Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:09:15 +0000 The appointment of Wynter Kabimba as Minister of Justice will be received with mixed feelings. As Secretary-General of the ruling patriotic Front Wynter was seen as a zealous party ideologue and party functionary who is unlikely to shed his penchant for matters political to the self effacing function of an impartial public officer that the Minister of Justice should be. Unless something happens to the contrary there will be real fears that he will use the position to advance party interests by exacting retribution on the opposition. In addition it is not difficult to suggest that Wynter may indeed use the position to strengthen his hand within the party hierarchy as well as in dealing with recalcitrant media. The onus is on Wynter to distance himself from the cartel and other negative influences. It is really up to him to win the confidence of the Zambian people by embracing […]
