Is Zambia headed towards Dictatorship?

1. not headed towards, we are a year in there

2. African politics as ussual what can we do?

3. Zambia is currently under an elected dictatorship.An example is where the president tell the police who to arrest like in the comedy of errors.He also controls the judiciary as they rubber stamp judgements made from state house. Kapoko is in jail but Miti is free as a bird.If the vote cannot save Zambia then try any means necessary.

4. Ba Kyambalesa you 4got the obvious one…….Zimba/Lstone road. Or do u also fly like these politicians?

5. No I dont fly. I walk. ABD one, two, one, two!

6. let me read before I comment,meanwhile the answer to the headline(Is zambia headed towards dictatorship?)……YES IT WILL IF YOU PUT one M.C.S @ plot 1.nomba lekeni mbelenge,nalabwela…..I’ll be back!

7. A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government.It can only exist until the voter discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasure.From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasure,with the result that democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy,followed by a DICTATORSIP

8. Worrisome yes. But do not despair. KK was of both Bigger Stature and Bigger Courage than these little men with red lips. God has a time for everyone of us. George never dreamed that one day he would be picked as VP. He should use the same thought that he can not tell what lies ahead of him. Those luxuries at GRZ house are there for every unkown person- people who have not planned that they would end up there. All the same Comrade Kyambalesa thanks for this article.

9. Mulenga – Newcastle ulishani mune?wabukashani ilelo?tuleposhanya lyonse guys?ulupwa lulishani,kwena ifwe tuleshimpashimpa.

10. ulishani mune Mulenga?ifwe tuleshimpashimpa kuno.

11. Wow, which country do you live in? Are we talking about the same Zambia that acquitted the Post editor yesterday? Do you know what a dictatorship is my dear. Well, I dare you to try Sata & PF and you will see how what you are describing as dictatorship will look like Child’s play. Or just trying joining PF and singing the convention song and lets see where you will end up. Be realistic mr internet party president

12. Fear in the hearts of elderly leaders from pre-colonial Africa cause stalling in progression. Such a simple principle but it holds Zambia back. All goverment has to do is put moral guidelines in the constitution; leave private entities alone and the media so as we can criticise and the nation shall grow. Kaunda’s crew continue to miss this clue, this is not their land it belongs to God and we as Zambians are it’s custodians. Botswana found the fomula in years before their renaming to it’s current alias; fact Tswanas were never colonized. They were a protectorait, thus governing for them came naturally. Goverment media is the dumbest outlet ever, they shall never criticise even when they too as people are affected in the negative sense.

13. #9 Ndifye bwino,nebelengafye pali dictatorship namishamo ku Zambia. Nomba ndesubila muli noku ilubula nombaline.

14. IFIPUBA FYATUCHUSHA PA Z

15. Bashi Mutale,is this what you meant by “first i read nalabwela”.come on i trust you say something better big man.

16. I dont really agree with you when you say that ”

    .” In other words, he seems to be suggesting that the private media should only cover stories which shower praises on the unseen accomplishments of the MMD like the Zambia daily Mail, Times of Zambia, ZNBC, and ZANIS. That, to him, is professionalism; any news media which engages in anything else is deemed to engage in “quack” journalism!

    Because there is a difference between fair reporting and bias reporting it is better to keep quite when you have nothing to say than trying to find something to say. In all honesty some media in Zambia have a hatred for government they will always find something bad and they rejoice. If they are helping the masses they should not try to poison there minds remove the hatred and all is well

17. Are there any political prisoners in Zambia at the moment? Is Fred Mmeber free to publish his lies everyday? Sometimes we need to open our eyes and look beyond our borders to see what true dictatorship is. Even Kaunda in his worst days was not like Mugabe, Kamuzu Banda or Amin to mention a few African examples. Zambia is not heading for a dictatorship at all. This is the kind of sensationalist journalism that has taken away the credibility of the Post. George Kunda is a MMD politician, what is wrong with him drumming up support for his party in Southern province? Does the writer of this article know the principles of democracy? Zambia has many problems it has to deal with but I would rather be in Zambia than in some other African countries which have had to deal with true dictatorship.

18. Those technical colleges also are needed. I get so appalled at the workmanship of most of our artisans. Once I had to use someone from neighbouring country just to lay floor tiles properly. No wonder some investors are bringing in their own people.

