Zambia: Authorities Must Investigate Fatal Shooting of Former Minister and End Post-Election Crackdown

Responding to the reported fatal shooting of opposition party member and former cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya during a security operation in Kabulonga, Lusaka on 14 August, and the arrest of at least three other opposition members, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said:

“The reported killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya is deeply alarming. While the full circumstances surrounding his shooting remain unclear, his death follows reports of arbitrary…