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GBM: Kasama Is Mine
United Party for National Development vice president for administration Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has vowed not to leave Kasama and watch police abuse their powers to block him from interacting with party members across the country.
And Mr. Mwamba has accused the PF of using the Public Order Act to block the UPND and other opposition political parties from interacting with their members.
He said the PF should understand that they did not own the country for them to limit opposition political parties from visiting their members.
“My visit up north to Luapula Province is to meet our members and supporters and tell them the message that UPND is a national party and not a regional party as PF suggests,” Mr. Mwamba said.
He said the people of Zambia also needed to know that UPND was ready to form government and take care of the Zambian people struggling to live decent lives.’’
Mr. Mwamba said he would not sit down and watch the people of Zambia suffer under the failed leadership of President Edgar Lungu. UPND would continue sharing its vision of making Zambia a better place and win elections that way.
“This is what makes the difference between UPND and PF because the ruling party thinks it will continue using tactics to win elections,’’ Mr. Mwamba said.
“The greatest thing is that PF are aware that tactics can no longer work and so have resorted to using the Public Order Act so that my party and other opposition political parties cannot meet and interact with its members,” he said.
He said he would not sit and watch the police abuse their powers to block him and the UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema from interacting with their members across the country.
“Can you imagine police in Samfya came rushing in riot gear and accused me of addressing a rally along the road,” Mr. Mwamba said. “I had to remind them that I am a known politician who has served as a Member of Parliament and former Defence minister and so people will always want to say hello as per tradition,” he said.
– Courtesy of Millennium Radio
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mj banda
December 21, 2015 at 5:06 am
If GBM abuses the law, the law should deal with him.
Change
December 21, 2015 at 11:05 am
Hey hey hey,it’s fat Albert…..kikikiki. Prove us wrong GBM by letting the by election go ahead and we shall forever shut our mouths!
peters
December 21, 2015 at 5:11 am
Thats when you are realizing the importance of those pipo. GBM stop being used like a mopping clothe that is only important when water is on the floor. Have you ever seen Tongas fighting their own in their own land? Thats why kapwepwe described Bembas as an open cup that can just be used even by flies. Do what Tongas are doing and be wise
Denkete
December 21, 2015 at 8:59 am
spot on Peters!!!
The Trueth about UPND
December 21, 2015 at 2:16 pm
I agree. It’s high time Bembas got organized and voted for a candidate of their choice. Just like Tongas said that southern province will change the gvt by voting their own. We should also vote for a candidate of our choice. GBM is behaving like a coward because of the hatred he has for Lungu. We know how u differed with Lungu when he was left to act as president. BuT be warned that fighting Lungu by teaming up with people who vote on tribal lines will not help u at all. UPND will ditch and that’s when u will know the true colors of Tongas. At the moment continue being fooled.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 4:00 pm
No matter how much tribal you wanna go it won’t work. Time for Edgar has come he just gotta go. Zambians ve made up their mind. Oppression of freedom via the police won’t work either, this is your Lungu just 2 months ago tried to hoodwink people thru prayers ati reconciliation nonsense is this what you meant? What if that teargas caused a stampede and cause fatalities?
Air Mukwai_
December 21, 2015 at 5:18 am
Observe and respect the rule of law.
peters
December 21, 2015 at 5:26 am
Why suporting pipo who can not suport you? They didnt vote Mwanawasa,Milupi,RB,Nawakwi and sata. let them vote themselves. Monze central HH 19,000 lungu 10. Kankoyo const HH 10 lungu 23000 HH 7. When we vote like this we shall teach them to suport other tribes
isaac
December 21, 2015 at 10:02 am
These pple,can’t supports many other tribe other than their own. So the question is why us supporting them??
isaac
December 21, 2015 at 10:03 am
I meant any tribe.
kakolwe
December 21, 2015 at 5:46 am
What is so difficult in NOTIFYING the police about your meeting with people?
A simple act other than the oppressive ‘permit’ thing we saw in yesteryears!
kakolwe
December 21, 2015 at 5:50 am
And you can’t say ‘Kasama is mine’ monga ni atate wako anamanga Kasama. Just as Lungu cannot say Zambia is mine. Leaders come and go!
