FORMER presidential press aide Amos Chanda says there have been underground consultations with different stakeholders regarding Bill 7. And Chanda, who is part of the UPND media team, says any more promises from President Hakainde Hichilema would have been rhetorical, because there is still a lot that needs to be fulfilled. When asked on Diamond Breakfast whether there have been party-level consultations on Bill 7 since its deferment, Chanda responded that there had been consultations with chiefs, MPs and other stakeholders. He added that he has not heard anyone say that it is a bad thing to delimit constituencies. “Yes, there’s been consultations. They may not be as public as you want them, but there’s been underground consultations. There’s been...




