As Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), we wish to condemn in the strongest possible terms the violence that recently erupted on the Copperbelt involving the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND). We are greatly saddened that 51 years after independence, we still have people trading blows, machetes and firearms instead of words.
Just because we differ on the political scene does not mean we should be attacking each other. The high levels of hatred, bitterness and violence are very worrying and are incompatible with development and progress because how can people be thinking about how to move the nation forward towards prosperity if they are busy hacking each other? This is unacceptable.
The PF as the ruling party are supposed to show leadership because as the Bible says, to whom much is given, much is required. They should not let this spiral out of control and engulf the whole nation. It makes no sense for the PF to shift blame onto the UPND when they have power to control their own cadres and the Police. The UPND could have also behaved better and avoided the violence.
Zambians are not interested in violence. They want to coexist with each other in peace and harmony. They do not want to be teargassed and beaten by the Police. They do not want to see cadres from rival political parties beating each other. Zambians are fed up with this kind of Stone Age politics and demand more. Zambians are demanding for morality and integrity in politics.
Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba
MMD President
Thanx Dr. Mumba for condemning the Copperbelt attacks on UPND which happened last week. Whilst you at it please condemn the Mongu attacks and the purported Nalolo attacks.
Pastor, Are you not the one who sent Cadres ukuya ponona Ba Kachingwe a few months ago.?
Nooooooo Dr. Mumba not after what you did to uncle Kachingwe.
But your thugs dragged big man in the streets of Lusaka.
Please Nevers, tell us how the UPND should have behaved to avoid being beaten when PF cadres and Police went to attack them at their offices? It sounds like “People who stole your laptop from your room were wrong and you were also wrong for having it in your room”. I would say, PF should have not organised themselves to attack UPND just like UPND did not attack Lungu when he went to the copper belt
Mumba must be the last person to preach peace after what he did to Mr. Kachingwe.
I agree with Dr. Mumba. However what he did to Major Kachingwe was not nice. As man of God HE should have apologised to the old man.
BA MUMBA NAIMWE MWALIPUMINE BA MUDALA BA KACHINGWE.
Great message from the man of God.
nindani ana menya Kachingwe
What about Kampyongo and Solomon Jere obver Ruth Mbandu?