The young African Leaders Initiative has called on politicians in the country to put a human face to the political violence which continues to rock the country.
Speaking during a District sensitisation workshop on non-violent campaigns which began with a moment of silence for Mapenzi and other young people who have lost their lives due to political violence in, YALI President Andrew Ntewewe said putting a human face to political violence will change the way people view the scourge.
Mr Ntewewe said political violence becomes interesting when people put a political face to it but that it is not so interesting when a human face is attached to the violence.
He said the victims of political violence are not named by their party’s name but as individuals who have families and a life away from politics.
He urged politicians to stop taking the easy way out by putting a political face to political violence because doing so just fuels it.
“The violence that we are seeing has a human face and we should avoid putting a political face to it. The human face of this violence is the faces of the victims who have been affected and died due to the scourge and the perpetrators of this violence should not hide in the name of Political parties but should be called for what they are, savages and scavengers who should be caged like the criminals they are.
When you attack your opponent you are not attacking a political party but a mother, a daughter, a son, a father or indeed a friend.
The people who are losing lives due to this violence have a families some of whom are bread winners therefore we should not look at this violence in a political view but that of human,” he said.
He also said politicians should stop using hate speech against one another during their campaigns as it is often times the source of conflict.
He said as opposed to character assassination campaign time is the time for political parties to present their manifestos to the people and explain how they intend to uplift their lives from abject poverty.
And Mr Ntewewe said political leaders should stop fueling violence and work at maintaining the peace and unity which the country is enjoying.
He said the country’s forefathers worked had to ensure that the peace and unity the country is enjoyed to is maintained hence politicians should ensure that they continue up holding the legacy of stability that the country is known for around the region.
He further said the skirmishes of violence being seen in the country are a recipe for bigger things which would make the country ungovernable if allowed to continue.
He called on the public to actively participate in helping to maintain peace because when the country is ungovernable no one will be spared.
The meeting was attended by 42 young people among them local government candidates from different political parties which included PF, UPND and FDD among others.
Where have we gone wrong as the country? UNION leaders are to blame because if they were to defend their members police and other civil servants would not be so vulnerable to politicians. Civil servants who may be on the other side of politicians can be fired or transferred. President LUNGU pliz you are the chief civil servants defend your civil servants from political leaders
Lets call it as it is: A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP HAS MANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. LUNGU HAS FAILED! WHEN YOU LISTEN TO PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAK AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE OF THE DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS WHO DIED ON DUTY, YOU REALIZE HOW INEPT LUNGU IS! LUNGU MUST GO!
JUSTICE HAS A VOICE AND WHEN SHE CALLS SOCIETY SHOULD LISTEN. MAPENZIS BLOOD IS FLOWING THROUGH THE STREETS OF OUR CITIES AND THE STAIN HAS FOREVER BEEN PUT IN OUR HISTORY. WITH THE DEATH OF MAPENZI ZAMBIA SHALL NEVER BE THE SAME AND QUITE FRANKLY NON OF US ARE SAFE UNTIL WE RID OURSELVES OF THESE PF CADRES. WE HAVE LOST OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PEACE TO CADRES AND THE ONLY WAY WE GET IT BACK IS BY VOTING OUT PF. IF PF WINS ITS ALL OVER. ZAMBIA IS FOREVER LOST. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE DAYS WHEN THE UNIP VIGILANTES WHERE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE POLICE. WE NEED TO STOP THIS CADRE MADNESS. PF HAS TO GO PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
SONTAPO EPO WABOMBA = Mapenzi !!!!
Twasontapo epo ba ECL mwa bomba = Mapenzi (MHSRIP). Friday 8th July.
Ba Lungu Mwa bombeni !!!! = Mapenzi blood on your hands.
Every citizen must behave well.
UPND A POLITICAL PARTY OR A TERRORIST ORGANISATION
The Hamas Terrost Group has mastered the art of misinformatiion and deceit coupled with an international propaganda machine which always leaves Israel chasing shadows in the war for public opinion.
They pile up missiles and launch pads in schools and hospitals and then launch Rockets into Israel. Then they put Children and Babies near these sites expecting Israel to respond, off course to kill some of these. And Israel will definitely respond. But the Israeli response will be met with cameras already put in place to capture the images of Israel bombing Children and Babies, and these pictures are then spread all over – much to the horror of the world.
A Hamas equivalent is gradually evolving in Zambia. They cause confrontation with…
A Hamas equivalent is gradually evolving in Zambia. They cause confrontation with the Police and everything fixed and moving, then they put poor children in the line of fire, and from a safe distance they take pictures eagerly awaiting for the poor kids to be harmed so as to satisfy their now desperate propaganda war. Once the children are harmed they rush to the international media and to some other galleries loudly playing victim , when they are the real murderers. May the powers that be look at the UPND’s schemes. From Mapatizya, Mufumbwe, Kasama, Chalimbana ,Bweengwa, Namwala , and now all over the country. Zambia is dealing with a Terrorist Organization masquerading as a political party.
R.Chola -Kitwe
You have all the rights to express your views, but this totally rubbish and insane.
The Girl is pictured running. The girl is pictured shot and dead. The girl is promptly identified. HH swiftly rushes to BBC and tells the World that Live Ammunition has been used resulting in the killing of two people. He then rushes to Chingola and starts telling people that President Lungu has killed a young girl. Meanwhile Police say they never used Live Bullets. Something is not right with the death of this young lady. Who took the Pictures of the girl before her death? Who took the Picture of the girl after her death. I may not be Sherlock Holmes but there are more questions than answers. This case has all the markings of a targeted killing. The UPND has a lot of explaining to do.
@Chuundu Chaitwa III
The tendency by you guys to trivialize issues and couch them in petty philosophy is sickening to the bone. Your kind of reasoning is tragic and if I were you I would simply have kept quite than let partisan politics stain you. To take someone’s life, a kid running away from you by shooting them in the back is one of the most serious hallmarks of cowardice. Hakainde was not anywhere near the incident and brother or sister, it is sometimes better to hold your peace than to stoke fires of hatred while hiding behind a computer monitor!
Thanks YALI your initiatives are much appreciated and your message simple and straightforward. Keep it up, our sober future leaders across all party lines.