ZAMBIA – SLEEP WALKING INTO A POLICE STATE – A CLARION ALERT!

28th October 2022

As the New Heritage Party (NHP), a party that lives up to its name of upholding our Zambian democratic heritage, we are deeply concerned at the break down of the rule of law in the country.

We say this after noting with dismay that this penchant to disregard the law is happening almost on a daily basis, as well as the insipid introduction of a fascist order, under the leadership of the United Party for National Development (UPND) headed by President Hakainde Hichilema and who is taking the country back to the one party state in all but name.

As a party that cherishes our heritage as a regional model of peace that we have enjoyed for more than half a century, we are speaking for the voiceless Zambians who invested massively in the change of government from the leadership of the former ruling party, the Patriotic Front (PF) to the UPND.

While it is common sense to every Zambian that what characterised the governance of the PF is unbridled corruption, political thuggery and mismanagement of the economy, we are grossly disappointed that the UPND has its own brand of bad governance that, if left unchecked, will rank Zambia as a failed state in the same league with some war torn countries in our region and beyond.

We have observed with disquiet the increasing number of arrests, of a number of prominent Zambians, especially those from the former rulling party the PF, and in recent times some prominent business persons, some on very questionable grounds – but for the reason that most of these cases are still in court we would have actually cited specific cases. Suffice to say that what we are witnessing through these indiscriminate arrests, is an escalating show of intolerance for divergent views and dissent in general, which in the normal course of things are the hallmark of a democratic dispensation.

The other worrying bad governance trait that is reminiscent of fascist regimes the world over is the deliberate imasculation of and surbodination of the democratic governance institutions such as the courts, the elections body, the police and other state security institutions, the church and other civic bodies, trade unions ,the student movement, traditional authorities and most importantly to the media.

We have in recent times in our country witnessed the removal under unexplained circumstances, of key and senior members of the Electoral Commission of Zambia, thereby leaving this critical governance institution without legitimate leadership, leading to the complete manipulation and abuse of the electoral process in the recent Kabushi and Kwacha by elections.

We can also cite the recent dismissal of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lillian Siyuni, an action that has drilled holes in the independence that this cardinal office has in the delivery of justice. The glaring anomalies of her dismissal, based on the partisan, partial and illegally constituted, Vincent Malambo led Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) is a disgrace to the nation and the judiciary of our country.

We note also with dismay, the contemptuous conduct of the executive branch, through the office of the Attorney General towards court decisions and orders, such as the stay which the high court put on elections in Kabushi and Kwacha but which were totally ignored by both the state and ECZ, clearly making the separation of powers a big joke and, in a similar vein, making the independence of the judiciary and it’s decions in so far as the UPND government is concerned, of no consequence.

This should alarm progressive Zambians since we feel something rotten is being incubated in the UPND hatchery that is not only divisive but destructive to the wellbeing of the populace.

We sound this clarion call knowing that this is not happening in the first and second republics when Zambia was a police state subsisting under a perpetual state of emergency, necessitated by the fact that Kenneth Kaunda was starting a new nation coupled with the serious internal and external security threats to the nation caused by the interparty political violence mainly between the ANC and UNIP on one hand and the on going wars of liberation aiding neighbouring countries like Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia which were under colonial rule, on the other.

After the 1968 Choma Declaration of the almagamation of ANC and UNIP into one party and the 1991 change from one party rule to plural politics and the eventual attainment of independence in neighbouring countries, Zambia had no further need to continue being a police state and the successive leaders to Kaunda from Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda and Michael Sata acknowledged this progressive status quo.

Alas! The UPND seems to be blind to this pacifist history and is shepherding the country back to the days of the police state characterised by the over empowering of security wings, intolerance to opposition and concentration of power in the executive and other draconian forms of autocratic governance.

All this is being done to prepare, the Zambian population to quitely accept to live in fear of the rulling party through the state coercive forces of the police, DEC, ACC, Army and other security agencies. The real targets for this intimidatory project of the UPND, is the Zambian masses who must be forced into submission so that the foreign sponsors of the UPND can continue to plunder our nutural resources freely, without the fear of rebellion from a harrased and cowed citizenry.

We can safely say that with the state capture of ECZ and the constitutional court, any upcoming elections whether parliamentary or presidential would only favour the ruling party.
These injustices cries to the heavens high and should prompt any peace-loving and progressive Zambian to protest, since it is an affront on our wellbeing and dignity as human beings.

The New Heritage Party, which speaks for the people, is calling on peace loving Zambians to resist and strongly condemn these attempts at state capture of our governance institutions and the base attempts to disempower them for the benefit of foreign individuals and other corporate entities which are in control of the UPND.

Zambians should know that this so called fight against corruption by the UPND is nothing but a ruse through which they are abusing the sacred mandate of the Zambian people to settle scores with their enemies, real or imaginary and that when they are done with the “corrupt PF” they are coming for the ordinary Zambians. They have already demonstrated their hatred for poor Zambians in Kasompe, Chingola where they razed poor people’s homes and in Lusaka where the poor telephone booth operaters where again they demolished the only source of income for these unemployed youths.

Zambians, the New Heritage Party, calls upon you to wake up to the UPND’s schemes and say enough is enough. In ending this Clarion alert we leave you with this timeless quote by pastor and theologian Martin Niemöller who famously said

” First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

Long live Zambia; long live our rich heritage, long live people’s power.

#ZambiaOurHeritage

CHISHALA KATEKA
President – New Heritage Party

By Kombe Chimpinde Mataka

I CANNOT punish the people of Kwacha twice, says former foreign affairs minister Joseph Malanji.

Malanji, who had vowed there would be no by-election in Kwacha Constituency if he’s not allowed to stand, said claims that he was on rampage grabbing valuable items that he donated to communities when he served as member of parliament such as Bulangililo Clinic was political propaganda by UPND against him.

Some UPND members have gone on social media alleging that Malanj has grabbed equipment he donated to Bulangililo clinic and two buses from a named church.

“That is propaganda, they are trying to peddle around. The people of Kwacha have spoken, if you go and campaign all those days and then you get 10 per cent votes, and even that 10 per cent vote where was the 6,000 people because we did not see the people queue? Where were the 6,000 people?” he asked. “I am sure even from your informers, you can tell that they did not find three people, four people or five. There were even officials that were sleeping because there was no work to do. So surely how can I punish the people of Kwacha twice, [people] who have demonstrated loyalty to me by not going to vote because of injustice? How do I do that? All the projects which I started, I will finish them.”

Malanji said his team was working on tiling the clinic according to the specifications prescribed by the Ministry of Health.

“They told us the clinic must be well tiled. We are going to do that and handover the clinic to the community. In any case, I have given a lot of things in the constituency. How many things can I grab then? These things are still working and they will continue working for the people because we are looking at the majority, the 58,000 who stayed home. Those are the ones who we are looking at and I will render service to them because from the word go the mission statement of our constituency is community–pioneered development,” he said. “I will work with the community and make sure that we achieve our goals as per our initial intention.”

Malanji said that the decision by 58,000 voters to not turn up to vote was a protest.

“They have never seen an institution like ECZ overriding what the court has said. They have never seen that. You can actually get worried about where we are going. We must all get worried,” he said.

Malanji said he would issue a comprehensive statement very soon regarding the “hullaballoo” about him on social media.

He said he would soon engage the media on whether he would contest the PF presidency, whose applications closes on October 28.

And Malanji expressed shock after two UCZ churches in Kwacha East called to inform him that a group of police officers had arrived and demanded to see buses he had donated.

“A bus is not a VX worth a hundred thousand dollars. Those buses are worth K200,000. Can you not keep money and buy? I was a minister, did I not get a salary to keep and buy what I want for the church?” asked Malanji. “The Reverend is wondering why they should go to church to look for buses. They went to UCZ in Kwacha East and they have gone to UCZ Ipusukilo as we speak. So it means they have been given instructions to grab whatever was donated to the church. They want to claim it is proceeds crime. This is unacceptable.”

The Burkina Faso military this week launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the army battle jihadists, the authorities said. The country, one of the world’s poorest, has been battling a protracted deadly jihadist insurgency.

Military rulers in Burkina Faso have confirmed the launching of a drive to recruit tens of thousands of civilian volunteers to help fight Islamist extremists.

Just before being designated minister of territorial administration, Colonel Boukare Zoungrana announced more civilians would be enlisted to push back the armed groups.

“Recruitment has been launched for 35,000 volunteers for the defence of the nation” from different districts, he said.

Their mission “will be to protect the population and belongings of their districts alongside the security forces,” he added.

The commander of the force who will be referred to as Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland, said the aim was to enlist 35,000 new members. According to Africa Today News, New York the sworn candidates will receive two weeks of military training before taking part in operations across the country, which has been battling a jihadist insurgency since 2015.

The authorities on Monday had already announced it would build a force of 15,000 other volunteers “who could be deployed across the whole of the national territory.”

The so-called “volunteers for the defence of the nation” have legally existed since 2020. Recruits usually receive training for a fortnight before being handed weapons and means of communication.

Many have been killed in jihadist attacks, especially in the north and east of the country. Beyond the civilian volunteers, the military is also looking to hire 3,000 more soldiers to boost its ranks. Meanwhile, the United States has warned the ruling military junta that its close association with Russia is the chief cause of the insecurity rocking the country.

Jihadists control around 40 percent of Burkino Faso’s territory. In the latest assault on Monday, at least 10 Burkina Faso soldiers were killed in the northern city of Djibo. The recent deadly attacks by the insurgents have necessitated the move by the Junta to fish out military personnel from the civilian pool, military analysts claim.

Burkina Faso has been rocked by two military coups since the start of the year, with each new leader accusing the previous of having failed to quell the violence and to ensure restoration of order. Captain Ibrahim Traore was the latest to seize power late last month, naming a new transition government on Tuesday evening.

The 34-year-old leader toppled Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and rose to the top echelons of power. However, the most peculiar thing about the coup leaders is that both of them have promised to end violence, an endemic that the citizens have grown weary of.

The young army captain, Traore will on Friday be inaugurated as interim president, according to a statement made public by the constitutional council. It is understood that the Junta members had already disclosed that he would take over the role of transitional president, however, the official investiture will take place on Friday.

