FIRST Republican president Kenneth Kaunda has urged Zambians to desist from violence before, during and after the general elections this year.
Dr Kaunda has further cautioned Zambians against engaging themselves in xenophobia.
Speaking at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Kaunda observed that freedom fighters fought hard for Zambia to attain peace and thus, the citizenry should ensure that they maintained it with love for one another.
Dr Kaunda said Zambians should embrace one another regardless of their political affiliation as engaging in violence was tantamount to going against the country’s vision.
“In this year of elections, let us remember to love our neighbour as ourselves. That neighbour maybe from another background or from another country; that neighbour may not be from your political party. Let us honour Zambia’s vision by avoiding violence.
“As we go about in politics, let us avoid violence within our parties and across parties and let us avoid violence against immigrants. We are brothers and sisters in this one world, Our One Zambia, One Nation,” he said.
Dr Kaunda’s remarks come in the wake of political violence which is usually rife in the run up to and after elections.
The country will hold general elections on August 11, 2016.
Dr Kaunda’s comments on violence against immigrants follow the recent riots experienced in some densely populated areas of Lusaka, resulting in the looting of shops belonging to foreigners.
The fracas was triggered by unconfirmed reports that foreigners were involved in ritual killings, which have led to six people being brutally murdered. The bodies were found with missing organs.
When is this witch going to die? Or he is waiting to be a witness at the ICC on the BA64 case?
@Buckteeth whatever your real name is you might die even before he dies what nonsense is this ? Wishing your fellow human death
Vigilante groups and queues for essential commodities have resurfaced just like in his time!
Comment: lets be zambian hw do you if someone wish you to die
Buck Teeth Lungu: you deserve MERCY from God, from KK, and from all people of goodwill. You sound to be a hating and hurting toddler, and could have no value for human life in the manner you have despised our First Republican President. Most probably because you were not there when we got liberated. We thank God Who has spared KK as a remnant or symbol of our independence struggle. I believe KK’s human and political mistakes (if any) have been forgiven by God and most of us Zambians, who now cherish some of the Good Things KK did for this Great Country. Hence he is being spared, as our National Heritage. Love live Super Ken, and many more happy returns!
Iwe KK just tell our clueless,visionless,hopeless,dullness,useless,brainless,useless and drunkard edgar chakolwa kaloba Wrungu to stop violence.
We must never forget KK was the architect of violence with his UNIP vigilantes. All the evil things happening under successive govts after him can be attributed to him. He launched Zambia on a self-destructive path that’s now paying off in terms of escalating violence and xenophobia and shameless corruption not to forget also that he is the author of the ‘Pull Him Down’ syndrome. This is what we should remember him for and learn from him this valuable lesson of how exactly things shouldn’t be done.