The President of the Republic of Zambia Mr. Hakainde Hichilema Statehouse
Lusaka

20th September, 2022 Dear Sir,

RE: GROSS DISRESPECT OF WOMEN AND DETERIORATING PUBLIC DISCOURSE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP IS BECOMING A NATIONAL CRISIS

Reference is made to above.

The UPND has been in office for a year now and while there are a few areas were your party has scored, the issues of gender, women and blatant disrespect of women by your officials, UPND cadres and people that surround you is becoming a huge source of concern.

As a member of the opposition and a President of a political party for that matter, I have a Right to provide checks and balances in whatever way I see fit, without being insulted by your party leaders.

The UPND is not the first party to be in office and there were no insults like this from all your predecessors, at least not to this extent.

I wonder why criticisms by female leaders are said to be due to sexual starvation by your party members and yet we do not hear them say the same about the men.

We never say that men are making bad political decisions due to impotence, low libido, homosexuality and other stuff, but stick to and not deteriorate the political discourse to assume bedroom issues of male leaders, as they do with women.

So I urge you, Mr. President, to bring sanity to our politics because if we hit back, the Zambian political discourse will be filled with bedroom assumptions and not real issues, like we see in other countries.

Or as it was before your party ascended to power.

I write this letter to bring to your attention the latest insults that one of your appointees has written against me.

Kindly find enclosed my article on Chellah Tukuta’s appointment and his response on the same.

I know that anyone who insults in your name or is a UPND supporter has immunity for such despicable behavior, but I want to put it on record that these are the kinds of insults that most of your officials hurl at women just in case you never see them. These are people that are working for you and supported by you, all because the insults are against the opposition, they seem to have government blessings.
I have also copied the international community so that they know what is going on in the Country and the levels of abuse that women are undergoing under your watch, by people that are so close to you.

And also the same way we run to the IMF and other institutions for our economic decisions, maybe politically we are also unable to govern ourselves with civility.

For this reason, I call upon your office, the international community and all well meaning Zambians to help stop this kind of discourse because when it deteriorates further, no one will be spared. Even the Sedition law will not work for you as President because you will not manage to jail everyone and people will begin to insult you without yournsupport.

Your people and probably even you, justify that it is in order to attack and insult the female opposition leaders like that. Any political comment we make ends up in our bedrooms and you are watching that.

That is totally unacceptable and has to be brought to a stop, otherwise no one’s bedroom will be safe.

We criticize you and your government based on the policies, pronouncements and decisions you make. We also always try to go beyond the reasons you give to the public and analyse, as well as give the public the reasons we feel you make decisions.

You were in the opposition for a long time sir, you know how this works.

So to always receive insults that leave the political platforms and enter our bedrooms as women is totally unacceptable.

You need to bring a stop to this otherwise, I repeat, no one’s bedroom will be safe. Be it that of men and women, or even yours Mr. President.

And let me emphasise that bedroom Affairs are private and so people make all these disgusting remarks towards women based on assumption.

So there will be nothing stopping us from making assumptions about men also. So if all women that comment on politics are sexually starved, then maybe Zambia is being poorly governed due to impotent men.

Such levels of discourse will continue to make this country look and get filthier and civility in our politics will continue to elude us. I wonder why your people think that sex and politics are one and the same thing and that they can openly discuss women’s sexuality like that. We are sometimes insulted by boys and girls young enough to be our children and as long as they call themselves praise singers and insult us for your benefit they feel protected.

Sometimes it is big people with wives, daughters and mothers that feel comfortable insulting someone else’s daughter, wife, mother, spouse or sister.

As a mother of 3 children, it really pains me to see a Zambia that has lost so much direction and respect for women in just one year of your presidency.

Sadly, most opposition and ruling parties in Zambia never have good relationships, but not what we are seeing under your leadership. This is totally unacceptable.

I look forward to your urgent guidance in this matter and hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Saboi Imboela President National Democratic Congress, NDC Phone: 0979- 199644 Email: saboiimboela@yahoo.co.uk

Country is at war with moral decay – Nalumango

FOLLOWING a rise in Sodomy cases and homosexuality, vice President Mutale Nalumango says the country is at war which can only be fought spiritually.

Nalumango who is also acting President therefore called on the church to be gate keepers to mitigate the moral decay which has characterised the country lately and take their position as men and women of God.

Speaking during the State-Church Dialogue held at Government House in Lusaka today, Nalumango said the church should give spiritual guidance and stand united in fighting homosexuality through prayers and counsel.

“The church should build an intentional and purposeful message to grossly condemn these acts in the country. you are aware that in history, sodomy was used as a dehumanising weapon against weaker members of the male society.”

“It was both a physical and spiritual punishment. with this realisation, I request the church to stand with a united voice to spiritually fight any form of attack against our declared christian nation,” Nalumango said.

And the church who spoke in unison reaffirmed their stance against homosexuality and stated that even if Government was to change its mind against homosexuality they would still remain unshaken.

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia Executive Director Andrew Mwenda thanked Government for standing firm again homosexuality. However, he called on police to be proactive and act quickly in situations where acts of homosexuality are reported.

Mwenda disclosed that the police have not been proactive in handling the stated matter.

Meanwhile, Mwenda implored the public not to treat people involved in the vice any less human stating no one is born a homosexual but it is a decision arrived through perversion.

Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretary General Francis Mukosa re-echoed the church’s stance to working with government in mitigate homosexuality saying it is a disorder which should not be condoned.

Fr Mukosa said the public should not criminalise the perpotaraitors of such vices as they need help to come out of that disorder with the assurance that the church is there for them as a mother that helps them convert from their perverse nature.

He clarified “if they have broken the law they should be punished.”

And Independent Churches of Zambia President David Masupa said Government in collaboration with the church should organised media forums to reemphasise national values and principles as a method to curbing the moral decay.

Meanwhile, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church has urged politicians to stay away from the issue of homosexuality because it is not a political matter.

SDA North Zambia Union Conference President Tommy Namitondo said homosexuality is a moral issue which should be left to the church to fight it spiritually.

OUR COLLEAGUES IN GOVT WOULD WANT US TO SING PRAISES FOR THEM OVER THE RECRUITMENT OF MORE TEACHERS

……..but doing so is same as praising a parent who knows that when they have more children they need to double provision – Kampyongo

Lusaka…. Friday, September 23, 2022 (Smart Eagles)

Shiwang’andu Member of Parliament Stephen Kampyongo has said praising the UPND government for employing more teachers is same as praising a parent who knows that when they have more children they need to double provision.

Hon Kampyongo said improving teacher pupil ratio is a normal thing for any government to do.

He said this when he and other PF MPs addressed the media after Parliamentary proceedings today.

“Our colleagues in government would want us to sing praises for them over the recruitment of more teachers. We acknowledge what they have done in that area. They must also understand that the reason tertiary institutions exist, where we are training teachers, where we are training medical staff, it’s for them to produce human resource that will go into this sector,” he said.

“Now praising them for that is like praising a parent who knows that when they have more children they need to double the food requirements for the home. So improve teacher pupil ratio is a normal thing for any government. Its normal, it’s a routine.”

Hon Kampyongo wondered what the New Dawn Administration expects to be doing if they want praises over what they are required to do.

“The fact that the sitting government increases the number of teachers…..what then do they expect to be doing as a government if they want to be praised for doing what is required of any government sitting?” he asked.

Meanwhile, the Lawmaker bemoaned the conditions under which councilor operate.

“Instead of enticing councilors to become teachers so that you create by elections which are costly, why don’t you look after the councilors? So that when they are given a chance by their people, they stick to serving the people that elected them,” he said.

“You know they are vulnerable that is why you can pull them out of the electing positions with recruitment into teaching service. So it’s important that we look at the welfare of our councilors who are on the ground.”

