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Students Protest RB ‘Return’
Students from major universities and colleges across the country yesterday protested against Rupiah Banda’s impending return to contest as a candidate in the forthcoming presidential by-election.
The students protested against what they termed old leadership. Clad in white T-shirts with messages reading: “Abash 70 years and above”, the students demanded young and energetic political leaders. Students’ representative council president Gerrad Chiluba, who led the students, said the youths would not entertain political parties that would endorse candidates above 70 years of age. Chiluba said their first protest was against Banda returning to active politics.
“We as students have said enough is enough and have decided we need to play an active role in decision-making. We, literate students have distanced ourselves from political students. When youths are pushing for an agenda, students distance themselves, now we’ll play an active role.
We are fed up of old leadership and first we say we cannot allow Rupiah [Banda] to come back,” Chiluba said. “We shall not allow it; even the Bible says after the age of 70, someone begins to retrogress. Abash 70 years, what does Rupiah want? No, no, no!” The slogan-chanting students marched along Alick Nkhata Road carrying banners against old leaders.
The students said Zambia had attained 50 years of independence and it was time the new generation of leaders took over. The students were from Copperbelt University, University of Zambia, Mulungushi University, National Institute of Public Administration and Chainama. Last week, Banda told his supporters at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he would deal with the issue of his comeback to active politics after burial of late president Michael Sata.
MMD insiders say the 77-year-old former head of state was planning to wrestle the MMD presidency from Nevers Mumba, whom he has been avoiding to meet over his reported comeback.
Meanwhile, Mumba’s communications director, Raphael Nakacinda in a statement on Monday, stated that if Banda’s return to politics was good for the MMD and Zambia as a whole, only a civil, honest and democratic process had to be followed to reach an agreement in a noble manner. “This process would involve undertaking a cost-benefit analysis and agreeing whether it would be in the best interest of the Banda family to subject the old man to another presidential battle three years after losing a costly election,” according to Nakacinda.
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IF NOT
November 13, 2014 at 2:23 pm
RB wayumfwila ati tabalekufwaya, aukana kale fyonse ifi ngatakuli nomba walitemwa ati kuti wabwela. akutusha fye tawali na popular.
Civil Servant
November 13, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Say NO to LEADERSHIP for old men!!
chris
November 13, 2014 at 2:58 pm
I have already hh in mind hh for now we dnt want to wast money for by elections. And this habbit everyone want to die a presda plz zambia has no money!
Akaiche
November 13, 2014 at 3:10 pm
Infact it should be 65 years and above.. these old men cannot even get their shriveled d i c k s up or function in bed. Nor lead a country of young people like ours.. we are fed of old blood suckers. malabishi!!
Member of parliament
November 13, 2014 at 3:25 pm
Lungu go ahead this is politics,RB u want that sit again after he spends he’s money now he pocket is dying up.sata was a man of action u would not even try to come back,my PF for life.
Electorate
November 13, 2014 at 3:47 pm
I agree with you. PF for life too.
Mukwesu
November 14, 2014 at 3:18 pm
UPND for life not Pf
Ken
November 13, 2014 at 5:32 pm
PF we have 2015 Edgar Lungu and 2016 Miles Sampa. Young and hard working. Just go round Matero and Chawama and you will see what I am talking about.
Mukwesu
November 14, 2014 at 3:26 pm
What is matero and what is chawama? all what I know about matero and chawama are shart compounds
Bigger Boss
November 13, 2014 at 8:50 pm
The moment Rupiah became president,he and his fellow cats speedly increased their salaries,utukote nomba tukalaochafye guys.Go PF.Go.
collins
November 13, 2014 at 9:13 pm
ci banda kabiye ku farm
christopher
November 13, 2014 at 9:35 pm
yes Mr banda must com back pf is dead no one how con stand with hh in 2016
Katongo Nsambe
November 13, 2014 at 10:11 pm
WITH DUE. RESPECT TO ALA BEE. PLEASE STAY AWAY. YOU ARE ALREADY NURSING AN OLD-MAN’S DISEASE, ARTHRITIS, IN YOUR KNEE DURING THE ENTIRE THREE YEARS YOU WERE PRESIDENT. HOW MUCH DID THE GOVERNMENT SPEND ON YOUR KNEE TO SOUTH AFRICA? LISTEN EVEN TO DORA WHO HAS ALSO AGREED THAT IT’S TIME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. LOOK AT YOUR FRIEND IN BURKINA FASO WHO HAD TO BE CHASED FOR NOT LISTENING.
YOU STARTED BEING IN GOVERNMENT ATINDEPENDENCE, NO. NO. NO.
YOU ALSO SAID IF EDGAR LUNGU, AN EASTERNER IS ADOPTED B PF, YOU WILL NOT STAND DOWN. YOU SEE, YOU SEE THINGS FROM TRIBAL NOT THAT YOU LOVE MMD.
webby
November 13, 2014 at 10:23 pm
So people can’t go and rest sure?
Wazanga
November 14, 2014 at 1:31 am
rb weshilu we. Are you day dreaming? who can vote for you? You want to bring family tree
Wendy
November 14, 2014 at 10:26 am
UNIP, MMD pf are dead because they were parties formed out of vindictiveness hence their operating on dictatorial tendencies which are no longer viable and compatible with this era. KK 27yrs: FTJ 10; LM 7; RB 3 and MCS 3 this significantly adds up to 50. Levy died August, Chiluba september and sata October, can this be a mere coincidence? No, God is saying something which we must pick as Zambians.Going for pf, mmd or UNIP will be retrogressive as they ‘re the same.
Kaka Kongwa
November 15, 2014 at 7:58 am
RB is confused. He is sick and does not even walk properly. If Zambian allow RB then we may end with two State funerals in 2015. Zambia cannot afford this. Its a big drain on our economy. What RB and his sons are thinking is that they will be off the hook of their court cases if returns to active politics. But they are forgetting that he will be insulted over his several sexual escapades both in Lusaka and Chipata.