Sun, 02 Apr 2017 10:54:44 +0000 THE insolence by the United Party for National Development (UPND) to go ahead with their planned Kanyama political rally despite police advice must be condemned by all well-meaning Zambians. This insistence defies logic and exhibits an insatiable appetite for wrongdoing. This is not surprising particularly that barely a week a fortnight ago its members of Parliament, with the exception of one, equally opted to abscond constitutional presidential address to Parliament. It is common knowledge that the legal requirement to notify the police of any planned political gatherings is meant to avert political violence. Maintaining law and order in society is the police’s primary duty. The decision by the police to either issue a permit or not is arrived at after careful consideration of a number of factors such as availability of manpower and the general security situation in a particular location where the gathering is planned for. We […]