SmartEagles2022

HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A MATTER YOU CAN TRIVIALIZE, NAKACINDA TELLS OFF MWIIMBU

……as he says the minister’s remarks yesterday over the matter in question are discouraging to many Zambians

Lusaka…. Friday, September 23, 2022 (Smart Eagles)

PF Chairperson for Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda has castigated Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu over the homosexuality remarks he made in Parliament yesterday.

During a press briefing, Hon Mwiimbu wondered if the wearing of women’s clothes by men and the act of men kissing each amounts to homosexuality.

The remarks however left a lot of people in shock and disappointment.

And speaking to the media today, Hon Nakacinda said the remarks are not only disappointing but discouraging to many Zambians.

“Mine is basically to express disappointment at the utterance of the Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu yesterday. The paranoia with which the state is handling matters, the fear they have of the unknown, the figment of the imagination that they are entertaining will only go to completely make them fail to govern this country,” he said.

“The utterances of Hon Jack Mwiimbu yesterday are not only disappointing but really discouraging to many Zambians. The issue of homosexuality, sodomy is not a matter you can gloss over and purely trivialize. It’s an emotive matter to which our culture, our faith as a Christian nation upholds. And to that effect it’s important that government takes seriously this subject that is under debate in this country and take seriously the condemnation the Zambian people have expressed on this subject.”

Meanwhile, Hon Nakacinda stressed the need for the Judiciary to be independent.

“We are watching what is happening in the Judiciary and we feel sorry that soon we will begin to have professional judges easily seconded to the JCC, reported by cadres, reported by any individual and in the end, a simple process that does not even require evidence, a judge would go,” he said.

“We want the judiciary to remain independent, we want security of tenure to be guaranteed for the judges, the magistrates so that in dispensing justice, they are not looking over their shoulder. They should be guided by the law, not the feelings of either the executive or indeed any other person.”

The PF MCC said there is need for the law to be adhered to.

“The process that we are seeing in relation to the Judicial officers, including the DPP…..we want to caution the judiciary. Let’s not allow the JCC to be turned into slaughter house for careers of judicial officers including judges,” he said.

“Let the law be adhered to. And let the principle that guarantees justice at the end, which is a principle of natural justice, the rights of all parties that are either accused or part of the matter to be heard be fully adhered to.”

SmartEagles2022

THE MAST EDITORIAL

Why are HH’s appointees disjointed?

Lee Iacocca once said, “I’ve always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.”

If this were the situation under the new dawn leadership of Hakainde Hichilema, this government would have been recording success after success. But there seems to be a tug of war in Hakainde’s government. And he has personally observed that his permanent secretaries and Cabinet ministers are working in isolation.

“I am noticing a trend where permanent secretaries are pulling in one direction and ministers in another direction. There is no way business can work like that. We have to work as a team. That is the way work is done,” said President Hichilema last Friday as he swore-in three permanent secretaries.

Indeed team work is the way to go. But we find Hakainde’s complaint or observation very strange. Maybe this explains the fast rate at which the UPND is losing popularity, which in itself is alarming. Two things come to mind: First, Hakainde’s total refusal to shift to State House. And second, the infighting and sidelining of State House aides. The second aspect actually raises serious issues of Hakainde’s approach to governance. His attitude of a know-it-all person where he thinks that he is the only one who thinks best out of a collective Zambians. Without sounding petty, how is the President going to build teamwork in his government if he can’t unite his team at State House? We’ll pick out two officers – Chellah Tukuta and Anthony Bwalya.

Tukuta was the presidential cameraman who was shunted at State House while the figure he’s supposed to capture was all over. His job was taken over by press analyst Brian Mwiinga. Isn’t this the reason the young man has opted to be sent to Brazil to do what everyone in our land doesn’t understand? Fast forward, the President is now in New York attending the UN General Assembly but his right-handman Anthony Bwalya is in Lusaka! State House media director Clayson Hamasaka was also left out. So who is standing in as presidential spokesperson? So what is Anthony’s job description? We all know that the presidential spokesperson is a very senior position in government and he draws a huge salary. That being the case Anthony must work for it and not be parked at State House. He’s not a librarian.

We have noted over time that, maybe out of initiative – to remain relevant – Anthony has been all over radio stations while the President is either out of the country or visiting provinces. But we all know that whatever he says on radio, it’s the President who is speaking. Now, has he got the authority to speak for the President on various issues when the same President doesn’t seem to trust him enough as to travel with him? Those who know Hakainde will tell you that he keeps those he doesn’t trust at a distance – ku wire.

Much as he will not fire them, he lets them get frustrated on their own. But why is he keeping Anthony if he can’t trust him? Is it just for tribal balancing’s sake? Also why is he using two bodyguards? Why isn’t he confirming Patrick Kangwa as Secretary to Cabinet? Is it because he is comfortable with Oliver Kalabo? This is a strange situation for a President who is demanding team work. But for once let him put together a team he trusts and can work with instead of filling positions for the sake of it. Even in their crookedness, the PF had a vehicle running on full cylinders. All cogs were on. The methodical UPND is proving to be disjointed. They have continued with the same disorganisation they had in opposition.

No wonder even their cadres are complaining all the time about being abandoned. You can’t run a government like your personal shop or farm. This is a serious recipe for failure.

THE IMF POLICY CONDITIONS

The scope of IMF policy conditions has been increasing through the years and has become far too broad. Many of the conditions were not relevant or critical to the causes or the management of the crisis the countries found themselves in. Some of these conditions were put into the conditionality package under the influence or pressure of major IMF shareholders for their own interest or agenda, rather than in the interests of the debtor country.

On many areas where conditions are set, neither the IMF nor the World Bank has the expertise to give proper advice, and thus the potential to commit a blunder is high and the negative effects can also be high. This includes the area of political conditionality and issues relating to “governance”. In many countries, import liberalisation has led to domestic firms and industries having to close down as they were unable to compete with cheaper imports, and de-industrialisation has been the result.

There is now strong emerging evidence that trade liberalisation can successfully work only under certain conditions. Factors for success or otherwise include the ability of the country’s enterprises and farms to withstand import competition, its production and distribution capacity to export, as well as the state of commodity prices and the degree of market access for its products. In the absence of positive factors, import liberalisation may cause the country into deeper problems.

The implications for conditionality are significant. Evidence is emerging that wrongly sequenced and improperly implemented trade liberalisation is adding to developing countries’ trade deficits. The IMF should thus review its trade liberalisation conditionality to take account of the need to enable countries to tailor their trade policy to their particular conditions and their development needs. In areas of its core competence, there are also serious problems with IMF policies. The problems with conditionality do not lie only in “new areas” outside the traditional areas of the IMF’s concern. The criticism is now widespread that even in the areas of the IMF’s core competence (macroeconomic, financial, monetary and fiscal policies), there are major problems of appropriateness of policy and conditionality.

Policy objectives, assumptions and policy instruments on how to obtain them are under question, given the poor record of outcome. This questioning of the appropriateness and outcomes of policy had already been going on for several years (especially in relation to policies and results in Africa), but the doubts and criticisms grew much more intense as a result of the IMF handling of the Asian crisis.

Since the type of policies that are linked to IMF conditionality have been increasingly criticised for not working, including because they are contractionary and recessionary in nature and effect, it is no wonder that there is a lack of credibility and confidence in the substance of IMF conditionality, even in its core areas of competence. There is thus a need for IMF to review its macroeconomic package, re-look the policy objectives and assumptions, compare the trade-offs in policy objectives with the number and effects of policy instruments, and widen the range of policy options and instruments. This review should be made in respect of government budget and expenditure, money supply, interest rate, exchange rate, and the degree of capital account openers and regulation.

The IMF has also been heavily criticised, especially by civil society, for the inappropriate design of their policies from the viewpoint of social impact, including reducing access of the public to basic services, and increasing the incidence of poverty. The adverse social impacts are caused by several policies and mechanisms. The contractionary monetary and fiscal policies induce recessionary pressures, corporate closures, lower or negative growth rates, retrenchments and higher unemployment. Cutbacks in government expenditure lead to reduced spending on education, health and other services. The switch in financing and provision of services from a grant basis to user-pay basis impacts negatively on the poorer sections of society. The removal or reduction of government subsidies jacks up the cost of living including the cost of transport, food, and fuel.