19. What is so sad about Zambia is not that it has useless leaders,but that people born after 1964 are so reluctunt to save the country from this rotten group.All they do is sing praises for outdated old men.We have on this blog many useless theorists (like many so called educated Zambians are) where everything is on paper but not in practice.The docile people of Zambia are responsible for the dictatorships they’ve had since 1964.How can you call yourselves free when your minds are not free?If young men and women were to rise and form a political party,the first to despise them would be the youth.To take charge of a backward country like Zambia you only need a bit of common sense.Currently you have educated people in government but lacking simple common snse.Shame on you Zambian youth!

20. It is about time we as Zambians stopped being negative for negative’s sake and try to build our country. Zambia is not a dictatorship but as some bloggers have said it will be if the King floor polish gets into state house.

21. In this era we live people can add up and conclude.

    The happenings are there for all to judge the govnt performance.If you are benefiting,do not stop us from pointing out.

22. No 16 if you keep silent you will be wise than telling to be happy and merry because we do not have Amin.it doesnt have to go that bad.The Chiluba ,Kabwela and many issues are not health for Zambia.Supporting 100% wrong motives and actions is not easy,there make you look and sound fo.olish.

23. #18, What are you doing about it yourself?,what you have said makes sense, but if you strongly feel that there is need for change, do something, not just sitting at your pc and typing away, then the rest is history as they say.

24. #17 Wh at you are saying does not in itself make Zambia a dictatorship. In the UK many people would rather use Polish plumbers because they are seen as giving a better service than the polish ones. Does that in itself make Britain a dictatorship? If Zambia was a dictatorship, Fred Mmember would not be free to publish the lies he does every day. Sata was a member of the Chiluba govt that killed more Zambians than RB has and yet people think he will save Zambia. MMD will be holding a convention, tell me when the next PF convention is going to be held.

25. Is Africa headed for dictatorship? What a question. Aren’t we a dictatorship already? With VJ rigging the elections, does my vote really count? Do I have a voice? Does my unschooled MP care, when he has access to bribes through new japanese cars?

26. Zambia returned to dictatorship when Rupiah fraudulantly took over as president. KK was a ruthless dictator who crushed anyone who dared challenge him. Remember the evil ‘One party participatory dictatorship and the bogus ‘philosophy of humanism? This UNIPIST Rupiah and his George Kunda have done so much damage already by engaging in shady deals, taking over the Judiciary, tribalism, encouraging violence by MMD thugs, ..etc. These are the same trade marks during decades of UNIP in power. It is not surprising because the current president is a hard-core UNIP cadre and has turned the MMD into a ruthless dictatorship. He pretends that he has been adopted by the MMD as the sole presidential candidate in 2011. We have to rise once again and resist this evil as we did in the early 90’s.

27. #22 Being sensationalist does not help matters either. What we need is to be level headed. I personally felt that the Kabwela trial was ridiculous but that does not mean we are living in a dictatorship. We also need to look at those who are standing in the sidelines seeking power and examine how democratic they are. Sata to me would be worse for Zambia than RB as his record speaks for itself. What I try to be is objective in my analysis and that is why I condemn MMD thuggery as well as that perpetrated by the opposition and that is why I wont swallow everything reported in the Post as the absolute truth. Regimes of the ilk of Amin are what to me are dictatorships and to try and say that RB’s administration is the same is simply insulting my intelligence.

28. My apologies to #22 my response was directed to #21

29. #25 The evil that is UNIP was brought back by the MMD themselves.RB Kanitundila was busy sleeping at his under developed farm,but Cabbage Muwelewele thought it wise to bring back into power a hardcore UNIPIST and a brother in-law to Kaunda for that matter!

30. #25 I guess you will rise up and Zambia will be saved by the famous democrat Micheal Sata who will make every Zambian rich in 90 days?

31. Mr Henry Kyambalesa is right about issues that need to be brought to the fore in the election campaigns. The problem is that he is telling the ruling MMD to tell what they have done in power while the opposition pact is riding on a wave of discontentment without telling the people what they will do when they get into power. I once wrote RB should concentrate on positive campaigning, but the agenda has been overtaken by the severe negative press. The Post newspaper is led by level headed people but I am afraid to say that their hatred of RB has caused them to steer away from any good news but concentrate on the bad. The opposition now have campaigning done for them without cost. There is a downgrading of politics in Zambia. We made 1 step forward and 3 steps back!

