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SATA Declines Malawi COMESA Invitation For Being Bundled Into A Land Rover And Driven To The Zambian Border For Being Opposition Then
Republican President Michael Sata has declined the invitation to attend the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) heads of state summit to be hosted by Malawi.
Speaking when the new Malawi High Commissioner to Zambia presented his credentials and a congratulatory message this morning, the president said he finds it very difficult to travel to Malawi after being deported in 2006, by the then Bakili Muluzi government.
“Your government bundled me into a Land Rover and drove me to the Zambian border because I was opposition. Your government has never bothered to apologize. Natural justice demands that a person be heard before the courts of law. I therefore find it extremely difficult to travel to Malawi,” said the President.
Zambia will be represented at the summit by Vice President Guy Scott and other senior Government officials.
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zexlink
October 8, 2011 at 5:51 pm
We need natural justice indeed..
Never write off anyone no matter who they made be…
lungowe
October 8, 2011 at 5:58 pm
true dat!!
muzzo
October 8, 2011 at 5:56 pm
The Big man is right.Do unto others……..These guys(malawians) liked foresight.They thought Sata will never be a republican President.Eko usulile ekopa noko.
lungowe
October 8, 2011 at 5:58 pm
i agree
Reaper
October 8, 2011 at 6:12 pm
I agree with my president. What’s so about malawi anyway?
dora the xplora
October 8, 2011 at 6:17 pm
True kutibatubelesha bafikala
Reaper
October 8, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Malawians need no reminder that zambia is the safest political haven in all of southern africa. Already tension is rising in that country and soon they might need our refuge. Bakamwenako!
chikota
October 8, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Ba tumfweko. Is it da muluzi govt tht deportd president sata?… A strong fearless head we have, luvin him.
Danny
October 8, 2011 at 6:57 pm
may the malawian govt apologise to his execellence the president MCS!!!!
shake_shake
October 8, 2011 at 7:32 pm
I did not follow the Malawi depotation issue then. Why was MCS depoted?
Ex-zamtelgirl
October 8, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Acimwene.a mutarika teo tifuna ka apology musasebanike.tivale ma boda kukauka nkondo uko ku malawi
Shuru
October 8, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Correction: Please note and check your records: Muluzi was not in govt in 2006. He left in 2004. It is the Bingu government that bundled Sata into a landrover.
Masdotcom
October 8, 2011 at 7:52 pm
People of malawi remember that days are numbered.when you ll need us most we ll shut the borders down.go to hell idiots
The DokTech
October 8, 2011 at 7:56 pm
Ba tumfweko cross check articles before posting them. Bakili Muluzi’s term ended in 2004. It was Bingu who directed the deportation of our president, not because he had no visa(which he had) he was labeled PI. Lets remember that Bakili was under investigation for abuse of office. That side, it was reported differently.
SHILUBEMBA
October 8, 2011 at 8:36 pm
THUMBS UP TO OUR PRESIDENT FOR MAKING A STANCE AND IT SPEAKS VOLUMES. IN LIFE WE SHOULD NOT TAKE PEOPLE FOR GRANTED AT ALL. I HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION THIS MAN H.E. SATA BRAVO!
Fake Journalist
October 8, 2011 at 8:47 pm
In fact, President Sata should have just asked our high commissioner there to represent Zambia. Mutharika does not even deserve our Vice President Scot’ he is too primitive.
camp D
October 8, 2011 at 8:58 pm
10 commandments Sir
Wa-Lulumba
October 8, 2011 at 9:00 pm
I think no Zambian official should enter Malawi for any business at all. The DokTech you are spot on. It was Mutarika who deported his Excellence after we provided a haven for him when he was General Secretary for PTA then. He was accused of laundering Taiwanese money through Malawi for his political activities. We definitely don’t need Malawi for anything – someone correct me if we need Malawi for anything.
Michael pa borda
October 8, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Ok yalazanda nombaline bafikala tukesala ama borda yonse.idiots malawains
arots
October 8, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Not at all! No benefit of what so ever can malawi provide us. and we are sending back two of these refuges brothers to malawi.
william blunder & his bro.
Dar es salaam
October 8, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Mwanawasa chased Tsvangirai(sp)of Zimbabwe in livingstone if you remember.The crop of politicians like Mutarika are not needed in modern times.
