Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:19:12 +0000 The Hakainde Hichilema saga Dear Editor, Thanks be to Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba-speaking people, for bringing to the attention of the nation the need for the Church to thoroughly examine the root cause of the current controversy in the country that has left politicians and other groupings divided (“Bickering church seek common stand”, Daily Nation, June 29, 2017). It is difficult to overestimate what a political disaster the post-election shenanigans have been for the country: instead of unification, Southern, Western and North-Western provinces have politically become a distinct territory; instead of massive economic growth, massive unemployment stubbornly persist; instead of an end to ethnic exclusion, Hakainde Hichilema and his ethnic chiefs and supporters claim that he won the 2016 presidential election, contrary to the view of many local, Church and international election observers. Though the post-election crisis has repeatedly shown an ability to endure for longer than […]