32. The problem we have is from kk whom came in power after beng the cleverst freedom fighhter we never recovered.Kafupi wa bufi was a liar who too advantage of the wind of change .At that time anything which was not kk could do.Then he brought the cabbage to protect his mess though it did not work that way but he stayed briefly though i could have wished him to stay say 10years.Kanitudila has the govrn resources when mawewele died making it easy to jump on the next seat.Now who did we say came in with the blessing of the citizen???????We have to start somewhere.Not even with Cobra or hh no please.

33. #25 you are very right. We are heading back in the old times of KK. We have seen the coming back of vigilantees terrorising inocent people. Fuel shortages and soon it will be mealie meal. When things starting going this way a ballot paper does not work. People have to rise up and stop the rot like the way it happend in the early 90s. KK had no ption but to bow down to what people wanted.

34. Goodafternoon all

    A very interesting topic of debate indeed! How I whish I had more time to participate in a constructive dialogue. As for now, all I can say is that it all depends on your definition of “dictatorship”.

    PS:: LT, I think it would better if you devoted a column specifically for such topics, most preferably over the weekends please, because that’s when most of us are free. Just a request, thank you.

35. We need Sata to takeover because under him there will be no tribalism or poverty in Zambia. There will be a free press and i will have more money in my pocket.

36. Ba Kyambalesa – are you still at CBU lecturing Business Communication? I was your student in the late 1980s when it was Ndola Campus of the University of Zambia (UNZANDO)! Late time I heard you were in America reading for a doctorate. It would be good if the Lusaka Times editorial team says something about the authors of some of its articles, as the POST does, whenever Muna Ndulo contributes an article, it clearly states – the author is professor of law at Cornel University in New York. What about Henry Kyambalesa – what is he these days? I know him to be a lecturer in business communication. I don’t know ba Kyabalesa to be a journalist – maybe I am wrong, I stand corrected.

37. Ba Jelita & Mulenga – you think you will have more money in your pockets ifyo tefyo there is no money pa ZED money has been looted and the donors have held back their cash. The next govenment will have to work very hard to put things in place. There has been so much damage and it will take hard men to put the economy of this country back on track.

38. If a president abuses his power and stops an appeal against a thieving friend is that not dictatorship? If a president directs the police to arrest and charge a reporter is that not dictatorship? If a president reappoints a disgraced person to a ministerial position against the will of most sensible people is it not dictatorship? If a president sanctions the selling of state assets to a company with a dubious reputation against the will of most sensible and knowledgeable citizens is that not dictatorship? Definitely dictatorship has started to rear its ugly head in Zambia.

39. Kunda stop politicking please. MMD Chairman, National Sectritary, MMD Spocksperson and other member can continue talking about politics. You are the Republican Vice President for you there are a lot of important projects and programs which would have gone to Southern Province to tell the residents how and when such projects would be started and/or completed—projects and programs which would improve the socio-economic well-being of residents. If you continue politicking l will tell Auncle RB to replace you with SAKWIBA SIKOTA

40. Can someone help me, Mr Henry Kyambalesa-he is a professor in what field? populism? He is very good at outlining the obvious problems Zambia faces without the matching solutions.I mean if he were President ,how would he solve them.This is similar to Sata’s 90 day economic miracle that will put more money in every Jim and Jack sitting at home without telling us how he is going to do it.Mr.Kyambalesa if you are really a professor,you are NOT suppose to be on the complaining side but providing solutions which unfortunately have failed in your articles.Professors are suppose to be brainboxes and NOT chatterboxes.

41. Sharp shooter relax my brotha. in this particular article , he is simply outlining the problems. one needs to identify the problems , the acknowledge thats when solutions can be found. if Henry outlined the solutions now , no one will consider them because they think there are no problems at all.

42. 41# Take it easy Sharp Shooter can shoot at anything without getting sense in Kyambalesa s explaination

43. Mr.Henry Kyambalesa,
    I personally see that HH with all his flaws has created his own crater he will never come out from politically. In the same vein, I see no elements of dictatorship in Zambia with all unparalleled democratic space. Political splinting is no sign for dictatorship a fact many of political science scholars or actors will vindicate me. I would love you to rebattle my article I placed on the ZWD yesterday titled “Status of PF/UPND pact and politics of Elias Chipimo .” Since you have space here, I ask you to respond line upon line and precept upon precept.

