The appointment of Political Advisor Chris Zimba by President Edgar Lungu, despite his many negative social media postings about the Head of State, shows that the President does not habour ill feelings against any Zambian, who has the quality and good credentials to save the country.
According to a statement released to the media by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) PF Lusaka Province Chairman Paul Moonga, advised the party members to desist from attacking Presidential appointees and senior party officials in the media saying doing so is tantamount to attacking the Head of State, and further advised party members to deeply reflect on social, spiritual and political happenings in the country during this festive period and as 2019 comes to an end.
Mr. Moonga said that the party expects Mr. Zimba to link its structures with State House in order to bring harmony to the ruling party, adding that the appointment of Mr. Zimba marks the beginning of a new era that should see the office of the Presidential Political Advisor working closely with the office of the Secretary-General of the Party.
Mr. Moonga called on Mr Zimba to work closely with the party structures and give the Head of State a true reflection of happenings in the ruling party.
Meanwhile, Luapula Province PF Chairperson Nickson Chilangwa has advised people opposed to Mr Zimba’s appointment to respect President Lungu’s decision.
Welcoming the appointment on behalf of the ruling party in Luapula Province, Mr. Chilangwa urged those finding it difficult to accept Mr. Zimba because of his past disagreements with the PF to give him support.
Mr. Chilanwga who is also Luapula Province Minister said people must respect President Lungu’s decision to work with everybody even if they disagree with him.
He noted that this is not the first time the Head of State has appointed people who criticise his government adding that the Head of State has in the past given Cabinet portfolios to members of the opposition.
Mr. Chilangwa said the decision by President Lungu to embrace those who strongly oppose him like Mr. Zimba shows that he is not a vindictive but forgiving leader.
How can we listen to Paul Moonga the old man who uses Congo dust? The Edgar locked up Hichilema and the way he has finished Guy Lindsay Scott and Fred Namakando Mmembe makes doubt this statement. Edgar is a ruthless dictator, dare to cross his path he’ll drink you like Jemasoni
Any Zambian except HH. He locked him up for nothing
The Commission of Inquiry into voting patterns and electoral violence says President Edgar Lungu encouraged violence among his party supporters by appointing Chishimba Kambwili, Stephen Kampyongo, Davies Chama, and Bowman Lusambo as his Cabinet Ministers.
The 15-member Commission, which was chaired by Justice Munalula Lisimba in its report, revealed that petitions were received from stakeholders that the President encouraged violence by appointing people who allegedly uttered hate speech and engaged in physical violence.
The commission was appointed by President Edgar Lungu following pressure from local and international stake holders.
According to the report, the petitioners singled out Kampyongo saying his appointment to Cabinet to be in charge of the Ministry that maintains law and…
The appointment alienates die-hard party cadres who are blindly loyal
What about that Zambian you threw in jail for treason?
Or the one that sang that song Koswe?
Or the owner of Horizon school?
Or even that poor window your excellency ?
Just asking for a friend.
WARNING. Hon CK in 2017
Now that you have been expelled, be extremely careful with the way you expose the corruption that you condoned while in PF starting from State House to the District Commissioner.
We are in the know that you have a dossier on Lungu and the entire cabinet starting from very big tips from Avic International, Petroleum suppliers and so on.
Ba Kambwili where you around the time Paul Tembo was assasinated by the Chiluba regime? to be fair, assasinated by Chiluba? Paul Tembo was an emissary for Chiluba’s third term. He went round the country dishing out money campaigning for Chiluba. What he did not know is that Chiluba had a line up. He wanted Kavindele to be his Vice. Paul Tembo was National Treasurer but thought he would be Chiluba’s vice . Whilst campaigning for…
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Whilst campaigning for Chiluba, Tembo was also campaigning for himself for the Position of Vice President meanwhile using ” Chiluba’s” resources. When the MMD convention started at Mulungushi in Kabwe, Chiluba told Kavindele to vie for the position of Vice President.
Paul Tembo also stood on the same position despite Chiluba discouraging him. He won the elections but Chiluba had to rig by one vote and Tembo was very annoyed. He called for a Press Briefing to Spill the Beans.
