By MUBANGA LUCHEMBE As the battle to define President Edgar Lungu’s legacy gradually gather steam as the nation approaches next month’s elections day, it appears there is a deliberate attempt in some quarters to taint it for evidently selfish purposes.In a report by Amnesty International for East and Southern Africa, titled ìRuling by fear and repressionî, the organization detailed allegations on how the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly had come under increasing attack particularly over the past five years, with opposition leaders and activists jailed, independent media outlets shut down, and at least five people killed by police since 2016.Like many other objective Zambians, the ex-Minister of Justice Given Lubinda deplored the “dirty tactics” the institution used in arriving at its findings which he said fell directly in the Zambian opposition’s realm. Adding that it was hypocritical for Amnesty International to do so, after all, it had been given a direct personal audience […]
THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED VICTIMHOOD IN ZAMBIAN POLITICS