The constitutional council had on Wednesday disclosed that it ‘officially notes the vacancy of the presidency,’ adding that Traore had been designated as ‘president of the transition, head of state, supreme chief of the national armed forces’ by a national meeting of the country’s forces.

Earlier on, the council said it took note of Damiba’s “resignation”.

Damiba himself had seized power only in January, forcing out Burkina’s last elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

UPND RESORTING TO VIOLENCE BECAUSE THEY CAN’T GENUINELY WIN ELECTIONS- FORMER PF SG MWILA

FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila has charged that UPND has resorted to violence in the ongoing Mwense Council Chairperson by-election campaigns because they have realised that they cannot win the elections due to lack of popularity.

But Luapula Province Minister Derrick Chilundika has advised UPND members to refrain from reacting to provocations from PF, arguing that the former ruling party is just trying to seek sympathy from Zambians.

On Tuesday, alleged UPND cadres attacked the PF camp in the ongoing Mwense Council Chairperson by-election campaigns.

In an interview, Mwila lamented that police had not arrested anybody despite the culprits being known.

“The UPND cadres attacked our people at Mwense bus station. The driver of the truck decided to go to the police and they followed him. That is where they were now firing gun shots at the police. The police were just watching. I don’t know where we’re going. Statements were given, our candidate gave a statement and honourable [David] Mabumba as well. The police are quiet but I don’t know what they are doing now. The people that were firing gun shots at the police are known. I have said that when UPND sees that they are not winning elections, they resort to violence. We are not going to allow that because they cannot win. So they want to force themselves on people,” he said.

“We did nothing to them but they just followed us and attacked us. When the driver decided to go to the police and they started firing gun shots at the police station and police officers were watching. That is anarchy. We cannot allow that. They should not resort to acts of violence because we don’t want politics of violence. We want clean campaigns. If they are popular, let them campaign and win. But they know that they cannot win. UPND is not there in Mwense and they are losing. So they are so desperate but our party is popular and we are getting more popular everyday.”

Mwila said PF had taken advantage of UPND’s failure to deliver farming inputs on time, among other issues.

“UPND hasn’t delivered fertiliser up to now and you expect people to vote for them in rural areas? That is their problem. Problems have been created by themselves and we have just taken advantage of that. We’re telling the people that we used to bring fertiliser in June but this is October and they have not brought fertiliser. So it is desperation of the UPND cadres. Their leadership is also desperate. However, the police must be firm and deal with all the culprits that are involved,” said Mwila.

But in a separate interview, Chilundika advised UPND members to refrain from reacting to provocation from PF.

“All they want is to paint UPND like it’s violent when it is not violent. We’ve been conducting peaceful campaigns and elections. You can contact the police on the number of incidences recorded relative to violence, you will notice that it’s not there. When you look at what transpired, you will be able to tell that they were trying to provoke the situation so as to seek sympathy from the people which should not be the case. They know very well that this government has done extremely well in the province so far. We are the first administration that has provided capital to ordinary Zambians in forms of grants. It has never happened in the history of Zambia here in Luapula,” he said.

“This is the party after UNIP that has brought back free education. It’s the government after UNIP that has brought in bursaries. It’s the only government after UNIP that has brought increased CDF to conduct various projects. So our colleagues are aware of those and they know that the people of Zambia, particularly Luapula and Mwense, have acknowledged that. In a bid to seek sympathy, because Zambians are so sympathetic, they can even sympathise with a criminal, so to seek sympathy, they’ve got to provoke a situation so that they sympathise with them.”

Chilundika said Zambians should not buy into PF’s cheap politics.

“My message to the people of Mwense is that do not buy in such cheap politics. You need this administration to deliver a bit more. How can a party fail to be popular on the ground when they are ruling? How can a ruling party fail to be popular? What popularity are you talking about? If you go in any corner of Zambia, all corners on Mwense, ask them which government is ruling and they will tell you it is UPND. So who says it’s not popular?” asked Chilundika.

“If it’s not popular, where did they get those numbers they are claiming to have attacked them? It’s the people within there. They are provoking the other camp of UPND, that is the position. My advice to the people in UPND is let’s improve on refraining from reacting to these provocations. We are a peaceful government and we want to ensure that every Zambian is respected with their rights. Our chances of winning are extremely high.”

(Credit:News Diggers)

By Kombe Chimpinde Mataka

PF deputy chairperson for publicity and information Emmanuel Mwamba says his party has shunned the invitation to Independence Day celebrations because President Hakainde Hichilema was allegedly participating in damaging state institutions.

And Mwamba says as long as the state favours Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) director general Mary Chirwa over her alleged involvement in the production of a pornographic video, it will be difficult to investigate Vubwi PF member of parliament Ackleo Banda over pornography.

Mwamba told The Mast that the conduct of President Hichilema in the Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary by-elections, which were scooped by the UPND, were unacceptable.

“Our view is that people should celebrate from home in their own spaces. We think that the conduct recently of President Hakainde Hichilema leaves much to be desired. You know his keenness to break the law, break the Constitution and disobey the Constitution has left us wondering because this is one man who is supposed to protect the Constitution. We have seen that there’s an active court order stopping the elections in Kabushi and Kwacha, all knew that the court through the High Court had said there should be no elections until the matter is determined. They were two courts that commented about that matter but ECZ proceeded to even issue a calander when there was an active court case. ECZ proceeded to call for campaign period when there was an active court order stopping the elections,” Mwamba said. “The President spent many days campaigning on the Copperbelt contrary to what the court order stated. So a man who breaks the law with impunity, how does he help celebrate independence? He shouldn’t be participating in the damage of those institutions.”

He said the PF would petition the Kwacha and Kabushi elections.

“We are appealing. We will challenge those elections in the courts of law. We hold that those elections were illegal and its outcome is illegal. We don’t recognise those candidates,” he said.

And Mwamba said as long as the state favours Chirwa over her alleged involvement in the production of a pornographic video, “it will be difficult to investigate Ackleo Banda.

A video has emerged in which Banda is captured fondling his private parts in unexplained circumstances.

“We do not have an official report that honourable Akleo Banda, the member of parliament for Vubwi is the one in the pornographic video because we just received this matter today. We are aware about it. We will be speaking to him to understand the issues surrounding the video. The party works through institutions and that just happened yesterday [Sunday],” he said. “We had earlier called for action against Mary Chirwa, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC ) director general. We were very resolute on that matter and for the failure by the state to handle the issue of Mary Chirwa makes it difficult for subsequent cases. How do you treat subsequent cases if you favour certain people before the law the way Mary Chirwa was favoured where there was no official report on her matter. There was no official investigation. Mary Chirwa was never called to the police. So it creates a very difficult precedence for subsequent cases to be death with. If Mary Chirwa was not called to the police, why should they call the MP for Vubwi. If Mary Chirwa was not questioned, why would you call any other offender to question them on this matter because then you will be selective in your approach.”

COLLECTIVE WISDOM AND LOVE WILL BUILD ZAMBIA – HH

OUT of good faith and patriotism, President Hakainde Hichilema recognised former President Edgar Lungu and his wife Esther in his salutation at the National Honours and Awards Investiture Ceremony held at State house on 24th October 2022 albeit in absentia.

Mr Hichilema’s recognition of Mr Lungu was not out of duty but respect, love and full appreciation that only collective wisdom will build Zambia and underscored this year’s theme : Promoting Inclusiveness towards a Sustainable Social Economic Recovery.

With only two of the seven Republican Presidents to have superintended over the affairs of this country in the last 58 years,President Hichilema is fully aware that he and his predecessor were the only beacons on which the country’s socio-economic transformation agenda lies.

As a result President Hichilema takes it that all official invitations to the former President are in order with the country currently at its critical third phase of socio-economic development.

The first phase was political independence which later birthed the second phase of education which anchored as foundation for white collar jobs.

But, the third phase of economic independence shall be made possible through unlocking the economy and promoting the Small Scale Medium Enterprises.

During the same occasion, Mr Hichilema also recognised the former vice Presidents; namely, Mr Enock Kavindele, Dr Guy Scott, Dr Nevers Mumba and Ms Inonge Mutukwa Wina.

In the spirt of inclusiveness, Mr Hichilema appealed to the organisers of state functions to ensure that former Vice Presidents sat together with the incumbent to share experiences and strengthen the Vice Presidency network.

It is common knowledge that what President Hichilema desires for the office of the Vice President he desires for his office at President of Zambia level.

“Remember we only have one former Republican President and the serving one who is President Hichilema which calls for love, unity and guidance among them.”

Mr Hichilema has only Mr Lungu to reach-out to during both good and difficult times in the manner they both reached-out to late President Rupiah Banda for the better good of mother Zambia.

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PROS AND CONS OF CONCRETE ROADS

During the commissioning of Dangote Industries in August last year, President Edgar Lungu challenged the Road Development Agency ( RDA) and its engineers to come up with a possibility of constructing concrete roads in Zambia.

The President said, “As you may be aware, my government has traditionally relied more on bitumen for the construction of roads.

This has proved to be not only very expensive but roads have shown that they deteriorate at a faster rate, making it very costly for Government to engage in such projects.
With the reasonable pricing of cement now, we should be able to use more of cement to construct our highways.

This will ensure that the lifespan for our roads can be pushed to over 50 years.

At this point, may I urge the Road Development Agency (RDA) to urgently explore the possibility of putting up roads that are more durable and affordable by utilising more of cement and less of bitumen.I expect a report from RDA in the next three months.

The RDA and the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) should seriously take up this gauntlet, with the price of cement having drastically reduced as Dangote and Zambezi Portland Cement have played a major role. Apart from doing a cost benefit analysis (CBA) of the two options, i.e. concrete roads vs asphalt roads, we need to also look at the pros and cons of one against the other. Concrete is the most widely used man-made product in the world.

Without going into details of the CBA, the paving cost of concrete roads is a little higher compared to asphalt paving in the sense that it is quicker to do an asphalt (bituminous road) because bitumen has fast setting properties than concrete, which takes 28 days to cure before it can be ready for use.

