WE NEED A SINCERE NATIONAL DIALOGUE, THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL
Today, our country is bedeviled with a lot of difficulties; ranging from the economy, politics and social issues.
There is an intensifying crisis of governance, rule of law, democracy and social cohesion in Zambia under Mr Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND.
The sharp rise in repression, ethnic bigotry, grand corruption, tribalism and many other vices has left a dark spot on the unity, patriotism, and democracy of our country. The truth is, things are no longer the same anymore. This country is deeply divided. It is in unfathomable problems. Political competitors, private citizens, and other critical voices are degraded and brutalized through unseen repression, and hardship without any tolerance and restraint.
It is no longer a secret that Mr Hichilema has set this country on a risky path of destruction. The thoughtless manner in which this administration has been circumventing the law and abusing state institutions is a clear testimony of the illegitimate intentions of this administration.
Mr Hichilema and the UPND have literally incapacitated the rule of law and constitutional order in the country, and are going about their daily business with impunity, without oversight or regard for the ethical, cultural, political and economic consequences of their actions.
They have been unashamed with their systematic destruction of state institutions with the single resolve of reigning with fear and terror. But what is the end game? For how long will they be on this path before the citizens push back? What type of country do they think will be built and developed on the back of repression, tribalism, corruption, and so on and so forth?
Mr Hichilma needs to know that a leadership that reigns with force, fear, and terror, and is devoid of consent and understanding of the citizens, ends up in grief. This country has come a long way to come and self-destruct in such a manner. There is need for stakeholders – the Church, political parties, civil society, traditional leaders, among many others – to find a clear path that can strengthen and repair relationships, nurture a deep sense of political and cultural or ethnic harmony as well as achieve consensus on critical economic, governance, development and democracy problems.
We need a sincere National Dialogue on Values, Governance, and Constitutionalism, Human Rights, Reconciliation, the Economy, Social Cohesion, and many more. We need to begin to find collective solutions to these problems.
Things are not going well. Let us avert any future and worse crises now. There is a need to build social cohesion and trust before the 2026 general elections.
Fred M’membe
President of the Socialist Party
Good on tribalism
Whatever you smoke at your age stop it Fred.Tribalism is in your head.People like you should never be entertained.Let HH work.Those crying and lamenting it either are thieves or those who have benefited from tenders like you previously.Zambians are happy so far with HH
The man is a pure tribalist he shall never stop amazing us always on tribalism that is his manifesto
Ba Mmembe, try peasant farming. Politics have failed for you. Or is it you who has failed politics!
The sharp rise in repression, ethnic bigotry, grand corruption, tribalism, and many other vices has left a dark spot on the unity, patriotism, and democracy of our country.
Compare this to the previous regime. You lost your paper during the pf era, and you saw the pf cabinet. Were you blinded by the love of pf and hatred of HH?
If I were to choose between you and many presidential hopefuls, I would choose Christopher Kangombe.
Things are not well in your own mind Mmembe and extend the notion to the rest of us.
You forget that we are emerging from a draught, with a bumper harvest and bankrupcy while making amends of a wrecked economy.
Live in reality not that utopian figment that you have made in your mind from reading revolutionary stories that brutal regimes use to surpress the masses. Bu lupen Mmembe ubo
There goes an almost mad man. Why don’t people realize that they have completely failed in what they are doing ? Fred has become boring and frustrating day in and day out. I wish he could realize this. His input into politics is always negative. Fred thinks by painting HH black can make him popular. The Man is very useless l hope he could realize this and try something else. I honestly don’t see Fred ever becoming Zambia ‘ s president. Far from it. He’s pretty jealous and extremely wicked. Maybe that’s why it took his wife a long time to support his political ambition.