The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted Patriotic Front (PF) faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor for hate speech.
Chief Resident Magistrate Idah Phiri has ruled that the sentence will run concurrently with an existing 18-month jail term Nakacinda is currently serving for defaming President Hakainde Hichilema.
The conviction stems from a case in which Nakacinda was charged with expressing hate speech, ridicule, and contempt against the people of Bweengwa, as well as making derogatory remarks directed at President Hichilema.
By Cecilia Kayaya Mporokoko
