Paramount Chief Chitimukulu has strongly condemned Patriotic Front Vice President Guy Scot and his PF members for politicizing weekend’s Ukusefya Pa Ngw’ena traditional ceremony.
And alert police officers have picked up a suspected PF cadre who attempted to display a banner denouncing second republican president Dr. Frederick Chiluba.
The Paramount Chief got incensed after Dr. Scot together with some PF cadres, who included aspiring Kasama Central candidate Geoffrey Mwamba, walked to the main arena in disguise of appreciating traditional dances but later stood there in a bid to attract attention from the audience.
He said it was unacceptable for the PF officials and cadres to engage in partisan politics at a traditional ceremony, which is non-partisan.
Paramount Chief Chitimukulu ordered the PF leadership to stop any form of campaigns at the ceremony.
He said he was not happy with what the PF officials and cadres did at the ceremony.
The Chief warned that he would not tolerate politician trying to hijack his ceremony.
Meanwhile, police are holding a suspected PF cadre for unruly behaviour.
The Cadre had earlier walked to the VIP shelter and attempted to display a banner attacking Dr. Chiluba.
Police have since launched investigations to establish those who sponsored the suspected PF cadre to behave in a disorderly manner at the Ukusefya Pa Ngw’ena traditional ceremony.
Meanwhile, Vice President George Kunda has charged that Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata is a finished politician and is not a threat to the ruling MMD.
Mr. Kunda said Mr. Sata has virtually lost support in Luapula and Northern provinces, which he used to claim as his strongholds.
The Vice President said the MMD would diminish the little support that the PF leader has during the Kasama Central by-election.
Mr. Kunda said MMD candidate in the vacant Kasama Central seat would defeat PF candidate Geoffrey Mwamba because the latter does not have the interest of the people at heart.
He stated that the fact that Mr Mwamba dismounted his Milling Plant in Kasama and relocated it to Lusaka was a clear indication that he was insensitive to the plight of people in the District.
Mr. Kunda urged the electorates in Kasama Central constituent not to experiment leadership with people who do not have proven track record of working for the people.
The Vice President said, yesterday,that his campaign team is in Kasama to finish off the opposition PF by telling the people the truth.
Mr. Kunda said PF candidate in the forthcoming Kasama central by election Geoffrey Mwamba has come to Kasama for asset stripping because he was rejected politician after he lost the Kabwata constituency in Lusaka.
He urged the people of Kasama not to forget how the PF stripped off the plant at Kasama Milling.
Mr. Kunda said the ruling MMD would concentrate on issue based campaigns in order to win the Kasama Central seat.
The Kasama Central seat fell vacant after the resignation of PF Member of Parliament Saviour Chishimba last month.
The By-election takes place on October 15.Six candidates are contesting the seat.
ZANIS
These ‘chiefs’ should be scatched we are not a kingdom, they disgust me
King is does not originate from English language, by the way.
The word that means king in English, is Chief. As usual, people are attracted to exotic stuff. This is way the anglos assimilated the exotic word “king” and abandoning their on concept of ‘chief’. Imagining that chief was of lesser value…real hicks!!!
So yes! We are a kingdom and we have always been, de facto!
These guys (Chitimukulu, the Mugala and the rest are kings, whose kingdoms have been violated by western pirate kings, lest we forget. This is a real fact!
Nizabelenga pa first
Traditional ceremonies have been politicised for a long time. People have come to accept political activities as normal. It will take a while before people’s attitudes change. We’ll see how the change goes and is accepted by cadres.
George Kunda should know that Kasama Milling is a privately owned business & the owner can do as he pleases.What cheap politics are thse yokels practicing?
He must have been given a gift in a brown pack!
FTJ is back….more brown envelopes for the chiefs….what a country.