These and other policies have contributed to higher poverty, unemployment, income loss and reduced access to essential goods and services. It is not a coincidence that countries undergoing IMF conditionality have been affected by demonstrations and riots (popularly called “IMF Riots”).

The social impact of IMF policies is another major cause of the crisis of credibility in IMF conditionality. It must be recognised by the IMF that the major problem with its conditionality is that the policies associated with it are seen to be inappropriate and harmful. This view is not confined to critical academics or NGOs but is now adopted by renowned mainstream scholars, by parliamentarians of many countries, and also by policymakers of the countries taking IMF loans and undergoing IMF conditionality.

Fred M’membe
President of the Socialist Party

PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA HIGHLIGHTS ZAMBIA’S SUCCESSES IN ONE YEAR

… As he speaks at the Democracy Delivers Summit in New York

New York – September 21, 2022

Republican President Hakainde Hicilema has informed delegates and world leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Zambia has made enormous strides as a Democratic Country from a heavy-handed regime since the time UPND Government assumed office just about a year ago. Speaking at the Democracy Delivers Summit in New York where he shared Zambia’s successes in one year with other Heads of State, the President said that the country had moved fast, faster than many expected in terms of Democracy.

The President stated that his Government was walking the talk in many aspects like Good Governance. On the successes recorded by the New Dawn government, President Hicilema informed the Heads of State that an aggressive and impartial fight against corruption was in place. Mr Hichilema emphasised that the fight against corruption was based on objectivity and facts.

On the rule of law and general order, the Head of State put it clear that the two were very important aspects though they had broken down in the past years. He disclosed that in the past, innocent citizens got beaten but that the situation has changed as the rule of law has been restored.

In terms of the operations of the media under the UPND Government, President Hicilema acknowledged that the media was at the core of equitable Development and flourishing Democracy.
”We are enabling media freedom and other civil liberties,” he emphasized.

The President further said that the government was amending laws that constraine democratic space such as the infamous Public Order Act (POA). He revealed that the act had negatively hit his own political party’s campaign activities while in opposition.

The President reiterated that the process of amending this law was in progress. Other laws that the President said were to undergo amendments are the death penalty and defamation of the President. He said that it was very paramount to strengthen Governance and all oversight institutions that would serve the interests of all Zambians and not an individual.

In order for government to tap into private sector finance and ingenuity, the Head of State said that his administration was creating a platform for Public and Private Partnerships (PPPs) as the two were one in attaining meaningful Development. He was quick to point out that Government alone could not do everything hence the need to partner with the private sector as a way of providing better services through enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.

He also said that the Government is on course in rebuilding Zambia’s economy that was ravaged by mismanagement and extravagances in the application of public affairs as well as corruption. ”Already in the past 12 months, we have been able to bring in macro stability like inflation from 25.6% to 9.7% amidst the pandemic , the war in Ukraine which pushed up fuel, food and fertilizer prices but we have been able to achieve that much”, he said.

The President further informed the Heads of State that the government had managed to reverse the economic decline from minus 2.8% to 3% in just 12 months indicating a growth of 4%.

The Head of State assured all Zambians that the Government would continue creating opportunities such as employment as the country had a lot of opportunities being land-linked contrary to the traditional view that Zambia is a land-locked country.

(C) FALCON

THE PF GAY AGENDA

What is abundantly clear on this homosexual misinformation and stage-managed events are that they have a typical PF signature! And often, led by so called Ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba.

Even Bishop Alick Banda’s statements that were strongly condemned by Bishop Mambo point to a typical, truly PF operation that has their DNA. PF are easy to predict, just look at their historical strings of accusations against HH and the patterns and characteristics, they have one thing in common; death, destruction and deception.

1) Tonga under oath.

This was a mischievous operation that was led by GBM when he was Defence Minister and Charity Katanga as Lusaka Pronvice Police Chief. It was designed to accuse HH of forming a tribal guerrilla army that was said to target Bemba people. Katanga released spontaneous and rag tag statements that the Police were closing in on the guerrilla army and that it had already killed a Bemba baby through poisoning. It had to take late President Michael Sata, during the swearing in ceremony of Winter Kabimba as Justice Minister to tell them to stop the bull***t.

2) Gassing

This is a well known PF orchested scheme where they used death to terrorise citizens through hurling of gaseous substances into homes, schools and hospitals among many places. Surrogates like Chilufya Tayali and senior PF party officials like GBM pointed their accusing fingers at HH claiming he was the one that gassing people.

3) Hatembo family

The PF carried out a well coordinated campaign to paint HH black by accusing him of having dubiously bought farm land from the Hatembo family of Kalomo. Surrogate Edith Nawakwi claimed she had evidence of fraud in the purchase of the farm 25 years ago, from the family by HH. The PF media including ZNBC and Daily Nation went into the overdrive with a vicious campaign to arrest HH. When the Hatembo disappeared, Nawakwi claimed Hichilema had kidnapped them.

4) Homosexuals

The loudest have been the PF and PF aligned surrogates like Archbishop Alick Banda. You will know how maliciously and well coordinated the whole thing is, when you realise it is a travelling bag with a false bottom. Here is how:

1) There are adequate laws in the penal code on exactly how to deal with homosexuality in Zambia. The protest would have been better directed at the Police and the courts of law, but the PF have their target on radar, HH.

2) Right from opposition, Hakainde Hichilema has made it clear on how he opposes same sex marriages and he has continued speaking strongly against homosexuality as President. The PF still insist that it’s his fault that homosexuality exists in Zambia and they want to exhibit it through secret sponsorship of homosexual acts and parades which remarkably started under their watch. As a matter of fact Edgar Lungu showed tolerance when he pardoned a homosexual couple of Kapiri Mposhi,

3) The timing of the anti homosexual campaign coincides with the annual UN General Assembly in New York. The idea appears to be to force government to arrest homosexuals and cause outrage in the West, an important trade and investment partner with Zambia. PF would be interested to see the IMF programme dropped so that the economy collapses.

The common feature of these operations is that they come to naught after so much drama and dust raised.

The perpetrators of these dubious and frivolous accusations are often from the regions PF claim as their power base. As to whether this is driven by an ethnic agenda is a matter worthy exploring. What is also worth an investigation is whether this conspiracy has underlying treasonous components of bringing down a democratic elected government.

We are well aware that these criminals have a lot of money (cash for that matter) which they stole from the various government projects through inflated prices, and all other various government operations.

We also know that they still have a lot of paid pawns in the public service.

However, none of their schemes is going to work. On the contrary, some of these schemes might just accelerate linkage of certain individuals to specific crimes and thus bring forward their investigations and arrest.

AMOS CHANDA AND ZINDABA SOKO RE-ARRESTED

PRESS STATEMENT

Lusaka, Thursday 22nd September, 2022.

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit (AMLIU) has re-arrested Amos Chanda and Zindaba Soko following a nolle prosequi that was entered by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in 2020.

The Commission has re-arrested Amos Chanda the former Presidential Press Aide of House No. 67 ELM Road, Woodlands and Zindaba Soko the former Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Director of Plot No. 15345M Libala South for Corrupt Practices by a Public Officer Contrary to Section 19 (1) as read with Section 29 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012 and Money Laundering Contrary to Section 7 of Prohibition and Prevention of the Money Laundering Act No. 14 of 2001 as amended by Act 44 of 2010.

Details of the matter are that between 1st August 2017 and 31st May 2019 the duo being public officers engaged in corrupt practices in which Mr. Amos Chanda was paid a total of $106,000.00 while Mr. Zindaba Soko was paid a total of $110,000.00 in their personal accounts as gratification by Mr. Walid El Nahas, Director of Intelligent Mobility Solutions LTD (IMS) for the award of a concession agreement for the provision of advanced Road Safety Management Solutions and Services through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) awarded by the RTSA to IMS Ltd. The two have since been charged for money laundering involving the respective amount each received.

