Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chairperson Florence Mumba has expressed confidence that this month’s presidential election slated for October 30 will be free and fair.
Ms Mumba has also allayed fears against rigging saying it is not possible for this to occur because ECZ has been transparent from the beginning by allowing various stakeholders to monitor the printing of presidential ballot papers which started in South Africa ’s port city, Durban yesterday (Friday).
Speaking to journalists last night at City lodge in Durban , the ECZ Chairperson who is leading the Zambian delegation here dismissed assertions that ballot papers could be premarked during the printing process hence triggering a breeding ground for rigging.
‘’There is no possibility that ballot papers would be pre marked. When people talk about rigging we would like to know what they really mean and at what process this would occur’’, She said.
In addition the ECZ Chairperson said that Zambia as a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had to adhere to the electoral code of conduct and noted that it is in this vein that the Commission would like to uphold its credibility.
She observed that the laws were such that they would not promote flouting and they were plain for anybody to see.
On the company printing the presidential ballot papers, Universal Printing Company rebranding to Uniprint, Ms Mumba said she was impressed with the level of technology invested into the firm.
The ECZ Chairperson described the printing firm as professional saying she was amazed at its equipment and this gave the Commission confidence that a good job would be done.
Printing of over 4 million presidential ballot papers started yesterday (Friday) in Durban . Universal Printing Company, an accomplished firm in the printing industry with vast experience in handling printing jobs on electoral materials for various African countries including South Africa has been contracted by ECZ to undertake the work at the cost over US$400 000.
The cost also covers the printing of ballot papers for Kanchibiya constituency which has since been dispatched, Ndola Central and Mwansabombwe. By elections for the three constituencies also takes place at the same time with the presidential election.
And a 21 man Zambian delegation comprising political party and civil society representatives are in Durban to witness the printing of ballot papers up to the packaging stage. The work is expected to be completed on Friday next week with the ballot papers being dispatched the following day (Saturday).
ZANIS/ENDS/CLM
Thank you ECZ Chairperson. I trust you will do a good job. Please, make sure that all votes be posted outside the polling stations immediately after the counting of the votes from the ballot papers.
May the best man, HH, win the October 30, 2008, Presidential elections.
Countdown: 26 days remaining and we are counting.
Its not so much the printing stage am concerned about, its the so called spoiled votes and missing or extra ballot boxes that am worried about!!!!
firstly hv neva heard or seen any election in zambia to be fair ,no malpractice,plz tell it to someone whoz nt bn around… i wish we rily hd democracy coz truth is we dnt,its a flope in ths nation,we dnt rule thru th govt thy rule us.(let us wake up
Not in Zambia!! May be in her mind given her private links with RB. Why employee school leavers when they should have been out there to vote? Despite the huge budget alloacted, the poor kids will be paid peanuts and they have to wait years before getting their dues if at all they will ever get anything. The fund will ended in corrupt pokects. She calls this free and fair? The process needs to be equitable in the first place. A corrupt process will always produce a corrupt product!! A hyena will always produce a hyena period!
Come election day, I will be in Zambia and I will cast my vote for ….
FREE and FAIR!!!!? Kuli ena
you can say that coz you enjoy JB with RB and you can say anything for more of such games with him weule weeeeeeeee.
pa zed take the opposite. She actualy ment rigging.
Hi people. How is Zambia? What happenned, did Esther win the fight?
Free and Fair elections? Lets wait and see.
No 7. Ulekwata umucinshi.You were born from a woman.
I now looking for a new woman to become the first lady as my current wife does not qualify. Age not less than 54. Warning sweat 16 dont apply
Mukamba ma rubbish . U hve alread marked same that u ‘ll send into rural areas
Hope we can improve our democracy.
Looking at RB’s actions together with his cronies, I am pessimistic about the fairness of elections. Too much much money is being dished out.
STAND FIRM. NO RIGGING AT ALL. PF IS WINNING. UNDER WHAT. BELIEVE ME. MUMBA IS ONE OF US. SINCE MUMBA OUR GENERAL SECRETARY IS THERE. WAKO NI WAKO. ALL IS WELL. MMD IZA DABWA. YAPAMBALE.
Esther won! What do you expect this woman to say/ SHE HAS NO OFFICIAL RIGGING FILES IN HER RECORDS. The Zambian law has no provision for rigging. No wonder it pays them so well. it is done outside the book! Therefore no tax We call it VOTE LAUNDERING, in financial terms. Dont expect her to tell you othrwise
Can i get Esther Phiri for wife.
lt whats up my comment has been filterd.yashani
Elections can never be fair when one candidate has unlimited access to state resources. I have noticed a worrying trend. All three candidates are concentrating their campaigns in areas where their respective parties did well in 2006. Dont be suprised when RB wins. It will be sad day for Zambia.
HH will be on national tv 2morro sunday,5th october at 12pm zed time. lets wacth him and be conviced that he is the best man 4 zed
Stukie
#19, on the campaign data you are wrong. Just go to w w w . hakainde . c om and see the UPND’s campaign schedule. HH is reaching out to all Zambian poeple’s hearts. In fact, he never stopped campaigning from the time he (HH) lost the 2006 Presidential elections. HH even donated foods and clothing, I think, to flood victims this year before the GRZ found and took DONOR AID to the affected people.
What is the UPND’s policy on providing all zambians with “Clean and Safe Drinking Water”?
Albert Einstein’s advice: “The important thing is not to stop questioning”.
#20, thank you very mcuh. We will try watching him (HH, the man of the moment) on the internet based ZNBC.
Please, continue with the door-to-door campaigns for the Incoming Zambian president o-be HH come november 4, 2008.
hh is for real men.all these others have shown who they are, and as the saying goes,”if people show you who they are, believe them”so sata has shown us that he is a dictator, hooligan and a bully-not fit for this centuary,rb has shown us that he is corrupt sugar daddy,hh has shown us that he is progressive wealth creator!!! VIVA HH
Dear Mrs Mumba, if your ECZ is as open as you say, tell us the following:
a. Who owns the company that is printing the ballots?
b. Who are the shareholders of this shaddy company?
c. How did they win the tender (if there was any)?
d. How much are you paying for the printing?
e. What are all those 21 people doing in Durban?
f. How much did this single trip cost the tax payer (in flights, accommodation, meals, per diems, etc)?