44. Sata and his party are different from the UPND. The UPND under the late Anderson Kambela Mazoka presented itself as a party that would dwell on policy changes and promoting a development focused agenda. Mazoka attempted to abandon the culture of insults that had invaded political debates after the dawn of multi-partism. The UPND was founded as a social democratic party.

45. Under Mazoka, the UPND became a platform for discussion of policies and national issues.The UPND even used to present a parallel national budget! This enforced the perception that Mazoka ran a shadow government with a skilled and competent team forming the core of his management committee!

46. But when Hakainde Hichilema took over, the UPND turned into a sad state of affairs with the party losing key members such as Sakwiba Sikota, Bob Sichinga, Patrick Chisanga, Given Lubinda and others.The UPND also suffered a fatal blow when Sakwiba Sikota formed a breakaway from the party- the United Liberal Party (ULP). At this stage, the UPND lost key members especially those that hailed from Western Province such as Francis Simenda, Inonge Wina, Gladys Habulembe, Venus Kalimina, Kalumyana Simasiku, and Makumba Makumba.
    The party also lost its vibrancy when youthful and militant members were frustrated out of the party. The party lost Frank Tayali, Kelvin Ndila, Ngande Mwanajiti, Amos Nakalonga, Douglas Shingandu and Edwin Simusamba.

47. Well written opinion. Thanks Kyambalesa for smart postings, i love reading them. God bless you.

48. Besides some like Bob Sichinga, Patrick Chisanga and many other former UPND members now with Elias Chipimo Jnr’s newly formed party. Hakainde’s attempt to stamp his authority as new leader on the party, using authoritarian methods was disastrous. He continued to lose senior members such as Tiyens Kahenya and Patrick Chisanga. He recently expelled a member many feel he cannot afford to lose in Major Robby Chizyuka describing him as a ‘plant from the MMD!’

49. Chisanga and Kahenya were special members of the UPND as they were the link between UPND and Liberal Democrat Party of UK and Liberal International. The UPND has since lost its financial and policy support from the party which views the leadership of Hichilema as steering the UPND away from the principles that allowed the mutual relationship to exist. The UPND has also lost its international affiliation with Liberal International, an association of liberal democratic parties.

50. The Executive Committee of the Liberal International recently recommended for the disaffiliation of the UPND from the Liberal International through its 2009 Congress held in Cairo, Egypt.In his letter to the UPND, Emil Kirjas from Liberal International secretariat in UK, informed the UPND that after numerous reminders to the party for it to pay affiliation fees (USD900 per year) for more than two years, ‘’ the Secretariat had no choice but to disaffiliate the UPND which was a great loss to the Liberal International (LI) and its disaffiliation from the world-wide Liberal family was very regrettable.’’

51. How could a party ran by a self professed millionaire fail to pay subscription fees which are as low as USD900.00?! And this was missed for more than two years! Clearly HH has diminished the standing and influence of the UPND in the country. After the 2006 General Elections, the UPND under Hichilema lost Lusaka, North-Western and Western Province to the MMD and the PF, consigning its influence to Southern Province.

52. After the 2006 Elections, the UPND had its parliamentary presence reduced to 22 MPs from 47 MPs. The PF increased its presence from 2 MPs to 43 MPs.The UPND was a shell and a shadow of its former self by 2008. Hichilema made attempts to rejuvenate the party and embarked upon a membership renewal and recruitment. However against all advice, HH proceeded to participate in the 2008 Presidential By – Elections.

53. Sata, who appears content to exist even without the Northwestern voters he insulted and vowed never to visit, has welcomed the UPND to his fold, treating it as his mere appendage that gives him the necessary and natural advantage he needs he hopes to use to deliver a electoral victory against the national wide structured MMD.Of course the pact has numerous weaknesses and its foundation is weak. It’s not driven by ideology. It has not been sustained by any policy direction. It is held together by a thin thread that binds the two parties together by their hope that they will surely wrestle power from the MMD!

54. In the process, something must give away.
    And it’s Hakainde’s image that has been sacrificed. HH as Hichilema is popularly known has shed his smooth and soft image for a thuggish and militant image. The tabloid continues to picture HH in unflattering circumstances while Sata a natural thug is being portrayed as a popular statesman (addressing large crowds, greeting children, or conducting a ‘tour’ with a horde of foreign journalists in tow).

