President Rupiah Banda has arrived back from Malawi were he went this morning for urgent consultative talks with his Malawian counterpart Bingu Wa Mutharika.
The President arrived at the Lusaka International AirPort at about 17:23 hours and on hand to receive him was Home Affairs Minister, Lameck Mangani, Information and Broadcasting Minister Lt Gen Ronnie Shikapwasha and other government officials.
The President who is the chairman of the International Conference on the Great Lakes region said on arrival at the airport that he had a very successful meeting with his Malawian counterpart, Dr Wa Mutharika who is chairperson for the African Union (AU).
Mr Banda said he had bilateral talks with Dr Wa Mutharika as regards projects in Malawi being undertaken by the Chinese adding that the projects would be of benefit to Zambia.
The President Left for Malawi this morning for the urgent consultative talks with that country’s president Dr Wa Mutharika accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kabinga Pande, and his Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations, Dickson Jere and other government officials.
ZANIS
Can I Act as President of Zambia Mr President since your role seems to have changed to that of a Tourism Minister (or Tourist)??
I really do not understand this guy RB, what type of a president is this one? he never puts his body on the chair. Nothing so far is done in the country. Guess, Sata can even do something better than this player type of a president.
couldn’t they have just talked on the phone? It would have been cheaper:o
Next destination?
#3 Good point. But it will even be worse when GRZ sells ZAMTEL because every confidential Presidential and other GRZ telephone calls will be channelled through private entities (Russia/Angola/India companies/governments).
Can someone enlighten me on why the president has to be seen off and welcomed back at the airport? Has anyone costed this in particular the carbon footprint and the actual cost to taxpayers in terms of lost manhours by civil servants, cost of police overtime, cost of fuel and businesses losing business due to road closures. I can go on, but Liverpool are playing!
#3 point on! This is a waste of resources.
We don’t even know why he went back to Zambia. He should have just gone straight to his next destination.
How long is RB’s visit to Zambia before he goes back to the Republic of Wonderland….anyone?
I heard that there was some good chanting in welcome of Banda at the airport.
People were shouting,
I quote, “Alabafika alafika eee, bafika ala bafika….”
😮 I did not even know he was gone.
I want to complain about No. 1 Ichalo Lifupa…. says: because the guy he is talking about is enjoying the time of his life! He was in Malawi in the morning and tomorrow he will visit Western Province for a day only to campaign! Maybe meet a couple of diplomats….. Even appoint a couple to enjoy like him! All his debts were paid by the state e.g. Allen East….
All he thinks about is having a good time with his children at Kasaba Bay! His predecessors used to use that place to come up with decisions that would ‘state of the nation; type of analysis! Please give him another 5 years then he will be tired!
I we Kalos2020 leke misaala. Wansekesha mune.
This is the worst president that our eyes have ever seen in Zed. He is wasting our time and resources. We have to be wise next time
“consultative talksyyy!!!!” awe kwena this man is not only a zambian president, but a world wide one, he seems to be everywhere.
#10 LMAO!!!!!
Right now am on my knees begging u people to vote wisely next time please.Am even shedding tears.We cant kip seeing this man doing these things.Lyonse nimunshila,some of us have never even stepped our feet outside zambia but uyu umukamba ni lyonse.
yaba Nyama Souya Muchende tatwalale
RB went to Malawi to discuss Chinese projects being undertaken in Malawi? Now, that is worse than kabanana!
Seriously this RB needs to be brought to order, you cant have a leader who is never in the office. if he is not out of the country, he is all over the country. No wonder monkeys pee on him, because they dont remember him at home.
I think he should be give the star ” Walk of Fame”:d
RB never cease to amaze me?? one would wonder kind of material is this human being made of?? if you know you like travelling to much please simply be a driver, a pilot or study tourism and travel.
bet he has plenty of frequent flyer points by now to win him a free trip to a destination of his choice
UP in the Air-starring RB
I wonder if he managed to meet some investors? We can get alot of investment from Malawi! Maybe in areas such as charcoal burning technologies and great lake fishing as we have alot of natural resources which just requires investment.
Welcome back from important tour his excellency RB
Why should the president be seenoff by the entire cabinet and govt officials, wasting our hard earned tax payers money to burn fuel just for a hand shake? Even when he arrives back must again be received with another hand shake. Mwebantu this is a waste comedy
“Mr Banda said he had bilateral talks with Dr Wa Mutharika as regards projects in Malawi being undertaken by the Chinese adding that the projects would be of benefit to Zambia” …am really looking 4ward to see how projects that are in Malawi will be of benefit to Zambians.
But this man just came back from China, so why is checking on Chinese projects in Malawi? Was he sent by the President of China to inspect the projects in Malawi? Is this how long the presidency has become? we are now being sent by China to inspect their projects. What is in Malawi that can really benefit Zambians?
The New tourism minister RB
he works for china now as deputy tourist
Mr President,we thought you had first hand information from China. Did you want someone to explain it further in Chewa? We are watching you. That meeting in Malawi is just for your personal interests with so called advisers, specialised in ill motives.
I like the way our President Travels because he always come back with Good News. Welcome back His Excellency. I just wish you some more Trips because even our economy has improved.
Ichintelelwe on the move.Useless tourist bwezani rupiah banda.Does this man have advisers please.Ba KK,where are you,please tell this tourist president to stay put and solve problems at home.Just after coming from China,this old man and his MMD has big pwando at Sandyz.Koma,Zambians we are a big joke…
I suggest we install teleconferencing facilities at plot 1 surely in this day and age of modern technology there is no need for someone to physically travel for communication purposes.RB has more flying hours than some Zambian pilots i know.
Can someone tell us how much of our hard earned money has been spent on tours since he came to power. Am sure it is colosal. Surely there must be someone who can work out the cost at least rough estimation. We need to know what this Kanintundila is squandaring. I think he figures this is a chance of my lifetime so I must maximise- wavionelanji.
Having fixed his knees at the start of his short term, our old, tired, itinerant president has found solace in the swirl of jet engines. Like a child waiting for their turn on a jungle gym he can’t restrain the urge to flY… fLY… FLY!
This money being being wasted on RB can be used on Zamtel instead of selling the company….Please God come to our rescue.
Has this president ever heard of SKYPE, teleconferencing?
Improve ZAMTEL so that you skype you nincompoop. What is in Malawi that China is doing that will develop Zambia?
A more apt headline would have been ‘President Banda in the country for a 1 week visit’
If it was so urgent, why not just use the telephone, set up a video link etc?
So exactly which airline company does this boomerang president of Zambia use? This man wants to spend all his presidency in a plane in seems. We should have taken it as a warning when he flew his entire tribe to Mfuwe, or whatever that place is in eastern province. The guy seems to have a hidden personal agenda…
No. 6 you are right we can go on and on but there are more pressing issues – tonight is Chelsea versus the special one, I am still trying to sort out who to support, I think the choice in 2011 will not be as difficult so I am not going to mull about it now.
his next destination is Kitwe to go and hand out brown envelops to judges handling Fr Bwalyas case…in short he is going pass a verdiict!:d/:d/:-\”:-\”
#41 Who wins tonight, the special one or the member of the family?