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Media Liaison Committee can take us to Court-Kambwili

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Chief Government Spokesman Chishimba Kambwili
Chief Government Spokesman Chishimba Kambwili

GOVERNMENT is not afraid of being sued and taken to court by the Media Liaison Committee (MLC), Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Chishimba Kambwili has said.

Mr Kambwili, who is chief government spokesperson, was reacting to MLC, which has threatened to take Zambia Daily Mail, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, and Times of Zambia to court.

The MLC said in a statement yesterday it has resolved to take the three public media institutions to court to compel them to give equal coverage to all citizens.

The committee has accused the three media houses of covering the PF and its sympathisers only.

But Mr Kambwili said in an interview that Government is ready and will meet the MLC in court when it starts its legal action.

“Tell them we are ready for them. We will meet them in court,” Mr Kambwili said.

MLC said it has resolved to go ahead with court action against Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, Times of Zambia, and Zambia Daily Mail because they have allegedly failed to comply with the ultimatum it gave them to begin covering opposition parties and other sections of society.

Chairperson Enock Ngoma said in a statement yesterday that MLC has already assembled a team of “high-profile” lawyers and that within this week, the process should start.

“We reiterate our conviction that the courts of law that provided sanity in similar circumstances in 1991 will do the same even this time,” he said.

The MLC gave a 10-day ultimatum last year to the three public media institutions to give equal coverage to all citizens as opposed to covering PF members.

Mr Ngoma said the ultimatum has since elapsed and that it has noted with dismay that the situation has not changed for the better but that there has been a continuation of the same trend.

“In instances where non-PF sympathisers have been covered, they have always been covered in the negative, or only when they are praising the government,” Mr Ngoma said.

He has also said that MLC will closely monitor media coverage of the forthcoming elections and will have a presence in all the constituencies and monitor activities on the ground.

8 COMMENTS

  1. This Kambwili has been telling the nation that PF will provide a level playing field to all prior to the general election but look at how he is abusing ZNBC. We all pay TV fees to sustain ZNBC and deserve fair coverage. Can Kambwili tell us why HH is never covered on ZNBC, why HH has never been on Sunday Interview? I think all citizens should support the Media Liaison Committee in suing ZNBC, Times of Zambia and the Daily Mail

    • It wouldn’t have been a problem if it were only PF supporters “contributing” to sustain ZNBC otherwise citizens must rise up against paying the fees!

    • . Steve Rashid Kyengule- PR comrades Munali
      2. Yande Musonda – PF Comrades (Munali)
      3. Frisco Mulosa – Social Media Team Leader.
      4. Brian Chama – PF Comrades (Munali)
      5. Wilfred Chilufya – UnzaPF
      6. Daniel Mbewe – UnzaPF
      7. Dishon Mambwe – UnzaPF
      8. Leticia Nyirenda – UnzaPF
      9. Celetia Mukandila – PF-My Party
      10. Augustine Katunasa – PF-My Party
      11. Philip Mubanga – PF National Youth League.
      12. Mubanga Mundashi – PF National Youth League.
      13. Isaac Chela – PF National Youth League.
      14. Nakiwe Simpungwe – PF National Youth League.
      15. Max Chungu – Orange.com
      16. Innocent Chishimba – Unza PF
      17. Edmond Chikamba – PF Beyond 2016 18. Mukunga Mukupa – PF Lusaka
      19.
      20. Lina Stone – PF Ascending Era
      21. Petros Banda – PF Ascending Era
      22. Rackel Pinalo –…

    • Names of PF cadres employed to spread hate speech!
      22. Rackel Pinalo – UnzaPF
      23. Edward Ndalama – Team Ndola for EL
      24. Kennedy Mambwe – Team EL Kafue
      25. James Sambo – PF Ascending Era Southern Province
      26. Gideon Zulu – Vision Ambassadors
      27. T.C Banda – Vision Ambassadors
      28. John Njobvu – PF Online Campaign
      29. Brian Mapulanga – PF Online Campaign
      30. Alex Banda – PF Now and Beyond
      31. Mwewa Kaunda – PF Now and Beyond
      32. Agness Chanda – PF Ladies
      33. Tamara Soko – PF House of Gurus
      34. Mulenga Chongo – PF Now and Beyond
      35. Nkole Mutale – PF Our Party
      36. Chansa Tembo – Youth Democrats
      37. Mwansa Mwansa – Pink
      38. Gabriel Nkhoma – PF National Youth League
      39. Joshua Mulele – PF Comrades
      40.Yizukanji Silwanzi
      The Skeleton Key
      ~206~

  2. Its not about who can beat who in court, its about doing the right thing. But then to expect thickneck to understand this is like expecting the mountain to go to Noah. Ordinarily one would have expected these institutions, through their boards, to speak for themselves.

  3. PF really has no conscience about the abuse of public money.

    Besides biased coverage in the National public media how many millions of Kwacha have they wasted trying to block Zambia Reports and Zambian Watchdog ??????

    These LIARS have no respect for Freedom of Speech or the TRUTH and will do anything to hide their incompetence and CORRUPTION.

  4. Kambwili is a buffoon and people should not take him too seriously. He is a man who thinks instilling fear in people is how he can control them. Empty cans make the most noise is what he is. A common thief who stole the railway track, and gives road contracts to people in return for a piece of the pie. How can PF not investigate this chap for having a wife living abroad and kids going to school abroad on his salary? That house in Luanshya, why have we not questioned where money came from which he built on illegal land? Kambwili we don’t respect thieves!!

  5. Am I the only one thinking this chap has an uncunny resemblance to Idi Amini. If not the looks then the crazy behaviour.

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