Chitimukulu iwe, ba MMD govt sorted out your hospital bills recently. you ve been compromised.
kunda boi icindike ayi
If Kasama is PF’s stronghold , as they make us believe, why then resort to dirty tactics and the whole Guy Scott involved. Interesting times ahead indeed
Cheap politics for real. The chiefs in Zambia are very amazing. Under the dictatorship of Kaunda they accepted to be appointed MMC’s and DG’s. Now we hear of politicizing from this guy. We know the MMD Govt took you to SA for treatment and that is why you are pretending to support them. Why invite ba ka bwalala to a ceremony in the first place? Naiwe George Kunda just put up a Milling in a Kasama or ask Chiluba to help you after all he has that 8, 000,000 USD in the Zamtroop account, which I beleive he has already got thru RB and his thugs.
LT why is my comment awaiting moderation? You mean you have now started editing comments. Can you either publish my comment now or have it deleted. Ala what is this with LT. Are you part of MMD or what? Just come out in the open
Cheap politics for real. The chiefs in Zambia are very amazing. Under the dictatorship of Kaunda they accepted to be appointed MMC’s and DG’s. Now we hear of politicizing from this guy. We know the MMD Govt took you to SA for treatment and that is why you are pretending to support them. Why invite ba ka bwalala to a ceremony in the first place? Naiwe George Kunda just put up a Milling in a Kasama or ask Chiluba to help you after all he has that 8, 000,000 USD in the Zamtroop account, which I beleive he has already got thru RB and his thugs.
Imwe ba LT why are you holding my comments in moderation? I don’t insult or anything ..what is this about?
MMD maybe unporpular but the people of kasama will be *****s to vote for GBM who can not even get a vote from his workers.sata gave him that opportunity not because of leadership qualities but because he is the one bank rolling the party.
yalibipa pa Zambia.
Bashikulu Ba Chiti Mukulu I’m disappointed.
Twilisebana pa Zed
PF you will never walk alone
And how much did RB & his cronies give this same so called Chief Chitimukulu anyway or the same hospital bills are still paying off?
PF for life…deal with it
What is wrong for the Chief to complain anyway? If the Chief has seen some wrong in Guy Scoot and that fat Albert GBM, surely it is just Prudent that he complains. Chitimukulu please help the MMD win the Kasama Central seat.
Awe elolunyele pa z..Anyway it is just normal that the chiti mukulu should speak like that after all the tax payers money the government spent on him during his hospital admission in India.It is simply his way of paying back
In this example. I do not see anything wrong with what the Chief said and I am not I am not a surporter of the Chieftenship idea at all. He has every reason to take issue with the Cadre with a banner. As for what GBM and Guy Scot, that I can not really comment because I do not know the layout of the Ground > However if they were a distraction, then he is supposed to raise it.
#14 Akapondo
I agree with you. GBM is not only bad to his workers but even his relatives. And this is a family disease. I pity Kasama residents in case GBM goes through. He is worse than Savior Chishimba.
Imwe ba #7 POLITICAL PROSTTUTE mulekwata umucishi mumilandile. Kindly do not annoy us. The Paramount Chief Chitimukulu is not your size in whatever form. Besides, that was his own traditional ceremony and it’s within his duties as traditional leader to ensure peace and harmony during the event. CHEAP!!!
This is the same circus which happened when Chitimukulu Chitampakwa Lakement Mutale nearly manhandled Daniel Kapapa claiming “te iwa uwafwaile u kwipaya Kamalondo?”. Now this new f o o l at the Bemba helm thinks walking into the main arena amounts attracting ‘illegal” attention in disguise of appreciating traditional dances. Well, then “e kupwa kwa Lubemba” when a white man, umusunga Guy Scot, can attract more attention in the main arena during Ukusefa Pang’wena way from Mwine Lubemba Chiti-Mukulu. Then it means the ancestors have spoken, this Chiti-Mukulu is a fake one rejected by the gods and the shimwalule spirits.
