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Stop Malicious Debate On President’s Health – SACCORD
SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe has implored Zambians to develop a sober attitude towards debates centering on the health of the President.
Mr. Cheembe says the Head of State can fall sick just like any other human being and that the best people can do when such a thing happens is to be sympathetic.
Mr. Cheembe adds that it is important that government tries by all means to clear the unnecessary speculation building up on the health of the President by embracing transparency.
He further states that SACCORD is also of the view that whatever information government divulges to the public on the President’s wellbeing is what should form the basis for public opinion.
Mr. Chembe has emphasized that this discussion should however not be for the purpose of maligning the Head of State.
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on June 25, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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diamond platinum
June 25, 2014 at 8:19 am
Amen
Patrick
June 25, 2014 at 8:32 am
May God grant more life to our president. Authority is a gift of God as the bible has clearly stated, we just have to pray for them whether well or unwell.
Tribalist
June 25, 2014 at 9:57 am
If the people were thinking the way Patrick thinks then the world can be better. Not those that think like cows. Authority comes from God, if he does not want you to be the prresident you will never be, no matter how much you have you will never be wooooooo.
Isaac
June 25, 2014 at 8:46 am
May the president live to see the deaths of those who wish him dead, long live the president.
Tribalist
June 25, 2014 at 9:59 am
True Isaac, He will leave and they will vacate with there wrong idears.
Isaac
June 25, 2014 at 11:21 am
Madness and voraciousness is what will obliterate you and dirty party. The tongue like yours can destroy or build so careful.
JESUS SAVE US
June 25, 2014 at 8:51 am
Ts only satanists n criminals that wish other fellow humans ill or worse still death.
mailon
June 25, 2014 at 12:23 pm
So what does that make of your President who once wished his friends from Mazoka’s trousers,Mwanawasa’s brains,Kunda’s lips etc.Reflect before you utter anything.The issue has merely been mishandled by Sata’s useless ministers as he correctly calls them with the result of embroiling an innocent country.Even just intelligent lying is beyond them.How do you involve Israel honestly.They should have involved their useless friend from Sudan who goes nowhere as he is under a UN Arrest Warrant.
FuManchu
June 25, 2014 at 4:28 pm
Yeah Sata forgot that he was mortal as those he threw aspersions at! It’s his turn let each citizen choose how they want to handle the speculated ill health of the president. SACCORD advise yourself!
drogba
June 25, 2014 at 8:52 am
Wise statement Mr. Cheembe
Wishing our President well. God be with you
Chikubabe
June 25, 2014 at 9:22 am
may our good lord be with him ,amen
Wantanshi
June 25, 2014 at 9:22 am
The Govt here is the culprit fueling speculation that the president is dead. No one is wishing Sata dead. But if the Govt is economical with truth what do you expect people to do? Of course you guessed correctly, they have to fill the information vacuum with postulates, guesses, speculations, conjectures to arrive at some satisfying answer to their questing and curious minds. So it’s not people’s fault that they believe the president is either dead or very very sick. Govt’s job is alert the nation as to health status of the president at all times.
Tribalist
June 25, 2014 at 10:03 am
Not true Wantanshi, No single person’s health is supporse to be disclosed, go the hospital and ask any Doctor or nurse if that is allowed. The health of any person is a secreet.
lolex phiri
June 25, 2014 at 11:41 am
Iwe the man is our servant and we need to know about his health.
pompwe
June 25, 2014 at 9:34 am
let them tell us the truth..we ought to know..he’s using our money!!
kolyokolyo
June 25, 2014 at 9:36 am
@ Wantanshi mwalasa bige.
PIN
June 25, 2014 at 9:38 am
Any 1 falls sick
KAKOOKA
June 25, 2014 at 9:42 am
Let the government come clean and negative speculations will cease. You said it well that the President can fall sick like any human being but why is Government secretive ? When late President Mandela was unwell the nation was receiving regular updates and well wishers were allowed to take goodwill messages, flowers etc to their beloved statesman. Government must take some of the blame for this sad state of affairs
mwila
June 25, 2014 at 9:59 am
@KAKOO. U should diffrentiate the tow between Nelson & Sata. Sata z the current president& Nelson was former by the time he fell sick? & THE ISSUE AT HAND Z THE SENSTIVE ONE.
mailon
June 25, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Nonsense what sensitive issue?What about Zuma,Hugo Chavez and others.This is just a manifestation of dullness.That is why when Sata was promoting stigma by insinuating that Mazoka,Kunda and others have AIDS you cheered him on and even went on to vote for him.
Trixy
June 25, 2014 at 2:41 pm
Just imagine.
Zambian
June 25, 2014 at 10:08 am
We wish our beloved President & Zambia well.pompwe u ar a demon,together with yo group & family.tribalist T.change Jesus loves u.
jungle kiswa
June 25, 2014 at 10:17 am
Actually God does not delight in the death of a sinner, He would rather, he repents so that he finds salvation. Surely SATA is not dying. God’s time is the best.
marvin k
June 25, 2014 at 10:21 am
kaya
katwishi mukwai
June 25, 2014 at 10:41 am
elyo lwanya,aleseka Levy,mwamona nomba
kopala
June 25, 2014 at 10:51 am
Just as one may not want to wish our beloved presido dead its only right and just that the flock he leads is up to date with info as us the people put him into power it has happened in other countries eg Cuba – Fidel Castro, Venezulela – Hugo Chavez, Korea – kim to mention a few. We wish him good health as he tries to build the nation.
