STATEMENT BY HON. KENNEDY SAKENI ON THE CANCELLATION OF THE UPND KANYAMA RALLY

It is very clear that our colleagues in the opposition UPND are creating a hullabaloo over nothing because the events or circumstances leading to the cancellation of their Kanyama rally are clear. Our colleagues always seem to be basing their actions on very poor legal advice.

It would therefore, not do for Mr. Hakainde Hichilema and Mr. Charles Milupi to continue displaying emotions and adolescence when handling important national matters of governance.

Although politically inexperienced, Mr. Hichilema and Mr. Milupi must know that the Zambia Police Service is a well-organized and disciplined security establishment, which follows the laws of the land to the letter. Thus, hate speech and isolated verbal attacks on the Police command and the service in general is nothing but a worthless exercise.

As a Government, we fully support the impartial manner in which the Police handled this matter. And we would like to advise Mr. Hichilema and Mr. Milupi to seek proper legal advice before displaying ignorance like they did over the weekend. Let them be mindful that this habitual and embarrassing display of reckless bravado will not add any value to their status or political ambitions.

The salient facts

When Police notified the UPND that they were unable to police the proposed rally adequately due to manpower shortage, the UPND went to court and obtained an exparte order for leave to apply for judicial review on 7th September 2012. The action, taken out in cause No. 2012/HP/1037 was between the Secretary General of UPND and the Attorney General. In part the order read:

“IT IS ORDERED that the application be allowed and the said applicant do have leave to apply for judicial review as aforesaid. The court further directs that all decisions, proceedings now being challenged, including the decision to cancel the rally of the 9th September, 2012, be stayed until after hearing of the motion for judicial review herein or until further order and that the said rally go ahead.”

The order was signed by Hon. Justice J. Chashi.

The said order was not saved on the Attorney General as the Respondent on the 7th September 2012 when it was made. Instead it was served on the Zambia Police Service on Saturday 8th September 2012.

The legal position

The legal position regarding service of documents is well set out in the High Court Rules. Service of court documents is good service on the Attorney General if the document is left at the Attorney General’s office.

However, although under the Rules service cannot be done on Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas day only, service of the document by leaving a copy at the office of the Attorney General on a Saturday afternoon or delivering a copy to the Attorney General’s house after 21 hours on Saturday, is technically irregular. UPND should have endeavoured to serve the order on the Attorney General during working hours on a working day.

In any event this being a judicial review matter the police should have been made party to the action because they made the decision and the order was directed at staying their decision. On the face of it the order does not say what the Attorney General who is the Respondent should or should not do.

Conclusion

As matters stand, the Police were not party to the court action and service on them was irregular. The Attorney General was likewise not properly saved in time for him to advise the Police. The whole service process was fraught with irregularities which made the observance of the order difficult.

Finally, I wish to state that both the Attorney General’s office and the Zambia Police respect any court order which is regular on the face of it irrespective of whether they agree with the order or not. Such order must however be properly served on the right party in the right manner.

Issued By:

HON. KENNEDY SAKENI

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON

Hip-Hop’s 20 Top Earners 2012

According to Forbes, these are the top 20 Cash Kings and Queen (Nicki Minaj) of 2012.

1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 milliom
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million

The remaining when you continue…

11. Pitbull: $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million

African Champions are free men of Lusaka

African Champions are free men of Lusaka they will no longer pay council taxes and levies. They are honourable men…

Football Association of Zambia’s legendary President yesterday led the reigning African champions in accepting the greatest honour to be bestowed on any citizen of Zambia’s capital.

In the footsteps of African soccer’s greatest talents, they triumphed in Gabon to bequeath Zambia her maiden Nations Cup title. After launching the defense of that title with a precious 1-0 win over Uganda in the first leg of the final fond of qualifiers a day earlier, the champions landed in the capital for a walk of honour and fame – becoming the Free Men of the City of Lusaka.

“On my own behalf and on behalf of the Football Association of Zambia and indeed the coach and players of the Chipolopolo, I would to accept, your worship, this great honour,” said Kalusha on delivering his acceptance speech on the invitation of Lusaka City Council Mayor Daniel Chisenga.

“With this honour, you become free men of Lusaka and carry the honour of the city and its fathers and join other great men who have contributed to the development of our country and the welfare of humanity. This honour may not not carry immediate financial benefit but with it you are exempt from all taxes and levies,” The Mayor said.

