🇿🇲 BRIEFING | Mwila Says Reconciliation Must Begin With Release of Detained Opposition Figures BM8/ECL national chairperson Davies Mwila says President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for national unity and reconciliation will remain doubtful while opposition figures Brian Mundubile, Makebi Zulu and others remain in detention. Mwila said the government should demonstrate its commitment to reconciliation by […]

🇿🇲 BRIEFING | Mwila Says Reconciliation Must Begin With Release of Detained Opposition Figures

BM8/ECL national chairperson Davies Mwila says President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for national unity and reconciliation will remain doubtful while opposition figures Brian Mundubile, Makebi Zulu and others remain in detention.

Mwila said the government should demonstrate its commitment to reconciliation by facilitating the release of political opponents whom he alleges are facing trumped-up charges.

His remarks follow President Hichilema’s appeal for national unity after the conclusion of Zambia’s general elections.

“You will recall, Mr President, that when you were detained at Mukobeko, there was no reconciliation until you were released by government,” Mwila said.

He urged the President to bring political leaders together, arguing that divisions within the country could undermine national cohesion.

“The entire country is divided, and when it is divided, you cannot rule in a normal way,” he said.

Mwila also renewed calls for an independent commission of inquiry into the death of former Cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya, saying the public deserved an explanation of the circumstances surrounding his death.

“We still insist that an independent commission of inquiry be established so that Zambian people be able to know what transpired,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mwila criticised the government’s decision to move the National Day of Prayer from October 18 to December, saying the change had not been adequately explained.

“We feel matters of faith should be given priority,” he said, calling on the government to clarify the reasons for the change.

-The People’s Brief | McCarthy Lumba

October 11, 2026