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Fr Bwalya: Government is Playing Monkey Tricks on the Access to Information Bill
Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) president Father Frank Bwalya says he is disappointed that government has continued to play gimmicks on the Access to Information bill also known as the Freedom of information bill.
Speaking to Qfm in an interview, Father Bwalya says it is unacceptable for government to fail to pay serious attention to such an important law.
Father Bwalya says government is dragging on the bill for fear of allegedly exposing government officials involved in corruption.
He says the bill once enacted will help the media expose corruption in government in government institutions.
The ABZ leader who is also former MISA Zambia Chairperson stresses the need for government to take the Access to Information Bill to parliament for enactment without further delay as expected by the Zambian people who vote them in office.
Father Bwalya has since appealed to republican President Micheal Sata to take a step further and ensure that the Access to Information bill is enacted as promised to the media during the run up to 2011 election campaigns.
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Democrat
July 19, 2013 at 9:22 am
Abnormal Bwalya of Zambia (ABZ) president ekalefyecikala cawishi. This fatherless father thinks he knows it all, ukadabwa swine.
boss
July 19, 2013 at 1:05 pm
wechipuba niwebo stanyoko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigbodybuilder
July 19, 2013 at 10:31 am
@ Democrat I assume you’re having a bad day. Fr. Bwalya is correct but he needs to go further and state that censorship must be ended. The Freedom of Information is the right to speak with Love not hate speech, abuse or insults. It should allow Media Institutions to set up as they wish and allow citizens unfettered access to information except where the Courts deem otherwise.
Neutral
July 19, 2013 at 11:20 am
Father Frank no one says the bill is not coming. Its not as easy as 1,2,3. just coz its delaying does not mean failure or playing monkey tricks. Besides we know you so we can’t dance to your tune cos u lack our trust…at least by some of us! so just chill..
zambian
July 19, 2013 at 12:48 pm
He is no longer father frank bwalya he is plain frank bwalya.
isaac
July 19, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Frank is becoming both preposterous and grotesque, what we know is that the cabinet has approved the Access to Information Bill but it will be table before parliament only in September because the current seating is about to go on recess. This former priest somehow is running out of ideas in the name of gaining popularity.
BAMAYO
July 19, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Am sorry where ar wi goin wit such behaviour ba former father
BAMAYO
July 19, 2013 at 4:24 pm
He is insane
EVA
July 19, 2013 at 8:19 pm
Please let us respect others for us to be respected. Please lets stop insulting others because you never know others are our fathers’s age.