The way things are in Zambia, not even chiefs are entirely clean, if pastors like Lungu can be one sided, what of a chieft! If it was MMD that politiced the scene, he would have said nothing, shame on him too, no sacred cows in this business of running this Christian but corrupt country called Zambia.
There is nothing wrong in the chief complaining but let them complain also when the MMD takes opportunity to campaign at such occasions in the name of officiating. These tuma Chiefs Suck!
What I hate about CHIEFS country wide is abandoning their tradition in terms of outfit. If the ancestors used to wear skins of a lion, better do the same. If I were to parade a chief of 200 years and one of today, you will be amazed with the difference. While we can modernise, lets not drift from the original very much. Remember the dressing of Paramount Chief Gara Undi during the last ceremony?
If the axionz of PF were not interfering withe smooth running of the procceedingz, the Chief should not have bothered about them. Instead, the “political behaviour” of the PF waz going to be laid bare. Police are looking for the “sponsor” of the suspected PF cadre for unruly conduct, NGP Siulapwa asked COBUSU to name their sponsor in that uncalled for fracus; strange that anyone who “misbehavez” must have a sponsor.
tuma chiefs twa njala chabe, you serve NO purpose. your royal @$$
IWE CHI MMD CHIEF BOOTLICKER WABA ITOLE NGE LYAMBUSHI, WABA UBWAMBA NGE TA,BO YACHIKWEPE
And this chief has no qualms about that notorious red lipped party cadre called George Kunda campaigning for umunani Kolwe Kanitundila under the disguise of officiating!
Cheap Politicking why attack the former President,
Kip the chap in jail
No manners, instill respect in that dirt mind of his
iam bemba ,but chief chitimukulu is a poor chief looking for money from MMD.sata has support in northern province ,but not from the chief.the only chief that has supported PF openly is chief kazembe.so shup up chitimukulu.to make it clear you can even openly support MMD.if your position was electable and you stood with sata ,you would not even shake satas hand.sata is busy intrenching multi party democracy and you are busy destroying that.even if sata does not became president ,he will be on record to have stood up to bad goverments .as for you ,it is about the little you can get.befriend kazembe ,poor like u yet principled.shame
Corruption at Chief Level.. .Why did you want PF to present their gifts in Privacy…What kind of Chieftainship is this. The Chitimukulu is compromised, and no longer holds any respect from his subjects
The same chief would not allowed FTJ in the palace when Levy was alive. He is just doing ukwalola umwela.
“The Paramount Chief got incensed after Dr. Scot together with some PF cadres, who included aspiring Kasama Central candidate Geoffrey Mwamba, walked to the main arena in disguise of appreciating traditional dances but later stood there in a bid to attract attention from the audience” .. Im very puzzled… What wrong did they do? can someone explain what the problem was.. walking into the arena was wrong? where was every one else?
The chief does not want politics. His Spokeman is MMD TRUSTEE. Bwalya Chiti. The Veep has said he went to Kasama to tell people how PF is. Now Fellow bloggers please who is politicking. Who paid the chief bill anyway. Smelllllllllll rattttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
Mr. Kunda, what proven leadership record did you have before Mwanawasa put you in government and became VP under Bwezani?
Chiefs have rights to talk when things are not right in their chiefdom.
LT, this one is for you. Help guide some bloggers on what is objective contribution and what does not help. If I were the editor , I would consider stopping this service, sometimes there’s total degeneration, Just check.
Comedy PA ZED!!!
A damn ass african chief compromised by the system that feeds him
I really don’t see the need of having chiefs in Zambia in this century.
What role do these chiefs play in Zambia? Could somebody highlight the roles that these chiefs play and how it is beneficial to the Zambians.
Time has come to do away with nepotism and concentrate on KDKaunda’s “One Zambia One Nation”
Enemies of Zed. They are allergic to change. Mwanya mukalachulafye. If there was a way, I would have run out of this skin. God forgive me and thanks for making me like this.
Utufumu twamu chalo efyo twaba; alas, please let the people make informed decisions not influenced by theives like chiefs and hopeless politicians.
