Former press aide to president Edgar Lungu, Amos Chanda, has narrated the many high-stakes situations he found himself in during his time at State House. From navigating the local media and ‘setting’ news agenda, to making presidential decisions, Chanda’s influence under Lungu’s presidency comes to the fore in this story as he shares insights into his time working for the former head of state. During a recent interview with Diggers Life, Amos shared many crises that he had to deal with, and one unfolded while Lungu was deep in the wilderness of Mfuwe, unreachable, as the nation teetered on the edge of disaster. Lungu was on vacation in South Luangwa, immersed in the tranquility of the wild, when a crisis...