Edgar Lungu posted on his Facebook; “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals”.

Lungu’s post however drew several criticisms with some bloggers accusing him of caring more for a dead fish than the dead Kwacha that was trading at K20 to one US$. Others aimed sling shots at him reminding the President how a University of Zambia student Vespers Shimuzhila was killed by Police without government taking action against the culprits. And yet others called him a hypocrite for talking about a bream but unwilling to tell the nation who was behind the gassing and ritual killings where hundreds of Zambians lost their lives.

Whatever fallouts or accolades that have followed after the death of Mafishi, one thing that is certain is that Zambians have been united in mourning of a fish. Mafishi has been canonized and has been placed on a fast track course to sainthood. May his fins rest in peace.

INNOCENT HH CLEANSED BY PF!

The story of HH having “sold mines” which was started by PF founder Michael Sata, has finally been ended by PF under Chagwa! God indeed works in mysterious ways!

Katele Kalumba, a former Finance Minister, clearly explained, of all TV networks, on ZNBC on how all the mining subsidiaries were sold and HH was not involved even remotely on all of them. The mines in Chililabombwe ( Konkala mine), the mine in Chingola ( Nchanga mine) and Nampundwe mine were sold to Anglo American on a cheap by government itself through ZPA to Anglo- American company without any HH or private individual involvement. Infact he explained that there was absolutely no willing buyer for these subsidiaries and he had to appeal to the ” moral side” of Anglo American executives and not “busines” reasoning for them to buy the assets.

Next the Nkana Mines in Kitwe ( Mindolo north and South Shafts) and Central shaft (in Wusakile) as was the Mufulira mine were sold to Glencore ( Mopani) thru ZPA. So HH was never involved in the sale of any mine in Chingola, Kitwe, Ndola, Mufulira, Chililabombwe towns. All these mines, as clearly documented were sold by Chiluba, Katele and co with no HH involvement. Not even remotely!!

In Luanshya, the mine was one of the earliest to be sold. It was sold in 1998 to RAMCOZ, an Indian company. Again, government thru ZPA sold the mine to the Indians and HH, who was 35 years old then, was never involved in its sale in 1998! Not even remotely. But the Indians failed to run it. After RAMCOZ that had borrowed money from a Zambian Bank, ZANACO ( It will be interesting to know how Indians borrowed money from a Zambian Bank, to buy a Zambian mine. Maybe Katele and Nawakwi will tell us), grabbed the mine and put it under receivership in order to recover it’s money. A Chris Mulenga acted on behalf of ZANACO as the receiver and sold the mine to J&W/ Enya in 2003. Enya failed to run the mine and RB sold it to the Chinese CNMC in 2009 who are the current owners. HH again was not involved at all. Even a cheap, desk research without even going to PACRA or ZPA now ZDA, would have given any one who is fair minded or really seeks the truth these answers. Even Grevazio Zulu and Mutale Mwanza and her HOT FM cronies can easily access this information if they honestly needed answers.

HH sold the mines story is debunked! It’s dead!! Katele has helped here. He will be lucky if ZNBC will call him for another interview

Let’s move to the house story. The Serval Road house. The story is that one day in early April of1995, way before his involvement in privatisation, HH came home from work tired, he removed his jacket and tie, threw himself in the sofa and asked his wife Mutinta for a glass of some cold Chibwantu and a copy of the Zambia Daily Mail which was delivered to his house. Mutinta lovingly obliged and brought the husband a glass of Chibwantu and a copy of the Daily Mail. While sipping the Chibwantu, HH perused through the Daily Mail and saw an advert by a Mr Chibwe of Ndola, seeking for bids for various properties including a house in Serval Road. HH responded to this advert in a government newspaper and put in a bid for the Serval Road house. Mr Chibwe in Ndola opened the bids and chose the HH bid which was the highest, as the winner and sold him the house a month later. HH’s childhood friend, and his UNZA room mate, Micheal Musonda, the current Deputy Chief Justice of Zambia, who was running a budding Law firm then did the conveyance for his house. Yes! HH gave some business to his UNZA friend to help him with the legal requirements. No story here.