In another incident, the Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit (AMLIU) has arrested Vincent Sakala, a male aged 31 years of Chilenje South for Theft Contrary to Section 272 of the Penal Code Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia and Money Laundering Contrary to Section 7 of the Prohibition and Prevention of the Money Laundering Act No. 14 of 2001 as amended by Act 44 of 2010.

Details of the matter are that Vincent Sakala, an Accountant at ZSIC Life Insurance, on dates unknown but between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021, jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown, did steal funds amounting to K999, 126.57 property of Z Village Banking Scheme, a village banking group of ZSIC Life Insurance employees in his capacity as Group Treasurer.

The suspects are currently on Police bond and will appear in court soon.

Mathias Kamanga
Public Relations Officer
Drug Enforcement Commission

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MR. LEMMY KAJOBA, ON THE USALAMA VIII JOINT OPERATION CONDUCTED FROM 19TH TO 21st SEPTEMBER, 2022 IN LUSAKA AND COPPERBELT PROVINCES OF ZAMBIA

I wish to inform the nation that the Zambia Police Service in conjunction with other Law Enforcement Agencies conducted a Joint Operation dubbed ‘Operation Usalama VIII’ from 19th to 21st September, 2022 in Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces respectively.
The other security wings involved in this massive operation include:

1. Department of Immigration
2. Drug Enforcement Commission
3. Road Transport and Safety Agency
4. Cycorp Limited
5. Forestry Department
6. Zambia Revenue Authority
   You may wish to know that the ‘Operation USALAMA VIII’ series began in 2013 as a result of a resolution made by the Police Chiefs from Southern and Eastern Africa regions to tackle security threats posed by Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) and the need for enhanced regional cooperation in addressing them.
   This operation is done in all SADC member states affiliated with Interpol and it is done simultaneously.
   This joint operation targeted suspected Human Traffickers, Drug Traffickers, Illegal Car Dealers, suspected Gangs and crime prone areas, amongst others.
   The operation resulted in the Seizure and arrest of the following:
7. ILLEGAL TRADING IN CHARCOAL
   On 19th September, 2022, Six trucks were seized along Mwembenshi Road Western Route of Lusaka loaded with 50 kg bags of charcoal without a forest permit. Five (5) suspects were arrested while one (1) ran away.
8. STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES
   A total of Seven suspected stolen Motor Vehicles were recovered during the operation and impounded after a search on the INTERPOL Database revealed that the vehicles were reported stolen in South Africa.
   These Include:
   a. A LAND ROVER VIN: SALLAAAF5GA781587, Engine: 0955956306DT and Registration number DY22Y DGP, driven by M/ Richard Kangwa.
   b. A FORD RANGER bearing VIN: AFAPXXMJ2PEM04385, Engine: SA2KPEM04385 and Registration number DD77SJGP.
   c. FORD RANGER bearing VIN: AFAPXXMJ2PFT11593, Engine: SA2KPFT11593 and Registration number HS76SR GP.
   d. TOYOTA FORTUNER bearing VIN: AHTJA3GS700241230, Engine: 1GD5039390 and Registration number BCE 3525 driven by M/Kassim Kashiba aged 21 of H/No. 166 Zebra Street Nkana East, Kitwe.
   e. TOYOTA HILUX bearing VIN: AHTGA3DD400978966, Engine: 1GD0808789 and Registration number BCE 4654 driven by M/ Francis Mangani aged of Kitwe.
   f. TOYOTA HILUX bearing VIN: AHTEZ39G10702736, Engine: 1KD5753701 and Registration number ALM 2777, was identified in Kitwe at Shimumbi’s garage in Kitwe.
   g. RANGE ROVERS bearing VIN: SALLMAME3AA324742, Engine: unregistered, was identified in Kitwe at Shimumbi’s garage in Kitwe.
9. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL
   On 19th September, 2022, F/Purity Tembo aged 26 years was arrested on her way from Luangwa to Lusaka for being found in possession of explosives.
10. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF COPPER ORE
    On 19th September, 2022, a Volvo Truck Registration number AJE 930 carrying 10 tons of Copper Ore was intercepted from Luangwa and M/Mwale Chikumbuso aged 43 of plot 1445 Matero was arrested. The suspect revealed that the owner of the contraband was Joseph Banda aged 44 of Lukanga, Kabwe.
11. ILLEGAL LOGGING
    On 19th September, 2022, a Fuso Truck Registration number BCD 1630 loaded with 193 pieces of Rose Wood timber was intercepted on its way to Lusaka from Western Province. One suspect namely M/Daniel Daka was arrested.
12. GAME MEAT
    On 21st September, 2022 F/Petronela Namoomba was arrested with 18 pieces of Assorted Game Meat aboard a Toyota Regius Registration number BAF 2270.
13. PANGOLINS
    On 20th September, 2022, Four Zambians namely M/Peter Malichi Moyo, M/Chimunya Chilopya, M/Reagan Chimbabwa and M/John Munyama were arrested for being in possession of two dead Pangolins in Lusaka Province, concealed in a black suitcase.
14. DRUGS
    On 21st September, 2022, a joint operation team seized 405 bottles of Codeine, 1kg high-grade Cannabis and 4 bundles of Miraa estimated at K80,000 , K15,000, and K975 in Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces respectively.
15. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
    On 20th September, 2022, the joint operation team in Lusaka seized 43 bottles of assorted Alcoholic Beverages from a named Chinese shop in Lusaka packed in 23 different cases.
16. SEIZURE OF CIGARETTES
    On 21st September, 2022, a joint operation team seized 256 x 10 blocks of Cigarettes called “Buzzozo” with an estimated value of K35, 000 from M/Joseph Phiri in Lusaka for tax evasion.
17. PROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS
    A total of 67 Illegal Immigrants were apprehended during the operation and have since been detained whose breakdown is as follows: 27 Tanzanians, 8 Congolese, 5 Burundians, 3 Malawians, 4 Zimbabweans, One Somalian and 18 others whose nationalities are yet to be established.

Brief details are that on 19th September, 2022, M/Abdikariim Mohamed aged 29 of H/No. 5441 Itawa in Ndola was arrested driving a Volvo truck Registration number BCC 5441 from Biella-Mozambique to Zambia without proper documentation.
On the same day, M/Patrick Pombe, a Congolese national aged 18 and refugee from Mayukwayukwa was arrested on his way to Petauke aboard a Marco polo Bus.
On the Copperbelt, the joint investigations team intercepted two Somalians and two Chinese nationals who had no proper documentations.
On 19th September, 2022, one Malawian national named F/Doreen Phiri aged 26 of Muchinji in Malawi was intercepted in Luangwa aboard a Marcopolo bus destined to Lusaka with two female children namely Hope Phiri aged Seven and Happiness Phiri, aged two.
In a related development, on 19th September, 2022, Sixteen (16) Prohibited Immigrants were intercepted at Kabanana Check Point along Chirundu Road in Lusaka.
Other two illegal immigrants intercepted on 20th September, 2022, include M/Kenne Chiyamuzore, Zimbabwean aged 28 years, arrested in Siavonga District and M/January Llatukunda, Congolese aged 27, arrested at Landless Corner;
These are amongst other Illegal Immigrants originating from different countries that have been apprehended and detained.
BELOW IS THE SUMMARY:
Motor vehicle searches conducted; 85
Stolen Motor vehicles Recovered; 7
Arrests made for Theft of motor vehicles; 6
Arrests made for Drugs offences; 4
Arrests made for Wildlife related offences; 11
Arrests made for mineral offences; 1
Arrests made for being in possession of explosive material; 1
Arrests made for Tax Evasion; 1
Illegal Immigrants; 67
Total Number of People Arrested for various offences: 92
I wish to warn that as Law Enforcement Agencies, we are more than ready to meet squarely and deal sternly with all perpetrators of transnational organized crimes such as Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking, Motor Vehicle Thefts, suspected Gangs and indeed all form of crimes in the region.
Lemmy Kajoba
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
22nd September, 2022

PF Burial Programme – PF President elections

By Nkonkomalimba Kapumpe

The Patriot Front have advertised nomination fees for their Presidential candidates, signalling that there will be having the National Congress in a few months. I had personally advised the PF leaders not to go for the congress for atleast 2 years, otherwise it will be their end. After they postponed their June congress I strongly believed that they had taken heed of advice. We are not only Facebook politicians.

