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Kambwili’s Behavior Disappoints ZNBC

ZNBC DISTURBED BY BEHAVIOUR OF MINISTERS AND PF OFFICIALS

The board and management of the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation is disturbed and disappointed by the behavior of some senior government Ministers and the Patriotic Front (PF) party officials who have continued to storm into the ZNBC Newsroom and harass newsroom staff, ordering them to drop or not to use stories of other people or opposition political parties with dissenting views from theirs.

The Board and management of ZNBC is further dismayed that the same cabinet ministers are also threatening newsroom staff with dismissals, thereby creating fear, anxiety and insecurity among them.

What happened last night where Minister of Youth and Sports Chishimba Kambwili and PF Deputy Secretary General Anthony Kasolo stormed ZNBC Newsroom harassed and ordered Mr Kenneth Maduma Director of News and Current Affairs in front of his staff, to remove the stories on Honourable Inonge Wina and the UPND President Mr Hakainde Hichilema, is unacceptable and should be condemned in strongest terms.

The threats by Mr Kambwili to dismiss Mr Maduma and his staff from employment on account of doing their professional work, does not only amount to abuse of authority of office, and a crime, but it also takes away the dignity of a person of his standing in society.

The Board and Management is equally disappointed that Chongwe Member of Parliament Ms Sylvia Masebo had the audacity to use abusive language and threats to Mr Maduma on telephone, ordering him to ignore the Inonge Wina story.

The Board and Management of ZNBC, is equally perturbed at the vulgar language that was used against newsroom staff by Mr Kambwili and Ms Masebo.

The Board is further disturbed that Mr Robert Kamalata, a senior private secretary to the office of the Vice-president, could call Mr Maduma and accuse him and newsroom staff of having an agenda to work against the party in Government.

It is also unacceptable that Mr Kamalata, a civil servant, had the audacity to threaten ZNBC Newsroom staff with dismissals, which is outside his authority and powers to do so.

Sadly, the conduct of Mr Kambwili and Ms Masebo, comes barely a week after the new Permanent Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Services, Mr Chanda Kasolo came to ZNBC newsroom and ordered staff to stop using all stories from opposition political parties, and anyone endorsing the candidature of Justice and Defense Minister Edgar Lungu for the presidency of the PF.

Therefore, the Board and Management of ZNBC, would like to make it abundantly clear, that ZNBC has an Editorial Policy that has a very candid Complaints Procedure, which aggrieved parties or persons are required to use to seek redress. The same policy is a guiding tool for the newsroom staff in their generation, treatment and dissemination of news content.

Therefore, it is highly erroneous for Government, Party officials and other stakeholders to take over the role of ZNBC Journalists.

As Public Broadcaster, ZNBC is further guided by the Electoral Code of Conduct and the Independent Broadcasting Authority, which among other requirements, demand that news must be impartial, fair, balanced, and reflect divergent views.

This is simply the professional role ZNBC staff are pursuing and not any other political motive or agenda.

The Board and Management of ZNBC therefore demands that all Media Statement must be duly signed and no verbal statements or instructions will be entertained, to protect ZNBC staff from abuse by people who wield political power.

The Board and Management would also like to re-iterate its earlier position to political parties and their supporters not to turn ZNBC into a political battle field by frequenting the newsroom.

In conclusion, therefore, the Board would like to assure staff of its unwavering and unflinching support in their generation, treatment and dissemination of news content in line with ZNBC’s National Mandate to serve the public.

Dr JOHN MULWILA
ZNBC Board Chairperson

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  1. marcus garvey

    November 24, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    I salute you Mr. Mulwila for sheer brevity and forthrightness. What a rare dignified Zambian man you are. Now it is clear that these PF lunatics are to be shown the exit door come January. There is simply no excuse for these disgraceful, pathetic uncouth excuses for human beings. Now that Sata their tamer is gone only a cage is suitable for these wild animals.

    • Daniel Malambo

      November 24, 2014 at 8:28 pm

      Congratulations ZNBC for your fair and balanced coverage. I now see that you are really a changed institution. God will always be with you. As for the PF Government, time is up for you. Enough is Enough, the time for you to go is now. Congratulations Doctor Mulwila. Any one who stormed and threatened Mr.Kenneth Maduma last night should be arrested. Zambians, let us not vote for these PF Wolves. By February 2015, these thieves must be at Mukobeko Maximum Prison.

