FOREIGN AFFAIRS minister and Roan Constituency Member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili has bemoaned and condemned the voting pattern in Southern Province.
Featuring on ZNBC’s radio 1, Chishimba Kambwili condemnd the voting pattern in the Southern province of Zambia, saying the province votes for United Party for National Development (UPND) candidates just because the UPND party president Hakainde Hichilema hails from there.
Kambwili further said even a stone if it stood in Southern Province under the UPND ticket can still win.
He called for change of mentality in the way Southern province votes.
Southern province has been cited as the province which votes based on tribal lines associated with the opposition UPND.
The issue of tribalism became rampant in that region when then UPND president Anderson Mazoka who hailed from Southern province died and the party was looking for Mazoka’s successor.
Serious strong pronouncements and statements from Southern province were issued that only a tonga can lead UPND and no other one tribe.
Sakwiba Sikota ,a Lozi, was UPND vice president then and was a rightful candidate to replace Mazoka but tables turned that they needed a tonga to be party president.
They later resolved and chose Hakainde Hichilema, a tonga, as their UPND party president in a controversial manner and led to Sakwiba Sikota quiting as the party’s veep because of tribalism within the party.
Patrick Chisanga came in as party veep, it was all the same, he was butchered and many more have joined and quit citing tribalism.
The ‘One Zambia, One Nation’ slogan first republican president Kenneth Kaunda advocated for has been threatened in the last decade.
Statistics have shown that 3/4 of UPND members and supporters are tonga’s and other tribes who hail from southern province.
Nomba ninshi
December 1, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Tonga are not selfish mind your slippery toque.
THE TRUTH
December 1, 2011 at 12:14 pm
OTHER TONGAs WHO LIVE IN SOME AREAS APART FROM sp ARE NOT TRIBAL RIGHT??? Chimbwili or is it kambwili should not have said all that he said about others he should have looked at his tribe if at all they voted for UPND………such thinking is low even a grade 12 chap can tell you about the rule of equivalance…which level of education has he gone up to? …look at cabinet and other appointments, look at the language used even by H.E. dipicting that its the most superior language ….so all those you can not see. lets not be blinded
zambiana
December 1, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Any way who care about this tribal nonesence. The PF candidate was tonga, the UPDN candidate was tonga where does tribal lines fit in this equation please leave tribe out of this and discuss issues. Mr kambwili be objective if i did not vote for PF candidate it does not mean am tribal that is simply democracy time for one party rule is long gone.
MJ
December 1, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Honerable Kambwili is right plz southern province lets move with change.
moody
December 1, 2011 at 12:37 pm
CONGRATS TONGAS AND CHEERS! THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER IS DEMONSTRATING WAKO NI WAKO, TRIBALISM, THEY WERE FIGHTING UPND WITH THIS WEAPON, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRIBALISTS.
chuku chuku 90 pin touch touch 30 pin
December 1, 2011 at 1:00 pm
respect a fool to avod noise.that saying applies to kambwili and sampa.
mwanakwesuHH
December 1, 2011 at 1:01 pm
I am a proud tonga and I will never regret voting for my cousins, fellow tongas even a bemba because my wife comes from kulubemba. I will never forsake my cousins and fellow tribesmate come what may. I mean a lozi, kaonde, luvale, lunda, mbunda, kachokwe, name them, I love them so much, you guys you always bless my day, including mwebaBemba. To tell you what, I do not have any appetite to vote for any other party apart from UPND. Whether we loose or we win we are princpled UPND. We will never mind even shrinking to a size of an association or even a club, we will talk UPND, dream UPND, think of Kapitas, Kakomas, HHs, Siakalimas, Batata BaChibwe name them.
I have lost of respect for Vice President Chibwe, a bemba in UPND, which reminds us to start deaming other tribes.
Mwagunwa
December 1, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Kubota musyobo uyu basa. Bainde kunyomenena bantu. VIVA.
