{"id":79094,"date":"2025-12-13T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-reflects-on-30-years-of-marriage"},"modified":"2025-12-13T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T15:26:26","slug":"hichilema-reflects-on-30-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-reflects-on-30-years-of-marriage","title":{"rendered":"Hichilema Reflects on 30 Years of Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>I got married over 30 years ago and I have never laid hands on my wife \u2013 Hichilema<\/p>\n

IN the over 30 years he has been married to his wife, First Lady Muntinta Hichilema, President Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that he has never laid a hand on her.<\/p>\n

On July 31st this year, the couple celebrated 37 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Officiating at this year\u2019s Human Rights Day in Lusaka on Wednesday, the Head of State shared that brutalising women only shows that one does not love their partner.<\/p>\n

The President who often publicly gushes about how lucky he is to have married his Mutinta,<\/p>\n

stressed that never having laid a hand on her does not mean they always agree on everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrutalising our women, our girlfriends is not acceptable. It means you never loved that woman in the first place. I have been married for over 30 years, there\u2019s not a single day I got close to laying my hands on my wife. It can\u2019t happen,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that we think alike no. She brings brilliant views in the house, some I agree, some I don\u2019t and vice versa. There\u2019s no reason why you should harm the person you claim to love. When you choose your partner respect them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also recounted a time when the First Lady stumbled upon an artificial intelligence (AI) generated video of him appearing to kiss a young woman, which did not lead to conflict because of the trust they have built over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cSocial media has become a menace, one day my wife saw an AI generated video where I was kissing a young lady. She asked that, \u2018daddy have you seen this?\u2019 I said, \u2018you, continue what you are doing. It\u2019s not possible. Because we have a long trusting relationship,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n

It was at this same event that the President stated that government was planning on making Gender Based Violence (GBV) non-bailable.<\/p>\n

The Head of State who got married to Mutinta when he was just 26, has three children with her, namely, Miyanda, Habwela and Chikonka.<\/p>\n

On their marriage anniversary this year, President Hichilema posted on his socials that the wife he married 37 years ago still makes him smile.<\/p>\n

\u201c37 years later and you are still making me smile. Happy Anniversary Mutinta Hichilema. HH,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

And the First Lady wrote that the husband of her youth still makes her heart skip a beat.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy 37th wedding anniversary to the one who still makes my heart skip a beat. Here\u2019s to the quiet joys and endless shared memories we\u2019ve built together. Love, Mutinta,\u201d so she wrote.<\/p>\n

In video interviews that surfaced slightly before and after the 2021 general election, President Hichilema shared how he met his wife.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met this woman in Lusaka. I met her, observed her for some time. We used to meet in the bus stops and later I figured out where she worked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In those videos, President Hichilema also revealed that the couple initially faced challenges in having children, but God eventually blessed them with three.<\/p>\n

According to an interview from over three years ago, that surfaced after the president won elections, Mutinta is a signatory on all his bank accounts.<\/p>\n

Despite coming from a polygamous family, the Head of State decided to stick to one wife because, for him, \u2018you can\u2019t share intimate love.\u2019<\/p>\n

By Catherine Pule<\/p>\n

Kalemba, December 13, 2025<\/p>\n

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