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LEAKS Force SATA To U-TURN Decision Of Appointing Corruption-Convict XAVIER CHUNGU As PS
REPUBLICAN President Michael Sata has U-turned on the appointment of former spy chief, Xavier Chungu.
This follows revelations from Cabinet office sources that Sata was expected to appoint Xavier Chungu as his Permanent Secretary for Luapula Province.
President Michael Sata has since castigated cabinet office for leaking state information and breaching security.
Mr Sata says he is disappointed that there is no confidentiality at Cabinet office and security information is been leaked to the media.
President Sata was speaking during the swearing in ceremony for three permanent secretaries for Northern, Central and Western Province.
Mr Sata has also warned the new permanent secretaries against peddling rumours at the expense of work as they risk being removed.
He directed the permanent secretaries to tour all the districts in their provinces to understand the needs and suffering of the people.
President Sata says the new officers should not reveal any information they receive because they are under oath.
President Sata has appointed Edwin Zumbunu as Central Province Permanent Secretary, Emmanuel Mwamba for Northern Province and Augustine Seyuba as Western Province Permanent secretary.
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Kwalungu mukuta
November 1, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Sata b careful. Next u wil appoint the dead.thank u 4 dropping xavier.
CHINVINDINVINDI
November 1, 2011 at 3:07 pm
It was hot air and a smoke screen!
The president wants to use chungu for an assignment and sent for him. Your informers made a false start and revealed nothing.
Kutekanya ba Post, and ba Tumfweko. Now the cabinet office mole is exposed.
Ama Joza
November 1, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Membe is a man…..very principled. I am MMD, admitedly and i stoped reading the Post because of how it used to ‘undress’ my party. Now I have seen that the paper means well. They seem not to be indebted to any one not evn PF. They are pointing out its wrongs! Bravo Membe!
atishani apo
November 1, 2011 at 3:12 pm
ba tumfweko ,were do you get your information? As far as am concerned mr. sata would never make such a grave mistake as bringing chungu, this was just a sick rumour.this government has no place for such people.
jones
November 1, 2011 at 3:19 pm
y bring old pipo whre ar the youths? mr. president seuba z old. u promised us that ps will come 4rom cival service nw z mwamba 4rom cival service?
shiro
November 1, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Tekanyeni, these appointments are not cast in stone and are for pace making only, some of these old pipo were high performers and are back to facilitate skills transfer. Some young Zambians are multiple degree holders without managerial skills. Though am not seeing any old ladies bounce back, or am I behind.
donchi kubeba
November 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm
This would have been a costly mistake,i know the chungu was not even on the list but just the thot of him been on the list is criminal,and it goes far beyond the wat the zambian pipo desired imwee guys stop raising pipos BP, Post news paper,tumfwenko,watchdog mukaponwwesha abantu
wallace
November 1, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Theres no smoke without fire. He didnt tell you everything (donchi kubeba) just wait for more suprises
PF
November 1, 2011 at 3:38 pm
SATA NEVER APPOINTED CHUNGU ZAMBIAN’S LEARN TO LISTEN. Y mukonda ma Rumour !
Shootist
November 1, 2011 at 3:39 pm
U a rat
Honda
November 1, 2011 at 3:40 pm
If it was watchdog carrying this headline, the comments section was going to be full of insults. I don’t know why Zambia is full of idiots, whose only objective is to demean others. Get a life you haters!
Sir Evol
November 1, 2011 at 3:45 pm
We need experienced staffs regardless of thier ages.iwe bushe tawakakote?think twice you zambians,do not discriminate old people,how do you know about leadership imwe bakoswe.in bemba we say bamukolwe ngabafula tabuca bwangu,leave the president alone for his progressive moves imwe bakoswe”"”
Mind You
November 1, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Thanx Mr. Sata for saving mother Zambia from anarchy by disappointing X. Chungu. I believe HE wanted to appoint Chungu for political expedience; contrary to moral standing. Why should Chungu be rewarded for plundering our resources together with late Chiluba? Chungu was somehow silent during the run up to Sept. 2011 election; a u-turn to his public support to RB during 2008 presidential by-election. I suspect Chungu and Sata reconciled secretly and Chungu may have even used his spy skills to stop rigging this time around. Sata can find other ways of rewarding Chungu; but not awarding him public office in-charge of public funds – this is immoral. E. Mwamba has to be pushed out too. Bravo POST!
eka wakumutima
November 1, 2011 at 3:50 pm
ubufi kwati baiche..awe sure theres gossip.typical of Dora,is she your mother?am sure the one who leaked force info are the nsengas,pakamwa.
