Wednesday, October 23, 2024

UPND’s Larry Mweetwa deported from Zambia

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Larry Mweetwa, a Zambian national living in the UK was on Friday ordered to leave Zambia within 48 Hours by the Immigration Department in unexplained circumstances.

According to the Deportation Order, Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo declared Mr. Mweetwa’s presence in Zambia as inimical to the country’s interests.

Mr Mweetwa, an outspoken member of the UPND was in Zambia for his Christmas holiday, visit his family and help mobilise people to register as voters in Mbabala Constituency where he intends to contest as Member of Parliament.

He also holds dual nationality with that of the U.K.

Mr Mweetwa confirmed his deportation on his Facebook page described the experience as sad.

“It’s with a sad heart I share my ordeal. I went to Zambia to spend Christmas and also assist in mobilising voters in Mbabala constituency. When I reached at the boarder I paid visa fees $50 and toll gate fees $50 and the immigration cleared me and stamped my passport and gave me 30 days to stay in the country because I was using a dual nationality passport,” he explained.

“So later I asked my agent to deliver my BMW I was using and rushed to Livingstone general hospital for a medical emergency and also to send money to our constituency to hire trucks to take our people to register as voters. I was later called by the senior immigration Officer, a Mr. Mwansa that they are sorting out a ka small issue regarding my passport. To my surprise I was told my visa has been cancelled due to noncompliance to immigration regulations! when I asked them what was wrong with my passport I was told nothing was wrong.”

He stressed that he was issued with a visa which he paid for and the Department of Immigrations stamped his passport and gave him 30days to be in Zambia and that he complied.

“How can you deport a citizen of the country?” he questioned.

“They lied that I was born in UK yet in the same passport it’s clear I was born in Choma kwa Macha. I demanded them to refund my $100 they refused and a Mr. Mwansa made sure he chased me from the boarder that I go and wait on the Botswana side.”

He continued, “I want to put it clear here that I have no problems with the rest of the Immigration staff at Kazungula, they are the best and they even invited me to eat lunch with them. I know my wonderful brother Mr. Mwansa is working hard under trying and challenging moments in our country.”

Mr Mweetwa said his lawyers are on this case and he will avail further details later.

347 COMMENTS

  1. Larry Mweetwa entered the country using a British passport no wonder why he got a Visa to enter the country.

    The policies surrounding dual citizenship are not as simple as picking you your NRC whenever you want.

    He entered the country as a British person and started mobilizing for elections or doing politics, it’s not permitted, that’s meddling.

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  2. It’s simple, he came into Zambia using a British passport so he was mobilizing for the UPND as a Briton and that was wrong. His visa didn’t allow such activities. This chap was a prime suspect in the blowing up Zesco pylons in 2015, he celebrated the killing of non Tongas in Namwala in the same year. He’s sick in the head

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  3. He has dual citizenship…..

    This should be a warning to any Zambian wishing to show apply for dual citizenship …….the PF thugs will deport you at anytime you disagree with any of them……

    Best you hang on to your 2 passports

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  4. He has dual citizenship…..

    This should be a warning to any Zambian wishing to show apply for dual citizenship …….the PF will deport you at anytime you disagree with any of them……

    Best you hang on to your 2 passports

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    • Ch Danieles You are right. Zambian born but British national. On the day he signed to be a British national, he sold some previledges.That’s what he signed up for! Under such conditions, he came into the country as a foreign national. He has no right to comment on or do certain things. These nations have laws and we all abide by the laws. The Constitution guides us. There is nothing ultral vires about the way he was treated by the ministry.

    • Mabvuto Kajaha Nyirenda yaba… there is so much grime surrounding peoples identity in zambia, and if the people will sit back just to watch without proper reasoning there will be no ending. Nationality, citizenship are identities that can be bought but you can never buy where you come from, where you are born, thats your real identity. So if you go and check the village he comes from has his name been erased? You can’t be deporting your nationals just because they carry different views,, all just for politics… its so foolish

    • Ch Danieles Kikikikikiki! Let’s find a way of refining our constitution. The man is British. He is son of our soil. Our relationship with him doesn’t change. He is our brother but he should have done his homework before getting into politics. You and I Know that when you are against people in power, you pay the price. It’s a pity!!!