This is how their disunity and eulogy starts, non-of the losing candidates will be willing to follow the winner. They don’t respect each other enough. Let’s look at them individually.

Kambwili Chishimba

Probably the number one contender is Kambwili. He is very strong on the lower structures of the PF and some senior leaders who want punch for punch with UPND. He is a founder member of the PF and former Minister. His major disadvantage is that most senior PF leaders blame him for the 2021 election loss. Most of them will retire silently if he wins. I don’t think former President Lungu will support his candidature, Kambwili might agree to remove Lungu’s immunity if advanced with good reasons. Former President Lungu’s endorsement will be very important.

But ba PF you squeezed Kambwili too much, that he made very costly decisions to his political career just for him to literally survive. It won’t be easy to restore his credibility. Another issue he seems tired. The other danger is his fight with HH which would be very dangerous for Zambia leading to an explosive in divisions . Among the PF contenders, he is one of the few that can be a serious challenge even for 2026 depending on the UPND mistakes.

Brian Muntayalwa Mundubile

The second contender for me is Mporokoso member of parliament, former chief whip and leader of the opposition. His greatest strength is that he seems to have the backing of former President Lungu. Secondly, the PF MPs have hinted that they want a President coming from Parliament. His weakness is that he won’t be a major threat to HH, he lacks the charisma and will be too reasonable to be a serious threat to HH. Maybe 2031.

If he wins then all those who are loyal to President Lungu will stand by him, he is highly considered to be a stooge of ba Lungu. PF will basically become a party to defend those who are accused of corruption. They might win some battles but 2026 forget.

Given Lubinda

The other serious contender but seems discouraged until the recent win in Luangwa by elections is the acting President Given Lubinda aka Za yellow. He wants to claim that he has successfully held PF together and now even winning by-elections. He has the experience in PF and government to match Kambwili.

But he is now old, fearful and no longer the fighter of yester-year. Ba Sata and Lungu greatly damaged his popularity in PF for him to pull through. This is basically the “anti” Lungu camp. If Lubinda wins he will only remain with Miles Sampa in PF. He is not a serious threat and rumours are that most senior PF members prefer a bemba candidate to retain the North and eastern vote. This is the reason why they are not divided yet, he is not a threat, they know he is warming the sit as acting President and whoever wins will make him veep.

Emmanuel Mwamba

Former spokesperson to FTJ, PS and Ambassador. To be honest, he is going against the mountain. He major weakness is that everyone likes him on their side but very few would even support him in the PF leadership, worse off the grassroots. Though he has stood with the PF in dark times, he has fallen short of selling himself of being a serious Presidential candidate, he has familarised himself too much with the people but with no great relationships. Debating with Oliver Shalala always LOL. Mwamba if he has resources should form is own political party and look forward to 2031. His future is not in PF.

Christopher Kang’ombe

This one can only stand a chance if he gets the backing of Kambwili or ba Lungu, short of that it will be just a good line on his political CV that he attempted. He is former mayor of Kitwe and current MP for kamfinsa. In the unlikely event he wins, he probably will just become good friends with President HH. PF will be dead and buried by 2026. Nothing against him but he stands a better chance later, people keep looking to him for the future. He has to convince the people the future is now.

Stephen Kampyongo

I won’t comment much on Kampyongo, he seems to have back peddled on his intentions to stand. He seems too close to Mundubile, and following instructions from his beloved former President Lungu.

Mutotwe L Kafwaya
Former Minister, MP Lunte and newly appointed PF MCC. I think he will only participate for formalities.

From the above you can tell that none can have it easy to hold the party together. Infact the only things holding them together is the corruption fight and a chance to be President. Once those two things are taken away, very few will stay to support the winner . They should have waited up to 2024 with Lubinda, by then everyone would stay thinking they are getting back in government. You make selfies now easy targets to hammer PF.

I pray this congress is not coming from the excitement of recent and current bye-elections. Things will change immediately they have a party President.

Immediately PF elect a President; the ACC should offer deals to suspected PF members under investigation. They will have no reason to stay in PF. But if they all cornered and have no escape they will unite to give UPND a good run for their money in 2026.

Nkonkomalimba Kapumpe

NB: The entire future of PF is highly dependent on Davis Mwila, I will explain one day.

BALLY WILL FAIL ON HIS OWN – NAKACINDA

……as he laughs off the President’s claim that other countries want him to help them achieve what he has achieved for Zambia

Lusaka…. Thursday, September 22, 2022 (Smart Eagles)

There are things that a Head of State should never say about other countries, Hon Raphael Nakacinda says after President Hakainde Hichilema reportedly boasted that other countries want him to help them achieve what he has done for Zambia.

The PF Chairperson for Information and Publicity said one year of government has proven that President Hichilema has no clue on state craft.

He said the opposition PF is concerned about the propaganda that is being championed by the UPND suggesting that there could be people, for political reasons, that may want to make the country ungovernable.

He said this as he left the Lusaka Magistrates Court after commencement of trial in a matter in which he has been charged with defamation of the President.

The charge emanated from Hon Nakacinda’s statement where he alleged that President Hichilema is summoning judges at his house.

“I want to state that the duty and responsibility for every citizen is to contribute to the development of this country. Even in our provision of checks and balances, having been in government, the last thing we would ever want to do is to undermine the current government,” he said.

“If the UPND fail, they will not fail because they have been undermined, they will fail because they have been incompetent themselves. For us we are committed to the ideology of appreciating democratic governance system that we have adopted for ourselves.”

Hon Nakacinda said PF will provide critical checks and balances and will never undertake criminal activities to undermine government.

“Mr Hakainde Hichilema will fail on his own. One year in government has already demonstrated that he has no clue on state craft. Where he is he is reported saying that other countries want to ask him to copy what he has done for Zambia which goes on fly straight into the teeth of diplomatic etiquette,” he said.

“There are things that a Head of State should never say about other countries. And to hear those statements, some of which are being peddled excitedly so by praise singers is going to just undermine the office of the President which is very unfortunate.”

SmartEagles2022

HAS THE TIME FOR HIGH COURT TO DELIVER JUDGMENT ENDED ON 20TH SEPTEMBER?

The country is being exposed to a narrow argument by those who don’t want the Lusaka High Court to deliver its Judgment that the 21-days’ time for hearing the nomination petition filed by Bowman Lusambo and Hon Joseph Malanji has lapsed. They make reference to the 2016 Presidential Petition involving Mr. Hichilema and Geoffrey Mwamba.

But those advancing this narrow argument forget one thing about that 2016 Presidential petition: the judgment itself was delivered outside the 14-days set by the constitution, and there was nothing wrong with that.

The facts in the 2016 Presidential Petition were that the 14-days for hearing the petition had ended on 2nd September, 2016. The lawyers had not presented the petition at the close of those 14 days. The Court delivered a judgment on 5th September, 2016, which was the 17th day i.e. 3 days outside the 14 days.

In the case before the High Court, both sides have presented their case and the hearing was conducted and concluded within the 21 days as required by Article 52(4).

There is no requirement in Article 52 that the nomination petition should be determined within the 21 days which wss meant for the hearing. The Court must simply close the hearing at the end of the 21 days and proceed to make a determination, that is, a judgment, thereafter.

Nowhere in the law does it require the judgment to be delivered within 14 days for a presidential petition, or 21 days for nomination petition, or 90 days for election petition for Members of Parliament. It can be delivered at any time as long as the hearing took place within the timeframe provided.

