CHIENGI Independent Member of Parliament Given Katuta says she regrets being a Zambian politician because the current political space does not allow room for honest disagreement. Katuta has noted that politicians in Zambia tend to promise electorates everything but never deliver once elected into office. In a Facebook post Wednesday, Katuta expressed concern over the gender-based abuse faced by women in politics. “I regret being a Zambian politician, not because I don’t love my country, but because politics in Zambia has become something else. We stand before people, promise them everything, and deliver almost nothing. We speak beautiful words during campaigns, but after elections, those same people can’t even reach us. We drive past them in expensive cars while they...




