Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema is not capable of revamping the country’s economy, alleging that he is “a criminal” who caused some of Zambia’s economic problems.
And Lusambo says Hichilema should go and do economics with his cows.
In an interview, Lusambo said Hichilema cannot revamp Zambia’s economy because he and “his masters” caused damage to it.
“The people know what we can do, people analyse us; they know what we are capable of doing, they know what President Edgar Chagwa Lungu can do. The people of Zambia know that Hakainde Hichilema is a criminal, a hard-core criminal who had managed with his masters to bring the economy of the country to where we are. We are saying here in Lusaka Province that we cannot allow criminals to come and fool the people of Zambia. When you go to Copperbelt, Hakainde Hichilema’s footsteps are still there; they are the people who defrauded this country. The economy which you are seeing today is the economy which President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is trying by all means to repair. It’s because of the people who contributed to these things,” Lusambo said.
He alleged that Hichilema defrauded the Zambian economy during privatization.
“I feel pity for the people who are following this criminal because they know deep down their hearts, they know that this one is a criminal who participated in the privatization of our country and he defrauded this country in the name of giving a service to this country. That is why he is fearing to bring the money he dubiously acquired to this country because he is aware that the people of Zambia will start questioning him; where did you get this money? That is why his money is not in this country. He wants to dupe the people of Zambia that he is an economist. He is not an economist, let him go and do economics with his cows,” Lusambo said.
“And those cows, we don’t even know where they came from. Me as a politician and a Copperbelt child, we had a lot of ZCCM farms on the Copperbelt and other areas and this farm was well stocked with cows. And today, we don’t know where those cows are, we don’t know how those cows disappeared. If we can analyze and get the root cause, they may have root from ZCCM farms. Hakainde Hichilema is a crooked business man. Hakainde failed to rescue this country during privatization. How the hell can he come to say ‘I want to revamp the economy’? Revamp the economy, my foot! You want to revamp which economy? The economy which you defrauded? That is the economy which you want to revamp? Let him go to hell!”
Meanwhile, Lusambo said Hichilema is misleading himself if he thinks he is getting popular in Lusaka Province.
He said the continued gatherings Hichilema was staging at shopping malls with residents were fake and staged by UPND supporters.
“You may fool yourself to be popular when actually, you are not. Hakainde Hichilema…needs to come to a political school with some of us being lecturers. We have been in this game for quite some time, we have seen political activities in our country and we have seen how politicians become popular. We have seen how some politicians fool themselves that they are popular. What do I mean? Hakainde Hichilema is playing on his own eagle. First and foremost, Hakainde Hichilema is not a known product here in Lusaka…The only place where they know Hakainde Hichilema is the place of his origin in a small setup in Bweengwa constituency,” said Lusambo.
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We are part of that History and selling of companies and assets of parastatal companies was the responsibility of Minister of Finance, Privatization Committee and Cabinet.
HH and his company were merely strategic consultants who simply advised Government and HH was not involved in the sale. Stop calling others criminals when your Government has been accused of so many criminal atrocities and activities, by some named Ministers and the top most. You have neither denied nor defended yourselves.
Zambians are watching you closely and they are not fools. I can assure you Minister Lusambo, your outbursts of this magnitude will one day land you in jail, as you will fail to defend your loose and wild ranting.
This Lusambo is mad,he is confused..Go to Chainama
Privatisation took place from 1995 -2005. Zambian economy was okay until PF criminality took over. To blame an innocent person is evil sir.
“economics with his cows”… Who doesn’t enjoy Zambeef…?…
Baseless and no substance to waste time on. A criminal is never left free by law enforcement agencies, who are under the government to which the minister belongs.
Mr Lusambo, when you say “The people know what we CAN do” and what “President Lungu CAN do” with the economy, l thot this is why the people elected you? You mean you still have not fixed the economy? Maybe that is why people are looking to HH, and you seem very frightened! Baba, 2021 kuya bebele!!
mr lusambo arrest HH if you really know that he is a criminal.we are tired of pf.
Are you ok Hon Lusambo. You don’t sound Ok. Perhaps you take a nap or some rest. Let’s see how HH sorts outs the economic problems that you and your camp have created – which in all fairness, you lack the capacity to fix. Go take a nap for a while. You’ll feel better after that.
Day time dreamer
HH is the next president come 2021. you have failed to pay retirees another year has gone. in the morning HH, afternoon HH evening dreaming. Pay retirees.
Anyone who passed through a driving school knows that if as learner driver you get the car career off the road, you yourself should bring back on the road, if make stick in the mud you should get out and your instructor.Maybe HH wants to repair what he damaged, why deny him that chance?
Balusambo kuyabebele live our hh alone you have destroyed this country pls insoni ebuntu
Lusambo is a very shallow chap who thinks Zambians have forgotten that he was dish installer for Gtv not long with completely nothing on him and in 2011 was a self proclaimed MMD die hard. Why does this guy insult HH this way? The ill gotten wealthy bwana will not last beyond 2021.
The only criminals we know in this country are those who are murdering people with weapons such as theft, corruption, incompetence, over borrowing to line the pockets, inflating contract values for the same reasons and those who have been accused of murdering people during campaigns who are also known to be thugs from some parties where they claimed they will die hard but have now died softly.
Lusambo U don’t anything about privatization. Just keep quiet and talk about stations and Market business that they know U very well. The HH U are talking about he was not the President of the Country who can sale ZCCM alone while the Government of MMD watch. Their are alot of people who can tell u about this privatisation which U don’t understand. Who is HH to just come and sale the mines without the Office Of the President Being Involved. We Have Shamutete still living, Francis Kaunda still living Valentine Chitalu still living to explain this all issues . U think we don’t know, I Can explain to u more if U want information. Y can’t U talk about the compensation the Anglo American paid and World bank paid to the Zambian Government concerning the same. U were in MMD in Ndola. Tell the people wat U know about this Issue. Go out their and talk about how we will improve power in this country this year since the rains are not good. Bembas say ubulimi bwakale tabutalalika mwana. Find solutions to the the problems not telling us where the problems came from. So when U guys where buying the Fire fighters vehicles every one was aware so we can’t point a finger at one person but the Government including the President at that particular time. Lusambo ope up the docket for HH since he is criminal and let the courts takes its course. Nangu mwalilyamo Muli HH that is y U are not taking him to police since he is a criminal.