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SATA Explains WHY He Avoids FOREIGN TRIPS
PRESIDENT Michael Sata says he avoids taking international trips because he does not want to waste the country’s meagre resources which can be channelled towards poverty alleviation for the benefit of the majority poor Zambians.
Mr Sata has said that he did not want to undertake costly trips abroad because he wanted to minimise on expenditure so that money could be channeled to helping ‘defeat’ poverty for which the Zambian people elected him into office.
Addressing a mammoth public rally at Chongwe grounds to drum up support for the PF candidate for the Chongwe parliamentary by-election scheduled for Monday, President Sata said he was an accountable leader who had rejected a number of recent foreign trips, including one to Australia and another to Malawi.
The president said he could have spent a lot of money already had he been travelling indiscriminately because all his trips required a horde of security and other personnel accompanying him, all of whom were entitled to allowances.
He said such expenses would be enough to build a hospital for the people of Zambia.
President Sata said his first trip outside State House was only on Wednesday this week when he travelled to Magoye in the Southern Province.
Mr Sata said he could not back-track on his position on expensive foreign trips, especially that he condemned and referred to his predecessor, Rupiah Banda, as a mobile president because of the numerous trips he undertook.
And Mr Sata has said that UPND president Hakainde Hichilema should not be trusted with the presidency because he allegedly failed to account for money from the privatisation process.
Mr Sata said when he was minister under the Chiluba administration, then Finance minister Ronald Penza invited Mr Hichilema to manage the privatisation of Luanshya Copper Mines, Kagem Mine and Intercontinental Hotel in Livingstone but that the UPND leader allegedly chose to become chairperson of the same hotel he had privatised.
The president said the Government had allegedly not seen money raised from the privatisation of the facilities to which Mr Hichilema was associated and warned that he would abuse power should Zambians make him president.
He said Mr Hichilema lacked experience as a politician, especially that he had never served at lower ranks but merely jumped the ladder to lead the UPND after the death of founder president Anderson Mazoka. The Chongwe parliamentary by-election resulted from the resignation of Japhen Mwakalombe as an MMD MP.
Mr Sata said he had decided to give Mr Mwakalombe a job as high commissioner because the former MP was a credible man who did not want to benefit from a corrupt victory.
Mr Mwakalombe won the Chongwe seat in the September 20 elections. Other candidates contesting the Chongwe seat are Adrian Bauleni of the UPND, the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has David Chulu while UNIP will be represented by Jahannes Mativenga.
The president said Mr Bauleni was appointed Zambian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo where he was allegedly rejected by the government of that country and later resigned to join UPND.
The president urged the people of Chongwe to equally reject Mr Bauleni to avoid poverty and underdevelopment.
Mr Sata also said his critics had been proved wrong after having had campaigned that his presidency would deliver Zambia into war.
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James007
November 25, 2011 at 8:44 pm
FTJ on his 1st press conference refused to take a sit,saying his was a working govt and Zambia cheered…. Moses had finally arrived! Then the new culture dawned on MMD, the rest you all are privy to. Lessons learnt: let’s support MCS to enhance development but not idolize him to a point of omnipotence and trash and demonise all those that criticize him. So far so good cause he is not allergic to criticism but encourages it, Everyman has a price and the danger is in expecting an angel out of a human being!
Ba serenje
November 25, 2011 at 9:23 pm
@ba mundilekelele! You watch too much movies, HH is nowhere near Sata! Hh is underfive forever! Elias chipimo, Given lubinda milupi,mutati etc are the names to talk about after Sata. Ufuna olo sufuna Sata is the President! Ukafwa na jelous and i wonder what the bemba issue got to do with the subject at hand eeh! Some pipo!
zed
November 25, 2011 at 9:35 pm
how much is being spent on state house and i hear its a ministers company doing it. He is also doing the same but in a different way.
Kabusha
November 26, 2011 at 2:02 am
Can somebody please tell me where the name ZED came from and what it means. If it stands for Z
Zambia’ the same ZED (Z) can also stand for Zimbabwe. So to me it doesn’t make sense. How about Zam then? Mwintuka napapata ndeipushafye.
mmm
November 26, 2011 at 3:30 am
You are right, it comes from the letter ‘Z’. Just we say Pa Zim or abena Zim Zim for Zimbabwe(an), or Bots for Botswana. No one should be insulted or abused for asking. Ba tumfweko should be blocking people abuse others or swear. this should be an informative and educative blog.
Tobias Mutombo
November 26, 2011 at 6:59 am
Thats the way to go your exellence. We need such leaders in zambia with a servant heart like you with the interest to save those who put you in power first.
