UKA IS NOT AN ILLEGAL ENTITY – SIKOTA
… says the UPND Government has been a stumbling block towards its registration as political party.
LUSAKA, WEDNESDAY, 10TH APRIL, 2024 [SMART EAGLES]
The United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) has insisted that the UPND government has been a serious stumbling block towards the registration of UKA as a political party.
UKA Interim Chairperson Sakwiba Sikota says the government through state institutions such as the Registrar of Societies and the Police has been making the registration processes difficulty by using various delaying tactics such as turning down the three names that were initially reserved without explanation.
Mr. Sikota was speaking at a press briefing which was also attended by members of the UKA Council of Presidents including NDC’s Saboi Imboela, NHP’s Chishala Kateka, GPZ’s Jackson Silavwe and the Alliance Secretary General Lucky Mukula this afternoon.
He says the Alliance has written to authorities on different occasions to seek justification as to why the names settled for cannot be used but there has been no response since 21st February, 2024.
Mr. Sikota says if there is no response by Friday this week, the UKA Alliance will be forced to take the matter to the courts of law.
He says if government is not the one holding back the registration processes of UKA, the Minister of Home Affairs Jack Mwiimbu should instruct the state institutions under his Ministry to respond to the letter that was sent to the Registrar of Societies.
Mr. Sikota has further urged Mr. Mwiimbu to avoid making unsubstantiated statements without facts because his office is the one supposed to hear the appeal in case the processes fail but he wondered how transparent the appeals process can be if the minister is the one in the forefront of being judgemental.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sikota says the Alliance has appealed against the decision by police to deny them from holding the planned rally in Kafue on the 13th April, 2024.
He says if there is no response by Friday, the alliance will take it that the police has no problem with the alliance going ahead with the planned rally.
Really don’t know where we are going as a country… Even registration of Political parties is becoming an impossibility in Hakainde’s Zambia…And I can tell you hon Sakwiba Sikota, when you take that case to court, you will find goal keepers there. They will file the case , and it wont be heard..You can do whatever, certificates of urgency, no ruling will be made. The Dictatorship Zambia has become…
Zambia is going back to Northern Rhodesia,1959,Sir Arthur Benson governing.
Freedom fighters to re-emerge!!
Ba Michelo, where were you when PF didn’t allow anyone to wear a read scuff or anything red? Where were you when PF cadres stormed radio stations to hound out opposition leaders?
The dictator was Mr. Lungu and he caused extensive damage to our nation in every area of human endeavour. Ba Lungu, minwe ya bubenshi!
It is good that you are able to say dictatorship without having some cadres urinating in your mouth. You’re able to cry now and forgotten how Kampyongo used to order the police to break the bones of UPND supporters. Kwakutuba kumatako mulombwana.
Whatever the stumbling block or hinderance, the bottom line is that UKA is not yet officially registered as a political party. Just do the right thing and register your UKA and all the issues will end, why do you like fighting with the law and yet you are a lawyer.
Hallucinating Hypocrite has it bare! If you can read,Hacitizen!!!
Spot on.
How difficult can this be? Either you have the registration certificate in hand or not. The rest of the.stuff is political talk.
Did you hear the narration? Ooh you did not understand. Make effort to understand b4 you react!
UKA won’t exist before 2026 just know it coz you’re batches of untrustworthy people.
No it’s Fighting the law, it’s the right of people.
No it is not fighting the, but it’s right of people.
Honestly speaking, some people like talking in parables. Whether you want or not, the pre-requisite is to get registered before you start looking for space for your rallies, the law states.
SC who does not know a legal entity and one that is not legal.