HICHILEMA SLAMMED FOR HIS INTOLERANCE TO CRITICISM AND DIVERGENT VIEWS
…who did you praise when you were in opposition, Dr M’membe asks the Head of State
Lusaka, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 ( Smart Eagles)
Leader of the opposition Socialist Party (SP) Fred M’membe has scorned President Hakainde Hichilema for despising those that hold divergent views regarding the handling national affairs.
The opposition leader has stated that he has consistently been denounced for telling the truth and saying what others do not want to hear.
He added that the UPND and its Government seem to have a misconception that it is all about agreement and harmony.
“They want everyone to sing praise songs even when there is no praise to sing about,” he said.
“Was Mr Hakainde Hichilema and UPND praise singers for the previous governments? Did Mr Hichilema praise any government for anything. Mr Hichilema was the opposition leader under the governments of Mwanawasa. When did Mr Hichilema while in opposition praise Mwanawasa? Was Mwanawasa bad not to be praised at all by Mr Hichilema?”
“Mr Hichilema was an opposition leader under president Rupiah Banda. Did Mr Hichilema in opposition ever praise Mr Rupiah Banda and his government? Mr Hichilema was in opposition for three years under Mr Sata. Did Mr Hichilema ever praise Mr Sata for anything?”
He recalled that President Hichilema was in opposition under president Edgar Lungu’s reign for seven years and he asked if the incumbent had at any point praised his predecessor for anything.
“Did Mr Hichilema ever praise Mr Lungu for anything for seven years? Why do they want to change the rules of the game when its them in opposition? Why do they want to change the rules of the opposition now that they are in power?” he said.
“Zambia is not a dictatorship in which everyone should think, dream and view the world in the same way. Our politics are about plurality and diversity. Even our Christianity is not about united voicing bible verses like John 3:15 or speaking the Lord’s prayer in unison.”
He schooled the UPND what even Christianity is about.
“Division, not unity is the significant theme in the bible. Prophet Jeremiah from the old testament was persecuted for saying what God told him to speak to the people. As a prophet of God, Jeremiah was opposed for saying what people did not want to hear from God,” he said.
“Lies and gossip may be more popular than the truth. Should we shut up or speak up about what is harmful to society?”
Mmembe with such attitude, you can never be a president of this Christian nation. Because you’re full of hate speech.
Mmembe, you have no idea of being an opposition party leader. Your kind of doing politics is archaic and not compatible with practices of civilised society. You insult, maliciously attack the character of one person. You started to insult and vilify Hakainde Hichilema when he stepped into the leadership of the then opposition UPND. When you hijacked the Socialist Party, and both HH and you were in opposition, you and Nawakwi turned your ferocious insults and malice on your fellow opposition leader,HH instead of the then ruling PF..
Mmembe, just change course because you are on a wrong path. You kind of politics is uncivilized. Hakainde Hichilema never insulted Rupiah Banda. He never insulted Michael Sata. He never insulted Edgar Lungu. He only criticized their policies and governance ethics.
To be honest, Fred Membe is a useless opposition leader. Secondly, all these opposition leaders , day and night, only talk about HH. They are not talking to electorates about any plans they have for the country. No brains! Ku waya waya fye. As for EDITH Nawakwi, what a waste of a person!
It is good for opposition to hold Hakainde’s feet to the fire.
The trouble is no one is in opposition looks ready to take over.
Imagine experiencing imingalato and privatisation till 2031. Stuff of nightmares.
Mr Fred MMEMBE Im a person who believes in peace and justice but tell me even you did you praise everything which Edgar Lungu did as a president the answer is a big NO AND you should be only reminding HH and UPND government the promises they promised when they are voted into power and this time around we are not interested in insults and divide and rule and this is a new era and people they know most politicians are interested just to
enrich themselves and including you FRED MMEMBE AND SO BE POSITIVE WITH YOUR ARTICLES.