CHAPTER One Foundation has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to make his position on presidential term limits clear following remarks from members of the ruling party. Whatever view one takes on the underlying proposal, the organisation’s intervention identifies a practical problem: uncertainty grows when senior political actors speak differently on a fundamental constitutional question.   UPND MP Florence Chileshe Chama has openly advocated President Hichilema staying beyond 2031. The UPND deputy secretary general has described that as the MP’s personal wish and said the party has not discussed the matter, but the party did not categorically rule the proposal out. When different voices leave different impressions, a direct statement from the person at the centre of the discussion would necessarily...

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