A Zambian musician was arrested on Monday over a song
he composed that officials said defamed
President Edgar Lungu by accusing him of drinking too
much and being incompetent.
Chama Fumba, 31, whose stage name is Pilato, was
detained in Lusaka and charged with conduct likely to
cause a breach of the peace, his lawyer told reporters at
the capital’s central police station.
“The police declined to grant us bail and we requested to
them that in that case the matter should quickly proceed
to court,” Marshall Muchende said.
Fumba faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison
or a fine if found guilty.
The song’s lyrics tell the story of a character named
Lungu who grows up in a slum and becomes president.
The Lungu in the song is described as carrying a suitcase
filled with bottles of Jameson Irish whiskey and having no
idea how to govern.
President Lungu, 58, who took office in January, is a
former defence minister.
He suffers from recurring achalasia, a condition caused by
narrowing of the oesophagus, and has been regularly
hospitalised for treatment.
His election victory followed the death of predecessor
Michael Sata.
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