By MakanDay Centre for Investigative Journalism and Field Reporters in Kasama A mayoral by-election in northern Zambia was officially recorded as peaceful. But an on-the-ground investigation by MakanDay Centre for Investigative Journalism suggests a more complex reality, one shaped by fear, political pressure and weak enforcement of electoral standards. The election, held on January 29 … Continue reading Zambia’s “Peaceful” By-Election: Fear, Violence and the Meaning of Silence in Kasama