E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. The fact that events are identical does not necessarily mean that they are the same. This sounds rhetorical, doesn’t it? You cannot tell how the public will react to one thing by looking at the… Read More ›
President Sata
The Cobra Who Charmed a Nation: The Life and Times of Michael Chilufya Sata
E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. Michael Chilufya did not have one life. He had many lives. His relatively long life, by Zambian standards, where life expectancy is around 45, mean that there is a huge span from which one could… Read More ›
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On Facebook: President Sata and the absurdity of his rule through pictures
E. Munshya, M.Div., LLB (Hons) And then we all saw the pictures. They came 24 days after President Sata’s unannounced departure to Tel Aviv, Israel for a “working visit.” In the pictures taken with a Nikon D90 by Thomas Nsama,… Read More ›
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Judge Chali’s ruling in Brebner Changala v. Attorney General 2014
By Elias Munshya, M.Div., LLM (Candidate) Human Rights activist Brebner Changala sought leave of the High Court of Zambia to commence judicial review proceedings into the Zambian cabinet’s failure to enquire into President Sata’s apparent ill-health. High Court Judge Isaac Chali… Read More ›
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Michael Sata’s Government of “Katwishi”
E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. The nights and days are very cold this month of June. But in spite of this, the leaders of this country did not spare our people in Mindolo another brunt exercise of power. The people… Read More ›
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One Zambia, Many Vultures: Towards a More Humane Politics During Presidential Illness
By E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. The question is not really about whether President Sata is sick or not. The question is about how the nation and its political players should conduct themselves in moments of alleged presidential illness. When… Read More ›
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Good Guy, Bad Skin: Is President Sata discriminating against a “muzungu” Vice-President?
By E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. Agony is having someone serve as your vice-president and yet never give him the opportunity to act as president when you are not around. It is quite absurd that President Sata would have a… Read More ›
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Is Stella Shooting at Shadows?: Hichilema, Police IG Libongani & “Amayendele”
E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. In our democracy, there should be no reason why the police command should be wasting taxpayers’ bullets and teargas to chase Hakainde Hichilema (HH) out of the Eastern Province. Bullets and teargas should be for… Read More ›
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Politics of Chigololo: President Sata, HH and the slurring of fatherless children
By E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. Instead of being a father to the fatherless, President Sata has become a scoffer of the fatherless. Instead of being a father of the nation, President Sata has chosen to ridicule those among citizens… Read More ›
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“Stupid Idiots”: Presidential Insults From Kenneth David Kaunda to Michael Chilufya Sata
Munshya wa Munshya “To insult or not to insult.” That has been the question we have had to contend with from our presidents since 1964. Zambia’s history with presidential foul language and insults is not new. We, in fact, started… Read More ›
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One Bemba, One Nation: Politics of Tribe From Kenneth David Kaunda to Michael Chilufya Sata
E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. Fighting for his political survival, Hon. Wynter Kabimba, made a very significant comment that his party has a clique of Bemba political hegemonists. Even Guy Scott has supported Wynter in these assertions. A daily newspaper… Read More ›
