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GBM Supporters, Rivals Clash In Kasama
RIVAL supporters of former defence minister Geoffrey Mwamba and civil rights activist Kelvin Sampa yesterday clashed in Kasama leaving some with injuries.
The pro-GBM group charged that Sampa’s donations were not in good faith and were actually an undercover campaign for the Kasama Central parliamentary seat, an accusation Sampa vehemently denies.
Police have since arrested three people following the clash that almost brought business to a halt.
Mwamba’s supporters in a convoy of more than 20 vehicles went round the central business district honking, in an apparent displeasure over Mr Sampa’s charity work in Kasama.
Sampa, who has for some time now been working with the underprivileged in Kasama and making donations to various causes denied campaigning for political office.
“My coming here to work has nothing political attached to it. I have worked in other areas of the country and have never experienced what I have gone through here today,” he said shortly after leaving the police station.
The confrontation between the two groups came to a head after Mr Mwamba’s supporters allegedly blocked Mr Sampa’s motorcade which was on its way to Chilubula Mission.
Passengers in a grey Toyota Prado that was part of Mr Sampa’s entourage were beaten by a growing mob as police officers forcibly directed the driver of the car to the police station.
A spokesperson of the pro-Mwamba group Jack Simutenda, however, gave a different version of events alleging Mr Sampa’s group attacked first.
“We wanted to go to the police so they could allow us to ask what Mr Sampa is doing going round Kasama donating staff with his branded cars. Is he campaigning? We want to know,” he said.
Police clad in riot gear intervened as members of the public scampered for safety. Business almost came to a standstill.
Sampa said in an interview that he met Mwamba popularly known as GBM, at a funeral in Lusaka where the latter encouraged him to continue with his spirit of helping the underprivileged.
“Am surprised that today, people claiming to be supporters of Mr Mwamba could block my motorcade and cause such havoc as witnessed today. I have come to help the needy in an area I hail from.
“This is my home. For him (Mr Mwamba) to encourage me to continue with my work then just see his supporters do what they did today is like someone eating their own vomit,” Sampa said.
Northern Province deputy police chief Milner Muyambango said he would issue a comprehensive statement at an appropriate time while Mr Mwamba’s phone went unanswered.
Posted by
kemi
April 10, 2014 at 7:44 am
Bembas ubushilu,mwachilamo ukulya ba koswe uko ku kasama and youre losing your senses of reality,wake up!
Chitalu
April 10, 2014 at 8:25 am
Sampa nimuselela kwakaba! He will always manoeuvre himself closer to the chair of power! He has no principles or shame! If UPND came to power today he will be the first one to jump on their bandwagon n sing their praises the loudest! The chap was extremely dull at Chongwe secondary sch n his survival now is politics of the belly!
Kanye west
April 10, 2014 at 9:23 am
GBM UPND VICE PRESIDENT COME 2016..SO BA SAMPA MULIYIKALAFYE KASAMA IS OURS TRY MANSA…
Pioneer
April 10, 2014 at 10:47 am
His “charity” works are visibly political. Ba Kasama ‘busy’ tebakwingilila mu territory yabo with such motives. Beware.
sadam hussan
April 10, 2014 at 11:58 am
Lobe ulo balakunyela abantu baku kasama,,walishiba ati mashilu bt eko waya mukupenena…..
Tongas matchstick
April 10, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Bembas are idiots
icinshikululwa
April 10, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Wrong timingz; Bembaz doesn’t believe in that;
They know when to change leadership, they know who would be there leader, they know where he/she will come from, they know and understand times and seasonz. If you want to be tought a leasson; go to Bembaz.
That’s y, when pipo say HH can never be prezident! You should count properly.
REAL HH
April 10, 2014 at 3:18 pm
@TONGAS MATCHSTICK
Mwanya tamwakatekepo bamakaka.If you call us IDIOTS then who are you yourself?You are only good at INSULTS just like your leader HH.We will make sure that other tribes become presidents but not you Tongas.You think you are more special than others,ukokwine bamichonga ku Zauzeni Provinzi.
jamakudi
April 10, 2014 at 5:54 pm
Kabimba for president 2016.
Ginx
April 11, 2014 at 9:14 am
Ifyabupuba fye…
chishala
April 11, 2014 at 3:02 pm
Ba tongas Matchstick mind your mouth mwilatunka imfumu
beat it
April 12, 2014 at 2:13 am
Is this the best that sata can find or is this chap just canon fodder and a gambit to see if GBM can be forced to quit! Mwaiche sana kuli ba gbm ichi chi kelvin