Monica
December 21, 2015 at 6:00 am
Gbm u are are living coward withdraw the case from supreme and stand in kasama by election u are nothing but a bunch of flesh
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 7:12 am
And you are a bunch of…?
Air Mukwai_
December 21, 2015 at 6:05 am
Iwe GBM, uwona monga ni Kasama ya nyoooooooKo
Pwii
December 21, 2015 at 6:12 am
GBM. PF/UPND member you cant say kasama is your’s who tod you withdral the case so that you can prov it
Hidden Objects
December 21, 2015 at 6:23 am
Ndipo kuli kukamba eeeee….ZWD nicikali. Why bantu kukalipa va so, why cant they stand as presidentials,
MPs, or councillors for them to go and show their wiseness of insults in the parliament? Eee…nibakali ayii…
Kano Nibena
December 21, 2015 at 6:52 am
@Peters: The problem is that people like you PETER are so tribalistic that up to now you think UPND is for tongas. Be reminded that UPND was formed by a group not an individual like PF. It had people like Tetamashimba, Love Mutesa, Patrick Chisanga, Bob Sichinga, Henry Mutonga, the Winas, Sakwiba Sikota etc. It was just 2001 elections where because people like you who didnt support Mps from Northern and Luapula that UPND never won a seat there but had seats in others provinces; How then do you think of UPND as regional? This issue of tribe is dangerous and detrimental because even fossils are being appointed as Ministers for just conviniences at the expense of brains. Tomorrow you will hear that Brian Hapunga is a minister just to balance up. Is it right. Nincopoops like you shouldnt even have been given a chance to know how to write. If you were white and in American,would u have supported Obama?
Onyx power @vampiros
December 21, 2015 at 8:09 am
Like him or not @peters is saying the truth. We warned tongas during last elections to vote like normal people but they didn’t change. This time around we will punish them by voting like them and see if a Tonga man will ever win.
zebigge
December 21, 2015 at 8:57 am
Yes, come 2016 other provinces should also experiment with the nega nega formula used by Southern Province in the 2015 elections to vote for UPND and HH. It will be a year when we will have to bury HH and the UPND politically.
isaac
December 21, 2015 at 10:09 am
Nega Nega formula should be indeed be practiced come 2016. I have never seen a place or area here in Zambia where one candidate can get 19,000 votes while his closest rival getting 3 votes.
tembo
December 22, 2015 at 12:01 am
U r a fool wth yo unbenefecial kinkocrum remark remark so dull dat u dnt knw dat 1-3 is -2, remain bein behind wth yo IQ of less than 2, u r mental retardation
Mundetelele
December 21, 2015 at 4:59 pm
Truth hurts, but UPND is for Tongas and only a Tonga can be presidential candidate for UPND, this was openly declared and we will never forget such rubb!sh. The day any other person from a different tribe other than Tonga takes over UPND will be the end of UPND!
Kaps
December 21, 2015 at 7:09 am
This stupid peter boy is jst a tribalist. swallow yo pride mwana 4 th sake of th country. tribalism wil nt tek us anywhr as a country
Luapula fish
December 21, 2015 at 7:12 am
UPND is really tribal party.In southern province now especially in rural areas it’s difficult to speak bemba.U can’t really understand these pipo.They hate other tribes as if they block them from forming govt.It’s not gud.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 7:21 am
Tell me which part of Luapula do we also attempt to speak Tonga? Why what you saying is only applicable to southern province not in Luapula too? That’s being very Tribalistic like that stupid Peter who thinks he’s more of a Zambian than others.
