Henry Kyambalesa

I wish to join other Zambians in expressing my heartfelt grieve upon the passing of President Michael C. Sata. It is really another dark chapter in our beloved country’s history!

In this article, the term ‘economic growth’ is used to refer to an increase in a country’s total output of goods and services over a given period of time.

INTRODUCTION

Recent statements by some Zambian politicians that the country’s rate of population growth of around 3% is too high are misplaced.

The statement made in the Zambian parliament recently by Vice-President George Kunda – that the government was treading carefully on the Freedom of Information (FoI) bill because it could be used for espionage by irresponsible and unpatriotic media houses – does not make sense.

There has been so much talking about 'continuing with the Mwanawasa legacy' by Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) leaders recently, a legacy whose content they have not been able to explain to the Zambian people.

The Zambian National Constitutional Conference’s (NCC) proposal to increase seats for members of parliament from 158 to 280 makes for very sad reading.

I wish to request all the participants in the plenary session of the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) to seriously consider the prospect of making a recommendation for the establishment of an 'Electoral Complaints Authority of Zambia', to be included among the commissions or institutions