As free men of Lusaka, the African champions now walk with the same honour as such greats as Nelson Mandela, Zambia’s former presidents Kenneth Kaunda, Dr Frederick Chiluba and Levy Mwanawasa.

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36 year old Man Stabs His Girlfriend To Death For Lying About Her HIV Status Before Sex

A man confessed to stabbing his girlfriend to death because she did not tell him she was HIV positive before they had sex. ‘She killed me, so I killed her’, Larry Dunn Jr, 36, told officers in Dallas, Texas, after the body of Cicely Bolden, 28, was found by her two young children returning home from school. The 28-year-old was lying unclad from the waist down on her bedroom floor bleeding from two stab wounds in her neck. Ms Bolden and 36-year-old Dunn had recently started dating. He later told police that when she confessed to having the virus she then told him it was ‘not that bad’. He became upset and walked to the kitchen to get a knife which he used to kill her with, according to police. Neighbor Latoya Arnett, who called 911, told Kens5: ’All I know is, she didn’t deserve it and her kids didn’t deserve to see her like that. ‘She was a good mom. Loved her kids to death. I can’t imagine my kids seeing me like that. I know it hurt them.’ During a recorded interview he admitted the crime and revealed he burned his clothes afterwards and dumped the knife in the garbage at a waffle house. Police later recovered the weapon. The father of Cicely’s son, Jeff Busby, told Fox that Bolden had contracted HIV within the last couple of years. He is currently looking after her son and daughter. Speaking about Dunn, who is being held on $50,000 bond, he said: ‘I hope he rots in prison. She did not deserve this.’ Ms Arnett said she went inside the apartment and found Cicely lying on the bedroom floor. Earlier that day, she claimed, she had seen Dunn arriving at the apartment. Stuffed teddy bear toys have been laid outside what’s now a boarded-up apartment in Highland Village Drive with candles lit in memory of Ms Bolden.

You must read this: How Cranes plans to beat Zambia on October 13

Cranes captain Andy Mwesigwa takes on Zambias Davies Nkausu on Saturday.PHOTO/Fred Kaweesi

By Fred Kaweesi in Ndola, Zambia

After securing a somewhat fair result against Africa champions Zambia, Cranes will now attempt to end 34 years of heartbreak by overcoming Zambia in Kampala on October 13.

Of course, considering the heartbreaking fashion in which Uganda’s ultimate qualifier against Kenya ended last year, not many Cranes faithful will look forward to the return game with optimism.

But we must believe. The Red Sea was parted after the 1-0 defeat in Ndola, but we can stop the waves crashing down on us and script a new chapter in decades if certain factors are resolved before the explosive qualifier next month.

Subdue Kalaba

I have not watched a player that is as central or pivotal to a team’s success as Rainford Kalaba is for Zambia.

When Kalaba performs, the Chipolopolo also shine. When he fades, the rest of the team fades as well.

His teammates call him ‘The Master’.

On Saturday, the master performed in bits and that affected Zambia’s attacking play.

When Cranes suffocated him and forced him wide, Emmanuel Mayuka and Christopher Katongo were no more. The two were effectively frozen as both rely on Kalaba’s final through pass to inflict damage on the opposition.

Hassan Wasswa, Godfrey Kizito and Tony Mawejje passed the first test with flying colours. Can they do that again on October 13? They must, if Cranes are to stand a chance.

Fast and deceptive, Kalaba is an instinctive goal-poacher who can also run the channels or shoot from outside the box. The Cranes simply have to continue doing what they did at the Mwanawasa Stadium.

Focus and discipline at the back

Of course, Cranes back-four must be blamed for Christopher Katongo’s goal on 21 minutes. They failed to track the Chipolopolo captain and paid the price.

But equally important was the fact that the same back-four recovered well to nullify the threat that Katongo and Mayuka posed.

They all worked for each other to nullify the skillful Southampton striker Mayuka.

Team captain Andrew Mwesigwa shackled the Premiership striker with immense success that he had to be replaced by James Chamanga just after half time.

Without the two, Zambia have no goals in them.

Cranes two central defenders will however have to design a strategy that will counter Jonas Sakuwaha’s inroad dribbling that troubled them for large spells of the second half.

Massa is a must

Normally when the stakes are high, any football coach would do anything to have his big-game players available.

