Lungu ermerges to throw jabs at Hichilema
FORMER State House occupant, Edgar Lungu, yesterday emerged from the political exile imposed on him by voters in the 2021 General Elections to throw political jabs at his successor, Hakainde Hichilema.
Bored in retirement and recovering from terminal political disappointment, Lungu opted to keep himself busy by escorting his adult son, Dalitsoul, to the Joint Taskforce on Corruption offices to answer just slightly under ten questions on his relationship with government money during the time his dad was running the country and jiving to ‘Alebwelelapo’.
However, the escort walk was not without incident.
Mobbed by a lonely crowd of about eight of his former government officials including PF provisional president Given Lubinda, afro and beard-raring Raphael Nakacinda and one directionless opposition leader, Lungu decided to showcase his newly-acquired skill in Stand Up comedy.
With PF presidential aspirant Emmanuel Mwamba on hand to laugh his lungs out at every joke as a demonstration of loyalty, the former leader wasted no time to throw in tired lines about load shedding, fuel and mealie-meal, jokes which almost sent Mwamba rolling on the ground in forced laughter.
One would be forgiven for mistaking the walk for a show at the Lusaka Play House.
More embarrassing, however, was to see the sixth republican president who at one time shared conversations with global leaders, now reduced to funny conversation with Chilufya Tayali who is rumoured to be an opposition leader jilted by his wife.
Tayali, assigned himself the role of presidential psychiatrist, and ‘briefed’ Lungu that President Hichilema suffered from ‘mythomania’ which is compulsive disorder to lie for no benefit, and that he had infected all his government.
However, seemingly embarrassed by the show, former first lady Esther Lungu, asked the cameras to be shut off, asking if they had not filmed enough.
The last time Lungu appeared in the media was in 2022 when a pair posing as his supporters snatched his beloved televison sets denying him chance to enjoy his retirement by watching intriguing content on GO TV Super.
Meanwhile, some social media pundits have predicted that if the former Head of State continued on this trajectory, the eagle will fly off from the Zambian flag to avoid further embarrassment.
Kalemba