The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a recruitee of multiple institutions in Zambia and abroad who are desperate for regime change in Zambia, Young African Leaders Initiative has charged.
And YALI has called on Zambians to reject moves that are tantamount to white colonialists who now use the book, propaganda, divide-and-rule tactics, bogus research reports, to re-colonise the people’s minds.
The organization said this in reference to the so-called Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) report.
Addressing journalists in Lusaka Thursday morning, YALI President Andrew Ntewewe said his organization has noted a continued, coordinated agenda by some members of the opposition political parties, civil society and the so-called EIA to try and make a baseless report which is lacking in substance and merit have some semblance of credibility.
Mr. Ntewewe said this propaganda is well-orchestrated to push the regime change agenda as it is meant by inciting the Zambian public to raise against a legitimately elected administration led by President Lungu.
“In particular, it is becoming clear the target of this malicious and scandalous agenda is President Edgar Lungu himself, the first family and selected Government Ministers. Sadly, what is particularly perturbing about this cartel of international propagandists who have been recruited to work against a legitimately elected Government are using some local media, Zambian citizens to wage a war against their own people.”
Mr. Ntewewe observed that what is happening in Zambia is no different from what happens in many African countries where the “economic hitman” sabotages the economy, causes conflict and confusion among citizens with a view to exploit the country.
“You wonder how so many African countries continue to be ravaged by civil war and conflict which has exacerbated poverty among the very people who have been forced to raise against each other. This is despite the fact that Africa enjoys abundance of resources, has gained its political independence from its colonisers yet still under economic slavery. The examples such as Congo and Zimbabwe bring bitter memories of how economies have been sabotaged and Africans made to raise against each other, to the benefit of the former colonisers and those in search of Africa’s wealth,” he said.
Mr. Ntewewe said the EIA is simply an economic hitman preying on the minds of innocent institutions and inciting Zambians to raise against each other, adding that the theory of this economic hitman is to let Zambians fight among each other and take camps, all to the benefit of the hitman and its local partner institution who are desperate to wrestle power, come rain, come sunshine.
“Why Do We Arrive At This Conclusion? We do so by first asking the following pertinent questions: Where was the EIA before the so-called report on Mukula trade was published? Was this EIA ever known to the Zambian media, civil society, the government of the Republic of Zambia and the general public? Do they have any presence in this country or are an entity that can be legally recognised? What is the interest of this unknown foreign entity to Zambia, an entity which no legitimate and credible track record in operating from the Zambian soil,” he questioned.
“What prompted this report, especially that its strategically released as Zambia will soon head to polls? Who funded the so-called 2-year undercover investigation in which a foreign entity and why should Zambians give this report even a benefit of doubt? Is it because it has been done by a white-man? Just because it has been done by an American, should every Zambian tremble and believe this report to be the truth?”
The YALI President reiterated the report contains nothing other than two interviews in which the so-called EIA painstakingly tried to link the Zambian Presidency to the Mukula trading.
He further stated that the ultimate goal was to simply drive their imaginary interviewees to mention the Head of State, the daughter and the Ministers.
“We heard some EIA representatives who appeared on Hot FM Breakfast Show calling for the Zambian Government and inciting the Zambian public to take interest and investigate what has been reported in that report. But everybody who has read that report will agree with us that this piece of work by EIA is merely a propaganda tool, not worth the paper it is written on, and does not provide any detail which can be subject to investigation. Does the EIA expect the Government in Zambia to be looking out for the so called two persons who claimed to have been interviewed since the report contains no any credible data for investigation? That is a waste of time,” said Mr. Ntewewe.
The US-based EIA released a report soon after the UPND leaders returned from the United States which linked the Zambian President, his daughter Tasila Lungu, Government Ministers Given Lubinda and Jean Kapata and a traditional leader to the illegal Mukula trafficking. The report, despite not containing any traceable evidence to the names mentioned, has become tool being used by the opposition parties, some local media outlets and NGOs in a political war against Government
That report is soiled by UPND and HH money
H² doesnt mean well for Zambia. Desperation is killing him. He has engaged foreign image builders who not only want to clean his image but will do anything to dent other players. Gorilla politics. Hope he won’t cry when.he loses again
I read that report and found nothing substantial to link the President. My.conclusion was that this whole saga is political!
