PRINCE Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika says none of the current presidential candidates has the kind of money required to win an election in Zambia’s current environment. He claims that President Hakainde Hichilema did not reach the presidency through his own wealth, as he claims, but by presenting himself as ‘super rich’ and then becoming dependent on capitalists. Meanwhile, Lewanika has pointed out that ruling parties appear strong only when their leaders are in power, but they quickly crumble once the president is removed. Speaking to a consortium of civil society organisations recently, Lewanika warned that it was not a good idea to organise one’s presidential ambitions around somebody’s wallet, as it comes at a great cost to the nation. “…The other...




