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‘When The PF Ship Sinks, GBM And Kabimba Win’
Article By Rev. Canon Dr. Kapya John Kaoma
Watching the Patriotic Front members devour themselves reminds one of the night of April 14, 1912. On that solemn night, the highly praised and admired RMS Titanic sunk in the waters of the Atlantic—just four days after its first voyage to New York. But the Titanic would have been saved had the captain yielded the numerous warnings about the bad conditions on the ocean. The mere size and popularity of the Titanic deceived the captain into believing that his vessel could conquer the Atlantic and her icebergs—albeit he was wrong! The iceberg destroyed the Titanic.
We will never know the truth as to why the captain ignored those warnings, but we can surely avoid similar situations in life. Reading the signs of the time and yielding to initial warnings makes a good leader.
If you have watched the Titanic or read Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember, the confusion that ensued when the Ship was sinking reflects what is going on in President Sata’s PF. As the waters filled the giant vessel, not even the captain knew what to do. All aboard the vessel rushed for mother life—creating untold chaos on the Titanic. Of course, many people would have been saved had the captain and his crew remained calm—indeed without a vision, people perish!
Within two years in power, the PF has become a party without a leader. Each passing day, President Sata seems lost and unable to bring order in his own party. Most of us thought that “King Cobra” would bring discipline in the nation—I guess we were all wrong. The Cobra has been tamed and placed in a zoo at State House—to an extent that even rats and kids can step on it.
President Sata seems to live in his own fantasy world of 90 days. As his ichibwato sinks, the president is busy reshuffling ministers and campaigning for parliamentary seats rather than re-organizing his party and governing. Honestly, if President Sata thinks that the people who celebrated the PF victory in 2011 will do so in 2016; if he thinks that PF will win the 2016 elections; and if he thinks that his similar promises of development in 90 days will deliver him victory in 2016, then I honestly doubt his mental capacity.
For some time, I have been wondering as to who is the President of PF. Is it Wynter Kabimba, GBM, or Kambwili? When will the President realize that GBM is an opportunistic politician using PF to feed his crazy ego? GBM endorsing campaign is meant to introduce himself to PF cadres and thereby preparing for his own attempt on the PF presidency. Yet, Sata believes that GBM has his interest at heart! Likewise, Kabimba has presidential ambitions hence the current feud between the two. Sata would save himself by getting rid of the duo but the cobra is too blind to see. Am I the only one who has stopped counting ministers and other senior officials? It seems that the only thing Sata does best is firing and replacing his cadres with new cronies. Sadly, when it comes to GBM and Kabimba, he treats them as untouchables. Yet these guys are out to destroy PF.
Like the Captain of the Titanic, President Sata can still save ichibwato from sinking in the waters of Zambian politics. Many people want to see the King Cobra they voted into power in 2011; they want to see the Sata they believed; they want to see a president who leads by example; and they want to see the man of courage who can discipline imbeciles in his own party. Sadly, president Sata is calm while PF sails into dangerous waters—ignoring the early warnings. Unless he plans to use the Robert Mugabe way in the 2016 elections, President Sata won’t win his second term! The number of defeat PF has suffered in by-elections suggests major troubles for PF in 2016. Even in Northern, the Copperbelt, and Luapula provinces, PF is losing people to the opposition.
I find it hard to believe that the president has not addressed the violence associated with his cadres in the nation. The beating of opposition cadres and now fellow PF members demands confronting. Unless the President sanctioned this violence, leaving his cadres to feed on the blood of innocent Zambians is indefensible, and a crime against humanity
In case he does not know, Wynter Kabimba, GBM and their cadres are the ones who are sinking the ship. When the duo was implicated in corruption charges, the president remained silent. When his cadres beat opposition members in Eastern province, the President remained silent. Moreover, as Kabimba and GBM cadres continue to terrorize each other and innocent citizens, the president is even the more silent.
One wonders why GBM, Kabimba and many other cadres are untouchable under the Sata administration! Is it because the president pocketed so many dollars from GBM that he is not courageous enough to confront him; is it that Kabimba knows something about the president that Sata is afraid to discipline him; or is it that President Sata is just an incompetent leader?
Let me alert the president—once the PF ship sinks, Kabimba and GBM will jump ship and join other parties—just ask Kaunda or Rupiya Banda. If I am the member of PF, it is time to jump the ship rather than wait until the ship has sunk. I hope and trust that the opposition is capitalizing on this confusion to give PF a red card in 2016!
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Office Of The President
September 16, 2013 at 1:30 am
Ehh let me jump ship….but wait a minute? If I jump from “Ichibwato”, where will I land….a canoe like NAREP;deep waters like MMD;or into a shacks mouth like UPND.
HON. GUY SCOTT
September 16, 2013 at 1:38 am
Whether the PF sinks or not! I’m untouchable from prosecution. My fellow whites(western governments) will not spare your “god forsaken” country, if you try and take me to court over my small deals at ZAWA!
sperm
September 16, 2013 at 6:43 am
PF remember the youths plz where are
Jobs .come 2016 we will see
BOKA
September 16, 2013 at 7:41 am
It’s upto you Zambians me am from Barose-land which is a different country. And I have a new NRC.
swine
September 16, 2013 at 8:43 am
While the article brings out issues and timely advice, the tone from the so called Reverand is pathetic to say the least!
bkk
September 16, 2013 at 10:57 am
I agree with you, reverand calling the president “cobra”
las
September 16, 2013 at 3:36 pm
wats rong with the rev calling the president ‘cobra’ thats a nickname he gave himslef. pick pick on something else
CHRISTIAN
September 16, 2013 at 9:27 am
Ba Reverend, the Titanic sank because the captain said something unGodly. When one of the passengers asked him if the ship was safe. He replied, “yes, not even God can sink it”. God wanted the captain to see and realise that God is God and can sink anything. He is the author and finisher of everything under the planet. Unlike the ubwato, no one apart from God can sink it. Most of us are praying that it does not sink and it shall come to pass.
mbashe
September 17, 2013 at 10:55 am
AMEN!!
Mr tumfweko
September 16, 2013 at 10:50 am
Have you forgotten that the big promised to rule by ten commandments.If he is not following to what he said, it will definitely sink.
Mpangula Mputyu aka TeamDoraPetauke2013
September 16, 2013 at 11:22 am
Sata lied so many times. Even with the Bible in his hands. Worse during campaigns.
PF was then turned into a TITANIC from that day and we await it’s sinking.
chipata disco
September 16, 2013 at 3:35 pm
Fr frank bwalya forsaw this…..ine mayo ni pampoto
Renford Nsunzu
September 16, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Awe sure Sata heavily promised! Even if not all is seen as promised, but at least he should have achieved even 30%, even if it did not happen in 90 days, at least it should have been in 270 days. My neighbour fail off from the vehicle when they were celebrating Sata’s victory and he died. If only the DEAD could see! My other neighbour undressed during the celebration and he is still jobless at 32. ANYWAY LETS WAIT AND SEE, PATIENCE PAYS!
BANYANGA NDOLA
September 16, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Dooms Day is coming….HH is the next President.
qqqqqqq
September 17, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Aleisa imwe aleisaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa………….