PF acting president Given Lubinda says President Hakainde Hichilema cannot guarantee credible and peaceful elections in August because he failed to ensure that the country held peaceful by-elections in Kasama. On Thursday, President Hichilema said he was aware of the prevailing anxiety but assured citizens that there will be credible, peaceful and transparent elections this year. In an interview, Friday, Lubinda said if President Hichilema denounces the violence within his party and ensures that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) performs its function as a neutral arbitrator, the country may have a slight chance of having peaceful elections. “Can he comment, also, on whether the Kasama elections have been peaceful because information we are getting is that there has been...

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