No353 K10 www.diggers.news Monday January 21, 2019 UPND CAN WIN ALONE - ILLUNGABy Thomas Mulenga The UPND is still capable of winning the 2021 general election without an alliance, says the opposition party’s Northern Province chairperson We don’t need Alliance to Nathan Illunga. In an interview with News Diggers! Illunga argued that the UPND was not ready to change its presidential candidate and running mate because change our running mate of an alliance. To Page 5 Hichilema greets Chieftainess Nkomeshya at the Dialogue launch on Friday - Picture by Tenson Mkhala UNDP selects Zambia for SDGs acceleration By Mukosha Funga Ministry of National Planning Political Party leaders release awareness balloons shortly after the launch of National Dialogue framework at the The United Nationsspokesperson Chibaula Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka on January 18, 2019 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala Development Programme Silwamba said, Sunday, that has selected Zambia as one this came to light when of the 60 pilot countries for Minister Alexander Chiteme Dialogue can’t work if the problem Sustainable Development paid a courtesy call on UNDP’s Goals Accelerator Labs, an new Director for the Regional innovative initiative which Bureau for Africa Ahunna is expected to contribute to Eziakonwa in Dakar, Senegal. wants to be part of the solution - Aka achievement of the SDGs. To page 2 By Sipilisiwe Ncube the dialogue process cannot And Prince Aka says the In an interview, Aka who MMD founding member be successful if those who two MMD camps which is a former presidential Prince Akashambatwa are part of the problem also are there are only fighting advisor for political affairs It’s hard to re-integrate Mbikusita Lewanika says want to be the solution. to eat from the same plate. said the dialogue process could not work if those who Story page 4 were part of the problem ex-convicts into wanted to be part of the Bureaus want $1,000 forex limit lifted solution. Story page 5 To page 3 society – Kampyongo 2. Local News www.diggers.news Monday January 21, 2019 Gemcanton welcomes govt probe of Kuznetsov’s deportation By Martin Musunka Gemcanton Investments Holdings Limited has welcomed the directive by Acting Republican President Inonge Wina to investigate reports of Her Royal Highness Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II throws salt on fire as a symbolic action to signify the abduction and deportation of its manager Sergey Kuznetsov, whose official launch of National Dialogue framework at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka on January contract of employment was terminated. 18, 2019 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala Company spokesperson Davy Phiri, who exonerated company officials from the reported abduction and deportation of Kuznetsov, said the former manager had his employment contract terminated. Phiri dismissed assertions that Kuznetsov was abducted, stressing that there were no such acts as he was peacefully escorted to Simon Lungu won't win fight against Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola. He added that management was happy that government, through Acting President Wina, has directed that investigations be instituted in events surrounding Kuznetsov’s departure for his native country, Russia. church, warns Mucheleka “The company has the right to hire and fire employees and this is By Thomas Mulenga "He is the weakest of all he thinks that by staying away declared, whatever he calls exactly what happened in the case of Mr Kuznetsov. We are worried UPND Deputy Secretary presidents we have had and from the launch, the he has won it. He thinks that everything that there are incessant reports indicating that Mr Kuznetsov was General Patrick Mucheleka has feel sorry for him and the PF. together with the PF, no! The should only succeed if he is abducted and forced out of the country. The company wishes to state warned that President Edgar If he thinks he will win by people of Zambia will triumph. the one calling the shots. This that Mr Kuznetsov was peacefully escorted to Ndola where he boarded Lungu will not win his fight staying away, he is making a He just has to abide and he is is where all Christians in this his plane to Russia. We are, however, happy that Madam Inonge against the church because big mistake and he will leave not a person who has respect country should open their eyes Wina, in her capacity as Acting Republican President, directed that more popular leaders in the to regret because the plane has for anyone, he will eventually and start questioning ‘who the matter be investigated, to establish circumstances that led to the past also failed to do so. taken off, it’s either he gets on have to be named and shamed should control issues to do with departure of Mr Kuznetsov,” Phiri said. In an interview, Mucheleka board or he stays away.” because he is the one who has religion, is it President Lungu He has further cautioned against issuance of inflammatory statements, condemned President