THE UPND LAWFARE HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF ITS FIRST VICTIMS- THEY SHOULD STOP TAKING POLICE AND COURT CASES TO FAR AWAY PLACES
17/10/2024
The case were our former Vice President and Secretary General Mr. J. Akafumba and Mrs. B. Atanga, respectfullly, sued our former President hon. C Kambwili that he is not NDC President is still in court.
All of the three, are no longer members of NDC and the matter has been overtaken by events, but this is the vindictiveness of this government. Wanting to see everyone in court for the most ridiculous of cases.
Imagine being sued that you are not President of a party by the very people that you actually appointed in those same positions that they are using to sue you in? Mrs Atanga, as the person who sued, vowed never to go to court after realizing her mistake and she has never been to court even once. But Mr. Akafumba and his colleagues in government have sustained this case using all sorts of gimmicks, from 2021 to date.
All the people involved in this case, from the plaintiffs, defendants, lawyers from both teams and even witnesses, live in Lusaka. But we always have to travel to Ndola to just attend this case. This is the case I was actually traveling to when I had that minor accident last month.
Making people attend cases in far off places other than where they live has a lot of consequences and sadly the Kambwili family has suffered the worst case scenario after losing two brothers. This could have been avoided. This lawfare is now fatal.
I urge the UPND government to ensure that people attend police and court cases in the areas they live in. For the NDC case, they even buy air tickets, pay legal fees, transport, accommodation and food for people that are not even supposed to be part of the case. While UPND cadres cry of hunger and neglect, they waste money on these people from NDC and other parties just to sustain court cases that have even been overtaken by events.
We can do better as a nation, the hate and vindictiveness is too much and will certainly boomerang on you.
Issued by;
Saboi Imboela
President- NDC