By SILUMESI MALUMOTHERE is no need to amend the Public Order Act because it is fine the way it is, United Party for National Development (UPND) spokesperson Charles Kakoma has declared.The UPND has made a U-turn after putting pressure on Government for many years to amend the Act, stating that it was disadvantaging the opposition.In 2017, the United Nations Universal Periodic Review urged Government to reform the current Public Order Act to include measures that would fully uphold the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.But Mr Kakoma said it was not necessary to amend the Act because in its current form it was good enough.In an interview yesterday, Mr Kakoma said: “In fact the proposed amendments in the Public Order Act are even worse than the current one.“So it is not going to help anybody, that is why they are insisting on going ahead with amending the Public Order Act because it favours […]
UPND backpedals on Public Order Act
