Opposition Leaders And Demos

IT is a well-known fact that demonstrations are part and parcel  of democracy and are a component of political engagement and therefore a useful tool in a democratic society.

However, it is sad that we have opposition leaders like UPND president Hakainde Hichilema who seem hell bent on abusing this democratic right.

I remember how back in March, 2012 HH supported youths in Southern Province who intended to protest during that year's national youth day.

It's sad that a leader could encourage youths to demonstrate instead of speaking peace and calling for dialogue.

And just this past May, his party the UPND notified the Police about their planned national wide demonstrations.

However,  the UPND leadership has turned around and claim they are under no obligation to inform the police about their intention to hold demonstrations and protests.

Some political leaders are not worth to support. How in the world can HH and his party always resort to illegal  demonstrations over  issues that can be resolved through dialogue?

HH should understand that it is not everyone who is in line with his way of calling for attention.

No Zambian in their right mind can support such lawlessness. The poor people of Zambia have a lot of issues to deal with and HH should not provoke unnecessary tensions in our peaceful country.

It is unfortunate that a leader can act like an under five child who resorts to throwing tantrums whenever his demands are not met.

It is sad that HH has stuck to the idea of digging his own grave. His daily actions are self-eliminating.

HH should change his strategy if he intends to continue harboring presidential ambitions.

Let HH be useful and speak of development. You do not need to wait until you are president to bring your ideas of development on board.