Did he spill the beans? NO. He was assasinated the day before the briefing.
They picked up his Wife also bu she was released after some time and left for South Africa. We hear she even had an affair with Zuma. When the matter was supposed to commence in the High Court, the State Witnesses who were…
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, the State Witnesses who were supposed to testify all died in a road accident near Kafulafuta in Ndola.
WHY WAS TEMBO KILLED? Tembo was killed because as National Treasurer for MMD, he knew how the money was being raised. Just as Edgar Lungu is getting huge sums of money from Avic, Chiluba got money from Phoenix Contractors. This was the biggest construction company in Zambia.
Ask Elias Mpondela. He was marketing Manager. Ask Overs Banda. He was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government Phoenix like Avic was given a contract to do township roads but the time of Chiluba such projects were under local government and Overs Banda was PS.
Even now Overs Banda is the Lawyer for Avic. The people you have left behind in that Central Committee know you know their…
Tribalism + no background checks?
A little too late. Why did he have to shut down his page though? He was telling the truth. Here is to hoping that he will shout that “ the King is naked”.
Boza!
Only time will tell.
The same cadres will watch him closely to the point where he keeps his peace in “sebana wikute” style!
Boza!
Only time will tell.
The same cadres will watch him closely to the point where he keeps his peace in “sebana wikute” style!
Yaba, tell that to little kids please. LT be serious some articles or writings don’t deserve any space on your page.
A mocking bird is caught by throwing seed at it to bring it closer. Chris Zimba has been finished. He is now tamed. Lungu can even abuse him at will. How does he reconcile all the things he has said about Lungu and still want to work for him? He is certainly not a principled man.
I feel just after seeing the head of state checking his watching, it was a sign of him working with anyone opposing him and also to let the opposer’s see for themselves whatever they used to say about him if it’s true or not. Good move by the head of state.
What a load of n.ull!!
Bull.l! Unprincipled more like. ECL’s head also needs examining – did he know about the comments against him? Does he care? Is he that dumb? What a circus!
Iwe’ M00nga just eat, you useless K0swe!
Your boss Jon@ Chakolwa Wabantu IS NO GOOD FOR ZAMBIA FULL STOP!•
I agree just like when he appointed gbm running mate
I would not rush into praising Lungu when his
reign has made the country regress to something akin to Ancient Rome with his panga boys spilling blood at will. Suppose Zimba was a plant in NDC,
acting as a mole, then how forgiving is Lungu? He has harassed many well meaning citizens for holding dissenting views.
The stomach’s needs come firs
THIS IS A GOOD APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT LUNGU. WE WAIT TO SEE HOW ZIMBA WILL ADJUST HIMSELF TO FIT INTO THE LIFESTYLE OF A PERSON HE BEEN VEHEMENTLY CRITICIZING.
IF HE WAS CRITICIZING LUNGU AND THE PF OUT OF SOUR GRAPES, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MANY ZAMBIANS (REMEMBER WHAT ANTONIO MWANZA THEN WITH FDD USED TO DO?), THEN IT WILL BE EASY FOR HIM TO SUPPORT THE VERY THINGS HE APPEARED TO DETEST. BUT IF HE WAS GENUINE IN HIS CRITICISM, HE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE APPOINTMENT OR HE WILL RESIGN SOON. BUT WE WISH HIM THE BEST.
The most pathetic tribalist. He can’t even be smart about his tribalism. How can he be smart about the affairs of the country?
Simple logic naimwe. It’s like state capture. Employ and control Zimba’s mouth and thoughts and shut him up.
Just look at ACC, they say report all corruption for investigation but they run ACC on an hourly basis. Poor ACC has to wait for evidence to be “cleared” before they dare take it to court. All genuine professionals have quit and gone, according to the acting boss who appeared on sunday interview. This has happened to all state institutions including SOEs. Either they have quit or they have converted, …….like ChrisZumani Zimba…kikikiki… now eating his own vomit!
ECL has serious kakonko. He locked of someone for over 200 days just for lack of recognition.
He closed the Post.
For non-Zambians, he deported a priest and diplomats for Cuba and USA.
This guys has kakonko mwe.