Sonsolo Nomuchelemo
December 1, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Indeed both candidates were Tonga, and the people voted according to their conscience. I think brother Kambwili, you are out of order on this issue. The Tongas, have every right to vote the way they do, it is there democratic right, tribal or not. As a Bemba, I support them wholeheartedly, they are not doing anything wrong. Akaboko Kakonka Akabiye!
PIKE
December 1, 2011 at 1:44 pm
BANTUSATAN FOR LIFE UMUTONGA CABE UFWILE WAKOSAPO PAKUMUCINJA.
gilbert munzele
December 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Even A STONE Can Win In S/Province If It Stood Under UPND.just as a Bemba would vote for a MAD person as long as sata have sald vote for this one. It has happened here in Ndola before. So dont just talk about the tongas, chi bwili.if i did not vote for PF candidate it does not mean am tribal that is simply democracy time for one party rule is long gone.
Kalufumo
December 1, 2011 at 2:25 pm
WHEN A COUNTRY HAS A MINISTER WHOSE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE IS EQUAL TO THAT OF A WET CHICKEN, THEN THERE IS SOMETHING MORTALLY WRONG SOMEWHERE. CHIMBWILI (YOU ARE TOO FAT TO BE KAMBWILI), REMEMBER, ON 9/20 TONGAS, LOZIS, BEMBAS, NYANJAS AND OTHERS VOTED TO CHANGE A BAD GOVERNMENT. WE COULD HAVE VOTED EVEN FOR A PIG, IF IT IS WHAT WAS NEEDED TO GET RID OF MMD. YOU AND YOUR PARTY SHOULD NOT OVERATE YOURSELVES. THE EASTERNERS VOTED FOR MMD 100%. IS IT TRIBALISM OR NOT? YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL. LEAVE THE TONGAS ALONE. I DID NOT SEE A BEMBA NAME ON THE BALLOT PAPER FOR YOU TO BE TALKING ABOUT TRIBALISM. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND DEMOCRACY, YOU CAN START TAKING CIVIC EDUCATION LESSONS IN A.P.U AT ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN LUSAKA. A SHAMELESS MINISTER!!!!
Biggie Nkumbula Fungula Maboko (x2) in tenor.
December 1, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I vote PF but we shud use different mindsets at times: If PF wins in its stronghold of Nakonde – it is not tribalism. If UPND wins in its strongholds of Magoye – that is tribalism – WHY?
The answer to this is: PF must improve lives of people in areas where its support is weak and its fortunes will change for the better. period.
democracy pazed
December 1, 2011 at 2:29 pm
ha ha bantustan people always want to rule.Anyway we’ll support u when u stop being bantustan.But u should stop insulting bembas coz if rural bembas know that Tongas are tribalists then it won’t be easy for a tonga to rule.Bembas are a lot but don’t like voting.If luapula and Nothern start voting like tongas then things won’t be easy for Bantustan.Let us all stop this tribalism UPND is draging us into.One Zambia One Nation
Biggie Nkumbula Fungula Maboko (x2) in tenor.
December 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Ine nshamwenepo umu Bemba pa ballot paper yaku Magoye. All aspirants were Tonga. So how can 1 Tonga beating 3 or 4 aba Tonga bambi become tribalism? Uwawa tabula akabepesho. Ba Kambwili please choose your words carefully mudala wandi. You are now a minister – You have to care for ALL – PF or non-PF citizens.
ZEDMAN
December 1, 2011 at 2:47 pm
JUST THE SAME WAY A STONE CAN WIN IN BEMBALAND IF IT STOOD ON A PF TICKET. PLEASE CHECK THE LOGS IN YR EYES.
