The Zambia Police Service has issued a stern warning, stating that it will not permit former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to continue his routine jogging with scores of Patriotic Front (PF) members. In a statement released by Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, it was made clear that PF members intending to join Mr. Lungu on his jogging program should notify the police in advance.
The Police expressed strong disapproval of the way last Saturday’s jogging event was conducted, describing it as an “unlawful assembly” and “political activism.” Mr. Hamoonga emphasized that Mr. Lungu’s jogging program should be carried out with his security detail and without any political activism.
“The Zambia Police Service has noted with concern the unlawful assembly and political activism that was conducted by Patriotic Front cadres on Saturday, September 23, 2023, when the Former President Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu was conducting his morning jogging routine,” stated Mr. Hamoonga.
“We would like to warn the Patriotic Front cadres that public gatherings or demonstrations, including political events, should be notified to the police as by law established. Failure to do so amounts to a breach of the law. This is to ensure public safety, traffic management, and to prevent disruptions to the daily lives of citizens,” he added.
Mr. Hamoonga concluded by stressing that any future processions involving a former Head of State, such as Mr. Lungu, should strictly adhere to security protocols and should refrain from any form of political activism. The police are determined to maintain law and order and ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens.
How do you define political activism. Hamoonga should be professional. Next you will require a police permit for Lungu to use a toilet. For God’s sake direct your energies to solve the crimes that have engulfed the nation.
IF YOU CANT SEE WHAT HE’S TRYING TO DO TAKE YOUR BLINKERS OFF
HE IS NOT AN ORDINARY CITIZEN THAT CAN DO WHAT HE WANTS BUT EX PRESIDENT
Tikki let him do what he wants it’s the people who will decide his political life not HH. All this shows how scared HH is of Lungu. Let him jog even up to Joburg but that won’t mean ALEBWELELAPO in practice. The more you harass him the more he’ll taunt you.
The only time some people wish to call him former republican president is when it suits them. Otherwise he is treated no differently than trash.
ECL knows that if he gets beaten by HH in 2026,he can retire from politics again and still retain his former presidential benefits.DeJaFOOOL.is there a law that deals with such nuisance?
Go figure! This same Haamonga says nothing about the daily interruptions of HH when he commutes from his Community House to State House. These Police Chiefs should stop being used by politicians and serve the people of Zambia as the institutions they were appointed to oversea are intended. Why are you “people” so focused on areas harassing a FORMER President? HH will be FORMER too at some point. So let us be civilized in what we do. These aren’t permanent jobs/positions you people hold, so be careful!!!
Warn this hamoonga cow that when we regain power in 2026, he will pay for his actions. I will personally see to it that he suffers and cries like a cow mooo mooo.
5-4
keep that in mind
Independent fark u
THIS ECL knows exactly what he is up to
It is so obvious he is trying to cause confusion
Let the law take its cause if he continues playing this game
as for 2026 DREAM ON
PF = UNIP
This ECL has been jogging from the time he had been president upto this time . ECL guy is the man of the people..He carries that like me thing. People just want to associate with him. HH and praisers ,there is nothing to panic about..Banning him to jog is a big joke..I saw it on BBC and people are laughing at us. They leballing our president as a sadist and undemocratic
Just run them over with a truck, chapwa
Kikikikikiki!
Let me offer a suggestion. State House has a lot of grounds. Since HH doesnt want to stay in State House let us give it to Lungu so that he can run inside there without causing a public riot.
Why not use independence stadium?
Its too close to Matero, Sampa’s constituency
This former “whatever” impoverished Zambia with PF’s misguided economic witchcraft.He’d better learn to ran away very fast before we land on him.
Mbo low yako
The f00lish upnd tongas commenting above are out in full force. Seething with tribal anger and jealousy of our father ecl
RUN BOY RUN
We need to coexist…we’re all Zambians at the end of the day…and Police shouldn’t be issuing threats…Police now 100% UPND Police…its no longer Zambia Police
Yes we are all Zambians except for the following tribalists:
1 Kaizar Zulu
2 Ackson Sejane
3 Chishimba Kambwili
4 Spaka
One zambia fuseke
We don’t have serious opposition in Zambia…PF all acting like little children and the Supreme leader Ayatollah Bandit Hakainde Hichilema acting like he wants to rule Zambia forever
You say he looks like he wants to rule forever…. it’s actually what he wants. He has filled the ECZ with relatives and to further protect his fraudulent election he has filled the judiciary with his lackeys. 2026 will be a difficult year. He has concentrated registration of voters and NRC in Southern Province.
True the opposition is extremely weak
A f00lish statement
Scared little boys. Yours was worse because you created a parallel government equipped with its own state house you now call community house.
African leaders travel to the UNGA every year to make hollow speeches wasting millions of tax payers money and they come empty handed…HH did not travel but he sent a 300 delegates just to go roam the streets of New York and do shopping
Where do do get a figure of 300 ?
Stop fabricating
I can mention them….. Silvia Masebo, Kakubo and 298 others
You will always find a reason to criticize HH.
