{"id":42479,"date":"2023-03-17T23:26:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/emmanuel-mwamba-stands-firm-on-national-values-and-principles-amidst-foreign-pressure"},"modified":"2023-03-17T23:43:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:43:32","slug":"emmanuel-mwamba-stands-firm-on-national-values-and-principles-amidst-foreign-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/emmanuel-mwamba-stands-firm-on-national-values-and-principles-amidst-foreign-pressure","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Mwamba stands firm on national values and principles amidst foreign pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Zambia\u2019s Patriotic Front (PF) Presidential Candidate, Emmanuel Mwamba, has issued a statement emphasizing the importance of not sacrificing national values and principles in light of recent criticism from the United States Embassy in Zambia. Mwamba\u2019s statement came after the Zambian government arrested four LGBTQ activists, a move that was condemned by the U.S. Embassy.<\/p>\n

Mwamba stated, \u201cWe should not allow foreign values and perversions masquerading as human rights to be forced on Zambia. It is imperative that foreigners that wish to cooperate with us as development partners must respect our national values and principles, and must help us promote and foster our laws, norms, values, culture, and traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mwamba added that programs aimed at ending sexual and gender-based violence must not be used to promote LGBTQ+ rights, which he said were offensive to Zambia\u2019s laws, norms, traditional, religious, and cultural values. \u201cYes, Zambia will fight Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (S&GBV),\u201d he said, \u201cbut like other programs such as Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (S&RHR) and Comprehensive Sexuality Education( CSE), these programs must never be used to integrate the Agenda of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer (LGBTQ)+.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. Embassy had called on Zambia\u2019s leaders to take action against sexual and gender-based violence, focusing resources on preventing SGBV and holding perpetrators accountable, and ensuring all people realize the full and equal freedoms, rights, and protections they are guaranteed under the law.<\/p>\n

Mwamba\u2019s statement highlighted the need to address sexual and gender-based violence in Zambia, but emphasized the importance of doing so in a manner that respects the country\u2019s values and principles. He further noted that Zambia must not allow foreign values and perversions masquerading as human rights to be forced on the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we appreciate the support of the United States Embassy in condemning sexual and gender-based violence, we reject any suggestion that our nation should be compelled to adopt practices and ideologies that are not compatible with our cultural and traditional values,\u201d Mwamba said.<\/p>\n

While Zambia is being recognized as a poster boy of Africa by the West and is set to host international conferences promoting democracy, Mwamba asserted that the country must never sacrifice its soul in the process. \u201cEven as Zambia is being identified and fronted as a poster boy of Africa by the West and will be rewarded with official high-level visits from such countries and will host international conferences promoting democracy, it must never come at the expense or expedient of sacrificing the soul of the nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mwamba\u2019s statement underscores the need for Zambia to remain true to its values and principles while addressing issues such as sexual and gender-based violence. The statement serves as a reminder that development partners must respect Zambia\u2019s cultural and traditional values and work to promote and foster the country\u2019s laws, norms, values, culture, and traditions.<\/p>\n

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