Last week, we warned that Zambia is entering a dangerous phase democratically because the opposition is busy destroying itself at the very time the country needs a strong alternative voice. Today, that warning feels even more urgent. Just over the weekend, we saw reports of how the Kalulushi PF member of parliament dumped opposition leader Brian Mundubile to join the UPND. She is not the only one, a lot of Patriotic Front members of parliament have defected to the ruling party. They are reading the political moment and concluding that, with the passing of former president Edgar Lungu and the confusion that followed, there is no longer any clear direction in the PF. Some of these defecting MPs are not...