Proud Tonga
December 1, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Why is Kambwili so concerned about Tongas’ voting style when he knows that he does not control us and he will never control us? How i wish he should stop the nonsense. Who is Kambwili to start telling us to vote for his prefered choice when we also have our own choices? Come on Kambwili, get a stone and take it to stand on UPND in Southern Province and see if it will win so that your theory is tested. It is such ****** talk from idiots like Kambwili that will make us continue voting the way we do because definately we can not vote for idiots of Kambwili’s magnitude.
kasonde mwamba
December 1, 2011 at 3:09 pm
ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION ONE PRESIDENT,SATA IS THE PRESIDENT,IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY THEN DIE.
Mwembwamwe
December 1, 2011 at 3:14 pm
I expect honourable words from the honourable minister. NOT this crap, malabishi!!!!!!!
ntumbwi
December 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm
i agree with those that say there`s tension in the country.people, be-careful with your comments.ask people from Rwanda or kenya (the kikuyu)
Analyst
December 1, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Kambwili you say even a stone can win in Southern Province? Perhaps a stone is even better than a hyena like you! Wait, your time will be up one day and it will be your turn to face the music. Silly foreign affairs minister. You are not worthy to represent Zambia. You have no manners foolish boy.
bemba tulateka
December 1, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Kambwili must leave FA, HIS character does feat the mannerisms of diplomacy. You are sending yo relatives to Malaysia at the expense of quality and delivery. You are the worst tribalists.
Mwana Wa Chuundu
December 1, 2011 at 3:47 pm
That is careless talking especially from the Minister. It shows the calibre of Ministers this country has because why go for an election if you know that you will win. The people spoke and all candidates were Tongas. Kambwili should remember that he will need those Tonga votes one day, so let him tame his Tongue. We are one Zambia one nation regardless of our voting patterns. No one called Bembas names when they kept voting for PF in opposition, so why call Tongas names now?
ZED DUDE
December 1, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Let kabwili worry about going to the GYM. Am not a Tonga but Kabwili shut up!
fine!
December 1, 2011 at 3:54 pm
PF are liars, I hope people know, and their policy of Donchi Kubeba is about lying and deceiving.
They believe in being ‘bamambalas’ or trick-stars.
Promise people falsely in exchange for their votes, and after stealing their votes dump them.
There is no shame in PF’s lying behaviour.
If PF can lie like this, how do you expect them to be faithful with the national resources you have entrusted them with?
If they lie on almost everything will you believe them when they sing to you that they are fighting corruption? that they themselves are not corrupt? – they are a serious JOKE!!!
They lie to the nation in day light, and you still want to trust them that they will be faithful with the affairs of the nation placed in their hands?? I personally have serious doubts. They are likely to use the same trick-star mentality to dupe the citizens.
Believing and trusting PF is like someone who is told the coin which was toast up once fail tail up; and he believes. He is told by the same person that at the same time it also fail head up; and he still believes.
If you believe that PF wont plander the resources of the nation after you have seen how canning they are, you are just like the above guy who finds no problem in believing anything as long as it has been said.
D.S.CHIBS
December 1, 2011 at 3:58 pm
This is not the first time for Kambwili to utter such tribal remarks, he did so when he blamed the people of copperbelt to vote for a Luvale man. Mr.Samba also said tribal remarks against Tongas . This is not strang behaviour from Bembas as history can tell us . It started with the late Kapwepwe told the people in cooperbelt not to vote for a Tonga man Nkumbula with big nose like cow which caused war between Tongas and Bembas. In 1997 SATA desciminated Mazoka on tribal line,So UPND was formed because of Sata’s tribal desrimination to Mazoka.Tongas were not happy when SATA blasted Mazoka on Tribal line. In in 2006 befor Mazoka’s death again Sata decampaigned Mazoka tribal line when he told the people in Copperbelt that they shouldn’t vot for a tonga man Mazoka because he will bring cows in Town. Mazoka was decampaigned on tribalism BY SATA. Today all those bembas who were against Mazoka go to Southern and start praising Mazoka as a good man AFTER HIS DEATH than HH. Does it mean, Tongas become good leaders after they die? It is an insult to Tongas to praise Mazoka after his death. The issue of tribalism agaist Tongas HH found it in UPND.Mazoka became number two in 2001 because of the votes from N/Western, Western, Southern and part of Central provinces. He was rejected in copperbelt-FDD/MMD/PF , Lusaka-FDD, Eastern-FDD/UNIP,Luapula and Nothern MMD-Chiluba’s influence.