55. In the face of Hichilema, the tabloid has covered political developments in the PF with interest such events are trumpeted with a verve that attempts to shows that the PF as a single party continues to grow. When HH visited Western Province and held a mammoth rally, this success took a blackout in the tabloid. HH announced that the UPND party had returned to the fold former member Francis Simenda. HH further announced that the party had adopted simenda as Vice-President (joining Richard Kapita, and the current vacant position usually held by a woman/Northerner).

56. The move was designed to satisfy demands (on the MMD) by key persons in western province that it needed its leaders to participate at higher levels such as Vice-President.The appointment of Simenda as party Vice-President was met with silence from The tabloid even when it counted more for UPND.Yet the PF’s announcement that it had adopted former Nalolo Member of Parliament, Inonge Wina as its National Chairman was graced with a loud and bold lead story in the tabloid.

57. Clearly, the significance of Wina who comes from Western Province where PF is weak joining it brings political confusion. The Pact is based on the understanding that the individual parties would strengthen their strongholds and rely upon each other where the other is weak. The UPND has been courting and pursuing Inonge Wina for a while and her refusal to rejoin the party she helped found speaks volume of strange activities happening in the background.

58. The PF is supposed to consolidate its hold in Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt provinces. The UPND is supposed build its strength in Southern, Western and North-Western provinces.
    Sata celebrated Wina’s gender and her political strength stating that:‘’Wina had been a good mobiliser in the UPND where she served between 2001 and 2006.Our members have informed us that Wina was instrumental in campaigning for me in Western Province’’. The Post (8th November 2009).

59. Some media houses continue to promote Sata as leader of the Pact while HH is presented as a mere potential successor. HH was supposed to compliment Sata by providing a credible team that might help form government if the Pact was to win the election. However HH in the current state of the UPND, is no different in leadership capacity from Sata who is surrounded by the likes of Willie Nsanda, GB Mwamba, Given Lubinda and Guy Scot. The UPND has lost key persons to the extent that it cannot bring to the table a dignified team that can help form government. The PF is worse!

60. Some media is facelessly trying its best of ethical compromise attempting to transform Sata from a natural thug that he is to rebuilding him as a strong but principled leader. Ask yourself not foregoing his vigilante life until today, principled in what? HH is facing an internal revolt as many senior members are at a loss of how to treat Michael Sata. They wonder if the electorate will accept their new turn around!

61. Henry Kyambalesa is not Prof, not yet anyway. He did not finish his doctrate in the States but did a Masters instead. He was in Agenda for Zambia with Akashambatwa Lewanika, who is now back in MMD. Like most Zambians, we all know what is wrong with Zambia but no one says exactly how to fix it. We may be cynical, but most people enter politics in order to make a difference to their country. I just hope that everyone could get along with everyone and work together. We may differ in ‘hows’ but surely the government and The Post all want the same thing for the people. NO ONE person has the answers to the problems. If there was, he would be The Messiah. We should be humble enough to accept our limitations.

62. Others are so fearful of the Pact floating Sata as a presidential candidate that they predict that the UPND would lose the voters in Southern Province to the MMD.Further the position of Southern Province Chiefs on the Pact is a dangerous factor to its survival. The Chiefs have promised to support the Pact only if HH is allowed to be the Pact’s presidential candidate!

63. However in the event that Sata is made as the Presidential Candidate, the Chiefs have threatened to shift their support to the MMD as memories of the North – South Alliance are still fresh where Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula (a Southerner)was persuaded to support the Presidency of Kenneth Kaunda (a Northerner) in 1964 and in 1973. They Chiefs insist that the Pact presents an opportunity for Bembas to return the favour and allow them to provide Zambia with a Tonga Presidency!

64. MWATA 63## Chingoloshi mwane, ngachili kuyoya mwane. Kwimbolwenu kuli mwane. Tunakutonda ba Sata mwane. Twasalifya

65. Ba Mwata mwabwata sana… I feel lost in your words.

    I am not an advocate of dictatorship but, I must say a progressive dictatorship is really better than a failed democracy. If a dictatorship has enough resources to enforce laws and provide basic services (education, infrastructure and perhaps some little economical aid to the poor) then its citizens are better off than the citizens of a poverty-striken democratic state. The freedom that Kyambalesa is advocating for both NGOs and the press will not put food on the table of hungry Zambians, educate illiterate children or boost our GDP.