Let’s now move to the Sun International story!! First of all, let’s agree that Sun International is not a Kapyopyo company. For starters, they own the Sun City resorts. Obama spent a night at the Cabanas Sun City resort as President when he visited SA. Oprah Winfrey spent a month at the ‘The Maslow’ Sun Hotel for a month. All those tuma Kora awards and other important events are held at Sun City resort centres. So Sun International is not a company like those lodges Chitalu Chilufya runs in Mansa built with stolen funds. They are a respected global brand.

So is a HH a shareholder?! Even a Grevazio Zulu or Zach Chavula and Mutale Mwanza led search at PACRA would reveal that HH is not a shareholder. The shareholders are Joanne Elizabeth a Canadian, Richard Ceasar a South African. So is there any conflict interest? Simple answer is that how can there be a conflict of interest when public documents, PACRA documents show that he was not and has never been a shareholder?? Remember, Sun International bought the hotel in 1997 when HH was just 34 years old!! Before then Livingston was dead. HH rekindled it through just one investment! A well packaged investment.

As Zambians, we should desist from this tendency of tarnishing and maligning good people and prop up known conmen. -ZWD

LUNGU YOU WILL CRY IN 2021-CHILUFYA TAYALI

I AM VERY UPSET WITH EDGAR TODAY-
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It is my policy not to discuss politics on a day like this, rather I talk good about the pushing Bill 10 to go back to parliament that have been waited for so long or motivational issues. However, people make rules and not vice versa. Where it is NECESSARY you have to adjust the rules for the good of society.

I want to warn myself that I have not yet declared support for His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. I also want to review to you that I have hard a close relationship with the PF but I am not a PF member for the simple reason that I want to retain my freedom to speak out freely when the PF or any political party mess up like Edgar have done to the Zambian Kwacha.

I also want to add that, what I am going to say is not about inconsistency on my part but inconsistency in circumstances. When things change, I should not be the same. I believe in a saying that, a wise man changes his mind.

Firstly I want to sympathize with Edgar because I am convinced he means well with other things but not where leadership concerns and he is not good to lead Zambia beyond 2021. However, I feel he is being too hard and over confidence about certain people around him and in cabinet.

I doubt Edgar will read this, but just in case, I want to tell him that he might cry 2021 if he continues being flocking with people who have openly shown him to support Hakainde Hichilema in approaching issues such of Privatization. HE NEEDS TO BE MORE DECISIVE AND CLINICAL in the way he handles issues and people. He has to time to play mediocrity. Politics is about numbers and every voter counts, losing one person is getting closer to losing power.

Yes, Edgar may look for money, which he (ECL) and PF don’t have for now to support him for Aug 2021 Elections. I believe HH has more money than PF. So if you think it is money I want, trust me I know where I can get it.

What are my issues which has made me unhappy with Edgar today, tomorrow is another day you never know? Believe it or not, I hate lies. You lie to me or other people, my confidence in you drops rapidly like ice on a hot pan. A number of PF senior members lie that they bought me a Car so that I can support ECL in writing articles for Times Of Zambia and I am speaking from many complaints I have received from the grassroots and my own experience. So if one day I mention names in public don’t take it personal you have to prove it yourself.

The other issue is selfishness, a lot of PF members are complaining that only a few are eating in PF while the majority who have worked for the party have benefited nothing. Even new comers have by-passed them to sit on the dinner table with the President while they remain on the fence peeping to HH like squirrels .

Don’t kid yourselves that politics is about service in a poor Country like Zambia with high unemployment. Imagine the miners who lost jobs are getting nothing out of PF, how do you think they would survive. This is why people want jobs so that they would have a living. Think of those who are not employed but they are you cadres, how are they surviving?

The other thing is respect for others. A lot of PF senior members especially those in Government behave like they are angels of small gods and they have lost respect for those outside who need their help and attention.

TAYALI NI TOUCH AND GO!

EEP – PEOPLE MAKE A NATION!

ZAMBIA MUST BE OWNED BY ZAMBIANS!