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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Governance, Elections, Advocacy, Research Services -GEARS- Initiative Zambia has advised officials in the new dawn government to ensure they use political power responsibly to avoid being prosecuted once they leave office.<\/p>\n

Gears Initiative Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi says UPND officials must take a leaf from the ongoing investigations involving former president Edgar Lungu\u2019s barber in the death of a UPND cadre Lawrence Banda who was killed by political opponents in Kaoma when the party was opposition, a case he says was swept under the carpet then, because it involved individuals associated to the highest office in the land.<\/p>\n

Mr Chipenzi says this case should serve as a lesson to politicians that political power is temporal and they can account for their actions once they leave power.<\/p>\n

He has since called for the prosecution of all those who committed crimes with impunity when the pf was in power in order to serve as a deterrent to would be offenders under the current regime.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. The Governance, Elections, Advocacy, Research Services -GEARS- Initiative Zambia has advised officials in the new dawn government to ensure they use political power responsibly to avoid being prosecuted once they leave office. 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