Denkete
December 21, 2015 at 9:10 am
You once told me you are Bemba from Luapula. However, I doubt you. Coz a Bemba worthy his salt cannot fail to see tribalism which is at display in Southern Province. Fwe ba Bemba tatulukutilwa iloba, no one wud urinate on my head and lie to me that it is raining. Tongas must be taught a good lesson through the ballot. 2016 “tulefiliila munsenga”
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 4:12 pm
Kikiki you will doubt ukanaka am not tribal me being a supporter of UPND doesn’t mean I should be Tonga. I will prove to you that I am Bemba in September 2016. Meanwhile leave GBM alone pantu kwesu tutila ati Cimbwi pakulila pali uko ashintilile amatako… GBM knows what he’s up to he’s not stupid joining UPND.
Hello Haters
December 21, 2015 at 9:36 am
Luapula fish what is so difficult about learning their language, are you a slow learner?
peters
December 21, 2015 at 7:25 am
@kaps&kano when Tongas vote HH only is not tribal but if i tell other tribes to vote like Tongas it becomes tribal. Monze central out of 23000, lungu got 1000 while HH got 21000. This is not tribal right. Did Tongas vote Sakwiba,mwanawasa,RB,Milupi,sata and lungu? Wait the msg is we should vote like Tongas kabushi const lungu 40000 HH 20
hibajene
December 21, 2015 at 7:26 am
I am tonga, nevertheless, it’s not all tongas who are bad just like other tribes. the only reason I defected from upnd is because HH decided to stop prayers, to me he proved to be ant prayer. since that day, I understand why Hh can never rule Zambia because he is against God
humble pf
December 21, 2015 at 7:57 am
You are a God fearing Christian
Not those adventists who saw 666 in prayers
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 8:11 am
You are also supporting this child? Can’t you tell this is a child? Read slowly at what age would you put her with this reasoning?
Hamukuta
December 21, 2015 at 8:09 am
@Peters, you are right my brother us tongas are very tribal and we are just using this GBM fool to win us a few votes up north then we dump him like gabbage kabili we know that he is a dunderhaed but i’m sure pipo from the north are not so stupid to vote for a tribal party like UPND.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 8:15 am
You guys really can sink, so who are you fooling you are Tonga? Even a blind man can see it.
Hello Haters
December 21, 2015 at 9:38 am
There is no such word or name in the tonga dictionary.
Aunthetic Zambian
December 21, 2015 at 8:15 am
Iwe Peter, why do you have so much tribal trappings and inclinations?. Not withstanding the Public Order Act, every Zambian or grouping are entitled to freedom of assembly and association. By the way, political parties are like football clubs who need to be given avenues to train and prepare themselves for club and national assignments when opportunity avails itself. Why should a captain of a National Team or the President in this particular case only favour his club – PF and allow it to address gatherings while blocking other clubs from doing so?. What is the essence of competition?. The country needs to move forward and let the National Captain and players come from the best club so far which is the UPND to run the economy for the benefit of all.
Ba pefi
December 21, 2015 at 8:37 am
Gbm supported upnd on 20th junuary bt they lost by then ECL had nothing to show off he still won,that shows that leadership comes from GOD not that ka small god hh,pf ni nayo nayo 2016
New Educated Zambia©❤√
December 21, 2015 at 8:45 am
Indeed kasama is yours and will always remain yours as you are a true son of kasama soil. We thank you gbm. Forward
junza
December 21, 2015 at 9:43 am
When GBM remarks that Mugala is a foreigner he is playing into the common stereotypes and historical rivalries that have existed between the Namwanga/Mambwe peoples and the Bemba-proper,birds of a feather,this is the kind of leadership we have in upnd what the fack is this moron
pato
December 21, 2015 at 9:01 am
Thats y upnd is a party of U5,iwe chi fat albert who told you that Kasama is yours?are u the one who put foods on our table?ulebelesha ebo ulisha atase…perpetual loosers.
Mutinta Nchimunya
December 21, 2015 at 9:03 am
Peter is very right. Tongas here in Southern Province were even taking the under age, exaggerating their age for them to get NRCs so that they can register them as voters and what are you other people saying. I know am Tonga but am not happy with what we are doing. We are the cause of all this tribal thing. We just have to accept that we are tribalistic. look at even what happened on 18/10/15, we did not even observe the day just bcoz the day’s declaration for prayer came from PF president. What kind of people are we? Even our Church, SDA, seeing 666 in it and not God’s presence, shame indeed.
