Those who persecuted Nawakwi with stupid charges of sedition must be happy she’s dead – M’membe

When Ms Nawakwi criticised the abduction of Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda and urged Mr Hichilema’s regime to arrest those named by the then Petauke MP as the people who abducted him, the government arrested her instead, and charged the FDD leader with sedition.

Weighed down by court appearances even when she was unwell, it is no surprise that she has died. Those who persecuted her with stupid charges of sedition, the same way they are persecuting others like Brebner Changala, using the same charge, must be happy that she has died.

Ms Nawakwi was mocked by Mr Hichilema’s government when she could not attend court on account of her illness, with the State’s lawyers wanting to set up a court at her home after refusing to believe that indeed, she was sick. What will they do now, set up court at her grave? These heartless hypocrites, who are also denying sick GBM leave to seek specialised medical treatment, are now trying to cling to the idea that they approved her evacuation to South Africa a few days before she died. They waited until it was too late to save her life before approving her evacuation. They knew that if she died in Zambia, Zambians would be outraged at their inhuman treatment of one of the best servants of this country. They thus sent her abroad only at a time when they knew  that she would not make it because they did not want her to die in Zambia. How long has Ms Nawakwi been sick if they really wanted to give her the best treatment? Wasn’t it not the same people who even followed her to UTH when she was unwell, all in an effort to ensure she attends court?

How long has  GBM been unwell? If Zambians woke up to the news that GBM has  been evaluated abroad for treatment, Zambians are entitled to assuming that the government would have approved the evacuation only because they are convinced GBM won’t live long. How long did the government block former president Edgar Lungu from leaving the country for specialised treatment?

Even when he offered to use his resources, the former president was blocked. These cruel and heartless people took away not just his party but also his state benefits that are accorded to him by law. If Mr Lungu did not sneak out of Zambia at the same time when Ms Irene Kahn was arriving, he probably may have died and these heartless and cruel people would have celebrated privately while mourning loudly in the public. What hypocrites!

Even Jay Jay would have died had he remained where  he was kept by this heartless regime. How many more people will have to die to appease Mr Hichilema’s thirst for vengeance? Do people have to die for Mr Hichilema to remain in power?