Still Waters Run Deep

There are leaders who shake nations with noise, and there arethose who shape nations in silence. This book is about the latter. Still Waters Run Deep is not just a political chronicle of PresidentHakainde Hichilema, fondly known as Bally. It is a reflectionon a leadership style that often confuses the loud, bafflesthe impatient, and surprises even the skeptics, but ultimatelydelivers with depth, discipline, and dignity.
As Zambia edges closer to the 2026 general election, the airwill once again be filled with promises, pronouncements, andpolitical gymnastics. This book cuts through that noise. Itinvites readers to reflect, with clarity and humour, on what hasbeen done quietly but significantly over the past years: fromeconomic recovery to food security, from restoring civil libertiesto rebuilding Zambia's global standing.
Yes, there are jokes in these pages, because leadership withouta sense of humour is just tyranny with better lighting. But moreimportantly, there is truth. Measured. Unvarnished. And deeplyrooted in the lived experience of Zambians.iiThis is not a campaign pamphlet. It is not propaganda. It is atribute to a philosophy of leadership that says: "We don't haveto shout to be heard. We just have to work."In the pages that follow, you'll see a leader who herded cattle inthe plains of Southern Province go on to herd fiscal policy in thehalls of global finance.
A man who faced prison bars and nowopens economic doors. A figure who has chosen the long, patientgame, because he knows lasting change is not microwaved, it'sslow-cooked. If you've ever doubted whether Zambia is headed in the rightdirection, or wondered if quiet leadership can still commandconfidence in Africa today, this book is for you. Because still waters do run deep and in those depths, you'll finda vision worth voting for again