Charles Milupi accuses Zambia’s opposition of lacking ideas
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on News Diggers
United Party for National Development (UPND) Alliance president Charles Milupi accuses Zambia’s opposition parties of failing to provide a genuine check on the government and limiting themselves to criticism. He says the opposition is doing democracy a disservice, according to comments to News Diggers.
Charles Milupi, president of Zambia’s United Party for National Development (UPND) Alliance and transport minister, says opposition parties are not properly fulfilling their role of holding the government to account. In an interview on Sunday, he criticised them for limiting themselves to criticism without providing a genuine check on the government, according to News Diggers.
Milupi said the opposition must exercise oversight in line with the Constitution and rejected the idea that the government could be responsible for strengthening its political opponents. He said opposition parties must themselves develop the means necessary to fulfil their role, according to News Diggers.
