When Zambia transitioned from Kenneth Kaunda’s 27-year rule to Frederick Chiluba’s new multiparty era, the change appeared peaceful on the surface. However, beneath the handshake diplomacy, one of Southern Africa’s most psychologically brutal political confrontations was unfolding. On Christmas Day, 1997, Kaunda was arrested, a moment chosen for maximum symbolic impact. Christmas, traditionally a day […] The post The untold story of Kaunda’s arrest: How Chiluba tried to break Zambia’s father of the nation first appeared on The Zambian Observer .