THE Loose Alliance of 11 CSOs has written to US Ambassador Michael Gonzales, asking him to withhold OCIDA’s petition for the US government to impose financial sanctions, visa restrictions, and travel bans against President Hakainde Hichilema and six other government officials. In their letter dated March 18, 2024, the CSOs are lobbying for enough time for other stakeholders to study the subject matter and present their evidence-based facts to the US embassy. “…The Loose Alliance of CSOs are lobbying for enough time for other stakeholders to study the subject matter and present their evidence-based facts to the United States Ambassador and other government and private governance and human rights institutions in Zambia before the United State government makes a decision....