Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:29:37 +0000 By Phili Chirwa IT was a hot Saturday afternoon in October, 1989.The tall and hefty stranger introduced himself as Bamba Kamuchimba, “Man of the People.” Clad in blue overalls and military-type boots, he had suddenly appeared before scores of street vendors selling outside Lusaka’s Mandevu Township Market, his hands in his pockets. He looked very annoyed but for what reason, nobody knew. For about five minutes or so, the man just stood there like a statue, staring blankly at the vendors, all the while shaking his head as if in utter disgust. One man was heard whispering to his friend, “What does that man think he is doing, standing there like a statue? Is he crazy?” His friend warned him to shut up, saying, “He will hear you and you will be in big trouble. Let’s just wait and see what he is up to.” At long last […]
Insane-looking ‘man of the people’ fires salvo at exploiters