66. This is to prof.Kyambalesa is a sign of a country going dictatorial.

    DEC Nabs NGO Officials

    THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested two non-governmental organisation (NGO) officials who allegedly transferred K200 million from the organisation’s account to their personal favour, Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani has said.

    The commission has also closed in on officials from four other NGOs for similar activities and will soon effect the arrests.

    Mr Mangani said in Lusaka yesterday that the DEC arrested Family Health Trust (FHT) executive director John Munsanje and Harrison Chibale, who is the finance and administration manager at the same organisation.

    Mr Mangani said in an interview that three motor vehicles and several pieces of property were confiscated in…

67. Mr Mangani said the funds from donors were intended to provide support to the various vulnerable children and other humanitarian activities.

    He said it was unfortunate that, instead of the NGOs using the money for the intended purpose, some of them were busy siphoning it into their personal bank accounts, which was illegal.

    A fortnight ago, Mr Mangani said the Government had unearthed a scam in which some NGOs in Lusaka had received about K148 million on the pretext that it was for the underprivileged as well as good governance activities.

68. Mr Mangani said, recently a K64 million cheque and another one of K85 million, were released to the two NGOs for the purpose of good governance and assisting the needy but after the money was cleared it was transferred into two individual accounts.

    As a result of that, Mr Mangani said yesterday, the DEC had taken up four cases involving NGO officials.

    He said the four NGOs who were part of the 17 opposed to the acquittal of former President Frederick Chiluba were allegedly using the diverted funds to fund political activities.

    Mr Mangani said he had instructed the DEC to professionally handle all the cases so that the potential suspects did not cry foul when they would be prosecuted.

69. He said as organisations that preached accountability and transparency, the NGOs should be in the forefront living by that score but it was unfortunate that some of them did not practice what they preached.

    On the Zambian Airways investigation, Mr Mangani said the law enforcement agencies would soon conclude the matter as they were finalising some issues.

    He said because of the sensitivity and complexity of the case, the investigations had taken long but promised that soon, he would announce the way forward.

70. Iwe chi MMD BOOTLicker bushe walikwata amano iwe? Kaili ngawaciba mupepi ngana kushenkulamo amapi ayeneyene. Ala make sure you keep some money you are enjoying aside. You will go for very long periods without a job once we kick you out. Bwama bobe.

71. Some dont know what dictorship is .Ask Mr Mumbi what it means for sata dictotship is food.Sata has degreee in dictorship with Masters in insults and power hungry.He specialised in forging passports and concealing a large amount of Dollas at airports.Sata does not use software in fighting his opponents he uses pangas and axes.Wait and see how he will thru pipo in prisons without trials.He will dictate what judges shud do.Just wait.A ressurection of Idi Amin has come thru sata.Wait and see how asians will leave this country.Wait and see how the kwacha will be depreacited.Makani amana.

72. Iwe chi MMD BOOTLicker bushe walikwata amano iwe? Kaili ngawaciba mupepi ngana kushenkulamo amapi ayeneyene. Ala make sure you keep some money you are enjoying aside. You will go for very long periods without a job once we kick you out. Bwamba bobe.

73. This is how stupi d Zambians are. Instead of discussing what Henry has put on the table for you, you go to start discussing people. The question is -Is Zambia headed towards Dictatorship? Foo ls!

74. Throughout the world, NGOs have been used and continue to be used as a conduit to launder dirty money. DAPP was used for this once upon a time and so are media institutions. Regulating them is a matter of national security but we have become so paranoid about government intentions that we suspect dictatorship even when laws are for the common good. The Islamic fundamentalists have funded their terror networks through NGOs.

75. Zambia is already a de facto one party state.

76. Bang on Charles and very mature post not the ones I have seen above. Complicated world this is!

77. Zambians we are very good at talking but we never do anything about the struggles we are facing. We can write all we like but if we don’t do anything about it, it wont change. Its about time we stopped relying on our foolish politicians, be it PF UPND MMD FDD and the rest of the tuntemba parties. We the citizens need to stand up for what is right. If we don’t like what our leaders are doing, we simply remove them from power simple. And there so many ways of doing it. That way we will keep them on their toes working for us.But then again we are cowards nothing can be done in Zambia. All we end up being, is very good writers and blog contributors.

