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Police in riot gear yesterday blocked protesting teachers’ march to the statehouse

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Police in riot gear yesterday blocked protesting teachers’ march to the statehouse to seek an audience with the head of state over their plight.

The aggrieved teachers become the third group to be blocked by Police in less than a month from marching to state house after unemployed doctors and students from Evelyn Hone College seeking President Hakainde Hichilema’s intervention over bursaries.

The teachers led by Andrew Chilufya who gathered at the junction of United Nations and Independence Avenues have accused the Ministry of Education of neglecting their plight.

Speaking to Journalists, Mr. Chilufya said the decision by the police to block them is unfortunate and has denied them an opportunity to air their grievances to the head of state.

The teachers, who were on their way to the statehouse along the independence avenue were blocked by the police who demanded from them a police permit.

The teachers later proceeded to the ministry of education where they were addressed by the Ministry Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Joel Kamoko.

Speaking on behalf of other teachers, Andrew Chilufya complained that they have not been put on the payroll despite being recruited and have since demanded that the government puts them on payroll this month.

And Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary, Joel Kamoko assured that once the treasury release funding the teachers will be put on the payroll.

16 COMMENTS

  1. The fact that these aggrieved parties elected to march to State House indicates the under-performance of the responsible Ministers. Sylvia Masebo and Douglas Syakalima should’ve diffused the protests by doctors and teachers by addressing their concerns. Bally must also not shy away from meeting these people because if he doesn’t hear them now then he will do it through the ballot. Although these have come out in the open, they’re not the only ones that are not happy with what’s going on. Our leaders must learn to make bold decisions and to tell the truth. You can’t sweet talk an aggrieved person. The excuse of Treasury Authority that has become common won’t be taken because Situmbeko Musokotwane made those pronouncements in his Budget Speech. Please tell the youth the truth. You can…

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  2. I remember when HH was in opposition, he condemned the police for blocking protestors, why can he tell the police to allow the protestors to match to the State House. Politicians are all the same

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  3. Police in riot gear to block a peaceful demonstration? What are they scared off? You expect something like this with Edgar China Lungu, not HH

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  4. Ati vote upnd you will have freedom to demonstrate. Then they got beans ! Hahahaha fi 2.8m see your life.

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  5. This system of marching to state house every time people are aggrieved doesn’t make sense. They can go to the ministry responsible or to parliament were the personnel responsible can hear them out.

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  6. No one must choose where those aggrieved ( teahers or doctors) should do the protest from. It can be state house, parliament, toilet market. Let them stage it anywhere.
    Does the president remember those Zambian youths who protested in the thickets of the jungle? Then Zambia had no freedom.
    Do we have freedom now.? Maybe we do.

  7. Where are the police in pictures. HH has failed emwe ba youth. Us grown ups knew from 2006 elections, that thereisno

  8. For a country espousing democracy, peaceful demonstrations should not be blocked by police. The people have every right to seek audience with their President! Afterall, not long ago before he became president, whenever he sought their audience, they eargerly obliged him. Why then has it become difficult for him to meet the people? This is wrong.

    #Plant a tree please!

  9. THE GOOD THING IS THAT KAISER NO LONGER HAS INFLUENCE IN ZAMBIAN POLITICS! HE IS A MERE DISGRUNTLED SPECTATOR. WATCH IN PEACE SIR.

  10. Mbuzi Meeeeeeeeeeeeee, If Zambia police removes all fake PF police cadres, teachers would have matched peacefully to State House. Police is still being directed by PF senior police cadres with Edgar Lungu mentality. That’s how Nsama Nsama was killed by PF police officers. Bizarrely, PF blamed UPND. Vindicated today PF police cadres at it again.

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  11. Muna chlcolour, your comment doesn’t even make sense hahaha accept that upnd lied to you to get in power. You deserve to suffer for your f00Iishness
    You thought you were clever hahjaa

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