CoolCat
December 21, 2015 at 9:10 am
Stop being such a fool.
junza
December 21, 2015 at 9:50 am
Kasama has now grown into a modern town. That being the case, it was bizarre to have a person aspiring for a parliamentary seat to use tribe.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 4:24 pm
For once I agree with you.
junza
December 21, 2015 at 9:32 am
If GBM is serious about what he is doing, he must consciously challenge this tribal picture. He must distance his resignation from internal Bemba-proper ruling dynamics and show us that he has a passion for the whole country. The idea that it is “family that makes him leave cabinet” only goes to play into what I believe is his weakness as a political leader: the elevation of tribe and family above national interest.
Wynter Kabimba might not have been completely off the mark when he suspected that GBM could be an alleged tribalist. There is 2009 tribe issue reinforced clearly by 2013. I still remain unconvinced that GBM means well in joining upnd. To convince me otherwise, he should retract his remarks against the Namwangas and invite them to a table of common destiny in their country!
junza
December 21, 2015 at 9:40 am
2009 Appearing on radio Mano that September morning, guest GBM makes some remarks that perhaps gives us an idea of who he is and the philosophy of his leadership. GBM remarked that the people of Kasama should vote for him in that by-election because Kasama, in particular, and Northern Province in general belonged to the Bembas. Casting his MMD opponent in terms such as “foreigner”, GBM made it clear that as a Namwanga, Mugala had no place in the political future of Kasama. This statement from GBM was seriously problematic.
Man G
December 21, 2015 at 9:40 am
Certain issues and comments opens my mind to know how behind are certain political supporters.Let me first recommend this government for introducing civic education in schools so that pipo can understand certain political matters and this is an eye openner to those who comment on certain issues before knowing its meaning. Public order act is wat controls all assemblies and it goes with a notice,in absence of that then that assembly is illegal. So lets first understand issues then we comment otherwise some comments comes as a result of not knowing anything but because the person commented belongs to that particular party or tribe.
ndiwe ndani
December 21, 2015 at 9:49 am
ok…who knows a tonga that belongs to another party besides upnd? very few right, 98% of them follow hh not coz he is better than other leaders but he is their tribes man… so what do u call such a trend? u should even observe lozis aswell, they r actually becoming hh door mats coz they r trible cousins. so il b very frank here, am voting for my tribesman aswell, finito……
Hello Haters
December 21, 2015 at 9:57 am
You have always voted for your tribesmen, so shut your Pisshole.
junza
December 21, 2015 at 10:09 am
ibolo
Hello Haters
December 21, 2015 at 10:19 am
Junza uba amabunche.
junza
December 21, 2015 at 11:33 am
itole
jimpunda
December 21, 2015 at 10:08 am
This is open secret in zambia, when im speaking bemba in street with my friends no body ll be coserned,but alas when i speak lozi with my friends it becomes a problem,the insue of triblism ll resurface, zambia is for us all, let us feel free to speak any language any where in all 10 province without shame and fear, this tonga,bemba battle if left uncheked ll destroy the oneness we have injoyed for many years, that is why im apealing to all none bemba/tonga speaking people to disarm the two group by voting un idividual not tribe, if you feel edgar is right person to foster development then vote edgar,and you feel hakainde is the right person to foster development then vote hakainde, no need of fighting, capaign peacefully and vote peacfully, one zambia one nation, may our lord bless zambia.
Ba pefi
December 21, 2015 at 10:14 am
Iwe chi nez if kasama is gbm’s y is he fearing to let elections go thru in his kasama,ba kwindi mu supporter fye ne fya bula amano let him show us that kasama belongs him stupid fat albart
junza
December 21, 2015 at 11:02 am
It is in this vein that we must interpret the recent remarks by Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM). On Wednesday 22 July 2015, GBM got appointed to the position of Vice-President of the United Party for National Development (UPND). However, he refused to step down as the Patriotic Front (PF) Kasama Member of Parliament (MP). Essentially, GBM wants to do a double tobela. He wants to be a Vice-President of the UPND while at the same time serving as a member of parliament for a different political party. The Zambian constitution forbids what GBM claims he is doing. By joining the UPND, he has lost the parliamentary seat, which he acquired as a member of the Patriotic Front.
