Amb Emmanuel Mwamba wrote:
They are Monkeys Who Stole the Country-Siakalima
Last year, Minister of Education, Hon. Douglas Siakalima when appearing before the Parliamentary Orders Committee dealing with Education, chaired by Milanzi MP, Hon. Melesiana Phiri made remarks that upset the country.
“Luapula People are suffering from two types of poverty. There is physical poverty and their poverty of the mind”.
There was no action or sanctions against him despite numerous calls to have him fired because of the hate and tribal speech against a people.
Even when President of the Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP), began private criminal prosecution against Siakalima for hate speech, he was saved by the Director of Public Prosecutions who promptly discontinued the incriminating proceedings.
Uwakalema takaleka!
Siakalima has been caught issuing similar offensive remarks.
He has called leaders of the Patriotic Front as Monkeys who stole the country.
“What these Monkeys did to Zambia is no joke, they stole the whole country.”
In reference to Bembas, it is a known tribal prejudice that they are called thieves or a euphemism of a Monkey is used to brand them as thieves.
Also because Bembas are among few tribes that eat monkeys and their tribal cousins, the Easterners, who are mocked as rats, refer to Bembas as Monkeys as a tribal moniker.
So Siakalima, a man who has been caught using tribal and hate speech to refer to leaders from the Patriotic Front as Monkeys, shows his demonstrable contempt against other tribes other than his own.
Siakalima escaped a dismissal and prosecution, he will likely be shielded from similar sanctions.
Oh boy! Hear we go again!
For the next few weeks, months years and maybe ’til Jesus comes we wont hear the end of this.
The irony is the author of this article, and his soon to be seen back up singers. Regurgitating the chorus like they stole. I would not be offended if I didnt. But look at the point that Shakalima was making. Only in time do those preview to monstrocity of damage and how it was done, do we in agast know, might be my way of vilifying the words used, not that I support the language. I sense the Minister may have a problem with gen x “emotional intelligence” and political correctness. But who would not from our era? Remember “Stu!@£d Id@&ts” in the Kaunda era Press conference? Who made much ado with that other than folks it was directed at, and it was factua.
So ba Mwamba are you a thief? If so why the “boohaha?” Just sit down drink your wine…and Thank God he has allowed us to enter the new year with new renewed hopes….and the back up singers (Indigo, Monze Alum, Pfwhatever, 2.8 million whatever). I hope you took your meds…no wine for you…kikiki..looking forward…..to more of your absurd comments.
EM and your Defunct TuPF criminals indeed you suffer from mental diarrhea
This statement has been clearly explained but because you suffer from mental poverty, I’ll try to explain its meaning again
Firstly Hon Dr. Siakalima is an accomplished academician and politician. There’s no way he can make such statement to demean or insult people from Luapula Province or indeed any other province
What he was decrying is the low number of students who are going to school compared to other provinces. Whilst enrollment in other provinces was above 200,000, it’s less than 50,000 in Luapula Province (I’m not sure about the figures but enough for illustration).
From the above, definitely there few educated people in Luapula Province than the rest of the country. Unfortunately it’s has been brought about by your MPs not enrolling students in schools just because the ND government has introduced free education
That’s the context in which the phrase “Poverty of the mind”was issued
But since you’re the spin doctor, we’re not surprised if you give this statement a negative connotation
In fact the Minister of Education, Dr. Siakalima, has vowed to make sure that school enrollment numbers in Luapula Province are brought up to the same level as the national provincial average
Wembwa iwe, even in 2025, you are still chatting nonsense!
Vote wisely in 2026.
Oh wee! The meds have worn off and someone is alive! Believe me if anyone will vote wisely in 2026 its me and the rest of Zambia. Sociopaths like you will do the inevitable. Constant lying or deception, Not understanding the difference between right and wrong, Not respecting the feelings and emotions of others.(and now that I understand you condition, I therefore empathise by offering you a job in my orchard, so you do have to depend on Mwamba and his boss for you to get paid to say things that are not good for your mental health).
It is a bad language from education minister and let him learn to use sober minds no need of being excited.I expect unifying words not what I’m hearing from this man, please who are near to this man kindly give him correct advice.finally vote for hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh in 2026
Such expressions are not new on political scene just because he is from Z region.
