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CHIPIMO Says “SATA is behaving like he is still in the OPPOSITION”
PRESIDENT Michael Sata is failing to settle down and will find governance of Zambia extremely difficult.National Restoration Party (NAREP) president Elias Chipimo Jnr. said President Sata was finding governance difficult because he had failed to differentiate between governing and being in the opposition.
“One thing we have observed is that President Sata was not prepared to lead this nation because he is still behaving like he is still in the opposition and that makes it extremely difficult for him to adapt to the etiquettes of governance,” said Chipimo Jnr.
Mr. Chipimo said it was sad that the head of state had continued to conduct himself like a cadre by engaging into open politicking, the act which should be performed by junior party officials at lower ranks.
He observed that Zambia was at crossroads for destruction if the head of state did not initiate a national programme for economical development for the benefit of the people.
Mr. Chipimo accused President Sata of not utilising the channels of communication government had put in place for consultation purposes in order to avoid what he said un-researched and unilateral decisions.
“The problem this country is facing is about leadership. We need a leader who will freely and knowledgeably understand issues of governance and what it calls for being in that office (Presidency). So far President Sata has lamentably failed to live up to that standard,”
He said Zambia could only survive total collapse of leadership pillars if the Head of State toned down on various pronouncements and proper investigations were carried out.
Mr. Chipimo Jnr. said President Sata’s cabinet and advisors should stand up and not allow the head of state to make embarrassing statements that had a negative bearing on the democracy of the nation.
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I wanna cry sometimes.
December 22, 2011 at 3:34 pm
the people who’ve insulted ECJ here, aren’t you even a little bit ashamed of ur conduct after he distanced himself from this Article??? Fi Tumfweko, write credible stories…. ECJ is way too mature for this SHIT right here. It’s only people who can’t put their points across based on issues that resort to insulting..*EmptyTins!!
CIA
December 22, 2011 at 5:28 pm
The Man has never used such words before!
Even during elections time, Why NOW? And I think that is the question people should ask…
Frankly I think Tumfweko has misquoted ECJ
Lets wait for ECJ to comment and also a third person!
chanda Kabwe
December 22, 2011 at 5:29 pm
mwe bantu give sata a chance rome was not built in a day
Chile
December 22, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Yes I saw it too, Though I wish he could have posted on this blog as well, Tumfeko U can enjoy freedom of expression but what about truth and ethics?
chishimba kambwili
December 22, 2011 at 6:29 pm
chipimo is right sata ia a disappointment
mbuya
December 22, 2011 at 8:21 pm
The observation in this article is spot on. If you truly love someone, you need to correct and advise when they err.
Most of the comments that we see are not helpful to the President and PF. Unless you want PF to be a one term government, then support blindly.
It is lunancy to say will support President whether right or wrong till death.
Blind loyalt and support leads to creation of dictators.
Having voted for change, it is important that the President be assisted. He is not GOD but human and prone to make mistakes.
Original Zambian
December 22, 2011 at 8:28 pm
The president of NAREP Mr Elias Chipimo jnr has raised fundamental issues that need to be addressed NOW before further embarassments are put in the face of Zambians by Mr SATA and PF govt.
pemps
December 22, 2011 at 8:36 pm
wapusuka mwaiche. Leave sata alone! Thats his style of governing and in my view doing just fine. Mulekeni ateke umwine umo aleyumfwila. He has 2 finish my former beloved party- MMD. M.I.R.I.P
Ba serenje
December 22, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Did Elias say that? Why wud he say that? mmmm! No coment until i do my reseach.
dkatv
December 22, 2011 at 9:45 pm
I dont know what u guys tokn about my presido but I can asure u that u can’t be a good leader by seting around ur house or hotel n waiting for nothn.what more chiefs also see their people in their vilages, runin a company u need to supervise aswell.
give him time to organize himself Zambia Is big its ur house with 1 kind.
viva HE M sata
If u want more money in ur pocket it won’t for in ur home siting around work it
NEVERS SEKWILA MUMBA
December 22, 2011 at 10:58 pm
ELIAS CHIPIMO JNR NAUKUULA SANA UMUTWE AYI?
L. Chisela
December 22, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Mr E Chipimo should find time and meet the President and air his problems because we need a united Zambia, it is important to provide constructive criticism and not insults. The little that I know about Mr E. Chipimo Jr is enough to convince me that he comes from a good familly where no one is allowed to belittle adults despite how wrong they are. Having said that, I would personally advise the two leaders to meet and offer each other constructive advise for a better Zambia.
get phiri
December 23, 2011 at 1:09 am
Tumfweko is slowly becoming unpopular and certainly popular for lies and unreliable news… tumfweko is PF….Biased if u like watch out for two sites to be released next year. mwatapa ku loosing track
Alozi
December 23, 2011 at 1:46 am
Ba Neighbour mu Kalingalinga block 6 bikeni umupila panshi. unless tamwamwishiba King Cobra, Lekeni ateke. Ni 5 years ka. Bakabwalala baliiba bad. let him expose all the thieves and the Mutembo to sort them out. You have 10 years to claim Presidency. Don’t follow under 5.
