UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has assured journalists that they will be free to investigate the UPND government once in power. Speaking in an interview, Hichilema stressed that the media was important in ensuring transparency and accountability in the operations of government. He assured the media fraternity that his party was determined to bring about media freedom in the country. “I want to assure the media fraternity and the people of Zambia that we are determined to bring about media freedom in our country. We are very clear in our minds that the fourth estate needs to operate independently, they should self-regulate, obviously they should operate responsibly. We believe no media organisation or a member of the media or an individual...

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