Zambia guarantee media freedom and access to Information, as opposed to the current constitution in which press freedom is a rider on the freedom of expression in Article 20. As the year closed, however, there was a glaring absence of a road map to guide the process of reforming legislation, including a consultative process to identify specific areas of concern and subsequent change. The polarisation which has plagued the media sector for some time, was more visible in the pre and post Presidential election period as certain media houses put their weight behind certain candidates – sometimes openly and at other times by implication. A notable attack on freedom of expression was the arrest of popular artist and social commentator Chama Fumba, popularly known as ‘Pilato’ on the charge of ‘conduct likely to cause breach of the peace’ following a song he produced in which he criticised the republican president. It was gratifying when the state entered a Nolle Prosequi for lack of evidence and failure to present witnesses before the court. The arrest was widely condemned as an affront on the freedom of expression and MISA Zambia promptly rose to the defence of Fumba by providing solidarity and legal support. Another infringement on freedom of expression was the threat by Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili to close Radio Phoenix accusing it of being run by the opposition, the United Party for National Development (UPND). Government fail to move ahead with Access to Information Bill One of the party promises made by the Patriotic Front (PF) prior to the elections was to ensure the immediate enactment of the Access to Information (ATI) legislation once elected into office in 2011. This was reiterated by Chishimba Kambwili when he was appointed the Minister of Information and Broadcasting after the Presidential election at the beginning of 2015. Just a month after being in office he said he would ensure the ATI bill was tabled in Parliament when the house resumed sitting on February 24th, 2015. The Bill had not been presented by the time the Parliamentary session adjourned on March 27th, 2015. At a press briefing on March 2nd, 2015, the Minister announced that the ATI bill was submitted to the Attorney General’s Office for clearance pending, presentation to Parliament. In May President Lungu indicated that he had second thoughts on the ATI Bill due to what he termed as ‘irresponsible So This is Democracy? 2015 85