Madony
December 23, 2011 at 2:42 am
NOW IT HAS BCOME DIFCOT 2 COMMENT COZ NO BODY KNWZ HERE WHO IS BIN HONEST BTWIN BA TUMFWEKO OR CHIPIMO BT WHTEVER THE CASE OUR PRESIDO NID TIME 2 DELIVE ON OTHR PROMISER SUCH AS EMPLOMENT CREACTION IT DOES NT HAPPEN OVRNITE.NWAY SO FAR SO GUD.
Child of the Sky
December 23, 2011 at 6:12 am
I gave MCS my vote based on his “not always towing, the official line. He demonstrated this in UNIP (although a turncoat in MMD), and was quite effective in getting the establishment to do the right thing. Chipimo is spot on, if he made this observation and he should have given his understanding of Zambian political and social dynamics.
Siku D
December 23, 2011 at 8:09 am
How can you guys be so malicious in your conduct? You need to be accurate in your reporting. You are informing us of the current affairs and many other things. You are our source of information but if you are going to be representing people’s speeches. It is very unfortunate. Please do apology to ECJ for publishing a story that never hailed from you. Look at how he had to time off his busy schedule to just explain his stance on what he has been accused of writting.
I think you also need to take an active and just way about this, apologize to us the readers for misinforming us.
Elias had such a clean conduct during campaigns and even afterwards, why would he engage in careless talk now?
Lets not dent people’s speech.
Viva ECJ and God bless our current president.
mcck
December 23, 2011 at 8:12 am
i agree with most of u.but he has a 5 years mandate still a long way to go.prayers are wat we need zambia is for all of us.merry christmas
Manda Musonda
December 23, 2011 at 8:16 am
The comments by chipimo Jr are genuine.
The only comment I have got to make is that if the
comments were made by “HH” you would hear the insults being hurled at “HH” just bcos he is Tonga.
Trevor
December 23, 2011 at 8:49 am
TUMFWEKO IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO DUSTIBINS AND JOIN THE LIKES OF STAND UP FOR CHIMBWI THEN CONTINUE TO BE ON THIS PATH COZ IT WILL SURELY LEAD YOU STRAIGHT TO THE SEWARAGE. BUILT YOUR REPUTATION BY REPORTING THE TRUTH. UNLESS YOU TELL ZAMBIANS THAT YOU ARE PAID TO TELL LIES.
cn
December 23, 2011 at 8:58 am
My advice to elias chipimo is not follow pipo with no agenda for zambia,believe hh and his friends they are jealous of sata becoming president coz they never expected it.They ve gone flatout disregarding all the things that pf puts in place.If u chipimo wants to add on something tangible to this nation plse go and talk to the president,u are not going to win political mileage by starting accusing the president of anything so soon.And what supprises me so much is why have u started critisng sata so soon when u gave rupiah banda more time wen in less than a month in power he started making bad decisions which has affected the our country now.Leave the presido to do his work like u gave mmd thieves to loot our nation.
Trevor
December 23, 2011 at 9:30 am
MR MANDA MUSONDA IF THINK UR CHEAP TALK WILL EARN U SYMPATHY THEN U ARE MISTAKEN. UR PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN HH IS CRITICISED, U CONCLUDE THAT IT WAS SO BECOZ HIS TONGA. THIS IS A TRIBE, A PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE LIKE ANY OTHER ON THIS EARTH. AND FOR YOUR INFOR NO TRIBE (TONGA INCLUDED) OR POLITICIAN OF ANY TRIBE OR EVEN RACE IS WORTH YOUR BLOOD OR WORTH CRYING FOR. THOSE TRIBLISTS MISLEADING YOU ARE DOING SO TO ENSURE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR SYMPATHETIC TRIBAL VOTE FOR THEM. AGAIN THIS IS A NARROW WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS.SATA’S STAIN CRITICS WERE AMONG OTHERS EDWARD MUMBI, CHANDA CHIMBWI, CHIEF CHITIMUKULU AND MANY CHIEFS FROM N/WERSTERN AND LUAPULA. NOT FOR A DAY DID I HEAR HIM OR HIS SUPPORTERS SAY THEY ARE CRICISING (SATA) ME BECOZ AM BEMBA. CHEAP THINKING SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE DARK AGES WERE I SINCERELY BELIEVE YOU DONT BELONG AT ALL. USE MODERN METHODS OF PROPING UP YOUR CANDIDTATE. IF OBAMA HAD CONSULTED YOU REGARDING HIS ELECTION, I BET HE WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN NOMINATED COZ ANY CRICISM LEVELLED AT HIM WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS RACIST. RISE ABOVE PRIMITIVE POLITICS, OTHER WISE NO RIGHT THINKING PERSON WILL SYMPATHISE OR VOTE FOR U. AND LASTLY, DONT ASSOCIATE TRIBE WITH POLITICAL AFFILIATTION BECOZ IT CANNOT DO WERE EVERY TONGA IS EXPECTED TO BE UPND. AND IF THEY ARE NOT THEN U VIEW THEM AS TRAITORS OR SELL OUTS. I REFUSE TO BUY INTO SUCH POLITICS DESPITE BEING TONGA AND ITS THE MAIN REASON WHY I VE NOT VOTED FOR OR SUPPORTED UPND SINCE MAZOKA’S DEATH.
