Acting Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the expansion of the broadcasting and media industry in the country is a result of the good policies of President Edgar Lungu who has allowed people to freely criticise him.
Speaking when he launched Radio Delight Kwitonta in Chinsali, Wednesday, Kampyongo, however, noted that there is need for responsible information disseminators to protect the journalism profession.
“Therefore, government has liberalized the airwaves in a manner that ensures responsibility and equity. This shows that radio and TV have formed the key components of the broadcasting sector and have significantly expanded over the years through the good policies of his Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu who has allowed people to criticize him and he has allowed people to speak freely but like we heard from the permanent secretary, we need to have responsible information disseminators in you our journalists so that your profession is not compromised,” Kampyongo, who is also Home Affairs Minister, said.
He noted the importance of embracing technology as a step towards improving people’s lives.
To this effect, digital broadcasting technologies is here with us and hence we have to embrace as a major step towards improving our people’s lives. The vision of his Excellency the president and his government is to develop an information and media industry capable of bringing about well-informed citizenry, motivated to embrace democratic governance, national development and continued access to diverse information. I have brought good news to the people of Muchinga Province today; government, through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, has made significant advances in liberalizing the airwaves thus allowing private sector participation in the broadcasting sector. This has resulted in the opening of a number of community and commercial radio stations countrywide, among them the one we are witnessing here today,” said Kampyongo.
Speaking at the same event, Muchinga Province permanent secretary Joyce Nsamba said the provincial administration would fully support the newly launched radio station.
Nsamba urged the members of staff at the new radio station to observe the highest levels of professionalism and give equal coverage to political and developmental stakeholders in the Province.
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Every Zambian should be free to criticise the corrupt. Kampyongo needs to number his days together with kamba. Let HH rule Zambia for the best
He did not ALLOW.
He has no power to ALLOW.
He has no authority to ALLOW.
Only We the people of Zambia have the power, the authority, and the responsibility to ALLOW themselves including Lungu to do anything in this country.
The years of the strongman are behind us. We have taken back our power and authority and we are not giving them to nobody!
Get used to it.
Kampyongo is an irritant that belongs in prison, just like most of his PF mates. He has the appearance of an inmate in case he doesn’t know. He is hallucinating if he believes that there’s freedom of expression in this country. For his own information, Lungu and his team of thieves will soon be retired in national interest.
The sad reality is that , someone who used to be called a criminal along Katondo street selling fake dollars surely do think he can change easy and turn into a better person?
Lying to people like Kampyongo is born out of now the famous slogan for MMD-PF sebana wikute.
I have been following politics in Zambia since childhood, mean KK times , chiluba, Mwanawasa, Ruphia, Sata and now the infamous father of all the corruptions.
Zambians have one of the most critical moment in their lives to make decision whether to continue with the current status quo of destroying every fabric of human dignity, country and harmony the co-exist among our people or let another person rule this great nation? My humble advice to my fellow zambian citizens on two important issues,
1: When the economy is growing creating jobs, does the better economy choose, its only this tribe, men, colour who will benefit?
The answer a big no. Recall Kk times the CB when all the tribes lived together and had jobs
When the economy is in a comatose does the effect of collapseed economy choose who will suffer , the effect across all sections of our societies.
How many people in Zambia who have inter marriages or children from other tribes or live where ever the call home? The answer is yours
Why are you brain washed that if Kanyanta or Mbozi becomes a president of Zambia, muchinga, Luapula, Northern, Eastern, North western, southern or Western will remain underdeveloped?
Has Southern province less developed than Luapula, Northern, muchinga, Eastern, central, western or North western provinces, the answer is no. Learn how dictators are made and how the control masses either by unknowingly or knowingly. They come as humble servants of the people, they are like chameleons , they clouds the minds of people like snake charmers , people close their eyes and eyes as they see themselves in them. Dictators pretend to be men of people create imaginary or artificial identity to deserve masses whilst they continue to steal from the peole. They control everything to starve masses as a way of instilling fear, legalise militia groups arming them as their security wings. Every government branch is under control. Employments are based on who you know and they use this weapon to convince people that , if they were Tongas, Lozis, or Bembas who are in power , Mbozi or Kanyanta manga you would have not been employed its because we are here. Vote for us . Completly emotional blackmailing. Dictators use proxy to disseminate their propaganda to the least educated people especially rural people give them salt, fitenge, soap , or cooking oil, suffocate opponents using unnecessary tactics during election times to buy votes
This is the typical example of PF.