No316 K10 www.diggers.news Thursday November 24, 2018 By Mukosha Funga TREASONIn this audio (posted on the News FOR Diggers website), NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili confronts Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo, telling him that he is aware of the directive to the Inspector General of Police to arrest and charge him with treason. And in respoense the Minister vows to teach Kambwili a lesson for playing with his ‘projects’ which he says are important to the people. Story page 10 KAMBWILI I’ll teach you a lesson, vows Kampyongo Reject Lungu 2018 budget has failed to like Petauke cut poverty, says CSPR has done, By Abraham Kalito Civil Society for Poverty Reduction executive director Patrick Nshindano says the UPND tells 2018 national budget has failed to address the high poverty levels due to reduced spending on social sectors. northerners And Nshindano has said many By Mirriam Chabala Zambians have fallen into the UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka poverty trap due to high levels says Northern Province must reject President Edgar of vulnerability of the poor to economic shocks. To page 4 Lungu the way Easterners have done. On Saturday, President Lungu said he felt rejected by his own people from Petauke after a UPND candidate Witness beat PF in Lusinde ward. To page 11 tells how We’ve a system that’s ZAFFICO protecting culprits rioters President Edgar Lungu welcomes Prince Harry at State House with mere transfers, yesterday - Picture by Salim Henry looted PS Mushota tells PAC in Kitwe Prince to buy elephants for ZambiaStory page 2 Story page 5 Story page 2 2. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday November 27, 2018 My nomination came as a shocker - Nakacinda By Mirriam Chabala accorded to me. Those what it would do to the are fundamental, you alliance and the fact that usually said that politics Raphael Nakacinda says who have worked with country and what it would have to work around the it is inevitable for us to is about numbers. It is my his nomination to the me do know that I have do to the party. Going on feeling and attitude of work with other political responsibility as national National Assembly as a philosophy that I all options, we felt there is members, who may not parties and when we look secretary to continue member of parliament by operate with, and that a time for which we can fully understand and at the options that we have, organising our party. At President Edgar Lungu was is a philosophy of value put subordinate, either see the bigger picture in Patriotic Front, even when the time when President such a shocker because he addition. I never pursue partisan or individual terms of this working we competed in 2011, I Lungu was indicating never imagined he could positions, I believe that interest, to national relationship. It’s not just think were favoured by that he had decided to have that privilege. positions are just a means interest.” the Patriotic Front, for the Movement for Multi- nominate me, he said: ‘we Nakacinda, who is to the end, and to that Nakacinda, however, your own information, party Democracy because do not want to compromise dismissed Felix Mutati’s effect, wherever you are, conceded that forming an MMD members have also most of the people that your position as national MMD national secretary you can use your gifts, alliance with a ruling party expressed discomfort in are in the Patriotic Front, secretary of the MMD. We has, however, vowed to talents and be able to add as the opposition was not many ways,” Nakacinda including their firstare an alliance partner and continue organising his value and impact the lives easy. lamented. president, Michael Sata are we would want that the party in readiness for the of those that you seek to “To have two political Asked why the MMD was products of the MMD,” he Patriotic Front is strong, 2021 general election, save. So, it was really a parties come together in still in the relationship explained. the MMD is strong and saying it is his responsibility surprise, if not a shocker, national interest is not an if they were not very Meanwhile, Nakachinda the spirit of this alliance to coordinate the party as that there was such a easy fit, especially that it’s comfortable, he said the said there was no would want that we also chief executive officer. consideration,” Nakacinda the first time we are having alliance was inevitable. ulterior motive behind have some kind of a voice Speaking when he featured narrated. a situation where a former “Every development that his appointment, and as in Parliament and we think on Diamond Television’s “I want to take this ruling party coming to brings about the paradigm such, he would continue that you can help and serve Costa show, Sunday, opportunity to thank the work with a party that shift in the way things are mobilising his party ahead the Zambian people in that Nakacinda