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(LUSAKATIMES) Political violence exhibited by MMD cadres has blessings from RB, Guy Scott

Political violence exhibited by MMD cadres has blessings from RB, Guy Scott
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 20:46

Patriotic front vice president Dr. Guy Scott says the political violence exhibited by the MMD during by-elections has blessings from president Rupiah Banda.

Featuring on the MISA sponsored Livewire program on Radio Mazabuka on Saturday, Dr. Scott said reports of violence from Mufumbwe were steered by the MMD and that the opposition were just reacting in defense. Dr. Scott alleged that the ruling party was ferrying its cadres to Mufumbwe to go and scare the electorate and disclosed that one Marcopollo bus registration number ABM 5108 believed to belong to a named tertiary learning institution of Lusaka was on Friday night impounded with about 70 cadres armed with machetes heading to Mufumbwe.

Dr Scott said recent reports of violence from Mufumbwe were not the first ones saying different sectors have been complaining about violence by the MMD. He said the people of Mufumbwe especially those in opposition are defenseless and that they have no one to defend them because the police are partisan adding that they are left alone to defend themselves.

He said the president was day-dreaming to publicly allege that the PF councilors had pocketed the money meant for community services in the PF run councils. He explained that it was disappointing to have a president who never understood the operation of the council saying it was not easy for councilors to pocket council funds because they had no access to it.

Dr. Scott added that councilors and MP’s are policy makers and are not in the administration of the councils for them to sign cheques and pocket the money. Dr. Scott said even the insults that have purportedly been complained by the president were started by him.

Mr. Mumba also accused the inspector of police, Francis Kabonde of being compromised and failing to deliver despite making numerous deployments of officers to Mufumbwe.He said President Banda was always cheating people that he was not reacting to comments from the opposition when he was always attacking the two leaders during his addresses.

Meanwhile, New revolution party NRP president, Cosmo Mumba has challenged republican president to explain the uncertainties surrounding the recent violent attack of the United Party for National Development (UPND) spokesperson, Charles kakoma by the ruling movement for multi party democracy MMD cadres.

Mr. Mumba also accused the inspector of police, Francis Kabonde of being compromised and failing to deliver despite making numerous deployments of officers to Mufumbwe.

This is a constituency that has recorded some of the highest political violent cases ahead of the by elections slated for April 29th. He told QFM in an interview that the violence in Mufumbwe is unfortunate because it clearly seems to be having the backing of the highest office.

He says that the fact that the president and his government have remained adamant on the violent attack that was made on Mr. kakoma yesterday in the early hours of the morning by MMD cadres who forced their way into his room armed with all sorts of weapons.

Mr. Mumba also described it as nonsensical for the entire police force in this country to fail to find a mob of cadres who would have allegedly murdered a senior opposition leader such as Mr. Kakoma just to instill fear in all those who would want to support UPND during the by-election.Mr. Mumba also described it as nonsensical for the entire police force in this country to fail to find a mob of cadres who would have allegedly murdered a senior opposition leader such as Mr. Kakoma just to instill fear in all those who would want to support UPND during the by-election.

He stated that it is injustice for the police to take such a long time to identify the people responsible for yesterday’s attack when that would have not been the same case, had the opposition cadres been in wrong.

Labels: GUY SCOTT, MMD, PF, PF-UPND, POLITICAL VIOLENCE

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