President Edgar Lungu has said that the Cyber Security and Cybercrimes Bill should be enforced without fear or favor when it is enacted into Law. President Lungu said that a number of people have suffered at the hands of individuals who abuse the cyberspace and that this cannot be allowed to continue.
The President said that there is a need for Cyberspace to be used for the good of society and not to be abused by people with criminal minds.
The President said that the Bill is likely to be signed into Law as early as Friday this week. President Lungu said that much as he has the right to reject a Bill, this is not likely to happen because he followed the debates in Parliament on the Cyber Security and cybercrimes Bill, adding that parliament did a good job by considering a number of factors as it debated the bill.
President Lungu said this when he met a team of officials from the Cyber Hygiene Zambia at State House today.
And Cyber Hygiene Zambia Brand Ambassador Thokozile Muwamba said it is sad that people are abusing social media. Captain Muwamba said a child who was raised in an African home cannot insult people on Social media like the case is now.
She said insulting people is not only unAfrican but also against the country’s Christian values.
Meanwhile, Cyber Hygiene Zambia Chairperson Solomon Shakele said his organisation will continue educating people on the proper use of the cyber space.
Recently, Captain Muwamba and her team undertook a walk dubbed ‘Walkathon’ from Lusaka to Livingstone aimed at creating awareness against cyberbullying.
People just don’t like you iwe, you make me sick
Please stop it Lungu, we know you want to use that bill to stump on people’s rights and privacy. The good thing is that you don’t own the cyberspace, people can use several technologies to circumvent your draconian rules. You will have to shut down the internet for the whole country just to target a few individuals.
I am one of the victims who is constantly bullied and abused by the evil upnd diasporans. That is why I am glad that this bill has been introduced. Enough is enough. I also held a conference call with the staff of lusakatimes where I gave them guidance on managing this website and a list of notorious bloggers to keep an eye on. I am glad that so far they are being moderated. Thank you president and my boss
No, Chiti, YOU don’t like President Lungu!! It’s your opinion and those like you. Your opinion is not ultimate. Democracy where the majority carry the day is what matters.
How I wish they introduced the bill to bring down the cost of living.
WHO HAS SUFFERED CYBER BULLYING APART FROM KAIZER ZULU… MY FRIEND WHEN YOU BOOTED OUT OF OFFICE ANDF SUDDENLY ALL THE TICKS FALL AWAY WHAT THEN ???
DO YOU THINK YOUR INSVLTS and FOUL WORDS GO UN NOTICED
AND WHY DONT YOU COMMENT ON THE NATIONAL DEBATE PEOPLE ALL OVER ARE WANTING IT NOW
AND DONT BLAME UPND THE ONE I EMAILED FULLY ACCEPTED THE IDEA
REMEMBER ITS THE PEOPLES CHOICE NOT YOURS OR THE PRESIDENT
People have suffered because of your corruption, cyber bullying is why we cadres flashing money? Cyber bullying is why Zambia has $27 billion dollars in debts? Is it Cyberbullying the reason why the dollar is k22? No jobs? High food prices? High corruption levels never seen before in Zambia? Sir you are the real reason why people have suffered so don’t come here and act like you don’t know that you are the problem and will be sorted out soon whether you try to cheat your way through to the Presidency. You are going to prison, just wait.
Zambians have suffered at the hands of PF’s bogus/toxic economics.Iwe chi KZ and meno meno ECL please continue suffering from our bitter truths.
@Kaizar Zulu, nobody bullies you. You think you are above the law. Your ugliness is the only thing working out for you.
hahahaha.. well there goes another campaign platform for the opposition in Zambia. No TV, always blocked on Radio, The Post was closed, POA etc. Lungu strategy to hold on to power will work. because quite frankly the majority of Zambians are weak and and always have decisions made on their behalf.
There are actually more people who have suffered on account of Lungu’s mismanagement of the economy.
As for Kakaiza Zezulu, you MAY only be bullied by those who cannot retaliate with a gun when you brandish a pistol to their heads.
Lungu wants this law to clamp down on every space during and after elections. He has sensed some people are going to leak his rigging scheme of what will be going on behind the scenes as they cook the numbers. After Bill 10 failed they had to find something that would give them powers to do whatever they want to do without any interference. Lawyers it’s time take this to court now. Don’t wait and do it after elections.
Mr President, maybe some people are abusing the cyber space due to the following, ZNBC has litterally been grabbed from the Zambian people and is now only showing only PF activities. When opposition try to use private radio stations they are attacked by PF caders. In the spirit of maintaining peace and promoting multiparty democracy, please look at the issues I have highlighted above
Zambians have had unprecedented suffering at the hands of President ECL and PF. We have unprecedented state bullying, unprecedented Youth hopelessness and unemployment , unprecedented spilling of blood, unprecedented, unprecedented colony of China
This bill is only meant to shackle the opposition and protect lungu………
Would you trust any bill signed into law by a leader who oversaw the gassing of Zambians for political expediency ?????