This is the reason why Bill 10 wanted to cure this problem by introducing the word, “and determined” wherever the constitution says a petition shall be heard within a certain period.

Was the Court of Appeal right to make a blanket statement that the 21-days came to a halt when the Court stopped further proceedings of the High Court? I don’t think so. The time keeps running and cannot be stopped from running.

But the case before the Lusaka High Court has nothing to do with the hearing. The hearing was already done within the 21 days, even if the days came to an end on Tuesday.

The High Court still remains under an obligation to deliver a judgment after the end of the 21 days just as the Constitutional Court delivered its judgment outside the 14 days. Litigants are entitled to a judgment at the end of the hearing.

I submit

ISAAC MWANZA

DIRTY AND DESPERATE PROPAGANDA BY THE UPND

Lusaka- 21st September 2022

We wish to dismiss propaganda stories being churned out by the UPND designed to harm and injure leaders of the Patriotic Front.

One example is an online story concorted and published by the UPND titled; “Exposed; How PF Leaders Scheme to Make The Country Ungovernable Through Anarchy ” which has been circulated widely.

The story claims that the Opposition Patriotic Front leaders have devised a coordinated scheme to make the country ungovernable.

We wish to state very clearly that the story is false and desperate propaganda to dent the images of those named and incite arrests based on fabricated and concocted stories.
This is template is similar to old tactics of “Black Mamba” stories of 1990s concorted to harm, torture,arrest and lock up the Opposition leaders.

It is evil to bear false witnesses and fabricate meetings that have never taken place.

It is clear by their machinations to petition all parliamentary seats, that the UPND is determined to create a one-party state and want to crash or destroy anyone offering diverse views.

Zambians are therefore advised to dismiss the story with the utmost contempt it deserves.

It clear that the UPND has failed to govern and has failed to attend to the deep-seated economic and social crisis facing the country.

The UPND is encouraged to attend to the crisis facing the country especially the cost of living that has affected our people, the highest in the last 30 years.

The issue of rising cases of sodomy and sexual crimes against boys and men, whatever the motive, requires resolute leadership from the President and his Cabinet, and swift actions from the Police and other law enforcement agencies.

Further the Government is advised not to tolerate homosexual practices and its promotion, as Zambians have rejected this because it offends religious, cultural and traditional values.

Rhetoric, threats and ducking the matter will not resolve the crisis.

Only genuine denunciation and condemnation and swift action will end the vice.

We have also noted threats from the Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Jack Mwiimbu and various spokespersons of the UPND warning Zambians not to discuss the cases of homosexuality.

This is sad as it infringes on the fundamental rights of expression, freedom of thought and freedom expound ideas.

Issued by;

Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba

Deputy Chairperson Information and Publicity.
Member of the Central Committee

FERTILISER TENDER WHITE COLLAR CRIME IN.MOTION-BRIAN MUNDUBILE

…to create opportunity for single sourcing – Mundubile

BRIAN Mundubile says the cancelled fertiliser contract is white collar crime to create an opportunity for single sourcing “of these very lucrative contracts”.

Mundubile, the leader of the opposition in the House who is also Mporokoso PF member of parliament, wondered why the Anti-Corruption Commission was still quiet over questionable procurements.

“Today is indeed a very good day…for the victory we have recorded in Luangwa [council chairperson by-election].

Madam Speaker, people speak through elections. When we lost elections last year, we learnt our lessons, Your Honour the Vice-President. We are hoping that your loss in Luangwa will make the government reflect on their performance in the last 12 months,” said Mundubile. “Your Honour, the Vice-President in the recent past we have raised concerns on the increasing number of questionable government procurements, tenders, contracts and cancellations. The recent one being the cancellation of fertiliser contracts which was awarded only a few weeks ago. Madam Speaker, it is very clear, Your Honour the Vice-President, that this is white collar crime. It’s very clear that somebody is trying to create an opportunity for single sourcing of these very lucrative contracts. My question is, with all the questions and concerns that was raised, why is Anti-Corruption Commission still quiet over these questionable procurements?”

In response, Vice-President Mutale Nalumango said there “will be a selective fertiliser tender which will be transparent following the cancellation of the earlier one by the Zambia Public Procurement Authority after the Ministry of Agriculture did not follow regulations.
She said the cancellation of the fertiliser tender was not initiated by political thinking stressing that a wrong instrument was used.

Vice-President Nalumango said people should not be surprised when decisions are made that seem to be against the Executive.

“The instrument used was not the right instrument to allow that and as people that listen, this is a listening government. We must follow. This is why Madam Speaker, people should you not be surprised when decisions are made that seem to be against the Executive because government they are part of it…That is the way it is. So the ministry had to listen and the tender had to be cancelled. That is the way it was done. It was not initiated by political thinking. It is real, some wrong was instrument used. Participation was not according to the instrument. So it was done like that. But we now yes, you may think we are looking for… it will be selective tender now because of time and people will see the transparency,” she said. “There was a petition on it. Maybe I should mention that the minister, there was a petition, on the giving of you know the tender award. There was a petition, and it is the petition that brought out the irregularities that the ZPPA followed.”
Vice-President Nalumango said the government is very sincere with their pronouncements.
“This government, the new dawn government is very sincere with their pronouncements followed by the actions. What I know agriculture is somewhere near, he will guide me, if I mislead, but the little I know on this matter is that it was done on some technicality,” she said. “I would say in fact it was not the ministry that really cancelled. The recommendation for the cancellation came from the ZPPA people. Those are the people that recommended because apparently in the tender board, putting up this used an instrument that could not have allowed in the manner it was, participation of outsiders. What I mean is other companies that are international or outside Zambia. [The tender] it provided for the Zambians only unless the Zambians could not meet…But I think they allowed it open, to be open, and then that is what the ZPPA noticed and recommended that this tender cannot go on.”
In a follow up question, Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo warned of looming hunger.
“And you as our Vice-President responsible for DMMU must start preparing. What guarantee do we have through you Madam Speaker, Your honour the Vice-President with that cancelled tender, which is very unprecedented because the procedures are very well known. What guarantee do we have that farmers in the rural areas are going to receive the inputs before the onset of the rains?” asked Kampyongo.
In response, Vice-President Nalumango said the issue of looming hunger right now, “yes, we may, I may not, be sure of the harvest but as government as of today FRA which had said, you know, the target of the maize to be purchased at 170,000 metric tonnes has bought over 200,000 metric tonnes”.
“Actually 220, not under. These are facts. So please don’t mislead the people. 220,000 metric tonnes have been purchased by the FRA. And beyond the target by 30,000 metric tonnes. And there’s still maize. Basically, when you state… The honourable member was in government not too long ago. It is because you know this state takes care of the food security. So for food security, there be no alarm. Zambia has enough maize to go round according to the plan. And I’m aware Madam Speaker that there are farmers who still have maize which FRA has not purchased. That should be the concern. That there are still farmers with maize. It is the duty of government to start looking at how we can help the farmers. So you are making the situation to look so bad when in fact it is not,” said Vice-President Nalumango. “Government is still listening to the farmers, how much maize is till out there. Do they need our help? Although I think we did state that maize can be sold anywhere. You know farming is a business. When government buys through FRA, the rest we should be able to sell. But those who cannot we have to help them and we are discuss how we do we help. So the situation is not that bad. Last year the reduction in production, you remember that we found a mess in the procurement of fertiliser. I don’t want to go backwards. We all know exactly what happened in procurement of fertiliser. We are trying to clean up that situation and this is reality. Zambians know. You cannot play politics here. They know the reality on the ground. So honourable there’s no hunger. There’s food in the country. I’m sure people can testify. We have done our vulnerability assessment and we know exactly where there may be less food on the ground. DMMU is aware. And we are trying to work around how we can look after our people.”

WE WILL NOT DENY JESUS CHRIST, BECAUSE ONE OF US HAS FALLEN, CATHOLIC NDOLA DIOCESE, AS HE SAYS THAT THE DEATH OF FATHER DEODATUA MBEBE IS A WAKE UP CALL TO CHRISTIANS.

