STOP HARASSING THE SUNZU FAMILY
THEDemocratic Party is concerned to learn that a team of immi gration officials visited the Sunzu family to investigate and ascertain the nation ality of Zambia’s soccer icon Stophila Sunzu.
While we appreciate that the Immigration Department has a duty to secure our borders against illegal immigrants as well as prohibited immigrants, we find it strange that it has suddenly come to a realisation that Sunzu is not Zambian.
For avoidance of doubt, it is the same Stophila Sunzu who scored the winning goal that made Zambia carry the 2012 AFCON trophy.
Stophila’s father who was being interrogated is also a football legend who played football in Zambia during the Kaunda and Chiluba days.
The only thing that has changed is that this son of the soil decided to make an in vestment in a property that was good enough for a former head of State to rent. Stophila Sunzu had the option of build ing a property anywhere in the world but he chose to build in Zambia and it is our view that any leader that means well for this country must encour age Zambians to invest here and they should be protected for making such investments
rather than being persecuted or demonised simply because their tenant is a former head of State.
If the new dawn government in their wisdom managed to deport Sunzu and his family, what will happen to the 2012
AFCON win?
Those who understand the rules of the game will tell you that fielding an illegal player is grounds for disqualification.
It is our considered view as the DP that the new dawn government should focus on addressing real problems that the people are faced with.
They should be looking at how they will address the issue of free education for universi ty students who have been left out of the bursary scheme and can no longer afford to go into university because their par ents or guardians are too poor to afford the fees.
They should be looking at how they are going to address the issue of the cost of living for an average Zambian who can barely afford two meals a day.
They should focus on ad dressing the challenge of how citizens are going to afford the looming increase in the cost of electricity and fuel. People expect the government to be focused on real issues not spending tax payers’ money on witch-hunting and settling personal political scores.
Finally, we would like to advise the government to be restrained in their actions and ensure that they take time to introspect before they expose the country to unnecessary ridicule and shame through emotional decisions.
Zambia are the 2012 AFCON champions and the winning goal was scored by Stophila Sunzu a Zambian, get used to it.
HARRY KALABA, DP President.