OPPOSITION political parties should offer alternative solutions to the challenges affecting the nation because politics of merely criticising the Government is long gone, former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa has said.
Featuring on a Joy FM live chat-show “Tikambilane” yesterday, Mrs Mwanawasa said leaders from the opposition and the Government should co-exist and support one another in the management of the country.
She said there was need for opposition leaders, who considered themselves as the government in waiting, to prove to the people that they had alternative ways of tackling issues like the effects of the floods in Lusaka.
Mrs Mwanawasa said politics of merely criticising the Government was long gone and those aspiring for leadership positions should be able to prove to the electorate that they are capable of providing better policies than those of the ruling party.
She said she was still an ordinary MMD member who was on the “bench” and if called upon to “play on any number” she would be able to respond accordingly.
Mrs Mwanawasa insisted she had no grudge against the MMD or the Government saying whenever she spoke strongly, she did not do so out of malice but to advise leaders.
On the adoption of degree requirement by the National Constitutional Conference for people vying for the presidency, Mrs Mwanawasa, who is a lawyer said it was not necessary.
She said what was important was a candidate’s performance.
Mrs Mwanawasa said a candidate’s past performance should be an important barometer in an election. The degree requirement might disadvantage other people like those in the military who do not have degrees.
On life after president Levy Mwanawasa’s death, she said it had not been easy to live as a widow since a lot of friends and some relatives had been shunning her.
Mrs Mwanawasa said during late president Levy Mwanawasa’s sickness and after his death, there had been a lot of adverse publicity about her with some people spreading rumours that she had a lot of money in First Alliance Bank and that she owned the multi-national oil marketing company, Petroda.
She said all that was not true as she did not even know much about the two entities and challenged the law enforcement agencies to arrest her if she had stolen anything as first lady.[quote]
She said the Mwanawasas were among the first families who had left State House with as little as they had gone in with.
Mrs Mwanawasa challenged other widows to rise and claim whatever was due to them as most of the traditional beliefs were oppressive to them.
She urged society to stop oppressing widows and orphans.
On the Maureen Mwanawasa Community Initiative (MMCI), Mrs Mwanawasa said the organisation was still active although many organisations had stopped supporting it.
She appealed for further support so that the organisation could continue with the projects it had initiated and embark on others.
[Times of Zambia]
And thats how Maureen Mwanawasa started her campaign for the top office
Someone educate me,has the government ever listerned to the solutions offered by the opposition,how many times has the opposition offered its advice on ,windfall mine taxes,K5billion NCC payment,Zamtel sale,Oil procurement,,,,this site has become an mmd site,maureen spoke more on the degree clause and maybe it didnt auger well with the powers that be so they had to come up with another headline to batter the oppositon,classic!!
Maureen, Maureen. You are a strong lady though sometimes the ladies themselves detest strong willed women. You are living in a difficult time, whilst I know you habour Presidency, I doubt whether your fellow women will support you because of divisive nature of women on women in politics.
i wish you all the best and hey u can count on me, I cant run away from you. How about an outing? Just asking.!! But on a serious note.
She is a woman of substance. Each time she talks, solutions are offered to those in power. Alas no action taken. If she stood, I would not hesitate to vote for her.
She is saying that they came out of state house with little compared to what they had gone in with!!! Maureen you lie????? Why don’t you appreciated what you achieve as a family as a few pipo have such an opportunity to be the first family. We might not have evidence but we know that you and your family stole some cash / allocated land to yourselves illegally.
On degree clause, you are correct Mama. I hope something will be done not to adopt it as law.
Mrs Mwanawasa, the opposition cant be giving solutions if they are not going to be implemented. How many times have the opposition parties expressed concern over ZAMTEL, ZANACO,INDENI NCC the list goes on and on. The MMD does not listen. How can the opposition tackle floods when the budget for infrastructure improvement is controlled by MMD? The floods issue is a national problem which needs a long term planning. Im sorry that relatives and friends have desserted you but like the old saying goes when days are dark , friends are few. so get used to it
Mrs Mwanawasa how many times the opposition have given solutions and are not followed, just some days they where give solution about the K5 billion and on the critising the gorvement, thats the work of the opposition so as to put the gov in check.
Your husband did not offer any solution before he was hand picked, why should the opposition?
