Chris Zumani Zimba’s hate speech against the Tonga people of Southern Province may send him back to jail.
By David Zulu.
Chris Zumani Zimba’s apparent animosity towards the Tonga people of Southern Province is evident in a lengthy and biased essay where he attempts to foster division, demonize, and isolate the Tonga community, particularly due to the current President’s origins in that region.
Zumani Zimba’s article, with its highly subjective content, may mislead uninformed readers into believing that only Tongas influenced the 2021 elections, implying a skewed electoral process.
His rhetoric, resembling hate speech, paints fellow citizens as illusionists, isolationists, and portrays them as backward and un-Zambian.
Drawing parallels to his mentor Fred M’membe, who previously labeled Southern Province as a Bantustan, or foreign tribal territory, Zumani Zimba, and Sishuwa Sishuwa introduce the term ‘Zambezi Province,’ further fragmenting Southern, Western, and North Western Provinces from the rest of Zambia. These divisive narratives, reminiscent of M’membe’s approach, sow seeds that may lead to future conflicts.
It is crucial to highlight that Zumani Zimba’s writings overlook the fact that Southern Province wholeheartedly supported non-Tonga President Frederick Chiluba, demonstrating unity and solidarity by giving him a 100% parliamentary vote in 1991 and 1996. This contradicts Zumani Zimba’s attempt to paint Tongas as uniformly hostile.
In the same 1991 election, Eastern Province voted for Kaunda and UNIP but he displays amnesia on this event in history.
In any case, had Zimba utilised his PhD mental capacity on this topic, he probably would be resolving a hypothetical question of whether multipartism is entrenched in Zambia.
Wasn’t the essence of multiparty and democracy to have tolerance of divergent views? To agree to disagree yet function as one? To accept that the majority rules?
When the citizens choose to exercise their right to align themselves to their choice, why should Dr Zumani and his choir directors then vilify them and drive a narrative to isolate them?
They are the ones pushing for a one party state where everyone is expected to go with their perceived choice.
A cautionary note is extended to Chris Zumani Zimba, as his inflammatory language might lead to legal consequences of hate speech, potentially resulting in a jail term. He may not be as lucky as in the gassing saga. It is imperative that he refrains from perpetuating divisions within the nation and cease sowing seeds of discord.
Ba David Zulu, if you are looking for a job, just ask the New Dawn government. Zumani was merely stating the facts.
HaaZulu and HaaSampa should relocate to Namwala. They are not welcome in civilised provinces of Northern and Eastern provinces.
There was no hate speech. Zumani was intelligently stating the facts.
Now Hakainde is sanitising the population to think Tongas are the sacred tribe. Whoever points out their tribalism shall be jailed.
This is the nonsense we were warned about.
All tribes are equal. Not this nonsense of favouring his own tribe.
Certainly this is the nonsense and shit that Tongas will never tolerate again. Afew misguided individuals think they’re the only ones entitled to rule this country??
No way! We cannot fail to bring order to our country if and when you start your nonsense, sir. It’s very simple but you’re in doubt try it any time even this evening if you have any balls at all.
So which part of my post do you dispute?
That Tongas are not the sacred tribe?
They are not. All tribes are equal. That is why voters picked Hakainde. The fact that he has messed up can not be blamed on his tribe. True, some rogue tribesmates of his are taking this opportunity to abuse and terrorise other tribes. And Hakainde is huge on dodgy tribal appointments.
By the way, I will decline your offer to fight you this evening. I will end up getting arrested even you win the fight. Hakainde never arrests his tribesmates. So you win, Sir.