HICHILEMA DESERVES RESPECT AS PRESIDENT – KABIMBA
ECONOMIC Front president Wynter Kabimba says the presidency needs to be respected regardless of one’s political affiliation.
Appearing on today’s edition of the Hot Seat on Hot FM today, Kabimba condemned former president Edgar Lungu for calling President Hakainde Hichilema names during the recent Citizen First rally in Kitwe.
He said politicians should learn to practice politics of civility despite their differences.
“I used to tell HH when he was in opposition that a President deserves respect, you don’t have to agree with him..Now tables have turned he’s now the one who wants respect. You politicians, you don’t have to agree with him. I would say the same thing today that all of us may not love HH, we may not like him but he’s the president.”
“There are also those of us trying to replace this Government because it’s not delivering. That’s also right, let’s exercise politics in civility. What’s becoming toxic is name calling, failure to put across a beautiful idea,” reiterated Kabimba.
He further called on the church to not only call for reconciliation among politicians but condemn name calling whenever it happens.
“So some of these calls for reconciliation, in my view, I really do not understand them. If ECL goes on a platform and calls HH mambala I expect the people that are talking about reconciliation now to condemn him. And that his language is unexpected from a former head of state.”
“I expect the church, civil society to condemn him for that. To travel all the way to Kitwe to call him a mambala is not right,” he stated.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, July 9, 2024
I thought a self confessed mingalato mastermind is called a mambala? Could be wrong but l think they call it calling a spade a spade.
THZ you must be a complete PF idiot for using your An*s to think. Wynter Kabimba has spoken very well to any normal person and patriotic Zambian. Abash guntrotting and Panga Wielding PF criminals for good.
That is an elder worthy of state counsel status better than the one sided religious groups
Kabimba has really matured in politics and I find his brand of politics very attractive.
A very civilised man probably the only one in the opposition that is fit to be called a statesman and worthy the presidency.
Lungu is a sickening old man, very childish, playful without direction. Does he think we are stupid to let his children get away with the property they stole from the public it’s high time Zambians protected what belongs to them.
Kabomba is right. Some of the opposition are practising tavern politics. What do they gain by insulting the head of state.someone wants to get back as president because his ego is bruised and all that his family have lost back to the state so he is practicing politics of bitterness.
You mean the Fuhrer? He never acknowledged the head of state when he was in opposition!
If this is not disrespect,God help our Southern brethren!!!
A person who keeps long hair is called “uwa chunsu” in Bemba. One who uses crooked ways to do things is also called “mambala”. HH is being accurately described as people see him and as he conducts himself. This is no sign of disrespect. Respect is earned it is nor a given!
I meant to write “respect is earned; it is not a given!”.
Even former Heads of State deserve respect. Did hypocritical Kabimba ever call for the respect of the former Head of State when UPND cadres were hurling insults at him at the court grounds in full view of the police?