    • Ch Danieles if you decided to do what he did today, the treatment will be different from someone with a citizenship from elsewhere. We can only change this narrative by refining the Constitution which is not easy! It is equally not right to think that he is being victimised. A law was quoted when deporting him. Who should we blame????

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    • Nkandu Flo Chalabesa Dual citizenship is legal but he used a British passport. Had he used zambian passport he could have enjoyed more rights. The question is why did he use a British passport and wasted money to pay visa fees

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  5. (1) A citizen, by birth, shall not lose that citizenship by acquiring the citizenship of another country.

    (2) A person who, before the commencement of this Constitution, acquired the citizenship of another country and as a result ceased to be a Zambian citizen as specified in clause (1), is entitled, on application, to regain the citizenship.

  6. Stop complaining. The immigration office was correct to revoke your visa as you entered the country as a tourist. You were in breach of your visa conditions. Next time use your Zambian passport if you have one.

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    • Gerald Tembo please kindly educate me on what list, and possibly link to that list. Of really there is one then surely he would have been arrested by now. Don’t you think so?

    • ?? Rule of law. This man arrived in the country as a foreigner and paid the fees as a foreigner with a foreign passport. He then is not allowed to participate in Zambian politics, That is the law. He should have used his zambian passport on arrival to be allowed to participate in Zambian politics. Zambian can’t go to UK and use a Zambian passport to enter the UK and start campaigning for a particular political party in the UK politics. He will be deported. Even to any country, so he was not supposed to start hiring trucks to ferry people to to and register as voters, The gesture was good but not someone with a UK passport to engage in local politics.

    • I don’t support breaking the law with impunity. I have problems with how intolerant we have become as a country. We surely can do much better.

  7. You deport a Zambian to where? I believe this is his Country if there’s some issues with the PF government just arrest him and take him to Courts of law.
    Sometimes I wonder why this Govt don’t follow laws of the land.

  8. But surely what did you expect?

    You are very lucky they did not arrest you and charge you with those gassings and market fires, even though we know the PF themselves were responsible for that. In fact, you are lucky to be alive. Be grateful they asked you politely to go back to your country.

    Why did you even announce your travel plans?

    Busy hiring trucks. Why do we need to know about a BMW? Are you boasting?

    You need to work in silence young man.

    You need to grow up a bit.

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  9. Paul Tembo i thought this guy ewabako. So in those 48 hours he couldn’t consult even KBF, or Kalaki’s lawyers for an injunction against the deportation until his issue is determined by the courts of law. Martin Shula Katindo Muziya Trevor where are the UPND lawyers kanshi. #someone using my profile

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  10. Larry Mweetwa is not very smart boy…you enter via Botswana when you are going to campaign in southern province, you should have entered via Nakonde made your way to SP to campaign you should also have produced your Zambian Passport but you want to show off with the blue passport. Then you leave a money trail booking trucks and buses to register voters am sure you made noise on your Facebook account that you will be going to Zambia.
    Anyway its also wrong to deport him if he holds dual citizenship.

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  11. Awe nomba chashupa. Twatampa no kutamfya abana besu. People we must rise against this stupidity of some guys thinking they own this country. Zambia yesu bonse.

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    • Martin Bashi-Klaas Kaira. He entered Zambia on a British Passport that enabled him to obtain a VISA for 30 days. Though Zambian, t this moment he is considered a “Foreigner.” As a “Foreigner”, one is not allowed to engage in local politics. He then started campaigning including mobilising people for Voter Registration as he intends to stand as MP in his home village. So he was deported having flaunted the immigration conditions.

    • Amanzi Patrick. He actually has Dual Citizenship although this time around he entered the country using a Foreign Passport hence the obtaining of a 30-day Visa. As you Visa have conditions so the Foreigners. One cannot engage in local politics like he did.

    • Amanzi Patrick. Dual means you can hold two Passports from Two issuing authorities. It is just that he misled himself by entering Zambia with a British Passport thus making him a “Foreigner.’ My assumption is that he is dual.

    • Amanzi Patrick the united states and the Uk do not require you to denounce Zambian citizenship. America is built on immigrant so that law of denouncing is not required same in the UK. I don’t think larry has dual otherwise they would have stamped his passport as Citizen. Like they always do you me.