GUEVARA
October 8, 2011 at 9:44 pm
I ADMIRE MCS HEARTILY COZ IF IT WAS BANDA, BANDA! BANDAAA ehe! HE COULD HAVE JUMPED ONto IT AS A CHANCE TO MAKE HIS FIRST TRAVELLING INTENATIONAL ASSIGNMENT ALLOWANCE. BUT LOOK AT MICHEAL TAFIPOSAKO NAMANO. EBAKATEKA ABA MWEBANTU WHAT OTHER LEADER DO TOU WANT GOD TO GIVE YOU
Maria
October 8, 2011 at 10:07 pm
chachine
William Mulenga
October 9, 2011 at 2:34 am
The malawian govt indeed must apologise. But I apeal to my beloved president: Please forgive them for they did not know what they were doing. Little did they know that they were deporting the future president.
Pietro aretino
October 9, 2011 at 5:59 am
Ba malawi masaka sana!Guys have ever malawians been sensible?they are still moving in the ghost of kamuzu banda.Mr President 4get about these baboons.actually even Dr guy is high 2go there.U cud have sent even Dora misumisu the squiter!
Lungowe
October 9, 2011 at 8:16 pm
LOL ati misumisu
Chairman
October 9, 2011 at 6:01 am
Malawi politics- very childish
Pat Kachale
October 9, 2011 at 7:32 am
yu zambians……..yu are living in the past.
Bts
October 9, 2011 at 7:45 am
Yah yaumfwika bwino iyakutumako ba cisusu wesu ba Dora.
FM Katayi
October 9, 2011 at 7:53 am
Each day that passes, I become more proud to have voted for Sata. Indeed, he is a true leader and leading by example. He has done very well to shun Mbingu’s invitation. Mbingu had really misbehaved upon acting on Rubbish Bin’s(RB)instructions to have Sata deported in a very disgraceful way. Mbingu thought Zambians had hate for Sata and wanted to start interfering with our local politics. Shame on you Mr Mbingu Wamutarika! Zambia like U.S.A,It is a civilised nation. U.S.A has black President while Zambia has a white vice-President. Come on Mbingu, apologise for mistreating our President!
mature
October 9, 2011 at 7:57 am
camp D you are right lets rule by the 10 commandments.
by the way whose inaugration was mutharika invited to? cos he was in zambia before the inaugurations but left hours before the same.
Nakabemba
October 9, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Mtarika thought Zambians are as docile as malawans not knowing that Zambians are great people in a great Nation. Right now the world has realised that Zambians cannot be taken for a donkey ride by some crazy bald-heads.
Sampa Kalowanama
October 9, 2011 at 8:26 am
Sata!!! This man never ceaeses to amaze and amuse me.
He alwaz doe the an expected. He does not pretend he cause a spade a spade and he is brave.
Pioneer
October 9, 2011 at 8:31 am
I was deeply saddened by the deportation of our own Michael by the Malawian govt, but the truth of the matter is that it was our govt, under late Levy Mwanawasa that instigated the stupid move. Meanwhile, what did Wamutarika come for when he met Ruphia (would-be convict) in Chipata a few months ago?
Former PF secretary
October 9, 2011 at 9:08 am
Bundled in a landrover, then drove to the Zambian border. Then given a prohibited immigrant stamp. Who authorised all this? I wonder how the head to head conservation was going like on phone.RB ” Uyo wabwela uko has come to bring confusion chase him” Malawi” okey will give PI drive him to the border and dump him there” “cheers RB I will see u at your ineugration”
makungu chishiki
October 9, 2011 at 9:30 am
In bemba we say’ “AKOPA NOKO TAKESHIBIKWA”so u thot Sata can never be the president of this country? Just like Kunda & Dora thot-mwailasha-muli nao tight-muzachiona-naifuma kulupako-”KING COBRA”
CHONYA
October 9, 2011 at 9:41 am
An apology is necessary from Malawi’s president. He will lose nothing but gain extra credit for saying sorry. I love our new president SATA change our Zambia for the better.
Wzy
October 9, 2011 at 10:12 am
Nice one Mr. Presidente! We are behind you. How do they even have the audacity to invite you as if your relationship with them is all good.??? Useless chaps.
chong
October 9, 2011 at 10:51 am
ngafyapena kumalawi ngabaisa pazed kuponona.thanksbakateka.
Chizaluke
October 9, 2011 at 10:53 am
The president has made a wise decision. I find the regime in Malawi un democratic and the depotation has not been revoked just as the reasons have not been said. It was all political with the thot that nothing like this will ever hapen. They forget that Zambians have been the trend setters in the past. The next to go will be Mutharika. He is a Dictator. We dont need Malawi any how. We can do without. They can go to hell if they dont apologise.
