TI-Z to ignore Nkandu and proceed with protests against Third Term
Transparency International Zambia says the hypocrisy demonstrated in Information minister Elvis Nkandu’s advice against protests over the third term is not lost on the CSOs, as not too long ago, a group of youths held a public procession in support of the removal of term limits, which procession culminated in them submitting a formal petition to a member of parliament.
Responding to Nkandu, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe stated that he had noted with amusement the advice Nkandu, for CSOs that have expressed an intention to undertake a public procession in defence of the presidential term limits, to reconsider their intentions on the ground that there has been no formal indication from President Hakainde Hichilema that he will seek to remove term limits.
”While we understand Hon. Nkandu’s role as the mouthpiece of government, our considered view is that his advice goes against the fundamental rights and freedoms of expression and assembly as espoused in Article 11(b) of the Constitution of Zambia,” Nyambe stated.
“It is not Mr Nkandu or government’s role to dictate to citizens how they should express themselves on any matter of public interest. Citizens can express themselves in whatever way they choose, as long as it is lawful. Our right to assemble and freely express our views as citizens is provided for in the supreme law of the land as referenced…https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/ti-z-to-ignore-nkandu-and-proceed-with-protests-against-third-term/
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