MISA Zambia chapter Chairperson Henry Kabwe has refuted Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha’ s remarks that he is being paid for him to speak against the government’s wishes to have the media in the country adopt the Kenya mode of self regulation.
On Friday this week, Information and broadcasting services Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha maintained that the Zambia Media Ethics Council is bound to fail.
Rev. Shikapwasha also expressed disappointment with Media Liaison Committee Chairperson Henry Kabwe’s remarks that the media in Zambia have rejected his position to force statutory regulation on them.
He accused the MISA Zambia chairperson of being controlled by the people who are allegedly paying him to speak what they think is right.
But, Kabwe said he is not being paid by anyone but is simply speaking on principle.
Mr. Kabwe said he is a God fearing man and could not be bribed to speak on issues that need to be addressed by the government.
He said he was in South Africa at the time the Fringila consensus was being presented, adding that Honorable Shikapwasha is aware about it.
The MISA Chairperson said he could not understand how a reverend like Honorable Shikapwasha could say Mr. Kabwe had no right to speak against the government because he was not around when the fringila consensus was presented.
Meanwhile, Press Freedom Committee of the Post Secretary General Sheikh Chifuwe said it was wishful thinking for Honorable Shikapwasha to say Mr. Kabwe has a personal agenda on the matter.
He said Mr. Kabwe is not paid to speak on behalf of the Media liaison Committee.
He expressed disappointed at the Minister’s remarks that ZAMEC would not work, and described him as a reverend without faith
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The Post are driving the agenda of the Media Liaison Committee so theese rifts will never end. MECOZ easily caame into being because they were not part of it. I can assure you, Amos Chanda and Henry Kabwe can never push anything through which The Post does not agree with. In short, they do not want to be accountable to anyone; absolute freedom
Kabwe is swimming in b-l-o-o-d money but to his ignorance b-l-o-o-d money is never free anywhere the world. Zambia has seen a nefarious mind spirited in pro-G-a-y, l-e-s-b-i-a-n and subversive media agenda in his reckless obsession for b-l-o-o-d money. Hope time will vindicate those who have unmasked his errand.
If my memory serves me right, a few months ago Mr Kabwe did say (admit) that the Post was funding certain activities of MISA Zambia and that he did not see anything wrong with the Post’s “generosity”.
Shikapwasha is very dull, this thing is pushing for will cost him badly once he gets out of power. look at Chiluba and Kaund, the public media cant even talk about them as though they don’t exist.
What does MISA means by the way? 😕 Sorry to expose my ignorance…
@Moderator, MISA is an acronym for the Media Institute of Southern Africa. They have a chapter in Zambia whose Chairperson is Henry Kabwe
Dull, dull. These guys at NCC who are laughing at the poor must be taught a lesson when MMD gets out of power. Grab everything from then until they account for each and evry item and see if they will laugh again.