Where are the men of honour?

By Obbious Chikombola 

In direct reference to Chinua Achebe of the Things fall apart..'Where are the men?'...Men who can not fall for everything because the can stand on Something. It is a fundamental human right the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. It is a folly to cut the only tree that provides shade at the headman's home. 

It is surprising how men can fall for anything and lose stance and pride...these are men that Okonkwo rubbishes of no stamina and courage. 

When a swarm of bees cloud the King's head, the brevity of wounds is fatal to the kingdom. It is unwise for the King to drink from the cup that led other Kings to lose their throne. Some men need to understand that when you don't laugh to a joke you will laugh at your death point....Where are the men? 

Not long ago a man I consider to be elder brother of Mine and Leader in his own right has discreated the path of throne with vomit of hurtred and unproven allegation gainst senior Citizens. Not long ago a man applied an affidavit to be joined to the DBZ loan Scandal to defend the and speak for the voices of many .Today he is a lone voice in the wilderness preaching but the gospel of doom and division, he is not st John. 

Civil Society organisation are impartial watchdog of the society not the dogs of the society that looms around aimlessly and bit innocent people with deceit without shame. Politicians have managed to change good people who are supposed to provide objective contribution to the society into mouth piece of doom and division critics without mirrors and touch. 

Mac Donald Chipenzi, a once vibrant FODEP Director is now a mouth peace of controversy, objecting progressive ideas using people of religious character as cohorts of Untrained generals. An activist and an elder man Dande Sanders is now on rampage to discredit the government who he proclaimed will never win an election on prime TV. He now claims nothing good will come from parliament. Chilufya Tayali of the Zambian Voice is now a lone voice of unfounded allegation spitting vernom on senior citizens and passing judgement on them even before the courts of law can do so and also Bringing the name of the president into disrepute by his allegation of a concocted tribunal and an invisible hand by the President.These where once men of hounor who stood for something but today the forces of soul selling to the highest bidder seems to grip their fate and cast them to doldrum of the other side of history.

Where are the men..? Great respect to Mr Mtewewe of Young African Leaders Initiative atleast they are consistent and objective ,a call that saw them wounded out of the Grand Coalition.
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About the Author
 Obbious Chikombola is Zambia Open Society Executive Director.