STATE OF THE MEDIA IN ZAMBIA
STATE OF THE MEDIA IN ZAMBIA
they parked at a nearby filling station shouting “walamona ngawafuma” (you will see when
you come out).
And in an interview, Chiluba said Mumba was masquerading as MMD President. “Pastor
is not MMD president. The MMD president is honourable Felix Mutati. This country is
governed and political parties are very clear in terms of how they are supposed to conduct
themselves. It is mandatory that each and every political party is supposed to hold intraparty elections and MMD as a mother of democracy we have been adhering to that
democracy tenet and that is why every five years, we usually hold conventions. And this time
around the convention was held in 2016 where honourable Mutati was elected by the
membership of MMD as the MMD president.
In response to their harassment, United Voice radio on 8th February was quoted by The News
Diggers! Publication under the headline, “United Voice Radio Voice Condemns Mutati’s Cadres
For Attacking Nevers” The radio station’s Board Chairperson, Bishop Chomba observed that the
act was an attempt to intimidate radio staff.
Bishop Chomba urged political party leaders to act with maximum restraint when dealing with
their cadres. He stated that:
“The board further implores individuals or groups of people who may feel aggrieved over
any matter to use the laid-down procedure of airing their grievances instead of resorting to
actions of lawlessness. The board, however acknowledges the action taken by the police who
arrived in time to deal with the situation at hand. The Board further appeals to political
party leaders to act with maximum restrain when dealing with their cadres to avoid
promoting anarchy and to safeguard lives and property,”
The Paper also reported that:
“The board acknowledges that Zambia is a democratic dispensation where individuals have
the right to freedom of speech. Further, the board acknowledges that the growth of Zambia’s
democracy depends much on this freedom where individuals are free to air out views within
the confines of the law. The Board of the United Voice Radio withes to inform its listeners

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