IN July 2023, there was a heated debate about whether the state can seize unexplained wealth which a former president gifted his children. At that point, the conversation was around Tasila’s farm in Sinda district of Eastern Province and her K13 million fish pond. People were also questioning the 79 vehicles (69 at the time) owned by former president Edgar Lungu’s son Dalitso, the daughter Chiyeso’s lodge and 15 high-end apartment buildings registered in the former first lady’s name Esther. The Patriotic Front argued that these assets could not be subjected to investigation or let alone seized by the State because they were clearly gifted to the Lungu family members by the Head of State himself. Davies Mwila, the former...