{"id":27901,"date":"2022-07-31T21:23:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/state-house-says-president-hakainde-hichilema-will-not-act-on-mary-chirwas-alleged-sex-scandal"},"modified":"2022-07-31T21:41:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:41:03","slug":"state-house-says-president-hakainde-hichilema-will-not-act-on-mary-chirwas-alleged-sex-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/state-house-says-president-hakainde-hichilema-will-not-act-on-mary-chirwas-alleged-sex-scandal","title":{"rendered":"State House says President Hakainde Hichilema will not act on Mary Chirwa\u2019s alleged sex scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>State House says President Hakainde Hichilema will not act on Mary Chirwa\u2019s sex scandal. Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya said President Hichilema will not spend time to act on Ms. Chirwa\u2019s nude videos because he is busy focusing on job creation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Hot FM\u2019s Breakfast Show Wednesday Morning, Mr. Bwalya said Ms. Chirwa has a left to do and should not be detracted. \u201cThose are allegations and the President is busy with the job creation agenda. We want Zambians to be discussing what we are doing here in Kalumbila and not those allegations,\u201d Mr. Bwalya said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cthe President asked me to assure the Zambian people to focus on how many jobs this government is creating. This morning, we are off to Kaleni Hills for the launch of the Pineapple Processing Plant which has been dead for forever, that is what is important,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed further on the criminal nurture of the videos, Mr. Bwalya said Ms. Chirwa is doing a fantastic job in fighting corruption and recovering lost property and her enemies are not happy with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Mary has a job to do and let\u2019s allow her to focus on her job,\u201d Ms. Chirwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Steamy videos containing obscene materials showing a woman believed to be Director General of the Drug Enforcement Commission Mary Chirwa have emerged.<\/p>\n<p>The videos show a woman in a room fondling with her genitals who bears remarkable to Mrs Chirwa. It is unclear when the videos were recorded and released.<\/p>\n<p>The videos are now circulating in a number of WhatsApp blogs with many bloggers expressing disgust at her conduct. Others have already called for her immediate resignation and called on President Hakainde Hichilema to sack her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. State House says President Hakainde Hichilema will not act on Mary Chirwa\u2019s sex scandal. Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya said President Hichilema will not spend time to act on Ms. Chirwa\u2019s nude videos because he is busy focusing on job creation. 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