78. Zambia has never been more democratic, admittedly there is a lot of room to improve. Articles full of hate in place of issues are not helping with development. Ba Kyambalesa needs to grow up. I think Kunda had a point, its clear HH is now a shadow of himself, he has sold his party to Sata when clearly he has better leadershiop qualities that the old man.

79. A Digression:
    I have just been watching ‘Rwanda Rising.’ Presented by Andrew Young. I feel ashamed for Zambians. We sit on our backsides and blame everyone else for our woes! The Rwandans have gone through a terrible time but year on year their economy has grown an average of 10%. The women are the backbone of this development. We need more women to be empowered to run the economy because women are better at setting the right priorities than men.

80. Kunda should be reminded that freely flow of information makes the society to grow. abash dictatorship mentalities.

81. HH has done what no one expected to do. And this has come as a shock to the MMD hence the dog cries. Congrats to HH. Let us kickout the MMD with Sata as Presdo. Zambia cant get any worse.. Rupiah and his minions are now touring Southern to try to divide the province…An appeal to my Pipo. Please remain united and let us be focused to kickout the MMD… There is hope in the Alliance.

82. The question posed is ‘Is Zambia headed for dictatorship? Let us discuss the correct question. What are the tell tale signs of a leadership headed for dictatorship? Can you remember how KK began to slide into this quagmire? First you surround yourself with bootlickers who can’t tell the truth as it is? That is the beginning.

83. Mulenga–Newcastle you have said what should always be said. The Kaunda leadership was the worst thing to have ever happened to Zambia, it took away from our parents and their parents independent thought and thinking as self in general.

84. We don’t need promises we need a solid plan. Ubulimi is what we need, Agriculture can generate income, there is a huge demand for Organic vegetables and Cotton worldwide.

85. Too late, we are already there. So Kunda is the de facto prez, since the other burly guy is always flying around the world.

86. @ 11, MMD Chief Butt-licker, keep your warped thinking ti your small band of cadres. Aquitting Kabwela does not at all nulify the fact that RGB is of dictatorial mould. Pls another avenue where you can share the crap you call information/ideas/suggestions etc to yourself OK!

87. Stop saying things that can spoil the pact!!! The pact are very aware of what will happen if HH is not made president…!!! This is why they are campaining in the southern province!!!!!. SATA must humble himself for the pact to win the elections…!!!!. if SATA is made a president BANDA will win easily…!!!! They will take southern, western, north-western provinces. In this elections they need these top up votes….from these provinces. No matter what happens,,copperbelt will vote for any opposition leader…!!!!. so I think for this reason, they must settle for HH as a president than sata. they will have 6 provinces to their side.!!! sata will not make it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

88. There is nothing to worry about GK and team have themselves to blame for the formation of the PACT. Its real that they are under pressure that is why he moving up and down telling lies. Has he any record of sale of UPND to PF. In politics parties can from alliances or pacts for common good of the nation. The MMD is dead scared coz their under performance and lies has back fired. Whether they like it or not their time is up.

89. #79(charles)
    The same can be said about Russians,the womaen are the driving force.Now the tradition we have in Zambia of belittling women and making them think only a man is their messiah is pathetic to say the least> We need a cultural revolution in zed.

90. #87 Kizito – well spoken. Thats exactly what the PACT need to do. Just get HH as president things will work. Sata as president will be very trickly. To win the next election the PACT has to do a lot of calculations.

91. The picture looks gloomy for this country……….I genuinely fear for it’s future…….I hate to say that I fear this society will finally collapse.

92. The short answer to Kyambalesa’s question, is ‘YES.’ Why do I say so? The simple reason is because of the irresponsibility with which many are handling their new found freedom. Whether deliberately or not, many of the key players on the Zambian scene (both in politics and the media) are seriously endangering the security of the nation. Dr Kaunda led us into dictatorship through ‘The preservation of public security ACT.’ That act gave him unprecedented powers to deal with his foes in the name of protecting Zambia against the hostile regimes to the south of our borders. In 1963, a state of emergency was declared to deal with the Lumpa sect of Alice Bwalya (alias Lenshina). The freedom we have is being abused and this is endangering the security of the country.

