PRESIDENT Michael Sata has warned that police will firmly deal with elements being used by some disgruntled politicians to protest against the decision to realign districts in Southern Province.
The President wondered why the realignment of Chirundu and Itezhi Tezhi has been politicised when similar actions had been made in the past.
“Under the colonial era there were two Rhodesias (Northern and Southern) and the Europeans then never consulted when they decided to merge the two,” he said.
He explained that Northern Province was first split to create Luapula Province and still no chiefs rose against the idea.
President Sata noted that before the Patriotic Front (PF) Government came into office, it promised to create Muchinga Province.
Speaking at State House yesterday when he swore-in some Government officials and newly-appointed diplomats to Zambian missions abroad, Mr Sata said law enforcement officers would be “equal to the task” should anyone attempt to cause confusion.
Mr Sata swore-in Charles Banda as Eastern Province Minister, Joseph Lungu as Deputy Minister of Defence, Paul Siame as Special Assistant to the President for Economic and Development Affairs, Stella Libongani as Inspector General of Police and Peter Chingaipe as her deputy.
Others sworn-in were Alexander Museba as Deputy Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Fanwell Siandenge as Western Province Commissioner of Police.
Former Home Affairs permanent secretary Ndioyi Mutiti was sworn-in as Zambia’s High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, while Japhen Mwakalombwe is the new ambassador to Mozambique.Mary Zambezi goes to Kenya.
Former MMD chairperson for legal affairs Bwalya Chiti will represent Zambia as the new Ambassador to Germany, Encyla Tina Sinjele was sworn-in as Ambassador and permanent representative to Switzerland, while Gerald Nyirenda has been sent to China.
President Sata cautioned the new appointees to serve with diligence in their new portfolios locally and abroad.
The President told Colonel Lungu that he had realigned the Ministry of Defence to make it more effective more so that the Zambia National Service (ZNS) was not doing enough in attending to roads in rural areas.
He urged Mr Banda, a Member of Parliament for Kapoche at one time, to sort out the issue of unpaid farmers who supplied their maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).
Meanwhile, Chieftainess Mweenda of Chikankata in Southern Province has hailed President Sata for his decision to declare the area a district.
Speaking when she called on Mr Sata at Sate House yesterday, Chieftainess Mweenda said declaring Chikankata a district would help foster development for the area.
[Source: Times of Zambia]
Sacustic Sata. so he is comparing himself to the colonialist…….Mapya Munzi….We in for it…………I cant wait to hear comments from his supporters on this one….
chi dictator let people advice you mr president
Chimba go for work and do something insteady of waiting for people’s comments.
Lol, and thats the best u can say? Please dont mind me…
We are a democratic country not police state and we are not in colonial era. Certain changes need proper consultation and communication. Threatening in a democracy entails dictatorship. Colonial masters were dictators which we are currently not unless if ones wants to head that way which is wrong.Let us be accommodating at times.
As MMD Chief bootlicker said and i quote “Stock your pop corns, there is more dreamer coming”
Surely how can Sata compare himself to colonialism which was based on oppression!!!
Dreamer Basa?
Colonialist Sata – never stops to amuse me. wouldnt be surprised if he soon declares himself life president of zambido
Mr. Sata, are you telling us that YOU are the new colonialist and therefore we are NOT supposed to question you even when you are wrong?
The question is, IS HE WRONG by re-aligning the districts? If you think he is, please explain.
Equalizer, Tubulu said “If we THINK”. It’s an opinion which is allowed in a democracy. Whether he is wrong or right is not the point. If pipo have a wrong opinion from the president, it doesn’t mean that they should not question him.
So Sata thinks he is the new colonialist! That is why Zambians fought for independence so that they had a say in their affairs instead of being lorded on by some stup!d bureaucrat. Sata has to be stopped. He is not our king. The tag King Cobra was just a joke; he should not take it literally!!!
the reason people did not oppose the colonial masters is not because they were happy with the decisions, its because they lived in a dictatorship and no black man had a say over the white man. Sata is making a mistake by comparing these times to the colonial era. He needs to communicate effectively and consult before he makes such decisions. People should be allowed to give opinions. So if I oppose this decision, he is saying the police will lock me up. My vote is not for Sata in 2016, sorry maningi!!!
Wow!!! Thats what you get when you have people who should be in retirement homes running a country. How does he even make a comparison like that? Is he going to do everything the colonials did? What next, passes for walking in Cairo road? This is 2012 sir. Catch a wake up. The era of chiefdoms is long gonr. People must be consulted. Public participation is a must in any decision that affects people. That is why we call ourselves a democracy.
The Colonial Constable reliving the Federal years. Honestly; Sata you should know that Zambians now have rights which they didnt have then. Besides Africans did protest against this rider and horse arrangement. Sata; may be all that you are telling us is that you are the new colonialist from Muchinga. And all you are doing is to rearrange the decks for the benefit of your fellow colonialists. This after all was the idea behind the creation of the Federation i.e to protect the interests of the White minority. Thanks King Cobra for telling us what exactly you are doing! Now I understand why there is a section of Zambians who were insisting on a certain level of education for the Presidency. Sata you are an embarrasment to not only Zambia but the whole of Africa.
These cant be the exact words used by a democratic president. I dont believe it….
u r right…i heard it on radio yesterday & there is so much that has been ommitted!
midala zinangu cant think properly,itezhi tezhi to kabwe and itezhi tezhi to choma which one is the nearest.
Consultations and not Confrotation is the way to go Mr. Presido. we are not in colonial days and so we need to do things different, colonialism was dictatorial whilst today we are in a democracy.
