By Peter Sinkamba
Zambia Police Needs More Courageous Officers Like Titus Phiri
As the People’s Pact-Tonse Grand Alliance, if the Police officer who released detainees on New Year’s eve at Kanyama Police will be punished by his superiors, when we form Government in 2026, we shall pardon and promote him for heroism and respecting authority of the President and the Constitution.
The Constitution of Zambia provides that no person shall be deprived of his liberty without due cause, and that if warranted to do so, that person must be taken to court promptly.
President Hakainde Hichilema has on several occasions directed the police to take detainees to court promptly or otherwise release them. However, the Police Command has ignored the directives of their Commander in Chief with impunity. Citizens like “Why Me” and several others have remained in police custody for almost one year without being brought before court. It is probably the first time in living memory in Zambia that the Police Command has publicly defied directives of the President with impunity in this manner.
In the case of Titus Phiri, it is clear that the detainees were mostly ‘shishita’ and other ‘petty crimes’ suspects. For, if they were dangerous crimes suspects, the Police Command would have issued a warning to the public to take extra care.
Considering that the following day was New Year, it is also clear that the suspects concerned were going to spend more than statutory period in custody because the Police hardly release suspects on holidays.
Every defender of the Constitution must commend and support the actions of Titus Phiri. The country needs more officers like him in the police, with courage to defy unconstitutional behaviour of their colleagues and seniors.
We implore other officers to follow suit. If they are punished for such gallant acts, we will reprieve and honour them next year when we form government.
Well done Titus Phiri.
If it wasn’t Peter Sinkamba I would have been appalled by this rather absurd statement but considering that this guy is always high on the forbidden leaf I forgive him.
There will never be a Tonse Alliance government, so that stupid policeman will never be freed.
Thank you mr.future president and please, my request is when you form government bring forth the same quality of marijuana you are using for us.do be selfish you must be keeping a quality one.
Nice one homie hahaha..!
Mr Sinkamba and his party or TONSE fellow members must quickly organize some in-service training in management to refresh on behavioural management.They must focus on responsibility and authority and the scalar chain of command.They are preparing to take over from UPND in 2026, but I feel they are not suitable for now or else it will be “chipante pante football” meaning it be like just kicking the ball any how not even looking at the position of the goal post or field lines.He says when they come to power they will promote the police officer who released inmates from the cells.That would be irresponsible just like the officer himself.This means drunkards will be free to do what ever at work perhaps even pulling some weed.The President will be drunk half the time and making wrong decisions like promoting prisoners and not correctional officers.It would be like the blasphemous movie where Jesus is crusifying people instead of him being crusified.Mr Sinkamba is a chief joker.
These guys don’t have an interest to come make Zambia great but fatten there selfish pockets.
When ever they open their mouths, ine I only hear rubbish.
Well at least they are not hiding where they stand and what they think. Now the nation know what they have and stand for.
De campaigning themselves to the core. Good to see. HH till 2031. Hopefully by then people will have changed their stinking and low life behaviours to continue to make Zambia great again. HH should stick to his guns and continue with same zeal to make our country better than before.
Funny news though. After seeing Joe Biden, President HH and the rest that pardoned prosoners, my Phiri got so motivated to exercise the same powers vested in th above mentioned. Got so popular he is on CNN.
One can only help but wonder what quality of weed this guy smokes or if such weed is even regulated or has it’s content reliably measured.
On a very serious note, we are lacking sensible opposition to the current government. We only have teddy bears on the political scene. Going into the 2026 elections with these muppets will subtract in a big way from the dignity of our cherished democracy. I miss late Sata’s PF and UPND in opposition.
I agree entirely with your observation in relation to the quality of opposition being offered by people like Mr. Sinkamba. Honestly I expected better his discourse to be better than he is offering of late.
What an irresponsible statement emanating from an aspiring president.
Forgiving an officer who forgets his duties when he is drunk, on duty for that matter, is that not promoting lawlessness? But we are luck that we shall never have such a government, may be in 2091. And by that time most of us including Sinkamba himself won’t be there.
Is this man insane? What right in the law does the police officer have to release the arrested folks? So this is the kind of lawlessness we can expect from tonse?
The have certainly lost my vote as a party that promotes can not expect any production or investment in a chaotic environment. This man is an absolute joker
Well and good Mr. Kambwili, I as a Zambian forgive you. However, the law doesnt work like that.
Face the law, and as the bible says if you mouth causes you to sin….cut it off. To me stop politics.
In Politics and tge rethoric that comes from you server no purpose but noise and self centeredness. In the last few months I believe you have sought healing and now that you feel better. Back to jail. You break the terms of your bond. Jail is where you should be. Ranting and empty pleas with crocodile tears doesnt change anything. Back to jail its the law.
The opposition parties in Zambia still have a lot of growing up to do. They’re far from assuming the stature attained by UPND whilst in opposition. Those that had been in government before & are now in opposition lack the genius that characterised ba Sata & his PF before forming government. The guys are very childish, greedy, disoriented & too emotional in their approach hence depriving themselves of the wining formula.
Nonsense, this will be government of lawlessness. So he’s telling Zambians that any prison Warders officer on duty can relieze any prisoner special celebration?
I don’t think the all entire Tonse alliance can endorse this man useless statement.who does that? Government are there to enforce the law .but I comes a mad man say opposite? No wonder he can’t even have a councillor. And I now believe currently we have no Opposition in Zambia