“LEAVE ESTHER LUNGU ALONE, ” NAKACINDA
Wed . June 12, 2024
It’s not a crime to be married to a politician
Patriotic Front Secretary General Hon . Raphael Nakacinda has described as preposterous the continous harrasment of the former first family .
He said going for the former first lady and the children of Zambia’s 6th President is ridiculous because it is not a crime to be married to a politician.
Nakacinda said to persecute the former Head of State for having a lodge and a block of flats was really regrettable because there is no way a person who has practiced law for years and then been privileged to hold high profile positions such as Minister and President for 7 years would fail to own some property .
He bemoaned the trend of glorifying poverty that had creeped in in the nation where by anyone seen to own some property was being criminalised .
“President lungu was a lawyer, then held down several ministerial positions before becoming president for 7 years . How can he fail to have a lodge or a block of flats, “He wondered
” Look at current speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Muti. She started practicing law at the same time as ECL. She declared that she is worth millions of dollars . ECL who has been President owns way less than she does . She owns a hotel and so forth yet ECL can’t own a lodge ? Stop it. Stop victimising the former first family
President Lungu has come back into active politics . Just battle it out with him man to man and leave his family out of it,” he added.
Nakacinda was speaking at a press briefing held at the PF Secretariat in Lusaka this morning
Stop glorifying wrongdoing and crime
If her husband had the money to purchase a these assets he just needs to give proof not get defensive.
Why should a thief be left alone? She should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Yes, it is not a crime to be married to a politician but IT IS a crime to use the marriage to amass wealth illegally.
Ba Nakachinda, it is in the public domain that the former first lady, Mrs. Lungu, entrusted USD400,000 to a niece just after the August 2021 elections. We would like to know how she made that kind of money.
As for Mr. Lungu practicing law for years, again it is in the public domain that he was debarred by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) for defrauding a widow out of K36,000. The earnings of the president of Zambia is also public knowledge and doesnot support the kind of wealth Mr. Lungu and his family accumulated during his presidency.
Mr. Nakachinda, don’t think we are such idiots to buy your story. Mr. Lungu and his family must be held to account. No one should be above the law. This equally applies to the current leadership.