BLUNDER : SATA Appoints Corruption-Convict XAVIER CHUNGU As PS

REPUBLICAN President has appointed forgery-convict and corruption fugitive Xavier Chungu as his Permanent Secretary for Luapula Province, highly-placed sources at cabinet office revealed yesterday.
And President Sata has appointed Emmanuel Mwamba the late former president Frederick Chiluba’s spokesperson as his permanent Secretary for Northern Province while renowned marketer Augustine Seyuba will be Western Province Permanent Secretary.
According to sources, President Sata has also appointed the former director general of the Zambia Security Intelligence Service Xavier Chungu.
Upon coming to power last month, President Sata coined an anti-corruption slogan ‘I am allergic to corruption’ and has been firing some senior public officials he claims are corrupt.
However, his latest appointee, Chungu, has been facing corruption cases resulting from his dealings when he served as spy chief during the corruption-laced regime of Chiluba between 1991 and 2001.
Chungu, Chiluba and other Chiluba-allied senior government officials were in February 2003 charged with 168 counts of theft of more than $40million public funds.
Chungu has never been acquitted. Most of his cases are still active in the courts of law.
Chiluba, who died in June 2011 at his Kabulonga residence, was controversially acquitted in 2009, a judgement President said was engineered by then President Rupiah Banda.
The London High court in 2007 found Chiluba and several of his allies guilty of thefty of US$46 million public funds and ordered them to refund the US$58 Million but the Banda adminstration, which was reluctant to fight corruption, declined to register the judgement in Zambian courts.
Amidst his prosecution, Chungu in June 2004 fled Zambia and went into hiding.
He was reported to be in Portugal and briefly in neighbouring Mozambique on asylum.

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241 Responses to BLUNDER : SATA Appoints Corruption-Convict XAVIER CHUNGU As PS

manzi

November 1, 2011 at 2:34 pm

A very BIG BLUNDER Mr.President.We have faith in you but the people you are appointing please.
Pedro Jose

November 1, 2011 at 2:45 pm

These are the results of 90 days..next is renaming Zambia as Republic of Don’t Kubeba…..lol.
DeeDee26

November 1, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Elo lwanya!!! lwati napwee!!!!!!!!!!!! 1st the chinese now this??? ok…
Jeff Whizz Kid

November 1, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Quincy Curtis… I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO A COUP BEFORE WE ARE F***KD!!
DeeDee26

November 1, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Pedro u r sooo… ryt!!! lol
Uteleze Wena!

November 1, 2011 at 2:58 pm

Bo Sata muteleze!! if this is true, then you are going in 2016. I think we need new brains in this government. we are fed up…
Lyepa Luneta

November 1, 2011 at 3:06 pm

I am afraid: With this speed of irrational actions, five years is very far from now. The head of state might just do something in the course of his term that might make him difficult to avoid impeachment.
musalu wali pe samba

November 1, 2011 at 3:15 pm

XAVIER HAS OUTLIVED HIS USEFULNESS!!!
zoro4thepipo

November 1, 2011 at 3:17 pm

Reading thru the various comments, I can simply say many of us Zambians are somehow brianwashed. Most of the pipo that were being persued for corruption by Mwanawasa were just used as scape goats, Mwanawasa really wanted to fix FTJ. Of course some of them stole some money. But to be honest with you, many of them were innocent. So we should be mindful before we comment, I know the POST has played a bigger role in this brainwashing: tell me, why are they quiet on the Zambian Airways saga? I mean bena Membe? They were involved with Magande, was Magande persued by Levy? No. Was the former PS of MOH, Sam Miti persued, NO. What about the PETRODA issue. How come Maureen survived? Anyway I end here for now. But I wouldn’t condemn MCS like some of you because I know the truth about the alleged fight against corruption by Levy. For the youth crying foul that we are not being appointed: pliz I should not be appointed because I’m a youth or because I’m a woman, NO. It should be on merit, and for your own info, many of the youth are just so lazy. Let’s be honest with our selves. If I’m hard working I will be noticed and if need be, appointed
isaac

