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Sata’s Bloated Government
The source of this information is the Zambian Watchdog at http://www.Zambianwatchdog.com. President Michael Sata has created the biggest cabinet list in the history of this country. Each of these...
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The Temptation of Nevers Sekwila Mumba (Part I): Politics of Personal Sacrifice
By E. Munshya wa Munshya It is Frank Talk time on prime time television in the early 1990s. One evening, the whole nation is listening in as journalist Frank Mutubila introduces his guest on ZNBC TV....
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The Temptation of Nevers Sekwila Mumba (Part II): A Turbulent Vice-President
By E. Munshya wa Munshya In 2008, as President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was reflecting on his legacy, one issue he had to confront was whether he had any regrets in choosing Nevers Mumba for his...
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The Temptation of Nevers Sekwila Mumba (Part III): Keeping the Ambition Alive
By Elias Munshya wa Munshya Dr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba believes that political parties are not the centre of the political process, people are. As such, he sees nothing wrong with changing parties,...
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Sound At Law: Why Speaker Matibini Was Right to Ignore the Bombasa Injunction
By E. Munshya wa Munshya On Friday, 15 March 2013, the Zambian parliament debated a motion that sought to remove the presidential immunity enjoyed by former president of Zambia, Dr. Rupiah Banda. The...
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In White & Black: Why Guy Lindsay Scott Satisfies Article 34(3)(b) To Stand...
By E. Munshya wa Munshya Article 34 of the Constitution of the Republic of Zambia 1991 (as amended in 1996) contains the notorious “presidential parentage” clause, which among other things states...
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Bombasa Fyapena: Why We Must Not Blame the Law When Our Politics Go Berserk
By Munshya wa Munshya Over the issue of the lifting of Rupiah’s immunity, we are conflating too many issues and I am afraid it is becoming confusing for me. I have not said that what parliament did was...
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Bombasa Dribblers: Why Rupiah Banda is Winning Against Sata Where Frederick...
By E. Munshya wa Munshya Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba was never part of the political elite that developed in Zambia after independence in 1964. He was an outsider. In fact, this is the only reason...
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Seleni Tusheteko: Zambia Railways & Why Parastatals Have Failed Zambia
I have not given up on Zambian Railways and neither have I given up on the Zambian people. I have not given up on the resolute will of our people to better our country and restore our future.I believe...
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With Forked Tongues: Why Chibesakunda’s Majority Ruling in Attorney General...
Zambia’s Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda – 2013 By E. Munshya wa Munshya It should not calm any nerves to realize that an analysis of the majority ruling in Attorney General v Mutuna, Kajimanga...
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When a Cobra Spits at Crocodiles: Why President Sata Shouldn’t Fight the...
By E. Munshya wa Munshya President Michael Chilufya Sata – The King Cobra President Michael Sata in May 2013 used his powers as President of the Republic of Zambia to withdraw government recognition of...
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Leave Dora Siliya Alone – Mwefilwani
I should disagree with The Post, The ACC and the PF with the way s.22 of the Electoral Act read with ss.104 to 107 is being interpreted. Ultimately, the advise of the Solicitor General that the PF...
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Chibesakunda’s Spokesman Goes Offside: Why Terry Musonda’s Press Statement...
By E. Munshya wa Munshya Mr. Terry Musonda, a spokesman for the judiciary of Zambia has issued a statement in which he purports to clarify the issue that has engulfed our nation in recent days. The...
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The Rule of Riffraffs: Why GBM is Right About the PF Government
By E. Munshya wa Munshya It is common knowledge that the battles of succession for Patriotic Front leader President Michael Sata are now being fought openly. The vultures are not trying to hide...
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The King With a Mouth: Why Nkhosi Mpezeni’s Political Outspokenness Should be...
By E. Munshya wa Munshya In the run up to the recent Chipata Central by-election, Nkhosi ya ma Khosi Mpezeni actively campaigned for the PF candidate Lameck Mangani.[i] Nkhosi Mpezeni even appeared at...
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Divided We Stand: Why Squabbles in PF Are Good for Zambian Democracy
E. Munshya wa Munshya The beauty of Zambian democracy is that no president in Zambia holds a monopoly over political players be it in the ruling party or in opposition. In fact, Zambian democracy...
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Kuya Bebele: Why Lombe Chibesakunda should Vacate the Office of Chief Justice
By Munshya wa Munshya That acting Chief Justice of Zambia, Lombe Chibesakunda should resign has been clearly enunciated by very distinguished bodies and reputed personalities in Zambia. In fact, no...
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Has the King Cobra Become An Ostrich?
By E. Munshya wa Munshya We are seeing the portrait of a very active and engaging leader from State House, a cobra in his own right. President Sata is appearing in more public events. He is seen...
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Justice on Contract: Judges, the President & the Future of our Democracy
By E. Munshya wa Munshya Ours has been a robust judiciary. Ours has been a robust commitment to the rule of law. Had it not been for the gallantry of our judges, we could not have achieved the...
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Zambia and The Living Tree of Democracy
By Munshya wa Munshya Nothing shows the character of a president, or any person for that matter, than the battles she chooses to fight. The saying that action speaks louder than words becomes even...
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