Sir, the above allegations are too serious to just let to pass without recourse as this may serve as a precedent to the members’ right to debate freely without encumbrances. “Col Kaunda is quoted saying ‘Garry Nkombo was not a Zambian’ adding that ‘anybody who spoke on tribal lines was not fit to be called a Zambian’. It borders the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi and Mozambique to the east, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, southwest Namibia and Angola to the west. He stated that there was need for redress as the actions could send a bad precedent. Latest News and breaking from Zambia » Lusaka : Zambia is a country landlocked located in south-central Africa. These strong accusations are attributed to Kennedy Kamba and reported by the Daily Nation who sit in the media gallery and I know very well that I did not utter any of their story content.” PeP on regional narrative - Dear Editor, SEAN E. “These include, inter-alia: the allegation of supremacy of the tribe that I belong to, that I am a shameless tribalist and a danger to the unity of the country, that I am a champion of politics of hatred and that I am a dangerous leader with a dented ego. “Sir, I have been traumatised by these statements and therefore have turned to you for protection as I feel that my right of expression and the provisions of cap 12 of the Laws of Zambia i.e (my immunities and privileges as enjoyed by every member of parliament) have been grossly violated and infringed upon by the said trio and I see no reason why the institution of parliament could allow such abuse by public insinuation of statements that I never uttered on the floor of parliament or indeed elsewhere,” Nkombo stated. He stated that his right to expression in the House had been infringed upon by the newspaper’s story. In their purported response to sentiments allegedly attributed to me on the floor of the House (sentiments I never uttered) and attached as appendices 1 and 2, the trio have gone on an onslaught of my persona and character, calling me as a ‘shameless tribalist’ and that I am not a Zambian,” Nkombo stated. Colonel Panji Kaunda a former nominated member of parliament. I would like to refer you sir to my debate of 27th October 2016 and specific to pages 11 and 14 contents of my speech for which I have suffered public ridicule at the hands of the Daily Nation, one Kennedy Kamba and Hon. Kindly refer to the above subject matter. “RE: COMPLAINT AGAINST DAILY NATION LIMITED, MR. In his complaint letter dated October 31, Nkombo lamented that the Daily Nation labelled him a tribalist over remarks they attributed to him which were in fact inaccurate. Please contact us for subscription options.Mazabuka UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini asking him to chastise the Daily Nation for distorting the facts of his debate. The Ministry of Health announced that 339,893 people in Kenya have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine as of Tuesday - 99,084 are health workers, 27, 945 security officers, 45,877 teachers and 166,987 are other members of the public, including residents who are 58 years and older.Īnadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Eighteen deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, all are late death reports from facility record audits.
Total positive cases are now 141,365 and cumulative tests conducted are 1,530,736 in the East African nation that has 52.5 million people.Ī total of 616 patients have recovered from the disease bringing the number of recoveries to 97,194. The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported 1,523 people have tested positive for the virus from a sample size of 7,423. "Out of the 279 reported cases, 272 were mild and resolved within a short period."ĭeputy Director of the PPB Peter Mbwiiri Ikamati, who spoke at a news conference earlier in the day said one person died from an adverse event following immunization.īut the PPB later recanted and said that “there was a misreporting of an adverse event following immunization (AEFI) as fatal.” “All reported serious AEFI are under investigations and none of them has resulted into fatal outcomes,” the PPB said in a statement. Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) announced on Wednesday that 279 people reported suffering adverse effects after taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
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