ZAMBIA IS NOT FOR SALE
Fellow Citizens,
I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a burning sense of duty, as our beloved nation stands on the brink of yet another betrayal a betrayal not orchestrated by outsiders, but by those entrusted to protect our sovereignty.
The so called resuscitation of Mopani and Konkola Copper Mines is nothing but a grand illusion a well polished lie meant to pacify the masses while secret deals are cut behind closed doors. Mopani has only been revived on paper. And KCM? It has become the playground of greedy cartels.
Vedanta a company that looted our resources, violated our laws, and failed to invest in our people has no money, no credibility, and no business returning to our mining sector. Yet under President Hakainde Hichilema’s watch, this same Vedanta is being welcomed back like a long lost savior.
This is not economic revival. This is betrayal of the highest order.
The real beneficiaries of these shady deals are not the miners in Mufulira, the struggling families in Chililabombwe or Kitwe, or the unemployed youth in Nampundwe. No the only winners are a select cartel of foreign corporations and politically connected insiders. Chief among them is CEC, where Milupi is allegedly a shareholder perfectly positioned to profit from this national sellout.
Meanwhile, President Hichilema is obsessed with pushing a divisive and fraudulent constitutional amendment not to serve the people, but to entrench himself in power. While our mines crumble and our economy bleeds, his priority is not the people it is personal power consolidation.
But what Zambia needs right now is not another power hungry constitutional amendment what we need is a National Mining Indaba.
A bold, transparent Board Meeting of all key stakeholders: mineworkers, community leaders, technocrats, economists, and patriotic citizens to chart a clear, people driven strategy for managing our mineral wealth.
We must ask ourselves:
How do we reclaim our minerals and ensure they benefit every Zambian not a greedy clique of political hyenas in sheep’s clothing?
Enough is enough.
Enough of the backdoor deals.
Enough of pretending to resuscitate our mines while auctioning them to the highest bidder.
Enough of stealing from the very people you swore to serve.
This moment reminds me of the warning from Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe: “If we do not manage our independence properly, the same colonialists will return disguised as investors.”
And today, that is exactly what we are witnessing.
Let this be heard loud and clear by President Hichilema:
Selling your country for personal gain is not leadership it is treasonous greed.
No amount of wealth will redeem the dignity you have stripped from your people. And no leader, however powerful, will escape the judgment of a nation once it awakens.
Zambia belongs to its people not Vedanta, not CEC, not the cartel hiding in State House.
You were given the privilege to govern, not the authority to rule like a monarch.
You will not rewrite the Constitution to satisfy your personal ambitions.
This country was not bought. It was built by the sweat, tears, and sacrifice of its people.
Abraham Simpamba
Independent MP in Waiting for Chililabombwe Constituency
Together We Can
Ichalo Bantu!🫵
ZAMBIA IS NOT FOR SALE
