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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>I walked in and was warmly greeted by my dear friend Fisho Mwale. He directed me to where, the widow, Mrs. Tandiwe Banda was sitting. She was on the floor seated with her family and friends. I knelt down directly in front of her and offered my sincere condolences on behalf of my entire family\u2026she looked at me and nodded softly as if to say \u201cThank you\u201d<\/p>\n

As I got up to leave I saw something that simply would NOT have existed during the reign of the N.P.F [ Notorious Patriotic Front ] UPND Choir members standing next to N.P.F Choir members. WOW. There were no Cadres. There was no threat of violence or intimidation. Everything was well organised. The army and police were in full control. I loved it.<\/p>\n

Had NPF been in power\u2026there is no way Ba Davis Mwila, Bowman Lusambo and Kalimanshi would have allowed UPND Choir to sing at such a state function. Yo kwena Ba NPF you were LAWLESS GANGSTERS. and I\u2019m so glad you\u2019ll never come back. We aren\u2019t interested in going back to such unbridled chaos.<\/p>\n

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

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