Zambia’s main opposition challenger, Hakainde Hichilema, has pleaded with the authorities to restore the internet as vote counting begins.
Zambians went to the polls yesterday in an election that will either make or break incumbent president Edgar Lungu’s tenure.
But the opposition and media reports are that social media has been restricted in the Southern African country where Lungu has made use of soldiers to quell “electoral violence”.
“We call upon ZICTA to immediately unblock the internet in order that citizens follow the electoral process without undue restrictions.
It’s such a shame that the PF whose leaders ordered the shutdown are also issuing unbridled statements on VPN, a facility that has rescued citizens from a total media blackout, caused by a frightened outgoing regime,” said Hichilema.
