STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says the opposition are welcome to write letters to the President on various issues, adding that he will study their letter urging the withdrawal of Bill 7. However, he laments that the opposition’s decision to leave the letter at the gate, despite the President’s well-known openness to engagement, does little to advance meaningful dialogue. On Tuesday, 12 opposition political parties, among them, PF, UNIP, Citizens First, Socialist and New Heritage, formally wrote a letter to President Hichilema, advising him to withdraw Bill 7 until genuine and inclusive dialogue was secured after the 2026 general elections. The opposition leaders physically delivered the letter to State House. In a statement, Wednesday, Hamasaka said President Hichilema...

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