Exclusion of Zambia in Amnesty report, good development – Kambwili

Government has described as good development Zambia’s not being mentioned in the latest Amnesty International report which has revealed that media freedom in Africa is under threat.

In a statement released ahead of World Press Freedom Day which falls on the third of May annually, Amnesty International which is a non governmental organization that focuses on human rights, has referred to some Countries in Eastern, Western and Southern Africa as the ones in which media freedom is under threat.

Chief government spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says the fact that Zambia has not been mention in the human rights non governmental organization’s report is an indication that the Patriotic Front government is not restricting the media to operate freely.

Mr. Kambwili who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Minister has told Qfm News by telephone that this entails that country’s media is not under attack.

He states that Patriotic Front government does not in fact have any intentions to guard the media the more reason it has allowed the media to regulate itself.

The Chief government spokesperson states that what government does not however want is an irresponsible media which it fears may send the country into toil moil.

He has particularly encouraged the media to exhibit a level of professionalism and adhere to ethics.