As Chanda's star has waned that of his great rival Kaizar Zulu has climbed ever higher ending a long period out in the cold...
Senior intelligence officers and other security officials are concerned about the growing power of State House officials chiefly Political Adviser Kaizar Zulu State House Spokesperson Amos Chanda and State House Permanent Secretary Christa Ursula Kalulu (AC Vol 57 No 15 Kaizar the kingpin)...
Together with fellow State House aide Kaizar Zulu he had played a crucial role in securing President Edgar Lungu's controversial electoral victory earlier in the month overseeing the militant Patriotic Front (PF) youths who were accused of intimidating election officers and voters in polling stations in Lusaka and elsewhere (AC Vol 57 No 17 Lungu's victory under fire)...
In one case Samuel Chavula a PF operative close to State House aide Kaizar Zulu was seized by ECZ officials after he had gained entry to the ECZ server room where the count was under way...
The management of election campaigns by State House aides Kaizar Zulu and Emmanuel Chilubanama has been marred not only by allegations of corruption but also of favouritism in the selection of candidates and distribution of campaign funds (AC Vol 57 No 15 Kaizar the kingpin)...
However Lungu's close advisor Kaizar Zulu and State House Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Chilubanama have told him that he can succeed where they failed...
Most people in Lusaka see Kaizar Zulu merely as President Edgar Lungu's State House sidekick but as the top aide puts it himself nobody gets to see his boss without his say-so...
An investigation into Lungu's aide and public relations supremo Kaizar Zulu was also halted we hear...
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They include PF Secretary General Davies Chama; his deputy Mumbi Phiri; Amos Chanda who is Special Assistant for Press and a former journalist; and Lungu's Political Advisor Kaizer Zulu...