One of Zambian most celebrated artist Brian Bwembya known by many as B flow the elder brother to Malia and Sasha Obama Tuesday 19th March, 2024 received some angelic beating from alleged upnd cadres.
B flow in the accompany of his friend came out of a shop at Levy Mall where the duo had gone to get a quotation for studio equipment, that will enable him to be up to date with the Olio superstar, the ex to diamond tv’s most social media influencer the namwanga chick.
Upon entering their vehicle at passed 12 , B flow narrated that, two men came to knocking at the car window while he was talking on the phone. “I signaled that I was on the phone.” When they started saying “We need to be beating these people.” He said.
One of them went on to say “Olo kuvipaya chabe, vilibe na nchito vibantu ivi” (or just killing them as these peope serve no purpose)
He further explained that, The two angel cadres were then joined by another guy. The one who had knocked at the window came back and said in a strong voice “Iwe B’Flow, choka mumotoka, tifuna kukamba naiwe” (B’Flow, come out of the car, we want to speak to you).
B flow’s friend, knowing that he was on a business call, opened his door and stepped outside to find out if anything was wrong. Dirty and hungry like described by Prophet Seer One. The Angelic red cadres, describing the Levy Mall parking lot which is adjacent to Stay Easy Hotel as their ‘barrack’ and a “no go area” for activists like B’Flow. The advocates of telling Zambian to work hard then told B flow’s friend “You are very stupid, and you are not the one we want to talk to. We want your stupid friend B Flow.”
Sensing danger and seeing war like in the previous regime, B flow decided to hang up his phone in order to check what appeared to be a confrontation outside the car. Upon stepping out, he (b flow) saw one of angel cadres punching his friend in the face when the other two joined and took turns. Then another angelic group of about 8 or 10 guys came running from the Government Printers to join confrontation and the beating.
He Explained that , One of them pushed him away then grabbed his hand, while he requested to let go of him so that he the other group from dragging and beating his friend.
“ i started walking towards the side where they were beating my friend while a few members of the said group were trying to block me. I took out my phone to film the whole ordeal for evidence, then one guy came from behind and grabbed my phone. He said he was getting my phone and would not allow me to film what was happening there. At this point, a huge crowd of people came to watch as I kept following the person who had snatched my phone. Some onlookers and shoppers started filming everything on their phones.” Terrified B flow narrated.
After catching my friend who had tried to escape their beatings to seek refuge in one of the shops, the UPND cadres detained us for 2 hours and ‘lectured’ us while holding on to my phone up to around 15hrs. During the detention, I asked them what wrong my friend and I had done and one of them said that though he couldn’t remember what I post on Facebook, their concern is that their party is giving us too much freedom to express ourselves on social media. He also said from now onwards, my Facebook posts should always be about the positives of the current government because their wounds are still fresh. One of them said “Whether you like it or not, we are in charge. Gone are the days when we used to get beaten by PF, we are now the ones to do the beating”.
He further explained that, during the time they were kept in confinement the angelic cadres pointed out the following;
“ (1) According to them, B Flow’s Facebook posts about governance do not sit well with UPND members because B Flow is an influential person whose followers tend to believe whatever he says.
(2) B Flow should stop talking about national issues because if UPND loses power, UPND supporters will suffer again like the way they suffered at the hands of PF.
(3) From now onwards, B Flow should be consulting members of the UPND ‘barrack’ at Levy Mall or any other UPND ‘barracks’ on what to post on Facebook, and it should be about appreciating President HH for the good things he is doing for the nation such as free education. To this request, I responded by saying “I am an independent thinker and you will not think on my behalf”.
(4) One of them said our country needs to become like Dubai where according to him, phones automatically delete negative social media posts.
The last part of their 2-hour ‘lecture’ was a detailed list of examples of UPND members who died or got brutalized before the 2021 elections. They said this is the best government ever and that activists who oppose it will face their wrath.
My friend who got assaulted by them responded saying “We understand that you would want B Flow and everyone else to be praising the government all the time, but you should leave room for some checks and balances because criticism can make the government do even more”. They responded to him saying it is too early to criticize this government because the PF had been given a lot of time before activists began to talk. They handed me back my phone a few minutes after 15hrs.” He said.
B flow accompanied by his loyal friend like Ben Lombe on Solochi then proceeded to report the terrifying event to Lusaka Central Police later that evening. Yesterday , he went back to the police with the same beaten friend who sustained a swollen eye and a headache, and the matter was recorded.
Just like “exile” Tayali, B flow has since promise to go live on his facebook page and give a detailed outline.