Kaizer Zulu Regrets Drunken Altercation

The former special assistant to the President Kaizer Zulu has expressed his regret concerning an incident in which he came to blows with the Chitambo Member of Parliament Chanda Mutale last month.

Zulu says he has since met with Hon. Mutale to discuss the altercation, which took place when they had both been drinking. According to the former presidential staffer the pair have now buried any differences.

Zulu’s statement on the subject reads as follows:

“Following The altercation which occurred at East Park Mall on 21 March 2020 involving myself and Hon. Chanda Mutale, Member of Parliament for Chitambo Constituency, I wish to state the following:

1. That I have met with Hon. Mutale and discussed the unfortunate incident that took place at the Chicago Bar and Restaurant. I regret the altercation between me and
my brother Hon. Mutale especially that the incident took place after we both took alcoholic beverages and were intoxicated.

2. We have taken counsel from friends and the leadership of the Zambia Police Command and I wish to announce that I have buried whatever differences I may have had with my brother and I intend to work with him in harmony.

3. Consequently, I wish to state that I inadvertently dragged the name of His Excellency, President Edgar Lungu, in the issue which was purely a private and personal altercation between me and Hon. Mutale.

4. That I misconstrued the alleged insults hurled at me by Hon. Mutale as if they were targeted at the Head of State when in fact not. This misrepresentation of what transpired is deeply regretted and I sincerely and unreservedly apologize to the President.

5. It is also my desire that my perceived differences with Hon. Mutale will be resolved privately and outside the confines of the Zambia Police as we belong to one political family of the Patriot Front (PF).”