Upto now, despite more than 50 Zambians having been murdered, we have heard nothing about the gassing investigations…….and you think lungu will give you an honest cyber bill ???
President ECL and PF , thanx for the following: State Capture and Bullying, Gassing, Worst Economy,Colony of China, Police Brutality, COVID cash stealing, Auditor’s General Reports, Cadre Money Laundering, Cadre Violence, Blood Spilling, Dictotorship, Fake Fire Tenders, Fake Ambulances, Honeybee, Unprecedented FIC Reports and for burnning democracy
The new coronavirus should locate Lungu and his criminals and sort them out with no mercy. Then I will look for his grave and pee on it.
The only people who have suffered through cyber bullying or cyber insulting is crooks, criminal, wrongdoer, oppressors, the corrupt who have been exposed etc. Majority of law abiding citizens have no problem with social media because they have no cause to be insulted, bullied or exposed. In fact most of these injustices like fire tender scandal , ambulance, mukula, honeybee and even mistreatment of workers etc have only come to the fore because of cyberspace which you now want to curtail to hide your misdeeds.
Manje kuli naba Cyber Hygiene?! Elo lwanya nomba…!
Saulos! Aza saiba m’dala ka bill. Pa Friday ta gwamo!
People have suffered more due PFs industrial scale CORRUPTION, NEPOTISM, TRIBALISM, LAWLESSNESS… Look at the economy, any way we didn’t expect anything better from after patronising the best dictators on the continent.
To one who do wrong just likely to be exposed.
When are you going to talk about the Honeybee genocide?
I have never threatened anyone with a loaded gun. I am a BlackBelt in karate why would I use gun when I can defend myself using my kicks and punches
Many People have suffered more at the hands of PF than through cyber abuse. Shouldn’t we also redeem ourselves this August Mr President?
People could be frustrated in that ZNBC is for PF, when the opposition go on private radio stations, they are also attacked by PF caders
Neighbours and friends who have lived in harmony and peace their entire lives, are bieng tricked into believing that they are now enemies if they support a different party from PF.
Meanwhile grade 7 faliures like ‘Boman Lufyono’ and that bleached gorilla ‘Ignorant Klingongo’ are reaping what they did not sow at the cost of tax payers who are struggling to feed their families, pay rent and school fees
YOUR ONLY BLACK BELT WAS BOUGHT FROM SOWETO MARKET KIKIKI
THREATED = ABUSE BOTH VERBAL AND PHYSICAL AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL ABUSE IS JUST AS BAD AS PHYSICAL
PLUS YOU A BORN AGAIN WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH YOU ONLY SAYING THAT AS PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO RELIGION
YOUR MOUTH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A GARBAGE CAN
@Kaizar Zulu.
You are the one insulting diasporans constantly,but I forgive you as you are just a brainless clown.
@Kaizar Zulu. Black belt in corruption? You can’t even kill a green fly and want to come here and talk nonsense?
When I see Kaizar Zulu on a neutral ground I would like to punch his big nose, let me see his black belt come into play. I can’t wait.
Lungu is a scared little b!tch.
The above comments from upnd cadres proves what I said that I am being bullied here. Most of you have big balls because you think you are safe bullying anonymously. I would like to see you say these things to my face.
@pfcriminals I can fly to America and meet you man to man once covid is gone. I would like to see you say those words to me so that I squeeze your balls hard and punch the life out of you
The most classic adage regarding trolling is, “Don’t feed the trolls.” Trolls seek out emotional responses and find provocation amusing, so replying to them or attempting to debate them will only make them troll more. By ignoring a troll completely, they will likely become frustrated and go somewhere else on the internet.
You should try your best not to take anything trolls say seriously. No matter how poorly they behave, remember these people spend countless unproductive hours trying to make people mad. They’re not worth your time of day.
These dictators wannabe have gone too far. Lungu and his crime syndicate are corrupt, criminal minded individuals who want to turn Zambia into Uganda, or North Korea. Stifling people’s freedom of speech is a crime in itself. Calling out PF’s corruption is not cyberbullying. These PF criminals have stolen Zambia’s resources and now they want us the victims of their corruption to stay quiet? Id1ots they are. They can’t silence us. Zambia is not owned by these PF criminals. If Lungu and his criminal gang were not stealing the Zambian people’s meager resources, they would’ve had nothing to fear. They’ve literally ruined Zambia’s economy by their cluelessness and corruption. These slimy bandits belong in prison. Let the people speak, you worthless criminals.
