Kabimba’s statement comes in the wake of outspoken National PF youth chairperson Chishimba Kambwili’s statement yesterday in Lusaka that ‘Mr Kabimba should own up on his presidential ambitions instead of being arrogant and maligning his own party over alleged tribalism’.
At a media briefing in his office, Mr Kambwili said Mr Kabimba was being hounded out of office because party cadres were incensed by his presidential ambitions.
He said it was unfortunate for Mr Kabimba to label his own party as tribal instead of ensuring that there was discipline within party structures to make it stronger.
Mr Kambwili who is Youth and Sport Minister, said Mr Kabimba, as chief executive officer of the party should humble himself rather than continue being arrogant.
“When similar demonstrations were held against Given Lubinda, he kept quiet, why can’t he as well keep quiet now that it is on him? As leaders we should stop being arrogant. As SG, he must work hard to shield the party from indiscipline and the tag of tribalism,” Mr Kambwili said.
He said the PF was ‘dead’ unless the secretariat was re-organised and focused on its mandate to work for the people.
Mr Kambwili said Mr Kabimba, who is Justice Minister, had prior to the suspension of Mr Lubinda, stood his ground by stating that party cadres who were protesting at the time, were merely exercising their right to demonstrate.
On remarks by Mr Kabimba that since the country’s political inception, PF cadres were the worst in terms of discipline, Mr Kambwili described the statement as unfortunate to have been issued by a senior party official.
He urged Mr Kabimba to instill discipline in the party and apologise for the manner the party cadres had treated Mr Lubinda.He said the PF should not become a battlefield for members with personal agendas ahead of the 2016 general elections.
Excuse me please
September 26, 2013 at 9:07 am
whoever is attacking kabimba has the following names from a special region:
chama,kambwili,mwamba,mutale,chanda,nsofwa,mwewa,sampa…etc
pf real tribalists!
icinshikululwa
September 26, 2013 at 9:09 am
Twafwa twalemana. There iz too much sweet in PF, why whole this fighting; pliz its one leader at a time. Stop this nonsense
Zambian
September 26, 2013 at 9:17 am
When a fish starts to rot, it starts from the head. The problems in the PF are a result of incompetence on the part of the party’s CEO, Kabimba. He lacks skills and maturity to manage or co-ordinate the affairs of the party. The task, which requires level headedness, is too huge for Kabimba.
AKABONDO
September 26, 2013 at 9:29 am
Is Kabimba the final man in PF? This tribalism perpetuated by PF is chocking
FMM
September 26, 2013 at 9:37 am
2016 No vema GOlden oldies in Government NAREP here we come.
Ronaldo
September 26, 2013 at 9:38 am
Can’t these PF chaps see that they are destroying their party ? This is so nostalgic to say the least !
ANGONI
September 26, 2013 at 9:43 am
Kabimba cant run a country. Given Lubinda can. Kabimba has not even a single leadership quality hence he talks all da nosense. U kill by katemo, u sha die by katemo. Resign frm yo office sir or be forced out as we saw in MMD.
ex pf supporter
September 26, 2013 at 9:45 am
PF leadership should stop public laundry cleaning
Meswin
September 26, 2013 at 10:01 am
Kabimba is reaping the fruits he planted! Started by destroying his friends n now it’s his time 2 be destroyed.
Chilipamushi
September 26, 2013 at 10:03 am
wawa! The axe that you used to kill your friend has turned back on you. Tulemona.
Trixy
September 26, 2013 at 10:04 am
Surely cant we listen to progressive and productive news instead of kabimba this, that and the other? Lubinda this, that and the other? This is very exhausting.
kazeze
September 26, 2013 at 10:07 am
Every dark cloud has a silver lining. These are lessons to the party to form the next government that TRIBALISM does not pay. PF is now reaping the fruits of its tribalism. God is great!
Ely
September 26, 2013 at 10:21 am
Chi Trixy this is News. Are you a Tonga?
Maiko
September 26, 2013 at 11:02 am
You Tribalist i.diot, so what if he is tonga?
id!ot!
September 26, 2013 at 3:28 pm
and who told you Trixy’s gender?
christetor
September 26, 2013 at 10:21 am
chaona muzako chapita maba cilipaliwe.do to others wat you want them to do unto you.
RB's Son-Andrew
September 26, 2013 at 10:24 am
AMAMBALA IMWE……..