November 1, 2011 at 3:19 pm

whats the reason behind,is this not contradictory to his current stance on coruption..?who are the advisors of our current president?does he actually consult or does he think he is the know it all? Mr Chungu out,find other people please…
SSSSSSSS

November 1, 2011 at 3:42 pm

In the called “Bembastan” formerly Zambia, a thief is a normal person, can be appointed to civil service. And the zambians that voted PF in power should carry the can for all this mess!!!!!
Malilisho

November 1, 2011 at 3:56 pm

Bakateka,

Mwa Tupwisha amaka! We gave you power to rid this Country of Underachievers, corrupt leaders and inept playboys. Surely, what have the People of Northern Province done to deserve such treatment.

Firstly, the President cuts the Great province to cut his district from the rest of the Province. This was first done by Kaunda, when he cut Luapula from the then Northern province.

Now MCS appoints a criminal Emmanuel Mwamba who was fired from ZANACO for misappropriating money! Xavier is a Known corrupt persn and his whole life and family is a group of Fraudsters (Jimmy Fingers) is Xavier’s Nephew and henchman in many shady deals following the Former Intelligence Chief’s fall from grace.

GOD save Zambia.
kakonkote

November 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm

dont kubeba—-hope——–chungu ps—–betrayal

we difinetly wont be saved by this man –sata—redemption must be sought elsewere.mark my words.
Malilisho

November 1, 2011 at 4:01 pm

I don’t think you are sexy! More like Waxy! You obviously must be one of these defectors from MMD, jumping on the bandwagon. Xavier had his time and he stole from us! BIG TIME! He should be in Jail, not taking Public Office. So should you in fact for making false claims! Sexy my foot!.
Bamwine

November 1, 2011 at 4:03 pm

Chansoni sana ba President.

Just reverse the appointments and listen to what people have said.

There are so many people who can do that job.
awisi t

November 1, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Im beginning 2regret y i voted 4MC.I wz hoping pipo will be holding positions on merit n not on apzments.who hz bewichd him 2stat making such blunders?Emmanuel Mwamba surely!!he wz owz protecting the wrong Chiluba did.Im hurt.
A Man From Mindolo, Kitwe

November 1, 2011 at 4:09 pm

This is NOT the change I paid my hard earned vote for! I still think this man can embrace the change we want; it all starts by critisizing the incumbent President. I know he isnt a fool and he is fresh with evidence as to what led to the drammatic downfall of his predecessor

GOD bless Zambia
mampi

November 1, 2011 at 4:10 pm

wampia munzi, Emmanuel Mwamba the plunderer and play boy has been sworn in as ps.. watch him make himself rich with our tax payers money. the boy is useless.
Kabonde

November 1, 2011 at 4:16 pm

MCS is now playing with our patience. He is becoming a big joke. Chungu is not even supposed to come in the kachepa of appointees. Why should Emmanuel Mwamba of all people become Northern PS? I can not pick any grain of logic in all this!
CHIYEYEYE

November 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Ba Tata Ba Sata,
Kwena nga chacine ati you have appointed umuntu uwakwata ishina lyatampila na X…….Awe kwena then you are saying that Chiluba was not a thief. And ninshi mwamupatile Chiluba mwa??????????
sharp shooter

November 1, 2011 at 4:23 pm

Sometimes you wonder why our political leaders take things the way they do? This is what makes us to demand for change. For the sake of sanity in politics we shall not keep quiet until we see the change we desire. Mr President watch out for another change. Remember its you who brought the idea of Don’t Kubeba. Stop appointing questionable characters.
gideon

November 1, 2011 at 4:36 pm

not good appointments you have made today Mr President, very disappointing indeed.
pikisi

November 1, 2011 at 4:46 pm

if it is true then he is just as corrupt…the same way RB embraced Chiluba. if it is true, what a shame!!!!!..if it is true, he has called for his down fall too early…if it is true, then i wasted my vote RB should have continued…if it is true then zambians have been dribbled…
i am actually feeling sick today because of this rumour, hope it is not true.
Mwadya Mweka Daddy (MMD)