When you factor in annual maintenance, though, asphalt pavement can cost four to seven times as much money to maintain as compared to concrete, which consequently saves you costs in the long-term on repair and maintenance.

PROS

● Lifespan of 30 to 40 years, whereas asphalt roads last for 10 to 15 years.

● Moreover, concrete roads do not require frequent repair or patch work like asphalt roads.

● Rigid concrete is more durable than asphalt.

● This means that roads paved with concrete are less likely to have potholes compared to bituminous (asphalt) based roads.

● Street lighting is also better with concrete roads than asphalt roads.

● Concrete roads have better resistance to damage caused by automobile fuel spillage and extreme weather.

● Unlike asphalt roads, concrete roads do not get damaged by the leaking oils from the vehicles or by the extreme weather conditions such as excess rain or extreme heat.

● As far as the environment is concerned, asphalt (bitumen) produces lots of highly polluting gases at the time of melting it for paving.

● Likewise, less fuel consumption by a vehicle running on a concrete road means less pollution.
Some of the disadvantages of concrete roads are as mentioned earlier.

CONS

● The cost of paving a concrete road is slightly higher than that of asphalt road.

● Another one is the problem of maintenance.

● In case of defects arising on a concrete road such as cracks, the whole concrete slab may need to be replaced, whereas in the case of asphalt roads, repairing just a part of the asphalt road is easily possible.

● Asphalt roads can be re-layered over the existing layer.

● Asphalt is a recyclable material which can be used again and again by melting it.

● As for safety features, for instance in rainy and the winter season, vehicles tend to slip or slide on concrete roads due to rain and/or snow rain or extreme heat.

● As far as the environment is concerned, asphalt (bitumen) produces lots of highly polluting gases at the time of melting it for paving.

● Likewise, less fuel consumption by a vehicle running on a concrete road means less pollution.

Some of the disadvantages of concrete roads are as mentioned earlier.

We now look up to our engineers at the RDA and EIZ to tell the nation whether the presidential challenge is feasible or not, and if it’s feasible, when can we start implementing the directive on a full scale?

The author is JKL-Associates technical director.

UPND Government is Working & Cannot Fail to Pay Teachers

BY JOHN NYAMBE KALUNGA

There are some misguided opposition elements spreading rumours over the government’s handling of some newly recruited teachers. These are the people who don’t know that you rush, you crush.

When government is now working in an organized and methodical manner, they are not happy because they want shortcuts and chipante-pante way of doing things.

In just 4 years from 2017 to 2021, 10 million Kwacha was found in diverted salaries into their personal accounts and other accounts belonging to individuals who are not in public service. 9,800 ghost workers were found with over 700 million Kwacha paid to these ghost workers.

There are those who benefitted from the confusion created by PF who want to paint a false hope of dununa reverse coming back and they spreading fake news against government for their own selfish reasons and not for the good of the country.

The UPND government is working and already it has employed more teachers and other civil servants in one year than the PF ever did in ten years.

There is a process, which some teachers are failing to follow and to understand the correct way of doing things. The new recruit has to be introduced on the payroll system; they must be verified, vetted and approved.

Their bank accounts must also be verified that they are valid and active to be able to be registered as the salary pay point. Mind you, 30,000 teachers who were recruited is not a small number.

Currently, the Ministry of Education payroll also needs to be cleaned up and audit queries have to be resolved because no one is going forward with the same disastrous situation in the teaching service.

This came to light barely two months ago, when the Auditor General published the report on the audit of the government payroll for the financial years ended 31st December 2017 to 2021.

Have you taken time to read this report? Its findings were a damning indication of the mess in the payroll management of government ministries.

The mess in the teaching service was particularly scandalous. Irregular recruitments were the order of the day, such that the UPND government is now working day and night to bring sanity in the teaching service payrolls.

From 2017 to 2021, the Ministry of Education overshot its budget for salaries by over 3 billion Kwacha. There are also thousands of schools, which were operating without being gazetted, and without having establishment registers.

In 2021 alone, over 300 teachers were introduced on the payroll by the PF government as teachers without authority from the Teaching Service Commission and were paid salaries.

Furthermore, when the Teaching Service Commission undertook a verification exercise, over 500 teachers were found with fake school certificates.

Shockingly, the Ministry delayed taking action on 243 officers found in possession of fake certificates, resulting in the officers who were not even working, being paid salaries amounting to 26 million Kwacha by 2021. Payments were being made to officers with forged certificates.

Over 13 thousand officers in 108 districts were on the payroll but not on the staff returns, and they were paid over 800 million Kwacha.

In 60 selected districts, almost 2 thousand teachers were not accounted for in that the Ministry did not know the officers and neither was it aware of the whereabouts of the officers but they were paid salaries totaling over 100 million Kwacha by the PF government.

Under PF, irregular recruitments and diversion of salaries Was the order of the day. Imagine in Eastern Province in 2017, someone at Payroll Management and Establishment Control Department introduced 290 teachers on the payroll in Eastern Province and attached seven (7) bank accounts with a minimum of forty-one (41) employees sharing one account. By the time this was being discovered and corrected, government had already lost six hundred thousand Kwacha and has since failed to recover the funds.

This brings us back to the issue of the recruits; these recruits should understand that there are still people in the government system who are attempting to continue the old behavior of redirecting funds to person’s accounts, gain interest then send it back in the system.

Supervising authorities need to be on top of the game. The other possibility is that recruitment process was hijacked at the end of the process and infused in names that were not approved and government is now busy trying to normalise the payroll of new recruits.

So those who are trying to take advantage of some desperate recruits are wasting their time. The same government, which recruited the teachers, is now paying them. The days of the Zambian people being used by selfish politicians are behind us, and no amount of anti-government propaganda can erase the successful and strong foundation, which the UPND is laying for our country to achieve the Vision 2030.

PETITIONING THE KABUSHI AND KWACHA BY-ELECTIONS OUTCOMES: BY LAW, WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PETITION AN ELECTION?

IT has been reported that Peter Sinkamba, Isaac Mwanza and Institute of Law, Policy Research and Human Rights have petitioned the ConCourt to declare the election held on 21st October, 2022 in Kwacha and Kabushi as unconstitutional, illegal and null and void.

In as much as I agree with petitioners exercising their constitutional right enshrined under Art 73 of the Constitution and section 96 of the electoral process Act to petition an election and its outcome and seek those reliefs, I feel, the trio suffers from the lack the electoral legal locus standi on this matter.

It would make sense if it was Joseph MALANJI, Bowman Lusambo, any voter registered or who voted in these constituencies or indeed the Attorney General to have questioned through an election petition the election of Abel Mulenga and Benard Kanengo for Kwacha and Kabushi respectively.

I will not delve much into the nitty-gritties of the petition and its merits as that will be the job of the petitioned court to digest and discharge.

My article will mainly dwell on the legal legitimacy and eligibility of the petitioners who, I believe, are all Lusaka based who were neither voters, candidates, Attorney Generals nor elected, during the Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary elections.

May be if it was a nomination petition under Art 52(4) it would have made sense as it empowers any person to challenge a nomination of a candidate while an election petition has owners prescribed in the subsidiary law-electoral process Act Sec 96 and 98 with reliefs outlined in Sec. 99.

To support my argument, Section 96 (1) aggressively advises that a question that may arise on the election of Member of Parliament may be heard and determined by the High Court upon an application made by any person to whom the question relates; or the Attorney General

Further, Sec. 98 of the Act illustratively guides that an election petition may be presented to the High Court by one or more of the following persons

(a) a person who lawfully voted or had a right to vote at the election to which the election petition relates [I doubt if Isaac Mwanza and the institute guys and Peter Sikamba are voters and voted in the just ended Kwacha or Kabushi by-elections]

(b) a person claiming to have had a right to be nominated as a candidate or elected at the election to which the election petition relates [I am very sure that all the petitioners had no right to be nominated as and were not candidates or elected in the just-ended Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary elections];

(c) a person claiming to have been a candidate at the election to which the election petition relates [none of them was a candidate in Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary elections respectively]; and

(d) the AttorneyGeneral [none of them was the Attorney General during the by-elections to assume the locus standi to petition out of 4 scenarios presented above].

Effectively, section 96(3) argues that, Subject to any rules of court, the powers, practice and procedure of the High Court in respect of the trial of an election petition shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the hearing and determination of such applications

Sec 97(1) instructs that An election of a candidate as a Member of Parliament shall not be questioned except by an election petition presented under this Part-which is through the High Court not the CONCOURT.

Also the grounds for nullifying an election for a member of Parliament are well spelt out in sec 97(2) of the Act.

These include proven at trial stage to the satisfaction of the High Court, that a corrupt practice, illegal practice or other misconduct were committed in connection with the election by a candidate; or with the knowledge and consent or approval of a candidate or of that candidate’s election agent or polling agent; and the majority of voters in a constituency were or may have been prevented from electing the candidate in that constituency whom they preferred; and also
non-compliance with the provisions of this Act relating to the conduct of elections, and appears to the High Court that the election was not conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in such provision and that such non-compliance affected the result of the election; or the candidate was at the time of the election a person not qualified or a person disqualified for election

Clearly, sec 97(4) puts a caveat against nullifying an election based on commission and omissions by the Electoral commission of Zambia (ECZ) and its officers which seems to be one of the prayers of the petitioners.

The section states that An election shall not be declared void by reason of any act or omission by an election officer in breach of that officer’s official duty in connection with an election if it appears to the High Court that the election was so conducted as to be substantially in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and that such act or omission did not affect the result of that election

Apart from the technicality that may be arise in the face of the petitioners for by-passing the High Court to want their case heard and determined direct by the CONCOURT despite it being the first court of instance on election related petitions, the petitioners suffer from lack of legitimacy to undertake the exercise they have embarked on.

In addition, the grounds being advanced by the “petitioners” are far from being the grounds outlined in the enabling Act to warrant a trigger of a nullification of an election of an elected member of parliament by the High Court.

Further, questioning the power of the the ECZ to make regulations for better management of any election in this country is being naive to the fact that the law e.g. Constitution Art 57(3) and the Electoral Act Sec 125 empowers the ECZ to do so and trying to gag the ECZ not to make regulations it is supposed to do by any person is an illegality in itself and an abrogation of the Constitution and enabling Act

May i be allowed to refer the petitioners to Section 125 of the Act regarding the wide-ranging powers of ECZ to make regulations.