So it seems ka meno-meno has “ordered” all his Vivuzelas to go flat out and defend him and PF. I feel sorry for him because it’s not working. Zambians are now awake and will NEVER be fooled NEVER again. PF kuya bebele. Zambia now needs an economist and not a politician as President and at the moment HH and UPND tick the boxes. Viva HH and UPND
Propaganda or no propaganda this is now HH and UPND’s time. Just start packing your bags PF kuya bebele
Ntonnyonyo has lost credibility from when he started taking crumbs from the PF table. The authors of the report are known, why not take them to court for publication of falsehoods. We all know the the Report is just the tip of an iceberg. FIC and Auditor General Reports also contain details Information on PF corruption.
Unfortunately, I find nothing to believe the Head of State is connected to that; HH went to US to ask his friends to issue malicious reports on Mukula and assured them Diggers News will run with the story. But an empty story containing no facts, no good pointers etc is useless
Shame on you if you are in denial about the mukula tree, fire trucks, 48 houses, black lechwe thefts, and many many other corrupt activities and scandals by Lungu and his gang.
Lungu has succeeded in conditioning your weak minds to thinking corruption is normal. You are selling out the future of your children, and grand children.
If you go to border down Sesheke, it has been common knowledge that Tasila and Kapata are heavily involved in the theft of Mukula.
That is why the Chinese ambassador said they had imported 90 million US Dollars worth of mukula trees from Zambia. This was after Lungu had said Zambia had exported less than one million Dollars worth. So you think HH pocketed the difference??
And what happened to the Euro bonds? The PF chewed it, that is why IMF do not…
Let liberalise mukula trading
If you continue living in denial over straightforward matters of corruption in Zambia and in particular the mukula saga, then one must really doubt if you live in Zambia! By the way, Ntewewe and his yali, are known surrogates of corruption and bad intent themselves; a danger unto themselves and their immediate families, and so, they neither surprise nor inspire anything or anyone!
UPND and News Diggers excitement over that report is very telling. I want to agree
Chende!!!
“And YALI has called on Zambians to reject moves that are tantamount to white colonialists who now use the book, propaganda, divide-and-rule tactics, bogus research reports, to re-colonise the people’s minds.”
They work all over the world, so why not Zambia too? YALI itself is a foreign funded initiative.
For once, why cant we have clean politics in this country? For Diggers, its about how Post but thats understandable. Their only hope lies in opposition.
PF bloggers are panicking and trying to discredit the report. Not one has shown concern for the Mukula deforestation itself. What is clear is TVs the country is getting ripped off somewhere. Yet these g00ns can’t speak against this.
PF=Corruption
UPND members shud by now understand how this corruption song is not making sense to anyone at all. U tried it but appears to be failing, recruited diplomat but it failed. There is closer link to UPND with this Mukula thing. It aint working working again
Zambians now read and there is truly nothing in that report which excites UPND and News Diggers. Biased coverage will not help anyone at all.
YALI- Young A.s.s.holes Losing Intelligence
Hh has promised his funders too much. If he came to power, the ravaging of state assets would continue. PF is doing its best to safeguard these assets for Zambians and that makes them a target for the neo-colonialists. PF has further “blundered” by getting too close to China. Ever wondered why the Chinese ambassador never gets involved in local politics like his American or British counterparts??
PROVIDE PROOF TO SUBSTANTIATE OR BACK YOUR CLAIMS AGAINST HH. IF YOU HAVE NOTHING JUST SEAT DOWN. YOUR EDGAR IS A VERY KNOWN THIEF WHO STOLE FROM A WIDOW AND FACTS ARE THERE. LOWER ZAMBEZI ATI HH, MUKULA REPORT ATI HH BECAUSE HE WENT TO AMERICA BUT WASN’T THE MINISTER OF FINANCE IN AMERICA TOO AT THAT TIME? PRIVATISATION ATI NI HH, HOMOSEXUALITY ATI HH BECAUSE HE ATTENDED A MEETING FOR AN ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORTS LGTB. PRICES ARE RISING, TAXES INCREASING, EMPLOYMENT LOST, BUSINESSES STRANGLED BY A BAD ECONOMY AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS”HH” DAY IN DAY OUT. WHO LIED TO THE PEOPLE TO HAVE MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS? PF, WHO LIED ABOUT MORE JOBS? PF, ALL THIS THEY PROMISED IN 90 DAYS, WELL GUESS WHAT THIS IS MORE THAN 90 DAYS NOW SO WHO IS THE LIER? PF. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT PF…
WHY SHOULD PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT PF SAYS ANYMORE WHEN THEY HAVE SHOWN WHO THEY TRULY ARE? PF IS TRYING TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION TO AVOID IMPENDING PROSECUTIONS ONCE THEY LEAVE OFFICE.PF HAS BROUGHT UNTOLD MISERY ON A ONCE THRIVING COUNTRY.
