ZNWL defends women’s movement silence on attacks on DPP

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has defended the women’s movement silence on recent attacks on Director of Public Prosecutions Lillian Siyuni by some stakeholder’s especially political players.

Speaking in an interview with Q-news, Zambia National Women’s Lobby board chairperson, Daisy Ng’ambi says her organization is quite on the matter because the DPP is being attacked in his official capacity and not on a personal level.

Mrs Ngambi says her organization would only come to the defence of the DPP if people attack her on a personal level as a woman.

She however, notes the need for aggrieved people to use proper channels to air grievances unlike trying to intimidate her to step down and using abusive language.

But Chapter One Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde has condemned the continued intimidation of Mrs Siyuni by political cadres.

Yesterday, Patriotic Front member of the central committee and chairman for publicity and Information Raphael Nakacinda called on women organisations to defend the DPP from attacks by politicians.