WE are not surprised that the so-called amnesty offered to former officials in the Patriotic Front administration have been received with disdain.While the idea appears to have good intentions, it is the political rhetoric under which it has been made that raises eyebrows.This explains why the former Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Professor Nkandu Luo feels that the suggested amnesty offered to former ministers by the new dawn government is malicious and aimed at denting their images. Prof Luo, who was President Edgar Lungu’s running mate in the August 12 presidential and general elections said the UPND had a habit of bad mouthing their predecessors and that the amnesty was aimed at tarnishing the image of the Patriotic Front.Ideally, an amnesty is meant to heal wounds and bring opposing sides together for the common good.But when there is latent animosity and disdain from those in authority to the “vanquished,” then there is likely to be scepticism as whether the amnesty […]
AMNESTY AND RESPECT
