- Stay Connected
Socialize
Ex-Hone Lecturer Threatens To Sue Kabimba
Kabimba
Hamasaka who has threatened legal action against justice minister Wynter Kabimba over the latter’s response to the 2012 Zambia Human Rights Report, said Kabimba’s statement about his dismissal was malicious, scandalous and damaging to his image and reputation.
The report, released by the US government, highlights various human rights abuses by the Zambian government, among them the dismissal of Hamasaka from the college on allegations of featuring opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema on the college radio station, Hone FM.
And in response to the report, Kabimba said Hamasaka was allegedly victimising his workmates that did not support the UPND.
Hamasaka, who was dismissed as head of the media studies department and Hone FM manager in June last year, wrote to Kabimba, arguing that he had never victimised anyone on the basis of their political views.
“I give you five working days to apologise failure to which I reserve the right to seek legal redress against you personally for maligning my name to the whole world, especially that your response has been widely publicised in one of the leading newspapers in the country (Post Newspaper Saturday May 18, 2013 and Monday, May 20, 2013),” Hamasaka stated in his May 20 letter to Kabimba and copied to the US Embassy.
“As you have so far noticed, despite several provocations and attempts to drag our names into partisan politics, we have deliberately decided to remain and suffer in silence almost one year since my wife and I were dismissed from employment by your government. It is now my prayer and humble appeal that you search your heart and correct the misleading impression created through an appropriate apology to all the parties involved for the sake of integrity and credibility on the part of government, especially that your response was addressed to the international community.”
He stated that Kabimba’s statement about his dismissal was malicious, scandalous and damaging to his image and reputation.
Hamasaka stated that Kabimba should have gotten correct information about reasons behind his dismissal.
He stated that had he victimised any of his colleagues, he would have been disciplined by management.
Hamasaka alleged that his wife was also dismissed from Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company on account of his ‘sins’.
“Hon. minister sir, as a family, we have so far suffered great humiliation and gone through a traumatising experience at the hands of our own elected government and any acts that perpetuate our psychological and emotional suffering further inflicts more pain to the already troubled family with young kids to look after,” stated Hamasaka.
“By your portrayal and allegations against our family, as people who are highly intolerant, you are further alienating us from society, international community and subsequently to would-be employers.”
But in his response to the report last week, Kabimba said it was fraught with factual errors and inaccuracies.
“It is not true that Mr Clayson Hamasaka was dismissed from employment on account of featuring an opposition party leader on a Hone Fm radio programme. He was dismissed after complaints of victimisation from members of staff who did not belong to his political party UPND,” said Kabimba.
Posted by Editor
on May 23, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
Deja Vu
May 23, 2013 at 6:22 pm
HHs Law
mimi
May 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm
mr hamasaka, its realy sad that you were subject to the wrath of our very own government. You were a hardworking and peace loving lecturer as far as i remember. my prayer is that God should fight for u and your family. may he see u through all this. i guess my fellow ex students in the media @ hone agree with me.
Akanama
May 23, 2013 at 7:16 pm
Jst who the devil did we giv dis job.i wish him misery.
Kalok
May 23, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Ku mulu ni Lesa – panshi…. sounds familiar, people?
life and living
May 23, 2013 at 8:24 pm
only truth is importantant life and living
isaac
May 24, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Truth is important indeed. Otherwise you will be a victim of your own consience.
sinx
May 23, 2013 at 8:29 pm
God is there for you he will fight for you and the saying goes whatever goes up must surly came down.
Popopo
May 23, 2013 at 9:54 pm
Never insult the pot that feeds you. Hamasaka ,Everlyn Hone is a gvt institution NOT a political arena
C.S.I KARIBA
May 23, 2013 at 9:59 pm
where is HH wen you need him prof haka.wat.wat?
yaya
May 24, 2013 at 6:41 am
ba popoooo is horn a grz institution or private owned tell me!
isaac
May 24, 2013 at 11:14 am
Hone private owned by who? It is a govt institution and any worker should not carry his/her politics there cause at the end of the day you will be seen to be fighting a finger that feeds you.
kibwelakasongo
July 12, 2013 at 7:25 pm
Ladies and gentlemen…the light at the end of the tunnel….can anyone see it?
NASILELE MUTALE YAAULU
May 24, 2013 at 8:03 am
THIS IS A VERY SAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
CAN RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES CORRECT THIS ONE.
HAMASAKA IS A HUMBLE AND LOVING PERSON WHO HAS A FAMILY TO LOOK AFTER WHETHER WE HAVE ALLEGED POLITICAL DIFFERENCES OR NOT.
OUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION, NOT TOMORROW BUT NOW!!!!!
Zulu
May 24, 2013 at 8:26 am
The man deserved to be dismissed.He intimidated me too.He wanted me to support his Tonga tribal man HH.Am happy the government heard our cry.
melanin man
May 24, 2013 at 8:29 am
kabimba is an *****
Mali
May 24, 2013 at 10:01 am
@ZULU, YOU COME FROM A TRIBE WELL KNOWN AS (BA MUZUNGU WANGA) *****, IF YOU LIKED DRINKING TEA AND NOT WORKING HOW DID YOU EXPECT A HARD WORKING BOSS TO RESPECT YOU, TO HELL FOOL, REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT A BOSSS OF YOUR OWN, YOU ARE WORKING CLASS, YOU WILL MEET BAD BOSSES AND THAT WILL REMIND YOU OF THE SAME GENTLEMAN YOU ARE TALKING SHIT ABOUT. NGALU YAMNTU IWE.
isaac
May 24, 2013 at 11:20 am
Discipline should be meted on erring pipo not on tribal lines. If Hamasaka erred then he deserve what he got but if not then let him enjoy his rights by claiming back his position if there is such a possility.
Kolwe
May 25, 2013 at 6:27 am
If i may ask what did the wife do for her dismissal?
kibwelakasongo
July 12, 2013 at 7:29 pm
Will these people manage to disentangle themselves from these traps they are setting up?
What goes up must come down and this is the reality of things.