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MISA Warns Minister Kambwili
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia has warned information Minister Chishimba Kambwili to desist from terrorizing the media.
MISA Zambia Chairperson Hellen Mwale in a statement says Mr Kambwili’s threats to revoke the broadcasting license for radio Phoenix amounts to violation of media freedom.
She says it is the duty of the Independent Broadcasting to act with utmost independence and professional autonomy to review any such situations without undue influence over the process by the Minister himself.
Ms Mwale says claims by the Minister that there is influence of the opposition at radio station is testimony that the PF Government does not want to be criticized and does not encourage space for participatory democracy.
She says MISA Zambia is displeased that the Minister entrusted with the affairs of the media in the country is the one taking the lead to harass and terrorize media houses.
Ms Mwale has reminded the Minister that one of the duties of his portfolio is to help foster media development and diversity through the creation of a favourable environment for the media to flourish, as opposed to suppressing media outlets that are seen to be critical of government.
And the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says it is appalled by threats made by Information and Broadcasting Minister Chishimba Kambwili to revoke the broadcasting license of Radio Phoenix.
YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza in a statement says the threats by Mr Kambwili must send a chilling warning to the media that if they don’t stand up for each other, they risk creating a media that is not free to operate and controlled by tyrants.
Mr. Mwanza has also reminded Mr. Kambwili that the fall of many regimes in the past always begun when leaders became intolerant against the media which holds divergent views.
Mr. Mwanza states that Mr. Kambwili can do well to remember that the PF would not have been in power today if the MMD had acted with caution and restraint when dealing with the media.
He says Government must not only be concerned with the radio station’s bias towards the opposition political party, but must also be concerned about the public perception that the public media has a very strong bias towards the ruling party.
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 24, 2015 at 9:39 am
Kambwili is a stupid man whose monkey behaviour has been entertained by lungu turning a blind eye. I really question lungus law qualifications because a law graduate would understand the need for press freedom. Lungu and his thugs have no clue. Vote upnd bane
Czar
October 24, 2015 at 9:48 am
Go to UNZA and LAZ to verify if President Edgar Lungu is indeed a qualified lawyer instead of just twisting everything to end in…. “Vote UPND”.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 24, 2015 at 9:56 am
Have you heard of matero qualifications. Bye anyone can get a cold law degree. I doubt he got distinction
Czar
October 24, 2015 at 10:05 am
I asked you to go and verify and not just speculate. These things are in public domain. You can actually petition for the removal of Edgar Lungu as President if you prove he’s got false qualifications. It would also make it much easier for your preferred candidate to get elected.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 24, 2015 at 12:51 pm
It is questionable when one has the qualification but lacks in performance related to that qualification. Could this be a sign of a failed education system or just a failed man who has deteriorated over the years? Is it right to say that he is not fit to be president? AM glad you are slowly starting to see things our way. He said he lacked vision. Mwanawasa was a lawyer and proved to be best president we ever had. lungu kaya
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 24, 2015 at 1:22 pm
the chap stole client money but that wasnt enough to stop the chap. This is the failed system we have under zambia and you are here saying nyo nyo. can you see why we need change
Czar
October 24, 2015 at 1:28 pm
Nyo Nyo when you fail to reason. Muppet. So why yap about vote UPND without facts?
wamushe
October 24, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Iwee nez ask kabimba lungu was one of the students during his time at unza that you can’t take away from him?
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 24, 2015 at 4:40 pm
He can have it. After all he has failed.any one can get a degree that doesn’t make them wise.
Wanu Ngwee
October 25, 2015 at 8:12 am
ONE OF TWO THINGS: Either The President changes the name of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting OR creates a new ministry for Kambwili with the name MINISTRY OF WARNING AND INTIMIDATION.
Shaka Zulu
October 24, 2015 at 9:43 am
You should understand Kambwili.He actually doesn’t mean what he says.Only that when he was at school his favourite words must have been ‘warning’ and ‘threaten’. Thus his extreme liking of these words.
Goodz
October 24, 2015 at 11:19 am
Kambwili thinks that zambian is a personal to order country. Te calo cobe kambwili wi latinya bantu, who are you?
Hello Haters
October 24, 2015 at 11:44 am
Problem with kambwili, he thinks that if one is talkative, that makes him/her a good politician, so kambwili will always yap in order to convince himself that he is a good politician.
Cool
October 24, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Minister Or Sinister, He Came To Destroy What Other Minister Have Laboured To Build Over Many Year, He Must Be A Dream Come True For R.B As Witnessed By The Unfair But Heavely Censored Znbc, Though Lost Interest In P,f I Still Hold Dr Katema To High Esteem
Tombolilo
October 24, 2015 at 12:15 pm
I think chimbwili is a gorrilla who thinks zambia is his,come 2016 u will be history,vote hh.
Cholwe
October 24, 2015 at 12:49 pm
Mr kambwili please, tone down. Its not good to be talked about everytime. Change is needed in your position. I beg u
timmy
October 24, 2015 at 3:46 pm
Kambwili is just a maggot
kayula
October 24, 2015 at 9:48 pm
can MISA surely warn kambwili? If all the ministers were like kambwili no Zambian would go without food. We need kambwili mote than he needs us. If you Re a straight forward Zambian you cant have a problem with kambwili. see how sata worked and talked
jebo
October 24, 2015 at 9:55 pm
i was also the best at hone but am failing to use my best results and am always in kachasu and in chibolya.
jey
October 24, 2015 at 10:02 pm
he was promised to b the next presdent after lungu, so he cant wait and he cant spare any1 standing in his way. but we hav presdntial materials in pf but y this kambwili to b next.
Given Miyanda hanongo
October 25, 2015 at 7:39 am
Mr.Chimbwi your days are numbered, and not all days are sundays