“WE MAY CONSIDER DEPLOYING OUR OWN SECURITY TO SOME FUNCTIONS TO PROTECT HH” — MWALITETA SAYS POLICE FAILED IN CHINGOLA
By: Thomas Afroman Mwale
UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta has warned that the ruling party may consider deploying its own security personnel to certain public functions to enhance the protection of President Hakainde Hichilema, following an attempted stoning incident in Chiwempala Township in Chingola district.
Speaking at a media briefing, Mr. Mwaliteta called on senior police officers in Chingola District to resign on moral grounds, accusing the police of failing to adequately protect the Head of State during the attack, which he described as politically motivated.
Mr. Mwaliteta questioned the police response, saying officers appeared reactive rather than proactive during the incident.
He further alleged that the burning of Chiwempala Market was part of a well-calculated plan connected to the attempted attack on President Hichilema.
The Former Lusaka Province Minister recalled that some officials at ZESCO resigned during the Patriotic Front (PF) administration after a power outage affected former President Edgar Lungu at Heroes Stadium arguing that, similarly, police leadership in Chingola should take responsibility and step down, citing a lapse in presidential security.
Mr. Mwaliteta also questioned why police had arrested only five individuals, despite the gravity of the offence, insisting that the authorities should charge those involved with treason rather than arson.
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We have been saying that politics is not for softies. Your friends have been playing with dead bodies you are just speaking English. The Chingola issues is very embarrassing. They have won the psychological game. You can fyanta them now it’s too late with the election nearing. Let Obvious Mwaliteta play the game. The security chaps are a let down. It was clear people from that area don’t like UPND, why did you even go there? This is very shamefull indeed and it’s happening just after the TZ chaos. Start politics now and prepare for 2026. Ensure all those Jerabos criminals are arrested.
You really think you people can arrest the Jerabos? It will not end nicely for you people if you attempt that. Save yourselves from embarrassment. Just remain wherewver you are, and make good on your promises.
REJECT TRIBALISM, CORRUPTION AND OPPRESSION.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
Ba Indigo, are Jerabos above the law? The police should go after these thugs if they are worth their uniform. Ba Indigo I trust you have read the story of Pablo Escobar of Colombia or El Chapo of Mexico. They were much worse than the Jerabos but were tamed by the state. So was the Mafia in the USA.
If the State decides to go after a criminal, they can nail him and the Jerabos are no exception. The only challenge is our police are compromised. Few take their duty seriously. Most are their to earn a living and extort money from the hapless motorist.
You M7 is a bad president? Look at kagame,traore and even ECL! Such stupidity can never happen under their watch,if it was FTJ we must be taking ministry reshuffle.but HH chose to be a pastor in a political field.wake up guys certain things may look bad but are there for a reason.ECL moved with cadres not because he loved it but he knew how to survive politics.We shall definitely miss the good plans that HH has for this nation.
Ba Mwaliteta, this situation calls for sober reflection. Bringing cadres as security for the President will only create problems. The party security will override the police and you know what that means. You are going the PF way.
Let thorough investigations be carried out and proper corrective and preventive measures taken. Don’t base your actions on assumptions. As for the charges, they have to be appropriate or they won’t hold in a court of law. You were the subject of trumped up charges and spent over a year in detention before a nolle prosequi was entered by the PF DPP. HH himself spent 127 days in detention on a treason charge before a nolle prosequi was entered by the same PF DPP. Is that the way you want us to go? Have we learnt nothing from that experience?
If you start bringing cadres then you will go the same way lungu went with his cadres.
So do you really want HH to remain exposed and risk his life with Jerabos. No ways! The Copperbelt police and Chingola residents are just a let down. Something needs to happen otherwise they will take things for granted. Those Chingola dunderheads need to be taught lessons they have never learnt. When others call for peace, it is not that they are weak but because they value order and respect the rule of law. We will certainly revenge sooner than later and we know what to do.
Summersault is confused, are your own party security boys trained, you mean the poor boys who have been told to find money by forming cooperatives, have you seen the poverty level contrast between your security and PF security, l am telling you that if your security meets PF security, by reflex action your party security would salute. And those are the people you want to act as security to the president?, that is weed.