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Posterity will judge DPP, Kunda harshly over Chiluba – Kabimba

Posterity will judge DPP, Kunda harshly over Chiluba – Kabimba
Written by Patson Chilemba
Friday, September 18, 2009 5:19:22 PM

LUSAKA lawyer Wynter Kabimba yesterday said posterity will judge Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Chalwe Mchenga and Vice-President George Kunda harshly for failing to give the Zambian people justice over Frederick Chiluba.

In an interview, Kabimba, who is also Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general, said it was a misconception to think that Mchenga and Vice-President Kunda were there for public service.

He said the duo was there to serve the corrupt personal interests of their master President Rupiah Banda.

Kabimba said the two weeks in which the state was expected to appeal former president Chiluba's acquittal by the magistrates court had elapsed, and the blame should be placed squarely on Mchenga who claimed to have been studying the matter when it was clear that he was operating under instructions from President Banda and Vice-President Kunda not to appeal.

"Their position is known that they don't want to appeal because they don't serve the public. They will remain there [in public office] because they don't serve the public. They are there to serve Rupiah Banda. It is a misconception to think that my brother Mchenga and George Kunda are actually in public service. They are in the personal service of Rupiah Banda, and therefore don't care what the public says or thinks about them," Kabimba said. "We shall have to wait if posterity is actually going to judge them lenient that at the time when they were entrusted with public service, they chose to serve the individuals in authority. Certainly posterity will judge them harshly."

Kabimba said since Vice-President Kunda, Mchenga, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General had failed to give the Zambian people justice when they demanded it, the public would demand justice on them at an appropriate time.

"There is a parable in the Bible that for whatever you did not do for one of my people, you didn't do it for me. I am sure they will be there when the chapter of history of the country changes, and they will be on the other side and will explain the role they played to bring about social justice," said Kabimba. "It is the public that will make them account for their actions."

Labels: CHALWE MCHENGA, CHILUBA, DPP, WYNTER KABIMBA

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