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Kabimba Differs With RB ‘Mandela Didn’t Forgive People Against Corruption’
JUSTICE minister Wynter Kabimba yesterday differed with Rupiah Banda over the former president’s approach to reconciliation with former leaders.
On Wednesday, Banda, who is facing corruption charges, said leaders should emulate Nelson Mandela’s reconciliatory and loving spirit if the world was to become a better place to live in.
In an interview with Bloomberg News for a yet to be published article, Banda observed that Mandela’s positive attitude after his release from prison in 1990 forestalled what could have become a crusade of vengeance against his jailers when he became the country’s first black president in 1994.
Banda said the anti-apartheid icon, who spent 27 years in jail, was an embodiment of the qualities that any leader needed to help create a harmonious society.
But Kabimba said Mandela did not forgive people against corruption but against discrimination.
“That’s the reconciliation that Mandela fought for. He did not forgive people against corruption, that’s the difference. The whites had not stolen from the blacks. They had not dipped their long fingers into the national treasury of South Africa. If anything, they tried to develop that country, that’s the difference. Mr Rupiah Banda is facing allegations of corruption and I don’t think that any leader elected by the people can be elected to go and steal from them. He is elected to go and serve them,” he said.
Kabimba said Mandela did not want to perpetuate a system of discrimination.
“There is a big difference. FW de Klerk was not accused of corruption. P.W. Botha was not accused of corruption or theft of public funds. Mr Rupiah Banda is being accused of stealing from the people of Zambia together with his team, that’s the accusation. Those are the charges against him. How can the people of Zambia forgive such a man?” he wondered.
Kabimba said the world would instead be a better place to live in if there were no corrupt leaders.
He said the Zambian people are the ones who were calling on Banda to account for his actions and not the PF government.
“It is the people of Zambia, the owners of the oil that he is alleged to have diverted. Those are ones that are calling him to account, it is not us PF government,” he said.
Kabimba said Banda had been trying to solicit sympathy from other leaders in the region.
Kabimba described Banda’s statement as a ploy of getting sympathy from other leaders in the region, saying that was the campaign that the former president had engaged in.
“He is trying to solicit sympathy from other leaders in the region. That’s what he is trying to do and we know that that has been his campaign around the region,” he said.
Kabimba said there was no parallel between Banda and Mandela, saying the example was off the mark.
He said Mandela forgave people for running a system which was unfair to one group against another group.
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CHAMWENSO
July 5, 2013 at 3:30 pm
IWE WINTER KABIMBA STOP CHEATING. MANDELA DID NOT FORGIVE THE THE WHITE AND HAD NO HEART TO FORGIVE.IT WAS THE SYSTEM THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR RECONCILLIATION
JUST COMPARE:
HOW TRUE THAT HE FORGAVE THE WHITE.IS THERE PROOF?
HE DECIDED NOT TO FORGIVE HIS WIFE WINNIE MANDELA,WHO INJURED HIM BY SLEEPING WITH ALOT OF MEN WHILE HE WAS IN PRISON.YET THE PEOPLE WHO SENT HIM TO JAIL TOOK A BLIND EYE.
mukombe
July 5, 2013 at 3:32 pm
Which people of Zambia did he steal from Wynter you will go down in history as having brought nothing in Zambia other than arrogance and the thugs you set on innocent people. Mulepepako do you have a pastor or priest or peer you talk to frankly, whom you can tell your happiness and frustrations.
Mundia M
July 5, 2013 at 4:13 pm
RB should just explain his cases in court and not seek an escape route through reconciliation.
Politicians are extremely conniving. RB is counting on the death of Madiba so that he appeals for reconciliation and hopefully his cases would be dropped.
RB himself let free Chiluba so that he sets a precedent and his successor if from MMD would not dare look at his offences.
As God is always in charge, this scheme failed even after spending close to KR1,000,000,000 ( 1 Trillion Kwacha before rebasing). This was all to serve their own skins which they knew would dance “pelete” with change of governement.
I as a citizen would rather have RB exonerated through the courts of law so that the current PF leaders are deterred from corruption.
Let’s not perpetuate the culture of impunity!
Tunda
July 5, 2013 at 3:37 pm
Kamimbya busy shouting at RB wen its him with stolen money. Very corupt chap. wait until u are out of power.
African culture
July 5, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Even u sumer kabinda u ar corupt. We know yo history. Case yobe baliinyantilila ba sata. Let others tok about coruption & not u coz no 1 wil listen from u. The bible says that “u wil b judged the same way u ar judging others” but am not suportn RB.
DIGGERS
July 5, 2013 at 4:06 pm
Who ever is going to be the president in zambia we’ll make sure that he/she is caged at the end of his/her term of office,so that they learn.No reconciliation, for what?
Kennedy
July 5, 2013 at 4:16 pm
So you pipo you think that the $2m oil deal money that went into RB’s Singapore account is not stealing from the people? Most of you against Kabimba, you do not even pay tax or the money you plundered is more than the mergre tax you pay that is why you think this issue is persecution.
How can you turn a blind eye to the fact that RB’s children ran this country with crooks all arround the world and in all sectors of our economy in just 2 years?
How can you honestly forget that RB must answer charges before court.
How do you honestly do not support the fact that the former president must clear his name? Do you want that accusations to be a permanent topic against RB.
Hate, Jealous and greed all your characteristics will not deter this govt from working for the Zambians.
As a common man in zambia I can see that the following are the four corner stones of the PF govt.
1. Infrastructure development
2. Employment creation and more money to the people
3. Inclusive governance and decentralisation,
4. Fight against corruption.
Watch this space.
Henrique
July 5, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Kamimba is now an expert on any issue in Zambia. He comments on anything and everything .
What is it with politicians – the assumption that overnight after election they become the repository of wisdom and intellect.
NASILELE MUTALE YAAULU
July 5, 2013 at 4:26 pm
YES MANDELA FORGAVE A CORRUPT BOER REGIME
tomo
July 5, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Hypocrisy at its worst from a person who turned away ACC
catgun pf commando no 1
July 5, 2013 at 4:58 pm
the s.g is right
wazanga
July 5, 2013 at 5:45 pm
mwanya mwebena rb
Bwalya
July 5, 2013 at 5:53 pm
kabimba is nothing.
Sir jeff
July 5, 2013 at 6:16 pm
just like u in PF have started doing. Stealing from us, accepting kick backs from trafigura etc! U r right my friend autumn coz u wont have peace.
Phantom Soldier
July 5, 2013 at 8:11 pm
fak you ka winter kupye milomo jst sht up if u got nothing 2 vomit….
Kofya
July 6, 2013 at 5:04 pm
IF R.B IS INOCENT, HE WILL BE PROVED INOCENT.LET ZAMBIA SET A STANDARD FOR AFRICA. NA BA P.F BENE, THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WHEN THEIR TIME COME.TAPALI IFYA RECONCILIATION. UMULANDU MULANDU CHAPWA.
Domingo Zimba
July 7, 2013 at 8:06 am
RB just go to curt.U thought it wud earn u?Where is Henry bring him & confess yr sins then u can talk reconciliation.Frgivenes whilst yr ci tammy is ful at expense of poor zambians.Mpundu trustee!I wud not alow chiluba to go to jail,rubish.He evn died & nevr saw yr electoral defeat.Be strong RB face the charges!
Debs Ap 5
July 7, 2013 at 11:02 am
Talking too much you people, the issue is that, RB AFWILE A BWESHAKO AMA HAF YAMO. it pains me a lot, how much TAX i pay as a miner.all those people Defending RB,are non tax payers, so keep quiet ba (simboga).