WYNTER KABIMBA SAYS UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR`S VISIT TO ZAMBIA MAY NOT PORTRAY CORRECT PICTURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
By Michael Kaluba
Economic Front Leader Wynter Kabimba has warned that the visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Ireen Khan to Zambia may not portray the correct picture on human rights and freedom of expression in Zambia due to a polarized and highly political citizenry.
Speaking when he featured on the Tuesday edition of Let The People Talk Programme on Phoenix FM this morning, Mr. Kabimba believes that freedom of speech and democracy in Zambia are often exercised without caution, leading to the spread of careless and unlawful views.
He adds that Zambia’s democratic space is not shrinking, and that freedom of speech is still available, although with limitations, while emphasizing that democracy must be exercised within the confines of the law.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kabimba has criticized the UPND government for prioritizing petty politics to oppose former President Edgar Lungu and the Tonse alliance over the needs of citizens.
Mr. Kabimba, who recently joined the UPND alliance, pledging to support the ruling party’s efforts to combat corruption, believes government must reset its priorities to improve the livelihood of Zambians as opposed to making mere political statements.
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They are all panicking now hahaha.
Just govern fairly, and the UN will not be visiting you.
Vote wisely in 2026.
What panicking? Can you compare the liberties and freedoms you’re enjoying now to the ones we were denied under your Defunct TuPF criminals government?
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But uyu na-ena indingo tyrol kaya cabe. Surely is there anything to punic here babaaa? There is completely nothing bwana, it’s you and your crockes, the thieves who are panicking while most civilised Zambians are enjoying their rights and working extra hard to earn a living not tantameni. Snake balimuputula umutwee, he is harmless nikumucilafye you are seeing as if ali namaka but walaa. Na 2026 takayitambe kwalipwa. But for you city can still operate in the shadow otherwise bamwankole balisalangana.
Some people forget that the current government authorised the visit of the UN special envoy. So why should the government panic?? Just allow the UN envoy to do her work and report back. What is hoped is that the envoy may recommend what is needed to improve adherence to human rights while also respecting the rule of laws in Zambia
By the way I just read the global expression report 2024 which has the following freedom of expression categories…. Crisis, highly restricted, restricted, less restricted and open. For the last five years from 2018 to 2023, the report states that 4.2 billion people across 53 countries experienced deterioration of their freedom of expression, only 681 million people across 18 countries saw improvement. .. the largest advance in expression of 32 points took place in Zambia. Zambia is under the category of less restricted. It will be interesting to get the feedback on freedom of expression by the visiting UN envoy so this can be compared to this global expression report 2024.
Indigo Tyrol ulekutika weshilu we with your fellow Defunct TuPF criminals?
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