    • Jeff

      November 25, 2014 at 7:23 am

      ZNBC has clearly taken sides in the pf rangle. They reported that the central committee meeting of 23 Nov. failed to take off but that Dr. Scott said it went ahead. Implying that Dr. Scott was lying as according to them the meeting failed to take off. This clearly shows which side they are supporting rather than reporting the truth because the meeting went ahead.

  2. shakwi

    November 24, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    That has bn his behaviour even at school. He used to bully pupils when he was a headboy.ali mu class c muma average pa mpatamatu secondary school.the man has no brains katwishi nabamuletele ku. Senior pantu tatwalinankwe ku junior.

  3. Electorate 2015.16 com

    November 24, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    Bravo Dr Mulwila never in the history of ZNBC have they issued such a strong statement towards senior government officials please keep up the good works

  4. manx

    November 24, 2014 at 8:31 pm

    bully indeed. gateman.

  5. Zambian

    November 24, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    Kambwili chipuba, bushe tamwaishiba? Umuntu uwaba pamenso kwati ni hippo kuti aba umutuntulu muli brain? No ways. Arrest the chap! Did I know Masebo was that useless as well. Shame on you!

  6. kubweka

    November 24, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Fellow Zambians, let us be wise and votr thr PF out of power. How can we have such savage caponia behaviour from people that want to rule us? Kambwili is a savage in an ill fitting suit and Msebo now that she has tasted power will do anything to stay in power, it is pathetic that a party like this should govern us. PF OUT.

  7. icon

    November 24, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Lelo lelo ba pf .

  8. Icon

    November 24, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Ala Chishimba ifumo nalikula, take him to force labour at uth.apo aimitila sure.

  9. bright

    November 24, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    Pf will countinel rulling Zambia mwaania boose……

    • kwa george

      November 25, 2014 at 9:38 am

      YOUR PF WANTS TO CONTINUE RULING ZAMBIA. UNFORTUNATELY FOR PF WE ARE GOING TO GET A LEADER FROM THE OPPOSITION NOT A RULER FROM PF.

    • think big

      November 25, 2014 at 4:05 pm

      Having a fool like u Zambia wil not develop.

  10. Augustine Mwewa

    November 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    Kambwili you need to know your boundaries do you think Zambians are interested in your nonsense with cartel. You brain is too small since you forget easily leave znbc alone and accord the populacy with fair coverage. The best you can do is to continue with your Post which today covers you positively yestaday covered negatively and you know better tomorrow. Those Kasolo boys should behave this is not a chiefdom. Zambians deserve a credible leadership not cadres. You time is counted remember nature will catch up with you quacks.

  11. The Truth

    November 24, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    Bravo ZNBC. This is the kind of brevity we were missing. You have truly changed and we want you to carry on like this no matter which party wins in January 2015. Never allow few selfish individuals ruin the press freedom we have enjoyed in the past few years.

  12. Sparrow

    November 24, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    And Kambwili wants to contest, what a presidential material.

  13. peddle

    November 24, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    Bravo mr mulwila and mr maduma for coming in the open and report to the public wat is happening its the first time in Zambia,may please Zambian pipo come together and match to znbc to show support to these piop.

  14. monde

    November 24, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    Hon Scott thanku very much for redeem our country. This is lungu’s year. lets forgive kambwili and masebo we are all sinners

    • amano ukubula

      November 24, 2014 at 11:52 pm

      WTF?

  15. peddle

    November 24, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    Wen we say scott,kambwili,masebo girlfrind to kabimba doesn’t mean well to the country you say Edgar Lungu is Indespline is this leadership from scott and his cartel. Days are numbered you will be answerable to Edgar Lungu or HH soon.viva Lungu

  16. KC

    November 24, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    Who needs to grow up Nsanda or Kambwili..？I leave this question to Fred M’embe.

    • alola

      November 24, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      Useless newspaper if we can’t vote for Edgar we are voting HH and we will make sure that on 23-01-15 you will be behind bars////prison

  17. elvis Mubangalala

    November 24, 2014 at 9:34 pm

    Let us b civilised & do proper policts ba pf you ‘er letting us down.jst put yo house in order, its ‘nt too late.

    • MK

      November 24, 2014 at 9:47 pm

      PF! It is too late iwe!

  18. KC

    November 24, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    Maduma for Director General……..VIVA ZNBC VIVA……VIVA…VIVA ZNBC staff VIVA …….VIVA.
    Advice to ZNBC….next time those fools come over take a video and make it first news item on ZNBC for the whole country and world at large to see their foolishness.
    ZNBC does not belong to Kabwili Masebo Kasolo and their masters.It belongs to us….foooooooolish！

  19. MK

    November 24, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    PF wawa! My vote? Can’t never!