Zambian people have suffered at the hands of this brutal, thieving and incompetent President
@Kaizar Zulu, I didn’t know you were a comedian too. I thought stealing was all you did, but you are welcome here. Don’t be surprised if you go back to Zambia with your dick in your pockets. Anyways thieves like you are not granted entry here, so don’t hide in Covid crap. You are scared. Anyways I hear the son of Africa Pombe magufuli is dead, I wish it was KZ or Lungu.
It’s not about just dealing with cyber bullying – and if this Bill was merely being proposed for that purpose, it would have been shorter. Other laws exist that can deal with a lot of the issues in the Bill. I have read through it all and it’s clear there is a large chunk that is meant to be used to deal with the freedom of expression, especially when it pertains to the wider public and the opposition. There are vast powers accorded to officials under that Bill to snoop on anyone, confiscate resources and propose prosecutions – including what is expected from the judiciary. This is PF – it’s akin to giving them live ammunition to ‘discipline’ perceived defenceless ‘enemies’. Anyone in doubt, watch the space as soon as ECL signs it into law. He even enthusiastically said the other…
Useless Lungu and his bunch of thugs that should all be dead with Covid, are squeezing in failed Bill 10 pile of crap in all these dictator useless Bills. Lungu will not survive the new strain of Covid. He will get it soon. Sons of Africa like Magufuli shouldn’t be dying as Africa needs them for its survival from the invaders. The ones that need to die are traitors like Lungu and his bunch of thugs like big nose Kaizar Zulu. For the money Kaizar Zulu has stolen one would think he would go to India where they all go, and at least have them reduce that nose. I wouldn’t want to be in the same room with that guy. He finishes all the oxygen. Useless chap.
Presidents die. Who shall mourn them?
People have suffered because of your mungulu leadership. terrible president in the whole world
Kaizer zulu I will do to you what they did to Ghadafi, putting a stick in your behind until you say point
THIS LAW SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED A DECADE AGO. NOW IT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED WHEN SOCIETY HAS ALREADY BEEN POLUTED BY CHAPS WHO LIVE IN DIASPORA AND MAINLY US AND UK WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE INSULT GROWN UPS AND IT’S OKAY. ANYWAY, AT LEAST IT’S ON IT’S WAY TO IMPLEMENTATION. IT’S BEEN LONG OVERDUE.
@Wise timing, adults that have no dignity don’t deserve any respect whatsoever. Point at one fool in PF that deserve an ounce of respect. Just one. I bet you can’t unless you are licking these thieves behind. Kaizar Zulu, Corrupt Lungu don’t deserve any respect. Lungu is a criminal and needs to be in prison and put on death row.
@PFCriminalsDontOwnZambia
LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR !!!!!!!!!
SUPRESSION WHICH IS PRACTICED BY GOVERNMENT HERE IS WHAT BRINGS OUT THIS ANGER AND INSULTS
BUT SOME JUST DONT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT..
CYBER LAW WILL MAKE IT WORSE … IF IT CANT BE USED HERE OBVIOUSLY IT WILL MOVE TO OTHER PLATFORMS AROUNG THE WORLD
OR EVEN WORSE ON THE STRE*TS
We should not trust what HH is saying… President Lungu is not an enemy of Zambians, he is a kind-hearted man. He initiated things only to uplift our lives and nothing else.
Those people are now criticizing President Lungu for bringing up the Cyber bill. The same people will praise him when they will witness positive changes on social media platforms in the future.
Wonder, how could Hichilema name social media abuse or Cyberbullying as freedom of expression???? Clearly, he is manipulating the mind of innocent people… PF haters, wake up!!!
Indeed, Cyber abuse needs to stop right away. Let’s all support President Lungu and oppose HH’s evil plan to demolish the passed bill.
I really feel pity for Hichilema’s blind supporters. HH always tries to create hurdles in the path of any good cause. His behavior must be so embarrassing to his followers.
Why UPND is debating on things which decisions have already been taken. Fools are still debating on President Lungu’s eligibility to contest the August election when the Constitutional court had given a green signal to Mr. President! And now, after hearing the debate on the Cyber Bill, parliament has passed the bill. But still, UPND arguing on the same.
We are eagerly waiting for President Lungu to sign the Cybersecurity Bill and make it a Law!!!!!!!
Zambians will remain always grateful to President Lungu. He truly cares for the people. The passed bill will be a great help to stop social media crimes.
Only criminals should fear the passed Cybersecurity and Cybercrimes Bill!
Soon, we would witness discipline in cyberspace. People especially youths will use social media platforms properly and responsibly.