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The Oasis Forum has welcomed President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for a meeting at State House on the Constitution amendment process, but insisted that its planned November 28 protest would go ahead until the two sides meet and agree on the way forward.
Forum Chairperson, Beauty Katebe, told Zambia Monitor in an interview that the President’s gesture represented a hallmark of leadership and expressed the organization’s readiness to dialogue as long as the Head of State was equally ready to listen.
“Oasis Forum welcomes President Hichilema’s call for a meeting to be held at State House on the Constitution amendment process. It is a true example of the leadership Zambia needs,” she said.
Katebe said that the Forum was prepared to consult with the President, but will await a formal communication specifying the date and time of the meeting.
She said: “The Forum accepts the President’s invitation to State House and would now wait for a formal invitation to be sent to them indicating the date and time for the meeting.”
However, Katebe stressed that the demonstration planned for November 28, 2025 would not be suspended until the President lays out his position during the meeting.
“You know the Forum is made up of four organizations. So, right now I cannot confirm that we will put off the protests until we meet the President. For now all I can say is that he has shown true leadership,” she stated.
She added that the priority for both sides should be advancing national interests, not the concerns of individual organisations.
Katebe emphasized that “the forum and the President should at the end of the day agree on what would benefit the country and not organisations or an individual.”
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