Sata is sliding into an Emperor Bokassa type of lunatic but dangerous comedian. Presidential elections are not for electing a dictator or a king. The balkanisation of Southern Province by Sata must be stopped. SP is too important a province to be messed around with. Every well-meaning Zambian must come out in full force against this Satanic manoeuvre; let Sata’s police arrest us and we will fill Chimbokaila; and show Sata that he cannot stop Zambians from having a country they deserve. We stopped FTJ and Sata’s Third Term Project; we will now stop the partition of Southern province by Sata.
Sata is digging his own grave everyday. No distinction between the colonial and modern era sure. If SATA wins elections in 4 years and 6 months from today then I will cut my own d.i.c.k in protest..but i know my mbolo is safe coz his loose mouth will save it
Dictatorial tendencies will not do, simply promote dialogue and let others say what they think as well. Decentralisation is a good idea but let us engage all stake holders so that, unity of purpose is promoted at all costs, that’s the only way this exercise is going to work. Threatening the masses with arrests is not good leadership. Let us be level headed face national challenges as a united front and not a disjointed lot with hidden agendas. Thank you.
the use of force to silence opposing views never works in contemporary society. it is within the limits of peoples’ rights to say no even to the president. threats will not take us anywhere. cry my beloved country! “beware of one hand clapping.”
Uko this is what we get for voting in someone who leaved through the colonial era nomba twasangwako. I have no issues with the current government and actually supported there coming in to govern but such statements are definitely worrying and cause you to think twice about where we heading in term od our governing systems seeing as all this is happening in less than a year of being in power. I wonder what PF members and the president himself would have said about all of this had it happened under the leadership of another president.
I dont understand this,Imagine how difficult it is to travel from Mumbwe to Kabwe the provincial HQ.What about Itezhi tezhi,some of these things should be done a good faith.At this rate I wouldnt be suprised to hear that the president has created Matero as a district.
I final had some hope that Zambia Is going forward but this has dashed my hopes.
I guess I should just forget about Zambia and call this foreign place home. Ba Sata chill
Twapapata please
Does the meaning of Democracy have any meaning in the current Govt? I know some demagogue will support this uncalled for statement but remember that if a lion kills a thief in the village and you applaud,one day it will kill the chief.
hOWCAN A NORMAL PERSON COMPARE COLONIAL TIMES AND TODAY? SUTUPID AND UNREASONABLE CPMPARISONMENT WILL NOT TAKE YOU DICTATORSHIP ANY WHERE.
sIR DICTATOR, THE CHIEFS HAVE ALREADY REJECTED YOUR MADNESS AND MADE IT CLEAR THEY ARE READY FOR ARREST, WHY MORE THREATS ?JUST GO AHEAD FROM PALACE TO PLACE AND ARREST THEM AND SEE IF YOU WILL EVER ENJOY ZAMBIA. POOR OLD TYRANT- NO SENSE AT ALL.
If Mwansabombwe was nearer to Kasama than Mansa, and the grz decides to align Mwansabobombwe with Northern Province or Southern Province, if people will be lowed to key their traditional/cultural links and party cards why should that be my concern? If people, who use bicycles to walk to the boma will now register deaths and births, court cases etc at nearby Kasama why should any reasonable person object? Let the president be decisive and deal with UPND. They do not mean well! Zuma will decively act on land reforms whether the white minority will like it or not.
there goes another lunatic. mr decisive you are a shame to yourself.
So we have a colonial master not a democratic president. Ok now I know. Anyway we worned you pipo before sept 20th.
We all knew what kind of a leader this man is but went ahead and voted for him!just clap when he speaks and dont complain!
Yaba! Colonial policeman.
Can anyone come up with the reasons against the realignment. let us not just opose because we can. All I hear is the we won’t allow it. Under what reasons. Give the cons to outweigh the pros given by the government. provinces are there for administrative purposes no chief is in charge of a province or district. chiefes should stay out of politics.
Chalwe,Kabwe is 550km from ITT while ITT to Choma will be 265km,which one will be cost effective for administration?
mudala things are simple and straight forward ithezi-thezi is 200km from choma and 600+km from kabwe on the other hand southern province has 3 economically viable districts chirundu and ithezi thezi being 2 and the other being mazabuka lizingstone is just about tourism i am not tonga but i understand where the stress is coming from
This man is mad. Very mad indeed!!!!!
How can the President compare himself to colonialists? Unbelievable!
OK to use Presidential powers to re-align or create new districts, but in a democracy it is not right to threaten people with divergent views- they have every right to express their feelings. Comparisons with colonial times is outdated this is the 21st Century- don’t give people reason to believe they are targeted.
Romans13’4…for he does not bear the SWORD for nothing.He is God’s servant,an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoers.(deal firmly with idi.ots).
Well, I can’t blame the president. If you have to blame him , blame the people that voted him in. The current constitution gives him power to do so and if you were dull not to know that, blame yourself for giving Mr Sata access to the massive power that our current constitution accords him. Call him what you will, whatever he is doing is in his powers. Next time understand issues and implications before you part with your vote.
For the next 5 years just enjoy the ride of this Government of Kaponyas by Kaponyas for Kaponyas and vote wisely in 2016 and ensure that this party does not get absolute majority in parliament between now and 2016. Vote for MMD in all by-elections. Am sure you have learnt your lessons the hard way.
