Dear Editor, THE recent announcement by the UPND presidential candidate, Mr Hakainde Hichilema on his approach toward the personalised fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is a clear mismatch with his party’s documented negligence to prevent the exponential spike.On one hand Mr Hichilema claims that the current administration is solely responsible for the rise in the numbers yet he and his cohorts are on record of being in constant denial of the existence of the virus in Zambia.Mr Hichilema during the early stages of the pandemic had hoodwinked his followers to believe that the pandemic was a hoax and that the government was using it to obtain financial assistance from well-wishers.He also claimed that the pandemic was being used to deter political competitors from mounting meaningful participation in the political process of the country.From the outset, Mr Hichilema has more political than health consideration yet the issue is beyond partisan considerations.This is what cast doubt on his […]
UPND COVID-19 BLUEPRINT INSINCERE