It guides that Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and this Act, the Commission may, by statutory instrument, make regulations providing for the procedure and manner of conducting elections

So how does one fault the ECZ for undertaking its constitutional and legal mandates. Let us not flood the Courts with straightforward things that need no court interpretation.

I see this petition highly likey being tossed out as brought in dead (BID) before the Concourt and for being in the right court at the wrong time or luckily, being referred back to the High Court for trial before heading to the Concourt on appeal and hope that the petitioners and their supporters will not accuse and call the Court names afterwards.

I submit

Mcdonald Chipenzi

A FAKE PRESIDENT

By Sean Tembo – PeP President

1. Hakainde Hichilema is the most fake president that Zambia has ever had. He always tries to project a false image that his Government is performing well, and yet it is a total disaster.

2. The recent revelation that about half of the newly recruited teachers have not been paid their salaries for 3 months now, adds to the long list of people who have provided goods or services to Hakainde’s Government and have not been paid.

3. Farmers who sold their maize to Government through FRA have not been paid. This includes his praise singers who are always in our inbox with messages of “tikambilenkoni”

4. Youths who were employed as Enumerators by Government through Zamstats during the just ended census exercise have still not been paid. It’s been 2 months now. Government keeps on changing its statement on this matter, monga nimukazi wamene bagwila uhule.

5. The athletes who represented the country during the commonwealth games a few months ago were never paid their allowances. Instead, Ministry of Youth and Sport Permanent Secretary, Kangwa Chileshe decided to insult them by telling them that they can be replaced anytime. The DSA allowances we are talking about was just about $300 per night. The entire UPND Government has the foul language of a Kachasu Brewer. Competing namanyozo with us in the opposition.

6. All suppliers who were owed by Government when UPND took over, have not been paid a single Ngwee, under the pretext that they are still being audited. Hakainde does not understand that there has to be continuity of Government despite changes in administrations. The business community needs to have confidence that the Government of the Republic of Zambia will honor its financial obligations regardless of who the President is.

7. As the biggest player in any economy, the business practices of a Government has a direct impact on the economy. Here in Zambia, we now know that Hakainde’s Government doesn’t like to pay nkongole, even to small creditors like peasant farmers, youths who conducted the census, athletes who represented the country at commonwealth games etcetera.

8. Indeed, Hakainde Hichilema is the equivalent of a father who is always smartly dressed to the public and smelling of expensive perfume but ninshi kunyuma akangiwa kugula unga mambala.

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SET 26.10.2022

KOSWE’S RESPONSE TO NEWS DIGGERS

Koswe is not in any way in the business of writing about other media houses; this is so because we are not in any competition with any media house.

Our role in the Zambian space is to expose the corrupt and ensure that Zambians get a better if not a good deal from their leaders.

Having said this, we find this article in today’s *News Diggers* titled “State House is using Koswe to attack people – Changala* as baseless, childish, misplaced and to a larger extend an indication of how a once respected newspaper is slowly losing its credibility by falling prey to being used by the the corrupt PF through its reporter named Angela Muchinshi.

Dear readers, for a starter, do you even know who this Angela Muchinshi is?

In case you don’t know, Angela Muchinshi is a PF’s Smart Eagles Facebook page Reporter who up to today is still on the PF payroll.

This is a girl who has aborted Six (6) pregnancies of different top PF officials. And unfortunately, News Diggers can’t read between the lines that this is a plant set on them by Chitalu Chilufya, Bowman Lusamba, Stephen Kampyongo, Joe Malanji, Kennedy Kamba and Antonio Mwanza.

In addressing this girl, we would like to advise her to continue helping her party PF in a more organised and smart manner as opposed to turning News Diggers into her toilet tissue paper unless she is being sent by its management working with the past, present and future corrupt elements in this country.

Young Girl, Angela Muchinshi, abusing your body to get a job at News Diggers and PF is not an achievement for you to further allow abuses even from named rogue individuals. Keep that body busy with productive activities as opposed to lifting legs like swinging pendulum at PF’s Ndozo Lodge and some names PF apartments.

There are better ways of raising money than scratching Bowman Lusambo’s heavy tummy. And this is the more reason why we even find it difficult to employ people like you who always allow corrupt politicians to be sleeping on top and inside you every week. We just feel for your innocent poor young boyfriend whom you are slowly killing.

There is nothing sinister about us exposing corruption, bad governance and all manner of bad behaviour. But there is everything sinister about one rogue individual, a puppet of the PF and a myopic and desperate brain to want to accuse this organisation of being run by the institutions mentioned.

We understand that forgetting is possible but we would like to remind you readers that this Smart Eagles reporter and any other deranged mind out there that this organisation (Koswe) has been in existence years back before even News Diggers was set up.

Koswe has seen President Frederick Chiluba come and go: President Levy Mwanawasa come and go: President Rupiah Banda come and go: President Micheal Sata come and go: President Edgar Lungu come and go: and it has seen President Hakainde Hichilema come into power and Koswe will also see President Hakainde Hichilema leave office after his two terms as per Constitution. In short, Koswe was there, is here and will be there because Silelo Tayamba!

You really need to have Dutch-Courage to pick a fight with the invisible. And for the purposes of the doubting Thomasis, we implore you to ask former President Edgar Lungu and all PF brutal leaders how many people they arrested over Koswe but Koswe continued its operations despite more than 3 people being held in custody.

Currently, there are court matters relating to innocent citizens accused of being part of this organisation who have since sued the accusers.

We have no business with State House and we will never have business with State House because records are there that we have not started our works now.

It is our noble gesture to call on all those being accused to go to court and earn some free money and it is also our noble duty to call on all those wrongly accusing other people of running this organisation to also go to court and produce evidence of the people they are accusing daily.

Zambians. As things stand, the Patriotic Front (PF) and its surrogates have the following propaganda Facebook pages that are daily churning out vengeful, hateful and pure lies against this current regime:

1. Smart Eagles
2. Patriotic Front
3. Eagle One
4. The Candidate
5. Zambia Report
6. Zambians
7. Utunensu
8. Tikambeko News
9. Zed 24
10. Pa Zed
11. News in Zambia
12. Zambia Today
13. Nkani
14. Sean Tembo
15. Bowman Lusambo
16. Saboi Imboela
17. Chilufya Tayali
18. Henry Mwenjenga also known as (Emmanuel Mwamba)
19. Tumfweko
20. Munir Zulu

And the UPND only has three Facebook pages:
1. UPND
2. UPND Zambia
3. Hakainde Hichilema

And these three are not propaganda pages.

We know how much the corrupt, the PF and some corrupt newspapers want Koswe dead. This they have been illuminating for years and years.

We are not on anyone’s payroll as most of these Facebook pages and some media houses therefore we will not spare wrong doers. Our form of Journalism is cut from a different clothes as it is not about he said – she said type of reporting. We are everywhere but headquartered in Washington DC.

So, if the News Diggers wants to turn itself into a toilet paper that gives microphones to rogues who yaps everything and anything because their corrupt funders are being exposed for plundering government resources, we will tell them (News Diggers) that bring it on.

Koswe: Investigations Only!
Silelo Tayamba!
If you have not read it on Koswe, then it’s FAKE NEWS

Issued by:
The Board and Management of Koswe

THE INDELIBLE LEGACY OF EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU WILL LIVE FOREVER- Mambilima MP

Patriotic Front PF Mambilima Constituency MP Hon Jean Chisenga inspects and witnesses the official opening of the Kashiba Mini Hospital in Chief Kashiba’s Chiefdom of Mambilima Constituency in Mwense District of Luapula Province.

The Kashiba Mini Hospital project was initiated by Patriotic Front PF government under the compassionate Stewardship of the 6th Republican President Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu as a way of providing easy access to healthcare services to the People Kashiba and Mambilima Constituency as a whole.

The area MP further expressed excitement that the facility is finally open to the members of the public who wish to access healthcare services.

She also pledged to continue to lobby and fight to bring such kind of developmental projects for the people of Mambilima Constituency wherever they reside.

Hon Chisenga further urged the People Kashiba and Mambilima Constituency in its entirety to ensure that they make use of the health facility that has been built and opened for them.

And the Youthful Female MP has since paid a glowing tribute to former President Edgar Lungu for the work he did and initiated for the people of Mambilima adding that his indelible legacy shall live on forever.

PROF. MUNDIA MUYA IS THE NEW BOARD CHAIRPERSON FOR ZICTA

PROFESSOR MUNDIA MUYA’S CV

1. Professor of Engineering Construction Management / Civil Engineer

2. Former Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Zambia

3. International Member of Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) Advisory
Council based in the United Kingdom

4. Past President of the Engineering Institution of Zambia

5. Past board member of the Engineering Registration Board

6. Previously served as Chairman of the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company

7. Past chairman of National Housing Authority

8. Past chairman of Mulungushi International Conference Centre

9. Served as director on the board of Millennium Challenge Account Zambia (MCA-Z)

10. Past board member of Road Development Agency

11. Past board member of Zambia Centre for Dispute Resolution

12 Past board member of Road Contractors Company Limited

13 Served as board member on National Council for Construction board

14 Served as a trustee on the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre

15 Founding Executive Committee Member of the Zambian Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

16 Past member of the Expert Group of the Network of African Science Academies based in
Kenya

17 Served on the Senate of the University of Zambia

18 Was external examiner at Makerere University in Uganda

19 Served as Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Zambia

20 Past Chairman of the Editorial Board and Editor of The Zambian Engineer, Journal of the Engineering Institution of Zambia

21 Past Associate Editor of the University of Zambia Journal of Science and Technology. He is a civil engineer

EDUCATION

(a) 2004 – 2005, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Loughborough University, England, UK

(b) 1996 – 1999, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Loughborough University, England, Uk

(c) 1989 – 1990, Master of Science (MSc), Loughborough University, England, UK

(d) 1981 – 1988, Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BEng), University of Zambia