Number 23 this is not just about agreeing or disagreeing with the realignment anymore, that statement lives is rather forceful! today its this tomorrow it will be something else. The issue here is that there should be dialogue before and not after such moves are implemented. We are after all still a democrat and not under dictatorship so the voice of the people matter a lot even if they are only a handful. Explain the whole process to them before living someone else to misled them, hear their concerns instead of pushing your views on them.
thats what dictatorship is all about. no consultations and threats. our chiefs and their followers with demostrate regardless of Sata’s threats.
Lets oppose this move by this Satanic serpent
Don’t worry God will fight for you guys. He knows this demon confusion better than any one, he created it and he will destroy it in his own time, remember Zambia is a christian national we do not want civil war in our country. GOD PLEASE DEAL WITH THIS SON OF YOURS BEFORE HE PUTS ZAMBIA ON A BIG FIRE THAT WILL DIFFICULT TO QUENCH….
Go ahead and shoot my Chiefs
For as long as tribal pronouncements are uttered after sitting round the table to an overly full stomach,minus considering people who go hungry,we wil continue wanting to grab more in order that we leave no air space in our stomach,siavonga and itez tez are have been picked for their power generation but the movement is on paper thus for now lets wait for our time
For as long as tribal pronouncements are uttered after sitting round the table to an overly full stomach,minus considering people who go hungry,we wil continue wanting to grab more in order that we leave no air space in our stomach,siavonga and itez tez are have been picked for their power generation but the movement is on paper thus for now lets wait for our time
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?LET OUR PARTY DO THE JOB AS MANDATED IN OUR PARTY MANIFESTO.WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT SOUTHERN PROVINCE?BE CAREFUL WITH IGNORANT POLITICIANS WHO ONLY WANTS TO MALIGN US-SO THAT THEY GAIN SOME POLITICAL SYMPATHY.ANYWAY LET US WAIT AND SEE!PF IS RIGHT ON THIS ONE-ITS HAPPENING IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO SP its a taboo………..NO-WONDER
You all should know why he easily compares himself with the colonialists, and why he doeasn’t want to be opposed and questioned like the colonialists. Sata worked as a policeman during that time and he he was very brutal and overzealous against any Zambian who opposed the colonialists. He is still leaving in that age. Not even a bit of cleaning jobs or bus conductor job in London could change him a bit. Very sucustic and a bully president. But above all very commedic than 40 Towers. You are all in for a long big commedy show.
Democracy dose’t mean we should keep opposing the leader without concise reasons. Quit alright he his dictative in someway-u know. He can’t please every one. As a leader, he is obliged to use power sometimes but lets not focus on his shortcomings lest on his goodness-this time by asking why he want’s to do that & its benefits-one of which is job creation.
Ba MMD Chief Bootlicker naimwe you want all seats to go to MMD I see you will never change or allow other opinions to be heard i guess its typical of MMD….. PF will rule as long as MMD did because its the majority Zambian who are poor who wanted change….. try and convince poor Zambians with your so called intellectual MMD cadres lets see if it will bring any meaning…I think you miss the point here
Mr President, you seem not to be aware that colonialism is now history. In fact the vast majority of Zambians today were not even there during the colonial era. We are now in the 21st century. The bone of contention here is your refusal to consult and engage the people directly affected by your routine unilateral pronouncements. It seems the ‘re-alignment’ of districts in SP is just meant to victimise HH in particular and the Tongas in general and please avoid by all means turning the country into a police state and threats will not do. Dictators always fail.
Someone shud remind Sata the colonialists left in 1964 – what is he still doing around… What an embarrassment. Is this the sum total of his reasoning ability or logic? We are in real sewage!!! Is this the kind of vision Dr Kaseba was talking about?
Don’t be stupid Mr President Sata. If you want to be dictator, the people will also meet your police in the streets – and we will see who will lose in the end. This thing could bring civil war. As a president you can kill people just because they don’t want to be forced to do your things. So Sata is modelling his govt on colonialism, when there used to be no consultation. This is very interesting. Anyway let him go ahead, but immeditely he leaves office the districts will be reverted to Southern province. Who does Sata think he is, he is just an illiterate dull bunkum who spent most of his life smoking dagga…an i.d.i.o.t, that’s what he is. We will take him out in 2016. Zambia was not created on dictatorship.
I was expecting some clarifications on why the realignment was made instead of the threats. The best the Southerners can ever do as at now is to keep quite. Your NRC will remain the same. The people who are affected are those who used have their regislation cards have new districts.
By 2016, Zambia will be so divided it will never be the same. I’m afraid Sata is sowing a terrible seed for the country. Tension is building up so much that the day any small riot will start for any reason, that’s the day the civil bomb will explode. Sata is busy blowing up the balloon full of shit, and soon it will burst in his face…spraying shit all over his face, head and chest.
Democracy has no meaning in the PF Govt. Police brutality has been tried before, i can think of two or three countries in Africa that tried it, but it has never worked. Your Police muzzle loaders can never defeat the power of the people – NEVER. We dont want your crazy ideas in SP.
South Africa – President Zuma and his colleagues before him tried to reason with the minority white farmers to share land with ohers but they have refused. Now Zuma is looking at other alternatives (democratitic or not). That is the language Africa undersatnds best.
You example doesnt make sense and you should stop talking nonsense. In the same South Africa, towns were moved from Gauteng and Mpumalanga without public consultation. The residents protested and then went to court and the courts ruled in their favour saying there should have been public consultation. The ANC was forced to reverse course. Thats what happens in a democracy. The ANC steamroll people and didnt compare itself to the apartheid governement that appropriated land without consultation!!!
Eastern Province will be divided into two: From Nyimba Petauke, Sinda to Katete it will be called Middle East. Chipata, Lundazi, Mambwe, Chadiza will be called Far East.