Chibwe
November 26, 2011 at 7:02 am
Why are pipo insultng instead of advicng objectivly?&most of thm are insultng in Bemba.z Bemba th language of insults?pipo if u v zambia at heart foget yo tribe,region,relations,etc.debate ojective.HOW I WSHED WE REALIZ THT WHT TH MMD DID TO US.THE PF WIL DO.THE BEST THNG Z2BE CHANGNG THESE PIPO EVRY5YRS.KOSWE NGA KOKOLA MUNG’ANDA,ALAMONA KWATI NI NING’ANDA IYAKWE.politcians shud respect u&as their employr.
allergic to corruption!
November 26, 2011 at 7:06 am
Bull shit
fred ngulube
November 26, 2011 at 7:14 am
if he cnt fly at high atitude thats beter coz the cost of presidntial challenger jet remains in gvt coffers. ba malukula u kp dreaming that sata is sick bafikala
Kavinga
November 26, 2011 at 7:51 am
People listen to this guy. He has passion for Zambia. We need someone who is patriotic to his country and has the will to govern.
Chonya
November 26, 2011 at 8:19 am
Continue the good work Mr president and leave disappointed fools with their baseless criticism.
R-Truth
November 26, 2011 at 8:19 am
Nonsense, just cut the entourage & fly out to represent Zambia period. Maybe he is scared to give speeches! Its not a law tht his entourage shud be 100 or wateva number, he is now being a real cabbage than Levy he once referred to as such who admires state house. This man cut cabinet so let him trim the entourage!
tsotsi
November 26, 2011 at 8:21 am
Sata,you are wise,wish you all the best.Time to move our country forward is now.Its just so sad that the MMD regime wasted alot of time doing nothing but making us believe that they were workin for the good of the country but were busy piling up huge sums of money for themselves.
copch
November 26, 2011 at 8:25 am
my man my president. not a failure or a dreamer,, am seeing development people for real
Pa bwato 4 life.
November 26, 2011 at 10:17 am
PABWATO,SATA WIL NOT 2DAY OR 2MORO.BAMABALA IMWE,WATCH OUT ATAse.mwaba kumwenu ubutali.Let him do wat is good.Ok then whetha scared 2 die or wat eva u sayin.We r serving Money.get out fi MMD nafi UPND-u gat no Future imwe.mwaba matu……….!!!!!
Bullman
November 26, 2011 at 10:35 am
Its not true! There is no saving, he still sends huge delegations. I think as a nation we must demand the truth in issues of nation interest. We must include a comprehensive medical checklist for future presidents.
Honorable
November 26, 2011 at 11:20 am
Sata can choose not to travel bt send his Veep at the same cost with same entourage.Same difference!!! He’s howeva beta than one who went to Zim to see the tree he used to climb when he was a child or go to China for 14 days watching the fall and high crapers.That was drama at its best.
GIDIEON NGOSA
November 26, 2011 at 12:19 pm
VIVA PABWATO
given lubinda
November 26, 2011 at 12:19 pm
with o due respect mr prseident. yes there is povery in the country and we appreciate your tireless efforts but a good leader should know how to balance things a foreign trip that is neecessary can be maid as long as it is genuine if that is understood then u should not feel guily of travelling in the name reducing poverty.
NYAN'GAMA MITI DONALE UNZA
November 26, 2011 at 12:24 pm
SATA IS PRESIDENT WITH AN OMEGA ANOINTIG,
IRIS KAINGU
November 26, 2011 at 12:28 pm
I DINT WNT 2 WAST TAX PAYAZ MONENY
KAMBWILI CHIUSHIMBA
November 26, 2011 at 12:34 pm
LABO SHAKATA LATU ZAZA YA LIBRA HANDE HASHKO NTTRA, VOPUNDU KAPAYA
inspector
November 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm
ITS SAD TO NOTE THAT MOST PIPO ARE PRAISING THE pRESIDENT FOR THIS FALSE EXCUSE. tHE FACT IS THAT A SITING PRESIDENT CAN NOT AVOID FLYING OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN AN OCCASSION (MEETING)WOULD BENEFIT THE COUNTRY ECONOMICALLY, UNLESS HE HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH RESTRICTS HIS MOVEMENT. wE HAV THE CASE IN WESTERN PROVINCE WHERE HE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE COLLAPSED UPON DISEMBARKING FROM A PLANE. HENCETHE EASON TO AVOID FOREIGN TRIPS IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE ON MEDICATION. NOT THE TRASH WE ARE BEING FED BY THE ****** CHELLAH FROM THE ROTTEN POST NEWS. HE SHOULD JUST CONTINUE TO RECIEVE CUTS, DONT CHEAT ZAMBIANS.
mkushi
November 26, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Inspector dont hate Mr president for nothing. I live in the diaspora and the president here take the same stance. This is the time to save . look at what is happening in the euro zone. 60 days in power you want him to be moving like thats the most important work. The work is in zambia where people are in poverty. My advice to you and HH is to support MCS.
