Freedoms guaranteed

LOGIC LUKWANDA,
JUSTINAH MUKUKA
Lusaka
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says enjoyment of fundamental freedoms in the country are guaranteed under the New Dawn administration.
Speaking when the European Union (EU) delegation led by Ambassador to Zambia Karolina Stasiak called on him, Mr Mweetwa said claims from the opposition and some civil society organisations that the democratic space is shrinking are baseless.
“When you hear the opposition and some colleagues in civil society or Church talk about the state of our democracy, first of all, their ability to speak freely, their ability to go to any media house, their ability to convene peacefully and talk, is evidence in itself that the democratic space is as it should be, expanding,” he said.
Mr Mweetwa said the enactment of the Access to Information (ATI) Bill into law shows that the New Dawn administration is prepared to be transparent and accountable to the people..https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home