Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:40:45 +0000 BY BENNIE MANDANDO THERE has been tension among political players since the 2016 general elections and this is not likely to go away unless those in Government and the opposition agree to dialogue without preconditions, Vernon Mwaanga has observed. Dr. Mwaanga said the 2016 general elections left a divided country, characterised by the alleged refusal by the Constitutional Court to hear the presidential election petition and the consequent non-recognition of President Edgar Lungu by UPND. He noted that since then, there has been no dialogue between the Government and opposition parties to address grievances by both camps. He observed that it was incumbent upon politicians to remember that in a democracy, the need for dialogue was paramount and that when grievances arose, it was the duty of the Government in power to initiate dialogue with its opponents without any preconditions by both sides. He noted that while the struggle […]
