KATONGO CHALLENGES YOUTH TO LEAVE A LASTING MARK ON ZAMBIA’S HISTORY

Color Culture Arts Founder Musenga Katongo has urged young Zambians to reflect on their legacy and consider what they will be remembered for as a generation, following Zambia’s 62nd independence celebration.

Speaking in an exclusive interview to 5fm News, Mr Katongo posed a series of questions to the youth, asking whether they will be a generation that is skipped over in history or whether they will leave a lasting impact.

“Will we be a generation that’s skipped over? Will our generation be the kind where when the history of Zambia is being looked at, a hundred or two hundred years from now, will we just be glossed over? Will we be a sentence in a history book or will we be an actual piece of information that would actually be significant where we’re going to be at that particular time?” he asked.

Mr Katongo cited previous generations, such as that of Kenneth Kaunda, who are remembered for their contribution to Zambia’s independence and peace, and challenged the current generation to decide how they will be remembered.

“I always look at how Kenneth Kaunda’s generation will always be remembered as the ones who established freedom for us who are young and who were born in this particular time period,” he said.

He also encouraged Zambians to appreciate the peace they have, noting that the 62 years of independence also signifies the peace that has existed historically., saying, “We had so many different scenarios in our past where things could have gone in one direction but instead they didn’t, and that’s something to be grateful for”.