Zambia lucky to have me – Lungu
FORMER Zambian president Edgar Lungu says the country was lucky to have a leader whom it can go back to and seek advice.
Speaking at Liberty Life Assembly Church in Lusaka on Sunday at a book launch, Lungu in the company of United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) members said, there was no shame in seeking advice from experienced people to resolve matters.
Lungu was invited to grace the launch of the book: “Faith in a Changing Climate: The Negative impact of environmental degradation on Christian Practices and beliefs”.
“My message this morning… is that we should not be ashamed to ask those who have been before us for advice on matters they can fix,” Lungu said
“So in Zambia we are lucky we have some of us who have been president for 7 years and some who have been ministers, so ask us and we shall tell you.”
Lungu noted the challenges Zambia faced, including the current drought stating he foresaw the drought, when he was president, but that he was called vision-less instead.
Lungu praised the host Reverend Dr, Steven Sata for being a truthful witness of climate change and also a truthful witness to save lives of the people of Zambia.
“This book we are launching today, ‘faith in a changing climate’ testifies that we have a vision, it testifies that you are awake.
“You saw this way back, and you were writing your book quietly, when I was president I said climate change will come at one time and someone said it is lack of vision. Today we have indicated, you and me, that climate change is the problem,” said Lungu.
Meanwhile Lungu said he could not help being arrogant sometimes.
“You know I avoid being arrogant but sometimes it just comes inevitably. My message is that please ask your neighbour if your neighbour knows better don’t be ashamed of asking your friend on what they did to fix something,” he added
“I know I have offended some people. When I go home my wife will say ‘but why do you talk too much?’ but that’s my job to talk.”
By Buumba Mwitumwa
Kalemba
That track record is there as a warning of what not to do.
Not as an example of what to do.
As for giving advise, why so desperate to dish out wrong advise? Missing the good life, ka? Stick to your lane. Nobody wants yowa advise.
This man insults Zambians and their intelligence?
The nerve to even suggest and publicly state so shows arrogance and self agrandised notion that because he has money, we dont have a say….
So much for a humble man….mwale tu shinka butter pa menso ati humble…is this what you call humility?
You fail to follow the most important advise from your wife, then you can’t advise correctly sir
Eishi not you Mulenga I mean bashi Tasi
Your first answer was correct! You meant HaaMulenga, hahaha. Why change your mind last minute? You truly are Mr. Bean!
How do you seek advice from a dismal failure? You ruined and corrupted every fibre of our being and you insult us by saying we are lucky to have you? Truly sir, you are shameless!
Zambia would be like what is happening in Haiti if you had continued to preside over our affairs. Thank God we got rid of you and your “uubomba mwibala alya mwibala” philosophy.
Ba JMC,
You should know better. Advice can come from anywhere. Mucimbemba tutila ati “eko usulile, ekopa noko”. But advice is free, and can be ignored. Just as our president ignores all advise given to him, hence ukuipununa lyonse lyonse.
Have a great day my friend. We will sit down together after 2026 over a bucket of katata.
Ba Indigo, it would be good to chat with you over a calabash of Katata.
Kolwe iwe .
Lungu is no elder statesman material but behaves more the village elder drunk pitied by the community’s tolerance! If he wanted the respect he’d have followed with the behavioral conduct of past presidents before him when they left office! In his arrogance he thinks he has know it all advice to offer to those who tried to balance his excesses! Best he shuts up!
Yes we are lucky to have you as our punching bag or else we might have unnecessarily blamed God for all our woes if it wasn’t for you.
Only a chikala will say that
How about the other? Hah!,hah!,hah!
Adada it is better you say youre lucky the upnd have not put you behind bars for all the crimes you committed during your tenure,you destroyed our country to the core,and its very unfortunate that you’re blind or drunk that you can’t see the wrong in killing innocent people and dividing the country through tribal lines, shame on you sir,as the remaining former head of state Zambia is benefiting nothing at all apart from thinking about what we can do to you for all the mess you subjected us to,shame you sir