REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT Michael Sata will subtract 2 days of his 90-day development promise to undertake his first high-profiled foreign trip.
With about 10 days before the elapse of the development promise President Sata, can tomorrow, Wednesday, afford his maiden trip outside the country since the September, 20th general elections.
Mr. Sata, who has shunned international trips for the two and half months, as a cost serving measure of the country’s meagre resources, travels to Kampala, Uganda, to attend the 4th International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Summit (ICGLR).
Recently while on a private visit to Southern Pronvince, Mr. Sata refused to board the Presidential motorcade in preference for a family bus as a cost serving measure.
The Zambian leader’s dislike for extravagance has been communicated to state security agents who he has accused of over protection.
The Uganda Summit that takes place from 15th to 16th December, 2011 will see President, Sata hand over Zambia’s chairmanship of the group to his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni.
The President will be accompanied by First Lady, Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, who will deliver a keynote address at the First Ladies meeting on the sidelines of the summit.
Air Mukwai
December 13, 2011 at 7:08 pm
chance to meet the opposition leader bieggy.
Chanda
December 13, 2011 at 7:13 pm
He can not avoid the trip being the chairperson.
mkushi Boma
December 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm
safe trip Michael. greet those guys and show them that you are a living example.
JoJo
December 13, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Hope ,he does not collapse in the plane
Thy kingdom come
December 13, 2011 at 8:00 pm
He can hand over the chairmanship to the vice president, who in turn will hand over to Museveni. He doesnt have to go to Uganda. Cost serving
One Zambia One Nation One People in the Image of God
December 13, 2011 at 8:13 pm
All the best bakateka
Educated
December 13, 2011 at 8:23 pm
My President and father of our great nation! I wish you all the best…
mbuya
December 13, 2011 at 8:24 pm
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THE COST SAVING ON THE LIVINGSTONE TRIP FELLOW CITIZENS. HAD THE SECURITY PERSONNEL BEEN TOLD NOT TO BURN FUEL, NOT TO MENTION THE ALLOWANCES FOR THE TRAVELLING PARTY, ALL THE WAY FROM LUSAKA TO LIVINGSTONE, THEN THAT WAS TRUE COST SERVING.
REMEMBER HE IS HEAD OF STATE AND HIS PERSONAL SECURITY CANNOT BE COMPROMISED. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY VEHICLES LEFT LUSAKA FOR LIVINGSTONE ONLY TO BE TOLD, I WILL USE THE BUS.
I’M AMAZED AT HOW ALMOST EVERYBODY SEEMS OBLIVIOUS TO THIS OTHER SIDE OF THINGS.
ALL THE BEST YOUR EXCELLENCE ON YOUR FIRST FOREIGN TRIP TO KAMPALA.
Govt of Monkeys in a Maize Field
December 13, 2011 at 8:27 pm
one way
poor barons
December 13, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Okey vip in china,presido,defence minister,f/afairs all in uganda who acts as president of zambia then from tomorrow? Help me ,is it sir Given???
Mo taim
December 13, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Muende mushe mudala.
Madony
December 13, 2011 at 8:58 pm
@ jojo.Thts is nt th spirity my brothr,lets wish 2 othrs wht we wud lik thm 2 wish on us one love
Fred Ngulube
December 13, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Who acts? U wil act since o are going 2 atend the meeting, if u fail 2 act tikudula machende
kamenga D
December 13, 2011 at 9:30 pm
some of you guys you are witches of all the things only to come and wish somebody to collapse in the plane! Bon voyage mr president
binoculars
December 13, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Jojo you are satanist. Remember that Mr Sata is God given,so don’t you worry about my president because he is covered by the blood of Jesus.you are the opnes who chock with envy bena HH.if you want wish some one ill only ill will come to you. So ba JoJo careful how you talk.
LEZZIE
December 13, 2011 at 10:04 pm
MR. SATA IS A GREAT MAN. HE HAS SAVED US FROM THE WRATH OF THE WICKED MMD. GO, GO MR. PRESIDENT, SAFE JOURNEY
Mutototo!
