I WAS WRONG TO CALL UPND MEMBERS HOOLIGANS, ADMITS KAPYANGA

MPIKA PF MP Francis Kapyanga says he has reflected following his seven-day suspension from the House and realised that the word ‘hooligans’ was not parliamentary.

He has, however, urged the Speaker of the National Assembly to also act on points of order raised by opposition members.

The Mpika lawmaker was on Tuesday suspended for seven days by Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo for using unparliamentary language.

Kapyanga’s suspension came after Mitete MP Misheck Mutelo raised a point of order against him for calling UPND members ‘hooligans’.

This is the second time he has been suspended in this sitting, as on September 17, he was suspended for two weeks for contempt of the House.

Reacting to this in an interview, Wednesday, Kapyanga said he did not feel targeted, as he felt the Speaker was just doing his job.

He urged the Speaker to also act on the points of order raised by opposition members.

“Well, I don’t feel targeted. I just feel that maybe the Speaker should also attend to our points of order and complaints against the members on the right. Because we’ve complained a lot of times against our fellow members on the right. It’s not a secret that most of these suspensions are just on the opposition side. But I don’t feel targeted, I feel the Speaker was just doing his job,” he said.

“The only issue I want is that also our complaints must be attended to whenever we complain, even our points of order should also be attended to in the same fashion as when those on the right complain against certain figures within the opposition rank in Parliament. The enforcement of the Standing Orders must be fairly applied to both sides”.

On the use of the word ‘hooligans’ in the House, Kapyanga said, “I have reflected and realised the word ‘hooligans’ was not parliamentary”.

Kapyanga further said he used the word ‘hooligans’ because he felt he wasn’t protected against attacks from members on the right, but admitted his reaction was wrong as a leader.

“Even when I used that word, it’s because I was being harassed whilst debating, being attacked, being insulted. [But] even when you complain against such or a point of order is raised against such, the perpetrators will just go scot-free. And that’s their fashion. You know, in the House there are those exchanges of words, but it has always been a joking way. Unlike where someone targets you like they are attacking you and uses unpalatables against you. If you checked, it was during debate, and I asked the Speaker to protect me. But of course, being a leader, it’s not right not to accept a wrong,” said Kapyanga.

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*Dr. Kambwili chishimba is the political party on his own and a brand!!!*

So many people doesn’t understand politics as Zambians are desperately looking for a leader. Dr. Chishimba kambwili is very fit and health, if you think that he is sick.

In person leadership we look out for something like honestly, openness and sincerity, all what kambwili says about the person is the fact, when he say this Man is a liar it come to be a reality.

Dr. Chishimba kambwili he is not just a leader but he is eloquent, sanguine and meranchonic. All he says are facts, what he says happen, but people doesn’t see beyond his intelligence.

So many people wants to be president of Zambia following HH failure to govern but the question is are their known! Can their shake the all countries within a month? Definitely NO!

Dr. Chishimba kambwili is known more than all political parties in this country, in short he is the political party on his own.

He is a crown puller with pure leadership qualities. Where Zambia has reached it needs a expert who has been a cabinet minister before to collect the messes done by UPND.

Dr. Chishimba kambwili is a true leader. A true recognizes that their success is measured by the growth and development of their team members. By investing time and effort into nurturing your team talent and promoting a culture of continuous improvement, leaders not only elevate others but also create a stronger, more resilient organization as a whole. Which is what kambwili is.

Let’s all rally down Dr. Chishimba kambwili.

*By Dr. Chishimba kambwili’s private secretary Mr. Mwila Kennedy.*

By Chilufya Tayali

WHY IS WATCHDOG SO MUCH AGAINST THIS MAN, THEY VILIFY HIM ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY, FORGETTING THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY EXPOSING THE UPND GOVT
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Instead of fighting against the political missiles coming right into the Presidential compound, the deadliest UPND propaganda F-35 fighter jet is busy fighting this guy over fuel supply and other tenders.

This is misplaced energy and is attracting more criticism because Zambia Watchdog is actually revealing that there’s corruption in the UPND government. The opposition and other interest groups can take advantage of this to attack the UPND government.