# 25 what are you trying to achieve. We know were to find you
following the recent instance by the acting president and Mrs Mumba, one is bound to think that previous elections have been rigged. That is already a red flag about what will happen end of october. There are always consequences to unfaithfulness. Let the will of God prevail and not RB or Mrs Mumba.
#7 Chishinka niwe chi ponyax and you are a big fool never in your life time insult a woman.Waunfwa love you nomba bu childish ne nsele
22. I hope HH is well received. He is an intelligent gentleman but lacks charisma. He is more experienced than he was in 2006. Lets drop the tribal tag now that Saki has gone to bed with the MMD. Sata is hard working but his populist policies are incredible to say the least. RB is a waste of space.
Fraud Mumba should back up her statement with measures that have been put in place. Her statement does not hold water, sugar or ungaa.
My fellow zambians,i see poverty js increasin n our nation.y? becoz our leaderz lack moral uprightness n r nt selfless..wat independence is thr to celebrate?we th citizenz r the ones to mk our own lives n otherz beta.we are the leaderz of today nt tmrw
I am at pains to think how any other man other than HH can win the upcoming elections. If Zambia does not make the right decisions this October, we shall be stuck with a redundant movement for the next 20 years. For real and much needed change, vote HH, Zambia forward!
Has Esther won, and which web site host znbc please guys
Will you be announcing results openly as is and when available as per Zambian tradition? Will you suspend announcements when the opposition is leading (first time in our history), only to bring new ones later indicating MMD has/is winning like you did in the last election?
#7,PONYAX, ALL YOUR COMMENTS ARE FULL OF INSULTS. WHAT IS IT WIH YOU. IS IT THAT ALL YOU DREAM INSULING PEPOLE. I HAVE NOT READ ANY OF YOUR COMMENTS THAT ARE CLEAN AT ALL.SHAAME ON YOU…IF YOU HAVE TO CRITICISE CAN YOU CRITCISE CONSTRUCTIVELY.
MWANA LUSAKA YOU ARE TAUKING THAT IS THE SPIRIT. HH IS THE ANSWER TO ZAMBIA’S PROBLEMS. WE NEED HIM TO TAKE US TO ANOTHER LIP
There is no country on earth where you will find true democracy or 100% free and fair elections ,this is a game like in olympics we should all accept results .Some of you just want the results the way you dream them to be like .MUKALILA!
Ba PF nga mwalusa mukaponoka nga mwawina ta mwaka njikate
what free and fair elections when you have been having closed door meetings with that dander head RB
Fare(ZMK20 million) and three(Sata,HH and RB)
#24 what has HH shown in reality? Before u talk of anything firstly analyze yourself we had the ngande mwanajit balikuli may be these are chaps behind. HH has never empowered anyone amongst his workers closely check let’s be realistic late Mazoka (MHRIP) was great man and empowered so many. HH hakaivotale Humwine
Eliminations the fight is between RB and Sata.
No internet. U can oly browse work days
Florence Mumba, we are watching you and hope wont misbehave like your counter part ireen mambilima did in the previous elctions. that is why we can’t elect or support femals in the higher positions due to the fact they are weak in areas and very corrupt. they base their personal grievances on the expence of the nation.
we will be watching you.
Slow day for decent news
Florence Mumba,can you tell nation why RB is still after all the factual of corrupition are still following him. don’t igore such an issue that people have raised concerns over. you were suppose to disqualify RB instantly, so that the credibility justistice you claim is proved to the people of zambia.
Indeed elections will be free & fair, it’s just these two morons HH & Sata believe in their tiny brains that they can dislodge without forming an alliance!!!
is it Florence Mumba the wife to Nervers Mumba?hope not coz i dont trust ba Nervers any more,FLIP FLOPPING BA MUDALA,anyway economic hardship,B4 i go HH will never be a prezda or sorry he could be the prezda for his workers at his farm,not for Zambia.I hope when he comes on the 2morrow well 2day zed time ,he`ll tell us what happened ku ZPA.Zambians plz don`t 4get.
why can`t Sata AND hh have @least one debate coz i know Rp will say no.
Ba Dallas, clarification – Justice Mumba is NOT Mrs Nevers. The lady is a ‘learned’ former high court judge who was appointed to that role by LPM. As for presidential debates, we all know HH would win as he’s the most articulate/intelligent of the candidates. C’mon, SataN can’t even comprehend basic economics! That said, Zed politics is a breed of it’s own and RB will win on Oct30. The selfishness & stupidity of SataN & HH will make it impossible to dislodge MMD. Should I hear complaints of vote rigging after Nov1, I swear i’ll rip off Sata & HH’s ball$…
Bama Florence Mumba, Chiluba Rigged election for NDOLA central to make Silwamba win elections we know it was at 19:45 chiluba telephone by then return officer who is still a Ndola City council emmployee to do something we will expose them dont lie. the barrot boxes were stucked will ballot paper for silwamba. from nowhere, just one from the cloud said they two boxes that are yet arrived from Twapia. Even this time you will rig. Mweba Bantu bonse mwibepekwa. this was the 2006 elections.
#1,#22,#23, CHRONIC LUNATIC, PROBABLY CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIC, NEEDS URGENT HOSPITALISATION!
ARE YOU ON ICE OR SPEED?
21 man Zambian delegation comprising political party and civil society representatives are in Durban to witness the printing of ballot papers up to the packaging stage.
