FORMER president Edgar Lungu says he is happy that some of his critics like Kenyan Professor of Law Patrick Lumumba are now realising that he did a lot to promote and safeguard democracy in Zambia. In a statement, Tuesday, Lungu said he agreed with Prof Lumumba’s description of President Hakainde Hichilema being a dictator. “Fellow Citizens, this morning, I came across the latest remarks from Kenya’s renowned constitutional lawyer and Pan Africanist, Professor Patrick Loche Lumumba concerning Zambia’s political leadership which caught my attention. Speaking in Kenya yesterday at a radio show focusing on ‘democracy in Africa’ as monitored by News24, the Kenyan distinguished lawyer said ‘everyone can now see that former Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a democrat...

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