Campaign for peace launched

An Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has launched a campaign advocating for peaceful elections next year.

Be Human Again Foundation has also described 2020 as a difficult year for Zambia both at national and individual levels.

The foundation at the weekend finished the long walk from Lusaka to Livingstone in a bid to promote peace.

Director, Mc'edward Siachitema, said in Livingstone that the decision to take walk was aimed at sensitizing the general public the need for peaceful elections next year.

Mr Siachitema said that Zambians should realize that for the nation to move forward, they needed to interlink with each other.

He said that it was therefore important for citizens regardless of their political agenda to live together as one Zambia one Nation.

Mr Siachitema said his organization would continue engaging citizens on the need for the nation to have peaceful polls next year.

"Be human Again has launched a campaign for a peaceful elections next year. We launched our campaign with a walk from Lusaka to Livingstone last month with the aim of reaching out to people that 2020 is a tough year for the nation," he said.

He said, at the national level, the country had issues of gassing where a lot of people lost their lives and thereafter, the Coronavirus pandemic.

Mr Siachitema said that all these contributed to the difficulties that citizens went through and were still going through.

"We stand in solidarity with the people who went through all these difficult situations. We are also advocating for peaceful elections as the country goes to the pools next year.

"Our message is that for us to move forward as a nation, citizens must realize that we need each other. We need to interlink as a people," he said.

Mr Siachitema and team were received by Falls Fitness Center members led by Mickie Mumba and others.