… And how would upnd sort out the untold misery you refer to?? Hh abrogated the party constitution, he should have left in 2016. How is he going to respect the republican constitution and practice democracy??
NICE QUESTION ZAMBIAN CITIZEN: NOW IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE PUT OUT DO WHAT IS THERE TO JUDGE YOU ABOUT. EDGAR HAS BEEN GIVEN HIS CHANCE AND THE RESULTS CAN BE SEEN AS WELL AS FELT BY MOST PEOPLE. IF HH IS GIVEN THE PLATFORM WHAT HE DOES OR FAILS TO DO WILL JUDGE HIM TOO. WE CAN NOT JUST END BY SAYING WHAT HH SAYS WILL FAIL TO WORK BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE FAILED TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE IMPLEMENT A SIMILAR OR SAME THING IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET A DESIRED RESULT THAT A DIFFERENT PERSON PERSON TRIED AND FAILED EARLIER ON.
HASN’T EDGAR NOT SERVED THE TWO TERMS LAID OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION? SO WHY IS HE PUSHING FOR A THIRD TERM. WHY DIDN’T HE HAND POWER TO THE SPEAKER TOO DURING THE PETITION PERIOD, WHY DID HE ALLOW MINISTERS TO STAY IN OFFICE IF THAT ISN’T GOING AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND ABROGATION OF LAW BY EDGAR THEN I STAND TO BE CORRECTED. WHY AS A SITTING PRESIDENT HAS HE FAILED TO PUSH HIS MINISTERS TO PAY BACK. THE 14 DAYS PETITION PERIOD EDGAR SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN PAID FOR THAT TOO SO HE TOO MUST PAYBACK.
No, no, and no!!! That’s the problem with us Africans. We think if we get power we will change. Hh is not fighting for a noble cause but a personal and egotistic one-if it was noble he would have respected democracy and set up a convention. Bazungu say, “charity begins at home”. If hh can’t respect his party constitution how is he going to respect the national one?? Third term?? Please!! Upnd was part of the group that set up the new constitution, didn’t they see this technicality?? ConCourt has put this matter to rest, try something else naimwe…
Why isn’t Edgar advocating that his party still go for a convention? What did the PF do to KBF and kambwili for simply aspiring to lead the PF party? And how did Edgar get to be the PF leader the first time?
PLEASE L.T GIVE US A DETAILED REPORT ON THIS PRESS CONFRENCE:I.E WHAT QUESTIONS DID THE INVITED JOURNALISTS ASK HIM
I WILL BE A WORRIED CITIZEN IF THOSE JOURNALISTS DID ASK NOTHING PROBING
Is there any intelligence in Zambian Journalism?
Why cant these so called reporters dig deeper into these allegations?
We con only develop once we lose our poverty stricken mind sets I believe.. A few months from now, this same Ntewewe will now be trying to support EIA report when it suits him.. no principles at all.. poverty mindsets..
Yea right – and so is the homosexuality nonsense you keep peddling.
Useless du.ll man……
always blaming imaginary whites for your mismangment and corruption.
If you are are so easily manipulated , you belong in slavery for sure.
Useless man……
always blaming imaginary whites for your mismangment and corruption.
If you are are so easily manipulated , you belong in slavery for sure.
Useless du.ll man……
always blaming imaginary whites for your mismangment and corruption.
If you are are so easily mani.pulated , you belong in slav.ery for sure.
This clown refusing to see reason. Its obvious he is shamelessly singing for his super.
WHAT ABOUT THE 2017 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON MUKULA TREE EXPLOITATION IN ZAMBIA?
ARE YOU SAYING UPND WAS ALSO INVOLVED?
PLEASE SPARE US THE NONSENSE…
What does Ntewewe stand for?
HH will auction this country one day; his propaganda machinery is worrisome. What has he promised these Bazungus kanshi? Busy poking nose in our affairs.
Muzungu can pledge $25bn with no strings attached???
