A student Union mother-body has called for the removal of Minister of Higher Education Brian Mushimba from the Ministry of Higher Education as a plot to engage students in demonstrations is revealed.
In a statement released from Svenborg, Zambia National Students Union (ZANASU) President Misheck Kakonde, has revealed that organisers of demonstrations are asking students and artistes to demonstrate on issues of gold mining, corruption, Zambia’s debt, lack of observance of human rights by Chinese investors, lack of youth empowerment, the shrinking media space and freedom of speech.
He has since called on organisers and students to continue pursuing dialogue with Government even though he said President Lungu’s administration is closing its doors to meaningful dialogue.
“Under the prevailing COVID-19 conditions, Zambians cannot afford to have gatherings and demonstrations with the potential to contribute in the spread of COVID-19. We, therefore, call on organisers and leading youths in planned protests to avoid engaging students in protests that may put the lives of student at health risks,” said Kakonde who himself was suspended several times for being the mastermind of demonstrations at UNZA.
He said ZANASU does not believe the 7 issues for which organizers want to engage students in protests are worthy the effort for creating unrest in Zambia.
“We certainly think the gold mining issue must be handled with sensitive but the Lungu administration has not done well in explaining this matter. Even its own Patriotic Front youths are now involved in advocating for rebellion over this matter,” he said.
Mr Kakonde observed that while ZANASU did not agree with the closure of Prime TV, he noted that Prime TV’s own negligence to renew its own license has given them no cause for complaint.
“We also note that this (Lungu) administration has not done much to engage the youth in decision-making but these are issues which President Lungu must pay attention to while Zambia’s debt and Chinese treatment of Zambians should be issues which be issues of dialogue and no reason to create unrest in Zambia,” said Kakonde.
Mr. Kakonde has also called for the removal of Minister of Higher Education, Brian Mushimba, for failing the President.
“Some of the student leaders leading efforts to recruit students have been sharing coffee with the Minister of Higher Education but secretly meeting with some civil society organisations who will be funding these protests. They have recently held meetings with aspirants for constituencies like Munali where UNZA is located,” he charged.
He said the Minister may claim ignorance about the impending recruitment of students under his control because he is detached from students and has preferred to deal with some students who, in one hand, are sharing coffee with him, and on the other, agitating for planned unrest.
He said ZANASU is baffled that Brian Mushimba prefers to play to the public gallery by accusing students of using smaller smart phones to insult instead of using the phones to access inaccessible e-learning materials.
“Students have been quiet and not insulted anyone but Dr. Mushimba wants to invite them back to the ring. Minister Mushimba must concentrate on resolving issues higher education if at all he has capacity to do so, which we now doubt,” he said.
ZANASU has since advised students to avoid being used in protests or activities that may set the nation on fire or end up destroying their own lives. Much as we believe in the right to demonstrations, ZANASU believes in putting dialogue first.
Mr. Kakonde has cautioned the Lungu administration that it risks being voted out of Government if it continuously fail to engage its young citizens who are becoming resentful each day that passes.
They are gone Kuya bebele
When people get disgruntled and upset even COVID 19 will play second fiddle. Am just watching BBC people in Bristol have just brought down a statue of slaver merchant. Who is this kakonde?
Students ,
Can you help demand lungu tells us the truth about the PF gassing of our people that resulted in 50 deaths …….
Least we forget and history repeats itself…
The minister should be left alone. Ministers in Zambia work under the direction of the president and under the principle of collective responsibility. So if one minister is wrong all those in cabinet are wrong or whosoever does not agrre with others must resign. If the President does not agree with any minister he will fire that minister. Yesterday the president said he cannot fire a minister because some people make demands for him to do so.
We in office of president already know that this has been going on for a a while. When one is soon arrested for treason again do not blame us when we don’t pardon him this time around. Some people never learn.
I am sure that moron Brian Mushimba will call ZANASU President Misheck Kakonde on an unsecured line and deny these accusations without facts like he did with that hungry chap Tayali …this chap Brian is one educated foooool who has cost this country millions of tax dollars through corrupt dealings and incompetence. Where is your national airline? Where is our $30 million you gave the Ethiopians.
Mushimba is truly detached from reality. If u want to know how students cause demos, dine with notorious characters and masterminds
Well said ZANASU, put national interest ahead of our own partisanship. This is patriotism
So this boy Kankonde is messing up PF, he is turning Mushimba that he is on side of organisers? UNZA and CBU shouldn’t join in any demonstrations, there will be another FUNERAL.
The artists and activits with the PF youths led by Kamba do this demo against Lusambo. Thug Lusambo is not wanted on copperbelt for being against us Nathan Chanda, now same unpopular thug has trashed Miles Sampa’s city.
