PRINCE Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika argues that even if no further violence is recorded before polls, the electoral regime is already soiled and the record already reflects a violent election. And Lewanika says traditional leaders are more powerless in the post-independence era than they were during colonial times, claiming that they are now more reliant on “brown envelopes” for support. Speaking when he featured on the Oxygen of Democracy programme, Monday, Lewanika said single-party dominance, which he described as part of Zambian political culture, had undermined the oversight role of Parliament. “Only those who have been fooled can have confidence in them (the Judiciary, ECZ, Police). The single-party dominance, which is the Zambian culture, has totally undermined the oversight functions of...