PIKE
November 1, 2011 at 3:56 pm
CABINET OFFICE LET US BE PROFESSIONAL DO NOT BE KACHEPA LISTENING PRESIDENT.
yebo
November 1, 2011 at 3:56 pm
I voted for you bashikulu but that would have been a major **** up! Remember that the same don’t kubeba that put you in power can easily remove you from plot one. The simple reason that your cabinet ministers leaked chungu’s alleged pending appointment is becoz they were not impressed – your catch phrase is ‘allergic to corruption’ and let’s keep it that way.
mwanida mulenga
November 1, 2011 at 3:59 pm
PABWAAAAATOOOOO……this is wat we wanted.Sata is free to put who eva he wants,even ba mdala bashi mpundu.just tell them.DONT SHUSHA.your vote is at work Lol.
MANN
November 1, 2011 at 3:59 pm
As a PF diehard garter, really felt embarrassed about the designation, as far as l know HE MCS,he can not deign like that, that was going to cost PF the stock pile of reliance us supporters have,and i feel it was a hypothesis of venture otherwise. My shallow advice piece is, boma should avoid engaging people previously envolved in STEALTHY but exposed corrupt practices as this will take us back to sqare one as these guys have ‘cooked’ themselves with more slipperly formulars that would leave our president for the commoner with heart attack.Mr President, we know these peoples come to you crawling to you with all sorts of personas, praises,etc. who knows maybe mixed with ‘zaffico’!
JUSTINE
November 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm
KEEP IT UP POST NEWSPAPER. THIS TIME WE NEED A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT NOT THE ONE WHO ACTS TO WIN THE NEXT POLLS WE ARE FED UP.
Calculas
November 1, 2011 at 4:07 pm
jones, Emmanuel Mwamba is a civil servant.
kakonkote
November 1, 2011 at 4:11 pm
i comende sata for the u turn—-but why shoudnt we have leaks now wen u(sata) sponsored them yourself for the gd of mother zambia—viva inside leaks. u worked for him plz work for us.
A Man From Mindolo, Kitwe
November 1, 2011 at 4:15 pm
thanks Calculus, Mwamba Emmanuel is a civil servant who was appointed by the government to work as Deputy Minister in the Second republican President’s office. Such a position occurs for all past presidents and such office bearers i.e. Deputy Ministers are on Government payroll. Once the second republican president passed on, Mwamba had no office but yet continued getting paid. Sata needs to find him a relocation.
From the numerous posts above, I sense most dont know about this fact!
Chams
November 1, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Tumfweko jst book lifted the post headline.its not their news as the want to portray by not putting the source.THE POST
speed boat
November 1, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Oh oh we have now gone cylce matta!
mengo
November 1, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Mind You, Mwamba is a Civil servant.Some of you are completely ignorant about Mwamba’s Job status.
speed boat
November 1, 2011 at 4:32 pm
and with cycle matter, cycle= is going round and round and matter=something that has weight and occupies space…he will definitely be a heavy burden on us…and will definitely be unpredictable as he changes shape….ugh this is cool definition of cycle matter. i was hoping that sinbad does not pull the belt..now its wafya welemana…ala umo akenda ubwamba
Maureen Mwanawasa
November 1, 2011 at 4:35 pm
I am so desappointed with this president of yours. How can he appoint these people that said bad things and not just said but did wrong things and stole and plundered our economy like hell, then you wake up and make appointments what sort of a country is this? Sata is slowly but sure embracing criminals and very soon he’ll fail just like Rupiah did so. Lets wait and see.
mukuma
November 1, 2011 at 4:39 pm
That man is a terrible thief and we the zambian people deserve hardworking people not thieves and so called “FUGITIVES” Mr sata please dont injure us like your this again please
SPEAKINGTIME
November 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm
yes Mwamba is from the cival service,he was working for ftj kafupi but employed by grz to be former head of state spokesperson
NDOFWA BWINO
November 1, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Ba Donchikubeba if this will be your approach to National Affairs your down fall will be worse thatn Chiluba and RB….Im telling you. Stop those fun experiments up there it is costly.
Abene Ba Kasensa
November 1, 2011 at 4:59 pm
HE MCS’ true colours are coming out, the truth shall always prevail. You can not pretend for a long time, the real you will always catch up with you …
jack bauer
November 1, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Mr Sata is forgeting that when he was in opposition he used to have MMD information at hs finger tips. What goes around comes around, this is Zed. Mr Sata has fired a lot of learnd people and PF it seem hasnt got enough of those. Especially if continues filling vacant offices with old buddies. I dont want you to fail Mr President but some of the appointments lack an X factor.
zambiana
November 1, 2011 at 5:04 pm
you! cant you read, its in black and white. you need glasses. what of mwamba who worked for corrupt chiluba, have we run out of civil servants in the country. come on lets reason.