November 1, 2011 at 5:11 pm

I have just confirmed that Xavier was not sworn-in due to advise by the office of the Attorney General, but Mwamba has been sworn-in despite him being before the courts facing contempt charges. If the judge convicts him, Micahel will be hit by the sh!t that will hit the fan!
I am extremely disappointed with the decision to include names without repute in the PF government. Zambians, lets’ brace ourselves for worse times!;( I hope I am wrong!
kapaya

November 1, 2011 at 5:15 pm

this is a downfall of Pf, appointing Mwamba the plunderer/ womanizer as ps. its a shame indeed.
chinyoka

November 1, 2011 at 5:23 pm

Mwamba is not a suitable person for this job Mr President, the boy loves money and women, am not even sure if his wife knows about other women. all i can see now is him, making himself rich out of the taxpayers money. personally speaking and speaking on behalf of the people of Zambia, this is a big mistake you have made so far.
Sexy miss

November 1, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Zoro4thepipo,you are so right! people speak just for the sake of speaking.if you only knew the truth you’d be ashamed of yourselves.anyways,being a youth doesnt make you any wiser,most of you would not even make any changes to write home about.easy to sit on your high horse and say blunder.
Sexy miss

November 1, 2011 at 5:39 pm

so what if Mwamba likes women? show me one man who says he doesnt and i will show you a liar! leave his wife out of it,i am sure she knows him more than any one of us ever will,after all she lives with him.i bet heaven will be full of zambians,we are so perfect!
Perry Lubasi

November 1, 2011 at 5:52 pm

Now Sata is showing his true colours. Mwamba was fired from ZANACO for stealing clients money, Chungu stole millions of US$. Is this fighting corruption or its pay back time. I failed to get a job in MMD times even with my Masters degree. I voted for Sata coz I had hope that this time jobs would be advertised but its either you are bemba or friend to the Sata family.
Sata call for an election and you will be shocked coz my vote you have lost.
Mossad

November 1, 2011 at 6:28 pm

WRONG MOVE
Brad Pitt

November 1, 2011 at 6:42 pm

Imwe ba sexy miss, dont be dull. the is a difference between liking women and being a womaniser. I Like women in every shape and form, their beauty, their grace and their kind hearts. but am not a womaniser because I love my wife, I respect her, am desciplined and focused. Mwamba can not say these qualities because he hasnt got them. He is no leader.
Should we be suprised that the person defending this ***** is a women, the very pipo that he openly hurts without remorse. echo twami mwena mo mwe bana kashi.
muntu

November 1, 2011 at 7:20 pm

I do not believe this story.
Child of the Sky

November 1, 2011 at 7:45 pm

If MCS u – turns, very sad. i was personally warned, but I stuck the principles of MCS’ I remember from years ago. We begin the decampaign move right away. No wonder some sections want to leave, and leave Zambia (Bembastan as some bloggers refer to it) to its foolish devices,
AKRRAL

November 1, 2011 at 7:49 pm

BAKACHEPA!THE PRES SATA CAN NOT APPOINT CHUUNGU
WENYE.
IF IT WAS TRUE THEN OUR PRESIDENT HAS NO PROPER ADVISORS.BETTER HE LOOKS FOR GOOD ADVISORS, NOT YES BWANA, YES BWANA
Govt of Monkeys in a Maize Field

November 1, 2011 at 8:00 pm

We told you before the election
Woviziba

November 1, 2011 at 8:38 pm

If this has happened it is a VERY BIG BLUNDER. Chungu cannont serve Zambia in any capacity after running away from justice!
Lets dogs enjoy in kalulushi

November 1, 2011 at 8:45 pm

ITS TRUE I WASTE MY VOTE FOR ME TO GO FOR PF,PLEASE BA MR GIVEN LUBINDA ADVISE BA SATA,HOW CAN HE APPOINT A PERSON WHO TO NOT VOTE FOR HIM,IT LOOKS RB WAS BETTER MAN,PLEASE PF PARTY YOU MADE A VERY BIG MISTAKE HERE IN COPPER-BELT FOR ALLOWING THOSE PEOPLE TO COME TO YOUR PARTY,DON’T FORGET YOUR STRONG HOLD IS COPPER-BELT.
KAKOOKA

