Time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Over the past 25 years, zambia has been a positive example of stable, relatively free and democratic governance in africa. But that cherished status has been jeopardised of late. The country has seen a disputed election, political violence, a state of emergency and the imprisonment of my guest today um the Opposition Leader at two. He was freed last august but still refuses to accept village in a sea of last yea rs refuses to accept village in a sea of last years election. If is he destabilising zambia . Hakainde hichilema, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It isa hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is a pleasure. Not least because you are now a free man. This summer you are now a free man. This summer you spend over three months in prison but you were released and you are out. Is it now time to build fences with your political enemies, in particular, the president , edgar lungu . First, i am glad to be out. Nobody should be in pris
Calls from fans. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Over the past 25 years, zambia has been a positive example of stable, relatively free and democratic governance in africa. But that cherished status has been jeopardised of late. The country has seen a disputed election, political violence, a state of emergency and the imprisonment of my guest today, the Opposition Leader hakainde hichilema. He was freed last august but still refuses to accept the legitimacy of last years election. Is he destabilising zambia . Hakainde hichilema, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is a pleasure. Not least because you are now a free man. This summer you spent over three months in prison but you were released and you are out. Is it now time to build fences with your political enemies, in particular, the president , edgar lungu . First, i am glad to be out. Nobody should be in prison, especially when you are not imprisoned for committing a