GOVERNMENT has urged the European Parliament, the European Commission and all cooperating partners to allow the country’s constitutionally mandated institutions to undertake their work without interference. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mulambo Haimbe says the European Union Parliament resolutions on Zambia were premature and lacked sufficient consideration of all important facts. On Thursday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called on Zambian authorities to establish an impartial investigation into the murder of former minister Mutotwe Kafwaya and allegations of arbitrary arrests. The resolution, titled “Post-electoral repression in Zambia and killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya,” was put to a roll-call vote on Thursday, September 17, 2026, in Strasbourg. Reacting to that in a statement, Saturday, Haimbe said government was concerned...




