By ADRIAN MWANZALUSAKA lawyer, Wynter Kabimba, has petitioned President Hakainde Hichilema over his failure to honour campaign promises.Mr Kabimba in a petition dated December 21 2021, stated that President Hichilema failed to fulfil promises on issues of freedom of expression, human rights of suspects and political cadre violence.Mr Kabimba said a great deal of thought and dismay had engulfed him because on many occasions while Mr Hichilema was in the opposition and fell victim to the injustices frequently perpetrated against him by the PF government, he promised the Zambian people that when elected president, he would guarantee all citizens’ freedom of expression as provided by the constitution which Mr Hichilema later swore to uphold and respect.He said one of the most obnoxious provisions in this area was the provision in the Penal Code which provided for the criminal defamation of the president.He said this archaic provision had its roots in the country’s colonial past to […]
Kabimba petitions HH