Judas Escariot sold out the lord, however Chiefs in Zambia sold out powerfull and potential men and women who could have seen the country move forward. FOR WHAT? you may ask., Of course not for dollars and pounds, there was no exchange rate. IT WAS FOR GUNS and trivial stuff white chaps and Arabs brought.
Chiti is not any different from his predecessors. Enermies of Change. The Weakness is hereditary. Let the people vote without influence please!!!!!!!
GBM says Kasama voters should vote for a Bemba. This is according to the Zambia Watchdog. Is this fair for nation, the same chief who is annoyed becoz of GBM ang Scott’s behaviour is being asked for a vote. If this statement was from a Kaonde, Lozi, Tonga or evenLuvale, it should have been condemned to the devil bones. But now that it is from the Bemba the owners of tribalism, it will be endorsed by even this ‘annoyed’ ka Chief-The Head Kusefya pafimofimo.
Where I come from, in Barotseland, we know something about ceremonies, no doubt. These are supposed to be social gatherings with a heritage backdrop. But since Ilute Yeta III, all the four kings – North, East and West – have been compromised by politics. Kings are a political toy of the ruling party – the Chitimukulu, The Litunga, The Inkosi. I have no respect for them because that has been taken away from them by democracy, anyway. So, I agree with Political Prostitute. In particular, Mulena Imwiko II is the worst among them all. Kaufela mina, zwaa!!
“Mr. Kunda said the ruling MMD would concentrate on issue based campaigns in order to win the Kasama Central seat”
GEORGE!!! Do you understand issue base campaigns. From 2006, the MMD govt has not campaigned on issues. Corruption is writen all over MMD even during campaigns. You disgust me man. Why do’nt let the free and true democratic dispensation rule. Why have contaminated the ECZ? Why Akufuna ..why?
#37, Why didn’t Dr Guy Scott and GBM go at Shoprite Kasama to pose the way they were doing at the Ceremony? The Ceremony was for the Chitimukulu and he needed good vijo forhimself and others. I believe you are a Bemba and highly trbalist as your President and GBM. where does this leave others in the pact? UPND is better of with MMD than with thugs like GBM and Dr Scott who stole money when he was minister of Agriculture where he killed all the pigs at his farm and paid himself over 480million then!!
FJT IS BACK WHETHER U LIK IT OR NOT LOOK WHT TH CHIEFS HAV STARTED BEHAVIN MHA MAYEEI PF KNOWS WHT CHILUBA IS CAPABLE OF DOIN ANYWAY AFTER CHILUBA WS TH FIRST PRESIDENT OF MMD IS WELCOME IN HIS OWN LUAPULA AN NORTHERN I DOUBT IF PF IS GONNA MAK IT TH WAY THERE DID IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS,CHILUBA FOR SURE HAS INFLUENCE IN THS COUNTRY.
People lets have respect for elders. the chief is a very respected person to be called names by young people. i do not know where we are heading to as a nation.
pliz # 31,this is a programme for matured pipo,u ar behaving lyk a kiddy by insulting lyk tht ,u maggot,ba noko intambo mu chinyo,ama lepe stanyoKKKKo.
ba guy ya shaani,muleitukana talk of somthing sensible.
I am so annoyed with the profane language being used here and the shear desrespect for the chief to comment.
Chiluba’s emergency is the last nail in Zambia one state country. I doubt our friends in the South, Central, Western, North Western leave alon Lusaka and the Copperbelt would accept being drugged to eat this vomit called Chiluba. I forsee Succeding and self governance become strong in the next few Years if RB wins on he Vote of Luapula and Northern Province due to Chiluba support.
IG is right. This is Chilubaland. Shame on us all!
Its interesting that Sata and Given Lubinda can be so careless to say kasama seat is the litmus test of the PACT.Where are they trying to put their future with an eminent defeat?
EXCERPT
GBM says Kasama voters should vote for a Bemba (ZWD)
Patriotic Front (PF) candidate for the Kasama Central Bye-election Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) has advised the people of Kasama to vote for a Bemba and not a ‘foreigner.’GBM said ‘Lozis for Western province and a Bemba for Kasama.’
GBM was speaking today (Monday) in Kasama on radio Mano between 12 and 12; 45 hours.
He said MMD candidate Burton Mugala is a foreigner from Moyombwe in Isoka district near Malawi.
He said Mugala does not know the Bemba traditions and the needs of Bemba chiefs.
He said Kasama needs someone who understands the requirements of chiefs in that area.
EXCERPT
GBM says Kasama voters should vote for a Bemba
Patriotic Front (PF) candidate for the Kasama Central Bye-election Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) has advised the people of Kasama to vote for a Bemba and not a ‘foreigner.’GBM said ‘Lozis for Western province and a Bemba for Kasama.’
GBM was speaking today (Monday) in Kasama on radio Mano between 12 and 12; 45 hours.
He said MMD candidate Burton Mugala is a foreigner from Moyombwe in Isoka district near Malawi.
He said Mugala does not know the Bemba traditions and the needs of Bemba chiefs.
He said Kasama needs someone who understands the requirements of chiefs in that area.
This is the tribal bigotry Sata strongly thrives on. It’s good that a xenophobic spirit in PF is manifesting voluntarily without a trigger. What a dogmatic political narrative “bemba for bemba and Lozi for Silozi”. First time I heard this was during the 2006 elections when UPND’s Ichilema at the Mongu blue gum grounds rally openly in repetition said, please don’t vote for Sakwiba Sikota because he is in league with Sata a foreigner from the bembaland. Here we are witnessing the anti thesis, and unitary state, anti one Zambia one nation, anti-social manifestations. We are seeing two tribal bigots HakaSata commingling in a marriage of convenience.
What a circus of failures in self obliteration overdrive. They are unfit to rule our unitary state of Zambia because such bigots are…
There are fundamental reasons why our former heads of states from Dr.Kenneth D.Kaunda says Sata is not a Presidential material to risk with in Nkwazi office and FTJ Chiluba outrightly refused to give Sata the mantle of power despite having used him as a mop rag.
Its sad to worst time on Sata because the man is just a disingenuous political caricature without a fute. We know that to the ignoble he is a messianic leadership material to vest in. But to the informed houses of God fearing patriotic citizens, shakers and movers of power dynamics, Sata is just a usable but disposable scoundrel devoted to barking without a future.He is a disillusioned criminal who trapped in fantasy that the country would gamble with his insanity to spark civil war the only thing he can give a country.
Sata like his foster child ichilema in the land of our birth will never rise above wishful dreams and tribalism.Truth be told that “the two who represnt tribal polarization and anarchy will never ever become Zambian heads of state to misrule our country come what may but die a life time failures with unrealized dreams.
By all narratives, time is steadfastly against Sata now run out of space and rhetoric. Chiluba who transformed PF with corrupt Sata as a proxy, will leave PF a lifeless shell.The tyre that you inflate cannot be hard to deflate or blast. Sata like Privatization criminal Ichilema, is a highly vulnerable criminal without exit routes in power politics.The poor chap has indelible criminal trails in the ministry of local Government, Health through medical stores, criminal…
The poor chap has indelible criminal trails in the ministry of local Government, Health through medical stores, criminal banking conduct with Standard Charted Bank, Chawama massacre he deserves an indictment and money laundering from SA where until now his cargo remains confiscated at Oliver Tambo International Airport. He has neither declared or claimed it before the SA Government.
He is just a tribal bigot disillusioned that in Zambia we can reward illiteracy and tribal bigotry hence putting GBM a Grade 7 drop out who was ever in Group D.
Hammer Senior Citizen, hammer. Let the truth be known.
