Mr. Mwamba said in an interview that the decision by the High Court to uphold the Speaker’s nullification of his seat is unfair.

‘The ruling is quite unfair. I feel I should not let it be, what I have done is that I have asked my lawyers to appeal to a higher court which is the Supreme Court. When you appeal it means you are not happy with the ruling of the lower court, it does not mean you are scared of a by election.

Mr. Mwamba reiterated that he is not scared to re-contest the Kasama seat under the UPND.

‘I am not scared, I will tell you something, there are two scenarios here, I have never been scared of a by election, remember in 2009, I defeated the MMD when it was at its best. Mind you Kasama, that is where I hail from, so why should I have doubts that people will vote for me,’ he said.

Mr. Mwamba had rushed to the High Court after the Speaker of the National Assembly nullified his seat after he was appointed UPND Vice President for administration.

Zambians are today observing the National day of prayer and fasting that was called by President Edgar Lungu.

In Lusaka, hundreds of people flocked into the Show Grounds main arena where the prayers will be conducted from 13hrs to the break of the fast at 18:00 hours.

First Republican President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda is expected to release a fatherly blessing on President Lungu and President Lungu in turn is expected to release a blessing to the nation by way of releasing a dove in the show grounds.

The Head of State is also expected to deliver a speech in the Showground’s as he joins other Zambians in praying for God’s intervention in the affairs of the nation.

President Lungu declared today, October 18, 2015 a day of repentance, fasting and prayer in response to the overwhelming requests that ordinary citizens and clergy from all denominations had made.

A check by QFM News in Lusaka found most bars, pubs and public places, including restaurants and fast-food outlets, closed in a spirit to enable members of the public to dedicate their time in passionate prayer and fasting.

Meanwhile huge rainbow ring around the sun could be seen in Lusaka today since morning.Christians believe this is a sign from God of a covenant, a new dawn upon Zambia.

This halo around the sun is also known as a 22 degree halo or a sun halo, the ring is caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the Earth’s atmosphere.There’s an old weather saying: ring around the moon means rain soon. There’s truth to this saying, because high cirrus clouds often come before a storm. Notice in these photos that the sky looks fairly clear. After all, you can see the sun or moon. And yet halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting 20,000 feet or more above our heads.

These clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals. The halos you see are caused by both refraction, or splitting of light, and also by reflection, or glints of light from these ice crystals. The crystals have to be oriented and positioned just so with respect to your eye, in order for the halo to appear.

That’s why, like rainbows, halos around the sun – or moon – are personal. Everyone sees their own particular halo, made by their own particular ice crystals, which are different from the ice crystals making the halo of the person standing next to you.

FDD President Edith Nawakwi has announced that the Party will in March 2016 hold a National Convention to elect new leaders at national level.

Speaking when she witnessed Ward elections in Mtendere Ward 30 on Saturday, Ms. Nawakwi said it was not the individuals being used by detractors who will decide whether she is the right person to lead the Party but the convention were she was elected.

She explained that what was happening in Mtendere Ward 30 was also happening in other places across the country as the Party was determined to go for a convention before the 2016 elections and show detractors that FDD was a democratic party.

“We dissolved the structures so that we get ready for the convention and in between the convention the party is run by the National Policy Committee and I want to take this opportunity to announce that the FDD will have the National Convention in March 2016. bakatifunse tizaka yanka, olo ba Changala bakatifunse tiza ba yanka.” (They should ask us we will answer them, even Mr. Changala should ask us we will answer him.)

She called on members to guard against bad seeds in the Party who claim to be FDD while dining with PF adding that some people claiming to be members of the FDD like Mr. Changala were just being used by detractors of the Party as they did not even know where the new offices for the secretariat are located.

She explained that when the Party went to the last convention in 2005 leaders were instructed to go into an alliance and that she has to report what has happened between the last convention and the next convention.