  12. Blessings Tembo , it’s you who said ….worse he’s busy with the opposition….hence my question. Maybe I didn’t understand what you meant about the opposition part. If sometime back he was on a wanted list and the nation was told that he’ll be extradited, don’t you think now would have been the chance to arrest him, since mulandu suwola? If at all he really did something wrong. Besides since that time, he has been here, this wasn’t his first time. Tell us the real reason why he was kicked out.

  13. So If I have dual citizenship Iam not recognised by Zambia when I travel with the other passport? Cant I automatically travel back to one of my countries without a visa?

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  14. I guess he should go back to London and come back as Zambian if he still has a Zambian passport. If not my brother just start organizing for one

  15. LT sort out this spamming …you can not have a group of people logging in at the same time responding to each other 80 comments within 10 miniutes. I can not even post anything without moderation.

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  16. Everything Larry Mweetwa did was wrong. I don’t understand his rational of using a British passport when he had an intention of campaigning in Mbabala constituency. He should have concerned himself with the deportation issue on this thread. The issues of BMW cars and money to the constituency were irrelevant. He is too pompous to be a servant of the people. UPND should not adopt him.

  17. @ Tarino Orange, I’m also wondering how others manage to post comments in quick succession while our comments are being moderated. Even bums and dick enlargement posts have easy access!

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  18. He wanted to enjoy the British rights and privileges should he get arrested or so by not using his Zambian passport. However, when one comes a a foreigner, they are not supposed to engage in certain issues such as politics. He overlooked this fact and hence being deported. The next time he comes in and uses a Zambian passport, should he get arrested, then Britain will not be involved.

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    Sad this one… who gets deported in their country of birth? It’s only the UK, his adopted country that can deport him to Zambia and not the other way round. But I think this is inaccurate reporting from Lusaka Times. The man was not deported; rather his VISA was revoked or cancelled… there’s a big difference between the two. He doesn’t live in Zambia so technically deportation doesn’t apply; besides he was born in Zambia.
    If he entered as a tourist (which sounds like he did with the $50 fee and 30 days limit) then his VISA conditions may not allow him to participate in activities of a political nature.
    Not sure how dual citizenship applies (especially in Zambia since they just started implementing it) but the smarter way people travel is to always use the passport of the country…

  20. Mr mwetwa came in Zambia as a British citizen not as a Zambian. On that technicality he was not supposed to engage in politics while staying in Zambia as a visitor. However, the constitution now allows dual citizenship. He should just have used his Zambian passport but that also would have had implications back in UK when returning because he exited using UK passport.

    • Mwimanenwa Kamona the man has a dual citizenship, britain and Zambia meaning he has two passports for two Countries. Follow me now, when coming to Zambia he used a british passport meaning in Zambia we treated him has a visitor with limited rights and freedoms. If you are a visitor in a country you can’t engage in politics. So he was removed from the country based on that point but if he came into the country with the Zambian passport all this could have not taken place.

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    Continued…
    Not sure how dual citizenship applies (especially in Zambia since they just started implementing it) but the smarter way people travel is to always use the passport of the country you are entering. In this case he should have used the Zambian passport to enter Zambia. That way you enter unconditionally as a citizen and you don’t pay a VISA fee. Yes he is being politically victimised but legally he has no standing and therefore no case here.
    By the way there is no such thing as “dual nationality passport” as he stated above. Also in the last picture, you can actually see some of his VISA conditions, although the majority of the writing is blurred.

  22. If you picked up another citizenship prior to EL signing the current Constitution into law in January 2016, you technically lost your Zambian citizenship.

    The new Constitution has provisions for how a Zambian caught up in this dilemma can normalize their citizenship.

    I suspect that Mr Mweetwa picked up British citizenship prior to January 2016, which means that the likes of Kampyongo can technically deny him his rights as a Zambian because technically Mr Mweetwa ceased to be a Zambian citizen.

    There’s hundreds of thousands of Zambians in a similar situation.
    The implications are huge, especially around land ownership.

    I see another scenario where upon entry into Zambia an ill informed and overzealous immigration officer (they exist, especially at Livingstone International) – noticed that there was no exit stamp in Mr Mweetwa’s Zambian passport from the last country he visited prior to arrival, made Mr Mweetwa get a visa for his British passport.
    This is something the immigration officer has no legal power to do as you cannot deny a Zambian citizen entry into Zambia.
    The act of forcing a Zambian to get a visa to enter Zambia is a form of denial of entry, not supported by the new Constitution.

