Government has described as fictitious and malicious stories that ut spent U$ 700,000 to purchase one thousand bicycles for the Zambia Police Service.
Pictures showing a female police officer on one of the new trendy bicycles has been doing rounds on social media with some bloggers speculating that government spent US$ 700 on each bicycle.
ButMinistry of Home Affairs Spokesman Nephas Chifuta said the allegations are meant to mislead Zambians.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to refute media speculations that Government has bought one thousand bicycles at a cost of U$ 700,000 breaking the cost of one bicycle to U$ 700.00 which is equivalent to K700.000 as fictitious, malicious and meant to mislead Zambians,” Mr Chifuta said.
“The accurate information is that these bicycles were a donation by the Government of Japan to the Zambia Police Service to facilitate policing in places that cannot be accessed using motor vehicles,” he said.
“The Inspector General of Police Mr Kaoma Kanganja, after the donation directed that the bicycles be distributed to all provinces under the Community Services Directorate to enable Victim Unit officers and other specialised units carry out sensitization programmes.”
“The allegation that Home Affairs Minister Hon. Stephen Kampyongo has confirmed on behalf of Government to have bought the bicycles for the Police Service, is just the imagination if the author and the cost of the bicycles does not exist,” he said.
“We wish to warn individuals and cliques with the habit of posting false and malicious articles on social media to desist from the practise as the act amounts to criminality.”
“Furthermore, we advise members of the public to to disregard the information with the contempt it deserves.”
Indeed idyots outbreak.
Bicycles should be in city with traffic congestion, where hourly patrols are needed. Even in big cities like London or New York city, cops use bicycles. Landrovers should leave Lusaka to rural communities. But these PFools they think backwards.
Last week ZP used hospital ambulance to chase Harry Kalaba in Samfya, because at the station they had only a $700 bicycle.
We used to make bicycles in Zambia.
We even used to make cars.
We used to have a full fledged manufacturing industry.
Now, we just make corrupt politicians that has their own citizens.
Do we pay $700 to comment on this?
$700.00 is not equivalent to K700,000.00 how are these calculations being done? Anyway, anything is possible nowadays.
Poverty of the mind in opposition members and diasporans is what leads to this type of thinking and fake news. And they wonder why they keep losing by elections. Very sad for them. 2021 we are ending political careers in the tribal party.
I was saying the $700 cop bicycles should be in city like many other cities
such in Singapore or London do. Then Landrovers go to rural communities. But as usual, PFools think backwards.
ZP in Samfya use hospital ambulance to go arrest Harry Kalaba.
But if the government of Japan donated why dont you let them confirm this…plus thats one of the cheapest bikes I have seen for a long time it has no gears, no rear and front suspension…where is the head protection as well.
Can’t the Japanese embassy clear the air for transparency sake?
It appears the PF government has lost trust by zambians.
These bicycles will be helpful in the rural areas, those that have been to remote areas understand that transport can be a challenge. Huge Thank You to the Japanese Government for the kind gesture.
All the time living on donations. Even bicycles hv to be donated to sure.aids medicines donation. Mrs lungus fire tenders donation.and then say u ar runnig a country.my foot.always depending on help frm others.
The story was believable because of the PF’s habit of embezzling public resources. Too much stealing. It’s just too much. PF is associated with theft – plain and simple. PF is nothing more than a criminal enterprise that stole an election. Your time is almost up and social justice will follow. Mark my words.
with camera phones everywhere, i wont be surprised if we see the same bicycles carrying bags of charcoal instead of been used for patrols.
If you tell Hichilema that if he wants to win elections he must sleep in the sewer you’ll definitely wake up and find him ku Garden sewer ponds, that’s how desperate he is. It’s only the Freemason Party that can dream of such a weird story. If you make the mistake of giving them power they’ll worst than the Piffle
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Thanks to the Japanese government. Zambia needs more bicycles. Maybe a bicycle for every Minister
As can be seen, no one trusts PF and lungu.
Until we get confirmation from Japan , assume some one from PF charged the tax payers $700,000 for 1000 bikes.
After all this is a government that sees nothing wrong in spending $42 million for 42 fire trucks that should cost under $15 million.
No as you can see , opposition is full of lies and will say anything to gain mileage. This is premature ejaculation in effect by election time people will not trust opposition because boza yapaka. Meanwhile can they debate bill 10 in parliament not pa Facebook.
You have a govt procuring Fire trucks and Ambulances at 4 times the price but cant buy motorbikes or vehicles for cops…enough is enough
PAY RETIREES AT PSPF.
See the reason. People are speculating is because after seeing toilets being opened, fish tanks being commissioned and so on and so forth no one saw this coming. Me I will wait for something from the embassy or better still let me inquire from my Japan insider…
WHERE CAN EDGER LUNGU RIDE A BICYCLE IN THE LUSAKA CITY CENTRE, WITH ALL THAT CONGESTION WITH ALL WHEEL BAROOWS, PEOPLE AND CARS?
Okay how much was one bicycle?
To argue that 700 x 1000 is not 700000 is as good as arguing that the sun does not rise at all. Our concern should be why this regime is so cursed that whenever they use public money, even a loaf of bread can cost K1,400.
Oh well, another fake story bites the dust. They do look snazzy, it would have been nice to see them out and about (despite notorious drunk Zambian highway drivers endangering them)! Maybe govt should look into it especially with youth job creation in mind. Let’s open up old Chipata bicycle factories and hire train youths to make them.
PF is sick it does not even feel ashamed of always singing and crying for donations. We need leaders with innovative ideas leaders that will stop making the country becoming dependent that’s why it becomes hard for us to be free in our own country because we are not independent as a country our leaders steal tax payers money and continue to beg for donations in return donors start to treat like we have no rights. They violate our human rights because they see us beggers. We need to change this attitude and become real independents
Please IMF we need covid 19 relief donation, IMF sorry Zambia it’s time U developed management skills, your debt is beyond repair, work hard maybe we will think about it. Even God helps those who show effort in helping themselves not those who only know how to eat other people’s money when they no longer have enough sources they just use force to take over other peoples businesses
We are still using Eagles when bicycles are now semi electric….even accepting donations!!
No smoke without fire, is that the theory by some commentators?
Just a bit of clarification on the make of the bicycle. It does not have gears because it’s motorized like a mini motorcycle. So, all one has to do, is just control its speed and breaks. These are now very common in most USA states especially New York in cities like Brooklyn and other outflank areas away from mainstate New York City. The only thing is anyone is required to wear a helmet just like on a motor bike.
Back to unip era? Towards the end of unip, just before 1990 we saw cops riding on blue bicycles. Are we back in that era?
Peoples will not trust PF any more, PF is always telling lies eg ,city market donations, where is the money .Covid 19 you have mismanaged it ,so how can someone trust you, be extra careful with new generation they known a lot better than you despite been in government offices .
A competent government would just clarify the source of the “wheelborrows “ or sorry bikes and the associated cost involved rather than saying it’s is fake news! Government should be accountable to its tax payers but obviously criminals that we put in will see this as an insult and will be calling for an apology if not concocting a lies to cover up!
@ red card!!