UPND is not a dust bin for condemned recycled politician without Tonga or not, it is for New blood. PF is a dust bin of UNIP AND MMD, you like it or not. PF is here to divide Zambia as seen from creating another province in their area and appointments of cabinates from Bemba speaking provinces and their cousins. He will very soon separate PF SUPPORTING PROVINCES FROM NON PF SUPPORTING PROVINCES and change the name of our country Zambia so that he will be known as the founder of that country. (DON’T KUBEBA)
Bembas, the more you insult us the the more united we become. Iam happy because my forefathers founders of UNIP and ANC voted for non bembas,in 1991 Tongas again voted for non Bembas. Tongas can not vote for recycled and condemned politicians wether Tonga or not.If mazoka was good as you are saying now then as Tongas we are not going to ditch UPND the party he founed in honouring him, if we do then he was not a good leader. If pf are not tribal let them support HH’s candidateS in Bemba land for them to point fingers at UPND.As at now Bembas fold you hands. You just voted for Simuusa and shameenda because they supported you man Sata. Had they not you would have voted them out. Today if they speak against Sata Bembas will definitely throw them away from pf. AMEN
joel
December 1, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I conquer with honorable Kambwili, though i hail frm the western the element of tribalism is just 2 much in our colleagues not only politics, even at work place this demon is there, pliz my cousins its high time u changed dont remain behind. May u be delivered frm this retrocratic attitude. 1 Z 1 Nation!
Mwagunwa
December 1, 2011 at 4:11 pm
@ D.S.CHIBS, WELL PUT, WELL SAID!! You have echoed my thoughts. What else can one say? They should constitute a commission of inquiry – the answers are there.
JUMBO JET
December 1, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Tonga are behind like……………………….
james
December 1, 2011 at 4:27 pm
i dnt normally like commenting. but on this one i am compelled. Mr kambwili, are you sure Northern Province can vote for UPND? or indeed eastern? its bad that we a minister who can sink so low. i am not tonga myself but thats an insult for you tongas. I am ashmed that my President can appoint such a dull person as a minister. its so embracing.
Madrigal
December 1, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Tongas yu pipo i lyk yu tamupena kwati bambi its supot ya local team tamuli bakwalolo-mwela yu bet 2 die wit upnd i lyk dat i wish dats hw lozis were cud hav bin beta.
CHANSA
December 1, 2011 at 4:39 pm
By the way who stood on PF ticket in magoye is it a Tonga or a bemba?
ohms p
December 1, 2011 at 4:48 pm
uli mubwa kambwili yebo, i think u dnt think properly, hw i wsh i had live contacts ne kusubila mukamwa.fuseki …..
Mwale
December 1, 2011 at 4:49 pm
BOTH CANDIDATES WERE TONGAS!So wht is MR chimbwili talking about. Indeed if a stone is better than PF, why not vote for it??? Just like Mpulungu cant vote for UPND..This is the first time in our history to we have dull and shallow ministers in govment..
luchoraul
December 1, 2011 at 4:50 pm
But u people seriously,as a Tonga am not hurt but disappointed by all the peeps who think they are better than Tongas’.No human being better than the other only our thinking and judgement make us different.Such kinda of comments can cause a Civil War…So mind you statements
CHIMUTI
December 1, 2011 at 4:52 pm
IMWE, YOUR REBUKES ARE TOO MUCH .KAMBWILI MUKULU SANA NANGU NGA ALUBA THERES A WAY OF CORRECTING A BIG MAN NOT UBU UBUNGWA NAMONA.MUICHINDIKE.HE IS STILL AREA MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.MWEBO BALE EBA NAIMWE MUCHINJE.USELESS.
