Zambia: The Politics of Honorary Doctorates

opinion

The politics of honorary doctorates refuse to wither off the Zambian political landscape with United Party for National Development (UPND) vice president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba become the latest doctor in town.

In Zambia it could appear that those that least deserve to flaunt academic credentials become so pressured to flash qualifications that when the joke is out there they are locked in their zone flying high with their gifted qualifications. If you are Zambian, the line up of public officials that make a big deal about these credentials are hardly the ones that are recognized for being rational.

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