Is VJ the 21st man?, because he’s reported boarding SA and maybe going for the printing of ballot papers.
shushushus and senior policemen are very active on election day and in some far-flung areas they move ballot boxes using zaf helicopters and not all party agents can hitch a ride on them. that florence ndepele mwacande mumba woman does not know (or she is blind about) what she is saying. it is in those areas that the gains by the opposition in urban areas are wiped out when they change the entries enroute to the central counting stations. don’t think we are all stupid except that we are powerless to stop the rot. as #51 says, why did rev. chintala cry “ati nanemo mpeniko akabokoshi” at the ndola civic centre when he lost his kabushi seat?
#52 Youtopia, you sound like a futurist RETROTOPIA – whom instead of looking in the proper future is looking backwards to Hon. Sata’s days a Zambian Minister and now wants to go back to the Chiluba Administration type of doing things where Sata will be influencing undereducated people with Kaddobi as their leader to machete and knife anyone who does not agree with them in PF.
ECZ, please improve on your so called new system computers.Last time you failed to deliver and report on time.Your computer system was some stuff to talk about.
We need you guys to guarantee us that we are going to have free and correct elections results.
I like former President of Zambia Chiluba. He is a man who saved Zambia from chaos and trouble by making sure the Hon. Sata does not get to Plot 1 in 2001. For this reason, I will always treasure and cherish Mr Chiluba FTJ (Honourary Doctor, Malawi) for this greatest contribution he (Chiluba) did to Zambia as a country and Nation. I still trust that Mr Chiluba will pull and surprise on Hon Sata very soon to spoil Sata’s already slim chances of getting to Plot 1 as Zambian President.
Countdown: 25 days and we are counting.
October 30 projected results…RB and HH will share votes in Western province and a bit of Northwestern. HH will as usual get the Southern province votes and RB will do the same in Eastern province. And then SATA will as usual get landslides in Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern, Central and a bit of Northwestern. Zambians just get ready for a SATA Presidency!!!
By the way, hope you are aware that Copperbelt, Northern, Lusaka, Southern and Eastern provinces have the highest number of registered voters. Western, Central, Luapula and Northwestern figures have always been low. SATA has voters in three of the five major provinces as well as votes in two of the four remaining provinces with low registration figures. Hope you know what that means…I am not PF but lets brace ourselves for any eventuality especially the SATA Presidency!!!
Is anything ever free and fair in Africa?
What makes you think HH will rule zambia? be honest with yourselves,get the provinces and see where HH is doing good,where Sata is doind good and where Rb is doing good.
let us wait and see.
After independence we went to schools that were deliberately ethnically and racially integrated and learned that Zambia is supposed to be a multicultural, pluralistic society where everyone is equal. Thus, we should see ourselves and indeed each and every candidate as a representative of this society. Tribe should not be allowed/used to override the ideals left to us by our founding fathers/mothers. FTJ by unintended consequences of his quixotic attempt to stay in power forever did a bad job of maintaining national unity. The nation should not allow itself to go off on this tragic tangent but should endeavour to heal divisions.
I dont trust this chap florence , course she is yes bwana yes bwana to RB.Hope she is going to do her best.
Ba KK has always had poor political judgement, right from the days of liberation. Eg in Zim he backed Joshua Nkomo, in Angola, he backed Savimbi and in RSA he initially never backed Mandela. History is there for all to see. No wonder Chiluba and MMD thumped him terribly in 1991. Therefore, KK’s endorsement has never worked for this country. Fear not my beloved country for KK can never sway any opinion in Zambia. Just check his record where endorsements are concerned. In 2006, the late LPM described his endorsements as a curse rather than a blessing and that HH should get worried! Actually, KK unknowingly campaigns for SATA whenever he endorses because the urban populace does like KK at all.
#64 I agree with you. SATA IS WINNING ba KK lets see what you will do.
Sata is winning and the circus will become even more exciting. change has to occure, there is no one group of individuals that were born with a title deed to state house, kuya bebele!!
Iwe chi #28 ULICHIPUBA, ninshi ulesapota, tawaishiba ni sweety shani wa ba RB.liule fye.
#62 Sense! in addition, this current frucas is a result of bad leadership on Levy’s (MHSRIP) part concerning succession. if The president prepared a successor, i think that we would have had a more peaceful transition.
Sata is the circus
Let us put the Cobra in office so that he spits fire on these corrupt hynas, jackals and so on, the ammount of cash coming out from the mmd campaign team is too immense, on great east road, there is a minimum of about 5 gigantic bill boards with RB’s photo, and some of these have just been put up, i even wonder if the council is getting consulted.
Sisala, be objective, yo must be a beneficiary of the brown envelops
# 70 Sense…Zambia needs a focussed and experienced leader. SATA is our next President ladies and gentlemen. For those of you who are worshipers of degrees blah blah blah…ask Thabo Mbeki. He is out at home with his wife…thanks to one uneducated but democratic populist Jacob Zuma. AFRICAN politics have no room for the elitist ideologies and intellectualism. VIVA SATA!!!
#68. In a democracy you learn to apply democratic rules and follow them faithfully. Late Zambian president LP Mwanawasa never failed us as Zambians, he was simply a democrate. We do not need undemocratic means to to find our leader. I trust all Zambians who are for Democracy will show what they want on October 30, 2008.
#68. Agreed. Succession planning subject to internal democracy and strong institutions . See how Mbeki was easily dealt with by his own party not even the govt machinery could be protect him. But why was it so difficult to discipline FTJ when he started losing it. Presidential slush fund/PHI/3rd TERM, DC’s etc. Speaker should never be appointed by the president (executive). MPs should elect speaker from among themselves and executive/presidential indiscipline will stop forever. On LPM (mhsrip) he appears to have been preparing Maureen for the seat and with a weak speaker/parliament and chibuku/shake shake based internal democracy nothing would have stopped him. The weaklings he appointed as
Hakainde Hichilema’s Campaign For Real Change Theme Song
1. Zambia forward, voti nipa-kwanja
Zambia forward, voti nipa-kwanja
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
Namba 1, Ma-sukulu yazankala yamahala
Namba 2, Vipatala navo vamahala
Namba 3, Fetiliza izankala yamahala
Manzi namanyumba yoonse bazakonza
Nchito zamushe zoonse ziza pezeka
Vili bwaanji, imwe nanga vilibwanji
For a change voti Hakainde Hichilema Zambia Forward
Bantu boonse chinochaka futi tiza vota
Tifunika kuvotela musogoleli wanzelu
Ma-youth a Mbuye aTata aZimayi
Eyo voti yaanu pasani HH
Chorus
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
2. Twachula sana paafula, amafya twalileka nokupende
Load-shedding teyakulanda
Nalo ulupiya, talulemoneka
Amenshi mukomboni, tamwaaba
Ukulya nako, kwakuwaya waya
Oeyo nayo, nomba naiddula
Imisebo, shafule emigoddi.
