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President, Hakainde Hichilema, officially opened the second Summit on Democracy in Lusaka on Wednesday with a call to strengthen institutions of governance in order to continuously grow the much-cherished democracy.
In a virtual address to the delegates at the Summit, Hichilema said servant leadership is important to the delivery of a strong democracy which must be backed with strong institutions of governance.
The Head of State said with strong institutions of governance, accountability, transparency, autonomy and independence of such offices is guaranteed like the case of Zambia which has changed Presidents Seven times.
“It is true that with strong institutions, transparency is safeguarded, strong institutions also guarantee independence and autonomy in decision making and of course service delivery to those who put us in office, who are the people,” he said.
Hichilema said there is need to work together in order to create a world which is free and fair not only for the few but every citizen in all the countries.
The United States is co-hosting the Two (2) second Summit for Democracy with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Republic of Zambia.
The second Summit for Democracy has assembled world leaders in a virtual, plenary format, followed by gatherings in each of the co-hosted countries with representatives from government, civil society, and the private sector.
Co-hosting the second Summit for Democracy with a regionally diverse group of co-hosts reinforces the truth that a safer and fairer world grounded in democratic values is both a shared aspiration and a shared responsibility.
Contributed by Augustine Sichula
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