These attempts to use students and artists to cause chaos must be condemned. Where are the children of Nevers Mumba or Hakainde Hichilema? U want others to die for you while your children enjoy home. ZANASU is right
It will be a disaster if Kampyongo kill demonstrators again, this is wrong time to have anarchy in Zambia when all world is in streets. How can Lusambo beat minister of home affairs?? Even Mumbi Phiri is on Malembe Malembe side.
PF may not even retain more than 20 MP seats.
It’s now clear who is behind these demos. Fish out those Ngos. But Mushimba is let down also. He appeared to ve been top of game when he took over but nothing has changed.
I don’t like this Government but I don’t support riots, demos and unrest. Those fanning violence don’t love this country
Mushimba is a General who doesn’t know the ways of his troops. But also why do people want to destabilise Munali Constituency? Has Luo lost grip on it?
Students don’t be used for selfish purposes
Kaiser Zulu, you are right. These pawns of enemies of Zambia shall be locked up for good. Nobody shall be allowed to play with national security.
We must never promote lawlessness in Zambia just coz we hate Lungu. This country belongs to us all. These NGOs don’t mean well
Everyone is trying to turn a blind eye on the looming economic melt down.
The coming uprising will be the terrible Tsunami for PF lazy government. The anger is everywhere and you turn to ignore the problem, that’s not how you solve problems.
The anger is building up in people and then the president together with his bunch of bandits continue enjoying whisky.
Your time is up Edgar Lungu.
PF must go!
Edgar Lungu is a total failure and he is the one causing confusions in the country.
His leadership skills doesn’t inspire any. Even his followers are tired of him only those who have stolen enough can share the table with him.
He is like naked emperor purely detached with the reality. His closest allies keep feeding him wrong data for their personal gains.
The man is lost in the wilderness and by the time he will come back to his senses he will be out of power.
PF must go!
Zambians are so gullible and docile …soon they will believe that the opposition is funding these youth, PF are simpletons just look at how the messed up the gassing and Gold debacle ..this is lazy thinking, most of this uproar is due to poor leadership; Lazy Lungu would have reduced these tensions yesterday by calling for unity and promising to look to issues raised but he didnt and stood by his ill educated kabova minister.
@Tarino, is there something we need to know about these opposition. Since students didn’t mention them, u have and appears HH is behind it. Regime change
Never destroy your country because you annoyed. Yes, as observed by students, the Lungu PF does not like to engage people with divergent viewpoint but that’s no reason to cause mayhem. We can differ without riots and demos
In the ciBemba language they say Muli mucipuki… PF thought pinching doesn’t result in a gaping hole where the pinch came from. Manje muzaciona. 1990 was a result of a trickle. This one ni kaya mwe. Mulimbe angwele!
Now it’s clear what’s happening…..
UPND distances itself from these disgruntled youths and artists. We not happy with Lungu, determined to beat him on ballot but we don’t believe demos will win us elections. We have no portion in causing anrachy
Let’s not destroy our country because we want power. Students, remember HH has children whom he won’t use, the same with Kambwili and others.
If Zambians in the 50s had asked KK to use his own children during the fight for political independence, we would still be singing God bless the queen.
Whoever wants to cause civil unrest in Zambia will finish before they start.
We have had enough disturbances from CONVID19, we cannot afford any more. Let’s study and leave these learning institutions in peace so we can all be around next to cast our votes.
I have no reason to disbelief this Kakonde guy. He understands how student riots are planned, been involved in these plans before, knows every corner of it. But Lungu needs to draw such people closer.
My prayer is HH and those NGOs supporting this must rethink. It’s clear when reads the Sishuwa article, anarchists are much ahead in planning these unrests
Nalucha – Your President Lazy Lungu alluded to that yesterday…today again there is a recording of him taking a position with corrupt doctor Chilufya where he mentions that there are some internal PF forces who are accusing him of having presidential ambitions so they can tarnish him
Students can protest since its their democratic right but they should do so peacefully . No damage to public property and no violence.
Actually Kakonde is the sell out and Lungu apologist. These Zambian Youths are cowards. How do they want to engage Govt to bring meaningful change?
Peaceful are known as one way of expressing displeasure. Where did Kakonde get the notion of chaos? Kakonde is the mole amongst the student bodies. He doesn’t support reasonable youth demands for Zambians to own Gold mines, Youth empowerment, etc. Lungu has paid Kakonde money…the youths must wake up!! PF has divided them and these are the youths that will give 10 more years of PF if we are not careful. We need to fish out that Kakonde chap and hang him to DRY!
Mr. Kakonde has also called for the removal of Minister of Higher Education, Brian Mushimba, for failing the President.
