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No 29 www.diggers.news Friday September 1, 2017 I will take on Lungu punch for punch - CK By Mirriam Chabala until the Head of State an airplane, itching to Roan Member of wakes up to the problems jump on it and fly away, Parliament Chishimba affecting poor Zambians. leaving problems at home. Kambwili says he And Kambwili charged Speaking during a press will exert pressure on that President Lungu briefing today, Kambwili President Edgar Lungu shivers whenever he sees said it will now be punch for punch between him and President Lungu. CSOs to petition “For those who know Chishimba Kambwili, I can exert pressure and Parliament over I have started exerting pressure on President thretened state Edgar Lungu so that he gets up, pulls up his socks and start working of emergency for the people of Zambia other than traveling By Mirriam Chabala Zambia Council for Social Twenty eight Civil Society Development (ZCSD) every time. Yes we Organisations (CSOs) have organiseed stakeholders know traveling is part petitioned the National consultative meeting of your job but it’s not Assembly to pass a resolution recently. mandatory. revoking the Threatened Continues on page 2 Continues on page 3 State of Emergency, arguing Immigration arrest that there no longer exists a situation threatening the We wonder if HH’s forgiveness security of the country. At a press briefing today, was genuine, says Kampamba Non-Governmental singer Mumba Yachi Organisations Coordinating By Mirriam Chabala government is waiting for HH Council (NGOCC) executive Chief Government to propose dates for dialogue. By Mirriam Chabala Public Relations Officer Namati Spokesperson Mulenga At a media briefing today, director Engwase Mwale Kampamba says “we really Kampamba wondered The Department of Immigration has Nshinka confirmed that Mumba who said the CSOs resolved wonder if the so called whether HH was committed arrested Congolese Singer Mumba Yatchi was intercepted from Chirundu Border to petition the National forgiveness is there”, in to moving forward and for obtaining a Green Zambian National post, was currently detained at Lusaka Assembly after reviewing reaction to Hakainde making the country Registration Card (NRC) on false Correctional facility awaiting Court Hichilema’s press briefing in governable. various presentations pretences. appearance. South Africa. Continues on page 2 that were submitted at a And Kampamba says Continues on page 3 In a statement, Immigration department By Sipilisiwe Ncube Ruling party youths from Eastern province and several Mwila joins PF cadres demanding for... district officials today launched a “Mutati must go” campaign, alleging that the Finance minister’s continued stay in government was strengthening his opposition party. And President Edgar Lungu says he will hear and attend to the demands of the petitioners “behind the cameras” as they were a party matter. Eastern Province PF Deputy Chairperson Gideon Phiri presented a petition to party Secretary General Davies Mwila demanding that Mutati must resign on moral grounds. They charged that the MMD leader-cum- Cabinet minister was using government funds to revamp the former ruling party, with an agenda to challenge incumbent President Edgar Lungu in the 2021 general elections. Mwila addresses PF petitioners (r) at the party secretariat in Lusaka today Continues on page 2 MMD MINISTERS TO GO Continues on P2 2. Local News Friday September 1, 2017 CSOs petition Parliament over Threatened State of Emergency From front page release the Justice and Legal “Following presentations reform commission report. from the Zambia Police We would also like to take Service, Ministry of Justice, this opportunity to launch legal experts and Civil the Monitoring and Tracking Society Organisations at the of human rights abuse/ stakeholders consultative violations during the period meeting organised by the of the threatened state of Zambia Council for Social emergency,” said Mwale. Development (ZCSD) on the And Young African Leaders threatened state of emergency Initiative (YALI) President which was held at the Royal Andrew Ntewewe said Shalom Lodge in Lusaka, the Threatened State of on August 24, 2017, we have Emergency should be revoked resolved to petition the in readiness for the national National Assembly to pass day of prayer, fasting and a resolution revoking the reconciliation. Threatened State of Public “As Civil society we can Emergency as a situation no only call on our Members longer exists for its continued of Parliament to do the existence,” Mwale said. correct thing and ensure “Acknowledging the that the Threatened State of proclamation of the Emergency is revoked. But just Threatened State ofto add on, to this day I think Emergency by President one of the