Zambia – the President’s Five-Point Plan to Stay in Power At All Costs

Hichilema is desperate to retain power and already has a worrying plan three years ahead of time.

Zambia’s next general election is not due until 2026, but President Hakainde Hichilema, elected in August 2021, has already devised a five-point plan for securing re-election at all costs. There is nothing wrong with planning ahead. The problem is that his plan, if successfully implemented, risks undermining Zambia’s hard-won democracy.

Broadly speaking, the plan rests on five objectives.

1) Contain…