Do you know how much aid we get from the ‘donor’ countries each year? Apparently they are also prudent managers who need to know how their funds are used. That is how they uncover rogue government (mal)administrations. Why should they hate you if they give you aid in the first place? What they hate is banditry in governance. In any case, why should anyone support bad governance?
Has PF and Yali got nothing to offer the country other than blame HH, blame propaganda, blame everyone but themselves. No rain in Southern Province – what does the PF say — God is punishing HH !!! Why don’t they instead offer solutions to the crisis the farmers’ are facing. No water for power generation – why don’t they offer a long term solution. They have been identified by international investigators as being involved in the Mukulu trade – why don’t they find an international team (not chinese friends) to do another investigation to prove they are innocent. The PF, Yali and all their supporters have no solutions for the problems they have created in Zambia all they do is add on more taxes to pay their already bloated government workers !!!!!!!!!!!!! If PF supporters…
Stop talking in the name of YALI, Sue the organisation that has dented the already dented image of the President. The only to exonerate the President is to follow the legal route. Sue the organisation!!!
So, where did Tasila get all that money she is dishing out? From her salary of K5,000? Give me a break. These guys are looting. It doesn’t matter whether you are PF or UPND, we are all affected. Buying a wheelbarrow of a fire engine for $1 million, or those ambulances $300K or building those roads at billions affects all of us. It’s time we became patriotic and stop supporting people that screw us.
Sorry Mr Mwanza that you are in denial. Ask the people of North western Province they will tell that Tasila was staying there for months piling up mukula logs
“punkamo mumafi”
The same story of hopeless chsrecters …….
Blame their imaginary imperialists for all their own corruption and mismangment…..
They say there is no smoke without fire. Now, imagine if this EIA mukula report came out in defence of the people mentioned, i would assume people like Ntewewe would fully endorse the findings. Why would that report pick on only those people, including a chief who has even admitted to having traded in mukula at the instigation of other politically exposed persons. At the end of the day, everyone hides in the law – innocent until proven guilty.
Ask this same hopless yali why the imaginary imperialists are not targeting Kenya , Namibia , Botswana , angola or South Africa For takeover
????
If you can not handle your own affairs and blame others all the time , you definitely belong in perpetual bondage and slavery……
ALL REPORTS THAT MENTION THE GOVERNMENT LEADERS ARE SAID TO BE PROPAGANDA, ONE TENDS TO WONDER WHO YALI IS SERVING ! THE FIC REPORT WAS SAID TO BE H.H’S AND NOW EIA REPORT IS LINKED TO THE SAME OPPOSITION LEADER OH LETS NOT LEAVE IN DENIAL BUT EXCEPT ISSUES AS THEY COME AND FIND LASTING SOLUTIONS.
spaka these characters peddling lies have their stooge here in Zambia , those other nations you have mentioned don’t have sellouts who hate their own people and their values.
the opposition in Zambia is full of dull characters who cannot work alone without involving third parties to win an election, the danger we have is how they would like foreign powers to command our local politics, just a few days ago they hired Foote to Trump on our values as a nation, who are a Christian nation even enshrined in the constitution .
Do those countries brutalise the opposition like PF do ????
Because of PF brutality denying opposition space , maybe they then turn to the imaginary imperialists for help ????
You are wasting time defending people accused in that report on this blog. The relevant authorities or individuals must prove that it is just propaganda. Other wise all Zambians (common man) will believe this story as the truth.
HAHAHAHA. JUST IN KAIZER ZULU FIRED.
The people feeding from ECL’s crumbs, and a number of them on this forum, are the actual perpetuaters of this disaster of a regime. Licking, licking and nothing but licking. Nothing sensible about their contributions and continuing to bury their heads in the sand in the face of all the appropriation of resources that is going on in broad daylight – not to mention those that we are not even aware of.
We have an energy crisis, to top it all, a large part of which has come from a lack of foresight and planning (ZESCO by the way has defaulted on 7 loans in the past few years – what has the money been spent on, people should ask)
Yali president is a cantankerous and uneducated. Take the money and use it in silence and stop telling us nonsense.
Kuya bebele Hand picked….2 many scandals linked to your presidency.
How can you talk about climate change and be silent on the destruction of our forests and traffickers of the mukula? Where is the seriousness there? I doubt it is ignorance!!!!
The problem in zambia is that when you are eating and getting paid well, you became toooo blind to reality, but anyway life goes on and this is zambia for you.