Mwale
November 26, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Alarmist SATA. You are the president and just arrest HH if you think he got rich coruptly.. we challenge you to arrest HH is 90 days ..failure to that then you are politicking or still behaving as opposition.
Sam
November 26, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Only fools will buy the HH story.
James007
November 27, 2011 at 7:04 am
When it is necessary he’ll travel, he flies . MMD failed to provide a footage of a collapsed Sata on ZNBC, so let’s ignore the rumour. Zambia is not an island.
wiza
November 27, 2011 at 11:06 am
kabusha, that is why people in zimbabwe refer to their country as zim and nt zed
Shaka
November 27, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Nevers Mumba is a money laundering machine.
He abuses tax payers money and fires anyone who gets in his way. He and Mr Nzoya (the deputy at the high commission here in Ottawa) have been stealing money to buy luxury cars for them selves in Ottawa;they travel around the globe for personal reasons then finance them through the mission.
They fired Mr Tembo because he was against this and sent him back to Zambia. they also have an office slut ( carolina rodriguez ) working for them and she abuses the Zambian mission’s money by offering her physical body to diplomats.
this is such a shame; abusing hard earned tax payers money
fefe
November 27, 2011 at 6:56 pm
ndipo this man has a passion for Zambia i realy like you mr president may the lord grand you many days so that you can sweep corruption in this country but uwa 2 billion ena ku kakwa
MMD
November 28, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Just be objective. What we have seen so is below presdential material. Hence the fear to be embarrased at Head of state summits. Viva HH.I will vote HH. Please be told. He is far better those haters.
MMD
November 28, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Kaponyas. I would never wish my son to be like sata. I would wish him to be like HH. Humble, sharp, Intelligent and focus. Not a kaponya. If that is what the majority want in Zambia, then God help us.
shokoto nfyampa
November 28, 2011 at 1:49 pm
but zambians when are you ever going to appreciate a person doing good. every time you got to come up with false stories, what medical conditions , is that your wish, hh tamwakaleke tribalism thts why no tribal aspirer will ever make a president in our mother land .ifiko muleke.
nina
November 28, 2011 at 4:25 pm
iwe inspector!! ar u related to HH u ar so bitter, mc is th president wether u lyk it or not. get a life or shoot yoself
Mike
November 28, 2011 at 5:13 pm
SATA is President period. A presidential foreing trip is indeed costly to say the list. Well done Mr President I believe u.
Thisone
November 29, 2011 at 9:09 am
Please he has a pacemaker that means he cannot fly and risk his heart.
Daniel Mubanga
November 29, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Zambian colleques, let us try to be mature the way we hanndle politics. Tribal issues are long gone!! No insults pls !!!! ONE ZAMBIA !!!
mango chisha
November 30, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Sata”s absence from global fora is ******.
Ba Mwine
December 11, 2011 at 8:26 pm
ubufi!!! is it a cost saving measure to fly to mpika just to attend mass? is it prudent to give a state guest house to the Catholics in mpika? is the Catholic church the only church with very old clergy that needs shelter from GRZ? Oooh!I forgot..he is paying for the church’s hand in campaigns. I am extremely devastated by the conduct of Sata and his style of managing public affairs. I dont Know.. how many trips did he expect to take in his three months in office, that have made him save money that have been channeled to poverty reduction? how much has been saved so far? we are not fools, God is there for us and your true colors will be known soon. I challenge your government to list all your campaign promises and tell Jesus Christ how many you have achieved in your famous three months deadline.. shamefully none. A re-cup. 1. constitution will now be done by an illegitimate 20 man committee.. what laws are you relying on Mr President? 2. minimum wage.. government needs to be careful in coming up with the minimum wage.. ba pompwe ten years in opposition you did not research? 3. free education… no mention of anything, 4. reduced prices of essential commodities…prices rise every day.. 5 more money in your pockets (PF slogan)… less and far less money in pockets. you can complete the list. Be warned we will never allow you and your fellow crooks to trample on our fragile economy. mu ipele!!