sikujana
December 21, 2015 at 11:14 am
when tonga voted chiluba it was not tribal but when they vote for hh is tribal,how does tonga called tribalists no one was a president before.tongas are innocent in the way they vote.when they voted chiluba they voted in numbers,the same way bembas voted sata,bemba dominance has been seen now ,this kind thing has delayed zambia to develop because of hatred with these two tribes.we shall vote for knowledgeble president not tribe president.
Manix
December 21, 2015 at 11:22 am
GBM is a political idiot who does not know what he wants,today he is PF, tommorow he is UPND the other day he will be in another party so the guy is not pricipled even taking what he says seriously is just waisting time.UPND thought by embracing him they wuold get votes from Kasama but little did they know that actually they invited problems to the party ala bana GBM is not wise.Let us have the bye election in Kasama so we can prove that Kasama does not belong to him.
Pupu Pufi Katufi
December 21, 2015 at 11:53 am
NEZ are you there? You sound like a real genuine UPND. Rest of bloggers listen and listen well. Its GBM, HH and the entire party forward in 2016. Its time for PF to start folding blankets, closing windows, sweeping the veranda and washing the dishes to mention but a few. We do not want to find dirty linen in the house we shall be moving into. As per the headline, wether you like it or not KASAMA IS GBM AND GBM IS KASAMA. Those who doubt, just waych and see. Lelo ni lelo, mailo ni mailo. We are ready as the revolution is real. Stone age to iron age to nuclear age, to UNIP, to MMD, to PF and nowchange has come its no one else else but UPND in the line of evolution…..so ZAMBIA……..ZAMBIA……..ZAAAAAMBBBBIA…..FORWAD, FORWARD, FORWARD WITH UPDN.
junza
December 21, 2015 at 12:05 pm
mule yumfwisah bwino zoona online yes upnd naiwina
Uncle b
December 21, 2015 at 12:29 pm
GBM is a Zambian like any other political
Gunners
December 21, 2015 at 12:37 pm
In 2011 HH got 103 votes in Luapula,Northern and Muchinga provinces,but Mr Sata got 10,006 votes in Southern province only,so who are tribal between Bembas and Tongas
Aunthetic Zambian
December 21, 2015 at 12:44 pm
Man G, there is nothing social science about how much people know about the contents and applicability of the POA. What is appalling is the militancy by which the Police are exercising it towards the opposition parties. Nobody and even police as an institution are above the law. We need to condemn these violent acts bordered on hatred and uncivilized approach to managing political competition. It is your responsibility to make Zambia a safe place for yourself and generations to come irrespective of their political affiliation.
Uncle b
December 21, 2015 at 1:06 pm
GBM is a Zambian like any other political leaders of ruling or opposition party, so he is right to kasama is his and zambia is his. Bemba is not the only tribe in northern, luapula and muchinga, Lozi is not the only tribe in western and Tonga is not the only tribe in southern so if are to develop zambia the issue of tribe should be out. Let just vote on merit. If it is on tribe line then we should have 73 presidential candidate and 73 MPs in every constituency to represent every tribe. Zambians vote wisely in 2016.THANKYOU.
Ojoko
December 21, 2015 at 1:11 pm
Iam Surprised Is Zambia A Christian Country?People Are Talking About Tribes.Every Tribe In Zambia Is Using The Same Kwacha Same Dollar To Buy Same Commodities And Paying Higher School Fees.Think.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 4:26 pm
Do they even think. Christian nation we are indeed
brian
December 21, 2015 at 1:15 pm
I ifintu nilungu.teachers now tabayapo pa strike.Kasama Teyenu ba sir.
topten
December 21, 2015 at 2:22 pm
2016 we re votin the tonga way.
