Colleagues are thinking of a coup d’état – Hichilema

President Hakainde Hichilema (HH) has disclosed that there are some people planning to takeover government through a coup.

After a rally to mark two years of his government in office, President Hichilema warned that he will not allow those planning to takeover government like in other countries.



“To colleagues that think, we are timid by being kind and that they can break the laws and entertain thoughts of illegal take over of government including undemocratic coup d’état, our only word is that; We are coming for you and we will not allow you to make Zambians start running around as is the case in some places,” warned President Hichilema in a statement below posted on his Facebook page Monday night seen by Zambian Eye.

Africa has of late been experiencing coup d’éta especially in west and central Africa where the Military has taken over in eight countries the latest being in Gabon last week.

President Hichilema without giving details warns that his government is not timid saying it will go for them.

Below is his full statement:

Thank you very much, people of Kanyama.



We are grateful for your continued support. Your appreciation towards our efforts in setting our country’s economic path on the right trajectory means a lot.

Your call on us to keep working towards the reduction of the cost of living is cardinal.

It is for this reason that we have intensified talks regarding the much needed fair pricing for mealie meal.

In the short term, we have intensified monitoring of those who could be smuggling our mealie meal and maize into other countries. We will stop this, and as this is being done, we have called on Millers to charge a fair price on mealie meal.



In the long run, we are calling on each citizen to take keen interest in farming and also support our policy that a farmer must be paid well for their maize in order for them to be motivated to grow more and subsequently mealie meal prices will drop.

We are in this together, and we must all get involved.

However, to colleagues that think, we are timid by being kind and that they can break the laws and entertain thoughts of illegal take over of government including undemocratic coup d’état, our only word is that; We are coming for you and we will not allow you to make Zambians start running around as is the case in some places.



Once more. Thank you, people of Kanyama, for voting for us, and yes, as the Hakainde Hichilema family, we will sink a borehole in each of the wards in Lusaka District and challenge all those that can to join us in this initiative. Water is life.

Thank you, and thank you.

God bless our country.

Hakainde Hichilema
President of the Republic of Zambia.

Source: Zambian Eye