Tuvotele tuvotele, Hakainde Hichilema
Tuvotele tuvotele, Hakainde Hichilema
3. Chipata na Lundazi, HH
Solwezi na Kasempa, HH
Kafue na Lusaka, HH
Chingola napa Kitwe
Mongu na Chadiza, HH
Petauke na Katete, HH
Livingstone Sinazongwe
Luapula Nakonde, Mpika naku Mansa, HH
Maestro hehe….whatever please remove that Bemba tag on your contributions.Its irritating some of us who love Zambia and academic thinking.We have stopped reading your blogging.
Source of the UPND’s HH Theme Song: w w w . hakainde . com
CONT. The weaklings he appointed as his VPs says it all.
#80, I am sorry to inform you that I will not remove the tag unless the Bemba-tribalists remove it from all Tonga people and other Zambian Tribes who are non-Bemba by birth.
The same way you are feeling is exactly i was feeling when the Bemba-Tribalists wrote and said that ALL TONGA PEOPLE ARE TRIBALISTS.
Now, it is on them. The Holy Bible records that “DO UNTO OTHERS, WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO TO YOU.” I guess this has backfired on the Bemba-Tribalists.
In fact, all the LT Bemba-Tribalists have now failed to be imposters of my name – because they are fearinf to point themselves as Tribalists. Have a good day.
#83 continued. What I long to see is that all well-meaning Zambians especially bemba People will condemn the use of the Bemba Language to propagate insults (Insele) on LT and elsewhere on Zambian discourses.
The kind of rigging people are worried and concerned about is what you did in last general elction when someone was leading in polls, only for you to stop the counting of votes for a day or two. And when you restarted the count, Levy was a head by far and again the counting was stopped. These are the issues on which Zambians are not happy with you madam. Be transparent, Zambian does not belong to the guys living in government houses including state house. Do not say democracy while abating corruption!!
#83, YOU ARE A DOG.
#83, you like barking like Tetamashimba.
I will only belief this if they send VJ to exile.
VIVA MFP!!
#86, If I am a “#83, YOU ARE A DOG”, then how are you? To the best of my knowledge only a human being is able to use his finger to type sense on a computer and to speak.
Anyway, i pray that you desist for that demonic behaviour you have portrayed. In fact I ask all Christians and other religoius people from all religions to pray for you to ask God to remove the demons that have houndwinked you. May the good Lord have mess on you and comtinue to prompt you to come to his fold. Please, confess your sins before it is too late. According to 1 John 1: 9 in the Holy Scripture, our God is waiting for you to confess and repent. I have warned you and the ball is on your side.
#85, YOU ARE EVEN CALLING HER MADAM, CALL HER Ms Rigging.
#83. You are obviously campaigning for UPND & HH. Marketing & PR mgt requires that you present/package your product in the most attractive and appealing way. Special attention should be given to tastes/mannerisms of the niche/segment being targeted in this particular case the cyber community. You are not doing your party and its presidential candidate HH any good by lacing the campaign message with “Labels”. A little sensitivity and rationale in your exuberance should put you on the right course.
Imwe ba UPND, your HH is on ZNBC TV. Watch
VIVA MFP!!
#86 No insults. just make your point with civility.
#23 You are really threatened by Bembas. Even when the story is about free and fair elections you still can’t just help but comment on Bemba’s. Tr cheap propaganda is futile becoz you have js lost one vote for your HH. You shameless tribalist!
Fellow bloggers, comments from people like #83 only shows the kind of environment they were brought up in. No exposure/interaction with other poeple. If he had interacted he would have learnt to appreciate other tribes’ unique culture arrangement. Shame on the big tribalist! Let’s ignore him, he’s not worth responding to!
Limbi akulile paculu.
#91. I am not a UPND Card carrying member. What I know is that among the 4 Presidential Candidates we have for the Oct. 30, 2008, the UPND’s Sir Hakainde Hichilema is the best candidate.
The rest are time wasters. However, if anyone among them will win the elections I have no problems with that. In fact, here is my preference:
First choice: HH
Second choice: Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda
Third choice: Rupiah Bwezani Banda
Last (Forbidden) choice: Honourable Micheal Chilufya Sata.
No hard feelings. This is my opinion which must be respected by sensible Zambians. There is no need for insults and this is why I have not insulted anyone on LT and elsewhere.
#95, I really feel for you. I am a full Zambian who grew up in Southern Province, then Lusaka Province, later Copperbelt Province and Western Province. This is why I can communicate in almost everyone’s Zambian Language on here – LT – which you same mean characters (who detest learnng Lozi and Tonga or any otgher Zambian Tribe) can not do.
Learning different languages give a person some powerful level of sophistication which I have portrayed on here – LT – withoue fear or favour. When a tonga person goes out of the normal way, i am quick to point out to them that they need not go that far. Wehn a Zambian does the same, I am quick and agile to give them counsel, good counsel.
Stereotypes cast in stone/concrete
Fellow bloggers lets not elevate Maestro Hhehhehhehhe’s idiocy by responding to his hate speeches. Surely, even a child can see that we are dealing with a mental case when it comes to this guy. He is simply a psychopath!!! Therefore, his tribal sentiments don’t deserve the dignity of our response. Lets ignore him for good….