  20. joseph hamoonga

    November 24, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    i am disappointed with Kasoslo DSG. Iyo mwasamwa counsel. gamwabelelefye bamipangaoko bu judge ngomunenu.What so exciting about all this

  21. joseph hamoonga

    November 24, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    i am disappointed with Kasoslo DSG. Counsel mubeko objective and imartial mwalatusebanya ukuba buka cadre. we know you are Family and PF members but check your stance there is no guarantee that the person you are supporting will make it and even if they make people change goal posts and u cant beleive it.Think about how your colleagues view your actions.

  22. Dennis Zulu

    November 24, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Such behaviour from Mr Kambwili is not only unprofessional but also criminal and thuggery. He deserves to be arrested and charged accordingly by law enforcers. Infact the behavior shows how primitive and immature Mr Kambwili, Anthony and Masebo u are.

  23. Abena Chishinga!

    November 24, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    The ZNBC Board salutations! after which congratulations to remain bold and uphold integrity in the face of Kambwili the DOG of Scott! Kambwili you are a nonentity I challenge you to walk the streets of Cairo, you will be lynched because you have infuriated many. your tribal ranting is embarassing to state the least. ati I am charismatic! look at dull Kambwili he think being loud like an empty tin is charismatic! Kambwili note that the ZNBC board is NOT looking for jobs they are educated and elite group who cannot succumb to your nauseating stupid childish behavior. kambwili you are no different from Mile Sampa a very very dull young man who failed to read his maiden speech. I think Kambwili wali icikopo saana at primary and secondary school. ichimubili ubukalamba, ulufumo, ichimukoshi .. amano nakalya iyoo!

  24. man mude

    November 24, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    truly kambwili is a disgrace to the people of zambia

  25. ZAMBIAN

    November 24, 2014 at 11:42 pm

    kambwili, scot, masebo & others ur thugs & they ur the ones causing noise in the pf. only the blind cnt see.

  26. Mwanza si

    November 24, 2014 at 11:48 pm

    You are right ,useless post newspapers .In fact kambwili is a hoe in eastern province , it is commonly used by peasant farmers not commercial farmers. Mwapuba Akambili na Masebo please resign before you cause more harm.

  27. obamium

    November 24, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    elo mwaishiba ati Kambwili chipuba?… thankyou for exposing him… Sata mhsrp e wa mukushishe umutwe.

  28. amano ukubula

    November 24, 2014 at 11:54 pm

    Let’s see what Shikoti the alleged man of discipline and democracy will do. Nothing! – that’s what.

  29. Mugaiwa Politics

    November 25, 2014 at 12:13 am

    Ama politics yamasushi yeka yeka. STINKING OF UBUTUTU na BUKAPONYA1

  30. kakolwe

    November 25, 2014 at 2:37 am

    That is why Sata did all he could to put in the Board at ZNBC, so that it could be moved out of these stone age politics. I believe now we can see who the “useless” mps or ministers are. If they can wish to block Lungu at Party Level, what are they afraid of? Bring on the convention, Lungu azakuponolani & your preferred Kaseba will go back to mourning. Mulimbwa saaana baScot camp.

  31. Above the law

    November 25, 2014 at 5:21 am

    Ndeumfwafye.

  32. Above the law

    November 25, 2014 at 5:48 am

    Am back again,chishimba kambwili who shorted mendura gaburagater.Do u know the meaning of kambwili? A small leopard.what are the characteristics of this animal? (1) to kill each other,very sturbon,etc.kambwili nakalefye alitumpa,elo i we ka SYLVIA MASEBO,nalakupata ngafintu napata ka DORA SILIYA.Ba kambwili,ba sylvia masebo naimwe mwasanguka bakate lelo,pakuti naimwe mulekanyapo nabomwishibe? U know guy ignorance is no defence.takwaba nomuntu uwakwata inkanda iyakumenso kwati ninkanda yapamatako yan’gombe.UMWANA WANDI ALEFYALWA ALEISA UKO.NKAMWEBAFYE NATI BONSE UYE UBATAMFYE UTAMPE NA 1.

  33. SUSUWE

    November 25, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Kambwili teti muvotele!!!! Big tupi but very smaaaaal medulla oblongata!!! E finshi Nomba fi!??

