Speaker Defends SATA’s Presidential Takeover Of RDA

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini says there is nothing illegal about the move by President Michael Sata to put the Road Development Agency (RDA) under his office.

Dr Matibini made the ruling following a point of order by Monze central Member of Parliament Jack Mwiimbu who wanted to know whether the executive was in order to continue violating the constitution by realigning ministries and government institutions without Parliament approval.

In his ruling Dr Matibini stated that government has the prerogative to establish and dissolve government ministries and department subject to approval by Parliament.

He said he has no doubt that the Vice President will present to the house an appropriate motion to ensure the constitution is upheld on the moving of RDA to fall under the office of the president.

President Michael Sata recently announced that he had taken over the Road Development Agency to fall under his office in order to curb corruption in the procurement of road contracts and promote transparency.

20 Responses to "Speaker Defends SATA’s Presidential Takeover Of RDA"

  1. Tom Bar Know Call Cheekalah   September 27, 2012 at 12:02 am

    Why is UPND not corcerned about corruption but only for violating the constitution? This party UP aNDown should be the worst after the group called BOKO HARAM even after al-Qaeda.If UPaNDown was a law it would be Sharia Law..if it was an insult it would be Munyelo Pwete!If it was a pop sound it will be chisushi,if it was the most wanted it will be Malion Brothers…..Get a life or get circusmissed bafikala….Tonganyoko!

  2. Bishop Chihana   September 27, 2012 at 12:05 am

    Awe ba UPND naba nyela mu church!

  3. Tom Bar Know Call Cheekalah   September 27, 2012 at 12:14 am

    As for the faggot blogger BIGGIE SMALLZ…accusin our President of Homosexual 4 meetin Ban Ki Moon…then You must be the worst asss clown pundit after your mum’s vagina.She regrets gettin pregant with yo dad’s dick wishin she was just a lesbian coz since u were born it has over stretched to the extent that your father’s dick let alone your dick can’t fit in her vagina…Only customised sex toys with an ordered size (XXL)can cool her non stop ever thrusting valve!Get a life stanyoko..!

  4. huwiii   September 27, 2012 at 12:16 am

    Jack Mwiimbu is right to raise that point of order as a matter of clarification and legalism. The speaker’s response is mature and appropriate. That is how things ought to be discussed in parley. VEEP please lay the motion quickly otherwise you are swimming in lawlessness.

  5. Master Ponta   September 27, 2012 at 2:25 am

    Monze central Member of Parliament Jack Mwiimbu wanted to know whether the UPND can be in order to to pee & poo durin Mufumbwe elections.Well here are SEVEN DIRTY WORDS TO DESCRIBE UPND: $hit, pi$s, fucck, cunt, cocksucker, mothafucker, and tit$.

  6. kakolwe   September 27, 2012 at 5:06 am

    This Site is becoming frighteningly vulgar. Even wheen the MP asked a mature question & a mature answer was given, a number of uncouth individuals take it up as a chance to state any/every vulgarity they have studied. Renew your minds

  7. LOVE   September 27, 2012 at 6:47 am

    People who enjoy dirty insults are shallow minded,dull,have inferior complex and are losers and will always be losers in life with no direction or vision.

  8. Ba Joe   September 27, 2012 at 8:22 am

    “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. ” (Matthew 12:36).

  9. isaac   September 27, 2012 at 8:30 am

    UPND have positive critisism.YOU ARE REALLY A disaster in whatever you are handling issues.IF REASON FOR THE TRANSFER OF THAT DEPARTMENT IS EFFICIENCY THEN LET BE IT. why start thinking like animals in a zoo.One wonders when your party is going to grow infact it cannot grow coz the hate and envy is occupying much of your cogitating capability resulting in having diarrhoea of the mouth.

  10. Southern watchman   September 27, 2012 at 9:32 am

    From the abundance of the heart,the mouth speaks. Hon Mwiimbu has exhibited maturity and surely the wisdom of Solomon is in him. So Tongas are wise people!

  11. kazeze   September 27, 2012 at 10:37 am

    There is too much vulgar language on this site. Is it because the majority of the bloggers on this site are people from a certain region of Zambia?

  12. kamponde   September 27, 2012 at 10:38 am

    To me the move by the president shows that he has no confidence in some of his ministers or those who were supposed to over see the roads project

  13. tylor   September 27, 2012 at 10:49 am

    too much ubufontini mu zambia. makes me sick. debating unnnecesarily.

  14. mwinsho wesu   September 27, 2012 at 11:42 am

    FOOLISH PIPO WILL ALWAYS INSULT EVEN WHEN GOOD IS SPOKEN. I TUMFWEKO SHOULD START PUBLISHING EMAILS OF ALL PEOPLE COMMENTING MAY WE WILL LIVE IN PEACE AS XTIAN NATION

  15. Fault Finder   September 27, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    TIZ must act maturely and support Sata’s move to supervise RDA instead of slapping all corrupt GRZ wings like police service on him. Maybe they were benefiting from RDA.

  16. Monk Square Shootist   September 27, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    True, 95% of those who like insulting others come from a certain region of this county, a region where both boys and girls graduate with distinctions in heavy insults (R-18) before being admitted to grade 8.

  17. BIGGPAPA   September 27, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    But why all the insults mwebanthu? Even insulting someone’s mother who has completely nothing to do with all this! Ati christian nation my foot!

  18. Mpende   September 27, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    Humble advice to all bloggers. Please avoid insults. the truth about insults is that they affect the person insulting more than the one insulted. Please blog and argue intelligently to improve your skills than destroying yourself through insults.

  19. Francis Mwansa   September 27, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    UPND tongas under oath….

  20. Mwine Zed   September 27, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    I believed school makes people better, but the more i keep on ntumfweko am begging to believe the opposite. Some people have been negatively impacted by school, why such insults if you cant debate just read other bloggers comments. Shame on you who insult, have a life.