INDEPENDENT candidate for Ndola’s Dag Hammarskjold constituency, Esther Bwalya, has announced her withdrawal from next month’s parliamentary elections. Bwalya, who has not disclosed the specific reason leading to her withdrawal, says continuing the race would have affected her ability to continue with the campaign. Speaking during a Facebook Live session, Wednesday, Bwalya disclosed that she formally withdrew her candidature on 24th May, just four days after filing her nominations. “Most of you have seen that I have not been active politically due to circumstances beyond my control. Few days after filing in of nominations, I was hit with a setback,” Bwalya said. She explained that the decision to pull out was not easy, stating that public service requires one to...