“Don’t listen to individuals saying I’m Changala, I am so and so I’m FDD its all lies these people are PF. My friends, in 2005 we went to a convention were you elected me to lead this Party and we were instructed that we go into an alliance. I still have to report to the convention what has happened between that convention and the next convention. Its the convention which will make the decision as to whether am worthy of continuing with running of FDD as a political party not any individual.

“Some of the people you hear and I want to signal out Mr. Changala here, don’t even know that we shifted from Independence Avenue and we are now at 7456 Twikatane Road Rhodes Park. They don’t know because there usual places is somewhere else so I want to tell you that as we are here more people are mobilizing in other Provinces, we have teams in every Province and the ward conferences have started.” she said.

And Ms. Nawakwi has called on people not to use emotions when voting as doing so has lead to untold misery in the country.

” We are suffering in this country because we are using emotions to choose leaders. We vote for individuals using our hearts instead of heads. We should stop voting for people because we feel sorry for them like the mistake we made last January. We did not scrutinize the individual capacity of the candidates but used emotions to vote for Edgar Lungu and you can see for yourself what has happened to the country,” she said.

Today’s Scripture

“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”
(Matthew 6:27, NIV)

Refuse to Worry

God doesn’t want you to live worried and anxious about anything. He knows that worry is counterproductive. It steals your peace and joy and affects every area of your life, even your sleep! Have you heard the saying, “Don’t worry yourself sick?” Yes, worrying will actually make you physically ill. You won’t ever gain anything by worrying; in fact, it causes you to lose precious moments that you can never live again. The good news is, God has promised to bring you victory over worry. When you make the choice to put an end to worry, God will give you His peace.

Decide today to put an end to worry. Don’t feed worry by focusing on bad news all the time. Sure, we should be informed, but we should be more informed of the truth of the Word of God. Feed your faith and fill your heart and mind with God’s promises. Declare everyday, “My God shall supply all my needs. He makes a way out of no way. He is a Restorer and Redeemer.” As you focus on God’s Word, you’ll drive out worry and fill your heart with faith and expectancy for the future!

A Prayer for Today

“Father, today I choose to put an end to worry in my life. I choose to feed my faith by studying Your Word. Help me to totally trust in You today and always in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

The President says he urged the unions and firms to negotiate the future of miners and not rush into retrenching the workforce.

“I have not approved any retrenchment at all. I said the union and the mining companies should meet and talk about the future of their workers and not to throw them on the streets,” President Lungu said in Ndola yesterday.

Speaking at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport on his arrival in Ndola, Mr Lungu assured the miners country-wide that Government would protect their interests.

The President is quoted by online media Bloomberg Business publication of September 21, 2015, saying that he is open to job cuts at Glencore Plc’s local unit – Mopani Copper Mines – as the company faces low copper prices and rising costs.

He has promised to visit the Copperbelt in a week’s time.

“I want to visit the mines and see for myself what the challenges are because I know that there is a statement that has been attributed to us by a mining house that I had sanctioned the retrenchments…which is not true.”

President Lungu also said it is unfair for mining companies to abandon their investment in the country at a time when copper prices are low but offered no incentives when the prices of the metal were high.

“When times are good and they make super profits, they do not increase salaries, so even when times are bad, they should keep those people in employment and wait for good times. That is how you do business.

“You cannot be an investor only when times are good and when they are bad, you withdraw your investment, which we will not allow.

“So, we have made it very clear; we are not going to support retrenchments which will put our people on the street, retrenchments have to be negotiated and agreed upon. When a mining house is acting outside the law, they will find it very difficult to continue operating in Zambia because we have allowed them to operate freely and that does not mean we are weak, no. There are measures we can take,” he said.

The President appealed for calm, saying the Patriotic Front leadership would protect the interest of Zambians.

“We will make sure that you get your fair share from this economy by being paid your wages and if you are going to be laid off, you should be paid within the law and get your package. We are partners, the investors; the Zambian government and the workers are in partnership, so we should be together in times of joy and difficulties.

“I must assure that I am coming back, you have not been abandoned. The Government is in place because of you, so we cannot let you down,” he said.