Manix
December 21, 2015 at 2:32 pm
2016 its tonga way voting so that we see which group has many.Antagonising pipo who’re many and can make yo demigod president is foolishness.
liers never get it
December 21, 2015 at 3:26 pm
God shall save us dare to vote on tribal if it ll help you.Remember God is God even for the isolated.Shud you reject knowledge bcos sombody z tonga?go ahead consequences will follow you.
Aunthetic Zambian
December 21, 2015 at 3:44 pm
Please let us for once stop entertaining tribal politics. A tribe is neither a science or unique subject matter. It is a just a group of human bodies who are able to speak and decode specific vibrations of the tongue. You call yourselves a christian nation. What hypocrites!. What tribe was Jesus?. No wonder Zambia will forever remain troubled due to deficiency in love and faith.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 21, 2015 at 8:29 pm
Point
eddy
December 21, 2015 at 3:54 pm
Results will see after the by election and GBM will be proven tight or wrong though i know that 95% its GBM will be proved wrong as he cannot retain that seat under UPND!!!I FOR ONE WILL NEVER VOTE FOR A TONGA PARTY UPND SINCE THESE PEOPLE DO NOT VOTE FOR OTHERS!!GBM IS A F00L AS ONLY A LUNATIC CAN ACCEPT BEING USED BY THESE GREED TONGAS!!!
eddy
December 21, 2015 at 3:55 pm
I meant to say the results will show if GBM is right or wrong!!!
Pupu Pufi Katufi
December 21, 2015 at 4:21 pm
you dunder head. Wether you like it or not its GBM and UPND.
Manix
December 21, 2015 at 4:23 pm
In you empty brain ni GBM on the ground its PF all the way.
mj banda
December 21, 2015 at 5:04 pm
@mundetelele, if GBM takes over UPND, then all tongs will vote PF
Kano Nibena
December 21, 2015 at 7:32 pm
@mj Banda: Because HH will takeover PF? I know this imaginary pride of thinking that Chelsea or Man U managers know and you dream dining and wining with them; chasing the wind just like a demon possesed fellow who imagines a TV presenter to be the girlfriend. Your benefits to these politicians must be real.
Czar
December 21, 2015 at 7:45 pm
Incoherent
dudu
December 21, 2015 at 7:13 pm
Fed up with this ntunkansfi.
observer
December 21, 2015 at 9:01 pm
If those words attributed to GBM was surely uttered by him then I begin to doubt his level of thinking and seriousness in taking this great nation on the pass of recovery and development. To me he sound so Childish and lacking solidarity for our under privileged citizens.
Yankee
December 21, 2015 at 10:14 pm
GBM was not well received in luapula even wen he was on radio yangeni all callers were telling him to rethink for betraying PF.GBM with chimbaka went on to buy pipo and stage a defection held at rock front cafe,So my fellow Bembas in North reject him and his upnd partners just like we are rejected in southern by Tongas.
Aunthetic Zambian
December 21, 2015 at 11:27 pm
My brother Yankee, your contribution is frivolous and devoid of logic and civilized manner of analyzing political competition. I sympathize with you because it appears your socialisation was very rural and lacks any intellectual input. What is at play is not the tribe but a group of progressive people or a party that is able to offer Zambians some positive economic breather. Your preoccupation with tribe is irrelevant to us 3rd Generation Zambians who need to define our future in the 21st Century. What innovation or scientific discovery has come from either Bembas or Tongas for them to attract any following?.
Bo Munsaka
December 21, 2015 at 11:54 pm
GbM Kapompa Salad is a rejectee. He is not a seasoned polititian and he will never be.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
December 21, 2015 at 11:56 pm
ukose mune. The real leaders are taking over zambia. abash mediocre leadership based on lack of vision
Aunthetic Zambian
December 22, 2015 at 12:10 am
Nawebo Munsaka kapompa u bufi. Mu fwile mwalandako e fyamano once in a while. How do you want to be remembered once you’re gone. Please ifintu ngafili serious naimwe mu fwile mwa posamo logic not nonsense all the time. Musebanya sana mwe bantu. Give us a break! We need to be happy and progress not ukula chula so. Musebanya saana by the way.