OPEN LETTER TO MUSCIAN COMMONLY KNOWN AS MARK 2
REF: DON’T MESS UP YOUR HARDWORK BY GLORIFYING OPPRESSORS
Greetings to you my brother Mark 2. It is my prayer that this open Letter finds you in good health. I’m one of the few people that silently appreciate your hardwork in the music industry and I’m sure you have inspired many other young people in the country.
Two days ago I listened to your new song featuring another young talented artist Mr Yo maps and my sister Mampi. In your lyrics you guys continued denouncing those who have spotted PF’s criminal activities and their oppression against the citizens of this country. I have always said injustice seem to be sweet if not practiced in your house. I think this is the reason why you guys have the energy to wake up and sing for PF. This regime has killed people, the fact that they are neither your relatives nor friends is nothing for all you care. But, above all, you must know that we are one people and injustice on one citizen is injustice on all of us.
Justice, in case you have forgotten how PF has injured this country, I will be kind enough in this letter to highlight to you and your colleagues of serious issues that are making citizens hate PF government and its associates.
Are you my brother not aware of the people who have been killed under the nose of president Edgar Lungu? These departed patriots in cold blood include:Nsama Nsama, Kaunda Joseph, Lawrence Banda, Frank Mugala, Kennedy Mudenda, Vespers Shimunzhila, Matapa Glayzia, Malesu Mukonka, Obed Bwalya Kasongo, Mark Choongwa, Hardly, Mapenzi Chibulo, 50 plus killed by mob Justice during the gassing perpetrated by the same regime and many others.
Are you my brother Mark 2 not aware of how some citizens are wallowing in prisons today on political motivated charges? As I’m writing this letter to you Nawa Mubita is almost clocking a month in filthy dirty police cells. We had former Minister Sejani and other civic leaders spending over thirty days in police cells including the wife of chief Mukuni of the Toka Leya people. Are you not aware that the country was gassed, markets burnt and ritual killers rampant, what did the regime you are championing for today do to assure the nation that they care about Zambians safety? Absolutely nothing. Instead, they have been very focused on a useless farm case which is a private issue. My brother use that talent to build a better Zambia than aiding criminals minded individuals.
Are you not aware about the expired drugs and condoms that we have been using as a country for the last six plus years? Do you think the damage to this reckless behavior by Mr Lungu is not hating concerned citizens especially your fans? Is it wrong for a musician or artist to affiliate themselves to political parties the answer is no. However, the problem is when that particular artist composes songs to denounce those fighting injustice, corruption, bad governance and human rights violation. So, use your your talent to help Zambia be a better and great nation. If not so be none partisan.
Don’t mess up your hard work sir, you have a long way to go. If you can’t stand with the majority at this crucial hour then better be silent and eat silently other than trying to mock Zambians in the name of doing business. Have respect to your followers who are there for you even when politicians leaves you.
We all love good things especially money. But let us make money in a dignified way and that which we shall be able to tell the whole world proudly how we made it. As things stand, any one who affiliates him/ herself to this brutal and oppressive PF regime is right away treated as an enemy of mother Zambia.
You are a brother and I felt like I share with you this message. Think and reflect on this sad development PF has brought to our nation and see whether it is a good business especially that you have followers not only from PF but across the country that may belong to different political parties.
Even if it’s business, you cannot get paid by Satan to sing he is God and be proud to spend that money.
May God bless you.
SIKAILE C SIKAILE
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FOR ZAMBIA AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL