MULENGA SATA THREATENED TO BURN ME AND MY FAMILY-FORMER LUDLSAKA MAYOR

About Mulenga Sata / ECL tenth Memorial Statements:

Firstly I’ve been in hibernation Politically, So I didn’t even know the place the Memorial will probably be held coz social medial pulled me left proper and centre till I known as my trusted supply who defined that there are literally two memorial companies.

On my thoughts, I requested myself, “What the hell is going on?”

Our nice chief died 10 years in the past. Why now two companies?

To lower the story quick I bought drawn to an announcement by Ba Mulenga Sata on ECL!

Firstly Politics apart however background historical past!

If there’s anybody who ought to know ba Edgar Lungu higher is ba Mulenga bene as a result of, in Rhodes Park, at Farmers House naku Nkwazi Kwine ba MULENGA was there and really effectively knew bonding yaba Cobra and ba Edgar!
He might pay attention even to the bottom whisper.

I personally really feel that it’s not ECL’s intention to shun each occasions. He has been put in a really tight nook and what’s worse even by pipo that he genuinely forgave and helped.

1. My Experience;

When the King Cobra  died I used to be Mayor, I used to be his final born in management, Mulenga was in UK naba Mayo bana Kaseba and others.

When the physique arrived on the then Lusaka International Airport, me personally I knew what I noticed days earlier than. New President’s Campain in making.

It bought us shocked that Pipo had been already staged to get anointed like a monarchy, I didn’t conform to that as a result of it was too early.

If something, ECL by no means publicly harboured intentions for being President, he was a really fairly individual.
I used to be chairing the First Lusaka City Council of the PF Government the place the President MCS was additionally a Councillor ( Alderman), Vice President Guy Scott, Minister of Justice, Minister of Lands, Miles Sampa, Prof Nkandu Luo ( Edu) ECL then as Deputy Minister Office of the VP, Hon Gerry Chanda D Minster Home Affairs and Minister of Finance ba Chikwanda.
Now think about being a Chair amongst these extremely completed personalities.
As for Mulenga Sata, he was then only a councillor kwa Bauleni.

2. My Personal Encounter With Mulenga Sata:

Fast ahead, my deputy then was Theresa Funga, Councilor for Matero ward who was later despatched into international service the place after a couple of Months she died.

Mulenga Sata turned the Deputy Mayor of Lusaka after a slim win in opposition to Shakafuswa Christopher, present MP for Mandevu Constituency and late Kapapula .How we helped him win is historical past.

3. When my time period was ending, he whispered that the previous man needed him to take over my reign as new Mayor
I enquired from the previous man who expressed ignorance on his so known as endorsement from him however merely joked that your folks.

I satisfied all councillors and we campaigned till he gained, subsequent he went on Chikwelete neck and Goodson banda ‘grabbing’ their district Title as large boss and a began working the Intercity thugs.

4. My time period was coming to an finish and I didn’t need to recontest as Mayor so I approached my brother Mulenga that I might assist him as Mayor of Lusaka full time and in trade I merely requested him to assist me to run my final time period as President For all Mayors in Zambian after working a profitable time period. ( For those that don’t know what being boss of all Mayors in Zambia means; Your greater boss to all Mayors’, Town Clerks and Council Chairs in Zambia ( LGAZ).
He genuinely agreed.

After he gained as Mayor, Mwebantu he modified his thoughts that he needed to even be LGAZ boss( Ine shocked)
I reminded him about our deal-but he refused that such by no means existed!
He was the son of the Most highly effective man within the land however I instructed myself that I didn’t have any extra powers however I’d go and defeat him within the elections in Solwezi LGAZ elections.

He was defiant and promised that I wasn’t going to win in opposition to him. My 3 days keep there
In Solwezi was horrific and scaring!

5. By the best way for all those that knew me particularly ba UPND ama mayors and Councilors then, in my time period as LGAZ President I by no means selected a celebration, I despatched quite a lot of present DCs in UPND to a number of nations , really Hon Makwembo UPND large boss in Southern Province and most UPND native authorities leaders in Northwestern and Western Provinces can testify to that as a result of I’ve the proof.

6. In Solwezi most Copperbelt journalist who’re nonetheless alive know what occurred and the way I used to be pushed to withdraw from contesting when these jerabos led by Yongson ( MHSRIP ) stormed Solwezi and all I had was my voters and a driver.

Even with defiant opponent, it was unimaginable to face, the opposite candidate Mr Munthali needed to flee to the bushes and solely resurfaced on Election Day to lose.

When a reporter requested me from Chengelo Radio, why am daring opposing the President’s Son! I instructed her that I used to be additionally a Son as a result of the President was our Father.

Thereafter, he gained the elections with critical jerabo intimidations presence.

Why did I withdraw on the final minute?

7. I obtained an nameless name from his cadres from Lusaka that if earlier than daybreak I don’t withdraw, they’d burn my ka home . Nemulanda, mfwile pali LGAZ?

8. In conclusion, We respect the Family’s determination and I don’t have an issue with that!

But as for Mulenga talking for those who requested me, he ought to have stored fairly.

He ditched his dad’s Party three months after burial and went to affix Uncle Bally, he once more ditched Uncle Bally got here begging earlier than ECL. ECL listened, gave him a place as Minister of State House amongst others.
Right now, we don’t know which occasion he belongs to since he retains altering.

9. Let me finish my saying that we must always as a Country emulate different nations by respecting  our Former Heads of State.
I don’t like what am seeing occurring to ECL.
And by no means will I ever take pleasure in seeing President HH being disrespected 5 years or perhaps a decade from now.

Let us not create the Office of the President to be an workplace our future youngsters shall concern to enter or quite  contest due to earlier historic harassments.

Ine nalanda epo Mpelele
It’s only a private opinion mukwai

Author is Daniel Chisenga
Former Mayor of Lusaka
And Former Diplomat and Head of Mission Guanzhou, People’s Republic of CHINA