No319 K10 www.diggers.news Friday November 30, 2018 Minister nods gruesome penalty for GBV CASTRATE SEXBy Abraham Kalito Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri has backed calls by a civil society organization, Men’s Network, to enact legislation that will facilitate castration of sexual o enders. And Phiri says government is working towards making gender- based violence cases non-bailable and non-withdrawable in a bid to OFFENDERS curb the vice. To page 4 O cers keep vigil at Luanshya Police as they await NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili (right) to arrive for interrogations yesterday. Kambwili denied bond, goes in In ation Maiko Zulu proposes HH, By Abraham Kalito in Lusaka is is in relation to the alleged lawyers wrote to Luanshya and Daniel Chansa in Luanshya illegal meeting which he held police asking them to defer their Police in Luanshya have with aggrieved AVIC employees clients appearance to December down from Lungu peace concert detained Roan PF member who marched to his house in 10, saying the NDC consultant By omas Mulenga of parliament Chishimba Luanshya to complain about had a matter to attend to before 8.3 to 7.8% Reggae star and Child’s Rights activist Maiko Zulu has proposed Kambwili a er charging him their conditions of service. the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court a peace concert to bring President Edgar Lungu and opposition with unlawful assembly. On Wednesday, Kambwili’s on Friday. To page 5 By Abraham Kalito UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to reconciliatory terms. According to the Central To page 7 Statistical O ce (CSO), the annual rate of in ation Samfya mob kills man accused of for November 2018 has ere’s no Zika Virus reduced to 7.8 percent from turning into crocodile, eating girl 8.3 percent recorded in in Zambia – UK Envoy Story page 2 October. To page 2 Story page 11 2. Local News www.diggers.news Friday November 30, 2018 By Sipilisiwe Ncube systematically to exclude PF members of parliament people from training, it have rejected a private has been used to exclude members motion which PF MPs reject gender equity people from advancement, sought to push government people who have delved and to take measures in ensuring sweated from their careers equal opportunities for all in just to be clicked off at the the civil service. height of their careers,” The motion was tabled before motion, as Kampyongo Nkombo said. the house for debate by Men’s And Nkombo said the parliamentarian Network meeting between President chairperson Cornelius Edgar Lungu and UPND Mweetwa and was seconded leader Hakainde Hichilema by Kasempa UPND member warns thieving civil servants was a relief to this nation. answer is no.” colleague, the mover of the UPND and yet we government spokesperson of parliament Brenda “I am so happy that this Kampyongo also explained the motion came and was are being told ‘no it’s non’ is an accomplished female, Tambatamba. last week Mr Speaker, that it was thieving and proposing that out of the few partisan. You are already look at the chief justice, she is Debating against the motion, probably has reached us political civil servants female MPs on your left Mr being partisan. It’s already Home Affairs Minister a female, look at the minister at a melting point because who were being retired in Speaker could be elevated dead on arrival. It’s B.I.D, seized the opportunity and of finance, she is a female, politically we have been national interest. to become either leader of warned civil servants in a Brought In Indeed. Let us look at our minister of boiling in this country. I am “These are the ones, Mr opposition or vice or even habit of siphoning public, face ourselves in the mirror labour, a seasoned unionist. a very delighted and happy Speaker, who are being saying government would share the two positions and as we have continued So when we come to talk member of parliament that moved out of the public not hesitate to chuck them that are available, I would with this motion, I have about these motions let’s be Mr Hakainde Hichilema service out of national out of employment. have been saying ‘yes you looked at the motion on sincere. Let us not sugar coat and President Edgar Lungu interest. And the other one is “The Honourable member are coming with practical Article 173 (j) opportunities politics and present things did meet to discuss issues being partisan. It’s very clear, for Mazabuka talked about solutions [and] not with for appointments, training to us. So I would urge this of common interest for if you are a civil servant [and] issues of retiring people on lamentations. So it’s not and advancement in house to reject this motion this country. It is my faith you have been told [that] national interest, I want to about preaching to others public service are made out rightly because in PF we and hope that whatever loyalty to the authority does place it on record that we that which you don’t believe to all employees without don’t have discrimination at they discussed is going to not mean being partisan. I are not going to entertain in. And that’s the challenge discrimination. That isall,” said Dr Chanda said. start cascading down to the personally wouldn’t want indiscipline for the sake of we have with this particular the motion we have here. Meanwhile Mazabuka bottom of those who make to recruit anyone [because] preserving equity. How can motion Mr Speaker because It almost came out as a central UPND member of decisions on lives of others, we know where we recruit we deal with people who have here, certainly when you women’s rights issues, parliament Garry Nkombo in terms of training, in terms people to be party members been year in year out cited by look at the composition, yes somewhere along the way it said the motion needed of appointments [and] in and certainly not the civil the Auditor General’s report we could do better but we has come like a full ethnic support because a lot of terms of advancement of service. And so if you want siphoning public resources? are there. So to come here issue but the best way to people had lost employment people in their respective to mislead the civil servants Government says ‘we’ve had and try to preach to us who understand it is it’s well on partisan basis. professional lives. I am quite by saying ‘when we form enough of you’ it’s time to go are already converted is a packaged like sugar coated,” “We have seen in this certain that the temperature government, you are going so that we can get people that little bit mischievous,” said argued Dr Chanda. country where people who is cooling down as a result to be this, we are going to can come and work for their Kampyongo. “Why are you knocking on are deserving to be trained of that meeting of the two make you inspector general fellow citizens in preserving And Bwana Mkubwa PF an open door? Look at our that [this article of gender leaders. And maybe I [should of police’ and someone buys the national resources. For member of parliament front bench in PF, President rights for women in decision take this] opportunity to into that and gets intoxicated the first time we are saying Dr Jonas Chanda said the Lungu who has been dragged making positions] is not thank President Lungu and stops performing ‘we are not just going to talk motion was “brought in into this debate is the first being applied to the way and president Hakainde, professionally and starts to people who don’t want to dead” as it did not reflect president in the history of it should be. Sir there is a president of the UPND performing his functions listen,” Kampyongo said. what was happening in this country to appoint a too that the PF government and whoever marshalled on partisan lines, we are not “Its antagonistic, Mr Speaker, government. female vice president. How have been using since or shepherded them to that going to entertain that. And because most of the times “I wish to express my many countries in Africa they came to power to meeting, is to say that this so we have got no apologies we are the ones answering utmost disappointment on have a female vice president? further the advancement of meeting was long overdue to make for those that are for people who are very well thin motion brought by There is almost none. Look moving backward against because it will serve its being chucked out of the known because when those the UPND for two reasons at some of the most powerful this motion, that being the purpose to address this public service on account monies are lost, they don’t (i) because the mover and positions that we have in the retirement of civil servants. issue of discrimination,” said of indiscipline and on say ‘it’s civil servant A or B’ the seconder are both from government today; chief It has been used as a tool Nkombo. but they will say ‘Ministry account of siphoning public of Education where did this resources and on account of money go?’ and when we disloyalty to the powers that find the culprit what should be,” he said. we do with them? because of He added that the mover Inflation down to 7.8 from 8.3% equity should we preserve of the motion should have By Abraham Kalito November 2018 has reduced Census and statistics on year non-food inflation them? or because they come first judged his party before According to the Central to 7.8 percent from 8.3 Goodson Sinyenga attributed rate for November 2018 from a certain region they judging government.