Nakabemba
October 9, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Our very own honoured president Michael thinks proper. Some governments in africa lack morals and the rule of law. Let Malawi apologise for mistreating our president in those days. The Malawi Government should not be naive to think that such an issue can just slide and forgotten. Thumbs up Your Excellency
Ubuntungwa Mu Jambo Jambo
October 9, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Etiquette and diplomacy aside, crap is crap and shud be treated as such. U kick me in the night and in the morning u want me to attend your wedding when u haven’t even said sorry? Hell!
sting
October 9, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Our Vice president is too big 4 this ka meeting in Malawi i suggest we just send a ward counselor to represent Zambia.
Wren
October 9, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Principled president at work! Still in the country, unlike the previous, by now he could have toured more than five countries! I ask the current Malawian government to swallow their pride and apologise. An apology isn’t synonymous to stupidity or foolishness. It’s just a way to recognise that we’re humans prone to error. It’s humility at service when one apologises.
Checkmate
October 9, 2011 at 3:44 pm
FM kATAYI, lam with you on this one,and its shame on malawian presido mbingu wamutarika,the chap was given good havens when camped in lusaka for many years but only to be fooled by RB, I wish you read the times that things have changed in this country our presido hie MCS and respect that next time you want to come please apply for a visa cos us will put you on a truck to chipata enroute mwami border post.
allan mulawisha
October 9, 2011 at 6:09 pm
this is good mr president sata tell them from your heart!!!How could malawi deport you as if you were there iligaly….they should have behaved by treating you like any other visitor…..not deporting you like a thief….they should not involve themselves in zambia’s politics.
Friendly Malawian
October 9, 2011 at 6:54 pm
It was very unwise on part of our govt to deport Sata. Surely the least Bingu can do is to apologize to HE Sata. But knowing the arrogance and ego in Bingu, I do not see him apologizing directly. Zambia is the only country that has so much cultural links with Malawi. It is wrong for political leaders to break this link. Almost everyone in Malawi is now angry with Bingu.
It is out order for some people on this forum to generalize this shameful Bingu act to all Malawians. As others have rightly said, economically, Zambia can do without Malawi but so can Malawi. Apart from the deep cultural links between the two brotherly nations, there is very little economic activities going either way. If Zambia were either Tanzania or Mozambique (Malawi heavily depends on their ports), by now Malawi would have been feeling the pinch as a result of this stupid decision by our useless Bingu. This however, does not undermine the importance of Malawi and Zambia to each other. The borders between Malawi and Zambia are but artificial. Otherwise we are one people. Let politicians not make us enemies.
TUCHILI TULE BEBA
October 9, 2011 at 7:36 pm
I agree with you friendly Malawian…lets not generalise I feel most Malawians would not agree with what this Bingu did to our Leader MCS, now its a big shame for Malawian gov ….you see now the person you thought would never be a president of Zambia has ended up being one….life is very funny things change and here we are in Zambia rejoicing because of MCS… remember dont treat people like fools coz one day the coin will be tossed round on you….
Ted Kaoma
October 9, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Zambians deserve respect. Malawian government’s behaviour is like European aliens. Yes, I raise a toast to President Sata (Cobra) for refusing COMESA invitation by Malawi. Its time we brought back ‘Clean-Up’ operastion to arret and deport all illigal European and West African aliens who are corrupting our nmorals and destroying natonal economic growth.
Dicky
October 9, 2011 at 9:47 pm
It is not Muluzi who deported Sata but this current president (Mthalika) because Sata went to Malawi to see Muluzi, who was retired president by then. The guy thought they will be discussing him. It was really disappointing as Sata was dropped at the border as a thief by the police and was declared Persona Non Grata (PNG)
b.j
October 10, 2011 at 12:20 pm
comeon yr exallence it takes courage 2 b a man.
Amuna Onzuna
October 10, 2011 at 12:56 pm
I think, its better we send Chishimba Kambwili to Malawi to go and represent Zambia. Chishimba is also fearless and I’m sure he will tell the Malawians off,just like he has been telling the Chinese. And also, Chishimba will tell the Malawians to remove their boarder post from the Zambian side and take it to where it used to be. Zambians are suffering at the hands of Malawian Immigration staff when the want to go to Vubwi or Mwami Hospital because they cross two boader points and usually the Malawian Imigration staff are very hostile. Whoever gave permission to let the Malawians shift their boader should be probed because that was like Zaire selling Zambia the pedicle land.