True, Emmanuel Okwi has plenty of potential, but it will be extremely important that Geoffrey Massa makes the return game in Kampala –– whether fit or not.

Okwi is an imperious figure for the Cranes and has excelled in the fixtures he has played.

But for the fixture in Kampala, Cranes will need Massa’s pace and energy to open the Zambian back-four commanded by the gangly and physical Stophira Sunzu.

Okwi will still start and run the channels well like he has done before. But he will need Massa (top) to draw the attention of Sunzu and Hichani Himoonde if he is to stand a chance of sniffing on goal.

He struggled to match the pair through the entire game at the Mwanawasa Stadium and did not have a single shot on target.

Wasswa must shield the back-four

If there was a reason Zambia struggled to find their usual rhythm through midfield, it had a lot to do with Wasswa’s combative display.

The Turkey-based midfielder won all tackles and dictated play. He had aerial presence and physical nous to win every ball from one of Zambia’s pillars Isaac Chansa.

However, Wasswa will have to shield the back-four better to thwart the kind of penetrative runs into the box that Chamanga crafted deep into the second half.

Play a patient game

Zambia get men behind the ball and play a fluid-passing game, making it hard for the opposition.

Williamson’s side did well in Ndola by not panicking when things weren’t going for them early in the game.

They stayed patient and that’s where they got their joy.

A few years back, Cranes would have tried to force it but the team has that inner confidence now that, sooner or later in game, they are capable of winning even with an odd goal on the counter.

They did that against Congo and it could still work in the return.

Bobby should be in control

One of the distasteful aspects of Saturday’s game was the sight of several instructors on Cranes technical bench.

We had Bobby Williamson, who is supposed to be in charge of the team, assistants Jackson Mayanja and Fred Kajoba, then FUFA vice president in charge of the Uganda Super League Mujib Kasule shouting instructions.

I imagine Kasule travelled to Ndola as part of the executive, not as an assistant to Bobby.

His presence on the team’s bench was unnecessary interference in Bobby’s responsibilities. He was never supposed to be on the bench and should not be, as his office is too big for that.

At one stage, Hamis Kiiza and a couple of other players were confused. They did not know whose instructions to take.

Bobby must be respected and left to handle the team’s tactical matters marching into the return game.

by New vision Uganda

Bobby warns ‘over confident’ Zambia

Bobby Williamson

Cranes coach Bobby Williamson listened to Zambia’s Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili refer to Uganda as a small team that wanted to show its muscles and warned them: ‘Expect even better muscles in Kampala.’

The Cranes marginally lost to Chipolopolo 1-0 in Ndola on Saturday in the race to the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa.

Zambia, the African reigning champions, expected a whitewash of sorts on the Cranes and disappointed faces in the crowd of over 40,000 home fans told the tale.

And with the return leg due October 13 in Kampala, Bobby has warned Herve team Uganda will also be playing to qualify.

“They cannot be over confident,” said the Scot, adding, “We played reasonably well, we can play better and sure Zambia would have played better (as well).”

Bobby was, however, quick to point out that although his team did not deserve to win the game, they left the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium with their heads high.

“They expected a 4, 5-0 scoreline but we managed to avoid that and we will see what happens in Ugandan,” he said.

Armed Robbers Take Over Lagos In Sunday’s Multiple Robbery Attacks, 2-Year-Old Boy, 2 Policemen Shot Dead

Reports say that the driver of this car had his 2 legs severed by gunshot from the Gbagada robbery

On Sunday afternoon of September 9, 2012, men of the underworld laid siege of the ‘centre of excellence’ for sometime at different locations. According to reports gathered by Nigeriafilms.com, some daredevil men stormed some bureau de change operators around Ifako-Gbagada area of Lagos State.

As we learnt, this was done with the intention of carting away some of their hard currencies. We gathered that the robbery left a boy and two policemen dead.

We also got reports that another robbery took place at Morgan estate, Ojodu Grammar School,Ojodu, Lagos. Casualties of the robbery was still sketchy as at press time.

There were also reports that multiple gunshots were heard around Pen Cinema, Agege, Iju and Ogba areas of Lagos.

Also, reports got to us that gunshots were heard around Aguda, Surulere, Lagos.

These have raised security questions in the city, especially prior to the proposed 2013 planned introduction of the single 5000 Naira notes, which some believe would increase crime rates in the country.