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UPND To Protest Over Construction Of SATA’s House
The UPND has written a letter notifying the police on their intention to hold a peaceful procession to Parliament building. In their letter to the police the UPND state that they intend to present a petition to the Parliamentarians to stop the “illegal” allocation of K1.4billion towards the construction of President Sata’s retirement house and K20bn towards the constitution making process which the UPND allege has no legal framework.
According to a letter addressed to the commissioner of police and obtained by The Supreme Times, dated 5 November 2012 and signed by UPND deputy chairperson for finance Kuchunga Simusamba, the UPND is notifying the police of its intention to hold a peaceful procession from its secretariat in Lusaka’s Rhodespark area to Parliament building on 15th November,2012.
The letter states that the reason for the demonstration is to present a petition to the Parliamentarians.
The MMD has already vowed to support UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s advise to Members of Parliament not to support the allocation of K 1.4 billion the 2013 national budget for the construction of President Michael Sata’s retirement house because it is illegal and immoral.
MMD Deputy National Secretary Chembe Nyangu said it was immoral for Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda to allocate such an amount of money for the construction of a house for a sitting President when that of the late Presidents Fredrick Chiluba and Levy Mwanawasa have not even been constructed.
According to the law, the acquisition or construction of the former head of state’s house can only take place within a period of two years after leaving office.
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on November 7, 2012. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Mushkarano!!
November 7, 2012 at 9:56 am
Let them protest…Who CARES…!They should ask Chipimo he knows better what the law says about construction of the president’s House…Id!ots…wasting our time always..
Nicola
November 7, 2012 at 10:12 am
UPND- you are fools. thats why you will never rule this country. no matter what you say we have the instruments of power,nothing will happen. we are building the house for HMC SATA.
MY BOY
November 7, 2012 at 10:13 am
is retirement paid before someone actually reaches retirement? those of you who know labour matters can you tell me what would happen the retirement benefits for those who die in service? does the surviving spouse get retirement benefits for the dead spouse even if he did not reach retirement,or do they get other benefits? or is it different for presidents?
Dr Phil
November 7, 2012 at 10:16 am
its like the PF governemnt enjoys going against what the constitution says. the sad thing is that some boot lickers are even praising the government for going against the government. Enough is Enough, the next time Sata goes against the constitution he should be impeeched.
Guy Scott
November 7, 2012 at 10:20 am
@ nicola you fool, do you know what the law says, your levels of ignorance and stup*dity are shocking
CALLED WISE
November 7, 2012 at 11:23 am
U KANT EASILY WIN A CASE AGAINST DA MAN IN SUIT.’HE WU PUT AN EGG IN A BOTTLE NOZ HOW 2 REMOV IT.’
Sinyangwe
November 7, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Let hh & his supporter’s protest 4 nothing insterd of concetrating on working they shallwasting they time. In short they time waster.
Sinyangwe
November 7, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Let hh & his supporter’s protest 4 nothing insterd of concetrating on working they shall wasting their time. In short they time waster.
Aluta
November 7, 2012 at 2:33 pm
UPND should instead protest to govrt for allowing KCM to import labour from india and outsource plant maintenance to indian contractor AMSL With 85% of the workforce being indian labourers such as welders ,gas cutters,grindermen and helpers.
ganjaman
November 7, 2012 at 6:43 pm
pipo lyk mashkarano, nicola, and sinyangwe are the pipo who are bringing our country to the poor levels at which we are for their reasoning is really shallow! you think exactly like GBM who is already talking of “third term” for satana! honestly how do you think of retirement package for someone who is still working? Idiots to say the least!!!!
HH and your crew, please go ahead and stop the thieves!!!
martinpetauke
November 7, 2012 at 8:50 pm
HH you have started again why dort you listen and learn we have told you that you will need to build structures in swing provinces if you want to win if you want to see hope of geting state house in 2024 thats if the constutions will allow you because we are busy contributing to the consitution to make it better for your ground children,if thats the path you want to take you will be disappointed ,so matching to state house on petty issues will not take you anyway but will reduce you to a be jealous man and just bring confusions, learn from PF when they lost from MMD three times they had held rallies in western province and all over just after losing, Take your cardres for a retrity and go to the drawing board for 2 months,I am afraid President Sata is a very experienced politician whom if the way the opposition is behaving it will be difficuilt to challenge him, I like Nawakwi and Chipimo they know how to oppose and offer solutions.I have told you dort behave like a noise maker in a grade 2 class, Zambians are very civilized and when you look at each election it is a step ahead of most countries in the world so I tell you those youths whom you give beer and beef from you fathers farm will be laughing the way they did when you lost the general election after finishing your money and its unfair for your family HH stay at home you children needs you,infact we will extend chapters to the constutions review that in Zambia when you lose three times you should not stand again to avoid losing candidates misleading members of public or suffering from what i might call “losing sydrome” which we are seen in some opposing members.