By Dr Elias Munshya Today marks a significant milestone – precisely one year since I arrived in Canberra, Australia, to … More
Author: Dr. Elias Munshya
Australia, Tourism and Trade: My Meeting with Uganda’s H.E. Dorothy Hyuha
During my courtesy call on Her Excellency Dorothy Hyuha, Uganda’s High Commissioner to Australia, we had a productive discussion on … More
Strengthening African Diplomatic Ties In Australia: My Meeting with Zimbabwe’s Ambassador Joe Mhishi
As African nations work towards shared goals of economic development, security, and prosperity, strong diplomatic ties between nations are more … More
ICRC Director-General Meets with Canberra’s Diplomatic Corps
As the High Commissioner for Zambia in Australia, I recently had the privilege of attending a briefing by Robert Mardini, … More
AMB. DR. ELIAS MUNSHYA’S REMARKS ON GHANA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY
On this special day, we celebrate Ghana’s independence anniversary and commemorate the bravery and sacrifices of the Ghanaian people who … More
Exploring the Victoria Falls: My Experience
As Zambia’s High Commissioner to Australia, I am delighted to share my experience of visiting one of the world’s most … More
My Tour of Royalla Solar Farm in Canberra
Canberra – February 7, 2023 We were privileged today to receive at our office Mr. Peter Bulanyi, CEO of Mega … More
My Virtual Meeting with Zambian Community Leaders in Australia and New Zealand
On Saturday, January 21, 2023, the Zambian Mission virtually met leaders of the Zambian associations in Australia and New Zealand. … More
Milingo Lungu v. AG – Documents filed in the Constitutional Court April 19, 2022
Download Elias Munshya’s Ph.D. Dissertation: “Church and State Relations in Zambia: an evangelical perspective”
TVBAKWETU: The story of our involvement in the victory of the new dawn revolution
By Elias Munshya Where history is written by the victors, or rather, by a section of the victors, it becomes … More
Lawyers Accounts and Money Laundering: Has LAZ Failed to Regulate and Discipline Its Members?
By Elias Munshya The most critical issue right now regarding lawyer regulation in Zambia is not about whether some lawyers … More
Inside Edgar Lungu’s “Kelenka Debt Swap”
By Elias Munshya Just days before the general elections, the Patriotic Front government has suddenly got a brilliant idea. They … More
Citizenship and the Myth of Indigeneity in Congo, Zambia, Malawi and Beyond
by Elias Munshya A proposal is currently making its way through the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national assembly to change … More
The Malawian who Ruled Zambia: The Times and Life of Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda
by Elias Munshya The Letter to Malawi One morning in 1972, that is at least ten years in power, first … More
There are no two sides to the electoral violence in Lusaka and beyond
By Elias Munshya Those who abuse power usually shift blame to the victims. Even as it is biting off your … More
MUNSHYA v. THE COUNCIL OF ZIALE
On Costs.
Zambian Kalindula and Traditional Music: My Top 15 Songs
Zambian Kalindula and Traditional Music: My Top 15 Songs By Elias Munshya I will highlight these top 15 songs in … More
Matomola Likwanya Is A Political Prisoner and Must be Freed
by Elias Munshya When President Lungu paraded the police command at a press conference informing us that the police is … More
The Freedom Struggle and the Aftermath: Sophena Chisembele’s book on the personal story of Sylvester Mwamba Chisembele
By Elias Munshya In the book Zambia: The freedom struggle and the aftermath, Mrs Sophena Chisembele chronicles the personal story … More
“Muka Muchona” and “Na Musonda”: Women, chastity and faithfulness in Kalindula music
By Elias Munshya In Muka Muchona, legendary Zambian singer and musician Peter Tsotsi Juma paints a picture of a woman … More
APOLOGY: TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
By Elias Munshya I wish to apologize to everyone who was offended when I posted that President Magufuli had died … More
Towards the Philosophy of Interpreting the Zambian Constitution – Given the grade 12 requirement
By Elias Munshya The state has access to all the resources one could ever think of when drafting a constitution. … More
A Tribute to Bernard Mulopo Mulubwa of Milenge (1914 to 2016)
By Elias Munshya Bernard Mulopo Mulubwa was born on May 13, 1914. He died on March 12, 2016. Friday, March … More
DANNY PULE AND OTHERS V. ATTORNEY GENERAL CASE (DOWNLOAD)
Please download the Danny Pule case below: Thank you: Elias Munshya
THE POLICE RAID ON SHIBUYUNJI
By Elias Munshya With his mouth dripping with poisoned mustard, it should not have taken rocket science to know that … More
Marriage Tentativity Under Zambian Customary Practices: A Folk-Music Methodology
By Elias Munshya Customary marriages in Zambia are by their nature “tentative”. While the civil marriages give the impression of … More
Redeeming Zambian Customary Laws: What we can do about making marriage and divorce laws fairer
By Elias Munshya Last week, Zambia’s Justice Minister offered quite staggering statistics of divorces in Zambia. He said that in … More
Ukufutikila: Towards A Pentecostal Theology Of Healing During Zambia’s COVID-19 Pandemic
By Elias Munshya In the early years of the Pentecostal movement – particularly the one under the US-styled prosperity preachers’ … More
How A Revivalist And Renewal Zambian Faith Became A Faith Of Chief Bishops And Anointed Water
