The ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) says it is not aware of the Mazabuka commercial farmers who were forced to donate food stuffs and ferry people to Chief Mwanachingwala’s palace when President Banda visited the area recently.
Party spokesperson Dora Siliya says the party has better things to do than engage in activities that do not benefit the grassroots.
Ms. Siliya told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that President Banda had a wonderful visit to Chief Mwanachingwala’s palace.She said it was strange that some people would think that when huge crowds of people flock to welcome the head of state whenever he visits an area, then they are being forced to do so.
Ms Siliya was reacting to allegations by some commercial farmers in Mazabuka that they are always directed to contribute towards party activities when they have nothing to do with politics.
And Mazabuka Central UPND Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo has accused the ruling MMD of being irresponsible towards issues that affect their party.
Mr. Nkombo alleged that the MMD has continued to intimidate the white farmers and investors in Mazabuka forcing them to contribute towards MMD party activities.
Mr. Nkombo noted that Government has Ministry of Works and Supply which can repair vehicles adding that taking a government vehicle to a farmer for repair is unfair.
He has since appealed to the MMD and President Banda’s government to take responsibility of issues that affect the party and the government as a whole.
ZANIS
Where is the senile Senior Citizen, I need off him a comment on this.
Sorry 4 going off course but can someone tell us where RB is.He left China on thursday evening and its saturday today where is he?
Sorry 4 going off course but can someone tell us where RB is.He left China on thursday evening and its saturday today where is he?
RB is becoming irrelevant to Zambia’s political landscape hence the need to fire him through our voter. Nichimuselela kwakaba he is in western countries socilite for campaign money on expense of masses who are suffering.VIVA the pact We disabled will join and our vote count on the PACT MMD is useless govt that does not care for our plights
Of course you have better things to do for yourself!! Like stealing from the poor:d/
MMD are beginning to use UNIP tactics.
# 6 chitapankwa…looks like it.
…….Dear oh dear ..dependence syndrome…..it’s everywhere.!
Its unthinkable that farmers could be threatened by anybody. Farmers have always supported government of the day. As a farmer myself, we benefitted from the President’s visit as we had an opportunity to speak to HE the President. Farmers, just like any body, have friends every where including among the civic leaders. Former President Chiluba,the late A.K.Mazoka etc enjoyed our support, we provided our workers with transport to attend to their meetings.Our MP could have helped us to channel some of the issues to the President,but sadly he was nowhere.Please let’s keep the good relations on with our farmers.HH is definately a weak leader. He has failed to breakthrough the farmers and business community, hence MMD has grown over the last few years.
There is no smoke without fire, mwe bantu. Govt. always, but always, tend to deny anything that might threaten to reveal their weaker, negative side (especially in this present campaign atmosphere). Maybe the best Madame Spokesperson could have done was to ensure things are smoothed over with those aggrieved farmers. Then she could have made sure that those local MMD people work on other ways of getting help than disrespecting the farmers’ intelligence, who are really not obliged to help. I am sure they are responsible enough to collaborate with a govt. that shows them some respect… they do have a choice in the matter after all. Then Ms. Siliya could have made her press statement. Alas, the “whole entire” MMD are in too much of a hurry these days, tefyo?
The day a Zambian journalist shall refer to a commercial farmer of any colour by their distinction of just farmer is when I shall know that we are on the right of development. Inferiority complexes are infused by parents and that’s just reality. MMD if in 91 we had known how this animal would turn out to be a dispeakable creature we would have voted in different parties.
#9 what makes you think you are not senior citizen?
Shani ba #11, is there anything in what I said that makes you think I am senior citizen? Explain please… I see no reason to masquerade as someone else…[-(
I am sure they are responsible enough to collaborate with a govt. On Eagles wings No# 12 that’s the statement 11 is refering too. :d
I am being sarcastic… anyway, don’t you think that a govt that respects its citizens gets better collaboration from them? That was my point. Anywho, thanks ba #13 🙂