  34. NAKABOBOLA

    November 25, 2014 at 8:21 am

    PEOPLE DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND ENERGIES ON ICHIPUBA NAKA SOLOLA.RESERVE YOUR ENERGY FOR THE VOTE OUT PF TIME. CHOSA, GUSHA,TOSHA, TAMFYA, ZUSA………

  35. Senior citizen

    November 25, 2014 at 8:37 am

    imwe bafipe, Kambwili was right, the media can cause anarchy in the nation if you are not careful,we need responsible reporting and information that can build the nation. Why is it that ZNBC is reporting even statements from bakabova who have not solution for this country? We need sanity from the media.

  36. DIP STICK

    November 25, 2014 at 8:57 am

    LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SHOULD PF WIN THIS BY-ELECTION, WHICH PEOPLE IN PF WILL MAKE GOVT IF THEY ARE GRAVE IN-FIGHTING IN PF?
    I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRO PF BUT NOT WHEN THEY ARE RISKING THE LIVES OF SO MANY INNOCENT, PEACEFUL AND HARD WORKING ZAMBAIANS WITH THEIR NOW CONFUSED WAY OF POLITICKING.
    WE NEED STABILITY IN ZAMBIA AND DO NOT SEE HOW SUCH A DIVIDED PF WILL PROVIDE THAT.
    WE NEED TO BE WISE WITH THIS ELECTION OTHERWISE…

  37. Mikelids

    November 25, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Brothers and sisters,though PF has seemingly gone to the dogs,i think we need to weigh the odds,compare and contrast before releasing any statement let alone venting our anger.i understand what the senior citizen is bringing on the table.

  38. humphrey

    November 25, 2014 at 9:27 am

    Am very disappointed for what kambwili, masebo and others did to ZNBC but my biggest disappointment goes to ZNBC chairman mr John Mulwala for holding a press statement over the issue which was in the background.The board chairman shows he is against the PF especially Kambwili, Masebo and Scott and he has shown that is unprofessional who does not need t hold that position. How can he bring the issue that was close doors to the public.My question for this chairman is ; Did approach Kambwili, Masebo, and others to express disappointment over their conduct and warned them to repent? The answer is no.How can you bring the bed issues to your children and neighbors? To PF take this ZNBC chairman has an enemy of the party and to Kambwili, Masebo take this chairman has your enemy

    • circuit

      November 25, 2014 at 12:11 pm

      HUMPHREY YOU ARE USELESS JUST AS THOSE COWARDS KAMBWILI HOW DO YOU BLAME ZNBC CHAIRMAN FOR EXPOSING THESE CARTELS IN THE OPEN.
      VIVA ZNBC CHAIRMAN AND STAFFS

  39. JAILOS BANDA

    November 25, 2014 at 9:56 am

    KAMBWILI ,ANTONY KASOLO, SILVIA MASEBO MUST BE ARRESTED,THEY WANTS TO BRING WAR.TWAKANA IFYONNGO.

  40. milupi

    November 25, 2014 at 10:00 am

    may the soul of mr kambwili go to hell.when is he going to fire them when he loosing in the coming elections.he is a useless cadre.idiot

  41. Robert ketulu

    November 25, 2014 at 10:40 am

    zambian / pf ; can kabwita kabwili be a president?

  42. obby sinks

    November 25, 2014 at 10:57 am

    People you see now at first ZNBC were reporting bad about Edgar Lungu now u see who the real couprites are!!!! these guys work with so called ” White man ”

  43. Mupopo

    November 25, 2014 at 11:03 am

    my vote goes to EL, if not HH kwasila

  44. Godfrey k Hanyama

    November 25, 2014 at 11:26 am

    HH forward

  45. sam lindo

    November 25, 2014 at 11:36 am

    Kaponya wabula insoni

  46. manx

    November 25, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    its the same chikamwili who was turnishing lungu because he wanted to succeed sata. foolish dull zambian, we ‘ve now known your colours, stupid, foolish bully.

  47. leon

    November 25, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    Kambwili you think you are popular you scrap dealer.

  48. illuminatti

    November 25, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    I so it coming. Pf has never demonstrated good leadership. It’s a group of of intimidators.
    Presidential material! Kambwili (small hoe) breathing hot and cold. The other day, he wanted his friend to stop behaving like a Kaponya and today he is the one doing what he condemned.
    Where is free press and democracy with Pf?

  49. illuminatti

    November 25, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    I saw it coming. Pf has never demonstrated good leadership. It’s a group of of intimidaters.
    Presidential material! Kambwili (small hoe) breathing hot and cold. The other day, he wanted his friend to stop behaving like a Kaponya and today he is the one doing what he condemned.
    Where is free press and democracy with Pf?

  50. zebobby

    November 25, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    indeed you are a doctor,wise!

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