    If the Zambian government can’t prove that Mr Mweetwa didn’t obtain his British Citizenship prior to January 2016 (if he had it at birth, it poses another legal question) Mr Mweetwa will be home and dry.

    Also if Mr Mweetwa still has his reg and/or Zambian passport he should simply enter the Zed that way.
    Zed has too many border checkpoints to deny him entry this way.

  23. Clearly Larry Mweetwa breached his British citizenship rights if not careful he will be in trouble with the law if you look at rules he sworn to in obtaining his British citizenship.This is a clear abuse of the British passport he holds and the Zambian government can report him and his British can be revoked.

  24. @ tarino Orange I am also experiencing the same problem. whatever I post has to go through the web dmin for scrutiny while others have easy access. You sometimes wonder how some of the posts pass moderation with unpallatabel language. This is iniquitous.

  25. The biggest problem that we as Zambians are facing at the moment is leadership. How can you deport a Zambian from his home country? Thats madness. If the government through the immigration department has got issues with him, they should just take him to court.

  26. Dual citizenship is crazy if he used British passport to enter Zambia. That will be his citizenship during his stay. That is why with Dual citizenship when going going to your country, use Zambian passport.

  27. UPND danderheads and sycophants cannot understand…. Larry Mweetwa used a visa to enter Zambia and that’s what he has said meaning he’s not a Zambian citizen… A Zambian does not need a visa to enter Zambia… Simple and straight forward…

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  28. Don’t neglect where you come from home is home I guess this guy throw away his Zambian passport and opted for a British passport thinking things are going to be better for the rest of his life. if he was very patriotic about his country of origin he was going to use a Zambian passport period. I see him as a show off man. This is the message to Ppl living in the diaspora.

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  29. Who signed dual citizenship?
    Let every officer understand law. Am sure for him to do whatever he wanted to do, he understands the law better than us making noise.

    The article is saying the reasons are not clearly known.
    We have teachers, Nurses, Doctors working outside Zambia but they are Zambian.

    (Nicodemus agenda)
    Ubsurd

  30. Larry is quite a joker, how does he expect to be adopted as an aspiring MP in Zambia on a British passport? He is lucky to have just been deported, worst case scenario they could have allowed him entry and since he declared he was entering for political activities they would have had cause to detain him on as soon as he commenced such activities on grounds of flouting entry visa rules. He should not make a big issue out of this when he was clearly on the wrong side of the law, also exposing his ignorance on immigration regulations.

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  31. I told upnd diasporans that what you do behind screens and keyboards will catch up with you one day. Do not think just because you are abroad then you are untouchable. Mukabwelela

    In Larry’s case, this f00lish boy is not even zambian. How does he say he has dual nationality and yet he paid for a Visa to enter the country? Good riddance. You cannot insult a country and then expect to be welcomed with open arms. Please do not ever come back. Thank you for your visa fees. Au reviore!!!

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  32. The issue of him having used a UK Passport when entering the country does not take away his rights as a Zambian citizen. It does not matter which passport he used to enter the country, his rights ought to remain the same, and subsequently, he is free to even campaign, he is still a Zambian citizen.
    However, I am tempted to assume that he no longer has his Zambian passport for the following reasons. it does not make sense for a Zambian citizen to use a foreing passport as well as pay for a visa to visit their own country. Secondly, he is quick to post his UK passport but not his Zambian documents such as NRC or passport.
    In sum, dual nationals are free to stand for elections as MP, not President and they may campaing as such, it doesn’t matter what passport they use. And the PF…

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  33. And why is this headline news? This boy is a nobody who is working in care homes in UK cleaning old people’s kaka. Lusaka times you are a disappointment

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  34. The immigration department did not know that he was mobilising for voters in Mbabala constituency. He was just deported on political grounds. If you have dual citizenship it does not matter which paasport you use because you are the same person and both countries know that you are citizen of both countries. There is no need of saying may be he did this and that, just say PF chased him from Zambia for no reason. Kambwili’s wife and children have dual citizenship, why did you not chase him from the country? We have a Zambian President whose behaviour against Tongas has much to be desired

  35. Forget his British passport, its the usual fear of UPND mobilization which you see in the country daily. You think if he was a Proven Failure(PF), they would have ruthlessly deported him

  36. ZaMBIANS Dont need visas to enter the country. The truth is Meetwa is using a British Passport. By law he is non-Zambian.

