Levy Patrick Mwanawasa : An Incentive for Posterity / Amos Malupenga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malupenga, Amos, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mwanawasa, Levy P., 1948-2008.

Mwanawasa, Levy P.

Presidents--Zambia--Biography.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Grahamstown, South Africa : NISC, [2022]

Summary:

Forthright and upstanding, Levy was never afraid to speak his mind. He instilled a culture of transparency in his government and cracked down on corruption, launching the biggest anti-corruption campaign in Zambia. He espoused the values of clean governance as one of the critical requirements for the development and reconstruction of the African continent.Thabo Mbeki, South African President, September 3, 2008I bring to the people of Zambia and family of President Mwanawasa, now the deceased, the sympathies and condolences of the brothers and sisterly people of Zimbabwe over the very sad loss of a great man whose work was aimed not only at the development of Zambia but our region as a whole. We shall all certainly miss this great colleague who was always very frank and courageous in expressing his honest views.May God rest him in eternal peace.'President Robert Mugabe, September 2, 2008, his message in the book of condolences at State House in LusakaIt's a hard blow, an extremely hard blow. Who can deny what a blow President Levy Mwanawasa's death is to our country, to our people, to our struggles, how much it means to no longer be able to count on his support, his experience, his inspiration, the strength of his character and reputation, which instilled fear in crooks, in the corrupt, the plunderers? It is a fierce blow, a very hard one. But we are sure that he, more than anyone, was convinced that what is more important is not man's physical life but rather his conduct. This is the only way to explain and understand how Levy's absolute contempt for crooks, thieves and plunderers fits in with his personality and actions.Fred M'membe, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The Post, August 19, 2008, on the death of Levy Mwanawasa'A life of great patriotism and pan-Africanism and a life of service to one's people, turning to development that targets the people, a life of honesty, integrity and service without discrimination. His love of all the citizenry has been unprecedented?Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, September 2, 2008

Contents:

Front cover

Title page

Dedication

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Prologue

Part 1: Early Years

Chapter 1: The Family Tree

Mwanawasa as a schoolboy

Mama Mokola: a tragic story

Mwanawasa's father: a self-made man

An act of property-grabbing

Mwanawasa's religious faith

Mwanawasa's extended family responsibilities

A taste of deceit and family rejection

Chapter 2: Legal Experience

Resolution to become a lawyer

Mwanawasa cuts his teeth as a lawyer

Called to serve as Solicitor-General

Chapter 3: The Reluctant Politician

A near-death encounter

Resignation from the vice-presidency

A rebuttal by Michael Sata

Part 2: Family Life

Chapter 4: The Family Man

A painful divorce

Mwanawasa meets Maureen

Being a father in State House

Maureen reminisces

Counting the stripes of the 'Tiger'

The artificiality of life at State House

Chapter 5: Mwanawasa Goes Farming

Part 3: Political Rebirth

Chapter 6: Called Back from Retirement

Mwanawasa's political comeback

Mwanawasa cultivates his electoral image

Chapter 7: A Question of Good Governance

Mwanawasa gets tough on corruption

Chiluba's rebuttal

Mwanawasa ruminates on the rule of law

Allegations of abuse of office against Chiluba

Mwanawasa's government appointments: nepotism or nationalism?

The challenges of fighting malfeasance

UNZA land: Mwanawasa stands accused

Chapter 8: Anti-Corruption and Governance Testimonies

Mutembo Nchito's testimony

Mark Chona's testimony

Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika's testimony

Enoch Kavindele's testimony

Nevers Mumba's testimony

Rupiah Banda's testimony

Chapter 9: The Politics of Reconciliation

Sata and Mwanawasa: human life above political rift

'Am I fit or not' to continue as President of Zambia?.

Efforts at non-partisan governance

Chapter 10: SADC Statesman

Mwanawasa toughens his stance on Zimbabwe

'I am my own person' - Mwanawasa explains his tough stance on Zimbabwe

Sharm el-Sheikh: an unfinished agenda

Part 4: Unfinished Business

Chapter 11: A Vision for the Future

Good governance, inclusive development

An ideological portrait of Mwanawasa by Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika

Chapter 12: Farewell, Mr President

Vacillating between hope and despair

A nation in mourning

A voice from the grave

Author's Epilogue

Appendix

A. Speech by President Levy Mwanawasa on the occasion of the 16th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa, delivered on June 28, 2008

B. Tribute to the late President Levy Mwanawasa by First Lady Mrs Maureen Mwanawasa, delivered on her behalf on September 3, 2008

C. Speech by the Attorney-General Mumba Malila at the valedictory session in honour of the late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, delivered on September 2, 2008

D. An edited version of Levy Mwanawasa's statement on his resignation as Vice-President of Zambia, issued on July 3, 1994

Back cover.

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Print version: Malupenga, Amos Levy Patrick Mwanawasa

ISBN:

9781920033958