Meanwhile, HH is slowly eliminating all your talking points. You were busy calling out HH for his travels, he did not listen to you because he had his own plan. Now he is sending his ministers, and you turn around and come up with 300 delegations……..ARE YOU REALLY HONEST?
I see, you miss those ECL days, where ECL took with him abena JK, and other musicians for a beer spree
The 300 was the number of dozers HH took with him to China
This is to ensure public safety, traffic management, and to prevent disruptions to the daily lives of citizens,” he added. KKKKKK is this true disruptions of daily lives,are you sure.Reference can be made and it is well known factor.
Lets get real please
So when someone runs means ALEBWELELAPO? I will also start jogging.
You cant walk into that office. You’ve got to run
I’m not surprised. HH and gay lover Joe Biden are friends.
Joe Biden is perseciting Trump.
Hakainde Hichilema is harassing Edgar Lungu.
Same same except one is white the other is black.
This is very true. You are a wise man dejavu
I hear the Chief Justice supports gays!
why are we going back to old century,backwards, things have become difficult pa zed.Tommorrow am off to the outer space for green pasture pa zed awe tefintu kwati,next one will be stoped from using a loooooo.
@TIKKI
I was shocked to see so many Zambians in New York wearing UNGA delegate credentials…..its like each Ministry sent more than 25 delegates…..and they were all shopping on Fifth Avenue and i met a few in Chinatown
Bro,
“.its like each Ministry sent more than 25”
That still doesn’t explain your 300……instead, exposes you, that you are full of speculation, exaggeration, and drama.
Can you also address ECL who is enjoying the retirement package paid for by Zambian taxpayers, yet he is still active in politics behind the scenes?
Tell ECL to stop hiding, let him come out, and tell us he is behind the ALEBWELELAPO. Not playing victim of police harassment.
Let him give back the retirement package that he is enjoying and misusing, that is taxpayers’ money. Let him man up.
The Police are right, since ECL is pretending to be retired but yet he is politicking behind the scenes.
And what is so wrong with alebwelelapo? There is no limit to how many times one can resign from politics. There is no shame still for EL to be beaten by HH again. How many times was HH shamed on the ballot before he scored on the sixth time? Five times he lost: 3 to PF; 2 times beaten by MMD. Also allow the PF to have the national rally so we can see whose popularity is dwindling or redoubling. Telling EL to come in open and say he is contesting is like revealing the hand to a contender in a poker game. Don’t overate yourself as you underate others.
It was transparent that HH was in politics, while ECL seems to be hiding. That is the point.
It’s not that I am against his ” alebwelelapo “, the problem is that he is creating a mess. that no one knows whether he is retired or active.
If ‘hide and seek’ is his strategy, let him exploit it, as you put it: ‘behind the scenes’. Nothing messy about that apart from jealousy. If you are keen at securing the taxpayers money that is allegedly wasted on EL’s pension, better look too at bigger GRZ flaws. Just because there is no law, it does not mean the president can willingly abandon lodging at State House, opting for New Kasama. Also take a look at those hefty amounts given to those who received nolle pros. Why must saving public money only impartially apply to EL? A culprit, the IG of Zabwino Paliibe, is obsessed with Lungu and he seems to enjoy the antagonism as much as you do, general Kanene.
Out of all the delegates that come to UNGA in New York….African delegates are the big spenders….delegates from poor impoverished countries spend thousands of US dollars shopping…Silvia Masebo had almost 3 tons of suitcases and Doreen Mwamba….Kakubo almost 5 tons of suitcases…UNGA IS JUST ANNUAL SHOPPING PILGRIMAGE
ECL knows that if he gets beaten by HH in 2026,he can still retire from politics again and retain his former presidential benefits DejaFOOOL,is there a law that deals with such nuisance?
#F00L why don’t you tell us and be clearer
DejaFOOOl.Get your dull head out of your azzhole and think for once
#F00L stink buzhondo go get diapers and clean it.
You all know that most of the people who are in ECL jogging entourage are criminals or are criminally minded.
They harass residents and motorist; they also demand goods and money with menaces.
ECL do not need these people around him when the state provides adequate security.
In short, ECL is a criminally minded individual himself, who knowns he is exempt from prosecution and is ruthlessly using those thugs as his foot soldiers and cannon fodder to provoke the state and the police.
He is a despicable individual.
This has nothing to do with rights but everything to do with exploitation and intimidation.
Ni kanono kahae now wanting to be the jogging thieving master, konji a shwe mezi amwa luswana yena namunungu yo!
We want mutinta hichilema to join in jogging with our president. We will only allow her to join us in jogging if she wears a very short bum short. We will run with her to lewanika mall
These scared cows. Let the man jog and go to church. Since it it now clear you are gay, strip club and Satanists.
Was reading this from BBC. Very embarrassing…police are letting HH down. Jf ECL wants to jog let me do so. If he wants to come to politics ,let him. Itdls a free country. We fought for this freedom
ECL must explain why he did not care for President Sata health? Was he in connection with a Clinical officer above and this is why they refused him drip.
There could be external influence and cash at play here. Pay close attention to detail as we creep closer to 2026