(e) 1976 – 1980, Hillcrest Technical Secondary School, Livingstone, Zambia

(f) 1968 – 1975, Muoyo Primary School, Nalolo, Western Province, Zambia

1.1 FELLOWSHIPS / AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

(a) 2004 – 2005, Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowship, Loughborough University, UK

(b) 1996 – 1999, Commonwealth Fellowship for PhD, Loughborough University, England

(c) 1989 – 1990, Chevening Scholarship for MSc, Loughborough University, England

(d) 1981 – 1988, GRZ Bursary to study at the University of Zambia

2 PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS
2.1 MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS

(a) Fellow: Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) (UK), Membership No. 1437644

(b) Fellow: Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) (Zambia), Membership No. 00400

(c) Fellow: Zambia Academy of Sciences (ZaAS), (Zambia)

(d) Fellow: African Scientific Institute (ASI), Africa

(e) Registered Engineer: Engineering Registration Engineer, Membership No. 00502

(f) Member: American Society of Civil Engineers (USA), Membership No. 365539

(g) Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) (UK), Membership No. 020393

(h) Member, Institute of Directors of Zambia (IoDZ), Membership No. M0160

3 KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC LIFE
(a) Chairing the roadmap, conceptualisation, procurement and development of
US$35million Public Private Partnership East Park Retail Centre, the largest shopping
mall in Lusaka and in Zambia at Great East Road Campus of University of Zambia

(b) Chairing the development of Mulungushi International Conference Centre Master Plan
as Chairman of Mulungushi International Conference Centre. Mulungushi International
Conference Centre is now being re-developed following the Master Plan

(c) Chairing the development of Northgate Gardens next to SoS in Lusaka with
US$6.8million funding from Shelter Afrique

(d) The development of the first ever Engineering Institution of Zambia Strategic Plan that
led to the construction of the K43.6million Engineering Institution of Zambia
Headquarters on Show Society land in Lusaka when I served as President of the
Engineering Institution of Zambia

FIXING THE PUBLIC ORDER ACT: SOME EXPECTATIONS.

By Charles Kakoma, Senior Citizen.

To be free is the greatest human right one can enjoy. One must be free from oppression and enjoy his or her freedoms of movement, assembly, association and expression. One must also be free from poverty, hunger, disease and ignorance.
The political freedoms are currently enshrined in our Zambian Constitution. Never again should Zambians go back to colonial days to start fighting for basic fundamental rights and freedoms of assembly, association, movement and expression. Let us enjoy the rights and freedoms that our forefathers and foremothers fought for prior to independence in 1964.

However, in trying to enjoy these rights and freedoms, there is still a colonial piece of legislation called the Public Order Act which is hindering the full enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms of the people of Zambia. It is good that the New Dawn Government of the United Party for National Development agreed to repeal and replace the archaic Public Order Act.

The proposed new Public Order Act should reflect and provide for the elimination of areas or issues that bring conflict and work against the realisation of public order.

1. Political party branches in markets, bus stops and other public amenities such as hospitals should be prohibited in order to de-politisize these places.

2. Political party flags at public places such as bus stops and markets should be prohibited.
3. The wearing of political party regalia such as t-shirts, caps, chitenge and other clothing in public should be allowed under the Act. But the wearing of masks and clothing that resemble military uniform should be prohibited. Anybody who victimises someone wearing party regalia should be punished under the law.
His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema should be commended for banning caderism in markets and bus stops. People are now free to trade and wear party regalia in public. But this remains an administrative measure which is not bucked by law. Another leader might emerge in future who may allow caderism again. There is need for legislation against caderism.

4. The use of vehicles without number plates in an election process should be prohibited. Similarly, the use of many vehicles with the same number plate should be prohibited.
5. Wherever a dispute arises over the use of a venue, time, road or airspace, regard should be
given to the principle of ” first come, first served “.
6. Aircraft flying permits should not be denied during elections to disadvantage a competitor from campaigning.
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7. A meeting of a competitor shall not be denied on the basis that there is another meeting of another party in the same town or province provided that there is no clash on the venue.
8. In policing a public event, a police officer shall not wear masks or hide his/her identity or face.
9. The use of heavy weaponry and live ammunition against defenceless and peaceful civilians should be prohibited to avoid extra-judicial killings.
10. The use of teargas to disperse civilians in rooms or enclosures should be prohibited to avoid suffocating people to death.
11. Indoor meetings such as press conferences, workshops, seminars, in-house institutional gatherings and board meetings should be exempted from the provisions of the Public Order Act. I recall some incidences where press conferences by the UPND at Chainama Hotel were disrupted by the police during the PF regime because there was no “permit”.

Similarly, the Act should exempt Members of Parliament , Mayors, Council chairpersons, Councillors and other Constitutionally elected officials from being required to notify the police during the discharge of their duties.
12. A person or group of persons shall not plan or disrupt the assemly, procession, peaceful demonstration or meetings of another party or grouping.

13. The Act should be amended to delete the requirement for a police permit and replace it with notification to the police in writing. This is in conformity with the Supreme Court ruling in the Christine Mulundika case.
14. A police officer shall not deny or stop any procession, assembly or public meeting for which a notice was properly given by the converners.

15. Where a seven days notice has been given by the converners, police should respond to the notice at least five days before the event. If no response is received by the organisers two days after receipt of notification, the notification should be deemed to have “no objection “. Where police have an objection, they should provide an alternative date,time snd place within 10 working days or any other later date, time and venue agreed with the organisers.

In the past, police would wait ,after giving them notification , until a day before the event to object to the notice. This created problems because the organisers had already spent time and resources organising the event. Even if a go ahead is given in the eleventh hour, it becomes difficult to adequately organise the event, resulting in failure in the event taking place. This strategy was used by the police to make the opposition fail to hold rallies.
16. After the police have given a “no objection ” response, they should have no further power and authority to stop the event from taking place. This is actually in conformity with the ruling of the Supreme Court in the matter of the Resident Doctors Association.

17. A police officer or any public officer who acts professionally to apply the Act in an unbiased manner and without fear or favour shall not be victimised, demoted or dismissed as a result of his or her decision or action. Similarly, an officer who fails to act in accordance with the provisions of the Act should be deemed to have committed an offence and liable to punishment.

In conclusion, I wish to state that we should make laws that will cure problems in society rather than protect the interests of an individual or group of individuals who may be occupying public office at present. The country is lucky at present to have President Hakainde Hichilema who is committed to respecting human rights and freedoms. In future, Zambia may have a rogue who will not respect human rights and freedoms. It is therefore incumbent upon us to make laws that will stand the test of time and develop institutions that will protect and defend people’s rights and freedoms of assembly, association, movement and expression.

LEGALITIES OR ILLEGALITIES OF KABUSHI AND KWACHA BY-ELECTIONS: WHAT IS THE TRUTH

The just-ended by-elections in KABUSHI AND KWACHA have attracted mixed reactions from mainly political and social comentators not contestants.

With others calling the by-elections as a sham, others, an illegal while others arguing that they were exclusive

The by-elections legally and constitutionally held under Art 57(1) triggered legal challenges in accordance to Art 57(4) but unfortunately, the end results of these legal battles was failure to stop the election process in Kabushi and Kwacha.

Legally, some of the principles of an electoral process include that elections are free and fair and that elections are free from violence, intimidation and corruption (Art 45) while Electoral Process Act 3 (q) and (s) further talks impartial handling of election complaints and timely resolution of electoral disputes* among others.

By free election it denotes freedom of the contesting parties and candidates to freely campaign, associate, express and assemble while a fair election means an election the rules of the game i.e the provisions of the code of conduct, electoral laws and constitution are respected

It is agreed that the Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections were heavily contested legally which legal battle was aimed to timeous resolve electoral disputes.

Lawyers for ECZ, Attorney General’s Chambers and those for duly nominated and duly rejected candidates trotted from one courtroom to another in an effort to exercise their right to electoral justice.

However, apathy characterised the two by-elections, causes factors I will discuss in my next article.

Having visited and exhausted all legal options, the Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary elections had to proceed legally and constitutionally.

The illegalities, in my view, were committed by the Court which uniterally declared its power to stop the time which decision was unconstitutional and the decsion to stay the by-elections beyond the 21 days meant for the Court’s judication on any nomination matter which was illegal and unconstitutional.

Coming to the stay by the High Court as rightly observed by the CONCOURT, it elapsed IMMEDIATELY the 21 days fell due as per specification under Art 52(1-5) which only awards 30 day maximum (Art 52(5) to complete the process of nomination from nomination challenge to the determination.

In this regard, the nomination happened on 25 August and aggried candidates were given 7 days to challenge the nominations which 7 days expired on 31 August and the nomination challenge by Joe Malanji and Bowman Lusambo were done on 30 August.

As per dictates of Art 52(4), the 21 days started ticking immediately the nomination challenge’s lodgement was filed in court on 30 August, 2022.

The 21st day after the nomination challenge lodgement was 21 September 2022. This date was way outside the date the ECZ announced the decision to set a new date which on 11 October.

This was 20 days after the collapse of the High Court stay on the by-elections due to want of time. This makes the decision of the ECZ not only legal but Constitutional correct and right as per guidance of Art 57(3).

However, on 12 and 13 September respectively, two independent candidates each from Kabushi and Kwacha respectively “resigned” from the election process triggering the possibility of ECZ calling for new nominations and the hold for fresh election as per guidance under Art 52(6).

On the 9 Sept, Malanji and Lusambo filed in a lawsuit in the High Court to stay the by-elections which was granted on the 13 Sept, 2022, three days later the independent candidate for Kabushi resigned i.e. 12 Sept and a day after the one for Kwacha [i.e 13 September] also “resigned” on the very day the High Court actually granted a stay on the two by-elections.

As can be seen in the chronological of events, the purported “resignations” of the independent duo happened after the lodgement of a lawsuit to stay the elections by Malanji and Bowman Lusambo tying the ECZ from canceling the election as a result of the “resignation” of the duo as there was no election to cancel at the time.

