Socialist Party calls for national dialogue, alleges sharp rise in tribalism, repression, corruption

Socialist Party (SP) President, Dr Fred M’membe, has called for a serious national dialogue, while alleging that the country had been set on a risky path of destruction.

In a statement issued in Lusaka on Thursday, M’membe noted that the country had an intensifying crisis of governance, rule of law, democracy and social cohesion.

He alleged that: “there was a rise in tribalism and grand corruption which has left a dark spot on the unity, patriotism and democracy of our country. It is no longer a secret that Mr Hichilema has set this country on a risky path of destruction.”

“The sharp rise in repression, ethnic bigotry, grand corruption, tribalism and many other vices has left a dark spot on the unity, patriotism and democracy of our country,” M’membe said.

He claimed that political competitors, private citizens and other critical voices were degraded and brutalized through unseen repression and hardship without any tolerance and restraint.

“There is an intensifying crisis of governance, rule of law, democracy and social cohesion in Zambia under President Hakainde Hichilema.

“The truth is, things are no longer the same anymore. This country is deeply divided. It is in unfathomable problems,” M’membe stated.

He claimed the manner in which government had been circumventing the law and abusing state institutions was a clear testimony of the illegitimate intentions of its administration.

M’membe noted that the country was today bedeviled with a lot of difficulties ranging from the economy, politics and social issues.

“The thoughtless manner in which this administration has been circumventing the law and abusing state institutions is a clear testimony of the illegitimate intentions of this administration,” he alleged.

He also claimed that the government had incapacitated the rule of law and constitutional order in the country and was going about its daily business with impunity, without oversight or regard for cultural, political and economic consequences of their actions.

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