December 13, 2011 at 10:13 pm
I hate u motherf**cking tongaz,wetha u lyk it o nt hh(unda5) nor any tonga wil neva b presido.iwe mukongo obe chi jojo,how cn u b wishng sam1 2 colapse?.chikala chawiso!
manmule
December 13, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Mutototo,your lips needs 2 be baptsised
manmule
December 13, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Mutototo,your lips need 2 be baptized.Mr p go well
Air Mukwai
December 13, 2011 at 11:02 pm
what was ftj first trip?
what was levy first trip?
what was rupiah first trip?
ftj was london, levy was rsa, rupiah its hard to tell.
for sata that will go down in history and reason being that he doesn’t cherish traveling. one may ask why rb traveled more than any presidos in zambian within the period of three yrs? the answer is simple, to raise money for ba mpundu.
G.eliud
December 14, 2011 at 12:09 am
safe travo.
dnice
December 14, 2011 at 12:10 am
who knows may be our president has a phobia of flying. these things do happen. only time will tell and it really will. At the ssame time, hats off to the president who is particular about unnecessary trips regardless of where. well done Sir
bashi chisa
December 14, 2011 at 6:00 am
bwana ba jojo u always amaze many pipo with what comes out of you. dont ever wish our big man president sata anything bad. mind you god will be with him all the way. in case u dont know lesa wesu wa maka. go president sata go. we shall remain behind praying for you.
kibo
December 14, 2011 at 6:14 am
imwe bamambala muletasha uyu sata ni lesa watulambula,mwabashani kanshi muletasha let him go handover his just showing respect for our neigbours ,mwandi sata kafikepo tata its about time.
bunn
December 14, 2011 at 6:30 am
Travelling mercies to u mr president.jojo u jackass!!
Chax
December 14, 2011 at 7:18 am
Thanx guys for all th blessings ure pouring upon our God given president except one satanist who wants to see our leader collapse in an aeroplane. Shame on u vampire jojo coz yo utterances are despicable! Go n tel yo father th Devil tht Jesus is coming soon n that wil be yo end n th Devil’s if u(jojo) dnt repent.
rule boy
December 14, 2011 at 7:44 am
iwe chi jojo tomba noko hw cn u wish my presido 2 collapse chikala chawiso. Mr president hv a safe journey
DK
December 14, 2011 at 8:11 am
safe trip mcs!
Ba Zambya
December 14, 2011 at 8:17 am
Jojo, Jojo. Oro ni hatred ni iyi! % yacita over.
This language i can assure you guys, its coming from Zwatchdog blogs full of those unashamed 2see the president dead so that HH takes over.
Remember that , b4 he was elected ba Sata had been travelling on long trips through Eathrow 2 America & back. So why d’u wish him to collapse on this short one? GOD SO WONDERFUL IS WITH US AS HE MCS GOES & AS WE REMAIN HOME. Jojo & yo likes, may the blood of Jesus touch you!
Figo
December 14, 2011 at 8:18 am
rule boy thats so cold, u dont post such on the net,can u have some Zambian manners atleast !!!
bembas
December 14, 2011 at 8:18 am
Pippo open ur eyes,why the president interested 2 meet only fellow leaders holding power ilegally? Mugabe,now Yoweri,may be consulting on becoming one of them.
One Zambia
December 14, 2011 at 8:23 am
This is my third time reading articles on this web page. While I appreciate some informative articles and comments posted, I am afraid, if the operators of this web site won’t mind regulating what is posted to some extend, we may kindle a fire which might be difficult to quench.
Look at the hate comment about the Tongas posted by Mutototo! on December 13, 2011 at 10:13 pm. I am not Tonga, but if some Tongas read this article and happen to discover who this Mutototo! is and what his tribe is, do you thing they and their children will grow to love him/her and his/her tribe?
Let’s promote peace, love and co-existance. Don’t take the peace we are enjoying as a country for granted. God bless mother Zambia and all her inhabitants.
One Zambia
December 14, 2011 at 8:26 am
Correction of a typographical error in bald letters to my earlier comment.