I did not know that Zambia was a colony of another country. It is time to get independence and join other democracies in the region
Sata asking you to engage and consult is not to refuse.( Umwana unshunfwa….)You are doing the same thing MMD did…You dont listen.We are not in colonial times.We are now educated and we know that development for these areas can come without your realinment.What do you fear.If you have good reasons all we are saying is convince us
Try to realign the two Rhodesias and see if you will succeed
Moreover stop using police as your personal errand boys.They are a national force
Fred Mmembe is a liar like Chanda Chimba…..tell dd RB meet Sata?…wenye uleke!
No Mr. President, you can’t threaten your people for opposing your decisions which they don’t agree to. Zambia is a democratic nation now and can’t be compared to the time colonialists ruled us through terror and inhumane methods.
it seems the voice of the people doesnt matter in the new government. I wonder how this issue would have been blown out of proportion by the pf if it was instigated by the mmd. In my view the president is a publc servant not the other way round. I even wonder what our neighbouring countries r saying. And why is chipimo so silent of late
Hahahahahaha, viva Mr Presido, sort them out if they misbehave, we know they are been used by the ka Under 5 Politician. Keep up your good works, you mean well.
@saimbwende,MUKONGO WANOKO ! U THINK U R THE ONLY1 WO CAN INSULT? TEL YO FELOW *****S THAT THEY WIL ROT IN JAIL…
Chanda Chiimbwi is laughing kikikikikikikikikikikik!!!!!!!!!!!
WE TOLD YOU NOT TO VOTE SATA; YOU REFUSED. WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW? Are you bloggers sure that you never knew the character of Sata?
All you chaps blogging here makign noise over a basic issue just go the Watchdog and air your frustrations with your type. UPND are simply trying to draw GRZ into a fight.The President is simply saying he’s not debating the issue and is stamping his authority. besides the noise is being made by a small group of LOSING SOUR GRAPE small regional party leders and their tribalist cadres that blog on Z.W.D who want to confuse our chiefs and lovely tonga/ila/lenje/gobah people who quite frankly will benefit from new district status. Where the district reports for GRZ admin puposes changes nothing for them. UPND think in their bird brains the whole of GRZ should discuss with them before conducting business in the province that belongs to all Zambians! they should win an election firs
In my humble opinion it shows/explains why Dr Malama is no longer IG…
For some of these jobs you need someone who has never thought of holding such a position and usually a first time in history kind of thing ie first female IG ever… It makes it easier as she will want by all means to please the authority…
Basically you need ma YES Bwana type of people who are happy and eternally great full to the appointing authority. Someone who has been doing this job for number of years just like any other profession will no what is wrong and right and challenge the authority
Im PF but mmm ba Sata has made these MMD theives hapier on this one.
Mr. President, your argument is archaic. Its like comparing the steam engine to the electric train. How do you even start????? conditions and reasons for splitting rhodesia were totally different from now. even the implementers had a different color…my god we are in trouble….
Well meaning Zambians please save the situation Mr president must be stopped.Voting sata into office was a big mistake i expected a sensible statement from him after the resistance not this one.CCJDP Ba catholica say something were are you we shall now see if you are non patizani.
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-7
There is a problem in the western province instead of him solving that one he is creating another problem in the southern province.What kind of thinking is this.
Spot on!
WHAT IS THIS MAN TRYING TO SAY? Dont become big headed Mr President or you will end up like Gadhafi and the rest of them foolish leaders instead of a “donch kubeba” hero of the 21st century. Always seek wisdom from God that made it possible for you to be president
Yes Mr. President, you have the power to do so without consulting & it is very much okay…let all those that think u r wrong hung themselves! all we need to do is sit back & wait patiently so that we may give u a chance to show us want u have in plan for us. there is nothing wrong in what President Sata has done for it is for the betterment of this nation!! I Totally Support You
Am sure he would be supported if he removed threat from speach and explained his plans and then say he will take resposibility as a head of state.
Threatening violence even when you have the best interest of the nation at heart is very undemocratic…
In a democracy we are made to believe we have a voice take that away and its dictatorship… in democracy we have the YES and NO in a dictatorship there is only YES to what the authority say so which one are we in in this moment???
Wow his argument has the quality of a Chinese manufactured chitenge.
I hope he remembers taht Ruphiah also never used to listen to people, the people removed. the same people who elected Sata are the ones to remove him. Let him heed to this timely advice
Typical?? Most of you Bloggers are part of the problem not Solution. Re-alignment for effective delivery of service should be an issue?? I heard the President speak, most of what has been written is Nonsense. HH has taken this as a Political ticket to cause confusion. Wonder what kind of Citizens Zambia has. Useless??
HH has your party got UMUKONDO WA SIZWE . feel free to consult ANC over such political situations , Colonial what …………
Full of *****ic bloggers! You lost and you’ll never come back bana bansanya imwe!
“Under the colonial era there were two Rhodesias (Northern and Southern) and the Europeans then never consulted when they decided to merge the two,” he said.
Were the colonialists who made these decisions voted for by the black N. Rhodesians?
Now Sata is using this as justification for his actions. Has he forgotten how black Northern Rhodesians fought against this for 10 years until it’s demise in 1963. Or maybe since he was a cop, he was busy putting down these protests.
This is unbelievable, the height of inpunity in a democratic country – I’m waiting to hear that he was mis-quoted.
Well, on this one, the comparison doesn’t work for us. As has already been observed, we are not in a colonial era, but in an independent democratic state.