Now, the issue is that whoever runs ZWD doesn’t supply fuel or anything to the Zambian Government, so whatever they write is coming from other tenderpreneurs who are blinded by their selfishness to pay ZWD to write these stories, which conversely dent the image of the Government.

Whatever the inner fights over tenders in the UPND government, should not be brought out by the UPND themselves; this is irresponsible.

At the moment, the focus should be on countering the malicious propaganda being unleashed on President Hichilema and his Government instead of washing dirty linen in public for others to pick up and use against the UPND.

BaZWD (or whoever runs it, I can mention your names but we are on the same team), give it a break before you draw all of us into this.

If you are being paid to write stories on a particular businessman, what will stop me from also getting money from another businessman to attack your people? But where will that take us?

I need money too, maybe I should reach out to Shashi Patel, or Gulamu, or whoever, to pay me to take on those who are paying for such articles. Remember no businessman is unblemished, so careful when you throw stones at others.

As a Party in power you need all businessmen to be on your side, otherwise you risk frustrating others to start supporting your opponents. BE WISE, DON’T BE SELFISH.

Basically, all I’m saying is that let’s focus on the real danger here; we have a lot to do, not causing more damage to the UPND Government.

TAYALI, THE PUBLIC LAWYER OF THE PUBLIC COURT OF OPINIONS!!!

FINDLAY TO KNOW HIS FATE TODAY

“Acquit Me, I have no Case-Findlay”

Lusaka-27th November 2027

Lusaka Businessman Valden Findlay is in court for Judgment for allegedly possesing a second passport without authority.

Lusaka-Thursday, 27th November 2025

…the prosecution once again failed to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the accused was in possession of more than one valid passport, therefore has failed to satisfy the statutory requirement of the offence,”…

Lusaka Magistrate Sylvia Munyina is expected to deliver Judgement in the case.

While the State has urged the court to find him guilty of immigration related allegations, the businessman has submitted that he “must” should be acquitted.

Findlay contends that the prosecution has failed to find a prema facie case against him in the criminal allegations that he was found with more than one valid passport.

“…the prosecution once again failed to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the accused was in possession of more than one valid passport, therefore has failed to satisfy the statutory requirement of the offence,” Findlay submits through his lawyers.

“We maintain that the accused must be acquitted. We humbly beseech this honourable court to dismiss both counts and acquit the accused,” the lawyers-Messrs Milner & Paul Legal Practitioners and Messrs D. Findly & Associates submit.

Findlay is charged with two counts of holding more than one passport and possession of a forged immigration endorsement.

It count one, allegations are that on March 14, 2014, in Lusaka, Findlay acquired a Zambian passport number ZP021382, purporting to have lost Zambian passport number ZP013259.

It is further alleged that on October 3, 2022, in Lusaka, Findlay was found in possession of endorsements of forged immigration stamps for Mwami immigration border control.

The prominent businessman denied both allegations but after several witnesses testified, he was found with a case to answer and placed on his defence.

In defence, the accused denied the allegations contending that the stamp in issue was genuine but merely blurred.

He also justified possession of holding more than one passport at the same time as a replacement due to loss and subsistence of a valid visa.

In their final submissions, the prosecution team urged magistrate Sylvia Munyinya-Okoh to find the accused guilty based on the evidence adduced which proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.

But Findlay, in his final submissions contends that he should be set free because the case has not been proved in both counts.

“In conclusion on count two is that the prosecution did not produce any evidence to support allegations leveled against the accused”.

WE’LL BE HAVING POWER CUTS FOR 2 WEEKS IF UPND WINS NEXT YEAR – KALABA

CITIZENS First President Harry Kalaba says if UPND wins next year’s elections, the country will be having power cuts lasting for two weeks.

The country is currently experiencing at least 21 hours of load-shedding for residential areas due to power rationing by Zesco.

Speaking when he appeared on Prime TV’s Oxygen of Democracy, Monday, Kalaba told the interviewer he could not reveal his plans to work with other parties, to avoid being “preyed on” by President Hakainde Hichilema, whom he called undemocratic.

