Readers Forum: The Column You Write The politics of falsehoods
IT is unfortunate that the much publicised stage managed incident of shooting the Mkushi Aspiring candidate Tapson Kunda has now turned out to be a fabrication as revealed by Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja.
Mr Kanganja exposed that the rumours that were spread turned out to be lies. Mr Kunda even had the audacity and insolvency to attempt to lodge a false report at the police station and refused to assist the police in knowing the truth regarding his purported shooting.
In one of the recorded video, he could visibly be seen shouting at the police officers claiming that he was shot at.
On the material day, the entire top brass of UPND went on rampage and Mr Hakainde Hichilema a well-known high priest of falsehoods even went on one radio station during the breakfast show and made malicious accusations that the state and its agents were now after the lives of the members.
Not too long ago, Mr Hichilema was all over claiming that there were snipers that were planted to eliminate him during his last appearance for a criminal inquiry at the Zambia Police headquarters in Lusaka.
This reckless and ill thought publicity stunt is unfortunate and does not befit the respectable status that the named candidate was ostensibly aiming at.
It appears there is a sustained campaign that has been waged to portray that the opposition is the victim of state sponsored killings for the purpose of political expediency. All this is meant to undermine the confidence that has been reposed in the state institutions.
The alarming statements can no longer be taken as business as usual and there are necessary laws which can be activated to deal with such unpatriotic citizens.
The onus is on the law enforcement agencies and ensure that decency is restored on the political arena as that has the ability to undermine the highly cherished peace, the very existence which Zambia is known for.
As such, we strongly condemn the desperation by the UPND to concoct lies and carry on with the unpatriotic path to spreading alarming statements for the sake of political expediency.
We urge them to find decent ways of providing solutions and alternative policy direction that the nation needs.