I am not Tonga, but if some Tongas read this article and happen to discover who this Mutototo! is and what his/her tribe is, do you THINK they and their children will grow to love him/her and his/her tribe?
Wizard
December 14, 2011 at 8:36 am
Am very much disturbed by the way these Bembas are behavaving.It is very dissapointing to some extent that I would wish to chop the heads of these cocroach bembas out of the Earth. What do you have in your town apart stealing and talking too much. You are not having any Zambian behaviour.
snatchead
December 14, 2011 at 8:45 am
yaba fear of flying here we go.
Lwali
December 14, 2011 at 8:45 am
mwende bwino bakateka wesu.Lesa alemipala.
yakakana
December 14, 2011 at 9:14 am
jojo nibakateka you are wishing dead, you must be a witch yourself imagining according to the bible is doing. Travel well ba MCS, God is always protecting you from those witches.
G.ELIUD
December 14, 2011 at 9:15 am
dos who ar wishng hm bd lack,, jst accept da defeat en face da reality b 4 its 2 late.coz dis z jst a ka simple trip!!
Chinyopilo
December 14, 2011 at 9:18 am
Is he using the presidential jet or Air Zimbabwe?
muka moonga
December 14, 2011 at 9:35 am
HE IS OUR PRESIDENT SO WHY NOT LET HIM FLY WE ALL WANT TO SEE HIM MAKING IMPORTANT TRIPS
king fisher
December 14, 2011 at 9:57 am
Long leave Shi Michael! But when you come back…give is jobs immediately
Evans Namayala
December 14, 2011 at 10:02 am
I feel hate about some comments passed on us Tongas by some Bemba Idiots.Things will not be the same one day.One mother ****** will be known to be the one passing these ****** comments on us and surely the thief will set an example for his likes that we are not docile.We can react as well and are not weak to fight back.so watch out ba fikala.
Liseli
December 14, 2011 at 10:05 am
Gosh this man has no diplomacy..send Guy!
BANAKULU KASAMA
December 14, 2011 at 10:40 am
FIRST FAMILY HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY, BON VOYAGE, O BUEN VIAJE, VEILIGE REIS! CHEERIO!
One Bemba
December 14, 2011 at 10:42 am
The level of hatred that I read on this site towards Bembas sometimes makes sad reading!!Dear Wizzard how would you wish to chop off heads of all bemba’s just because of politics!!!You need to grow up and learn to debate with points not threaterning language.Its fools like you I would like Dr Malama to visit because you are a disgrace to the One Zambian society and culture.Zambia will never succumb to ur thinking because we are inter related through marriages,work,religion and friendship.Take your frustrations else were.And let me remind you,its you who is a cockroach because a sane human being would never think like that.Kabwa iwe!!!Nafulwasana!!!
MWAMBA
December 14, 2011 at 10:45 am
@ Jojo umutima ububi. why cant you wish him a good health. Safe trip ba President.
CHILESHE
December 14, 2011 at 10:52 am
Bemba for Life. Some of these tribes have inferiority complex. You cannot run away from the fact, bembas are just intelligent. Bemba women make good wife and bemba women look after their families well. Its a distinction to be ONE BEMBA WOMAN BEAUTIFUL AND WELL MANNERD.I dont mean other tribes are inferior. We are a one Zambia One Nation. I love all tribes be it Tonga, Lamba, Lenge, Soli, Namwanga, lala, Ushi, Ngumbo, Luvale, Kaonde, Ngoni, Nsenga and all tribes in Zambia. You are so special, I LOVE YOU ALL.
Teleshi Kabemba
December 14, 2011 at 10:54 am
Morning Zambia.May i ask just one question only.Who is going to identify the beer that can make you drunk and failing to walk home?
Whether is the Veep,Secretary general,Home affairs Minister,an Mp or NGO.Zambians will not get the perfect answers.
Certain comments are not good enough.Stay blessed regardless of your status.
loverman
December 14, 2011 at 11:27 am
i hope he does not give any speeches otherwise twaziletelela.
rk
December 14, 2011 at 11:48 am
safe trip mcs!