OUTGOING US Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d’Affaires David Young says Zambia needs to get rid of the Public Order Act. And incoming US Chargé d’Affaires Martin Dale says President Hakainde Hichilema’s visit to the US hails a new beginning for the US-Zambia partnership. At a media briefing, Tuesday, Young said the Public Order Act undermined democracy. “One of the other things we have raised as a concern very strongly is the Public Order Act. We have emphasized to the new government of President Hichilema, his advisors, his minister that the POA is one of the laws that undermines democracy more strongly. The bottom line is if you are in government, if you are in power, you like the POA,...

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