Zambia has a shining record of democracy – RB

President Lungu with former former president Rupiah Banda and First Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda Picture by State House

Zambia’s fourth President Rupiah Banda says Zambia remains one of the few countries in Africa with a shining record of democracy and peace.

Speaking during a media briefing organized by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Addis Abba, Mr. Banda says Zambia remains a beacon of peace and that this can be attested by the peaceful transition of governments.

He says the country has never experienced political turmoil whenever there is a change of government.

Mr. Banda states that all successive governments have embraced democracy and have allowed opposition political parties to exist freely in the country.

He says Zambians are bound by the slogan One Zambia and One Nation, a slogan that promotes oneness.

And Mr. Banda has called on African Governments to fight corruption saying there cannot be any meaningful development in a country that embraces corruption.

He however, cautioned that the fight against corruption should not be targeted at political opponents.

Mr. Banda is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend a meeting for eminent persons who sit on a committee for the Trade and Development Bank.