He accused the President of wanting to stay in power for another five years to increase load-shedding. “The reason why UKA collapsed is because we were playing to the gallery of the UPND”

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 MATTERS ARISING | Catholic Bishops Fire Back as Bill 7 Tsunami Escalate Ahead of Friday Dialogue

The fragile calm that briefly emerged early Wednesday after the Oasis Forum confirmed a scheduled dialogue meeting with President Hakainde Hichilema has evaporated within twenty-four hours, following a forceful intervention from the Archdiocese of Lusaka.

In a statement dated November 26, the bishops accuse the Presidency of “playing with fire” and warn that “Zambia’s stability and wellbeing is too important for reckless political experimentation.”

The tone marks a significant escalation at a moment when the country expected a de-escalation after days of confrontations over the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill 7.

The bishops declare explicit solidarity with the Archbishop of Kasama and Bishop of Mpika, two of the most vocal clerics in recent weeks. They accuse the government of championing a constitutional shift that will “cause severe stress on the nation,” adding that “Bill 7 is being championed for himself, by himself with himself to the exclusion of the majority of people of Zambia.”

This language mirrors the wider clerical criticism that has intensified since Sunday, when President Hichilema publicly invited dialogue and warned church actors against spreading what he called “hatred” and “divisive talk.”

President Hichilema had used his three-hour press conference on Tuesday to denounce what he described as a small but powerful network of elites and clerics fuelling hostility towards him. In one of the clips that triggered national debate, he said:

“The level of hatred for me is shocking. You can see and even touch the venom. I did not choose where I was born.” He followed with a direct warning: “Do not preach hatred and hide in the name of the church. The law is blind to whoever commits a crime.” His remarks were widely interpreted as targeting segments of the Catholic Church.

The bishops’ statement, released within twenty-four hours, signals that these comments were not received lightly. The Archdiocese frames Bill 7 as an existential threat to Zambia’s democratic architecture, stating that the proposed amendments “undermine the rights and freedoms that generations of Zambians have struggled to secure.”

It calls on Catholics across all parishes, Small Christian Communities and lay groups to join the Oasis Forum’s planned demonstrations from Freedom Statue to State House. The phrasing suggests that even with Friday’s dialogue confirmed, the clerical movement sees confrontation as necessary.

The timing is significant. This morning, the Oasis Forum Chairperson Beauty Katebe had said the coalition had “engaged State House for dialogue,” signalling openness to negotiation. Sources confirmed the meeting was set for Friday afternoon.

But the bishops’ statement brings the confrontation back into national focus, particularly the line that “silence in the face of oppression is itself a form of complicity.”

This raises questions about whether the terrain has shifted from dialogue to parallel pressure.

The government’s posture also remains firm. During the same press conference, President Hichilema questioned the motives behind street-based mobilisation, asking opponents: “Why after 2026? There is someone you are waiting for.” He accused unnamed actors of attempting to “reverse the gains” of the past four years and warned that “we will go very heavy on violence, they will not be allowed to regroup whether in UPND, PF or Tonse.”

His criticism of clerics with a track record of having said “it would have been better to rig the 2021 election than allow some people to rule” was widely interpreted as an unprecedented rebuke of the Church’s political faction.

The bishops insist that their planned mobilisation is peaceful, urging Catholics to “carry yourselves with dignity” while invoking moral resistance: “Our faith calls us to be peacemakers and defenders of the truth… leaders must govern with humility, not with unchecked power.”

Yet the language of moral confrontation, combined with the call for a public march, ensures that Friday’s meeting now sits within a tense national mood.

What emerges is a widening gap between two centres of authority that both claim legitimacy: a Presidency insisting on constitutional order and warning against clandestine political alliances, and a clerical establishment positioning itself as moral guardian of democratic rights.

With the Oasis Forum now balancing a dialogue invitation and a mobilisation mandate, and with the bishops renewing public pressure, Zambia enters Friday’s round of talks at a moment of heightened political and religious tension.

Whether dialogue will cool tempers or harden positions is now the central question.

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