Kasenge Richard
September 26, 2013 at 10:51 am
You politians! pliz read the following may be it will help u. I am furious but jesus tells me forgive! I like clarity,and he speaks to me in parables! I like to command others,and he says;Obey.
aba kuka banga(the wise)
September 26, 2013 at 10:56 am
Sure where is the president? all this is happening and is very quite.doesn’t he know that party is being destroyed he must come to the rescue of this party.i feel very bad for this party.because we voted for sata now every fool think we can vote for him.nonsense
Trixy
September 26, 2013 at 10:57 am
@Ely….lol….no am not tonga. But what has my comment got to do with the fact that I may be tonga or not? The fact of the matter is that some of us are sick and tired of PF’s inhouse fighting. We want progressive news now. But can we really blame this Government for what is happening? No we cant because one can only give what they have. People who have love give out love and those with strife give out strife. If I didn’t have any reason not go give PF a negative vot in 2016, now I have. This party is so immature and it must go.
Ezemwa
September 26, 2013 at 11:08 am
politics indeed
Anthony
September 26, 2013 at 11:14 am
Now Kabimba knows which party is trible and regional & segregative in Zambia.
mwenda
September 27, 2013 at 8:01 am
Tongas/toka leyas and Bemabs have sumthing in common thy r all arrogant so let them fight.y diidnt he see the tribal clique wen it was given lubinda
Reveal
September 26, 2013 at 11:44 am
Pf leadershIp Is corrupt and dishonest .The squables are expected
normal
September 26, 2013 at 12:19 pm
I KNEW SATA AS KING COBRA, GOD HELP US, THIS MAN HAS BECOME THE SMALLEST SNAKE WITHOUT VENOM IN JUST TWO YEARS. HE IS NOT IN THE DRIVING SEAT.
Mulenga
September 26, 2013 at 12:19 pm
ba Kabimba mwaleimona kwati you are PF and Goverment.lelolelo.Ba Sata naimwe tulangeni leadership.Stop the in fighting.Sure how can you fail everything?organising the party and running our economy and goverment
MAFUPA YOKOYOKO
September 26, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Kuti waseka its not tribel but tribal… Nway MCS should come in and stop this nonsense before its too late for pf… tuleloleshafye!
Nashala Neka
September 26, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Mwanachaambwa, koya bo kuli HH ukalilekelele ta! Aba batekukutanda balamba ati pakwabana busu tapabi nsoni. Wakali kulwana bakwanu ta, ono bantu mbuwakagwasha kuwina bakubukila. Mwana nsha ulajokela kuchizyalilo. It has taken this long for you to realise for a reason. Zwamo ta, we are waiting for your hero’s welcome ku UPND.
brainboxer
September 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Kabimba once said;when there is confusion in MMD or UPND.Him as CEO of the PF celebrates and enjoys it.Now its the confusion is in his party.He must be very sad 2 think what the opposition parties are making out of his predicament.The cadres will now remove him from his office by force,the Richard kachingwe way of the MMD.
a cadre is a professional political engineer in Zambia 2day
kabimbas wife
September 26, 2013 at 12:28 pm
My husband is
very intelligent,he actually envisioned this and so timely soon he will resign.
Kalapansi
September 26, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Kabimba u thot u were a very clever man, see wat has happened to u.Time has come.
LOZI-CORDINATOR
September 26, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Am a PF member on this one I would say Kabimba is jst harvesting what he planted,wynter Kukakamba monga ndiye president,Wynter atikola.
Kasenge Richard
September 26, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Ba kabimba with a hidden urgenda well skimmed is’nt?Twalamwenako aka kawama ni tiye tiye skyline.
me
September 26, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Lubinda must be enjoying himself!
tito
September 26, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Yes he is. Sata should sack Kabimba and replace him with Lubinda. Un elected Kabimba should be sent to the foreign service
Sad Face
September 26, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Is it patritotic Front (PF) or patritotic Fraca`s(PF)?
icinshikululwa
September 26, 2013 at 2:27 pm
This doese no mean HH or any other political leader or any party, shall help us or be better than PF, NO!
icinshikululwa
September 26, 2013 at 3:11 pm
It haz just shown us how selfish we are Zmbnz, we no better than those Loziz who are cleming The Land; and we have so far no leader even in oppositin to trust for this.
tito
September 26, 2013 at 3:19 pm
It is the first party where fighting against each other is common. MCS needs to sort out this mess in PF
Muntumukulu
September 26, 2013 at 3:42 pm
What rubbish is this about being Tribal? when you do wrong, people must sort you out, does it mean you now become tribal? cmon you fellows, lets be civilised and stop talking like men and women of two centuries ago. the fact is if ba Kabimba is wrong let him apologise to his colleagues.