Do you think HH feel nice when you Bemba-tribalists continously tell him that he (HH) is a tribalists because he was born a Tonga person.
I feel pity for you, because you do not know what you are doing while lobbying me (Maestro Hhehhehhehhe) to stop showing you your EVILS.
May the Lord God have mess on you (Bemba-Tribalists) and not all Bembas.
Abash the use of the good Bemba Zambian Language for insults or insulting anyone on LT.
#100,you are still barking like HH, why dont you just keep quiet?foolish tribalist,puff.
#99 Agreed.Good day. Signed off. THEO
When Hon. Sata said that Sir HH is an under 5 in politics, you Bemba-Tribalists were busy laughing and thought that was a good thing – when clearly it was misplaced.
Now that I call Zambia’s Biggest Bemba-Tribalist of all TIMES Hon. MICHEAL SATA as undereducated ( a thing which is very true), you are crying foul.
Muli muchibe. Wina azalila yes pakati pa NO.
HH is a good guy but some of his supporters are tribalists. Too bad
The UPND’s HH Campaign Theme Song
Chorus
Nddi Nddi …. (Mixed with) ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli …..
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
#104 I must agree with you.
Does anyone know if there’s going to be a debate among the presidential candidates? I would love to see it.
I do not know why i hate you # 105 you seem to be not a Tribalist but a Racist. You are too tribal in all your Remarks, VIVA PF PF PF PF
Meatro you are so obscessed with Sata, brace your self for a free ride to chinama mental hospital come 30th october, when all your rantings will be silenced and for once try and concentrate on your HH without mentioning his name anakucitachiani uyu muntu? there is other people in this race race , VIVA MICHEAL SATA
#107, please ask the good Lord God to help you overcome that “hate” problem you are habouring on me.
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#107.Many have come to me in a similar fashion but the failed to destroy or destruct me. Do you know why the failed? It is because I believe that the good Lord God is in total control of my life and I have give my life to Him (God). This is the sole reason why demonic forces, under the power and instruction of the deail -satan, are eager to disturb this campaign I have of not using the good Bemba Language to insult people or for insults on LT.Have a great day my fellow Zambian Citizen.
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Chino chaka paku vota, tusale kateka wamano…
Tuvotele, tuvotele, Hakainde Hichilema!
RB will set this country on fire! His appetite for plot 1 is very dangerous.
#108, Honourable Sata delayed my Graduation from UNZA because of the MMD GRZ’s UNZA clousres. He also aske kadobbi at Kulima Tower bus stop to organise Kaponyas and call boys to beat up UNZA students when Sata was campaigning for Chiluba’s Third Term. Sata also sent his sponsored and paid THUGS to machete and knife innocent people in Chawama compound.
Thes are some of the reasons I will decampaign Sata’s PF team to be made Government of the Republic of Zambia – especially any possible maistake of making Sata Zambian president.
Guys lets show muturity as we comment.Lets not not insult each,i mean this our Zambia.Most importantly HH was on Tv,did u hear how is bringin out issues.I had decided not to vote but i have been persuaded. I ill difintely vote, he has my vote.Viva HH.
#117, nice point. No insults please fellow Zambians. We only have one Zambia, one Nation.
HH HH HH
HH has improved his articulation of issues.
halfway in HHs interview we had an unscheduled electricity blackout.mmd guys r so predictable!!!they will make sure that rbs interview is seen by all.and i know that every area will have power on that day!!
# 26 so what if you know where to find Him.Abash intimidation.Are you also the receipient of the brown envelope.
there once was a website called zambian sossa. people stopped going onto it because of insults and childishness as is being exhibited by some contributors here. let us be mature and contribute intelligently to issues.
hey Hhhheeeee you sound like racist
Ka Mulongoti has given Micheal Kaingu K 10,000,000.00 for Mwandi MMD, Movement for Mad Dogs cadres to share among themselves.
Vote for HH he has a vision.
I think the tag by #118’s name is not important, if you were labelled as a tribalist do you nid to turn that into a song? Two wrongs can not make a right my brother, come down to earth. As for HH, he seems to be a gud guy but his followers are the ones who lives much to be desired. The issue of tribalism comes out from his supporters. quite unfortunate indeed.
#126, thanks for being sensible. I know that with time all tribalists will stop accusing HH and any non-Bemba tribe person fo being TRIBAL.
The best an most effective way to apply breaks to these Bemba-Tribalists is to keep them on the defense until they get they sense that what they have done to All Tonga, Lozi, Tumbuka, Chewa and Ngoni people is very bad and very very unfortunate.
With strategy I am using, LT will be free of insults very soon and only sound minded people will post stuff that is not offensive to other people’s tribe.
Zedians! I see no hope for the country at all should either RB or Sata carry the day,, these guys will takes 70yrs backwards. Every clique of leardership is embedded in matters that suit their generation. Look at RB he is surrounded by the old guys like Aka, VJ, LT Tembo and those hynena which went into hiding when LPM sorted them out. When is it going to be our time as young Zambian well educated and entrusted with strategic responsibilities where we are outsiede Z? These guys will do nothing but play catch-up and destroy the future of our country. At the time when the economy is in good shape, it is the right time to bring back skilled Zambians home and reward them competitively,,but RB,,
Infact some of these supporters of HH, not only are they tribalists but they even reach the extent of hating his opponents. One such supporter supprised me when he said Sata is a fool and sick. I tried to reason with him but I ended up being hated also. He will have to educate his supporters as well or else they will make him loose… Friendly advice
#129, thanks very much for your well-pointed out points. Please, help me understand what you have done to cause the Bemba-Tribalists issuing insults in Bemba language on LT to stop using the Bemba Language to insult with the whole world watching?
I feel this Maestro is coming out too strongly i cant help but begin to think its HH himself. If not, the guy is not doing him any good.
