By ADRIAN MWANZATHE Head of State should use this period of mourning to release all political detainees as a way of remembering late Rupiah Banda who championed peace in the country, Chishimba Kambwili, has said.Mr Kambwili, who is also a PF presidential hopeful, said that the President needed to consider releasing the likes of Ms Mumbi Phiri.He said that as a way of honouring Mr Banda who was viewed by many as a beacon of peace, the head of State needed to consider releasing individuals like Ms Phiri whose detention has been roundly condemned. “I just want to make an earnest appeal to the head of State to ensure that he releases all those people who were incarcerated based on political lines like Madam Mumbi Phiri,” he said.Mr Kambwili said just like President Edgar Lungu heard when people protested his incarceration, the Head of State needed to do the same for Ms Phiri.He said such a […]
Use this period to pardon political detainees, says Kambwili