This is one of the long standing reasons why we need to have the powers of the President’s Office reduced.
It would be great to consult the House of Chiefs on the realignment, since they are the custodians of our people and territories. Following such a dialogue, the matter should then be sent to Parliament. Oh, I am thinking British instead of American.
Very unfortunate for a head of state to use colonial dictatorship style as a justification for no protests especially in this day and age.
democracy is about for and against debating matters. why can t he engage them in a debate so that they can reason together?
Democracy is like that – costly in terms of formalities and time consuming. the president has to accept.
Let me explain some Histoy of the Gwembe valley and the colonialists. The creation of the Kariba Dam witnessed a massacre very few historians have relived. The valley Tonga were displaced from fertile arable land and forced into the hills where the competed for space with monkeys.IT WAS BY FORCE and no compensation. They were divided from their kinsmen by a boarder drawn on the Zambezt River that made Southern and Northern Rhodesia,done by colinialist. The issue is not whether the dam is prouctive now or not. The issue is lack of consultation. The Tonga Valley’s hearts are still bleeding. Enter His Excellency Sata. Its like a bad dream being relived all over again. Mr. President, read your History, LEAVE THESE PEOPLE ALONE or CONSULT them!
but why is it that only some sections of the country are giving us problems?similar actions have been taken in other provinces and with no problems at all.am sure sata is right sometimes its just necessary to use force for the sake of progress.
The colonial constable while wearing northern rhodesian regalia just shot off his bazuka into the DICTATORS BACKYARD
He use to be my MAN but hey, i cant wait for the nxt general elections. Unless PF gives us a nu president or else. The power of a vote baba
Well everyone criticising Sata must first give good reasons to as why u shud oppose the move, theres no reason why HH must start inciting pipo of southern province to oppose what the gvnment sees fit,so stop whining and insulting the presido rather look for soultions..imagine if all bloggers we were like everyone of u criticising without any answers as to as why…think think think you good citizens and before u know it u will realise that Sata is not a problem here…take your time to think thank you for understanding
do they need inciting? They dont like being dictated to – FULL STOP! consult, ask them convince them, engage them – DONT FORCE them: Zambia is now a democracy. It was not a democracy in federal and neither was it really a democracy during KK or UNIP time.
Stupid colonialist cop. This day and era such stupid rannting. This thug is luck that homosexual membe is still chewing the bones thrown to him from statehouse. The post would have a field day if it was banda who attered such nosence
finally the president has spoken his minds to those people frastrating his efforts to develop the country. wapya munzi baisa fumako, ati naine ndeloleshafye kekekeke, abulanobwaume bwakwe naine ndeloleshafye.
Mulekapwa bafi..la mulemona kwati ni mu MMD muno aini,…boma ni boma, teimwe mwaleshana no kufula mwalemona kwati mesaya aisa.ni DONCHI KUBEBA Tulekapa ngamwang’wintako bakembo…temwatudyelepo(MWA BANDA) muno iyoo
aka bole aba police tu yo mu guzha chisasa tu yo mu mwaya bonse wa talika ku sobana no bana ba zambia.ino kai twa mityani chomu yanda ku bweza itezhi tezhi amu tu leke twe ba ila swe twe bana ba Moonde alimwi wa sobana ubo uyo mwaigwa.we shall use the mapatizya formula.actually most police men are tongas and do you think they will go and kill their own bring it Mr president.
He is a very poor historian. Africans who opposed the colonial machinations were arrested and imprisoned. Singo Mpezeni was executed in 1898 by the BSA co. Mr Sata worked for the colonial police that enforced colonial will on the indigenous peoples.
This is an incredible argument to advance for re – alignment so many decades after the break up of the federation and the advent of independent Zambia by the president. If one were to draw a dichotomy between the circumstances, the comparison is warped! Please let get some one that thinks in that state house next time around. The president is ably exhibiting a destructive “bull in a china shop syndrome”.
don’t just criticize explain your reasoning please.why do you oppose the move by govt?
the problem is he is not consulting but threatening…. Democracy dictates that you consult befor making decision even if the government already have an agenda…
Its very common that governments consult even on matters they already have made a decision on as they would say its for the best interest of the people/nation
ie not everyone agrees to there manifesto but they need to explain it so people know what there plans are… that’s the transparency he should be showing…
This has to be one of the most foolish analogues I have ever heard of and coming from a president it clearly just amounts to stinking lunacy.
I just hope police will not use force that may result into another Mongu shotings.
Well, let him go shooting Tongas and he will see how quickly Lozis and North-Westerners are going to join in the demostrations. Also, all his appointments to Western countries are Bemba and Nyasa, others are only given Zimbabwe and Mozambique. This serpent’s tribal bigotry stinks and it will be his own undoing.
Go my President, good job, we are behind you
With so many unreasoning and stupid people, dictatorship must be the only way where it is necessary to apply it. After all, you can not eat democracy.
If there is any president who is likely to cause civil strife in Zambia, its likely to be this animal called SATA. I’M NOW MORE CONCIOUS OF MY TRIBE THAN BEFORE THANKS AGAIN TO THIS THUG. and now people in zambia are grouping themselves according to tribes – he is taking us back to those old days when people did not know ‘one zambia one nation’. just like you are reversing things MMD did we are going to reverse all those rubbish grabbing of land you are illegally doing without consulting stakeholders. we may not even wait for a very long time as your health is rubbish probably due to all those cigarrettes you inhaled while gracing and cleaning the streets of London. A lesson to Zambians is to AVOID VOTING FOR THESE FINISHED ARTICLES WHO ARE NEAR THEIR GRAVES AND DONT CARE ABOUT ZAMBIA
Please Know that I am also a colonizer because my father came from Tanzania. Therefore I have the right to colonize. First Malawi (KK) colonized u ; then Congo(FTJ) , Zimbabwe(RB), and now Tanzania(MwakaSATA) and u want to be fun! u will SEE!!!!!
