Hon. Jack Mwiimbu: The Minister of Threats and Intimidation
By Thandiwe Ketis Ngoma
For a man tasked with upholding law and order, Hon. Jack Mwiimbu, Zambia’s Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, has seemingly embraced a different role that of a minister of threats and intimidation. Instead of ensuring the protection of citizens’ rights, his tenure has been marked by increasing fear tactics, unlawful detentions, and an open disregard for democratic principles.
A Government of Fear, Not Law
Under Mwiimbu’s leadership, law enforcement has become a tool of oppression rather than protection. The Zambia Police, which should serve as an institution of justice, now functions as an enforcer of state-sponsored intimidation. Citizens, activists, and opposition members are subjected to unlawful arrests, harassment, and brutal crackdowns all while the minister dismisses public outcry with arrogance.
Instead of standing for justice, Mwiimbu has weaponized the police to silence dissent. Protesters are arrested for merely speaking against the government. Political opponents are detained without cause. Journalists are threatened for exposing the truth. If this is what the Minister calls “maintaining order,” then what we truly have is a dictatorship in disguise.
Threats Instead of Solutions
Whenever citizens demand accountability, Mwiimbu’s response is never dialogue it’s a threat. He repeatedly warns critics of severe consequences, as if Zambia were his personal empire. He has turned press briefings into platforms for intimidation, where he lectures the nation on what they should and should not say, while refusing to address legitimate concerns.
His words are not those of a leader striving to protect democracy but those of a man determined to instill fear. Whether it’s activists demanding justice or ordinary Zambians speaking out against rising corruption and abuses of power, his response remains the same: threaten, silence, and punish.
Time to Lead or Step Aside
Zambia does not need a Minister of Threats and Intimidation we need a leader who values justice, respects human rights, and understands that public service means serving the people, not the government’s interests. Mwiimbu has failed in this regard.
If he cannot uphold the rule of law without resorting to fear tactics, then the honorable thing to do is resign. Zambia deserves leadership that protects, not threatens; leadership that serves, not oppresses. Until that happens, we will continue to call out his failures, his threats, and his abuse of power because silence is not an option.
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This article says a lot about the appointing authority for keeping such a minister for years
2026 is not far off
Naimwe………
Just sit down…….
The minister is not a minister for human rights,………
you cried to the UN person for human rights and were told to shut up , there is no such, only maintenances of law and order……..
We saw the kind of moral degradation we had in the previous regime with insults and dirty language promoted as normal, infact just the other day we had one of them wanting to normalise insults on TV………
These people want freedom they see as being able to organise protests, civil disobedience and inciting tribal tensions , that is type freedom they want………..
Unfortunately, the masses would rather see law and order , not the civil strife they see as freedom
FWD2031
I watched the video of the jailed Kitwe pastor….I don’t see anything that he said was enough to send a man to prison. So I’m wondering how the magistrate concluded that the man should serve time.
By the way Jack Mwiimbu told the nation that Jay Jay Banda had been captured????
Badala ……
.what did the UN rep tell you about the report you said will vindicate grave violations of human rights ?????
You even told us sanctions were being prepared against Zambia ???
We are here
FWD2031
UN Rep did not totally vindicate this GRZ and they took opinions of a very small section of communities,
They saw the general state and feeling of the country and spoke to most embassies…….
They came to the conclusion only law and order is taking place and……….
It is the criminals elements masquerading as politicians and the politicians who are criminals wanting to sow anarchy who are complaining………
It is not perfect democracy, but considering these thugs have lost a way of living by being parasites , they won’t give up easily………
We are here
FWD2031
#Spaka you are dull. Did you expect Ms Khan to confront HH or his government?
When she says human rights are at crossroads, what does that mean to you. In my tradition you don’t correct an adult outright…. you use diplomacy.
“…. Did you expect Ms Khan to confront HH or his government…”
Why did the UN confront the lungu regime without withholding any thing ???
By crossroads they mean from where we were with PF to where we are going……..
We are here
FWD2031
One thing I have noticed is that our investigative agencies and our courts have been convicting people because THEY HAVE PROPERTY BELIEVED TO BE FROM PROCEEDS OF CRIME. Fair but wouldn’t it help if those crimes were made known to the public eg money stolen from government, money realized from dealing in drugs, money from bribery, money from robbery etc. Iam not supporting crime but a mere SUSPECTED PROCEEDS….is not enough evidence. That’s why at change of government these cases bring problems as the accused will want their property back etc.
The forfeiture of unaccounted for wealth should be extended to even foreigners who cannot suddenly account for how they got rich……….
Every person with wealth should have a tax trail, without which, the state moves in…….
There is no time to look to see if it is drugs or corruption……….
No pay tax …?….just grab
We are here
FWD2031
Hon jack Mwimbu is working rightly, effectively and in accordance with the law of our land. The people who are currently complaining about maintaining law and order are mainly the corrupt crooks and all those associated to them. All what they want I anarchy and lawlessness because they benefit from them. But the new dawn is for sanity and hard work. Whether you complain but continue acting against the law you shall be arrested and i shall find you in court of law for penalty pronounce
Do we have lawyers in Zambia? Really? What do they do? Help transfer bribes to judges to win cases and sit around waiting for where they will go drinking.