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Tell Zambia, bullying the dead is un-African

Ex-Zambia President Edgar Lungu. [ Courtesy]

Indefatigable Kiharu lawmaker Ndindi Nyoro once told us that we’re Africans and Africa is our business.

In that spirit, my heart goes out to Zambians following the passing of Dr Edgar Lungu, man who was president for seven years after the death of ‘King Cobra’ Michael Sata in 2014. From street banters in Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Livingstone, Chipata and Solwezi to heated debates online, Lungu’s supporters and his Patriotic Front Party have a serious beef with President Hakainde Hichilema.

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