Zambia: President Sata Unable to Complete Opening Parley

19 September 2014

President Michael Sata's much anticipated speech before before parliament today did not go as planned, as the head of state was unable to complete his prepared speech, leaving the premises early.

The president's appearance confirms why his handlers have been working so hard to confine him to State House grounds, and why the government banned all non-state media from attending this important public proceeding. Sata's poor health was on full display, as he stumbled through the 29-minute speech, frequently departing from the prepared speech text to tell lewd jokes, and taking very long pauses.

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