Rupiah is a chief liar, Sata tells Kasama residents

Rupiah is a chief liar, Sata tells Kasama residents
Written by Patson Chilemba in Kasama
Sunday, October 11, 2009 4:04:36 AM

PF leader Michael Sata has said President Rupiah Banda’s visit to Kasama will accord residents there an opportunity to listen to the chief liar. Commenting on Kasama mayor Fidelis Chishoma’s statement that President Banda should not be surprised if he received a hostile reception in Kasama because of his bad leadership, Sata urged PF cadres not to be hostile to him but instead listen attentively to his lies.

“Listen to him because yesterday you listened to (Catherine) Namugala’s lies. You listened to Edward Mumbi’s lies. Now let us listen to the chief liar. Let Rupiah Banda talk so that people can see his lies. If you scare him you won’t know what is in his heart,” Sata said.

Sata also commented on tourism minister Namugala’s assertions that people should not vote for the PF candidate in the forthcoming Kasama by-election, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba because his party president was unemployed.

Sata said what Namugala failed to tell the people was that President Banda was an irresponsible leader, who was gallivanting around because he had failed to address pressing national issues. Sata said it was good that Namugala admitted that her government had failed to provide employment to the people. He said the MMD was scared of him because he had a powerful voice to speak for the masses.

“I speak the truth that is why Rupiah Banda and his government are scared. They have failed to finish the road to Luwingu and Mansa for 17 years and yet you are still smiling at them,” Sata said. “Women are growing bald heads because of carrying water on their heads.”

Sata said former PF secretary general Edward Mumbi was on radio saying that he joined the MMD because he had seen that President Banda was a man of unity, and who was against tribalism. Sata asked Mumbi not to accuse the PF of fanning tribalism in Kasama because it was President Banda who instructed the people of Eastern Province to chase away presidential candidates who did not hail from that region during last year’s presidential election.

Sata challenged Mumbi to just tell the people why he came back with his mouth shut when he went to observe the printing of ballot papers in South Africa last year.

Sata said the MMD was in fact more tribal because it had incorporated people like Charles Shawa, Jeff Kaande and Namugala in the campaign and sidelined MMD leaders who hailed from that region, such as Brillian Sefuke, Jairos Simunyola and Bernard Mpundu.

Sata also asked Northern Province deputy permanent secretary, Ms Zyambo, to resign from her position if she wanted to become partisan.

“In the past she has never asked for a women interdenominational prayer meeting but because she has seen that there are elections she wants to call all women to instruct them to vote for Mugala,” said Sata.