What is Hakainde scared of by denying opposition rallies?
What is Hakainde scared of by denying opposition rallies?
By Daily Revelation Editor
Police in their customary impunity have stopped the opposition United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) from holding a rally in Kafue, despite Hakainde Hichilema having promised that under his administration the opposition would be allow to mobilise freely as he will have nothing to fear, owing to the impeccable leadership he would provide.
Kafue Police Station officer-in-charge R. Chiwila said the notice to hold a public rally at Matanda Grounds in Zambia Compound was rejected and the event will not be allowed to take place due to alleged security concerns.
This is another of the many promises Hakainde Hichilema has reneged on or failed to fulfil. And then he goes round saying he’s promoting democracy in the country, we wonder if his understanding of democracy is the same one we all know or something entirely different. It surely can’t be that the police has consistently denied opposition political parties from holding rallies since he came into office. The police is always claiming ‘security, security, security.’ What that security entails only they know.
But we can suspect that the security they are talking about is one where they feel they will offend UPND cadres and officials if they…https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/what-is-hakainde…/