  37. When I tell you that these upnd diaaporans are not even zambian, you call me names. I have been proved right. A warning to the likes of that f00l tarino and his other fellow f00l spaka. You can insult all you want in diaspora but when you come on our home soil we will deal with you accordingly. You think we care that you hold a ka British passport? Who do you think you are. Now whenever you apply for Visa to other countries you will be required to declare that you have been deported before. Kiki

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  38. Sometimes politics makes people who are educated to became ignorant and fool because of over ambitious of their political parties

  39. Some pathetic arguments here. Dual nationality means he has as much rights as any Zambian, apart from contesting for the Presidency. The fact this is political can be discerned from the claim that he was born in the UK when his British passport clearly states Choma. As long as he did not commit a crime, he was entitled to be on Zambian soil. It doesn’t matter that he used a British passport on entry – that’s a choice. The point is that he is also a Zambian.
    Even in the UK, mere residency status (without British citizenship) if you are from a commonwealth country, allows you to vote in elections. You can also participate in local council politics – e.g. as a Zambian with only residency status. So why wouldn’t Mweetwa, with Zambian citizenship not be free to exercise his rights? Please…

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  40. Please read and assess. The PF agreed to dual nationality. But unsurprisingly, they do not know what it entails. Why was it instituted? Everything about the PF regime is about gaining political advantage – regardless of laws and entitlements, which they mostly do not understand anyway. Why do we always say this is a primitive party? They are scared of their own shadows and will breach any rules or debase values for their own aggrandizement.

  41. Iwe chi @KZexpressing your ignorance as usual. Dual nationality which your primitive party accepted after a long fight means people have rights to be treated as Zambian when they are on Zambian soil. Why would you choose to treat one as a ‘foreigner’ when they also have Zambian citizenship, which bestows rights like any other Zambian? Instituting dual citizenship is a legal matter, and means rights and entitlements – not to be taken away or reduced at the caprice and whims of a degenerate party like yours. In it’s actions, the PF is clearly a party that has refused to be dragged from the stone age and into a global world. The solution is to then confine it to the dustbin of history.

  42. Harold Muna Larry Mweetwa came to Uk and joined the Army and through army he obtained his British passport and pursued his medical studies at the time there was no dual citizenship so he at the time he denounced his Zambian citizenship.i doubt if he has applied for dual citizenship which is not automatically but you apply for it .so the above cries a baseless try not to be political all the time adhere to facts .

  43. This is nothing but political harassment at its worst. Remember life is like a big wheel. The one at the top today will be at the bottom tomorrow. Larry Mweetwa is a proper Zambian. Leave him alone. This is his country

  44. Angoni thanks for answering harold. I have been telling diaspora for years that if you obtained another citizenship prior to dual nationality being introduced then you automatically lost zambian citizenship and would need to apply. Details are readily available on the high commission website. So are you telling me Larry cannot read? The f00l is not zambian and we cannot have foreigners meddling in our internal affairs. For all we know he might be a mercenary sent by the British. After all he did join the British army. To my friends in diaspora learn to be humble and be careful what you say about this country. I warned you

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  45. Angoni thanks for answering harold. I have been telling diaspora for years that if you obtained another citizenship before dual nationality was introduced then you automatically lost zambian citizenship and would need to apply. Details are readily available. So are you telling me Larry cannot read? The f00l is not zambian and we cannot have foreigners meddling in our internal affairs. For all we know he might be a spy sent by the British. After all he did join the British army. To my friends in diaspora learn to be humble and be careful what you say about this country. I warned you

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  46. The young man is cleary not smart. Everyone knows that he has political ambitions and the things that he has been doing for the country are clearly not vert ingenuous. Even if you support the opposition you must be smarter than you are Mr Mweetwa. You have a visa, and visas have conditions attached to them. all of us that have travelled widely know that. To make the matters worse you have played a very negative role to our nations image. I am suprised that you want to be an MP in a country you have helped so much to undress. Please you have no alligency to Zambia try being MP in the UK.

  47. Imprezza you can call me all the names you want in diaspora but I dare you to come to Zambia and utter the same words and see what happens. You silly foreigner! Bloody traitor!

