Sunday, January 12, 2025

Patriotic Front demo fails

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KITWE residents yesterday shunned the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) demonstration that was supposed to be held at Kaunda Square in protest against alleged attacks on their president Michael Sata by Government.

And MMD Copperbelt chairman Joseph Chilambwe commended Kitwe residents for staying away from the demonstration.

A Zambia Daily Mail crew that went to the scene found a handful of PF supporters clad in their party attire loitering around Kaunda Square.

They later joined Change Life Zambia executive director Father Frank Bwalya at the Kitwe magistrates court.

Copperbelt police commanding officer Antonneil Mutentwa said the PF cadres wanted to take advantage of Fr Bwalya’s court case to stage the demonstration.
“These people wanted to demonstrate using Fr Bwalya’s supporters after realising that people in Kitwe would not turn up for the demonstration.

“They started gathering but after realising that people were not interested in their activities, they dispersed and joined those who were supporting Fr Bwalya,” he said.

Mr Mutentwa said the police officers were ready to handle the situation had the PF cadres gone ahead with the illegal demonstration.

Over 215 police recruits from Kamfinsa Mobile Unit, who were in riot gear, were deployed to control the situation.

And Zambia National Marketeers Association president Elvis Nkandu disclosed that PF officials approached some of his members to take part in the demonstration.

Mr Nkandu said in an interview that the demonstration was a flop because Zambians are not interested in activities that cause confusion.

“PF officials approached some of our members so that they could take part in the demonstration but they refused. The PF must fight their own battles,” he said.

[Zambia Daily mail]

13 COMMENTS

  1. Against HakaSata’s anti national development, its forwards with the nation.Against their unpatriotic tribal politics full of unholy hatred for Zed, its time for infrastructure development

    DBSA Gives Zambia $400m Loan for Road Works

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    The bank gave Zambia the loan after discussions with Government last week and the money will be made available during the course of this year.

  2. How can they do that when francis kabonde and his crew of bujus where at attention ready to arrest the participants.

  3. # 3-I mean why should they do that when francis kabonde and his crew of bujus where at attention ready to arrest any of the will be participants.

  4. :-@ FOOLISH PROPAGANDA SHAME ON YOU MMD ONLY THE FOOL CANT SEE WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON PEOPLE HAVE NOW OPENED UP THEIR EYES ITS NOT LIKE THE OLD DAY THIS IS CHEAP PRIMARY PEACE OF WORK BY THE MMD EVERY ONE KNOWS IN THE COPPER BELT THAT MMD WILL NOT DRIBBLE AGAIN THEY ARE NOW FINISHED LIKE EBU SOAP I DONT SUPPORT ANY ONE NEITHER HH SATA NO THIS ONE RB I CRY FOR THE WELLBEING OF PIPO PA ZED ALL THESE GUYS CANT SEE THAT ZAMBIA WILL NEVER DEVELOP IN THE HANDS OF THIEVES :-t[-x:-l:((:(:-<:o[-([-([-([-(%-(

  5. The good citizenry of Mother zambia are busy reaping the spolis of an improved performing economy. They do not have time to waist listening to tribal hate politics and arnachy impress from the Sata/Fr Bwalya carbal. When they come out and point us to projects failing in MMD held areas or to the projcets on time in PF/UNDP areas maybe we will listen. I guess that means we will never listen.

  6. I guess the pabwatako can’t really float! Even with the floods. Tell them boyz to just go watch the kuomboka then they will see that it takes rythm and team work to move a big boat forward not uncoordinated noise and the infighting which is heading to explosive levels come 2011. Tell us the candidate. Is it ibangelist chikamwa cho hola or is calculator boy no direction? Ma jumbo mu kamwa

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