The realignment of districts is not a bad idea,except that people have received it with mixed feelings.However,let the Government and the people diagolue and chart the way forward.
The comments from all you bloggers are shallow!non amongst you is seeing logic in this realignment of districts the fact this will go ahead whether those tuma political chiefs want it or not! we tend to have very shallow debates over things that are clear atase bane amano ubunono
Itezhi Tezhi should have been re aligned to Lusaka province as well instead of Kabwe which is 600km away. The distance is what is making SP think it is a deliberate ploy to weaken them, as for Chirundu, I feel it is ok though looking at the current capacity of Lusaka prov I don’t think the development will trickle down to the poor.
That is the analysis you get from a president who bought his degree on the street. Simply a standard two. He is caught up in a time warp and thinks modern zambians think like him. Leave the tongas alone! just because they didnt vote for you and that you have a bone to chew with HH doesnt mean that you should hate the whole province. People with mitima ya nfwiti dont leave long on earth. IT IS AN OPEN SECRETE THAT YOU ARE ENVIOUS OF THE WEALTH IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE THAT IS WHY YOU HATE TONGAS. You can develop your universities in the jungles of northern province, and will see who will be going there.
Evil-minded president. You will soon fall. Why do you hate us the Tongas? Even if you hate us you are not even our God. We have our heavenly Father who gave us our beautiful Southern Province of which you are jealousy. Southern Province is our motherland and NOBODY can take it away from us, even if you come with guns and pangas, we are ready to die for our God-given soil. Southern men prepare yourself. Our land is a heritage for our children, and no one can take it away from us. VIVA SOUTHERN PROVINCE, VIVA TONGA-LAND, VIVA TONGAS, VIVA POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
I am yet to hear a comment from catholic bishops, their silence is deafening. The president is threatening violence on the population of sp and the catholic bishops are mute. But if it was RB they would by now have hit the podium. Pharasees!
ZAMBIA HAS MOST STUPID PRESIDENT THE WORLD
oppps bantustan people want to rule.They think southern is country.ha ha ha some people are just crazy in thinking like that.Southern province was created by Govt.Therefore GOVT can divide it if wants.anyway,some zambians are still thinking about tribalism.This is why we told u to join PF UPND guys but u opted for MMD to win.Ha ha ha UPND will die soon.The only people in UPND will be few royayl Tongas of HH.
RB KILLED THE LOZIS AND SATA WANTS TO KILL THE TONGAS, WHAT A STRATEGY. TOMORROW SATA’S NIECE IS FLYING TO WORK AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON. HE TRANSFERRED HER FROM GENDER DEPT TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WITHIN A WEEK SENT TO LONDON. THAT IS OUR GRADE 4 PRESIDENT
After all the dont kubeba rubbish to win power from MMD this night scholar is just a Chimbwe No Plan.Shame
In chewa we say “simva sanzake anabwela nituvi kunthengo” All leaders have advisers if you do not listern to advices you end up plunging. Haa it will be a big downfall for batata bashi Chilufya Pray that it wont be like Lybia
THERE GOES YAPPING THE GREATEST STOOGE UNLEASHING RE-COLONISATION PROGRAMMES FOR THE BRITISH. I BET ROBERT MUGABE MUST BE EXPERIENCING AGONISING NIGHTMARES FOR HAVING ASSOCIATED HIMSELF WITH A LIVING COLONIAL AGENT. THE BRITISH ARE POPPING SHAPAIGN IN HONOUR OF THEIR “AFRICAN BOY” – SATA. Frankly, no credible African Leader would dare compare himself with colonialists in the art brutalising the African popolations. Apparently, Sata is NOT known to have featured in the struggle for independence, and in this regard his own Finance Minister Chikwanda will attest to this assertion.
I ve worked on so many projects in Zambia.Projects that are initiated without consulting the locals mostly have failed,but projects where the locals are approched before initiating it have been a success story.Seemly on this one,let the Government dialogue with the people concern,let the technocrat also give the pron and cons before the alignment issue starts.Let the people give a voice and that when the Government can go back to the drawing board and analyse issues from the locals.
Eeeeishh.. All the unintelligent vitriol! You diaspora Tonga’s seriously have issues.. I really hope for your sake we see a Tonga President one day..
If Sata pursues and sustains his theme of worshipping the British for having brutalised the Africans in southern-central Africa (Malawi, Zambia,Zimbambwe), the anger that will be soon be generated is most likely to affect British interests in this part of Africa. The British will have to blame Sata for his careless schemes that are slowly emerging on our landscape. Indeed even if Zambia were to be comprised of one province, every part of Zambia deserves a share of development. Re-aligning districts and provinces is not relevant. The PF has lost a sense of direction.
Can this Black Boy tell us how much Mpika and Muchinga contribute to GDP?Negative 1trillion Zambian Kwacha
I don’t quite understand the model this man is using to bring development to poorer areas of Zambia.How does aligning say “chawama compound” in lusaka to “Twapia” in ndola bring development to Twapia?