#131, HH is in Zambia and a while ago was a ZNBC. How do you expect HH to fly to Zambia from the EU in a minute before his interview, then attend an interview while being in the EU and later fly from Zambia to the EU in a few minutes or seconds to continue teaching the Tribalists on the net how to behave.
Someone said,”if you think education is expensive than try ignorance.” #131, what you are showing us is ignorance in the face of reality! Please, grow up and learn to appreciate HH’s candidature in this election.
What impresses me is that you as an individual is a non-starter and so the real Zambian Voters whom HH is currently reaching out to will be the ones to vote for him (HH) on October 30, 2008.
Go HH, its only 25 days remaing and we are counting.
Maestro you are very immature, i try to ignore you but you re so irritating! And am sure many bloggers share my sentiments. I believe one can support a candidate without coming as strongly as you. Grow up!
Ba Maureen cut LPM thumb and used it to open the finger print vault and took billions of money which she has given The Post to campaign againt RB. She also came to Zambia twice in the time LPM was believed to be in coma where as he had died in Egypt! Sata is also being supported by The Post and Maureen. Maureen has been promised post of VP.Sata has promised to give The Post US $ 5 million hence thier support for him.The Post is desperate as they owe billions to Zambia Revenue Authority and hence they are afraid that when RB wins it will mean buncruptcy as you know Zambian Airways where they put billions of Kwacha is in trouble financially.
Maestro dont be misled by the flag, am in Zambia, a reg voter and come 30th am voting and not for your Hh coz i dont want to waste my treasured vote
#133, how strong am I coming out? May be I can improve in my approach.
Mind you, does it please you to see someone (using Bemba Language) on LT claim that any Tonga person is tribal?
Please, Pumpy, answer my question with a sober and non-emotion mind.
A group of Tongas are starving in the village. They send out HH to go looking for food. Eventually he returns. “I have good news and bad news”, he says.
Wanna hear the rest?
#136, I am not worried about you voting for HH. As long as Honourable Micheal Chilufya Sata does not win, I will be very happy. Should Hon. Sata win the Oct 30, 2008, elections (by mistake through people voting wrongly) I will still continue living and supporting Zambia for it is my only country. I will not have any hard feeling too. In fact, i can be happy to see Brig. Gen. G. Miyanda win. Even RBB is not bad, comparing RBB and Sata.
So, go and vote for whoever you like – it is your voting right which I as Maestro Hhe. has no power over. In fact, may you have a blessed day.
We are sailing through
#141. failure to answer a simple question shows much. Here is the same question for the second and last time to you, Pumpy:
#133, how strong am I coming out? May be I can improve in my approach.
Mind you, does it please you to see someone (using Bemba Language) on LT claim that any Tonga person is tribal?
Please, Pumpy, answer my question with a sober and non-emotion mind.
Maestro you are not in the country so you dont understand, its not abt being Tonga, Bemba, Lozi or what, its abt change what we want is change in so many ways and i feel and as it was evidence from last pres elec results, most pipo want change, the
Am not in support of those using bemba or any other local language for that matter, but Maestro you should be aware that 2 wrongs can never make a right! So by you behaving the way you re, you re also coming out being tribal. I hope i ve answered your qs
#143 Pumpy, while I want change for Zambia. I still maintain the Sata is not cahnge for Zambia. Sata worked in the colonial government, I think, under the colonialists and beat up Zambian freedom fighters as a POLICEMAN, then Sata worked in UNIP’s Kaunda GRZ, later Sata worked as 3rd topmost person in Chiluba’s MMD-GRZ. So, as much as RBB is not change Sata is worse. Brig. General Miyanda equally worked in Chiluba’s MMD-GRZ. What change to you think these 3 candidates have for Zambia now, 2008, which they did not do in their time in the GRZ?
Now, please there is no need for you to run away fro my question to you on posting #133. Please, answer for me so that I can change my tact.
#144, no no no, you have not answered my question. I am happy about your “Am not in support of those using bemba or any other local language for that matter, but Maestro you should be aware that 2 wrongs can never make a right!” I thus challenge you, Pumpy, to clearly point to any tribal statement I have given on LT and cite it for me. This is so because, I believe and I am convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that I have not done any wrong to any person on LT. In fact, I am preaching a message that all peace-loving Zambians must stop this act of USING BEMBA LANGUAGE TO INSULT on LT.
Maestro your Hh is surrounded himself with questionable characters, moreover he never distanced himself from the tribal tag, i remember it vividly it was a headline in the Post and it said only a Tonga could succeed Mazoka and thats how Hh took over
Where is Iren Mambilima, she should also say what ever I’ll be announcing this time will be fair.
#145 Amen!
There are live feeds from Kawambwa were PF are holding rallies, very interesting stuff, I like that Scott was in Western Province campaigning, PF is making serious moves. MMD the hour has come for you guys to go. Pa Bwato Ku Western Province
Heard the song, “Ba Sata baisa, PF yaisa….pa Bwato. Serious campaigning going on. Where is MMD and UPND. I must say UPND has made some noise too. Ba Levy must be watching with interest, rest in peace Mudala, LPM(MHSRIP).
they are campaigning in Tonga is Kawambwa, it is very interesting, PF is a national party coz the guy must be Tonga but campaigning with PF
#149, thanks.
#147, I thank you for all the comments you have posted, but I still want to know from you whether you like it and you feel it is alright for a Bemba-Tribalist to blanket all Tonga People of the Southern Province as Tribal.
Please, Pumpy, there is no need to beat about the bush here.Help to become better on LT by answering the question,”Please, help me understand what you have done to cause the Bemba-Tribalists issuing insults in Bemba language on LT to stop using the Bemba Language to insult with the whole world watching?”
Thank in advance for I am waiting for your response to it.
Viva Unity Viva new Government.
#152
Don’t waste time posting tribal comments coz I was just hearing a Tonga man campaigning for PF, he is PF, he even spoke in Tonga in Kawambwa Luapula Province.. This is unity, next coming up in Given ‘Za Yellow’ Lubinda, another sign of a party of unity and purpose.
