WIRE โ€” PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday urged political parties to treat the Aug. 13 elections as a contest to serve Zambians, not a platform for lies and hatred. Speaking during the swearing-in of Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Vice Chairperson Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Mukanda and Commissioner Zevyanji Sinkala, Hichilema called for a shift from hostility The post Hichilema urges peaceful elections, says campaigns should focus on service first appeared on Mwebantu.

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