Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:00:58 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE ZAMBIA is not ready to hold another referendum because of its huge cost on the country’s economy, says Young African Leaders Initiative governance director Isaac Mwanza. President Edgar Lungu during the just ended African Union smmit in Ethiopia said he was not in a hurry to resurrect the issue of the National Referendum anytime soon as it would disturb development projects his Government has so far embarked on across the country. He was speaking to Zambian nationals living in that country at a Meet the President event organised on the sides of the summit. Mr Mwanza said he was in agreement with President Edgar Lungu’s announcement that the country could not embark on another referendum because it would drain funds meant for the country’s development projects. He said the Government should prioritise national development against projects which would gobble the country’s resources such as the referendum […]
