24/08/2026
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A NATION IN TURMOIL: THE DARK HOURS OF ZAMBIAβS STOLEN ELECTION
In the heart of Southern Africa, Zambia stands at a crossroads, its democratic foundations shaken by a storm of betrayal and power plays that cling fiercely to the corridors of power.
Last weekβs presidential election, rather than a celebration of the peopleβs voice, has been marred by problems so grave threatening to unravel the very fabric of the nationβs constitutional order.
President Hakainde Hichilema, once seen as a symbol of hope and renewal, now finds himself commandeering state machinery to usurp the democratic will.
His alliance with Lieutenant General Geoffrey Choongo Zyeele, commander of the Zambia Army and a close relative and tribemate, paints a chilling picture of military might bending the electoral process to its will.
Together with Mwangala Zaloumis, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia, this trio have orchestrated the theft of an election that rightfully belonged to opposition leader Brian Mundubile.
The Constitution of Zambia is clear: any citizen has a narrow window of seven days after the declaration of election results to legally contest alleged irregularities.
For Mundubile, whose lawyers painstakingly drafted a petition, the deadline of 25 August was an opportunity for justice through the courts.
Yet, in an unprecedented move, Hichilema has ordered an indefinite closure of the courts, cloaked under vague βsecurity concerns.β
Soldiers have barricaded the entrances to both the High Court and Supreme Court, dispersing anyone who dares approach.
This act is not merely an administrative decision; it is a decisive strike to silence dissent and extinguish the last embers of lawful redress.
The blocking of judicial avenues leaves Zambia in a tense limbo, where peaceful democratic dialogue is under siege by the very institutions sworn to preserve it.
It is a dramatic struggle, one that confronts the ideals of freedom with the grim reality of power wielded without restraint.
As the nation watches, the fate of Zambiaβs democracy hangs by a thread.
Will the peopleβs voice be reaffirmed through resilience and resolve of both local and international community?
Or will this dark chapter mark a retreat into authoritarian shadows?
The coming hours will test the courage and conscience of the international community and Zambia a country yearning to reclaim its rightful course.
CC: Donald J. Trump; UK Prime Minister; South African Government; Duma Gideon Boko; European Commission; United Nations; African Union; U.S. Embassy Zambia; International Criminal Court - ICC; International Court of Justice; CNN; BBC News; SABC News; SADC.
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