Henrique
September 26, 2013 at 5:57 pm
Does the Prez read these reports? One wonders whether he is in charge of his party or the cabinet.
If two senior members of his cabinet are busy slugging it out in public and there is no rebuke or reprimand. Probably my expectations are very high – what do you expect when cabinet is dominated by Kaponyas!!!
DIP STICK
September 26, 2013 at 6:03 pm
WHY IS KABIMBA FIGHTING EVERY ONE LEFT,RIGHT AND CENTRE? WHO IS NEXT IF HE SUCCEEDS ON THIS ONE?
HE SHOULD BE TAMED BEFORE HE STARTS GOING HOUSE TO HOUSE HARASSING EVERYONE. HE IS PROVING TO BE AN @”%£
Village Chicken
September 26, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Winta Kab, you are reaping your seeds. PF is dying and the sooner all logical Zedians realise the better. Sata is a piece of ancient acheological artefact, otherwise why is there all this nonsense in public and under his nose…?
Anthony
September 26, 2013 at 7:07 pm
Kabimba i can only advice you to just approach HH and apologies over the $t¥p!t remarks you said about him and Unite with him.PF is party for failures.We need to try another party.
ck
September 26, 2013 at 7:21 pm
so sorry. u this is what you did to your own brother given lubinda. Lubinda remained quite and he prayed as i heard one Sunday telling the church to wait and see what are we are seeing today.
ck
September 26, 2013 at 7:47 pm
The confusion is good because there more stories yet to be uncovered including financial dealings from this cluster..
Bamba Zonke
September 26, 2013 at 10:03 pm
Kabimba outmately wants to be the next president after King Cobra. But he started it wrongly. He started by intimidating others instead of being good and kind so that he would win everyone to his side. Alas, it has all gone wrong. The dream has been shattered. Let him appologise, forget his presidential ambitions and approgise to those that need appology, keep his job and work quietly.
SAINT DESPERATIOUS
September 26, 2013 at 10:28 pm
Kabimba’s chances of ever being president are gone; Northern Province is for GBM and CB is for Kambwili…it’s really over for him
Crocodiles from Lesotho
September 27, 2013 at 8:33 am
Iwe, which Copperbelt is for kambwili? Is Roan the same as CB?? And if northerners can settle for GBM, then i’ve no choice but to doubt their sanity. Northerners speak for yourselves.
RB & Sons Co. Ltd, Trading as Dora Siliya, Inc.
September 26, 2013 at 11:02 pm
Mambala Kabimba, Uyopa nji? Ikunyokole njala manjemanje!!
Wam
September 27, 2013 at 5:05 am
One thing I can guess for sure is that the President is not going to “fire” Kabimba from his party position. For Kabimba’s political survival, he must remain and play it low in the party – putting aside presidential ambitions, and making peace with anyone he offended. (This will help improve his image) As for the tribalism that is circulating in this nation: starting from most bloggers here (whom, unfortunately, the most are the young people), and showing itself in political parties; its a pity as we are taking this country backwards – 50 or so years ago. We are the new generation: we went to schools where we had people from all tribes so at least our thinking should be different… Let’s build a country that supports free expression of every one, where innovation can be nurtured from all; so that we can be a haven of realisation of people’s dreams and aspirations. And I’m not only talking about political dreams here, but any that help in development of the country. Bye.
Lets Reason
September 27, 2013 at 8:08 am
To some extent i feel the President is the one that doesn’t want Winter he is too ambitious no leader wants an over zealous individual around you
never know what he is planing he may destroy the big man so he is being dealt with indirectly no wonder he was been too quite on this issue& allowed the debate to go on so as to expose all winters followers remember he was been in kabimba’s shoes before under FTJ so he is a step ahead of him
chile1
September 27, 2013 at 8:38 am
Whatever!All I kno is PF will sure win the 2016 elections,no party can offer any opposition,look @ weak H.H,clueless nevers,who among thiz 2 can b president?none
Isaac
September 27, 2013 at 9:33 am
Am quite sure this is a passing phase in PF after all this PF will never be the same. This is like a cleansing process after this no political party will ever match with it. VIV PF may God bless this party.
tripoli
September 27, 2013 at 9:37 am
>>>>>BUT WHERE IS THE PRESIDENT?