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The Musakanya Papers. The Autobiographical Writings of Valentine Musakanya (Paperback)
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The Musakanya Papers. The Autobiographical Writings of Valentine Musakanya (Paperback)
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Valentine Musakanya played a leading role in Zambia's first
post-independence government as Secretary to the Cabinet and Head
of the Civil Service. He was subsequently a Member of Parliament, a
Government Minister and Governor of the Bank of Zambia. Musakanya
is however better known today as one of those convicted of the 1980
coup attempt against the one-party state of Kenneth Kaunda's United
National Independence Party (UNIP) government. Although Musakanya
was subsequently acquitted of involvement in the coup, questions
have persisted: was Musakanya involved in the coup attempt? If so,
why did he become involved? This volume, making Musakanya's
writings available in public for the first time, provides a glimpse
into one of Zambia's most brilliant minds. Musakanya's memoirs
chart his personal and intellectual journey from a childhood in
rural Northern Province and the mining township of Wusakile, to
outstanding educational success and a glittering career in the
civil service of newly independent Zambia. They describe his
significant achievements, but also his disillusionment with the
politicisation of state structures, the growth of patronage and
corruption, and the growing authoritarianism and centralisation of
political power in the hands of the President. Musakanya provides
an insider's insight into the failings of post-independence
government, articulating his personal disillusionment with UNIP and
Kaunda, and explaining his involvement with those accused alongside
him of involvement in the 1980 coup attempt. Musakanya describes in
detail his arrest and interrogation at the hands of the
intelligence services, and the publication sheds substantial new
light on the organisation of the coup and the motivations of those
involved. This volumes is the first in a planned series of
publications which will place the writings of Valentine Musakanya
in the public domain, in Zambia and internationally.
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