On 6 Oct the two resignees rescinded their decision to “resign” while the High Court “stay” on the by-elections was seemingly not yet discharged though already expired on 21 September 2022 by the operation of law

Consequently, because the High Court was stop by the Court of Appeal to rule on the by-elections which would have lifted the stay, the illegal stay remained but without force of law on time prescribed in the Constitution

From the foregoing, it is clear that the elections in Kabushi and Kwacha were NOT a sham nor were they illegal but legally and constitutionally constructed

Instead the illegalities and unconstitutionalities were/are visibly seen in the various decisions of the various courts trotted to and these are the institutions that might have committed the illegalities in their various decisions due to seemingly failure to properly interpret the Constitution on time and also on appeal.

However, this was redeemed by the CONCOURT’s last ruling on 20 October, 2022 admitting that the High Court Stay on the Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary elections was annulled by time lapse and that the Court of Appeal was wrong to have handled the appeal on elections instead of the CONCOURT and also that Court of Appeal was wrong to claim to fixate time specified in the Constitution and also to Stay the stay from the High Court

To this end, the truth is that the Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary elections, despite the low voter turnout, were legally and constitutionally constructed, held and properly conducted by the ECZ and the electoral disputes resolved within 90 days by the Courts enough time for the holding of the by-elections as specified under Art 57(1)

Therefore, the truth is that the claims of illegalities, exclusiveness and shamness are dismissed with the contempt they deserved.

The truth is that the newly elected duo were properly and duly elected and any question on their legitimacy can only be done by dragging the provisions of Art 73(1-4) of the Constitution and as per specification under Section 96 of the electoral process Act.

Court Rise

I submit

Mcdonald Chipenzi

and the election results had already been certified

ZAMBIA AT 58 LOOKS LOST AND UNSURE OF ITSELF THAN IT WAS AT 18, 28 AND 48 YEARS OLD

24/10/2022

As National Democratic Congress, NDC, we today take time to briefly reflect on Zambia’s political and economic trajectory from birth, the time it was a teenager, all the way to adulthood at 58 years old today.

Born on 24th October, 1964, Zambia only had 100 graduates at independence and our forefathers were left with Western systems that their own people could not effectively run unless they embarked on an ambitious program to educate their people, get expatriates and also use whatever home grown talent or expertise that they could find. Our GDP in 1964 was $0.84B, Per Capita income was $242 and our growth that year was an amazing 12.21%. This was further pushed to 16.65% growth just the following year in 1965, but sadly a good number of the UNIP years were characterised by negative growth after that.

At 18 years old in 1982, Zambia was a teenager that had just reached adulthood.The party in power then was still the liberation party called the United National Independence Party, UNIP, led by our first President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. The GDP of Zambia was $3.99B, Per Capita income was $638 and unfortunately the percentage of growth in this year was -2.81%. This was despite the fact that the economy had grown by a whooping 6.17% just the previous year in 1981 and 3.04% in 1980.

By the age of 28 years in 1992, Zambia was led by the second ruling or governing party the Movement for Multi- party Democracy, MMD, led by the second Republican President Dr. Frederick Titus Jacob Chiluba, popularly known as FTJ. The MMD took over power from UNIP after a 27 year reign of the first President. So at 28, Zambia was more optimistic and ready to concur the world. The MMD embarked on very ambitious liberalisation and privatisation programnes to try and deal with the stagnation that had been caused by some of the One Party State policies of UNIP. Despite the adverse effects of the Structural Adjustment Programmes, SAPs, that came with privatisation, people were able to own private properties like houses and it also dealt with the issue of many retirees becoming destitute due to lack of home ownership and the like.

Politically, Zambia, in 1991, also moved from Socialist policies to Democratic or capitalist ones. The GDP of the country by 1992 was $3.18B, the per Capita income was $376 and the growth that year was at -1.73%. By 1993, MMD had pushed the growth to 6.80%.

Zambia at the age of 48 years old had another ruling party the Patriotic Front, PF under Michael Chilufya Sata who was the 5th President of the country. Power had just changed hands the previous year in 2011. So at 48 years in 2012, Zambia’s GDP was $25.50B, Per Capita income was $1,763 and growth was 7.60%.

Last year in 2021, the GDP of the country was $21.20B, Per Capita was $1,121 and growth was at 3.57%. Zambia is now 58 years old and political and economic reform programmes that made us see the figures above are not very clear. It has to be mentioned that for us to develop, we need to have a constant or sustained growth of over 6%, China started growing at an average of 11% per annum and that is why it is the way it is today and a marvel to watch by other economies. So growing at less than 3% and in negatives is not good for Zambia.

The UNIP led government prioritised nationalisation, import substitution programmes, building infrastructure, giving its citizens good quality free education, etc. The MMD anchored its programmes on privatisation and allowing free market forces to run the economy. The PF embarked on an ambitious infrastructure development programme and direct empowerment programmes of some selected groups of women, youth and even men.

The UPND has made pronouncements that are yet to be verified. They claimed to have inherited empty coffers from the PF, but the very first budget they made just two months after forming government saw them increase Constituency Development Funds, CDF, which is given to all 156 Constituencies of Zambia. They increased it from K1.6B to K25.7B per Constituency in the 2022 budget and further increased it to K28B in the 2023 budget. They further claimed to have employed over 30,000 teachers and over 11,000 health workers. So much for empty coffers. But most importantly, their recruitments are something that no one can verify, as two months ago, the government announced that over 17,000 teachers have been put on the payroll and we are still waiting to see if all of them will be put on the payroll or if the 17,000 and 30,000 figures were genuine in the first place.

The UPND seems to be wholly dependent on the IMF for its economic recovery plan. The optimistic plans they shared while in opposition seem to have disappeared into thin air. Some people, including their ministers, say that they need more time. But this is one year after they came into office and we do not know where we are going. Liz Truss in the UK had to resign just after 44 days on the job because our friends know that someone has to hit the ground running when they get into these jobs than asking for time even one year later. This is because they were voted for on account of ambitious programmes or manifestos that they pretended to want to implement for the country once sworn into office. We cannot get there in one day, but we need to be assured of the journey and how we shall get there, because currently the UPND seems not to even have a campus or direction for the journey.

Issued by

Saboi Imboela

President- NDC

Former State House press aid Amos Chanda explains the arrest for allegedly stealing and burning a court document

PRESS STATEMENT ON MY ARREST

By Amos Chanda

24th October,2022

1. I was arrested on Thursday,19th October,2022 at 15 hours by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers.

I was asked for the two sureties and I presented the two sureties that are on record with DEC in another matter in which they re-arrested me last month but has not been taken to court for three weeks now.

DEC demanded new letters from employers of my sureties.The same people,same address and same details but only to go and change the date.

By 16 hours,the two letters were presented at DEC the two men presented themselves physically.

2. Five DEC officers then stormed the interview room as one of them announced that I had to be detained because bond will not be given as per very strict superior orders from the DG of DEC Mrs Mary Chirwa.

My lawyers drew the attention to the provisions of the law and my rights under Article 18 of the Constitution,but the officers insisted that BOND was discretional and therefore the DG-DEC has exercised that discretion not to issue the BOND.

One of them later came to advise that in the light of a sick note for Mr Chanda that he had now become aware of,it is possible that DEC would reconsider thier position.As he was talking to my lawyers on this possibility,two rude and provocative officers stormed the room and insisted that instructions are clear that I have been locked up at Kabwata Police from where I can count for any relief that I wanted because as far as the DG-DEC was concerned,I was to be in custody without bond.

3. When I was still in state house as Special Assistant,I attended all call-outs and interviews they requested.I attended two summons and one interview.I was never charged for any offense because they said they were only asking to help with investigations.

4. In 2019,shortly after I resigned from office,I was informed verbally that I needed to see the DEC and when I made contact,I was told there was not need.

In November 2019,DEC issued two call-outs and I answered both leading to my arrest on a trumped-up charge of proceeds of crime.

This case was never taken to court until the following year in 2020 after various protestations from my lawyers to the DEC to present the matter before court.

It has to be stressed here that this case was engineered by Mary Chirwa(at that time Mary Tshuma) as DG of Financial Intelligence Center (FIC).As DEC under Alita Mbawe as DG and NPA tried to investigate and properly question the suspects,Mary Tshuma engaged Kaizer Zulu,Hibeene Mwiinga and Simon Miti to ensure that the case was pushed to court.

Simon Miti called Alita Mbawe to find out the status of the case because Mary Tshuma wanted to see the President (Edgar Lungu) about this matter.When the case did not move to court in November and December 2019,Mary Tshuma engaged the Director General of the Zambia Intelligence Service,the late Samuel Nkhoma to help push this case to court and ensure that President (Edgar Lungu) was “properly briefed”.

5. The DG OP Mr Nkhoma showed some inordinate interest in this matter and regularly approached the DPP Lillian Siyuni pushing her to prosecute the case.

She told him that I was so remotely connected to the case and that no reasonable court or tribunal can convict.He said he would help to provide evidence (very strange offer indeed from such an office).

DEC,Police ACC and other statutory bodies are lawfully mandated to investigate and present these matters to the courts.After this level of interest,the DPP directly contacted me on what I knew about the case.Most of my conversations with her are subject to constraints of OATH OF OFFICE and OFFICIAL SECRET LAWS.

6. The case finally took off in January,2020 and by the time it was closed via a nolle prosequi,not a single witness had named me in the case.

The case was closed via a nolle and subsequent action by the DPP.This is now the matter Mary Chirwa has purportedly reopened but for three weeks she has not presented the case before court.

7. This is a matter which alleges has missing court records dating back to 12/05/2020!.

8. There are operational matters hinging on state operations between myself (as press aide) and Mary Chirwa (Tshuma) then as FIC Director-General which she seeks to hide behind the lawful power vested in the office she now holds.The various cases of possible criminal conduct and other abuses on her past that came into my possession by virtue of office cannot be used to victimize me.

9. I will further put before court a detailed chronology of events to show and possibly stop this witch hunt.

WE NEED TO LIBERATE ZAMBIA FROM THE IMPERIALISTS WHO ARE RULING ZAMBIA THROUGH PRESIDENT HICHILEMA

There’s nothing illegal to call for early elections, if anything, it’s within our rights to remove, democratically, a President who has failed like President Hichilema.

Today, Independence is only at State House where President Hichilema and his colleagues will be celebrating the fact that they won the elections over PF and now they have power to make money, engage in corruption, eat nice food and drink expensive beverages and alcohol.

