Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) President, Right Musoma has condemned some church mother bodies who wrote to President Edgar Lungu to discourage him from signing the Cyber security and Cyber-crimes bill.
“I am disappointed with the three church mother bodies who wrote to the Republican President to discourage him from signing the cyber bill,” he said.
Mr. Musoma explained that no clergy who means well for the Zambia people would stand against the signing of the bill.
He said the bill that awaits the President’s signature in order to be implemented, is a progressive bill.
Mr. Musoma said this during a press brief at Chrisma Hotel yesterday morning.
“There has been an outcry from the Zambian citizens with regards to cyber-crimes and without the enactment of this bill, our people will remain vulnerable to the perpetrators of cyber-crimes. The President heard the cry of the people and together with the parliamentarians worked on a protective bill”, he explained.
According to Mr. Musoma, the people who are speaking against the bill are under instruction by some leaders of the opposition who have something to hide.
He advised church mother bodies to stick to their duty towards the nation without fear or favor for any political leader as this will disadvantage the interests of the people.
Mr. Musoma said the people have spoken through the Parliamentarians who voted for the bill and that he has no reasons for opposing the bill.
He said his party will not allow any political party or member of the Clergy to disadvantage the protection of the citizenry by blocking the implementation of the Cyber Bill.
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This is one of the surrogate PF Brief Case Parties. Musona hasn’t discussed the Merits and Demerits of this Bill. He is supporting this Bill blindly in return for PF Financial bribes. Those who support this Bill will equally suffer when the Media,Civic and Political Spaces are shut. This law is an Election Rigging tool and will be used to close the Internet and Social Media around Election Day in August 2021.The writing is on the wall.
It is safe for the President to listen to the Church mother bodies than to listen to a Kantemba Party.
If the representatives of the people of Zambia have debated and passed the cybercrime bill why should we have pockets of hyenas trying to salvage the carcass. We should not allow this to be happening in our country. We have established institutions that are mandated to present and discuss the bill. The best the president can do now if he standards with the majority of the people is simply to sign the bill. If people have nothing to hide why should they be worried. If this bill is not signed we will be rendering our investigative wings as well as the prosecution toothless in this regard. So Mr President sign the bill. The majority of Zambians stand with you. The few opposition leaders who have things to hide will not agree and this is where democracy of the majority stands supreme.
Thank you zrp for showing maturity. Those church bodies were promised peanuts by hh and so are acting with their bellies. The bill is going ahead.