thanked President of the Republic beat them in an election done from the traditional of 2021. particular role’. So, it’s not President Lungu for the of Zambia for the boldness because there is always mode will always create “MMD is an independent a nomination that comes boldness he had expressed he has expressed in his that competitive attitude some kind of resistance, political party, just like with ulterior [motives], in identifying him for the desire to identify talent between the two political but it is inevitable. With the Patriotic Front are at least I didn’t sense that task ahead. in me, it was a surprise! It parties and it requires a lot the 50+1 threshold for an independent political ulterior motive,” he added. Asked how the party had “First of all, I never ever came speedily, but we are of patience, a lot of skill and political parties to work party. Our relevance received his appointment imagined, it never even able to manage ourselves very focused leadership. If together, for us as MMD, lies in our programmes after the dismissal of crossed my mind that in terms of considering the principles that you are we try to communicate of mobilising ourselves Felix Mutati, Nakacinda this privilege would be this responsibility and basing this relationship the importance of this and the numbers, as it is declined to comment. “I will not be able to answer to speculations because the reasons for England's Prince Harry to buy which the President revoked the appointment of honourable Mutati as Minister (as Works and Supply) have not been hundreds of elephants for Zambia given. So, I will not be able By Mirriam Chabala full support to African agreed on the mechanism of transporting large introduction of elephant to speak authoritatively Prince Harry has offered Parks, as you know they where the Minister of numbers of elephants population, boosting up around that issue. As for to acquire hundreds of are the ones who operate Tourism of Zambia went from Botswana into Kafue the elephant population how the party will treat elephants from Botswana the Liuwa National Par, into a Memorandum of National Park and by so and also conserving what is this appointment, we for the Kafue National where there an incredible Understanding with Africa doing, improving other the focus of this initiative, need to sit as a party and Park in a quest to double crop of animal population Parks, and African Parks conservation methods. So which is to emphasize that discuss because we have the number of tourists to from the time he took over is delivering documents the Prince is here to ensure it would add considerable not met since honourable Zambia by 2030. and also where they are guiding this Memorandum that tourist numbers could to youth empowerment Mutati was dismissed Speaking to journalists operating,” said Chanda. of Understanding double within between and job creation within the from his position,” replied shortly after President “The two leaders have also and then that process now and 2030, with the conservation areas.” Nakacinda. Edgar Lungu’s private meeting with Prince Harry, Monday, State House press aide Amos Chanda disclosed that the British royal had offered Witness narrates how ZAFFICO to help Zambia in wildlife conservation. “His Royal Highness, Prince Harry has been holding private talks with rioters looted shops in Kitwe the President. Within those discussions, they By Mable Chansa terror of the public. in Chimwemwe Township with workers could not stop the mob touched on a wide range A 21-year-old man of Chamboli In count two,allegations are burning tires and that they were from looting the shop as they were of issues, particularly the Township has told the Kitwe that on November 5 this year in sending away every oncoming too many. most important is the Magistrates’ Court that the Kitwe, being riotiously assembled, vehicle. He said he later decided to call his passion between the two ZAFFICO rioters looted a Chinese damaged King Mei supermarket, He narrated that as he reached boss and inform him that his shop leaders. Prince Harry has Supermarket, King Mei, and stole the property of Guy Kalumba. the shop, he found four of his co- had been looted and that there offered to assist Zambia plasma TVs and cooking pots. Appearing before Chief Resident workers keeping vigil. were no police officers to help with the conservation of Kelvin Bwalya, Boyd Kasuba, Peter Magistrate Yvonne Nalomba for He said shortly after police had disperse the group of people. wildlife, particularly in Chitabula, Fabian Chengo, Steven commencement of trial, Victor dispersed the rioters from the “The rioters threw stones at the Kafue National Park where Kalunga, Kelvin Sikatali, Dabwitso Mwindula told court that on the road, they re-mobilised themselves supermarket’s windows and doors he has given the offer to Njobvu, Bruce Chitalu, Richard material day he received a phone and walked towards the shop.