APPLY RULE OF LAW TO GOVERN – MUNDUBILE
……..as Leader of the opposition in Parliament and Mporokoso Central law maker says most Zambians are living in constant fear
Kelvin Sichizya
February 28, 2022
An opposition Member of Parliament has challenged the UPND government to govern by the rule of law and stop intimidating Zambians whom he says have been living in constant fear since the coming of the UPND in government.
Leader of the opposition in Parliament Brain Mundubile has also called on the police to remain professional in their execution of duties and be able to advise the government leadership whenever it expects them to perform contrally to their profession.
Speaking in a telephone interview to radio Mano from Lusaka, Mr. Mundubile who is Mporokoso Central law maker and PF Chairman for Legal said the New Dawn government had continued to intimidate citizens using the “fight against corruption” advising the government to stick by the rule of law in governing the country as promised by President Haakainde Hichilema during his election campaigns.
He said Zambians were now living in fear in their own country.
And the leader of the opposition in Parliament has said while the opposition fully supports the fight against corruption, it does not support the illegitimate and un tendered for deals between the UPND government and Alpha Commodities in the procurement of fertilizers involving K50 million.
He said the procurement of the fertilizer was, in the first place , un tendered and that the fact that it was discovered to be of poor quality and low quantities is a clear example of corruption which the opposition was not prepared to support.
The Mporokoso Central law maker says, Alpha Commodities must surely be made to be answerable.
And Mr. Mundubile has slammed the award of compensation to Chief Mukuni’s wife, Ackson Sejani and others which he says was unheard of.
He wonders how a matter that was on Nole Pros qui could end up with compensations of K500,000 and K400,000 legal fees each person and said ” UPND needed to be pro – active ” in such matters.
Commenting on on going debates on Bigamy, the leader of the opposition said the New Dawn government has failed to explain adequately on the matter and appealed to the Church to continue speaking out about it.
He also said it had now become clear that the recruitment of 30,000 teachers and 11,000 health workers was just a political campaign gimmick as the UPND government had up to now not shown any signs of reality on matter.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mundubile has disputed perceived wrangles in the PF saying internal wrangles are not there.
He said people debating the matter regarding the PF Party Presidency were only exercising the democratic rights adding that “people may differ on social media, that is just democracy”, he said.
He also called for co- existence as Zambians and to play clear politics and said they needed to exchange ideas and not exchanging blows.