{"id":60323,"date":"2024-05-19T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/dont-limit-my-movements-edgar-lungu"},"modified":"2024-05-19T01:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:18:00","slug":"dont-limit-my-movements-edgar-lungu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/dont-limit-my-movements-edgar-lungu","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t limit my movements\u00b4-EDGAR LUNGU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Edgar Lungu, the sixth President of Zambia has cautioned police, working under orders from President Hakainde Hichilema to stop \u0301limiting his movements \u0301 around the country as if he were a common criminal.<\/p>\n

The sixth President of Zambia said instead of wasting money and time limiting his space and freedom, Mr. Hichilema should direct his energy towards fighting escalating, poverty, load shedding and high prices of mealie meal.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lungu was speaking in Kabwe, central Zambia about 150kms from Lusaka on Friday after a police man stormed the private parish office of catholic Bishop Clement Mulenga, disrupting a courtesy call he was paying the respected clergy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour job is to stop lawbreakers or people who are planning to break the law not stop me from enjoying my right to move freely,\u201d President Lungu said.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former President said, \u201cI came here to pay a courtesy call on the good bishop it \u0301s not your job to bar me your job is to protect me, protect the bishop and others, so that we can meet, talk, and I go my way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The police man who seemed bewielded and shaken, speaking to this former commander in chief still insisted that President Lungu had \u0301no right to pay a courtesy call onto the bishop\u2019 without citing a single law.<\/p>\n

The policeman said, \u201cWhen you were coming from Lusaka, you didn\u2019t inform us to say that you are making a stop in Kabwe or any other place. You need to inform us in advance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sixth President, a qualified lawyer and legislator firmly told the policeman that, \u201cI do not have to inform you by law, who told you that I have to inform you of my movements?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said there \u0301s no constitutional requirement compelling a former President to get permission from the state for him to make any movements.<\/p>\n

\u201cSir, please let\u2019s respect our constitution,\u201d said President Lungu, \u201cthis is a church not a public rally and I have a right to see my bishop, to pay a courtesy call on my church leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

A large section of civil society in Zambia believe the \u201cdemocratic space has shrunk\u201d since Mr Hichilemas assumed office almost three years ago in a questionable election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sixth President has also been<\/p>\n

banned from travelling abroad to receive specialised medical attention while his retirement package as a former president has been frozen by Mr Hichilema, his successor, shocking many.<\/p>\n

In the face of all these mounting abuses, the western diplomatic corp that were loudly condemning the Lungu administration in the run up to the 2021 polls remain silent, ostensibly in cohorts with Mr. Hichilema \u0301s abusive government.<\/p>\n

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