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Chiluba should keep quiet - Mulongoti

Chiluba should keep quiet - Mulongoti
By Nomusa Michelo
Tuesday November 13, 2007 [03:00]

CHILUBA should keep quiet because our loss in Nchanga is a manifestation of the bad seed that he sowed in the MMD, chief government spokesperson Mike Mulongoti has said.
In an interview yesterday, Mulongoti described former president Frederick Chiluba’s teasing of the MMD over its loss in the Nchanga parliamentary by-election last week, as unfortunate.

“First of all, the people who surrounded him as he was laughing his head off, who are they? What are their reputations? This congregation is questionable. Dr Chiluba was president of the MMD, the bad seeds he sowed are now manifesting,” Mulongoti said.

“Part of the reason for the people not voting for us is the money that was supposed to be used to develop Nchanga was siphoned off. That’s why people are appearing in the courts of law today. If he had applied that money, he would not be as unpopular.”
Mulongoti said the people of Nchanga felt that they have not shared in the wealth of the country.

“The people who are being prosecuted in court, the people being questioned are the first ones to rejoice when they see the consequences of their actions are manifesting. I’m saddened, they should have been the last people to say that, because the results of their action is what we are seeing now,” Mulongoti said. “It is unfortunate that he should say that. The best was for him to keep quiet, that way he could have been showing remorse. Now he is mocking our loss, it is very unfortunate.”

And MMD spokesperson Ben Tetamashimba advised Chiluba to concentrate on going to court and looking after his health.

“He is a retired head of state whose job is supposed to be above politics. We know that he belongs to PF and he hates this government. Even when he goes to South Africa for his medical treatment on tax payers money, when he comes back he is thanking and praising Sata, instead of thanking the Zambian people whose tax is using for his trips to South Africa,” Tetamashimba said.

“It is unfair, he should not come into the political arena. He should just concentrate on facing his cases in court and getting treatment in South Africa and not being involved in politics.”

Tetamashimba said if Chiluba wanted to be respected as former head of state, he should behave like a statesman.

“If he doesn’t, we will have no choice but to meet him in the arena. He wants to praise Sata that ‘ee ntugulushi ishi’ (these are the leaders), but what kind of ‘intungulushi’ (leader) is he?” Tetamashimba asked. “We know what he (Chiluba) did in the last election. He spent a lot of money supporting Sata when he shouldn’t even be involving himself in politics.”

Chiluba on Sunday teased the MMD for losing the Nchanga parliamentary by-election saying they were good losers who will do better in future. Chiluba, who burst into laughter, said he was happy at PF’s victory in Nchanga because that was the meaning of democracy. He said when PF lost the Lupososhi by-election to MMD, they didn’t cry and so he didn’t expect anyone to cry after the Nchanga election.

Labels: BY-ELECTIONS, CHILUBA, MIKE MULONGOTI

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