The Cost of Betrayal: A Reflection on Loyalty and Consequence - The Zambian Observer

The Cost of Betrayal: A Reflection on Loyalty and ConsequenceBy Dr Mwelwa I am Bemba, and I write this with a heavy heart. It pains me to say these words, but truth must be spoken, even when it cuts deep. I do not write as an outsider throwing stones; I write as one among you, ashamed of what I see, yet hoping that we can wake up before it is too late. A lion that fails to teach its cubs to hunt only raises prey, and today, I ask—what have we become?During the Bill 10 debate, the Patriotic Front (PF) tried to lure known UPND members into betraying the Zambian people. They promised them riches, comfort, and political survival, but they stood firm. They refused to sell the nation for a few pieces of silver. This was a test of integrity, and some passed. But today, as another moment of truth approaches, I fear that the ones who will betray Zambia will not be strangers—it will be my own brothers from the North and East. Those whose names are already written in the pages of infamy, those wh...