Tuesday, May 11, 2021THE meaning of “once bitten twice shy” is that a person who has failed or been hurt when trying to do something is careful or fearful about doing it again.In the context of this article, the bitten person is the Zambian nation or the people of Zambia. In 1991, trade unionists, businessmen and opposition politicians came together and formed the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD).The MMD turned into a political party and went on to contest the presidential and parliamentary elections against the United National Independence Party (UNIP).The then sitting President Dr Kenneth David Kaunda lost the presidential race to trade unionist Frederick Titus Jacob Mpundu Chiluba.There was euphoria and all Zambians were enthusiastic to see the change that MMD had promised in their manifesto. How mistaken we were! I was a diehard supporter of the MMD and it cost me my good job in a parastatal company.What followed the MMD victory […]
TROUBLE-SHOOTER ELECTION 2021: ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY
