THE Patriotic Front government, through Her Honour the outgoing Vice-President, has made several commitments and pledges to the United Nations and African Union regarding the management of the August 12 general elections as well as the country’s preparedness ahead of polling day. Listening to Madam Inonge Wina’s speech to UN Envoy to the African Union, Hanna Tetteh, one could not help but wonder why she was misleading our cooperating partners. INONGE Wina: “This government is determined to ensure that we hold credible elections that would be acceptable not only to the Zambian people, but also to other observers that will be engaged in this exercise during this period.” If this is what the Vice-President expects from the coming elections, why...

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