POLICE NOW DEMANDS A WRITTEN LIST OF SPEAKERS FROM HERITAGE PARTY FOR MANDEVU RALLY
15th May, 2024
In what can be likened to colonial policing of rallies before Zambia’s independence, Mr Musamba’s police command has now demanded the New Heritage Party, NHP to write to them an official list of speakers for the Mandevu rally on 1st June, 2024.
NHP will provide the list of NHP speakers at the rally. It is clear that the intention of this latest trick (umungalato) is to make sure that none of the UKA alliance Presidents speak at the Mandevu rally.
We know that President Hichilema and his police are dead scared of UKA and they are at pains to divide the alliance using State institutions and operatives, including registering a fake ‘UKA’.
The law does not provide for a political party to produce a registration certificate and later on a written list of speakers to hold a mass rally as though we are seeking permission from the colonial masters. This is just pure dictatorship on display.
Unfortunately, President Hichilema and his lieutenants at the police can go to any length to breach the law of the land, just to suit their agenda. The Police now wants to dictate associations for political parties.
Today, it’s the New Heritage Party, UKA alliance and the Church being persecuted. Tomorrow, it will be the NGO’s and CSO’s. This impunity by President Hichilema and his group must be stopped.
Chishala Kateka
President
NHP
Shitting in their pants…scared of UKA
The UPND people have no sense of shame!!!
Just prepare certified copies of NRCs, Voters cards and Birth Certificates. Those are the next documents they will ask for … Kikikiki
The police are non partisan please… UKA should just be prepared to avail the police with the necessary documents they’re asking for. It’s law in zambia to follow laid down procedure even applying for land one has avail the local authority with the of the applicant.l see no reason why a debate should arise on this simple matter.
Please, allow New Heritage Party to hold their rally in Mandevu. There is no need to ask them to furnish the police with a list of speakers. If the whole UKWA team want to feature and speak at the rally, that is in order. The police should not be micromanaging political parties.
However, NHP should be careful to employ marshals to keep the peace in case some UKWA hooligans decide to misbebave. It would be unfortunate to give the police the excuse to deny the opposition the right to engage the people. NHP must show the police that they are mature enough to hold a peaceful gathering.
The Police must not stand in the way of NHP. It is a legitimate party duly registered with the Registrar of Societies.