Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:33:34 +0000 IT WAS indeed spectacularly foolish for Hakainde Hichilema and his entourage to refuse to give way to the Presidential motorcade on the Mongu-Limulunga road and race side by side with Eagle One, the car carrying the Head of State. We thank God and the top security officials who handled the situation so calmly and competently, otherwise the unthinkable would have happened. According to eye-witness accounts, the UPND leader was the first to leave Mongu for Limulunga on the second stage of the Kuomboka ceremony, to welcome the Litunga and his flotilla of barges and canoes as they docked at Nayuma harbour in Limulunga, which is the crescendo of the ceremony. Hichilema’s entourage was cleared by security to pass through several checkpoints because they were well ahead of the time when the presidential convoy was supposed to leave for Limulunga. As far as security was concerned, there was no […]
