9 November 2009
MORE stakeholders have castigated Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata, United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hakainde Hichilema and former Defence minister, George Mpombo on their continued attacks on President Rupiah Banda.
The stakeholders said the opponents of Mr Banda should also desist from attacking his family and deal with issues rather than personalities when debating with national matters.
The National Union for Commercial and Industrial Workers (NUCIW) challenged former vice-president, Enoch Kavindele to produce evidence against the first family on alleged involvement in public procurements instead of making unsubstantiated pronouncements.
NUCIW president, Seth Paraza said Mr Kavindele should stop making wild accusations against the first family but instead come up with facts to prove his allegations.
Mr Paraza said in an interview that as a former top Government leader, Mr Kavindele should not be alarming the nation and should stop peddling in unnecessary witch-hunting against the first family.
The Lusaka Province MMD women executive committee advised Mr Sata and Mr Hichilema to stop dividing and misleading the people of Zambia.
Provincial executive committee secretary, Mary Phiri said in Lusaka yesterday that Mr Sata should stop politicising funerals like he did for former UNIP secretary general Grey Zulu's son, Agrippa, last week.
On Mr Mpombo, she alleged that other politicians, who would abandon him when the time came, were using the Kafulafuta Member of Parliament.
She called on Forum for Democratic Alternative (FDA) leader, Ludwig Sondashi to shut up, saying he should not continue attacking Mr Banda.
Zambia Small-Scale Farmers Network said it was disappointed by Mr Sata and Mr Hichilema's utterances against Mr Banda.
President, Boyd Lyambai said it was disappointing to hear the two leaders asserting that President Banda had done nothing since he was elected.
Mr Lyambai said the Constituency Development Fund had been increased while the rural road infrastructure had improved. There had been drastic improvement in the health and educational sectors.
Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes executive director, Lee Habasonda said politicians should dwell on issues rather than attack personalities when debating national matters.
Mr Habasonda said his organisation would like to see politicians being hard on issues and soft on personalities because politics was a culture that needed to be nurtured.
In response to a Press query over the current attacks on President Banda by some senior politicians, Mr Habasonda said senior politicians would do well to directly engage in dialogue with relevant authorities than resorting to attacking each other in the media.
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