CHUSHI KASANDA MUST APOLOGIZE-HARRY KALABA
“It’s wrong to say President Edgar Lungu is bitter…because he has shown magnanimity,” Harry Kalaba
3rd June 2022
Harry Kalaba, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed shock at hateful remarks Information Minister Chushi Kasanda has made referring to the former President of Zambia H.E Edgar Lungu as a “bitter” man.
Kasanda, notorious for making “ill-informed bad taste public statements” blurted the “bitter” words in a local newspaper following the absence of President Lungu at the launch of the Kenneth Kaunda Wing adjacent to the Mulungushi International Conference Centre built by the People´s Republic of China under the supervision of President Lungu.
The “bitter remarks” have sparked a sour reaction from scores of Zambians of diverse backgrounds that feel President Lungu is being spited maliciously by the President Hakainde Hichilema administration.
Mr Kalaba, a former legislator, Minister and now opposition leader advised Kasanda to remember that “President Edgar Lungu showed a rare kind of magnanimity when he handed over power and he must be respected for that instead of being called bitter its wrong.”
Mr Kalaba said, “the ones that are bitter in this case are the UPND and its Lumbani Madoda (praise singers) who keep referring to President Lungu. Give Mr Lungu a break, he handed over power gracefully.”
Mr Kalaba also frowned upon the Hichilema administrations insatiable appetite to be “praised and worshipped” when they have done nothing worth being praised for.
He said President Lungu reserved a right to choose what function to attend or not.
LGBTQ TAKE BY HARRY KALABA
Mr Kalaba took a swipe at the Scandinavian countries, Sweden and Finland that recently breached the Vienna Convention by flying LGBTQ flags at their embassies in show of support for gay rights that are illegal in Zambia.
Mr Kalaba expressed disappointment that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Zambia up to now has failed to respond to a query from his party that sought an official response regarding the obvious breach of diplomatic etiquette.
Mr Kalaba also challenged the Hichilema government to publish the MoU it signed with the US government to establish an AFRICOM office on Zambia because Hichilema´s loud silence on the MoU just fuels speculation.
Ms Kasanda has now earned an infamous tag of putting her foot in her mouth every time she opens it, with the latest gaffe being when she disrespected President Lungu and disrespectfully called him bitter.
Source: Radio Phoenix