93. In the western countries today, many personal freedoms have been curbed because of the ‘war against terror.’ In UK there are laws against incitement to hatred. Transfer of money is under the keen eye of the government and so are sermons the Imams preach in their mosques or madrasas. The world has come to this pretty pass because of the abuse of freedom by those who spew hatred from their mouths and in print. Freedom of expression should be allowed but it should never ever be used in the way that The Post newspaper has used it. I am sorry to say that the kind of hatred spewed on its pages is unchristian and unworthy of its editors.

94. Ba LT and Mwata, especially Mwata, instead of boring us with useless dreams(wet or dry), why don’t you do your own write up outside someone’s contribution so we can read yours on its own instead of this useless way of debating. I am sure Lt will only be too glad to give you space for your hallucinations.

95. #63 Mwata – Dont you know that Chiefs(most) are now regarded as enemies of their own people because they(Chiefs)see development in theirown pockets. Come down to earth, Mwata. Chiefs cannot influence even a single vote may be their own.

96. #87 Kizito,your arguements on Sata not making it are baseless.Sata has more national support than HH.He commands Lusaka,Copperbelt,Luapula and Northern provinces and HH commands only Southern province.Because as you claim that if Sata heads the pact the southerners will vote MMD then I bet northerners will also not vote HH but MMD if he is pact president. All this is nonsense,let the pact find its on path and the down trodden people of Zambia maybe this time will vote wisely.As for me,am glad am no longer part of the rot.What Zambia needs is a new era,a revolution that will usher in a new order.An order that will bring about progress.It is better to have a progressive dictatorship like in Dubai andLibya than to have a retrogressive quasi democracy like in Zambia.

97. MMD CHIEF BOOTLICKER WAMBA PAMENSO NGA UBWAMBA BWKWA DONKEY. I HATE YOU YOU LIKE RB. GET LOST. I KNOW YOU AM ALSO IN PRETORIA NKAKUFUNA UKULU. BE CAREFUL, YOU DON’T ME I KNOW YOU

98. Is Kunda the new Pact spindoctor. Why should a whole VP talk about petty party issues instead of talking about how they plan to develop the country, especially the rural areas. Actually it is the MMD members who should be worried because their party has been sold to UNIP. Clowns like William Banda are now enjoying in MMD leaving the real blue MMD members suffering. Wake up and smell the coffee.

99. iwe worry about making the nation better and leave worrying of other political party’s doings to voters please

100. Mwata ta kwata ifyakuchita

101. It is sad
     if The Leadership is not VERY CAREFUL we are heading towards a very difficult time. we have enjoyed the piece ad we shold no let it go. its my appeal to the Zambian Leaders to stick to what the Lord God has given us. Let s not misuse power. Its my advise. Stop the fighting that we are hearing. Can somebody please tell the National to stop such fights. we have many examples from countries where they is no pieces and seen . who wants ZAmbia to go through that. Twakana sana. It is my prayer that a Great Leader and son of God who has seen this shall cme up open and stop this now. I am very concerned.

102. If it means we shall oppose the MMD even from the ends of the world so be it,if they think they can ursurp power we will rub their noses in the mud.this should be a warning to the…

103. what is this??? Zambia is lagging behind in everything by day while the universe is advancing Zambia seems not to be part of this universe and its very worrying,,,political system in zed is affecting every sphere of Zambians negatively……when is the darknes going to come out of the minds of our political leaders…………… ine ichifukushi mwe!

104. The fact is that the real cost of a misplaced leader is peoples lives whether due to poeverty, ignorance, shame or war. The current leadership is driving this country in a no go area. The polarisation of good and bad is likely to explode into a state of anarchy due to the stupidity of the current leadership comprising of such as Akashambatwa, Mulongoti, Kunda, and all those associated with the forth coming downfall of Zambia.

105. #97 Mike Mulongoti you threatening MMD bootlicker because he loves RB is unacceptable. Hello, thats what is called freedom of speech and freedom of choice! MMD bootlicker has the right to express himself and love who he chooses. And you have no right to threaten him because of that. This blog is about dictorship, don’t you just fit that label. Grow up or put up and shut up!

106. Both the rulling and the opposition has crackpots they too have sensible people but not definitely in RB or Ba Kunda, the element of dictatorship is there with this govt.Period:o:o:o

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