LIKE the bible narrative “Let he is without sin, cast the first stone,” Catholic Ndola Diocese Bishop Benjamin Phiri has bordered his send off message of the late Father Deodatus Mbebe who was killed in the late hours of Monday in a similar manner.

Bishop Phiri has rebuked people for their concentration in only speaking and publishing the negatives about the late Fr Mbebe stating that those shaming him are equally of sin.

Bishop Phiri says that those shaming the late Fr Mbebe and are even seeking to pull away from the church are hypocrites and Jezebels who run after priests.

The death of Fr Mbebe brought about a media frenzy after it was alleged that he died near his girlfriends house.

In the Catholic church those ordained into priesthood and vow to serve God are not allowed to marry, which has sent alot of speculation around members of the public as to why the late Fr Mbebe was in a relationship from as far back as 2002.

However, Bishop Phiri in his send off message for the late Fr Mbebe said that every human being has hidden secrets which if displayed before the public eye will bring forth shame and that is why the late Fr Mbebe should not be judged.

Bishop Phiri says it is sad that all that is being heard and said about the late Fr Mbebe is only about the sins he committed and nothing is being said about the lives he saved and converted through his time serving God for the past 20 years in the church.

“Many people were converted because of his preaching and became Christians.God is a God of mercy and receives us inspite of ourselves ,because we have been born in his light. He will not abandon us at a time we need him. All of us in here have our secrets and one day we will see all those secrets and they will be displayed and we will all hang our heads in shame,” he said.

Bishop Phiri said from the day that he heard of Fr Mbebe’s gruesome murder, he has reflected, prayed and deeply thought about Fr Mbebe’s death.

CREDIT: Mwebantu

WHY RULING UPND YOUTHS ARE STARVING
…unprecedented

By Miles B. Sampa, MP (21.09.2022)

1.0 Background
Statement by the UPND deputy SG Gertrude Imenda that UPND youths are not benefiting from their victory because PF is still Incharge in laughable and depicts of a person that is either not intouch with reality on the ground or he is just being mischievous with the lazy trajectory of instead of resolving, keeps blaming a former husband that is long gone for everything.

2.0 Pa Ground
Here is truth. All opposition PF youths are starving. Unprecedented is that even all ruling government UPND youths are also starving if not more. Kuti waumfwa noluse ngabwlekulomba (saddening when they ask for help).

3.0) Why UPND Youths have No Money

Kwati ba Finance Minister Dr Musokotwane at MOF nabo naba kota as did my beloved ABC (MHSRIEP).

Reason is due to lack of government spending in the economy and enshrined in the Keynesian economics.

3.1) Keynesian Economic Theory
Here is what the guru of economics John Maynard Keynes preached over 70 years ago.

His theories known as Keynesian economics, center around the idea that governments should play an active role in their countries’ economies, instead of just letting the free market reign. Specifically, Keynes advocated federal spending to mitigate downturns in business cycles.

3.2) GDP
Accordingly, GDP is defined by the following formula: GDP = Consumption + Investment + Government Spending + Net Exports or more succinctly as GDP = C + I + G + NX where consumption (C) represents private-consumption expenditures by households and nonprofit organizations, investment (I) refers to business expenditures …

4.0) Implication
It follows therefore that if the UPND government is not spending on their youths via business contracts be it to mend roads or to supply goods and services to government, economic activities shrink, money become scarce and people begin to starve.

5.0) Examples Spending not Good for UPND youths

5.1) Giving ZESCO poles supply contracts to a Zimbabwean company did not empower any of the UPND youths.

5.2) Giving the fertilizer or maize contracts to only Alpha commodities and ETG has not and will not empower any of the UPND youths.

5.3) The direct purchase of 156 motor vehicles by Government from CDF funds has also denied atleast 156 UPND youths from supplying the vehicles to their MPs offices.

6.0) National Benefits of Empowering UPND Youths

If UPND youths are empowered, then they will be able to buy talk time or frizit from ordinary citizens (including PF youths) and in the end all citizens will benefit.

That’s how it worked before and that’s how it works anywhere in the World.

7.0) Conclusion
Without government spending as above, bo Imenda will be sounding like a broken record blaming PF until it will be 2026.

One more thing, please stop sending your youths to come see us MPs for CDF empowerment which has never arrived anywhere. It’s stuck somewhere between Councils, ZPPA and the Central Government.

MBS21.09.2022

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ZAMBIA NEEDS GARRY NKOMBO – NDOLA MAYOR SAYS

..Calls UPND youths that recently protested disgruntled..

Ndola, Wednesday 21 September 2022 (Smart Eagles)

Ndola Mayor Jones Kalyati has condemned UPND youths that recently protested saying they do not want Nkombo in his current Ministry.

He said Garry Nkombo must stay in the position because he has performed very well in that portfolio.
“Garry Nkombo is a good minister who is a perfect match for the Ministry… he has been clear in the way he directs Councils.” He said.

Mr Kalyati said the youths that recently protested against him are the youths that are purely disgruntled and must be condemned for their action.

He added that Nkombo is an asset to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and if he were to be removed from the Ministry, it would be a drawback because he has been consistent in his direction with the markets and implemented the presidential directive of there not being political cadres.

“I wish to thank the president for having stopped issues of cadrerism and these cadres who want to come back should be stopped as soon as yesterday.” He said.

He added the he himself has always opposed the idea of cadres as it is archaic, backwards and insultious to the people of Zambia.

He said President Hichilema denounced and detests cadrerism and the Minister has moved in the direction of the president.

“We know for sure that Garry Nkombo is not liked by some because of his stance on cadrerism, he too doesn’t want a situation where people start to feel like they are second generation citizens while cadres run supreme.” He said

The Ndola mayor noted that many councils agree with the support for the local government and rural development minister as they are happy with the way the Ministry is being run.

“A lot of councils that have communicated to me have indicated their support for Garry Nkombo, his stance is one thing that we support, we have actually enjoyed a fresh breath as councils, because of his direction, because of his management, because of his guidance and because of his way of operation.” He said.

OPEN LETTER TO POLITICIANS

Chilekwa Mambwe wrote:

My heart bleeds whenever I look at the levels of Unemployment and Poverty in our compounds. It is sad to see how hopeless the Youth and Women who heavily participate in voting have become and are languishing in Poverty.

Students in Colleges and Universities are also suffering and seem to have no hope in that Politicians both from the ruling and opposition political parties only remember them during the time of campaigns.

The question is, where have we missed it?

The answer is simple, it is Politics! the Media and Disunity. Politics is Central here. Politicians set the narrative and this did not start today.

Most of the Politicians are now Concentrating on 2026.

What happened to 2023, 2024 and 2025???

Why is it that even most of the media houses do not talk about these others years?

What about our future generations and their welfare???

We just voted last year and we can already see where most of the energy is concentrating.

The other Unfortunate thing is that, us common citizens have also concentrated on fighting and Pulling each other down while foreigners continue to utilize our natural resources and are becoming wealthy everyday.

Please our dear leaders, Zambia is a beautiful country and we are aware that the dream of every politician is to rule this country yet home to a lot of poor citizens.

While you exchange Political Punches, remember the poor citizens who always vote 🗳 during elections.

Things are really terrible, terrible, terrible on the ground and it’s not a pleasant face.

To those in Power, kindly use the power you have to help the appointing authority better the lives of a common Zambian by utilizing the brains these youth have to create more jobs.

To those in Opposition, we need you to concentrate more on Providing Checks and Balances so as to keep the party in power in check.

Some of you have been in politics from the time I was in Secondary School and am now a father. What difference does it make?

You have always told us that the Youth are the leaders of tomorrow and this language just expired.

EXPOSED: HOW PF LEADERS SCHEME TO MAKE THE COUNTRY UNGOVERNABLE THROUGH ANARCHY

PF and their surrogates have devised a well coordinated scheme that they hope will make the country ungovernable under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema. This is according to highly placed sources that have been attending some planning meetings.

