{"id":41836,"date":"2023-03-07T23:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T23:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/its-hichilemas-problem-to-deal-with-homosexuals-not-ours-says-fred-mmembe"},"modified":"2023-03-07T23:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T23:27:33","slug":"its-hichilemas-problem-to-deal-with-homosexuals-not-ours-says-fred-mmembe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/its-hichilemas-problem-to-deal-with-homosexuals-not-ours-says-fred-mmembe","title":{"rendered":"IT\u2019S HICHILEMA\u2019S PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH HOMOSEXUALS, NOT OURS, SAYS FRED M\u2019MEMBE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>SOCIALIST Party president Dr. Fred M\u2019membe says the fully grown homosexuality in the county is the problem of President Hakainde Hichilema and not others.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. M\u2019membe is of the view that the problem about how to deal with the gay and lesbian protestors that marched last Saturday in Lusaka is for President Hichilema and the police.<\/p>\n<p>He says this is not a problem of the Socialist Party but the UPND and President Hichilema who has control over law enforcement agencies. Dr. M\u2019membe says the permit to protest was not given by his party but the UPND and its police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem of how to deal with LGBTQI marchers in Lusaka is for Mr Hakainde Hichilema and his police officers to deal with. This is not an issue for the Socialist Party Zambia to handle. The Socialist Party has no control of the law enforcement agencies or the administration of criminal justice system. They gave Sistah Sistah Foundation a police permit and should explain their decisions and actions,\u201d said Dr. M\u2019membe.<\/p>\n<p>So, far police in Lusaka have arrested and detained three Sistah Sistah Foundation members and promoters of gay and lesbian rights, among them, a 25 year old police officer of Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe police station.<\/p>\n<p>IT\u2019S HICHILEMA\u2019S PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH, NOT OURS \u2013 M\u2019MEMBE The problem of how to deal with LGBTQI marchers in Lusaka is for Mr Hakainde Hichilema and his police officers to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>This is not an issue for the Socialist Party Zambia to handle. The Socialist Party has no control of the law enforcement agencies or the administration of criminal justice system. They gave Sistah Sistah Foundation a police permit and should explain their decisions and actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. SOCIALIST Party president Dr. Fred M\u2019membe says the fully grown homosexuality in the county is the problem of President Hakainde Hichilema and not others. 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