By Elias Munshya The rise of Pentecostalism in Zambia marked a massive shift in the religious landscape of the country. … More
MADE IN NYASALAND: THE ENDURING INFLUENCE OF MALAWIAN DIASPORA IN ZAMBIA
By ELIAS MUNSHYA Of Zambia’s 8 ( or 9) neighbors, no country has had more economic, religious, educational, political, and … More
Police Shootings and the Failing Presidency of Edgar Chagwa Lungu
By Elias Munshya On December 23, 2020, the nation was awakened to the horror of two murders that had just … More
HOW MANY ZAMBIANS ARE NRC CRIMINALS? wELL THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
If Zambia prosecuted all NRC offences nearly the whole country will be in jail from the President to everyone of … More
Nevers Mumba’s Week from Hell and the Negligence of the PF Government
By Elias Munshya Isn’t it the case? That the Patriotic Front government tries to insist that President Lungu should be … More
ZAMBIA – THANK YOU!
The Electoral Confusion of Zambia: What Zambia’s Elections Body Must Do To Inspire Confidence
By Elias Munshya The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has a very fancy and lofty leader in Justice Esau Chulu. … More
The Patriotic Front Government Should Stop Abusing Police Powers In Zambia
By Elias Munshya Power is easy to abuse. There is this sense endemic in those who wield guns and bombs … More
The Failure of the Parastatal Economic Model in Zambia
by Elias Munshya There is definitely a series of stories that can be told about President Frederick Chiluba’s privatisation program. … More
Stop the Privatization Talk, It Will Not Help the Zambian Economy
By Elias Munshya When you are broke as a country, it matters where you are directing your energies and efforts. … More
Christianity, Campaigns, and the Politics of God’s Choice
by Elias Munshya Never have we, and neither should we, object to the Honourable Minister of Religious Affairs Rev. Godfridah … More
WHEN THE COMMANDER GOES ROGUE: PRESIDENT LUNGU, ACC, AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
By Elias Munshya President Lungu’s trip to the Copperbelt this last weekend did not just end up spreading COVID-19 to … More
The Cabbage Who Became A Piece Of Steak: Remembering Levy Patrick Mwanawasa
By Elias Munshya President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (Zambian President from 2002 to 2008) was a controversial figure. Without a doubt, … More
PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU MUST STOP UKUSEYA to control the spread of covid-19 to zambia’s villages
by Elias Munshya When I say that His Excellency, the President of our Republic, is spreading the COVID-19 virus, I … More
Dr. Chisela Chileshe Should Resign or Be Fired
By Elias Munshya This past weekend His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zambia Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, flew … More
President Lazarus Chakwera And the Opportunities of A Pentecostal Political Theology
By Elias Munshya Malawian Pentecostals must be very proud of themselves. They have managed to get one of them to … More
Insults under zambian law – should the police arrest people for insulting others? (video)
Why Does the PF Want to Take Over CEC?
By Elias Munshya Our concern for the viability of our country is what drives us. It is never to be … More
Towards A Post-Africanist Renewal
By Elias Munshya Pan-Africanism has serious deficits, as a philosophy for the African. It has so far failed to help … More
Blood in Isoka: The continuing failure of Edgar Lungu’s leadership
By Elias Munshya Honourable Dora Siliya, the minister of information and broadcasting, issued a statement on May 17, 2020, condemning … More
COVID-19 and the Performances for the Camera In Zambia
By Elias Munshya The two government ministers, based on their performance when announcing the COVID-19 deaths, seem to have acted … More
Writing to Pass: My Dissertation Advice to Law Students
By Elias Munshya Occasionally, law students from Zambian law schools do contact me for some “dissertation ideas”. Some find our … More
The Nakachinda Parliamentary Committee Report on Bill 10
Disclaimer: Elias Munshya and Munshya Law are not responsible for any inaccuracies of this draft report. This is a draft … More
Mwaculeni: Why Bill 10 should rest in eternal peace
By Elias Munshya When Justice Minister Given Lubinda announced efforts to amend the Constitution of Zambia, he did it with … More
Zambia is a Christian Nation and a Multi-Religious Nation
By Elias Munshya The commotion over Bill 10’s proposal to Christianise the Zambian constitution is in my opinion, wholly unnecessary … More
Download the LAZ Bill 10 Petition in the Constitutional Court – Here
Click Here for the Petition – The Law Association of Zambia Bill 10 Petition
Zambian Pentecostal Leaders Must Speak Up Against Bill 10: Here is Why
The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Bill 10) appears to have some footprints of the Pentecostal mindset in so … More
Some Subtle Proposed Changes that Make Bill 10 Even More Bizarre
By Elias Munshya Bill 10 is obviously a disaster. You cannot bring together hundreds of people for 14 days and … More
Drop Bill 10: Why Zambians are taking the “Constitution of Zambia Amendment Bill” personally
By Elias Munshya Obliterating the Personal? One of the first things that get destroyed when a dictatorship is trying to … More
Zambia’s Bill 10: Why aren’t Pentecostal church leaders speaking up?