Among those in the planning teams are PF Central Committee member Emmanuel Mwamba, Bishop Alick Banda, Brian Hapunda, Brian Mundubile, Antonio Mwanza, and Stephen Kampyongo.

They have also enlisted their friendly forces still serving in key government institutions including in some security wings.

In one of the meetings chaired by Alick Banda, Emmanuel Mwamba is clearly heard saying they have so far studied President Hakainde Hichilema’s soft approach to governance.

“We thought he would come hard on us after losing power. We must take advantage of his soft and inclusive approach. This is a regime we can easily bring down within a few months. Let’s take advantage of the frustrations among their members,” Mwamba, who is at the centre of the whole scheme told the meeting.

In the evening meeting of Thursday 15th September 2022, the team agreed to embarrass President Hakainde Hichilema on his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in the United States of America by heightening issues of homosexuality in the country.

In their planning, they agreed that the stories around homosexuality would be more believable if a religious leader issued a statement. They tasked Bishop Alick Banda to take the lead in attacking government on homosexuality, hence the statement that was issued by Bishop Banda where he linked cases of homosexuality to the New Dawn Government.

Bishop Banda was also tasked to identify other religious leaders who would be enlisted to champion this propaganda. Among those being targeted are Bishop Joshua Banda of Northmead Assembly of God, though the team said he was so far reluctant to join. Also being targeted to join the crusade is Healing Word Ministries Pastor Moses Chiluba. They are also targeting some media houses and radio talk show presenters who should keep bringing toxic topics on their shows.

This is a highly funded and well orchestrated project to make the country ungovernable by sponsoring civil unrest through propaganda, especially that the UPND government is slow to react and they are not explaining to the people the positives they are doing. Dr. Sampa who has since abandoned his superfluous ‘ban alcohol campaign’ has also been enlisted in the scheme.

On the issues of homosexuality, they are are sponsoring and stage-managing homosexual incidents hoping police will make arrests. The aim is to break up relationships with EU, USA so that they cancel the IMF bailout package. When this happens the country will again deepen into economic troubles that will make citizens rise against the government.

Among the main sponsors are corrupt business houses that have been blacklisted by the UPND government on corrupt supply contracts in supply of drugs, fertiliser, hunting licences, and oil.- Zambia Eagle

CAN A COURT STOP THE TICKING OF TIME SPECIFEID IN A CONSTITUTION? AREN’T WE CREATING ANOTHER LEGAL DEBATE AGAIN?

Last week, the Court of Appeals made a decision to stay the decision of the High Court that stayed the holding, by the Electoral commission of Zambia (ECZ), of the Kabushi and Kwacha parliamentary by-elections until the main matter was heard and determined on 20 Sept, 2022.

However, before the High Court could deliver its decision, the Court of Appeal stayed all proceedings, including the expected decision expected on 20 September, in the High Court on 16 September 2022 and set 22 September, 2022 as the ex-parte hearing and perhaps the discharge of the stay.

The time allocated in the Constitution for nomination trial/challenge is 21 days which days seemed to have expired yesterday, 20 September, 2022 as the count include excluded days too.

However, the Court of Appeal contended that the stay on the High Court proceedings also stayed the time clock from ticking and would only resume ticking after the discharge of the stay on 22 September.

However, 52(4) guides that A person may challenge, before a court or tribunal, as prescribed, the nomination of a candidate within seven days of the close of nomination and the court shall hear the case within twenty- one days of its lodgement. which days seem to have expired.

In addition clause (5) stresses that the processes specified in clauses (1) to (4) [i.e. nomination and challenge of nominations] shall be completed at least thirty days before a general election in this case 15 September which was the election date.

Now, using the law of precedence and anchoring it on the precedence set by the Constitutional Court in the 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PETITION where the Court refused to extend time (i.e 14 calender days) for lack of jurisdiction to extend time resulting into a premature discharge of the petition for the lapse of time,

Will Court of Appeal act differently and revisit this precedence set by the Constitutional Court in 2016 and stop time from ticking for purpose of allowing the proceedings and decisions on the matter to be made in High Court or whichever court when the time allocated on this matter in the Constitution has expired?

At least if the initial decision was made by the High Court and now this is a contention in an appellant court, it would make some arguments.

Guided by Article 274 which talks about time for performance of a function by a person and it says A function conferred in this Constitution may be performed as occasion requires and my view is that the Court is supposed to make a decision within 21 days.

it will be interesting to see how this matter unfolds on 22 September 2022 and after and how precedence will be navigated this time around.

Further the nation is walked through the legal forest by Article 269 regarding the computation of time in matters like these and that any proceedings that is undertaken above seven (7) days, excluded days (i.e.Saturday, Sunday & Public holidays)- are concluded in computation of days.

It states, for the purposes of this Constitution, in computing time, unless a contrary intention is expressed—

(a) a period of days from the happening of an event or the doing of an act shall be considered to be exclusive of the day on which the event happens or the act is done;

(b) if the last day of the period is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday (“excluded day”), the period shall include the next day;

(c) where an act or a proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken on a specified day and that day is an excluded day, the act or proceeding shall be considered as done or taken in due time if it is done or taken the next day; and

(d) where an act or a proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken within a time not exceeding six days, an excluded day shall not be counted in the computation of the time.

Will this petition on Kabushi and Kwacha be treated differently or a long legal battle is not yet far from ending as efforts to abridge time collapsed yesterday?

In line with Art 267 (3) A provision of this Constitution shall be construed according to the doctrine that the law is continuously in force….

Can we, therefore, argue that the Court has power to temporarily punctuate this doctrine of law being continuously in force? as argued by the supreme law?

Let us wait and see.

I submit

McDonald Chipenzi

THOSE PRACTICING LGBTQ ARE ALSO YOUR RELATIVES SO STOP THE BLAME GAME AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

20th September 2022

It is clear that a national stance on LGBTQ has been given that Zambia is a Christian national and hence LGBTQ has been rejected. What remains now is for all of us to play our part in ensuring that this vice is uprooted from our societies permanently.

This is not time for blame games and finger pointing, but it is rather time for all critical sectors to be part of the solution.

Suffice to note that those in leadership may try to promote and uphold national values yet our people still drift from the norms of society. Critical sectors must all come together and fight this foreign and ungodly vice.

Further, we do not expect any surprises from government after stating their stance on this subject.

Going forward, law enforcement agencies should ensure that they begin prosecuting those abrogating the laws of Zambia as enshrined in our constitution and in our statutes.

Zambia is a Christian nation, a nation of laws rather than that of men. Our laws criminalises homosexuality and lesbiansm hence those breaking the law must be prosecuted regardless of who is involved.

Secondly, the role of the civil society and the church at this critical time must be well defined and executed.

As DP we want to appeal to the Church to take up the responsibility of preaching salvation because messages on salvation which should lead people to Christ are scarce in churches nowadays. Counselling and offering spiritual guidance should be intensified by the clergy.

Most importantly the church must go on its knees and begin to pray for this country. It must worry the church that Zambia, which is a Christian nation and with so many churches is having people, its citizenry drifting away from biblical teachings and openly begin to advocate for things such as gayism and lesbiansm. This situation poses a danger to the Christian fraternity and it calls for the Church to be part of a solutions.

Thirdly, the family organisations should be at the centre stage in fighting the vice. Families need to help inculcate morals in their members because people who are involved in LGBTQ are not aliens, but people who come from our families.

While others maybe carrying out propaganda and politicking over these serious matters, remember you may just discover that it is your daughter or son, sister or brother even aunties or uncles who are deeply rooted in LGBTQ. Has each one of us ever thought of how devastating it could be to learn that the wife in the gay marriage is actually your relative from your family. Let us not pretend about this matter. It is a situation we are confronted with and together let’s help our country overcome it.

Issued by

Judith Kabemba
DP NEC Member