This is a live feed from Luapula Province, Viva PF
Maestro. That long statement to go with your name to start with, then comes with your support for Hh which just shows you re supporting him on tribal grounds
#154, thank you very much. I was just trying to get some help from my fellow Zambian Citizen, Pumpy, but it appears he had no valid point to make to me to help me improve. I am very disappointed as at now because something that was promising to better my life is not forth-coming. Anyway, I still hope, Pumpy, will come to my aid with tiem for it is possible that he (Pumpy) has gone to research on all my LT postings.
Go to QFM and listen live to the campaigns. Given Lubinda is busy talking about Sakwiba Sikota and briefly spoke in Lozi to explain to him why PF is making the next government.
Thanks #156. So, do you, Pumpy, think that if I change my username to:
“Maestro Hhehhehhehhe – LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born a non-Bemba and succesful”
will be more appropriate or effective. The most important thing for me is to make everyone aware that Bemba-Tribalists are calling others as Tribal just because they are non-Bemba, especially us Tonga People. They even have the AUDACITY to insult in Bemba Language, what a shame to Zambia as a nation. PLEASE PUMPY, CONTINUE HELPING.
Given Lubinda speaks good Bemba zoona, nipa Zed chachine Za Yellow alanda kwati mu bemba nkonko.
Am not a he, am a lady and i ve tried to explain to you in my last posting.
#161, Sister Pumpy. I am glad you are tying to help though you have addressed my posting #130 question. So is the following ‘possible username’ a better option to my current username, my fellow Zambian Citizen Pumpy:
“Maestro Hhehhehhehhe – LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born a non-Bemba and succesful”
Dear fellow Zambias, I am a proud Bemba from Chinsali and I support HH. I too was disgusted by the tribal remarks made by some UPND members from Southern province two years ago. Time has moved on and most if not all those involved have either left the party or quietly taken a back seat. I have been a keen follower of HH and I have not come across any tribal statement from him.
I find it difficult to understand why most of my tribesment are not warming up to him. Please let us learn to forgive and embrance HH. He is going to make us proud as a country. He will fit in with the new generation of leaders taking on the world stage. Think of the Obamas, Camerons, Medvedevs, Kabilas of this word,
#163, thank you very much for your timely comment. You see brother and sisters, fellow Zambian Citizens as some of you will find it comfortable, this issue of pointing at ALL TONGA people to be tribal is extremely bad and unfortunate. So I would like to see more people to be like #163 and condemn the use of the Bemba language to insult others especially non-Bemba people.
I am advocating here is that let us disagree on principle points of argument instead of blanket branding non-Bemba people as Tribalists. In simple terms or language, you can chose not to support HH and the UPND but show respect to Tonga people. I for one hated politics and never liked to link myself with it.
That also doesnt do coz it stil goes to show some immaturity, why do you have to mention some tribal remarks? Cant you just address yourself like everyone else? Re you the only tonga on this whole site? Ask yourself that
…what common will they have with the likes of RB or Sata? How will they bond? Fellow Zambians think and save our mother land. I am sure you all want to be pround of of Country. A president is a mirror of the nation. By chosing someone from the stone age we will be saying to the rest of the world that we do not want to move with times..this might be good for tourism though, since will will attact some historians might want to learn about the liberation struggle in Africa
#165 continued. But I found it very annoying to hear and read a statement “ALL TONGA PEOPLE ARE TRIBALISTS” and ” HH can never rule Zambia because HH is Tonga and is coming from a wrong Tribe of Tonga people”.
Please, fellow Zambians let us learn to respect others and in so doing we will in turn respect ourselves.
Hon. Sata calls Sir HH as an “under 5 in the political realm” (which is not true) and I inturn call Hon. Sata as “undereducate’ (which is a true statement. Someone said the “truth hurts”, but the Holy Bible records that “you shall know the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall set you free.” May you have some good blogging and respect please.
#167 follows #164 not 165.
Am on Q.fm, the in coming president is articulating issues
#165, I really appreciate your point but I do not see anything wrong in using a name which shows that there is a bad and ill-motivated group on LT which calls ALL TONGA PEOPLE AS TRIBAL and this group does not represent the view of all peace loving Bemba People of Zambia.
What I will appreciate from all LT bloggers to see to it that no one is supported in his/her use of the Bemba language to insult any other Zambian Tribe people who are non-Bemba. So, I will wait and see what ALL WELL MEANING BEMBA PEOPLE will do to help stop the use of their language for insults on LT. Until I will be sure that LT Bemba people condemn and rebuke those using Bemba for insults, I will keep usimy username.
So, #165 and 169, I expect you to be the first person to condemn the usage of the Bemba Language to insult other people on LT. If and when you, Pumpy and other Bemba people on LT, will convince me that you are against insults in Bemba and are doing something to end this bad insulting behaviour then I will drop the (LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born Tonga and succesful) part of my username. As for now, it is business again.
LT, how come you’re blocking my short comments and issuing all these long comments from Maestro?
#172, Maestro is Maestro and that is why he is teaching you stuff on LT. I is well articulate and respected. He has the freedom to post anything and with his skill, Maestros comments are successful in being showing on threads.
He says as former head of state he has worked with both Mr. Banda and Mr. Sata and knows what they are capable of doing. Dr. Kaunda has warned Zambians to elect Mr. Sata at their own peril. Meanwhile when contacted for a comment Patriotic Front spokesperson Given Lubinda says Dr. Kaunda is not the best person to judge Mr. Sata. He says although Dr. Kaunda was privileged to be the country’s first President he is not a Messiah to judge Mr. Sata’s abilities. Mr. Lubinda says Dr. Kaunda like any other citizen has got his preferred candidate. And Mr. Sata has promised to personally deal with Dr. Kaunda. The duo was speaking in a telephone interview with MUVI TV News. Source:w w w . muvitv . c o m
Ba KK has always had poor political judgement, right from the days of liberation. Eg in Zim he backed Joshua Nkomo, in Angola, he backed Savimbi and in RSA he initially never backed Mandela. History is there for all to see. No wonder Chiluba and MMD thumped him terribly in 1991. Therefore, KK’s endorsement has never worked for this country. Fear not my beloved country for KK can never sway any opinion in Zambia. Just check his record where endorsements are concerned. In 2006, the late LPM described his endorsements as a curse rather than a blessing and that HH should get worried! Actually, KK unknowingly campaigns for SATA whenever he endorses because the urban populace does like KK at all.
lets hope elections will b free.did ester phiri win fairly?
