MANY people have been sharing with us the viral video from 2021 in which President Hakainde Hichilema is defending the Constitution, particularly Article 52 (6), asking us to remind the Head of State of what he said concerning the controversial clause before he was elected into office. In that video, Diamond TV Chief Visionary Officer Costa Mwansa is interviewing Hichilema, then opposition leader, and he explains to him why the Patriotic Front wanted to repeal Article 52 (6). Mwansa explains that Article 52 (6) mandates the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to cancel the election when one candidate resigns, dies or withdraws from the race. He goes further to elaborate that considering the volatile nature of politics, there could be...