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RB Risks Losing Pension – Kabimba
Government has cautioned former President Rupiah Banda against playing politics because his ‘active’ participation after retirement may cost him his taxpayer-fund benefits.
The warning has been issued by Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba, who in an interview in Lusaka yesterday, said Government will not hesitate to strip Mr Banda of his benefits as the constitution clearly states that any former head of State who remains in active politics cannot continue being funded by tax-payers.
“If Mr Banda is still interested in the political equation or landscape,” Mr Kabimba said, “we will stop giving him his retirement benefits as the constitution is very clear on this matter.”
The Justice Minister, a lawyer himself was commenting on “wild” claims by Mr Banda’s eccentric lawyer Robert Amsterdam who has issued a statement saying the former President is being persecuted for political reasons.
Amsterdam, who often represents disgraced politicians, fugitives and people accused of stealing from their countries, claims that the removal of Mr Banda’s immunity is part of the Patriotic Front’s (PF) plan to transfer power from President Sata to a successor.
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shibobo
April 1, 2013 at 10:17 am
I think Winter Kabimba is right.Banda has gone too far.Teach him that democracy has teeth,bite him so that he realises that he is no longer in power.Winter create another case so that you slap him a cash bail of $1 000 000.He will not go to jail any soon,you know the court System in Zambia.it is the lawyer who benefits.Recover your money through cash bail so that you quickly bring him to his knees and then forgive him later.
Pachanya
April 1, 2013 at 11:36 am
Bwana SG you are very right, if he is trying to be fun please teach him a lesson of rule of law and let him know that there is no one above the law. No one will blame the Government because is very clear in our Constitution that if former Head of state involves himself in active politics he forfeit all his retirement package. RB should just humble himself and wait for the courts to do justice. being arrogant and rude wont help him and he should know that he is no longer in power. Viva SATA Viva SG Viva Guy Viva PF MCC, Viva POWERFUL FAMILY 2096 still controlling the peaceful land of ZAMBIA.
Morious
April 1, 2013 at 1:53 pm
We want development we r too behind bane… Lets stop politics
Uwakwamununga
April 1, 2013 at 9:41 pm
TIME IS THE BEST TEACHER.
mafo
April 2, 2013 at 8:42 am
Kabimba nga to jisi mwano biya, kolindila ba bemba nga bala kwishi mano, wait and see, how things are going to turn against you *****. uyo yeya bana ba kwenu bo salulula, chiindi chiyo sika musa sunu awa..
Bwalya
April 2, 2013 at 9:17 am
Winter it`s like now u have assumed the office of the president,tell us r u now his excellence or what.washupa mwandi.
mwela onse
April 2, 2013 at 9:32 am
what about KK ati a former head of state should not engange in politics
mWAPE
April 2, 2013 at 9:50 am
KAUNDA NAO, WHERE IS HE GOING TO TAKE THE MONEY HE IS WORKING FOR, APAPENI ABA KASHI BA FWA, HE IS THE ONE FUELING FIRE, ALA WE HAVE BUILT U A HOUSE, U HAVE SECURITY, ULA FOLA, ALA CHINSHI KABILI ULE FWAYA, LEKENI FESITI MULOSHI BAMAYO MWE, NANGU KUTEMWA BUKASHIMIKILA, EMULATE MANDELA BASHIKULI NAIMWE ATASE. AND I HERE U ARE ABOUT TO GET MARRIED, ATASE, MAYBE U WANT A LAST BORN CHILD./