Op-ed: Government's push for constitutional reform in Zambia has another motive

The police in Zambia stopped the nationwide protests planned by a coalition of opposition parties and civil society organizations on Wednesday, March 19. The demonstrations were called to oppose President Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to amend the constitution without public consultation. Timed in the lead-up to the 2026 general election, the constitutional reforms have caused significant concern that Hichilema is using them to tilt the race in his favor. His “lieutenants” have made several remarks about increasing the number of seats in his strongholds and getting rid of the requirement for more than 50% vote share to be re-elected as the president, said Cosmas Musumali, Secretary General of the Socialist Party (SP), the third largest in the parliament.
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