Znbc Tv is so disgusting, they only show Mmd campaigns or anything to do with Rb!
#72 …Amano yalifulisha. That’s the part of my life I call “Facing the reality!” Some chaps still believe that a certain team can continue to have STATE house a personal to order thing; ala yesu bonse. In the name of Intellect, you want someone to go to state house? Mukapapa … how many Degrees does Mugabe have? The most educated are not necessarily the greatest implementers! Viva Discipline in the Country! In most cases structured knowledge is better than spontaneous knowledge, Congratulations SATA! …same to you!
Well put no. 178
Maestro Hhehhehhehhe, we are turnishing the name of all of us well meaning and well educated and hard working Tongas including HH. Every tribe has its own extremists I mean tribalists. HH is right not because of tribe but because of good credentials and right knowledge….Obama for USA, HH for Zambia….oh! am I dreaming…Zambia is not yet ready for quality leadership
Good night bloggers…
We have information from our on-the-ground network that the incumbent have put in place a system that will ensure victory in this election. The opposition are wasting their time.
They’ve used the government resources effectively. They intend to do a carpet coverage of all the rural areas – something the opposition parties cannot do.
Like we’ve said before, only one msg for the opposition parties: UNITE OR DIE
Maestro Hhehhehhehhe , as a ellow tonga and a proud zambian. i can honestly say, you are an embarrsament to us all. i know you , for some odd reason, think you are making sense. but my brother , you are embarrasing your self and hiding behind religion and biblical verses to justify it.
when you said “do unto others ……….” what that means is you have chosen to degrade bembas because you as atonga enjoy being degraded.
PA-BWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FYE GUYS
Maestro is a cofirmed LUNATIC, JUST TOTALLY IGNORE HIM, . Responding to him is fueling the the psychotic mood. N o normal person BLOGGS IN such a manner!
PLEASE GUYS, REFRAIN from responding to Maestro, one would’nt notice the difference BETWEEN A LUNATIC AND A NORMAL BLOGGER, just ignore him and let him continue BARKING TILL HE BARKS NO MORE, VERY SOON AZALILA! he will go and hide in a very small corner WITH A TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS!
Madam Chairperson tell us when will the results be announced.
#183, I concur with you all the way…..,
#187, Please spare our lady do her work and judge her later. How do you expect her to annouce the date of results before we have cast our votes. Not all will appreciate you..!
Sata or HH as President? ROTFL!
Come back and vote in order to make that happen.
the printing is worrying,people of sata and zambia,do u see any sense in vj going to for jo berg for an operation of an ear .cant uth with ENT dr,s fail to handle this,we dont need to temple with printing process
no plan is foolproof ms mumba.
#Whatever you may think. I have not found any justified reason to stop using my username for it is the best name and means to stop tribalism and insults on LT.
YES ,WE DESIRE PEACEFUL ELECTIONS AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.VIVA ZAMBIA!
BA ECZ CHAIRPERSON WE DONT WANT WHAT MAMBILIMA DID DELAYING TO ANOUNCE THE ELECTION RESULTS ON TIME.COOKING FIGURES THIS TIME WONT HELP .
My fellow Zambians, I am the “Maestro Hhehhehhehhe – LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born Tonga and succesful”.
I have now officially stated using the name on my username now.I have done so because LT seems to be a supporer of those who insults or atleast they have pressured him to be on their side.To this end, I am now offically a PF Supporter for Sata to destroy Zambia.I’ll change my username to Maestro Hhehhehhehhe after the October 30, 2008 elections. All POSTS under the name Maestro Hhehhehhehhe from today onwards wont be from me
Maestro Hhehhehhehhe BAKAMBA BENE KO SERIOUS
VIVA PF
you people..
you keep saying there is no free and fair.. first of all, most people that say such things, u will find that they dont even get up to go and vote. so when the party they favour..loses, they cry rigging. yet they forget their stupidselves did not vote.
secondly, each party is asked to send representativs to these stations.. who sign in agreement that everything is fair. so when the results come out, no one cries rigging.
i bet u anything.. if mmd wins…u will say rigging.if PF wins.. u will say rigging, if HH wins, u will say rigging. stupid.
#197. I am the same Maestro Hhehhehhehhe but I have joined PF now. We need to destroy Zambia in 3 years so that the Zambian people can realise that voting Hon Sata into Presidential Office is a terrible MISTAKE.
Viva PF.
Nipabwato fye come October 30, 2008.
#198, there will be not vote rigging. I wrote somewhere that I am Hamwaambwa Mugungulu Mwaanga and I come from Mapanza with VJ. I wont write much about my relationship with VJ, but be aware that there will be no rigging of the election results. What is happening now is a strategy to bring everyone to vote for RBB by showing the RBB has support of Chiefs and formwer Zambian Presidents.
However, KK will clarify his point soon to say that he (KK) is in support of HH, I think.
Viva Sata.
Nipabwato.
We are coming to destroy everything in 3 years if you vote for us PF.
AKOLOPA MAESTRO HEHHHEHEHHH! I told you guys in #186 that you will soon see him with his tail between his legs hiding in a small corner. He has chosen a very small SATA’S CORNER, SHAME ON YOU!
#201, na shaina mwana. I am in the boat “ubwato” now, but only to sink it.
I will jump out of that ubwato on 30 th Octber 2008 after casusing some water to start entering in it to sink it ultimately. I will be with the man of the moment, ni zi.