MANSA PROTESTS
The protests in Mansa today responded to a growing UPND leaders’ and cadres’ intolerance and the taking of the law into their own hands. They think they are an extension of the police and can apprehend and detain anyone at will.
There’s no good reason for the UPND market chairman to attack someone for simply playing Alebwelelapo music. We may likely see more of this if the UPND and the police do not change their ways.
What happened in Mansa today is an expected reaction to the rise of UPND supremacy and anti-opposition in policing, which has resulted in egregious violations of opposition members’ human and civil rights.
This stifling of protest paves the road for authoritarian rule, unchecked abuses of power and democratic backsliding, and setting us on a collision course with the democratic ideals and ethical principles enshrined in our Constitution and embraced by the international community. It also forecloses the possibility of peaceful resolution of the policing crisis by shutting down an effective tool to agitate change. Whether they like it or not, change will come, Mr Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND will go – baleya.
Without condoning or encouraging violence and destruction, we salute the people of Mansa for standing up to injustice and violations of fundamental freedoms.
We should celebrate and honour the actions of all who courageously stand up against injustice instead of targeting and terrorising those who continue to speak out for the individuals who are not able to do so for themselves.
Fred M’membe
President of the Socialist Party
Do not take your tribalism to other provinces, we do not eat nonsense.
Why is the tribalist conman so scared of his friend? Even just hearing the song makes him soil his pants.
Vote wisely in 2026.
Indigo Tryol you are stinking PF tribalist! Mansa doesn’t belong to you for you to claim ownership. Amafi mumutwe obe!
When the president and his administration become very unpopular, this is what happens. People they will start fighting back and no one wins or enjoys in unstable times , community or country . The police in Mansa have to be very careful as tulumba no utubokola will be visiting them at night and during days .
Luapula province is not happy with the insult that Douglas Siakalima showered on the entire Luapula region and to add salt to the would a corrupt and incompetent inferior, useful idiot in the name of Gilbert Phiri the DPP stopped the case because Siakalima is Tonga and protected by HH. Please HH put your house order before your house falls apart.
Pafwenamwine no matter what you say about Douglas Syakalima nothing will change in your favour PF idiot iwe. Douglas Syakalima is not contesting any election in Mansa PF criminal iwe. Stop being foolish in your comments coz Zambia belongs to all of us including Douglas Syakalima ba tribal idiots imweeee!!!!!
Who can give me the abwelelapo song?
I want it to be my anthem at my home, and at my village! Today and all the way to 2026…so that we get rid of Amalabishi. Useless rubbish who are destroying our country..Alebwelelapo…Faka Volume Luapula…Muchinga.. Central… Northern… Eastern… kopala…Lusaka… Western…and Zambia!
UPND SHOULD LEARN FROM PF INTOLERANCE, INTOLERANCE DOES NOT WORK INSTEAD IT CREATES RESISTANCE. JUST ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEIR FREEDOMS EVEN IF THOSE FREEDOMS DO NOT ALIGN WITH YOUR LIKING. EVEN IF WE ARE IN 2024, WHATEVER HAPPENS NOW ADDS OR SUBTRACTS FROM THE 2026 VOTE