On the degree part, Mama Mwanawasa is just politicking because this is a “George Mpombo Act”. Mpombo the official Gloving minister and next of keen proposed and started sponsoring this clause in the Mwanawasa tenure as early as 2006.The veterans who picked up and warm hearts of Zambians’ representaties in the NCC where merely endrsing the proposition of George Mpombo.Why didn’t see rebuke and call for the dismissal of Mpombo for such a proposition then? The “George Mpombo Act” was not just voted from nowhere but from proposition 2005 by George Mpombo.
meant “next of kin”
Maureen with the BROWN ENVELOPE
No arguement as Mama is still mourning our beloved father of the Nation ,But Guys check out her pic in the post she damn good
Senior Citizen,,do you support the degree clause or not,seems you have something personal going on with Mpombo really,remember one time you said he was a kamalasha and that his daughters are tasintha graduates plying their trade in australia,you started to embrace him when there was news about him reconciling with RB,that fell thru,now you are on his back again hitting him left right and center,do you have any principles at all,yo children and wife must be very proud of you really
#11 Awe tefyo mune!!!
Zambia should be a federal state, then development will come.
Iwe ci SENIOR CITIZEN you haven’t commented about our girl winning face of Africa. On Mrs Mwanawasa’s thread you get busy posting rubbish even when you know you’ve got no chance in hell to match. What is it between you and antagonistic threads? You as shameless as a chameleon only the other day you’re singing about reconciliation between Mpombo and your party, today you’re all over him like chicken pox showering him insults.
Maureen looking very appetising….:d/
Banda is watching and listening. In any political party, boot leaking is an acceptable and celebrated behavior. While in the State House she saw who was bending the most (ukufulama sana) and sumptuously leaking Levis'(May he be remembered for a long time) boots. She knows those who insisted that levi takes off the boots so that they can leak underneath the feet. She remembers the late levis’ rewarding reaction to such. She is doing the same, boot leaking. Am just curious to see how much she will also fulama and whether she will insist on taken RBs dirty boots.
iwe Kafupi, thats a former first lady, you must have respect. thats the mother of the nation. take your willy somewhere else. horny chap
Often timez, it iz cheaper/wizer to ignore certain questionz and refrain from commenting on certain topics, especially when you are in Maureen Mwanawasa’z pozition.
Kwena negu umuntu mutwe awe chacila. I can see rubbish in here about the first Lady.
iwe Kafupi, thats a former first lady, you must have respect. thats the mother of the nation. take your willy somewhere else. horny chap.
Comment.
The mother of all corruption maybe.
Why did TETA shut his mouth suddenly?
Will Maureen allow full auditing of all family bank accounts.
She wants fairness then let her explain her assets.
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u will be my valentine…keep care and be strong..the Thandiwe bandas will fall but u will remain…
Maureen, did you husband ever listned to the opposition? On the allegatations that you are plunderer, you cud be a worse plunderer maybe thats why rb has acquitted chiluba, may be wat you plundered is far much more that chiluba’s plundered.
number 16 chachine voyi. mmmm kuti na chi dunkunya chi mauleen.. mmmmm mwaaah. kuchi yingila spovi jo nthwenunani live mwana
numba 24 wapwanya iwe hahaha. chimbwi
are you guys for real? #25 dont tell me every time you see a woman you want to bonk her? that is sick. for crying out loud have respect for other peoples wives / widows. She is not yet on the market so respect her
MMD is the only Party that owns the stage for progressive politics in Zambia. Other than opposing Chinese Investments, PF UPND pact have not yet advanced an economic plan for Zambia. What we have are lies from Mr Sata who thinks he can pacify masses with low taxes. lets suppose he lowers the taxes, where does expect the Govt to get money to fund our local councils who are currently failing to collect garbage or provide social services? The lies of the Pact are no longer believable, thats the reason they are scared of Chiluba supporting President Rupiah Banda.
# 21 im sure if she is corrupt she should be in jail. i dont think she has any meaningful political power to escape jail. secondly her accounts are personal you need to have a reason to warrant her to disclose them to the public.if you have evidence go to the law. if you dont have then keep quiet.Mu zambia why do we always want to pull every one down. Maureen was privelleged may still be, so her opportunities and yours are different. so deal with it
number 27 do you understand english? can you please go to the post and read what the headline is about her! she has just said that she has been cleared by levi’s family ok! so my friend she is available only that her herself has said that she is chilling out now but that she would have a bf in future if she wants. so im just saying that i would bed it! you got a problem with that??
