By Sishuwa Sishuwa
To be fair, there is really nothing new here as opposition politicians have been treated much worse by UPND cadres, usually in full view of the police, over the last four years. The only difference is that the person on the receiving end of injustice and police inaction is, this time around, a member of the governing party.
Although these are matters that should ordinarily only concern supporters of the ruling party, I must say that the way Hichilema has treated Gary Nkombo is disgraceful and disgusting. After kicking Gary out of Cabinet and his party position as chairperson for elections, the president prevented him from standing for election into the party’s National Management Committee and denied him the opportunity to defend his parliamentary seat.
If Hichilema can be this vindictive towards a person like Gary who has contributed so much to the UPND, then vindictiveness is an integral aspect of his character. If Hichilema can treat Gary like that, he can treat anyone else much much worse. As I have repeatedly stated, Hichilema is just a bad human being. He is incapable of changing for the better and the only solution is to remove him from office before it is too late.