Lungu He said even though President stayed away,” Mucheleka said. or religious leaders? Give to while investigations were ongoing, as accusations of abduction of a for shunning the church-led Lungu shunned the dialogue And Mucheleka described the Caesar what belongs to Caesar. foreign national have the potential to strain diplomatic relations dialogue process. process, he would have to abide launch of the dialogue process President Lungu’s downfall between Zambia and other countries. “Whether Lungu attends or by the outcome. as successful. is coming, it is inevitable! Phiri explained that Gemcanton management officials will cooperate not, we’ll get the results we “This country does not belong “The launch of the dialogue This is the time that all those throughout the process of investigations to establish circumstances want from the dialogue process to Lungu, Lungu is just an process is already a success. people whom he has been that led to Kuznetsov leaving the country. and you must understand that individual. This countryThere are representatives from hoodwinking and cheating Last week, Kuznetsov filed an official complaint of abduction,false before him there were other belongs to all Zambians. And different political parties, the to see if he is a Christian, if imprisonment and illegal deportation through Mvunga Associates presidents who were far more even if he stays away, the church, diplomats accredited he can snub and cause his legal firm. popular and powerful than he church has already started the to Zambia from the European surrogates to be insulting the Mvunga Associates, through Counsel Dickson Jere, wrote to the office is. President [Kenneth] Kaunda process and whether Lungu Union and African countries, leaders of three Church mother of the Inspector General of police, asking the command to quickly tried to fight the Catholic likes it or not it will go on, it the traditional leaders, bodies. How then can you say investigate the matter of abduction,false imprisonment and illegal Church in 1991 where did he is not for him to determine, he everyone is here. The problem that Lungu has respect for the deportation. end up? Is it the Church who will just have to abide by the president Lungu has is that he Church?” Mucheleka asked. Jere told the Inspector General of Police that his client's deportation lost or it was Kaunda who lost? outcome of the dialogue. And thinks he can control literally He observed that chief was spearheaded by a group of Senegalese who escorted him to the Didn’t [Frederick] Chiluba he is just one person, he is not everything and everyone in government spokesperson airport. try it when he attempted to bigger than Zambia. It doesn’t the country, including religion, Dora Siliya was making people He added that the Kuznetsov's work permit was taken away before fight the Church when they matter whether Lungu is here he is overstepping because insult the church mother he was forcibly made to board an Ethiopian airline plane to Moscow. spoke against his third term or not, the people will triumph. he thinks he can cause the bodies. bid? Where is Chiluba today He can’t succeed with his PF churches leaders to go and The associates also added that the complainant was an employee of “Dora Siliya is the one who now? So what is special about surrogates and a few misguided bow before him on the 18th Gemcantom Investment Holdings and was in charge of a strongroom facilitated the downfall of Lungu?" Mucheleka asked. elements from intercity. So if of October,the day himself were precious stones were stored. – Story courtesy of SUMA SYSTEMS. President Rupiah Banda and today she is the one who has started misbehaving, causing the insulting of the Church mother bodies. We were told that president Lungu was UNDP selects Zambia for receiving treatment in South Africa, the next thing we saw he was flying to Ethiopia to respond to issues in Congo, leaving his own issues at home SDGs acceleration initiative where the Church mother By Mukosha Funga Dakar, Senegal. on her appointment and called for to 86 percent alignment. Hon. Chiteme bodies invited everyone but The United Nations Development "Ms. Eziakonwa assured Hon. Chiteme continued collaboration between Zambia called on the UNDP for continued support the PF are finding different Programme (UNDP) has selected of UNDP’s continued support towards and UNDP," Chibaula stated. and collaboration in the implementation excuses to stay away from the Zambia as one of the 60 pilot countries Zambia’s development agenda. Ms. "The Minister informed Ms. Eziakonwa of the 7NDP, and SDGs, strengthening dialogue. They even threatened for Sustainable Development Goals Eziakonwa commended Zambia for its that, as a lower middle-income country, national capacities in monitoring and to send thugs from intercity to (SDGs) Accelerator Labs, an innovative political stability in the region, which Zambia’s macroeconomic situation is reporting systems, including formulation come and disrupt the dialogue initiative which is expected to contribute is an asset in development.