GOVERNANCE expert Rueben Lifuka says while the UPND is confident about garnering five million votes during elections, it should ensure that everyone is given an opportunity to campaign freely. Lifuka says it is unfair that the ruling party has been holding rallies and receiving defectors, while the opposition is denied the same opportunity. In an interview, Lifuka said the opposition had not been given a fair chance to sell their manifestos. He said it was one thing for the ruling party to indicate that they would get five million votes, but another to create a fair playing field where everyone was able to mobilise support. “Every political party decides on a strategy and they can freely talk about that strategy...

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