News of The South– Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, yesterday said Zambians should not be surprised when the country is fixed by the Americans.

Lungu said that there is a ploy by western countries to fix countries that are against homosexuality.

He further added that nothing would change his stance on homosexuality because Zambians are Christians.

Lungu’s sentiments are as a result of Daniel Foote, America’s ambassador to Zambia who has been protesting against the 15 year prison sentence which was handed over to a gay couple a few weeks ago by the country’s High Court.
“Why should we say we are going to be civilized if we allow it. Are you saying that we are very primitive now because we are frowning on homosexuality?

Even animals don’t do it, so why should we be forced to do it because we want to be seen to be smart, civilized and advanced and so on,” said Lungu.

Last week Lungu announced that Zambia had written to the American government to withdraw its ambassador.