We have heard. The learned Legal Counsel Wynter Kabimba, also Patriotic Front Secretary General, has effectively distanced the Pf from the reckless and irresponsible actions of PF Vice President Guy Scott. That is the way it should be. A wrong is a wrong and in this instance, Guy Scott, has become a serious liability to the Patriotic Front, just like its leader Michael Sata, who out of nothing, begun a homosexual campaign to “benefit” Zambia.
But that said, Guy Scott’s media assault, remains a sore point for Zambia’s democracy. He has shown the whole world that he is so intolerant, unreasonable and willing to play to the gallery. Kabimba justified the PF anger, symbolised by its slogan and power –sign. If there was a possibility of asking Osama Bin laden, why he though killing and taking away innocent lives by Al Qaeda was good, he sure would be able to justify all those senseless killings. But can other civilised persons accept that justification or explanation, in the midst of pools of human blood?
Put simply, can any reasonable official, justify the banishing of National Media from covering what is supposed to be a national affair? Or, is fighting at a place of work or any other, justifiable? This is the dilemma that our Wynter Kabimba finds himself in. he is having to clean up the mess that others are willing and wittingly creating. It is sure a hard job, and we doubt if Wynter is enjoying what appears to be a deliberate ploy to seek publicity even when the very reason for seeking publicity, is at variance with fundamentals of democracy.
We have said before and we now repeat that THE Patriotic Front is in a hurry to destroy Zambia’s democracy. Sata was in the MMD as National Secretary. During his time, as expected, he brutalised many but failed to undo the party, whose democratic credentials, are too solid for any joker. The creation of the Patriotic Front was an attempt to have another vehicle for dissent but others like Michael Sata have taken it somewhere else. As recently announced by Peter Sinkamba, the PF’s consolation is its perceived popularity. We want to argue and argue very strongly that popularity alone, cannot be an effective measure for assuring the patriotic Front victory because, there are equally many indicators which show how Sata and company failed to tick, when they were in government.
So, while the statements by Kabimba are welcome, we at the Zambian remain worried and concerned because crocodile tears have no space in our democracy. We saw the damage and pain Hitler caused and know too well the tragedy that could envelope Zambia, if war mongers were allowed access, to State power.
Remember, Dr. Guy Scott, also a Columnist in the Post Newspaper, is the Vice President. We all know that Sata is said to be sick, meaning that if he was indisposed and unable to do what he must do, then Dr. Guy Scott, with all his shortcomings, would be the next PF president. If The PF was to be in government, Guy Scott would be republican President – and that would mean compounded trouble for the Media. Sad, but this is the “Plan” we must all join hands to stop! It is unpatriotic, it is hypocritical, it is an abomination and a danger to our PEACE.
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