biggest legacies Edgar Lungu on 5th July, 2017 of President Edgar Lungu is and approved by the National that he launched October 18 NGOCC executive director Egwase Mwale speaks to MacDonard Chipenzi during the civil society resolution on the Assembly of Zambia on 12th as a day for reconciliation, threatened state of public emergency in Lusaka September 1, 2017 picture by Tenson Mkhala July, 2017, we have realised prayer and fasting, maybe pray as well, we ask in earnest State of Public Emergency of Zambia (ECZ) is going then they might extend or the that the situation which the question would be, how that come next month, we will affect all of us including through a self restructuring President might start a new led to that proclamation are we going to fast, pray and want to pray and fast in the the media personnel. Above process which requires us to State of Emergency and then no longer exists and we are reconcile amongst ourselves absence of Threatened Public all, it’s to call on civil society also take keen interest.” extend it again for 90 days. So convinced that the tension if we are going to be living Emergency,” said Ntewewe. organisations in the electoral “So these resolutions and the it will depend on us as citizens that existed and led to the in fear of the Threatened Meanwhile, Civil Society process that today as we unity among civil societies to start telling the President unfortunate happenings Sate of Emergency? It won’t Constitutional Agenda are talking, we need agent should continue to be and whoever else that these and the proclamation of make sense. So because the (CiSCA) Publicity Secretary electoral reforms and this is amplified as we get towards fires that we witnessed the Threatened State Public President is always prayerful, Macdonald Chipenzi said: why this resolution comes at a the end of the Threatened before have continued even Emergency has been brought he is always fasting and that “For me this is a call of unity to no better time like now where State of Emergency. If we don’t under the threatened state of under a considerable control he wants all of us to fast and all of us that this Threatened the Electoral Commission push the Parliamentarians emergency,” said Chipenzi. and room for dialogue can be cemented.” Mwale said the CSOs called Mwila joins PF youths calling for Felix Mutati, other MMD ministers to go on the Ministry of Justice to release the Justice and Legal From front page with them, not so?). So they can leave. All those who are President Edgar Lungu and PF, bound that such behaviour, And speaking when he should choose PF or MMD,” working with President Lungu we don’t have time to waste. if left unchecked, our party reform commission report received the petition at the Mwila said. in government, we expect total Our time now is to develop will be unmanageable and in order to curtail any future party Secretariat in Lusaka He said PF was a political party loyalty. Failure to be loyal to this country, and we expect risks loosing all those genuine today, PF Secretary General on its own and would remain the party and to the President, arson and vandalism to public harmony and unity in the MMD members who joined Davies Mwila asked all the as such. we have to separate,” Mwila p ar t y.” property in the country. PF and have continued to be “To curtail any future arson MMD members who were “PF is a political party on its said. Meanwhile speaking earlier currently working with the own and shall remain as such. “So the petition that you have when he presented the loyal to the party PF.” and vandalism to public PF to leave the opposition in We have President Edgar brought to the secretariat, petition to party Secretary He said Mutati was behaving property, government invokes order to maintain peace and Lungu as our party President we are going to take it to General on behalf of others, like an enemy of the PF. provision of the protected harmony in the country. and Republican President. the appointing authority so PF Eastern Province Deputy “Honorable Mutati’s behavior places and areas Act – CAP “Colleagues on behalf of the And we expect as a party that that he can decide. And on Chairperson Gideon Phiri has been more of an enemy 125 of the Laws of Zambia central committee, I want all those who are working top of that, we are going to accused the Finance Minister than an ally of the party and to thank you for coming. with the President, they have present this petition to the of secretly mobilizing his party appointing authority. It is and the Anti – Terrorism Whatever goes up must come to be loyal to the party and central committee because structures to undermine the for this reason that we are Act No. 2 of 2015, the state down. So nga baletulufyanya, the President of this country. they have to know what is PF leadership.