Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:53:36 +0000 …They thrive on malice, evil and natural calamities By AARON CHIYANZO & MUKOSELA KASALWE PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s use of a Bemba proverb ‘Ubomba mwibala alya mwibala’ was deliberately misconstrued by distractors to insinuate that he was promoting an element of corruption when in fact not, says Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo. Mr Kampyongo said it was unfortunate that some media houses took out of context what President Lungu was implying without having explained to the public what he really meant. He said he understood what the proverb meant adding that it did not in any way meant to allow one to abuse resources. “The use of that Bemba proverb was deliberately misconstrued by distractors to insinuate that President Lungu was promoting an element of corruption when in fact not. How can he? When he recently held a workshop with ministers and controlling officers talking about the need for prudent usage […]
