KALABA TO ABOLISH RESTRICTIVE LAWS AND IMPROVE THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
CITIZENS First party President Harry Kalaba says once elected into office in the 2026 general elections, he will abolish restrictive laws and improve the political landscape of the country.
In an interview on ‘Africa Thinks’ program with host Peter Clottey this morning, Mr. Kalaba said the CF Government’s first agenda will be to repeal the Public Order Act and give political parties and individuals the right to meet without any hindrance.
He said it is unacceptable that after 61 years of independence the country is still using colonial laws to govern itself.
“That is an insult to ourselves. CF will allow the citizens to enjoy their freedoms unhindered. People now live in fear and they always ask themselves that if I say this, won’t they come for me in the night. We will give Zambians an opportunity to criticize the President without any consequences,” Mr. Kalaba said.
And Mr. Kalaba said he is running for Presidency not for himself but to give Zambians an opportunity to get back the country in their hands.
“I want to become President not for myself, but for Zambia. Zambia right now is at crossroads, our country is divided and to make progress we need to harmonize all regions in our country. We need to get focused and ensure that we deliver to the people of Zambia that which needs to be delivered,” Mr. Kalaba said.
“We are literally tired of seeing outsiders make it in Zambia when Zambians themselves are failing to make it. We will give Zambians an opportunity to get back the country into their own hands,” the CF leader said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kalaba said he is the man to watch out for in the upcoming 2026 General elections, having come third in the 2021 elections that ushered the UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema into power.
“I am running for the Office of the President next year 2026, you will recall that I ran for the 2021 general elections. There were 16 competitors and I came third and come 2026, I will be the man to watch out in 2026 and we will be defending what we have been building for the last five years and definitely Zambia is counting on us to deliver leadership that will heal the divide in our country.
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All lies. Mr. Kalaba will do none of the things he is promising for the simple reason that to maintain sanity, there has to be a measure of control rather than unfettered freedom.
The Zambian political landscape will be chaotic if, God forbid, Mr. Kalaba assumed the presidency and repealed the so called restrictive laws. We will have endless campaigning and meetings which will require the presence of police. Before long, he would realise his mistake and reinstate the same laws.
The current laws are enough to maintain order and ensure people’s freedoms. The public order act only requires the organisers to inform the police and there has been rulings to this effect but for some peculiar reason, the police have taken it upon themselves to give or deny permission (Mulundika and seven others vs the people). Funny thing is this doenot affect the ruling party who can hold meetings when and where they like ( the act exempts the the President and government officials but certainly not party operatives).
Poor kalaba wants akasaka kandalama to himself, just take a closer look not a president material exist in his structure just a thief is being perceived. If Zambian want poverty boy for kalaba you will gnash your teeth for ever
Ba Kalaba, stop fooling yourself. In the first place, there are over 10 presidential candidates you will battle with, including HH. Convince Zambians that you are better than all of them. Tell Zambians how you will deal with the debt that your former party left.
hogwash, there is no divide in the country. There is no presidential candidate who is not running for himself, and you cannot abolish the laws you say you can abolish. Fortunately, all you are saying are just dreams. Because i was number three, (what percentage?) next time I will be number one? hogwash.