CHIMUTI
December 1, 2011 at 5:02 pm
NGA PALI TENSION, KUIPONONA CHABE.NISHI MULELAKILA KWATI MA GIRLS ZOONA.
Mwale
December 1, 2011 at 5:03 pm
So kambwili thot PF wud win in Magoye?? forget, if UPND cant win in Nakonde. VICEVESA!!!!! This is another insult coming from our Minister. SATA is quite..Pf just need to go flat out and campain insteat of complainig as thos they still in opposition
CHIMUTI
December 1, 2011 at 5:04 pm
IMWE, YOUR REBUKES ARE TOO MUCH .KAMBWILI MUKULU SANA NANGU NGA ALUBA THERES A WAY OF CORRECTING A BIG MAN NOT UBU UBUNGWA NAMONA.MUICHINDIKE.HE IS STILL AREA MEMBER OF PARLIA
MENT.
Enoch
December 1, 2011 at 5:06 pm
This tribal debate seems to be gainning ground and its very saddening that even ministers are getting involved and are so petty about the whole thing.
It is vital to note that its not ones tribe that makes them a good leader,on the contrary,its the individual s’heart,passion and willingness to save the people who elected him,therefore i urge all peace loving zambians to vote based on merit and not on tribal lines.
CHIMUTI
December 1, 2011 at 5:07 pm
FWE BENE BE BALA TWABWELA.OBVIOUSLY BONSE MULOMFWA FYE BWINO AKABEMBA.KAILI MULATULUKUSHA UKULANDA.
presido
December 1, 2011 at 5:17 pm
PF stands 4( patriotic fooz) and thts the rzon y they tok so much abt tribalizm . Chishimba chimbwili a jerabo is not even supposed to b a minister. the cant hz no qualities watsooooever.
JS
December 1, 2011 at 5:18 pm
I LIKE THE CHARACTER OF TONGAS. LOZIS SUPPORT OTHER PEOPLE BUT WHERE DOES THAT TAKE THEM. THE POOREST PROVINCE AND ARE EVEN SHOT LIKE DOGS AND JUSTIFIED SO BY KUNDA. I WISH THEY TOO WOULD BE LIKE TONGAS AND SUPPORT THEIR MAN MILUPI. I AM LOZI AND I ADMIRE THE TONGAS.
abaile babwela
December 1, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Iyi enshita yakuyiponona Ingombe shoonse nimuchibwato tuleisa na Bazooka one Bemba one Zambia
Woviziba
December 1, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Actually the internet websites are contributing a lot to tribalism in Zambia. Here, people who are unable to say tribalistic things person to person suddenly become audacious and start spilling out tribalistic slime. I have been to plenty of social places in Zambia (including bars)and I never hear the kind of tribalism I see on websites!
Sir Smith
December 1, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Ichi bemba ni down,no mubemba ni down,na ba Sata ni down,na PF ni down,na ba Kambwili ni down.Infact Zambia chalo chesu fwe babemba(ok mwifulwa sana nabika ko ne mitundu imbi ukufunisha ko fye aba Tonga pantu balitumpa).Bemba’s can never be tribalists,we only practice tribes man ship.Which is ok for us but not for Tonga’s because we bembas are Zambia.I dont know any other local language apart from bemba because othrs should learn my language.Sata panga naimbi province ku Luapula tulelilapo.Ati muchinga » tubachinge
Haakonto
December 1, 2011 at 6:54 pm
cow dung perfumed megalomaniacs
CBU moma
December 1, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I wonder what will happen to all those poor Bembas who work for my family if this tribalism continues.
You should see how the fellows beg to work for us then you ll know that actually Tongas make good bosses
sharkattack
December 1, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Chikambili leave the tonga bropthers alone.