I AM ready to face Fred M’membe in a public debate on LGBTQI issues but I will take Wynter Kabimba and Frank Bwalya with me because they are his accusers, says chief government spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa. Mweetwa has, however, asked Dr M’membe to leave President Hakainde Hichilema and State House out of this issue. Recently, Dr M’membe, who is Socialist Party leader, challenged President Hichilema and Mweetwa to a public debate on national television regarding the UPND administration and State House’s “involvement with gays, defenders, protectors and promoters of gay rights”. But reacting to this in an interview, Mweetwa said he found Dr M’membe’s decision to involve President Hichilema uncalled for. “I find the call for a debate with the...

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