MOZAMBIQUE DEATHS PROTESTS WORRY HARRY KALABA
26.12.24
The violence and subsequent deaths that have occurred in Mozambique are worrying and need immediate intervention by leaders of the SADC community, says Citizens First (CF) President Harry Kalaba.
Kalaba, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Zambia cautioned that regional conflicts had the ability of ‘spilling over’ into neighbouring countries once left unattended to.
“My appeal is that Zambia under President Hichilema and other SADC leaders must urgently convene and find a quick solution to end the deaths and post election protests in Mozambique before this becomes a regional conflict,” said Kalaba.
Kalaba said it is unacceptable that some 150 people have died in the violence that erupted three months ago after elections were disputed by self-exiled opposition leader Venancio Mondlane who refused to concede defeat to ruling FRELIMO party candidate Daniel Chapo.
“This calls for regional intervention by not just Zambia as a neighbour but SADC and AU before this turns into a regional humanitarian catastrophe that has the potential of spilling into Zambia,” said Kalaba.
The former long-term serving Foreign Affairs Minister and lawmaker added that the officially reported escape from prison of 1,500 prisoners now roaming the streets of the capital Maputo just goes to worsen the situation in a country that has been at peace since 1975 when FRELIMO assumed power.
“As regional leaders we must plug the Mozambique protests so that we don’t have another Sudan and Somalia where millions have been displaced from homes, hundreds have died and millions are starving,” said Kalaba.
The CF President said his party’s desire is to see that the region, and not only Zambia, is conflict free as the new year 2025 begins in earnest in order to grow regional economies.
“Zambia as a crucial member of SADC, must play a leading role in ending the conflict in Mozambique and elsewhere in Africa. We must show leadership and not stand on the fence,” said Kalaba.
He warned that Zambia should learn from the conflict in Mozambique and manage its pre 2026 election process well so that we don’t experience a bloody aftermath like Mozambique.
Source: Harry Kalaba CF President.
I know what you are wishing you think that even us here Zambia we should protest over unknown
Mr or Dr., what do you want SADC to do? Some of you haters and propagandists don’t want the truth. Recently, our own Dr. Nevers Mumba, as head of the SADC observer mission came up with a good and accurate report on Zimbabwe elections but unfortunately, he was heavily criticized and condemned including President HH who had sent him. Threats were also issued on president hh’s life. They even accused him of being assigned by the Western powers to facilitate regime change in Zimbabwe or neighboring countries. Surprisingly, even a mature person and former president like Joachim Chisano was involved in the condemnation of Dr.Mumba. See now what has happened in Mozambique, what do you want SADC, AU, EU or UN to do? I believe SADC and many other observer missions were there in Mozambique to observe the elections and their reports are there but as usual, no one is prepared to buy them because anything short of FRELIMO’s victory is not wanted. Mozambique, once a good and prosperous country is now being ruined at a faster rate. Africans are themselves to blame for destroying Africa because of their selfishness. It’s even better not to be sending these observer missions because they seem not serve any purpose. In Zambia it could have happened if ECZ had dubiously declared someone a winner at the same time if he had refused to hand over power. But we thank God for RB, Jakaya Kikwete, former president of Tanzania and Ernest Bai Koroma, former president of Sierra Leone who stood firmly and ensured that power was handed over peacefully. We recently witnessed the same in Botswana. Therefore I also thank presidents ECL and Magweesi Masisi for their patriotism and maturity, I.e. handing over power peacefully. This is how true statesmen should work, putting their countries first and themselves second. It’s our hope that peace, law and order will be restored in Mozambique and actors should act quickly before things completely get out of hand. If the voters are not satisfied with the election results, let them go the Kenyan way and annul the elections, it will save the country and many lives, we don’t want another Sudan in Africa.
This pfidiot Dr wants drag HH7 in the Mozambique nonsense when his sadc chairman from Zimbabwe mnangagwa is there to do that? What level of stupidity is this now????