Nachi
November 1, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Are you sure you did not see the Post to day? The Post never lies. It digs deeper
uwalubana
November 1, 2011 at 5:22 pm
mr president careful wit yo decisions,do u even consult if i may ask,or do u even consider yo adivisors opinions? if this story is true then u are about to embarance us the pipo who voted for u.careful twapapata and be wise wit yo decisions otherwise yo silly decisions will call for yo down fall.God bless sata
Sofia
November 1, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Mr. President,careful coz you risk a vote of no confidence if you continue like this
Donchi Observer
November 1, 2011 at 5:52 pm
I think we made a mistake. This man is running the whole show bo-better !
man T
November 1, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Mwiyamba bwangu bigge ba mc, tatwabebe but we will wait and see before we come up with another dont kubeba now it will be operation dont kubeba.
Dien
November 1, 2011 at 6:32 pm
still disappointed!
kahilu
November 1, 2011 at 6:35 pm
I agree with you, but at times, watchdog gets so much in spectulations!
THE TRUTH
November 1, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Bola panshi guys. U were told abt this old skool, nw u want to complain before na 90days tailakwana. Mwanya muzachiona.
AKRRAL
November 1, 2011 at 7:20 pm
mwamba is a cival servant
Lee
November 1, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Ale bane ni donchi kubeba. Our dear president is not fit for that office. By the way why does he address functiöns with his hands at the back? Why is he always sad?
DONTI
November 1, 2011 at 8:02 pm
After all, the big man wanted to be a presit!!! now that he is not, he will do the opposite. Next time please the Post remember we told you ” Donti kubeba” Now you are busy telling them. We have to part company in that case. Next week we will fire Amos and chella. Since you hate HH, you have no option but to support us for better for worse…come and get your foolish chela back.
Nimfulwa Sana
November 1, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Chungu?!!! He was going to work with Katumbi smuggling diamonds from Mbuji Mayi and plunder even worse! Bushe Mwakota ba Cobra? Hurray Post!
Saviour
November 1, 2011 at 8:36 pm
I like what the president has acted in this same issue of chungu.he is a man who listen.thank you mr sata
Gen. Zulu
November 1, 2011 at 8:37 pm
I thank you Mr. president reversing the appointment of Xavier Chungu as Permanent Secretary. I can’t comment further since his cases are in the courts of law. Mr. President, you shouldn’t be on the throats of those who leak information at Cabinet Office. Its our culture. You used to enjoy receiving leaks from them when you were in opposition. What will stop them leaking information to opposition? Just accommodate them. Just take it easy. You are on the throne of authority. Let 90 days promise be just another campaign gimmick. Otherwise you will make a lot of blunders within 90 days.
Pragmatist 2011
November 1, 2011 at 8:57 pm
So far since Sata assumed office of the president, this is the first time I am not in agreement with his appointments. The mention of Chungu as a possible appointee has spoiled my day. I am against the appointment of these two not because they don’t deserve it but because of their past record. Chungu was at the centre of the plunder of billions of kwacha and when you mention plunder of government money under Chiluba, the key man is Saviour Chungu. If it is true that president Sata was thinking of appointing Chungu, how does he reconcile his latest corruption crusade which demands zero tolerance on corruption with Chungu and Zamtrop? The appointment of Emmanuel Mwamba has also left sour taste in my mouth because Mwamba behaved like an MMD cadre assigned to be late ex-president Chiluba’s spokes person. If today’s happenings are pointing to more of similar appointments to come, then all of us who supported PF and president Sata must be vigilant and not allow the government we have just formed painstakingly to be infuriated by MMD cadres and mercenaries. This perhaps explains why so many MMD thugs are falling over each other to resign from their party and join PF. Both Chungu and Mwamba were dragged to court over some corruption related cases. Please your excellence let this country be ruled by the ten commandments. Appointing people who stole public money is breaking one of the ten commandments because such people are still presumed thieves until they stand on the anthill to renounce their old ways and return the stolen money to the state coffers.
G C K
November 1, 2011 at 9:30 pm
i can assure you the appointment of chungu a criminal, was not going to be supported even by diehard PF supporter like me and don’t start undressing us apapene naimwe bashikulu bantu, pantu tu MMD na tu UPND twalatampa ukulatutumpika ati tatwakwata amano. so don’t start embracing criminals. thou shall not steal- shall also follow us if you start making ****** mistakes like BWEZANI NKONGOLE! PERIOD.
Framuka
November 1, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Good Presidents listen to the masses. Thank you Mr Sata for listening. Chungu was a bitter pill in my brains in the morning to our hot complaints in the early hours of the day. At least I am relieved. As for Mwamba I know he is a civil servant and no ill-comment to pass on. His job as a spokesperson for chiluba should not be married to his personal character as he was just carrying out his duties. Therefore, Mwamba is not Chiluba but was just a mouth-piece for Chiluba.