THAT Government has given an amnesty to people to return what they allegedly stole from the State during the Patriotic Front administration is a step in the right direction.It is a move that is both assuring to the affected as well as to those who have warned against the recovery effort being turned into a witch-hunt directed against officials from the former regime.What is important is for the government to say how the amnesty will be applied, and that it should not be used to score political points or settle scores.Our worry is that the amnesty, announced by Vice President Mutale Nalumango in Parliament yesterday might come to naught if the negative narrative from the new dawn administration does not change.It is common knowledge that President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration regards the previous regime as a gang of thieves who looted state resources with impunity.While this is expected as the new administration has entered the government […]
AMNESTY WAY TO GO