Yes the were like monkeys in a maize field.
Siyakalima meant politicians and controlling officers in the PF NOT Bembas.
Do you see how you’re misinterpreting?
Let me tell you: Do you know why you are relating the comment to tribe? BECAUSE the previous government was only run by people from North-East region. Records are there. Records like numbers don’t cheat.
Cabinet Ministers,CEOs, Controlling officers, GMs…etc were all from North-East. These are facts. Pick any admin. structure of any sector during PF you will see what I mean.
No wonder even the cases to day look like a follow up on certain region because other regions weren’t involved especially Z. region. Truth be told though pains.
Yes they (those who were in Control of government resources) behaved like hungry monkeys. Kaunda would call them; “These Stupid Idiots”. Wasn’t this offensive? Then Siyakalima it becomes headline!
To hell…my foot!
Ok…now where are the ambassador’s back up singers? Still sleeping off the over dose of the meds they took last night because gave them ka New Year? Wakey wakey…..Indigo? Musonda, 2.8 million, Monze Secondary Alumi…
https://zambianobserver.com/i-witnessed-the-worst-tribalism-in-upnd-chellah-tukuta/#comments
You people are natural born liars. No shame at all.
Fact: it is lies that got you into power.
Fact: it will be lies that will get you voted out.
He that rises by lies, shall fall by lies.
Ubufi, naka apatulula my Tonga friends, too much.
Vote wisely in 2026.
Iwe didnt Chella end up at State House before his own behaviour saw him in Brazil? If the tribal cult tribe was so bad, why did they give him a chance? Madam Monze is on her way back. Is it not her own making that she is being fired? How different that from Chellah Katuka? In homes not every child is upright, this is why I have taken an empathic view of you. You are a sociopath. Very destructive in your tendenecies and lack objectivity in everything you say about others.
Ba Crab, it is important to stick to facts. In your enthusiasm to defend Mr. Siakalima, you have resorted to telling blatant lies. For example your assertion that ALL ministers, controlling officers and head of parastal bodies were from North/East is a shameless lie. Yes, the office holders were PREDOMINANTLY from the North and EAST but not exclusively.
The former minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Joseph Malanji, is from Northwestern Province (so called Zambezi provinces). Mr. Bowman Lusambo, the former Lusaka Province minister is from the Copperbelt. The same is the case for controlling officers. For example the Ministry of Health had a Ms. Kakulubelwa Caroline Mulalelo as Permanent Secretary (from Western Province). And you missed out the big one. The former Vice President, Mrs. Inonge Wina is from Western Province.
From the tone of your posting, you are no better than the people you are condemning. There is no need to resort to lies just to justify your prejudiced position.
Monkeys steal and eat what does not belong to them. If they steal it is no harm to call them like that after all they are animals that steal from where they did not work for- in peoples fields but those who don’t steal if they are human beings they don’t need to be offended or worried at all – for what.
Again eating monkeys does not make one to be like them and it is infact not only bembas who eat ( because i know easterners don’t eat monkeys )
monkeys but even luvales, Lundas and other North- Westerners and some Westerners (provinces) people eat monkeys good time so there is no need for the writer to fabricate the story – bakalemba be factual and truthful. Stealing is bad and if a person steals what does not belong to him he can be called any sort of name because of his or their bad behaviour/ behaviours.
Those who stole from the National treasury are not only bembas but even Lundas abena Malanji the bonanza man, even Lambas abena Lusambo the bulldozer and staddy Mwale who is also Lamba, also this guy who was the economical advisor to Edgar Lungu a Tonga guy and his children i have just forgotten his name but something like Mwiinga or so to mention but a few so please let us call a spade a spade. So no need of twisting the truth because truth will always remain truthful no matter what you will try to do it will still come out as it is.
Poverty of the mind te musalula ni sentence ukulondolola situation. If the majority of the people in a particular area are not very educated then there is a problem certain things will not be underdtood as compared to or with abanensu abasambilila abama diploma or degrees this is a plain truth and poverty is a problem that can be associated to education that needs cure. And the cure is working hard to build schools where this problem is, and employing more teachers , this is what the MINSTER was trying to explain basing it on the information as was availed to him – ni packaging yakasungu fye