cn
December 23, 2011 at 10:58 am
now i know what UPND stands for, its USELESS PEOPLE NOT DEVELOPING.believe me upnd will not develop and more especially wihh hh as party president,how i miss anderson mazoka may his soul rest in peace.
mwana Mfumu
December 23, 2011 at 11:03 am
PF and SATA. U have 4years 9montbs to go. For do your best.
Chipimo Jr, I have my eye on you. If you wont mess yourself you just might the next presido. HH is not presido material,MMD is dead that leave you
Rabychansa
December 23, 2011 at 11:52 am
Mr chipimo will one day be the president of zambia.HH is just like nevers mumba[hypocrites].
gill gizi
December 23, 2011 at 12:58 pm
PIPO DOT UNDERSTAND SATA LEAVE HIM ALONE
POPO
December 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Chipimo is an under 5 politiacian please Ba Sata orient this young man in politics go Sata! go
Mengele
December 23, 2011 at 1:40 pm
I think chipimo’s observations are valid but I wonder if at all he has tried to table his concerns before his excellency!If your intentions are well meant I see no point in adressing this piece of advice to the public instead of the president!
Desperado
December 23, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Can someone tell Mr Chipimo to explain as to why he uttered those words then will be able to comment. Mweba jealous mukafwafye na jealous
Big Chilolo
December 23, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Bravo Chipimo,u hv a valid point.Sata is my president & I know he has a heart for Zambia,trouble is he has no proper economical & political advisers. He needed pipo like Chipimo himself. Whether pipo like it or not,Mr Sata is going to be president for the next 5 years,as such the best we can do is help him help the pipo of Zambia through good governance. On a serious note though,our president urgently needs image builders to shape him into a better leader.
KUNDANJILA
December 23, 2011 at 4:30 pm
That is what it means in a democracy.we need critics.
Fine!
December 23, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Chipimo has observed, just like me, that things are out of sense.
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SATA has not understood the meaning of presidency.
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His whole political life has been about combining commedy and insults to make many disgrantled people lough.
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SATA ia never serious about many things, and never cares the outcome of anything.
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Nkandu Luo is now wondering whether she is a REMOTE of a minister.
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Luo is still questioning whether she is a rubber-stamp or a dicission-maker.
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Right now, anyone can camp in any corridor or street, or set up a carwash on any place on any road – it will matter nothing.
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Are those Nkandu Luo’s values or she will sell her values for a Salary??
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It is now becoming clear that the imput of ministers and other government leaders is uncertian. The have been reduced to dancing queens and Kings.
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If the trend is not checked, Zambia’s economy, dignity, morals, etc are headed for a collapse!!!
Mwale
December 24, 2011 at 8:57 am
SATA NO diplomacy, instults IG in puplic,no presidential manners ” still mongering on rummers” No consious ” still ill treats non bember despite him being president for all” Chipimo is right..
we are embalanced as a nation.And you job seekers and sata’s relatives STOP defending aything like fools. Critisism is actually for for any leader.
phiri
December 24, 2011 at 11:38 am
The problem with Zambian politics is that we focus so much on the personal mistakes of the President instead of the vision he has for the nation. We also never ask ourselves what roles we can play in developing our country in that vision. I have had the prevelage of observing all the presidents from kk to the present, and non of them has undertaken such drastic changes like Sata in 90 days, given the devastated situation he found things in.Dont foregate that each person has his own leadership style. Sata is not a copy of the previous Presidents, so we also have to get used to his style of leadership and that includes his Ministers. Lets be cool for now, its only 3 months out of his 60.
Davies
December 25, 2011 at 12:05 am
If being the president means that someone need to be hiding from people that have voted for him then i think its not a good office. But what our president is doing its really good and all that i can say is that he should keep it up. If the other people think that you are not doing any correct thing then they can just work hard and become presint so that they can change what they want to change, as for now ni ba Sata chabeeeeeee!
Chapi
December 25, 2011 at 7:33 pm
President Elias Chipimo is spot on.Sata is ill prepared for the presidency of the nation.I honestly think that the election result caught Sata off guard.Sata has no plan for the nation apart from his daily rants.It`s time for Sata to govern not just talk.