John
June 25, 2014 at 10:58 am
But does the president have a sober attitude towards issues centering on the health of the masses?
Chaona
June 25, 2014 at 11:01 am
Mwana wa kaya sakula!
ttt
June 25, 2014 at 11:15 am
only tongas can wish sata to die so that HH can become president which will never happen in the history of Zambia
rev.masipa
June 25, 2014 at 2:04 pm
take your bemba hallucinations to hell. this is not about tribe but ability to run efficiently the affairs of our country. we are in this situation because 1diots like you who think and vote with your tribe
Trixy
June 25, 2014 at 2:42 pm
Well said.
Native Soldier
June 25, 2014 at 12:32 pm
Speculation comes from lack of information. Wantanshi wakamba mushe.
Cr
June 25, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Chi mailoni ichimutonga,stop talkin abt our sata,u & ka hh tonga goat WIL neva test state house.yo celebrations ar in in vain.we ar watchin u,every tonga wisperin ba satana,mwe ngombe,ba swine,mwe ndoshi,ba fikala.
Trixy
June 25, 2014 at 2:44 pm
Like someone once said…”YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR INSULTS”
John
June 25, 2014 at 2:22 pm
Good leaders globally, not only in sub-Saharan Africa, guide governments of nation-states to perform effectively for their citizens. They deliver high security for the state and the person; a functioning rule of law; education; health; and a framework conducive to economic growth. They ensure effective arteries of commerce and enshrine personal and human freedoms. They empower civil society and protect the environmental commons. Crucially, good leaders also provide their citizens with a sense of belonging to a national enterprise of which everyone can be proud. They knit rather than unravel their nations and seek to be remembered for how they have bettered the real lives of the ruled rather than the fortunes of the few.
In contrast to these exemplary leaders, less benevolent – even malevolent – leaders, deliver far less by way of performance, according to Rotberg. Under such leaders’ stewardship, roads fall into disrepair, currencies depreciate, real prices inflate, health services weaken, life expectancies slump, people go hungry, schooling standards fall, civil society becomes more beleaguered, the quest for personal and national prosperity slows, crime rates accelerate, and overall security becomes more tenuous. Rotberg also refers to the ethical dimensions of bad leadership stating that under bad leadership, corruption grows. Funds flow out of badly led countries into hidden bank accounts, discrimination against minorities (and occasionally majorities) becomes prevalent and civil wars begin.
In his address to the people of Africa held in Accra, Ghana in 2009, US President Barack Obama provided insights on the importance of democratic institutions for good African leadership. He stated that strong and sustainable democratic governments must be supported. Each nation gives life to democracy in its own way, and in line with its own traditions. History, however, offers a clear verdict that governments that respect the will of their own people are more prosperous, more stable and more successful than governments that do not. This is not only about holding elections; it is also about what happens between elections.
According to Obama, repression takes many forms, and too many nations are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty. It has to be noted that no country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves and that no person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. This is tyranny and not democracy, and has to end. Obama further stated that in the 21st century, capable, reliable and transparent institutions are the key to success. This requires strong parliaments and honest police forces, independent judges and journalists, and a vibrant private sector and civil society as the things that give life to democracy, and that which matters in peoples’ lives.
Trixy
June 25, 2014 at 2:50 pm
@John…I like this one very much…”History, however, offers a clear verdict that governments that respect the will of their own people are more prosperous, more stable and more successful than governments that do not. This is not only about holding elections; it is also about what happens between elections…”. Good posting bro.
Imute
June 25, 2014 at 3:57 pm
But Sata and his friends claim he is not ill. How can we wish a person who is well, well!
Imute
June 25, 2014 at 4:01 pm
Foolish statement from Cheembe, The President is not ill, he is working for this country in Israel right now. Cheembe should tell the nation the truth about the health and where about of the Zambian President.
Kamushi
June 25, 2014 at 4:54 pm
if sata ad ill wishes 4mwanawasa he was wrong. shud we wish de same for him no people jesus stopd an eye 4 an eye & replaced it wit luv so let us teach thoz who hate us,like HH & his tribesmen.we also teach dem how 2becom gud leaders,how 2luv bembas & all other tribes.1luv,1zambia, 1presido,1m.c sata get wel soon.
jamakudi
June 25, 2014 at 7:19 pm
Chaona munzako chapita mailo chili pa iwe. I remember mwanawasa MHSRIP.
jerusalem is capital of isreal and not tel aviv
June 25, 2014 at 7:54 pm
Tell the truth bas, ati in tel aviv ,the capital of isreal,blunder. No. 1
syms
June 25, 2014 at 10:10 pm
stop speculations our president is very fine didn’t
syms
June 25, 2014 at 10:17 pm
stop speculations our president is very fine. didn’t
u see him speaking to vp of china, do u want him 2 come at yo home and say “I am” fine.
G k Hanyama
June 25, 2014 at 10:42 pm
There is no tribalism if he is sick do you want us to say he is well?No,black is black it can not turn to blue.You eccept imwe ba Tortoise the truth so that we wish him well.