HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says the application of the law is not tribal, arguing that that the PF members of parliament who were arrested for committing various crimes were not representing their tribes when doing so. Rendering a ministerial statement on arrests of three PF members of parliament, Tuesday, Mwiimbu said the law breakers should not hide under the guise of tribal discrimination. “Madam Speaker, let me also take this opportunity to address the insinuations that the application of the law is tribal. The Penal Code Act, Cap 87 of the laws of Zambia, states that tribal discrimination is an offence punishable by law. Madam Speaker, the fight against crime in whatever form will never be...
- Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu at the induction meeting of Cabinet and Provincial Ministers at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka on September 13, 2021 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala
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