PF acting president Given Lubinda says Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya should not think that his job is secured because security of tenure means nothing under UPND, judging by how DPP Lillian Siyunyi is being treated. Recently, President Hakainde Hichilema signed into law a new legislation that will protect the Central Bank Governor and his deputies from being fired without valid reasons. Explaining the move, Lusaka lawyer Dickson Jere said the new law – Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Act No. 5 of 2022 – would require the President to set up a three-man tribunal headed by Judge or former Judge to probe any allegations levelled against the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Governor or his deputies before being sacked...

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