Mon, 22 May 2017 13:15:35 +0000 By SIABANA KELVIN THERE is need for the civil society in the country to awake from deep slumber by providing real checks and balances to the government and other leaders in the country, says newly launched Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CISCA) publicity secretary McDonald Chipenzi. Both the opposition and ruling political party leaders should be held accountable for their day to day activities in public offices for the nation to move forward. Mr Chipenzi said that the civil society in the country has remained mute on a number of important issues affecting the people of Zambia such as poverty, eco-social injustices, unemployment and abuse on human rights because some of the civil societies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country have political inclinations. He said the civil society, NGOs, the Church should be neutral when addressing important issues which were negatively affecting the economic growth of the nation for […]