By Elias Munshya Bill 10 proposes to abolish the multi-religious character of the Republic of Zambia that is enshrined in … More
The Johannesburg High Court’s KCM Ruling Embarrasses The Zambian Judiciary and All of Us
By Elias Munshya Zambia has excellent legal minds. It has exceptional jurists. However, there is something fundamentally problematic within the … More
Why I am Supporting Zambia’s Yellow Card Protest of July 20, 2019
By Elias Munshya There comes a time in the life of a nation that citizens of all walks of life, … More
The 2019 Constitution of Zambia Amendment Bill Should be Withdrawn: Here is why
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been published as Bill 10. Very … More
You Can Download The Constitution of Zambia Amendment Bill, 2019 Here
We have a copy of the Constitution-Amendment-BILL, courtesy of https://acazambia.org. Here it is: Constitution-Amendment-BILL
MUNSHYA LAW: What our law firm can do for Zambians wishing to emigrate to Canada
by Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. Munshya Law (www.munshyalaw.com), is a Canadian immigration law firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. … More
Why I Remain Optimistic About Zambia’s Future
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, MDIV. Amid a barrage of attack on our democratic institutions, it is crucial that we … More
A Senate of Betrayal: Of Doctorates and Good Governance
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, MDIV. The Senate of the University of Zambia has, in its wisdom, or most appropriately, … More
The Mafia in Charge: Is there collusion to undermine the rule of law in KCM’s liquidation?
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. It is strange that ZCCM-IH went ex-parte to the Lusaka High Court to apply … More
Hope for Aunty Dizzy: Zambia’s minister of finance needs immediate access to addiction treatment
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. President Lungu knows or ought to know, that Honorable Margaret Mwanakatwe MP is struggling … More
“Impumba Mukowa”: Our analysis of GBM’s resignation from the UPND and his tribal ideology
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. She who comes to tribalism must come with pure tribal hands. You cannot be … More
The Supreme Court of Zambia’s Chifire Contempt Ruling: Our View
By Elias Munshya, BA, MA, LLB, MDIV., MBA, LLM We doubt whether this Chifire contempt case will help restore faith … More
Who is right on the CBU medical degree between Dr. Mujajati’s HPCZ and Prof. Simukanga’s HEA?
By Elias Munshya, BA, MA, LLB, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. A discussion of this nature places a demand upon us to … More
Robes Without Jobs: Proposals to cure lawyer unemployment in Zambia
E. Munshya, LLM., MBA, MDIV The shortage of lawyers in Zambia is catastrophic. The country of 15 million people currently … More
The Law Association of Zambia’s Statement on President Lungu’s eSwatini Land Gift
This is the media statement issued by the Law Association of Zambia The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has followed … More
It Is Time to Revisit the Law Association of Zambia Act: Here is why
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, MDIV. (of the Alberta Bar) In April 2018, Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) … More
The Nunes Memo: laughing at the end of the empire?
President Trump has declassified the Nunes’ Memo. Please find it below. Download it read it and let us know what … More
Harry Kalaba Resigns from President Lungu’s Government
We reproduce below a statement from Hon Harry Kalaba. We got the statement from his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/honharrykalaba/posts/1960172744231785 I HAVE RESIGNED … More
On Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Legal Profession: My response to Jennifer Quito
By Elias Munshya, LLM, MBA, M.DIV. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) is now requiring that its licensed lawyers … More
On Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Why I am defending Magistrate Mwelwa of Livingstone
By Elias Munshya, LLM. MBA, MDIV. A lot has been said about this case. I will try to make it … More
I Wrote the Chief Justice of Zambia: Here is why
I wrote because I believe in Zambia. I wrote because those who claim to hold dear the rule … More
Mumba Yachi of Mokambo: Zambia’s lost citizens and what they can do about it
E. Munshya, LLM. MBA, M.DIV. We really do not know all the facts surrounding Mr. Mumba Yachi’s arrest. From the … More