WE WANT POLICIES NOT THREATS.
ideals and thoughts,No man can be ruled and oppressed freely by another forgoing his own free conscience and liberties .The wanton sub division of southern province in the pretext of development is crime against the inhabitants of Itezhi-itezhi and chirundu honestly who gave SATA and his pack of sycophants a monopoly on wisdom to dictate their whims and wishes on a people whose history and livelihood is intricately tied to the lands,whether these border a termed imaginary by some section of bloggers if you believe this then try moving into your neighbors plot and territory and see what happen.In these modern times(computer age) to argue that distance affects management and development is delusional.POLICE MY FOOT
”PRESIDENT Michael Sata has warned that police will firmly deal with elements being used by some disgruntled politicians to protest against the decision to realign districts in Southern Province.”
Statement above says it all, we have a dictator in State house. As Southern we shall not be make it easy or give up any of our heritage. Soon he will start appointing chiefs for people. Pls take that to Muchinga period.
“Under the colonial era there were two Rhodesias (Northern and Southern) and the Europeans then never consulted when they decided to merge the two,” he said.
This is plain daft Mr President, we know you were busy patrolling the streets as a colonial cop for her Majesty but honestly how can colonial masters consult the natives when the grabbed the land by force…how do you make such a comparison with a straight face…I don’t know what type of potent herbs you growing in State house, please invite me so I can come and sample some one of these weekends.
The mind set of an old Rhodesian (Cop)oppressor rarely undergoes any transformation when given the powers of his masters he plays out the some traits.(YES BWANA MUKUBWA) syndrome and the luck of consultation is a norm.You can spot most of these fellows by how highly they rate their white peers(Kwena uyu MUSUNGU) these statements occurs commonly in their vocabulary and their thinking is skewered in believing that the white-man are better than them(VICE President of Zambia)Zambia is a democracy and that en-tells that the majority of us who are perceived as fools have a natural right to air out our foolishness
Fuseke, you think we fear the bujus from muchinga who like looting matresss. We shall deal with them l,et them come. Barosteland and Mnasa riots we only be a picnic. Homo sexual mundingamina julu ideas are not welcome in Zambia. Kabiyeni uko kwine kumuchinga kolwestan ..
homo sexual mudingamina julu type of governance is only fit for kolwestan in muchinga. We cannot be intimidated over our own land.
Please don’t bring your homophobic rhetoric on this blog, if you have nothing intelligent to post just play with yourself instead.
I Am TYPELESS ” My speech can’t even co-ordinate withmy brain word constructors.”
#104,Those that are quite are busy chewing with the government, they don’t see anything wrong with what’s happening. 107# has seen the coming up another FAMILY TREE. Those that have been vocal are too busy eating.
I saw how MMD fell down due to selfish motives, people got tired and wanted change. I am one of those who really wanted a change, but the change I wanted was not an intimidating one, but a dialogue one. So if the development in the Country will take place in Mother Zed, we have to work as a team. Sometimes it requires strong instruction, but not threats. Hence let us watch the move and see whaere it is going. If the threats continues, the Almight God will fight for the people of Zambia the way God intervained in INDIA. We do not fight, we talk. Communication skills is needed to solve issues, not force. Watch and see what the Lord Jesus will do. Children of God are praying.
Sometimes we need to pray for him to learn to understand the power the people gave him. He cannot threat his people who put him into power. “Do not bite the finger that feeds you” The finger is the people of Zambia. You cannot be a leader without people!!!! Watch
does zambia still have a constitution? Zambians are proud and free: even demonstrations. Mr Speaker has failed us in parliament.
Mr President you are only one man,The people that gave you the power placed their hopes and dreams in you if this trust and hope is abused and they feel betrayed by you, they can easily get it back and entrust it to another.fate and time plays a trick on all men. as a wise reminder Mr President you are a minority President with only 46% percent of the nation believing in you thus you cant hold the whole nation at ransom to believe and to tolled it as you will.
H.E. should be scientific in his analysis. The present and colonial times are 2 different eras. it is like comparing tomatoes with lemons.
How on earth can this President expect people to behave the way people behaved in 1900? This is a very unfortunate comparison to come from a President to say the least.
So PF want to operate in the same manner as colonialists
I can only shake my head and pinch myself to convince me that what I have read is real.
How does any so-called alignment weeken or disadvantage any group of people, culturally or politically? For argument’s sake, if Mazabuka is made part of Luapula, how will the chiefdoms or the farming comunities within Mazabuka be affected? I seem to be lost here! I need your help and prayers please!
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So the colonialists were right and thats how Mr Sata is doing it again.
Mr president just introduce services for white and others for black people just like the dear colonialistst did.
These Zambian websites, if you get blocked just change your ‘name’ and use another arbitrary email address and bingo you are back and running. lol
This explains why he was arresting your so called freedom fighters as a colonial police officer.
By the way who is the vice president of Zambia?
What? Just as i thought….
Bad move Mr. President, bad move … it’s a free country and as long as they are not disturbing the peace and/or breaking other laws every citizen has the right to have his/her voice heard just like you want every citizen to have his/her vote count. These things are what make democracies great. So here is my advice to you, let me demonstrate because they are entitled to, consult and move your agenda forward. At the end of the day you will still get your policies to go forward that’s what presidents do but you move and go ahead not threaten your citizenry with draconian action. Bad move Mr. President, bad move … thanks a trillion.