They have powers to exclude some opposition candidates during elections and arrest those of us who oppose them.

Meanwhile Zambians got nothing out of their victory of 2021 general elections. Many expectant Zambians are suffering more than they were, during PF or indeed any other previous Govt.

President Hichilema can make his long speeches counting emptiness of success, but majority Zambians are suffering including those who cooked and prepared for the event where they will be enjoying themselves.

SOLUTION: WE NEED TO CUT THE CONTRACT OF HH AND USHER IN A GOVT OF NATIONAL UNITY

The Independence we celebrate today, is about self-rule, that we are not ruled by foreigners. However, some Zambians like President Hichilema are mentally and politically colonised.

So while Zambians voted for them as Zambians, they have relegated the responsibility to form policies to foreigners, which only benefits them (the imperialists) while Zambians are getting nothing.

Governance is about forming policies, he who forms policies governs the Country. IMF, Brentrusts and other imperialists form our policies, while President Hichilema just stamps to certify them.

Therefore, people (Zambians) must call for early elections so that we liberate our Country from the imperialists who are ruling this Country through President Hichilema and his UPND.

We need Zambians to come together and take charge of this Country, if it’s to mess it up, let us mess it up, it’s our Country than suffering for foreigners.

My message as President of Economic and Equity Party (EEP), is that, we need to kick out President Hichilema out of power through an early election.

Don’t be indoctrinated, praising things that doesn’t make sense or don’t benefit you. You also deserve a good life like President Hichilema and his colleagues who are enjoying today. They are Zambians just like you, demand for your fair share.

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

EEP – ICHALO BANTU!!!

ZAMBIA SHALL ONLY BE LIBERATED BY ZAMBIANS!!!

ZAMBIA NEEDS A GOVT OF NATIONAL UNITY!!!

THE AWARDING OF THE NDOLA-LUSAKA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY PROJECT TO AVIC IS BAD FOR ZAMBIA AND THE FUTURE AND SHOULD BE STOPPED OR REDONE
By Shalala Oliver Sepiso

AVIC ALREADY AWARDED

The Road Development Agency and the PPP Council won’t tell you this but they have already awarded the Ndola-Lusaka Dual Carriageway Project to AVIC Consortium, which is officially called Macro-Ocean Investment Consortium (Messrs AVIC International Project Engineering Company, Zhejiang Communications Construction Group Co Limited and China Railway Seventh Group Co Limited) or the MOIC Consortium.

They haven’t announced because there are many wrong things being done around the whole tender awarding process.

COMPARISONS OF VELOS AND AVIC BIDS

At bid evaluation, the MOIC Consortium was declared a preferred bidder with the Velos Consortium being declared the next best evaluated bidder.

1. VELOS CHEAPER: The Velos Consortium Bid was initially slightly more expensive. Macro-Ocean Investment Consortium (Messrs AVIC International Project Engineering Company, Zhejiang Communications Construction Group Co Limited and China Railway Seventh Group Co Limited) had a bid of 649,950,804.00 while Velos Consortium (Velos Enterprises Limited, Graduare Property Development Limited, Yamene Financial Services Limited and Hillary Construction Pty Limited) had a bid of 700,000,000.00. The impressive thing about the bids is that both bids were around USD 700m, which is more than half the price the PF wanted to construct the same road i.e. USD 1.5 billion. However, since the Velos Consortium is a Zambian entity, it qualifies for a citizen discount under the CEEC provisions. This brings the bid amount for Velos below that of AVIC.

2. AVIC CHANGES BID PRICE: The only reason the MOIC Consortium bid was lower than the Velos Consortium bid is that MOIC submitted a variant bid (which has a reduced scope of works). The Velos Consortium had stated in their bid that they would abide by the RFP terms and Conditions and have included the entire scope of works according to the RFP at their bid price of US$700,000,000.00. During negotiations, it was observed that the MOIC Consortium actually do not want to add the omitted structures within their price but would like to increase the price if the Government insists that these structures should be included. During negotiations, the MOIC consortium in August, 2022 indicated that they would like to increase the cost by US$134,329,598.09 to US$784,280,402.09 (more than US$84million over Velos Consortium’s Price). Thereafter in October, 2022 during the ongoing negotiations, MOIC Consortium yet again increased their cost by US$160,515,975.26 to US$810,466,779.26 an increase of US$110,466,779.26 over their bid price. But corrupt elements within RDA and the PPP Council see nothing wrong with this increase or that it is getting closer to the PF price and UPND will be seen in a bad light. This increase, if allowed, would bring their bid price to be higher than the Velos bid price and this would dismantle the claim that AVIC was cheaper. The corrupt entities within the system want the bid to pass at this lower price and then allow the variation later on as an addendum.

3. AVIC’S BID NOT COMPLIANT: A source close to the Evaluation Committee of the Ndola-Lusaka Dual-Carriageway Project revealed that the Velos Consortium bid was superior to MOIC Consortium bid in terms OF concept. The Velos bid is a better fit in terms of PPP as they have demonstrated ability to raise the funds needed and coming up with a model that will run the project over the tenure of the concession. The MOIC Consortium submitted a variant bid (which has a reduced scope of works) which was not in line with the Request for Proposal or the Terms of Reference. AVIC doesn’t want to construct by-passes of Kabwe and Kapiri, dual carriageway roads through Kabwe and Kapiri, grade separator of urban roads in Kabwe and Kapiri etc. Now, it is either AVIC didn’t really understand the bidding process to be that of a PPP or they just wanted to bulldoze the situation and get the usual contracts where the Zambian government pays for the works. They also seemed to want a kind of project where the Chinese contractor is backed by government guarantees. This makes sense when you remember that the Chinese do not do concessions and always prefer being hired and paid. Strictly speaking, MOIC Consortium aka AVIC Consortium did not comply with the tender terms and guidelines. They should have been disqualified. But the reason given by those handling the tenders for allowing them to go through is that there were only two bidders and the PPP Act allows this. (See attached hereto the details of the scaled down scope and costings thereof.)

4. AVIC DOESNT WANT GRZ TO GET PART OF TOLL-FEES: The bid, which these RDA and PPP Council guys want to pass, will not allow GRZ to get any revenue of the road unless the actual revenue collected exceeds 150% of the target revenue on annual basis. The bid also doesnt want the grade separators to be built unless the income exceeds 165% of the budgeted revenue. However, the 150% and 165% revenue increases are not attainable in the near future with the projected traffic volumes and as such the above-mentioned omitted infrastructure may not even be built during the concession period of 25 years or more. Does it make sense to have the current Kabwe and Kapiri roads legally locked away from being developed better than they are for the next 25 years?

5. AVIC WONT BRING MONEY FROM OUTSIDE ZAMBIA BUT WILL EXTERNALISE PROFITS: MOIC intends to source the majority of their working capital from within Zambia. This money will come from NAPSA, Stanbic Ban Zambia and Workmen’s Compensation Fund. They will then externalize their profits in US$. This means that they will put pressure against the Kwacha. In turn this will trigger an increase in the Toll Fees as per their demand to review the Toll Fee bi-annually. This project will have little or no Foreign Direct Investment as they intend to utilize the Toll Fees collected to construct part of the facilities during the Operations and Maintenance Period of the project. However, they will be provided with Duty Free and zero rated concessions to import their Capital Equipment as well as materials during the construction period.

Based on the above comparisons (I have left out many other comparisons), if MOIC Consortium is given the Contract, they will provide less infrastructure at their original bid price.

Further, they have also changed the Concession Agreement considerably and would want the Government to assume some major risks such as Specifications and Design Audits/Reviews (at Design Stage), Performance Standards, and Operational Requirements and Maintenance Standards connected with the Operation and Maintenance phase of the project. Does it make sense to have government take all these risks but be locked out of the income from the same profitable road? The cash-cow of roads?

There is also a bigger concern of the AVIC bid, which is the underestimated Traffic projection, which has a huge detrimental effect on the Pavement Design of the road. The acceptable Engineering standards in estimating traffic projections is to use the GDP (estimated to be 3.6% for 2022) combined with population growth trends. However, using GDP is considered in most cases as there is a direct correlation with the growth rate of vehicular traffic. Despite exponential population growth and expect ability to drive by more Zambians, AVIC has made a growth rate assumption of 2% for the first 2 years, 1.5% for the period 2025 to 2034 and 1.0% for the period 2034 to 2045. This works out to an average of 1.3% over the 25 years of the Concession. This is understated to reduce on the design needs and hence do bare minimum is construction works. An underestimated traffic projection means an inferior design of the Road Foundations layers which will cause the road to deteriorate to serious levels much, much earlier than the 25 year proposed concession period. The estimated total traffic loading carried out by various studies indicate an Equivalent Standards Axle Loading of 60million over the 25 year concession period while the MOIC predictions are at 20million (MESA). The MOIC Consortium is influencing some members of the PPP Council, RDA and the NRFA to accept their sub-standard proposal, which if Government accepts has the potential to backfire drastically as the inferior pavement design suggested by them, coupled with the omitted structures will not help to bring down the cost of construction but simply ensure a poor road which wont last for years.

TO BE CONTINUED LATER TODAY

Independence message from Gilbert Liswaniso!

Zambia is Independent and a Great Foundation for Economic Liberation is being laid; let’s all celebrate 58 years of freedom.

As the country sets in motion to toast to 58 years of Independence, we reflect on the great things our Republic has achieved.

Our forefathers, whose torch bearer was Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, secured us freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and association, among others. We as youths immensely appreciate their sacrifice. We know, this did come at a price. Many died. Man lost families and many went to jail so we could enjoy this freedom. We thank them.

It feels good to celebrate this year’s Independence under a new President, a President who has led his team in liberating institutions of democratic governance. A President who has restored the rule of law that previously lost meaning.

Most importantly, it is of great value to mention that, as we celebrate this year’s Independence Day, we have a President in Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, who is concerned about young people who for a long time had been neglected and excluded from actively participating in the emancipation of their lives from the jaws of economic slavery.

Our people know that, handouts that were a common feature previously, were a recipe for economic slavery. Those with money never wanted to give the youths long lasting economic solutions.

