If there is one man who has proved beyond reasonable doubt that MMD is a lawless party, it is Sata. His behaviour defies elementary sense of decency and can only be described as primitive. To ensure that people who have broken the law are punished is the only way we are going to ensure that democratic culture takes hold in our country. We cannot let violators of human rights and persons who have engaged in criminal conduct do so with impunity. The rule of law must reach everyone including a president grown tyrannical and swollen with power.
Popular democracy requires responsible leadership and enlightened followers.
Beyond this, it also demands the institutionalisation of a culture of consultation and reciprocal control with regard to law- making and the use of power and privileges. I would like to emphasise that there is no need to have a referendum, there is no legal basis for it and the economic arguments against holding it are overwhelming. Its holding is intended to legitimise an otherwise, illegitimate attempt to undermine the constitution. Mr. Chiluba must realise that the time to go has come. He must go quickly and with all deliberate speed and spare Zambians the agony he is subjecting them to and the embarrassment he is causing them internationally.