Zambia is moving forward, Mankomba tells Mwamba
Mr. Emmanuel Mwamba, I have read your article with great concern, but also with a deep sense of disappointment. As a fellow Zambian citizen, not a politician or a cadre, I feel compelled to respond from the perspective of someone who simply wants peace, progress, and a fair chance for my country to succeed.
You speak of civil unrest and draw comparisons to failed states. This is not analysis; it is fear-mongering of the highest order. To suggest that Zambia, with our proud history of peaceful transitions, is on the path of Mozambique or the Sahel simply because you disagree with a legislative process is irresponsible. It insults the intelligence and peace-loving nature of the Zambian people. We are not a nation quick to burn; we are a nation that debates, votes, and moves forward.
You accuse President Hichilema of destroying democracy by targeting the PF. But democracy is not the preservation of one political party at all costs. Democracy is about accountability to the law. If the PF or any party has cases to answer, let the courts, the same courts you claim are captured, handle them. The rule of law must apply to everyone, the ruling party and the opposition alike. For years, we were told “the law is the law.” That principle cannot change just because the political fortunes have.
On the issue of Bill 7 and the constitutional process: you claim procedures are not being followed, yet Parliament is debating. The Courts have given their opinions, and the process is navigating those. This is democracy in action, messy, contentious, but operating within branches of government. The Speaker and MPs you name are doing the job we elected them to do: debate legislation. To call this “contempt” is to demand that Parliament simply obey one faction’s interpretation without due process. That is not democracy; that is oligarchy.
You mention the economy only to dismiss it. As a citizen, the economy is everything. We lived through empty shelves, crippling debt, and a nation isolated. Let us speak facts: The economy has grown consistently since 2021. For the first time in a generation, our foreign reserves have hit a record $5.2 billion, a shield for our Kwacha. Our national gold reserves are at the highest level in the history of this country, building real wealth for our future. Over 300,000 new jobs have been created since 2021, that’s 300,000 families with better hope and income. And for the first time since the days of KK, rural development is not a slogan but a reality, with farming inputs, roads, and opportunities reaching areas long forgotten.
These are not fancy illusions or political talking points; they are the tangible realities in markets, homes, and farms across Zambia. To ignore this documented progress while prophesying doom is to be utterly out of touch with the daily struggles and genuine victories of ordinary people.
Finally, you talk of a “dangerous stage” and a “sole danger to our democracy.” This is the most dangerous rhetoric of all. You are not a bystander; you are a senior leader of the main opposition. By framing political loss as the end of democracy, you are actively sowing the seeds of the very discord you claim to fear. Democracy is about debate and winning. If you are losing the debate on ideas, on governance, and on economic management, the answer is not to cry dictatorship. The answer is to go back to the drawing board, reconnect with the people, and offer a better vision.
The “spirit of only us” is exactly what has held Zambia back. It is the idea that only one group has the right to rule. The people voted for change in 2021. Allow this government the space to fulfill its promises. Hold them accountable, yes. Challenge them in court and in Parliament, absolutely. But do not threaten our peace because you are losing a political contest.
Zambia is moving forward. The path is not perfect, and the debates are fierce, as they should be. But the alternative you present, a spiral of fear, false comparisons, and predictions of violence, is a path this citizen wants no part in. I choose hope, I choose lawful process, and I choose to believe in the resilience of our nation, not the primitive politics of fear.
Sincerely,
Goodwin Mankomba
A Concerned Zambian Citizen
Mwamba should just come back and be allocated in the right institution for him and start cultivating maize for the nation. It’s rain season.
Mwamba is just okay. Olakwa ndiwe
This article is on point and it addresses the the untruths and fear mongering being perpetuated by someone who is being malicious just for the sake of it.
Mwamba is agitating for these bad things to happen in Zambia,. Why? Because he is in the US and out of harms way and as all of PF, they just think of self and the not love of country.
How selfish could one be?
The article above is on point for Mr Emmanuel Mwamba is a purveyor of discord and malice. He wants to ignite unrest with his fear mongering not caring that the targets he’s trying to instigate may suffer consequences while he safely sips his favourite beverages in the comfort of his self imposed fugitive exile! Please give Zambian people hope than messages from a forked tongue!
Very well said.
Zambia is definitely moving forward. Too many politicians want to get their hands on the loot to move us backwards. Unfortunate for them, Zambians are increasingly becoming politically savvy and sophisticated to be duped so easily. HH needs at least two terms to accomplish what is needed to be done.
How can Zambia be said to be moving forward when you were declared the 6th poorest country in the world after UPND took over. Unless you dont stay in Zambia, the economy is in sixes and sevens, your country went to complete decline after you took over and even before the drought. Improving in statistics but not in reality.
And you cadres in Embassies must stop posting things because you dont understand what 21 hours of loadshedding feels like