November 1, 2011 at 9:41 pm

Your Excellency you are sending confusing signals, ” Allergy to corruption” but yet appointing characters of very questionable character integrity wise. Your war on corruption will be lost before it even starts.
Handsome Prince

November 1, 2011 at 9:44 pm

tuchili na slogan yenu iya Don’t Kubeba!!!!!!!
Naimwe tatwakamyebe ati muleya coz this is a vry dull move by you Mr President.
Watch out for part 2 UPND & MMD vs PF in 2016.U hv really shocked me MCS.
Fake Journalist

November 1, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Too many ignorant bloggers on Zambian web sites! Emmanuel Mwamba, like all those security, and all their secretarial and support staff and drivers who are now working for former presidents like Chiluba, Banda, Kaunda and now Rupiah, are CIVIL SERVANTS you ignorant f.ool.s!! And these former heads of state are entitled to such staff. A lot of you think Emmanuel Mwamba was paid by Chiluba! What ignorance!! If you take your heads out of you’re a.s.se.s long enough to get some fresh air you will know that all these are civil servants paid by the government much as you want to hate them. And they are entitled to the same promotion, demotion, transfer, disciplinary rules, etc like all other civil servants.
Tumbwe

November 1, 2011 at 10:38 pm

thats what you guys wanted..donchi kubeba..but time will tell..!
Antony

November 1, 2011 at 10:39 pm

IS Dr SIMON MITI GOING TO BE APPOINTED ALSO? HE IS JUST A THIEF LIKE HIS FRIEND ROBBY ZULU OF MEANWOOD. STOP THESE PLUNDERERS!!!
manfred

November 1, 2011 at 11:41 pm

Zambian made a very big mistake by voting pf and sata .zambia will not be taken anywhere trust me,look at the people he is appointing its a shame blunders coming back.wait time will tell how bad the situation will be.
ozzie

November 2, 2011 at 2:26 am

Blunders blunders people, ba president just recently you told us that you were “allegic to corruption” now you have made u turn , you promised to stamp out corruption, increase money in our pockets, reduce taxes, and create more jobs in your campaign manifesto. We voted for you because of these things, what we wanted was real change. By appointing questionable individuals like Xavier Chungu with cases pending in the courts of law, emmanuel mwamba and others do you think you will be able to achieve this things? please ba president twapapata revoke the appointment of such individuals otherwise will soon start losing confidence in you. Dont let us down or make us start questioning your integrity.
Anthony

November 2, 2011 at 7:11 am

But why do we Zambians just complain and complain. We should take action and say big NO to such appointments. Occupy Cairo.
CHALONKANDA

November 2, 2011 at 8:20 am

WHY SHUD HE APOINT EMMANUEL MWAMBA.
WE NEED THE ANSWER FROM YOU MR SATA.
Kauzya

November 2, 2011 at 8:45 am

apa pena mwaiitaya bamudala. Please don’t disappoint Micheal. Even if they are your good friends, relatives, refrain. I am just wondering if the advisors played a role in these appointments. Learn to get pieces of advise, it doesn’t hurt to do so.
kalufyanya

November 2, 2011 at 8:52 am

Ubwato bwalabunda if these questionable appointments persist Mr. President MCS
tkzee

November 2, 2011 at 9:33 am

Mr president, i voted for you because i believed that you could clean up the corruption which is deeply rooted in our country.But your resent appointments do not make any sense to me.Just the other day, you were telling the whole nation that you are allergic to corruption.I am starting to question your stance on corruption. if you can bring these people into your govt and at the same time claim that you hate corruption can only mean one thing!!!!!! you are now moving on dangerous ground. If you are not careful,This will be your last term in office. i am very disappointed.
DOC D

November 2, 2011 at 9:41 am

IYE! Batata ba kateka,just when iam begining to have confidence in you pali fight against corruption olo nomba mwatupela nafuti Ba Mwamba naba Chungu.Please save our nation from such if you are truly allergic to corruption. TWAKANA