Bemba sellouts like Chiti caused MMD to elections now they are being rewarded handsomely.MMD must not allow certain positions to be filled by kolwestans any more these people had one leg in MMD and the other in PF just like ka Masebo.Shame indeed to you unprinciple chaps like Chiti.Meanwhile for you Mwakalombe and Lungu the blood of those little children dying in hospitals is on your hands for wasting valuable resources on useless by elections due to your greed.That blood will dripping all the way as you present your credentials …………
These are last kicks of a dying horse,mark my words………
The man could be running mad without us realising it.Please diagnose ba sata
Chickens have finally come to roost. Many Zambians had a rough idea of who Sata is and his level of intelligence. We informed and have continued to hold to the truth that Mr Sata is likely to be a dictator of Zambia. Today that truth is confirmed that ministry of Home Affairs through police will ensure dictatorial orders are obeyed by everyone without fail. Mr Sata compares himself to colonialist rule except that he is black like most Zambians. Next Zambians will be ordered to pay taxes and loyalties to statehouse. This is typical of dictators rule in any part of the world. Surprisingly, Mr Sata has supporters for him to be a DICTATOR IN ZAMBIA.
Its veri easy to write on an example that is off key and rub it in,Democracy should be transparent govt engage these SP citizenary being the president and avoid that man they voted for confusing these brothers with irrelevant scenarios.
This comment from our head of state is an affront to our forefathers who fought against slavery and colonial rule in our land, and Africa as a whole. The President will be well advised to think before he makes such insulting statements to the Zambian people.
It is Very Very difficult to keep quiet about the irresponsibility of Sata’s utterances! If Chi Sata was the president of Greece where Greeks citizens are protesting violently but the government of Greece has never threatened the Greeks as the Zambian irresponsible president is saying now.
What Sata should know is that, “Zambians wont be intimidated by threats from Sata not even the PANGA he used in Chawama!”
Am now seeing Sata standing in the courts of law (after he will be voted out) for abuse and misuse of authority/power/office and for the violence in Msanzala bye elections which he has kept quiet and yet he condemned the MMD 4 the Chongwe violence.
Sata should know that even Chiluba & Banda thought they wont be out of office. Surely Sata will stand trial 4 his ABUSES!
Am surprised and disappointed why Fred Mmembe and his Post Newspaper are covering Sata for his abuses. The Post had to TWIST the MMD and Msanzala violent victims complaints by underplaying the complaints and instead reported the COUNTER complaints from the PF and the PF cadres who condemned the man who was injured by the PF cadres in Msanzala.
Sata had to remove the HONORABLE most respected former Inspector General Malama because Malama would not accept following orders that will make him to be accountable after Sata is voted out of office.
The current Inspector General Libongani will be VULNERABLE to follow orders from Sata that will make her to be cited for abuse after Sata is gone. Sata should be rest assured that Malama will be reinstated as Inspector of Police just as Malila.
#140 Muna Dekhane,
I thought you knew that President Sata was a police officer is the colonial government who was used to suppress and abuse AFRICANS at that time!
Do not be surprised by what he is saying now, he is just fulfilling what he used to do during the colonial rule and Africans at that time never used to complain because Sata as a police constable will abuse them and force them to keep quiet by saying, “sshhh!”
Sata and Fred Mmembe are disappointments because they are playing double standards now which they condemned the MMD of!
It is because Fred Mmembe and The Post Newspaper applied for a Mobilephone company and were not granted by the MMD and they are hoping to get one from PF. I hope they wont get because we Zambians will reverse it after Sata & PF are gone!
Leadership failure in classic style, that is all what this is.
chama is now part of muchinga province and no fuse was made about it, what so special about SP
Ba Mary Zambezi wish you good luck in your portfolio. Work diligently for better results. Wish you well
Let me ask you constable,did you resist any order from your white sergeant? Don’t be silly you are not a colonial governor but an elected president who needs to follow advices from wherever section of the country.the Queen appointed governors to rule on her behalf and we as Zambians elected a president to guide the nation,now what is this nosense of comparing yourself to a colonial Governor.When as a nation protest against any of your decisions you should take heed and analyise the situation,not to base your rule on the army or police.Mongu riots ask Banda and Kunda.
but this president zoona?? is this 1920s??
he has benn in all the governments so why didn’t he do this when they were coming up with these provinces when they first did?? is it a strategy to get all the make southern province handicapped?
tomorrow it will be livingstone moved to northern province…..its just getting so boring…so old!!!
In 2012 are we going to celebrate independence day? If yes, it will be meaningless with Sata in State house who thinks the colonial people did good. The the question is does he believes in Zambia in it current form or he wants to take us back into colonial days. PF supporters this is for you to answer. Our land has been insulted, our grand parents who donated animals to raise money for the independence of this country today have been insulted. You even want to get the very peace of land the animals came from, is this part of Ndochi Kubeba? Anyways we won’t be intimidated, do equip your police for this blessed land. Viva SP. Our late grand parents be rested assured we shall stand to be count on this one.
Meeting people who are opposed to your ideologies is not cool in a democratic dispensation. The best that Mr. Sata can do is to reason with them. There is certainly lack of dialogue and consultation which has resulted in mistrust hence the people going to the streets to voice their opinions.Further, it is evdient that these realignment are done hapharzadly without any clear policy in place. No wonder, they are not being announced in one sitting. Imagine someone with work on his desk that can take one day but stretches it to to five days so that he is seen to be busy… I think that is what the president is doing. Instead of announcing the realignment policy in one day, he extends it over a long period of time. What do others think?
Sorry, the first sentence should read: “meeting people with police…”
The return of colonial theology. Our political map, with its constant shift to the right, left, center reflects precisely this colonial logic, which has been exhibited by your HEMCS.
At this rate, I will only believe he wont seek re-election when I see the 2016 ballot paper.
Buti mwata chileya wa moko moko. kuhona kuya kushicola!