The story in The Post makes good reading…heheheheheheh.
#28 just out of curiosity how many types of taxes do you know?Just asking nothing personal.If you answer this question you will realise that its possible to reduce one type of taxe and increase the other.In zambia at the moment the biggest contributor to the taxe revenue is PAYE.How many people are employed in zambia to justify such kind of contribution to the national cake.Truth be told you broaden your tax base and reduce your tax rates and achieve the same amount of revenue.The informal sector is growing in zambia and this is where the future of governement revenue lies.As well as corporate tax no tax holidays for these so called briefcase invetors.That ends our lecture on taxation in zambia.In short it is possible to reduce taxes for the suffering employees and not reduce income
She’s got a point anyway. Voters deserve to be hearing about solutions to Zambia’s problems. It is not teh MMD who will vote for the opposition, it is the voters. So whether the govt is listening or not, the opposition should keep talking to the voters by whatever means – manifesto, radio, TV, internet websites, etc.
Bushe abamutonya amabele maureen nibani? afwile nomba aupwa levy nomba liluba walya…
ba mayo bamaureen you got too big for nothing,you are just reaping what you were sowing.please just get a lawyer and get ready to face the law and please advise chipoya your chola boy to do the same.mateyo your dog is already dancing,so dont cry you had it coming.wishing you all the best as you prepare for the presidency ba FORMER.by the way how does it feel to be in the past?sorry ba mayo kukosa kachalo fye wadyako wasiya
Maureen not in hurry to have a boyfriend,that sucks.ninshi aiponyolafye,she must have alot of toys in the house to keep herself entertained.
ok i give up, i have never seen a bunch of horny bloggers like these. Lukombwe , lukombwe, walai ntwenu, you are even drooling at a widow? yashani iyi gentele men?
Can Maureen swear on her children that she never took money inappropriately?
On the Maureen Mwanawasa Community Initiative (MMCI), Mrs Mwanawasa said the organisation was still active although many organisations had stopped supporting it.
That is the character of Zambians. They support when they know that they can have something out of it. They want the President’s ear. We have had HOPE foundation, Mrs Miyanda’s, Maureen’s and that is why Thandiwe has cleverly steered away from these things. We are just not given to charitable giving full stop.
#38 The Saint. Spot on. Shame indeed that people donate to 1st Ladies’ charities for greedy reasons. If they believed in what she was doing, they would continue, and even give more now. Hopefully, future 1st Ladies will stir away like Thandiwe. Just dealing with greddy people, wolves in ship skin.
#38 The Saint. Spot on. Shame indeed that people donate to 1st Ladies’ charities for greedy reasons. If they believed in what she was doing, they would continue, and even give more now. Hopefully, future 1st Ladies will stir away like Thandiwe. Just dealing with greddy people, wolves in sheep skin.
No doubt we have bloggers with psycho problems to the extent that one would simply wish to focus on sexual matters and ignore the gist of the story.
Oh boy!! too much crap on this posting. be serious and if you have nothing to contribute just save your crap. Thats why we can not develop if you can not take things seriously, whats the point of throwing insults? Just base your opinion about the comments Maureen passed.
Alaaaaaa….
Maureen is now showing her ignorance about politics in Zambia. Does she really expect the MMD to listen to advise from opposition political leaders or from members of the public? And did the late ever listen to advice? Oh, boy! I thought she was better than that! Cheap rhetoric …
Most of you guys are rubish, instead of writing on something good you are just showing your wickedness here.
No.29. Iam sure you are an MMD cadre. Your reasoning is typical of Mike Isaac Mulongoti. You said if PF/UPND pact lowers taxes where are they going to get the money for developmental projects. Honestly can you show me any project which fully funded by this government? Just the other day this Muteteka Moses chap was on TV saying are going to approach co-orporating partners to ask for funds to build markets in townships. Where does the money they collect in taxes go to? Just to construct a market in mtendere they have to go world bank to ask for kaloba? What a shame? In Zambian the few workers are the most taxed on the continent. Do you know that? Dont support blindly Mister.
AHHH, nke!!!!
nabekalefye balipwa pamenso kwati balelila nangu nabalwala dia………….r.