Lubinda is the best self de-campaigning chap for GBM in Kasama because all 2006 campaign videos in Kabwata are accessible for placement on Community media channels and paid ZANIS mobile TV shows.Let the people hear what fundamental changes have taken place in GBM from the time Lubinda and Sata faced him in kabwata. What has really changed hardly 3 years on?
The problem is that this is a fabricated ceremony, ati ukusefya pa chani? ba mambala, it never existed just 5 years ago. No wonder chi KK just came up with a njonsensical dance as there is no order at such fake meetings. Anyway chief was right to rebuke Scott although he should have realised that those guys were acting under the influence of alcohol.
All these chiefs or so-called Kings want to make themselves important. How many brown envelopes are they getting from the government? They should stop telling telling their subjects to follow leaders blindly, but use wise judgement.
its not fair for some political parties to take advantages on traditional ceremonies as a platform for dobious attraction or lobing for political recognition.Let them just speak convincily what they do for the peoples of zambia. mick zu
mind u ba chitimukulu,its MMD who paid for your medical bills, that was tax payers money which facilitated your medical bills.even pf members too remit tax to the government however do not take sides on political parties.mick zu (mpika).
#69 Was it not MMD govt that used tax payers money for Sata’s treatment in SA? I dont see what is wrong with what the Chitimukulu is saying. Other chiefs have said the same thing, if you remember the Gawa Undi stated that their would be no political sloganeering at the Kulamba ceremony. Perhaps the Chitimukulu should have sent a decree banning political dress and sloganeering before the ceremony started. I dont know how influential the Chitimukulu is when it comes to voting but this may cost PF the seat as rural voters take these ceremonies very seriously.
Please people ,dont be very harsh with PF guys…these chaps are kaponyas…Ba GBM you see and hear of ala lesa waluse,this man is dangerously dull. We all know what an illiterate person does when they have money dont we?…Ba guy scott can not control GBM coz he is right now being fed by him,basically the whole kaponya clan in Kasama is under GBM….so what do you expect? Lets just pray that thses elections pass quickly…otherwise kaya..i also shiver as i imagine the parliamentary contributions to be made by GBM , IN ENGRISH…uuuum!
This is an MD who treats his workers like trash…ask anyone who has worked for this dull man. People this man is EVIL. I know kasama will vote for him coz he is bemba….then they will see the lunatic he trully is….
Ba Kunda,do u have a law firm in chitambo?
This chief of our with due respect should have thought twice before openning his mouth.
All what was said by Rupia ,kunda and chiluba at the so called traditional ceremony was politics.Please Chief Chitimukulu be level headed kanabesa.
Looks likes the the PACT is up against the might and powerful – VP, Chief Chitimukulu, FTJ, Sate machinery. This is before RB enters the scene. I am sure he will go there just before elections.
Come litmus test.
RB is using Chiluba to get support from chief chitimukulu and his subjects. what dirty tactics. The Chief can not see that because of a brown envelope. What was wrong with Guy scott standing in the main arena. He is a human being like any other person who was at tha ceremony. The reporter of this article is an MMD propagandist. Shame on them all.
The old man is scared he won’t travel on a plane again if he appears to support the oposition. Politics of poverty. He’s still in the euphoria of the recent Indian trip and fears next time he falls sick he’ll end up in Kasama rural clinic.
where as i see tribal sentiments in sata ,i cannot help to recall how mwanawasa went the same way .he made the mpombos ,mulongotis the big guys.banda is doing the same .although iam not tribal myself i believe it is a tall order to ask of the likes of satas and h our aged politicians to see things differently .that is why it is important for the young people to get involved in the governance of zambia.this group of age should be put in homes for the aged,staring with chiluba.
No.53 why are insulting, you did have breakfast??
Imfumu sha nsala! Mwalisebana!!
The paramount chief has the power to stop whatever behaviour he sees to be not within the line with the celebraton,and people should use polite language when commenting about the issue.Oscar chola from Tanzania