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RB to Attend 2013 African Presidential Roundtable
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The 2013 African Presidential Roundtable, whose theme is The Cost of Democracy, is centered on what needs to be achieved for people in Africa to gain greater involvement in the electoral process in their respective countries.
Mr. Banda’s presentation is expected to touch on what Western countries can do to provide assistance in facilitating the electoral process in Africa and what the current generation of leaders needs to do to further stability and democracy on the continent and in their own countries.
Mr. Banda has to this effect written to inform President Michael Sata and the Cabinet Office, through the Secretary to the Cabinet about his invitation to South Africa which is expected to run from the 5th to 8th of June this year.
And Boston University African Presidential Centre Director Charles Stith notes that the invitation of Zambia’s former president to the 10th African Presidential Roundtable slated for Constitution Hill in the Winnie Mandela Courtyard is crucial to the event as Mr. Banda has experience in election monitoring.
Last year, President Banda spent nearly three months at Boston University in the United States of America as President-in-Residence, lecturing at the institution and other associate universities both within and outside that country.
This contained in a statement released to Qfm the Former President’s office’s Deputy administrative assistant Kennedy Limwanya.
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Advocate
May 27, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Who has allowed this idiotest to travel because I have not cleared this thief.
Narrant
May 27, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Are Boston University an entity on this planet? Are they not aware of RB’s status of being ‘flight risk’?
chazyamantandi
May 27, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Never let him travel,the mambala will never come back!
mwewa in South Africa
May 27, 2013 at 2:31 pm
I do not think he has been invited because he is a good leader but because he is a former president. Not because he is a democrat but because he is a puppet who will always say yes to any useless thing as long as it has proceeded from the mouth of a Western leader. RB is a shameless former president that Zambia has ever produced. They should have invited the old man KK or Magande or the young men Chipimo or Milupi who are credible than that old lier.
isaac
May 27, 2013 at 3:04 pm
The probem with Rupiah is that he is too soft on anything even on things he doesn’t agree with. We need a leader who could tell these western guys that such and such a thing is not good for Africa or for Zambia. Ala! him is to smile on every thing. Thats why Sata somestimes is good because he speaks his mind.
Hate Foolishness
May 27, 2013 at 5:13 pm
No.
james gift mwamba
May 27, 2013 at 3:12 pm
Sata is not only good, is bold as well.
Hate Foolishness
May 27, 2013 at 5:14 pm
No.
frederick
May 27, 2013 at 3:41 pm
RB,,is A true states man n he wil owez be,u cn Nva cmpair RB 2 SATA.viva RB.
pat
May 27, 2013 at 4:28 pm
he wont make it as he will be in court trios for therft
Narrant
May 27, 2013 at 4:37 pm
RB faces serious criminal charges in court, and is, in fact, a ‘flight risk’, BU.
Hate Foolishness
May 27, 2013 at 5:26 pm
“Bold” or “speaks his mind” without prudence is not admirable in a head of state.
There is a lack of understanding of the presidential position and how delicate it is. It’s evident how the current party came to power and will stay in power. The criteria used by many-a-Zambian is laughable.
“Chi Sata cikali”
“Ba Mudala Bali kwata insele!”
Even the very monicker “king cobra” shows how Zambians perceive the suitability of a candidate to the presidential office.
LET PIPO TALK
May 30, 2013 at 8:31 am
Mulibapuba, votes were counted and he worn because we voted and we wanted him. You are a loser
God's Property
May 27, 2013 at 6:27 pm
i miss this man as a president for real
tomo
May 28, 2013 at 10:16 am
I agree. There was order and hope. Now there is confusion and hopelessness
PF HATER
May 27, 2013 at 6:37 pm
RB allowed fellow politicians to speak not satana.zambians open ur eyes cant u see,let rb go its one of his rights tell e how many pipo wer involved during the previous gvt.and pf is blinding those idlots tht are accpting anything they decide to do u illetrates.fools
PF HATER
May 27, 2013 at 6:41 pm
RB allowed fellow politicians to speak not satana.zambians open ur eyes cant u see,let rb go its one of his rights tell e how many pipo wer involved in accidnts and died during the previous gvt.and pf is blinding those idlots tht are accpting anything they decide to do u illetrates.fools.
funny
May 28, 2013 at 8:15 am
Sometime peoples illiteracy and prejudice shines like a beacon. “Presumed innocent” means that the burden of proof is on the accusers.
When Zamtrop hit the fan people were ready to crucify FTJ. What was the eventual outcome?
Just because the “gospel” according to The Post News papers accuses someone of things does not make them fact.
It is savage and childishly immature to call Rupiah a “flight risk”.
Is he going to a country with no extradition treaty, no!
Has he fled the country before, no!
Was or has he ever been a fugitive from the law, no!
Is it within his rights to travel, yes!
The bulk of negative comments are not backed by evidence or law, just sentiment and opinion.
Check the grammar and vocabulary of the nay sayers, it speaks volumes about them.
There is nothing so frightening as ignorance in action.
Wanyafye Tigers
May 28, 2013 at 9:05 am
Chiluba was not cleared of Zamtrop misdeeds. Do not mislead others. He was acquitted (on a technicality) by RB, who thought:
1. that Chiluba would be alive today and
2. that Chiluba and the people of Zambia would say “leave RB alone blah, blah”.
Kono, bashemi, Mulimu (Lesa) ki guy. Ali isa pasanganya amapange yaba RB, as we speak RB is in court. Therefore the gospel according to the Post (in this case) was true.
evangelist stanley . n
May 28, 2013 at 5:44 pm
he is a great man who we i believe we should be proud of this man because he never removed subsidies which is threatening our stomach.
The One
May 29, 2013 at 8:36 am
Waste of pipos time
truthful
May 29, 2013 at 3:51 pm
why are we still talking about this ugly plunderer?
go home and take care of your grand children/children
shame! atase!
EARTH
May 30, 2013 at 8:34 am
I feel nice to see pipo hurting when Sata is at State house with the Highest position ever in his life time which all these talking shit will never be. He deserves to be at state house.
AKABONDO
May 30, 2013 at 9:28 am
Our inability to debate issues intelligently as Zambians is frightening. Small wander our universities are rated very low.
Why insult?
Tonga Bull
May 30, 2013 at 3:50 pm
RB SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE EVERY ZAMBIAN KNOWS THAT HE IS A FLIGHT RISK AND SHOULD BE MONITORED 24/7.ALL THESE ARE SCHEMES BY THE CRIMINAL LAWYER ROBERT ARMSTERDAM AND HENRY BANDA TO HAVE REBASED BANDIT,RB RUN AWAY FROM CASES.THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ARRANGE ALL SORTS OF SEMINARS MEETINGS JUST TO ENSURE THAT RB RANS AWAY.BUT WE KNOW THEIR PLOY,TIILL EXHAUSTION OF THE CASE,SHALL RB BE FREE.FOR NOW NO GOING ANYWHERE PERIOD THATS THE MESSAGE TO PF LEADERSHIP.IF YOU WANT TO WIN 2016 POLLS.
ichipondo
May 31, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Mr advocate and all of you FOOLS who are opposed to the former head of state traveling,you have no respect elo ndimwe ma imbwa!What serous charges is rupiah facing? siphoning of petrol from Nigeria? LETS PUT OUR LEADERS ON THE WORLD MAP SO THAT ZAMBIA CAN ALSO BE RESPECTED AND KNOWN TO THE WORLD..MAGALU IMWE!