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Kabimba: I Will Hold Both Positions
Newly appointed Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba has vowed not to relinquish his party position as Secretary General of the ruling PF.
Yesterday, FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi advised Mr. Kabimba to respect the constitution and give up his party position.
But Mr. Kabimba said in an interview that he is not abrogating any law by holding on to the two positions.
He said nowhere in the party constitution does it state that he could not be appointed into any ministerial position.
Mr. Kabimba said there is no need for him to give any of his two positions.
“I am a law abiding lawyer and I have not broken any law by holding on to these positions and I don’t have any intentions of relinquishing any of the two,” he said.
“I was elected into the PF Central Committee and President Sata appointed me as party SG and he has again appointed me as Justice Minister and there is nothing wrong with that.”
“For me this is a non-issue.”
Mr. Kabimba has since promised to state his priority areas as Justice Minister once he is sworn in.
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on September 6, 2012. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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max
September 6, 2012 at 6:46 am
Go ahead boss.we are behind you.
Game
September 6, 2012 at 7:57 am
YoYoYO…yeah he can’t give up the SG position because he knows anytime he will be fired as Minister…so he doesn’t want to be a No-Body once fired lol…..then again that’s being selfish…they are so many pipo in PF that capable of taking up the SG position… Why Hold on Mr Winter???
z watch piz
September 6, 2012 at 8:49 am
Go Go go go go Mr Kawimbe!wampya baisa .shivers in the camp of UPND en under age.
isaac
September 6, 2012 at 8:54 am
You deserve to have both positions no doubt about that. Your intelligency saye it all As PF we need you in both positions. YES! YES! YES!
Nico
September 6, 2012 at 9:20 am
The Party and it’s government. UNIP+MMD = PF.
What good do you expect? For PF cadres everything their government does is correct, they can’t see beyond thier nose. Pity mother Zambia!!
ROYAL
September 6, 2012 at 10:10 am
HONOURABLE WYNTER KABIMBA HOLD TWO POSITIONS,ONE AS JUSTICE MINISTER AND ONE AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF PF.DOES IT ALSO MEAN HE GETS TWO SALARIES.CAN SOMEONE CLARIFY.IS THIS WANT THEY CALL MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET.
ROYAL
September 6, 2012 at 10:18 am
The chap is just greedy, and these are the african leaders we have! Enjoy Chik-colour, your time is coming, you’ll answer to us the people.
Tabby Tabby
September 6, 2012 at 11:01 am
People, is it true that Dr Katele Kalumba was also both MMD SG and Minister of Health and later of Finance under Chiluba? It it was so, then why not Wynter Kabimba?
Wanu Ngwee
September 6, 2012 at 1:41 pm
There’s something wrong with the constitution of the PF. So the PF president has the same powers as those of the Zambian Republican President in that the incumbent appoints all others members of the NEC into various party positions just as the republican president appoints all members of his cabinet?
Imbwili kulupako
September 6, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Late Geeorge Kunda, mhsrip, held both vice presidency and justice ministerial potifolios in the same govt. Whats wrong with Winter being justice and sg for pf?
Tupac
September 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Thoz against this matolefye have you 4goten what happened 2 GK&KKalumba?Bafikala u ill neva be lyk us finyo fyenu bamutomba panunka fack u mathafackaz.
BRIGHT
September 6, 2012 at 3:01 pm
There is something wrong with all those who went almost naked to parliament building and supreme court to celebrate end of problems but they didn’t know it was the begining of suffering.Careful with ur vote come 2016
John Banda
September 6, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Please leave some position to your friends what kind of greed is that?
Creat space and employment for others
Edward Mumbi
September 6, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Am ready to become PF Secretary General,please Mr Kabimba you cant have both let me have one.
Alfred
September 6, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Some of these debates are a waste of time. Why cant he have both?
BKB
September 6, 2012 at 4:50 pm
You Chaps HE MCS is the Republican President so is He the President of PF equally Guy Scot is the Republican Vice President so is He the Vice President of PF. Have they reliquished they Party positions? the answer is NO. So wat is the difference with Kabimba? No difference at all. He will keep the party position regardless of him being a Minister. VIVA Kabimba VIVA PF.
Tribalist
September 6, 2012 at 5:19 pm
I really admire you sir and if I can meet you in my life I can be very happy.
mosquito
September 6, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Macdolnad Chipenzi had no point,can he mention current PF ministers who have positions in the party such as chairman for agriculture,mines, international relations,mention them, have they all relinguished those party positions because they are in government the answer is NO.So lets bring real issues no just to be on headlines.
shakira wapa zed
September 6, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Ikatisha ze bigi!
HON
September 6, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Hon. I do also like to enncourage you to maintain the two position as you know your president is uncertain He appoints in the morning and fire in the afternoon if you religuish your party secretatary who knows in the next press briefing he may remove you,we are still on try and error.
HOnda
September 6, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Hon. I do also like to enncourage you to maintain the two position as you know your president is uncertain He appoints in the morning and fire in the afternoon if you religuish your party secretatary who knows in the next press briefing he may remove you,we are still on try and error. you are wise.
ntc
September 6, 2012 at 8:14 pm
I get amazed by issues some people raise. What has been justice minister got to do with a party positions? Ba chipenzi please keep quite if u have nothing to say. Are u a PF member for u to decide for the party? Even
GunnerME
September 6, 2012 at 8:48 pm
This guy is a dictator in the making! I use to respect him but suddenly he became arrogant & big headed. The good thing is, all things come to pass!
buntusan
September 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm
From information officer 2 executive director! Ka chipenzi yakutaya constitution pamene apa! Y do pipo lke 2 raise unnecessary issues? Tongas awe mwe!
kakolwe
September 7, 2012 at 11:41 am
The suprising issue is Chipenzi posts a non topic & everyone shouts rubbish! Am no fan of Kabimba. His appointment worries me coz he has made a biased stand on constitution. What justice is this? Party & Govt are different.
Kanabesa
September 7, 2012 at 12:05 pm
I am not a fun of Winter Kabimba. But people are making this a big deal. Look at MMD, some people held two positions and no one called them to relinquish one. At the time it was normal. But now with Kabimba it has become a big deal. You are just building Kabimba by talking about the positions he is holding. Let’s see what he does with them people. Why are you all of a sudden scared?