GOVERNANCE activist Brebnar Changala says ruling political parties become broke immediately after being voted out because they can no longer benefit from some perks which come with having power. Last week, President Hichilema said he wanted the UPND administration to separate public funds from political party funds, bragging that the ruling party managed to fund itself for 23 years without government help. “We want to be the first political party that creates a clear separation between public funds and political party funds. We want to institutionalise this party so that it can outlive HH and his ministers. Mazoka used to tell me, HH this party must outlive me, if he woke up now, he would be so delighted with this...

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