VICE-PRESIDENT George Kunda says the Kuomboka traditional ceremony is for all Zambians and has urged the people of Western Province to reject anyone seeking to divide the region.
And Western Province Minister Richard Mwapela says there is nothing sinister about Mr Kunda gracing this year’s ceremony slated for today because it is not the first time that a Vice President has officiated at the event.
Speaking on arrival at Mongu Airport on April 15, Mr Kunda also urged Mongu residents to be careful with The Post newspaper because it is allegedly trying to divide Zambians by sowing seeds of discontent in the nation, especially in Western Province.
“Reject lies that are written in The Post and let them practise professional journalism,” Mr Kunda said.
He said the Kuomboka is about peace and unity and that Government uses the ceremony to share development ideas.
“The Kuomboka is about promoting tourism and there are a lot of tourists who come here for the ceremony. We want to develop it even more. It is our ceremony and it is for all Zambians.
“When I received the letter from the President, I was so excited because, although I have seen the Kufuluhela ceremony, I have never seen the Kuomboka and this is my chance to see the Kuomboka,” he said.
He said a Catholic priest who was recently quoted in The Post as saying Mr Kunda is not welcome in Western Province is just preaching hatred.
Mr Kunda said The Post has been trying to create an impression that Patriotic Front president Michael Sata is popular in the province but what the newspaper does not know is that it is not possible to sell Mr. Sata there.
“You can’t sell that product in Western Province,” he said.
Mr Kunda said The Post wanted to discourage him from going to the province because the newspaper and its political allies know that whenever he travels countrywide, he has an opportunity to tell people the truth about Mr. Sata’s character.
He said before the tabloid formed a partnership with Mr Sata, it scandalised the PF leader and described him as corrupt, violent, sadistic, dangerous and vulgar; and that all the crimes he committed were published in its past editions.
Mr Kunda said Government is just being factual in its replies to attacks from Mr. Sata and the PF.
He said Mr Sata has no capacity to develop Zambia and that the PF’s manifesto is not a blue print for the country’s development because Government is already doing what is contained in the document.
Mr Kunda said the PF has deliberately omitted its stance on homosexuality in its manifesto and that some people and NGOs are attacking President Banda and his government because of zero tolerance to homosexuality and lesbianism.
He said since Mr Sata has declared himself a Catholic fundamentalist, the PF leader does not tolerate other churches and beliefs.
“These are dangerous ideas because fundamentalism is unconstitutional. Our Constitution recognises freedom of worship and freedom of conscience,” he said.
Earlier, Western Province Minister Richard Mwapela said the region has been peaceful because of President Banda’s leadership. Mr Mwapela thanked traditional rulers in the province for their efforts to ensure peace and development in the area.
He said enough security measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of all people who will attend the Kuomboka today. He said some people peddling lies about Mr Banda’s decision to assign Mr Kunda to grace the ceremony are trying to alienate the people of Western Province from the rest of Zambia through careless remarks.
Mr Mwapela said the MMD has continued to enjoy massive support in the province because of the unprecedented development projects being implemented by Mr Banda’s administration.
He assured Mr Kunda that the ruling party will get the same support it got in the 2008 Presidential elections.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
Yaba! i am tired of this crap!! Wherever this Kunda goes, he feels obliged to mention President Sata’s name!
What has Sata to do with Kunda’s presence at the Kuomboka, or with the Kuomboka itself??
Everyday, we hear Sata and Homosexuality!! Are there no other issues to talk about??
dam fool !!!! George sucks !!!!
Indeed Sata is a threat to the MMD coz their manifesto has changed to Sata’s character assassination but it wont work.You are already on the opposition guys.
The timely and wize advice that George Kunda haz given to The Post with regard to “professional journalizm” must be extended to the Times of Zambia, Daily Mail, ZNBC and ZANIS.
Kuomboka is crap. Scam of the earth. Amphibian shiiiit.
THIS ANOTHER LEVEL OF MADNESS…..GK IS GOING MAD. SATA SEEMS TO BE HAUTING HIM WHEREVER HE GOES.
You can discover what your enemy fears the most by observing what he uses to scare you away.
Rupiah and Kunda use the name SATA to scare Zambians and this means that Rupiah,Kunda and MMD are dead scared of the PF charismatic leader. They dont have time to mention HH or others who are not a factor to them.
VOTE SATA AND PF IF YOU WANT CHANGE.
BEWARE OF SMALL TRIBAL PARTIES WHICH JUST SPLIT THE VOTE.
PABWATOOOOOO MWAMUKOLOOOOOOOOOOOO
iwe kunda have you gone for kuomboka or to talk about Sata or to grace the ceremony? what has Sata got to do with Kuomboka . for you own information you are the one who has divided the region is it sata who killed those innocent people ? do you even think before opening your month every where you go is Sata this sata that . am sure the PF leader and the next president is giving you nightmares Ala uno mwaka ni pabwatoooooooo you better get used NOW. coz change is the in next few months .
Make sure this professional killer comes back from Barotseland in a mukusi box with a closed lid! Someone should do a Kaliloze professional job on this red lipped serpent. It’s lips are red from professionally sucking Lozi blood!
This will be the lowest attended Kuomboka in recent history. Both local and international tourists to Mongu will experience a serious deep and it will take years before recovery. Image is what people see of a place or people or culture. Right now the atmosphere there is a recipe for disaster on a successful tourist attraction such as the Kuomboka with serious spillover effects. What investor in his right mind would want to go and invest in a land where the locals are so shallow and big-headed. There will be more accomodation available this time not because of more bed space but because of little traffic. bwakakakakakaka
ZNBC news lamentably failed to show the crowd at Mongu airport welcoming GK. No non-mmd cadre went to the airport. This year’s kuomboka is for mmd and police officers only. 300 people (the only remaining mmd cadres in western province) are expected to attend kuomboka. Hence 600 police ‘force’ officers sent to guard mmd ‘kuomboka’ celebration for ‘victory’ in killing and maiming innocent lozis. Abash mmd. Vote opposition. Period!
# 7 Emergency Kanyankula. Stop blogging with yo a.nus. Stop yo tribal bigotry bunkum. If you don’t have a credible ceremony at yo home its not our fault. Come home and wash toilets. We have enough vacancies of the same job you are doing there.
#14 Mwananuke wa sambelwa. Even if i was to sink to washing toilets, I hear that Lozis shi.t in the river. what toilets are u talking about…LOL Munyela pamenshi nokwenda ubwamba.
# 15 Emergency Kanyankula. Bakulasa. You started it all.
Uyo shwa wena Nja tuni…. not worthy a vice president, tired of bisholi bye!!!
Emergency Kanyankula, busholi bwa ndataho….
#18 likandi . masipa ya ndataho. ……kekeke
Emmergency Kanyankula: Munungu wa maho, Malanga a hao, Mashipa a ndataho ya satini sapalo ya zamaya mapunu inge muhulwana hao Red lip Kunda. Mwanyela kaufela mina. You cant compare kuomboka with you tuma circus ‘ceremonies’.