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THE Zambia Association of Musicians says there was nothing wrong with Clifford Dimba performing at Heroes Stadium during the commemoration of International Women’s Day. The association was reacting to Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council chairperson Sarah Longwe’s statement that it was an insult and unacceptable for Dimba, popularly known as ‘General’ Kanene, to be allowed out of prison to perform during the commemoration of Women’s Day on Sunday. The singer is currently serving an 18-year jail term for defiling a 14-year-old pupil in 2012.
In a statement, ZAM president Njoya Tembo said Kanene was reformed and his experience could be used to sensitise many Zambians. He said Kanene would inform and reach out to many Zambians using his lyrics. “It is with concern that the NGOCC chairperson has totally closed her eyes to see the good society can retrieve from the incarceration of ‘General’ Kanene. As much as the crime he committed was/is unacceptable to society, his fame should not be used against ourselves, especially that defilement is happening this very minute in Zambia,” Tembo said.
“We are happy with Kanene’s conduct in prison and pray that he should continue bringing out the lessons and experiences he is learning from prison to help educate and warn would-be offenders about the dangers of being in prison. As musicians, we remain committed in raising awareness on the importance of protecting the girl child against abuse, early marriages, defilement, etc and in advocating their education and more opportunities for a better tomorrow.” He also thanked the Zambia Prisons Service and the government for allowing Kanene to conduct sensitisation programmes. “We commend the prison service for being proactive. Musicians that are enjoying their freedom must be ready to support such a cause,” said Tembo. Prison authorities have been allowing Kanene to entertain fellow inmates at special events.
On Sunday during International Women’s Day commerations, Kanene temporarily left prison to entertain people where he performed his Osa Faka Lamulo Mu Manja song. But Longwe said the government should not be bringing Kanene out of prison every now and then. “He is not feeling it and that song he brought out, he brought it for money. He is making money and they are using our day to popularise it. That is an insult and unacceptable, it goes against the theme, ‘Gender is my Agenda; Make it happen’, instead they didn’t make it happen, they just went the opposite, insulted us again,” said Longwe.
“Our day, instead of being a happy day, turned out to be a sad one, bringing out somebody who has insulted our dignity. I mean, some people went and greeted him and all that. They saw it from a different angle but us as the women movement, we are supposed to look at different angles but all the angles we were looking at were wrong.” The Lusaka High Court last year sentenced Kanene to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour for defilement, but he has appealed against the sentence.
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by the way, talipo kanene pali picture apa
Free Our Kanene also like you freed your Mpombo and Masumba.
Free Our Kanene also like you freed your Mpombo and Masumba.
Well-done General! His voice is not in Jail, never will be! May his skills live forever.
Well-done General! His voice is not in Jail, never will be! May his skills live forever.
Even the person who passed judgement is worse than a non believer just that their sins committed in the dark.
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Every body in Prison is allowed to practice their talents. We have seen some of them working at Prisons clinics or workshops. GK’s talent is singing, but to who? To the prisoners? NO. To the public. So there’s nothing wrong in bringing him out to perform.
continue GENERAL
Can these people release my KANANE
The general did walk the cliffs edge, how does one defile a woman with children? The president should just please pardon him and let the man advocate the maltreatment of prisoners in our jails.
Never heard of a girl or woman get jailed when its their organ that swallows ours
i like general bt law shuld not b bended to suit othas jus coz thy celebrities….infact the law is supposed to b harder on them coz thy influence alot of pipo.
People make mistake and its okay he has learn.
i have come to like kanene,now i can call him chinene coz he is thinking big & outside de box.bravo general.
Women are agreable to what he did
Only a prostitute can defend what kanene did because a self respecting woman wouldnt do that…how do u release someone who defiled a girl on womens day??shocking…..
Same person he ‘defiled’ was a mother who looked at least 19. Now that’s shocking!
Precious Martha Zulu,u r 100% right.
We all sin tabatwikatafye wats wrong with u pipo, leave kanene alone moreover that lady is nt a girl bt a woman. They just assisted each other
It will be well for him some day.
FORGIVE THE GENERAL PLEAZ WE LOVE HIM.
hapy kanene has shown remorse for his mistake hope he wil b considered for parole
God is Love,I feel good seeing Kanene John 8,“Alright,let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone on Kanene.I pray one day he will be out,that girl is a devil
Divided law
Y’all potential prisoners,STOP HATIN!
if your not happy with his performing go to hell and hang your little life out are God to condemn
Something fishy
Blavo 2 kanene,1day u will bust da free,
release Kanene de General
So What.
Politics pa Zed
Dat guy is surely jailed wrongly… He fuck’d-Up a mother person… Ati defilmnt… Zambia and its Judicial-Sys. Its Hell… Others steal Billions, dey go Scot-Free. What a shame..!
We all make mistakes and sin. If God had to come today and punish every sinner tell me who would remain? Stop judging he also wants love from us and freedom.
Wrong
He has been ‘wrongly’ jailed. How can a woman with children be defiled? Tells you a lot about the ‘lawlessness’ of the law.
hehehe all ve sinned
Not jus on woman’s day most of the tyms his out playing by those studio’s in kamwala I don’t understand it to
Atase, its wrong, especially not Kanene.
There was something wrong. Hw do u let a man doing time for a crime against women to perform on their day? That’s being insensitive. Pliz think thru issues before doing them.
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