How can you ask a failure to drop another failure.. I mean when has Lazy Lungu ever sacked anyone for failure.
Coward
This story just lumps things together no thread no logical connection between paragraphs and sentences. And ba LT approved it for publication?
Shushuwa is planning this.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I can’t guarantee the safety of everyone. If you know you are lost and don’t know what this is about, stay away. This is what evil h² has been planning for all his life.
Ain’t these creatures dull.
In as much as I do not agree with the way the PF are managing the country most of the time I however think that bringing anarchy into the country and using poor students to push that agenda is wrong and should not be encouraged. Dealing with the PF can be done on the ballot. If mushimba is encouraging this then there are a lot of holes that need to be patched in the PF.
Them belly full but we’re hungry
A hungry mob is an angry mob— Bob Marley
UPND and it’s NGO partners have lot of on this one. We can see through their eyes. But spare us from bringing chaos to our beautiful land. HH and his family will have somewhere to run to but we won’t. Hope no one buys into this nonsense and Kampyongo must take this seriously
Violence shall not be condoned in our country. Riots add no value but instead set back the country further. Students, be wise you have a bright future ahead of you. Do not allow to be used while those funding it have their children secured in their homes and others abroad. May the Law quickly visit those planning unrest. One Zambia One Nation!!
Students, desist from violence and do not agree to be used by those funding the unrest. Those people have their children secured in their homes and abroad while they choose to use you. Stay away, you each have bright futures ahead of you.
Students, desist from violence and do not agree to be used by those funding the unrest. Those people have their children secured in their homes and abroad while they choose to use you. Stay away, you each have bright futures ahead of you.
PF*****S keep your idiocy to yourselves and do not bring in respectable organisations like the UPND. Your pf has filed this country and you want t blame UPND. You are such losers you blame UPND for anything and everything the government of the day should be doing . . . . .So you are going to blame the MP’s for Matero and Kanyama for the bad workmanship and loss of tax Kwacha’s on the bad Lumumba road?
PF*****S keep your idiocy to yourselves and do not bring in respectable organisations like the UPND. Your pf has filed this country and you want t blame UPND. You are such losers you blame UPND for anything and everything the government of the day should be doing . . . . .So you are going to blame the MP’s for Matero and Kanyama for the bad workmanship and loss of tax Kwacha’s on the bad Lumumba road? Oops I forget they are pf mp’s so they can’t be blamed!!!!!
PF*****S keep your idiocy to yourselves and do not bring in respectable organisations like the UPND. Your pf has filed this country and you want t blame UPND. You are such losers you blame UPND for anything and everything the government of the day should be doing . . . . .So you are going to blame the MP’s for Matero and Kanyama for the bad workmanship and loss of tax Kwacha’s on the bad Lumumba road? Oops I forget they are pf mp’s so they can’t be blamed!!!!!
I apologize for using unacceptable languange. It wont happen again.
WHAT AN INSULT TO STUDENTS AS IF THEY CANNOT THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND SOMEONE HAS TOLD THEM YOU GO AND PROTEST! PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF CORRUPTION AND FALSE PROMISES !
The big issue here is the economy.The ministry of finance and bank if Zambia have failed this nation.They allowed the kwacha to depreciate from 13 to 19. That is a big problem people are have no money.No salary increment in the country despite pricing going up.It’s crazy.let bank of Zammbia and minstry of finance find solution so that Kwacha apreciate to 14 or 13 before december otherwise PF will lose the elections.
Cowards. Zambians are big Mouth NO ACTION it is a waste to fight for rights in Zambia. This is why Chinese are taking over.
This statement form this ‘student leader’ is so disjointed. He appears to want to ‘please’ both sides in a very incoherent way. You have to state where you stand. For those pandering to ‘demonstrations’ equals ‘lawlessness’, that is why you don’t get anywhere. Nothing wrong with peaceful demonstrations – it’s part of a necessary expression. In fact, in most times it is the politically instructed Zambia Police that starts the violence.
The reasons for protesting cited in the report are all valid. Great to see long-suffering Zambians baring their teeth. The future will only be as bright as we make it.
We have only one Zambia and there is no other country to run to, so for those agitating for demos and protest the law must visit them and deal with them very hard.
MR PRESIDENT PAY RETIREES AT PSPF. 2021 IS COMING. DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBER OF RETIREES AT PSPF? FIND OUT AND YOU WILL BE SHOCKED.
Hilarious! Reporting from Svendborg…. Denmark?? President of which University student Union?
How relevant is he to his friends who are in the thick of it. How decadent, sipping a Jarlsberg and munching on a Danish open sandwich, tapping away on his iPad.
Sipping a Carlsberg pilsner eating a Jarlsberg Danish open sandwich………even better!