The decision is final, and no amount of pressure from anyone will compel the PF government to alter its position on the matter. - Jean Kapata

This comes after President Edgar Lungu directed the Ministries of Tourism and Local Government to review existing town plans and designate areas for game reserves.

Zambia is a sovereign nation, and while our neighboring countries have been engaged in cat hunting, they are not being criticized. As Minister of Tourism, I am aware that those speaking out the most are the ones who lost the bid for hunting blocks and are now lobbying NGOs to halt hunting. I will not entertain such efforts.

The claim that the party was infiltrated by MMD is unfounded, as those individuals had already renounced MMD.