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  48. Musonda who cares about your Canadian citizenship? Come here and try walking into our country as if you entering a toilet, you will learn what dirty slaps feel like.

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  49. This is a straight forward matter and I don’t know why people are debating it..The guy entered the country as a visitor from the United Kingdom and foolishly started meddling in the country’s political affairs. He is even lucky was merely deported…

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  50. @Angoni, the article says he has dual nationality. That’s where I based my argument – unless of course he doesn’t, by not having reapplied for it after losing it before 2016. Some people have since reapplied. So, I went by the article ‘that he has dual nationality’. By the way, it is normally a choice which passport to use, if you have two.

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    Fake Kaizar Zulu, you seem to be proud of the fact that your country is a dictatorship with s!lly comments like you cannot utter the same words here bra bra.
    Also you have this distorted view that Zambia belongs to you and your PF sycophants. Listen mate everyone who was born in Zambia is their own country and they have a village and nothing will change that. A paper passport is merely for identification purposes when they travel but they are Zambian by nature and birth. I have my village where I can be a headman whether PF exists or not.
    The only mistake this guy made was to enter Zambia using a British passport to warrant a VISA.
    We know majority of you in PF masquerading as Zambians are in fact Congolese, Tanzanians or Malawians. So cut the BS.

  52. @Kaizer Zulu you dont scare me.You are used to scare those hungry Zambians.To me you can`t my man.I can mess you up big time just like you messed up the economy you People.Zambia is small country and majority are cowards cause of poverty.I ve money boy you cant scare me.Besides that I ve lived in countries where people like you cant survive a day.They put a copper metal between your big head.You only scare poor Zambians baba

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  53. Harold Muna what I posted are facts Having had known Larry Mweetwa from his flat in the high rise flats in Croydon the boy wants attention and loves to play big .These are the kind of people if HH is not careful will bring him down.Don’t discredit our beautiful country for your foolish selfish ambitions.

  54. Tapali problem, just return to Zambia with your Zambian passport and then you are free to engage in politics and whatever legal business you want!

  55. All this hullabaloo going on is because Zambian Immigration department officials do not understand concept of dual citizenship applied world wide. Larry Mwetwa as a holder of dual citizenship did not ask to pay for visa, he is entitled free visa as a citizen. Zambian Immigration officials have to demonstrate competency on dual citizenship. Under dual citizenship one does not relinquish one’s national status in preference of documents of entry. His dual citizenship status is maintained in so far as his responsibilities and obligations as a citizen are concerned , so are his civil liberties and privileges. Zambia copied dual citizenship concept, so we need the know how managerial of it lest citizens rights are infringed in the process.

  56. Guideline below are clear when travelling to Zambia at any port of entry. Disclaimer (KKIA 2020 Extracts)

    Visas and entry conditions in Zambia
    Visa requirements *

    All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months.

    Visa-exempt foreign nationals :

    Holders of passports issued by the following 44 countries and territories do not need a visa to enter Zambia for up to 90 days in one year as tourists or 30 days in one year for business: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cyprus, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Grenada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the…

  57. Visa for Zambia KKIA guidelines cont”d

    Note: a passenger who does not have Zambian identity papers (passport or identity card) is considered as a foreign passenger even if he / she has a multi-citizenship and must therefore be in possession of a visa .

  58. A person holding dual citizenship does not need to apply for visa on entry or return – he/she is regarded as a national of that country. National identity is paramount and once acquired every right as a citizen can not be challenged. I don’t apply for visa in Zambia or in my country of residence and that’s part of dual citizenship – Even in the Bible if one was a Jew or Roman citizen all frivolous cases such as that of Larry Mwetwa are dropped in fact would instil fear to instigators for breaking citizenship law.

  59. Let me me make this clear to you pathetic f00ls(PF) killing thugs . I have both my zambian passport and NRC and iam a registered voter and not an iligal immigrant. When i finished my PhD doctorate i got a job at the school of medicine in botswana as a lecturer and i was offered a work permit in the uk passport . So if i travelled to zambia on a zambian passport on my return botswana will only give 30 days or max 90days because in my leagal movrment document i have no work permit or right to stay more than 90days in that country.so the best was to pay for visa to enter zambia which i did and no need and they stamped my passport and give me 30days i paid all fees so which law did i break ?

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