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(LUSAKATIMES) Southern UPND saddened by Mukombwe attacks

Southern UPND saddened by Mukombwe attacks
February 2, 2009

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) in Livingstone says it is saddened by Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe’s recent attacks at one of its senior officials over the cholera epidemic in the province.

Mr Munkombwe made scathing attacks on UPND Councilor for Doctor Mubitana ward, Mr Joseph Jam, during in a meeting yesterday for expressing a different view on the cholera situation in the area.

This was after the UPND official, Joseph Jambo was forced out of the meeting which the minister convened to discuss the cholera situation in the province yesterday.

Mr. Jambo said that the only reason Mr.Munkombwe chased him from the meeting was because he did not support the minister’s views on the epidemic.

Yesterday, Mr. Jambo was asked to leave the meeting for disagreeing with the minister over the source of the cholera pandemic in Livingstone.

However sources present in the meeting revealed that the UPND councilor was chased out of the meeting on grounds of politicking during the meeting which had nothing to do with politics.

And UPND constituency chairman, Bowas Maseka said in the press statement made available to ZANIS today that Mr. Munkombwe chased him from the meeting where he was supposed to represent the views of the people.

“It was dishonourable for the minister to call the councilor immature. He showed no respect for the councilor by chasing him from the meeting like a dog,” the statement read.

The statement further read that the minister should be reminded that it is important to respect people that were elected by the people.

“The person he chased represents people in the same way the minister represents the people,” said Mr.Maseka.

Mr. Maseka said the minister’s action of not respecting divergent views indicates how undemocratic he is.

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Labels: DANIEL MUNKOMBWE, JOSEPH JAMBO, UPND

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