They only gave youths money when they wanted to use them for wrong things. The young people were given peanuts so they could go back to their masters for more handouts. This President has said no to ka samfin. He has empowered the young people. The young people are now in charge.

The young people are no longer duped with statements of them being future leaders or leaders of tomorrow. Under this President, young people are leaders of today.

President Hakainde Hichilema has gone beyond brought and brought in a different trajectory. Young people are beginning to own industries. The young people are beginning to own cooperatives. The economy is now beginning to be controlled by young people. The poor are now part of economic activities.

Through an increased and robust constituency development fund, we’re seeing young people owning the wheels of the economy. Young people are being employed without looking at their names. They’re getting jobs provided they qualify and are Zambians. Many thanks to His Excellency, Mr. President Hakainde Hichilema who has taken economic emancipation, as a serious endeavour and to a whole new level.

Going by the above, I urge all young people, to continue rallying behind this President. I urge all structures of our party to encourage all young people to turn out in numbers and celebrate this year’s Independence Day, it is a unique celebration, a totally new celebration.

As young people, we are celebrating this Independence Day in a new way because of the economic emancipation foundation that Mr. President, Hakainde Hichilema has put in place. Let’s all celebrate.

Gilbert Liswaniso
UPND National Youth Chairman
NMC Member.

ZAMBIA AIR FORCE RECRUITMENT ADVERT

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS RECRUITMENT

The Zambia Air force invites suitably qualified Zambian Citizens interested in serving mother Zambia as Officers or Non Commissioned Officers to apply to the recruitment officers in the Zambia Air force stations or provincial Air Defence centers through Zampost or express Mail or the Following Addresses;

1. Lusaka Province

The Recruitment officer

Logistics command, P.O Box 310070, Lusaka.

2. Central Province.

The Recruitment officer, ZAF Kabwe, P.O Box 80943, Kabwe.

3. Copperbelt Province.

The Recruitment officer, ZUZE AFB, P.O Box 72299, NDOLA.

4. Eastern Province.

The Recruitment officer, Eastern Provincial Air Defence Center, Presidential Drive, P.O Box 510166, Chipata.

5. Luapula Province.

The Recruitment officer, Luapula Provincial Air Defence Center P.O Box 710302, Mansa

6. Western Province

The Recruitment officer, Western Provincial Air force Center, P.O Box 910082, Mongu.

7. southern Province

The Recruitment officer, Southern Provincial Air Defence Center, P.o Box 630110, Choma.

8. North Western Province

The Recruitment officer, North Western Provincial Air Defence Center, P.O Box 110183, Solwezi.

9. Northern Province

The Recruitment officer, Northern Provincial Air Defence Center, P.o Box 410390, Kasama.

10. Muchinga Province

The Recruitment officer, Muchinga Provincial Air Defence Center, P.O Box 480055, Chinsali.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATION LETTERS IS 21ST NOVEMBER 2022. APPLICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO MORE THAN ONE SERVICE AS APPLICANTS WHO DO SO WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATIONS

1.Hand written application letter

2. Certified photocopy of Green National Registration Card (NRC)

3. Certified photocopies of academic Qualifications

4. Certified photocopies of professional Qualifications

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1 OFFICERS:

a. Direct Entrants (DEs)

1. Must be Zambian and posses a Green National Registration Card.

2. Must have Atleast six (06) credits at Grade 12 level or it’s equivalent which should include English, Mathematics, Science and any other science subject.

3. Grade 12 full certificate must be by the Examination council of Zambia (ECZ).

4. Should be between 18 and 25 years of Age.

5. must have a minimum height of 1.6 meters for males and 1.57 meters for females.

6. Must be single without Children

7. Must have no criminal right record

8. Must be willing to Undergo military training

9. Must be Physically, medically and mentally fit.

b. Professional Qualified Entrants (PQes)

1. Must be Zambian and posses a Green National Registration Card.

2. Must have Atleast six (06) credits at Grade 12 level or it’s equivalent which should include English, Mathematics, Science and any other science subject.

3. Grade 12 full certificate must be by the Examination council of Zambia (ECZ).

4. Must have either a Degree or Diploma in a relevant field from a recognized learning institution.

5. Applicant interested in purchasing and supply fields must posses Diploma Level 6 CIPS

6. Must be a recognized member of a recognized professional body where necessary

7. Must be thirty four (34) years of age and below and not less than 1.60 meters in height for males and 1.57 meters for females.

8. Must have no criminal record

9. Must be willing to Undergo military training

10. Must be Physically, medically and mentally fit.

2. OFFICERS BRANCHES:

a. OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

1. General Duties Pilots

2. Missile Officers

3. Radar Operators Officers

4. Regiment Officers

5. Air Traffic Control Officers

Professional Qualified Entrants.

1. Air Traffic officers

2. Meteorology officers

3. Fire Officers

b. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND DEFENCE SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT

Direct Entrants

1. Aeronautical engineering

2. Armament Engineering

3. Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Radar/Missiles)

4. Electromechanical Engineering

5. Chemical Engineering

6. Armament Engineering

7. Air Navigation Aids Engineering

8. Telecommunication Engineering

9. Radio Networks Engineering

Professional Qualified Entrants.

1. Aeronautical engineering

2. Armament Engineering

3. Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Radar/Missiles)

4. Electromechanical Engineering

5. Chemical Engineering

6. Armament Engineering

7. Air Navigation Aids Engineering

8. Telecommunication Engineering

9. Radio Networks Engineering

c. General Engineering Department

Professional Qualified Entrants:

1. Mechanical Engineering

2. Electrical Engineering

3. Water Engineering

4. Automobile Engineering

5. Architectural

6. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

a. Cyber Security – Certified cyber security engineers

b. Programmes – skilled programming in Python, java PHP, android, application development etc

c. Database systems Administrators

d. Certified Network Engineers – CCNA (or better) Huawei Certification (HCNA) etc

e. Web Application Developers

7 Quantity Surveyors

8. Civil Engineering

9. Agriculture Engineering

10. Environment Engineering.

d. Administration Service Department

Direct Entrants:

1. Provost

1. Catering

Professional Qualified Entrants:

1. Administration (Secretarial)

2. Agriculture

3. Catering

4 Public Relations (Journalism)

5. Graphic Designers

6.Stenographer

7. Human Resource Officer

8. Chaplaincy

9. Music

e. SUPPLY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Direct Entrants

1. Supply Officers

2. Supply/explosive experts

3. Supply/load master

4. Supply/petroleum, oil and lubricants expert

Professional Qualified Entrants

1 Supply Officers

f. MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

1. Doctors

2. Medical licentiate/clinical officers

3.Nurses

a. Critical care

b. Mental Health

c. Midwives

d. Theater

4. Dental Therapist

5. Pharmacists

6. Biomedical Scientists

7. Biomedical engineers

8. Environmental Health officers

9. Physiotherapists

g. FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Direct Entrants

1. Accounts officers

Professionally Qualified Entrants

1. Accountants

2. Economists

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

1. NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Direct Entrants;

. Must be Zambian and posses a Green National Registration Card.

2. Must have Atleast six (06) credits at Grade 12 level or it’s equivalent which should include English, Mathematics, Science and any other science subject.

3. Grade 12 full certificate must be by the Examination council of Zambia (ECZ).

4. Should be between 18 and 25 years of Age.

5. must have a minimum height of 1.6 meters for males and 1.57 meters for females.

6. Must be single without Children

7. Must have no criminal right record

8. Must be willing to Undergo military training

9. Must be Physically, medically and mentally fit.

10. Music applicants will undergo auditioning

b. Professional Qualified Entrants

Must be Zambian and posses a Green National Registration Card.

2. Must have Atleast six (06) credits at Grade 12 level or it’s equivalent which should include English, Mathematics, Science and any other science subject.

3. Grade 12 full certificate must be by the Examination council of Zambia (ECZ).

4. Must have either a craft certificate or Diploma in a relevant field from a recognized learning institution

5. Applicant interested in purchasing and supply fields must posses Diploma Level 6 CIPS

6. Must be a recognized member of a recognized professional body where necessary

7. Must be thirty four (34) years of age and below and not less than 1.60 meters in height for males and 1.57 meters for females.

8. Must have no criminal record

9. Must be willing to Undergo military training

10. Must be Physically, medically and mentally fit.

2. NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS TRADES

a. Operations Department

direct Entrants

1. Missile Operations

2. Radar

3. Regiment

Professional Qualified Entrants

1. Meteorology

2. Fire

3. Occupational health and safety

b. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND DEFENCE SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT

Direct Entrants

1. Aircraft Technician (mechanical/Avionics)

2. Missile Technician

3. Radar Technician

4. Navigation Aids Technician

Professional Qualified Entrants

1. Aircraft Technician

2. Radio Technician

3. Radio Operator

4. Navigation Aids Technician

c. GENERAL ENGINEERING Department

Professional Qualified Entrants.

1. Automotive Technician

2. Mechanical Technologist

3. Electrical Technologist

4. Refrigeration Technician

5. Electrical Technician

6. Draughtsman

7. Heavy Duty Technician

8. Metal Fabricators

9. Water Technicians

10? Panel Beater and spray Painting

11. Agriculture Technician

12. Data Entry

13. Information Technology

14. Drivers B/C

15. Sanitation Technician

d. ADMINISTRATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT

1. Direct Entrants

1. Adminstrative clerk

2 Catering

3.chaplaincy

4. Graphic Designers

5. Secretarial

6. provost

7. Music

Professional Qualified Entrants;

1. Typist

2. Agriculture assistant

3. Catering

4. Chaplaincy

e. SUPPLY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Direct Entrants

1. Supply clerk

2. Supply clerk/armouser

3. Supply clerk and fuel handler

4. Supply clerk/load master

Professional Qualified Entrants.

1. Supply Clerks

f. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Consideration for admission to the defence school of Health sciences (DSHS)

Professional Qualified Entrants

1. Nurses

a. mid wives

b. Registerd

c. Theater

2. Clinical officers

3. Dental Therapist

4. Pharmacists

5. Biomedical Scientists

g. FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Direct Entrants (DES)

1. Accouns Clerk

Professional Qualified Entrants (PQES)

1. Accountants