United Party for National Development (UPND) vice president Richard Kapita has abandoned his party position in preference for his businesses.
According to sources, Mr. Kapita has decided to concentrate on his business.
Mr. Kapita is said to have written a letter to the party president Hakainde Hichilema asking him to allow him to take an indefinite leave.
Mr. Kapita is said to have taken advantage of the boom in the mining activities in north western province.
The UPND vice president has since relocated from Lusaka to north western to concentrate on his businesses.
This means that the UPND has no vice president, after the other vice president Francis Shamenda was deployed into Foreign Service by the Patriotic Front.
Meanwhile, UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has welcomed Government’s decision to re-introduce the Abuse of Office clause in the Anti-Corruption Act and has made a commitment that UPND members of Parliament (MPs) will support it when it comes up for debate in the House.
Mr Hichilema said in a statement issued yesterday that Government’s decision to take the Anti-Corruption Act to Parliament for amendment will give the House an opportunity to refine the anti-corruption law in order to capture the various aspects of corruption that were not covered by the Anti-Corruption Act number 38 of 2010.
“We fully support the re-introduction of the Abuse of Office clause. UPND MPs will support the re-introduction of the clause when the matter comes up for debate in Parliament.
“This is because UPND publicly opposed the removal of the then Section 37 of the Anti-Corruption Act, which contained the Abuse of Office clause. The removal had created loopholes of abuse in the management and protection of public resources,” Mr Hichilema said.
He also said UPND fundamentally believes that the re-introduction of the clause will re-energise confidence in Government’s political will to fight corruption.
Mr Hichilema said the re-introduction of the clause will bring Zambia’s anti-corruption law in line with international law, such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption Article 19.
“This we believe shall underscore Zambia’s commitment to a more robust and genuine fight against corruption,” he said.
Mr Hichilema said UPND will support the Patriotic Front government on any progressive policy or law of national interest.
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Good Business Move ask Chisanga his doing well……your passion was not in politics
Go well Mr. Kapita, you were a marvel to have, but in life one moves on if they find an opportunity to better themselves. Hope UPND will find a replacement soon. By the way is UKWA still breathing?
politics are difficult baba leave them to kingcobra who grew up with them no sweet without sweat tata, sata stayed 10 years in opposition after leaving MMD, So no short cuts in life everything is time. good luck.
With HH on top of things in UPND, the party will sink beyond repair…Fellas in this party if u want to rule Zambia, ask HH to step aside and identify somebody else..HH has a tug of Tribalism writen allover him..The manner in which he become the UPND president distroyed the party and the sooner you find a presidential person the better..Kapita has assessed the risks and he has seen that his opportunities are within his business and not the party….
UPND REFOCUS, RE-ORGANISE, AND IDENTIFY WINNING STRATEGIES OTHERWISE U WILL BE IN OPPOSITION FOREVER…Am now wondering what HH is doing with his MBA if he cant use it to help his party re-strategies and look for winning opportunities??? or maybe the chap need some CPDs
UPDN with HH at the helm is a sinking party. The man is a POOR political strategist. Dont be surprised if Kapita joins PF bcoz in Zed u nid 2 b politically aligned with the ruling party 2 excell in business. I wish Kapita well.
UPND is value led party. If leaders no longer feel they can go on, the best is to step aside .We also don`t encourage our leaders to survive on the Party but believe that our party should survive on the ideas of the leaders and the general membership. We wish brother Kapita success .
Good move Kapita. Its is unwise to try and survive on a sinking boat when there is land within reach.
Good move and this gives a chance for UPND to nominate a credible northerner who can help the party penetrate the northernn region(Luapula, Northern and Muchinga)
Nashala neka party
HH WILL BE THE NEXT TO LEAVE THE PARTY.
Has kapita seem that the sucrifice in UPND not worth it any more? He knows the PF has another 4 ½ years remaining. He maybe has realised UPND going nowhere. Time for UPND to find 10 credible people to join it’s ranks to wow support and acceptability in each of the following Copperbelt, Luapula, Northen and Eastern & Western Provinces. Otherwise, I dont see much growth from the current status in UPND..
the move of kapita will affect the support of UPND in north western unless they find suitable replacement
UPND GOING NOWHERE
He should have done this a long time ago. Not too late to start an alternative life. politics was never for this man.
I hereby declare that ONLY a Tonga is eligible to replace kapita, this is our party and let it remain just that, a pure party for the chosen tribe
Mushota,where are you kanshi? i have missed you dearly,things are becoming sweet at LT,are pregnant already before you get you PHDs? Bloggers are boring here,even kapita has left the under 5.am mauless!!!!!!
business and politics baba..he may have lost alot of mula..go and make more..hahah
President HH( Tonga)
Vice President(acting)Jibwe(Tonga)
Information Mweetwa(Tonga)
Legal Mwiimbu( Tonga)
Finace Siasundu(Tonga)
Lands Havie Hamundudu(Tonga)
Education Nkombo(Tonga)
Foreign affairs Beyani(Tonga)
Child and Youth Mufalali(Lozi)
Home affairs Kakoma(Lunda)
Agriculture Senjani (Tonga)
Local govt Moono( Tonga)
Defence Siakalima(Tonga)
Tourism Mulyata( Tonga)
Transport Muntanga(Tonga)
Labour Bauleni(Tonga)
Ha ha ha United Party For Tonga Development.Really Zambians are Crazy.Thanks guys for showing us Tonga’s cabinet
Mushota where are you we miss you.
APPOINT A MBALA MAFIA AS VICE PRESIDENT
HH, its time to setle down the problems in your party before 2016,try to look for a person who can make you penetrate in luapulua,northen,muchinga and copperbelt..otherwise our hope is on u to take us in 2016 cz this old man is tired..pipo wo talk against u ar nt creditable,,cz we need young pipo with credible and fresh mind to rule zambia.zambia will always remain behind on coz of trabalism,,
ok fine go well Mr Kapita twalingana mudala.
Nice move mudala. PF is here fro the next 30yrs… Tonga Zwaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Mushota mwebantu where are u? LT misses u!
“Meanwhile government has released K30 billion to the Lusaka city council to compensate people who will be displaced as a result of the construction of ring roads.”
Ahah i have just seen the UpNDown Bantustan party shadow cabinet. Its Strategy is not different fro PF, infact PF is much better than the Bantustan Party. HechHech surely U dream of becoming next Presido in 2016. Look at it once more. President HH( Tonga)
Vice President(acting)Jibwe(Tonga)
Information Mweetwa(Tonga)
Legal Mwiimbu( Tonga)
Finace Siasundu(Tonga)
Lands Havie Hamundudu(Tonga) Education Nkombo(Tonga)
Foreign affairs Beyani(Tonga)
Child and Youth Mufalali(Lozi)
Home affairs Kakoma(Lunda)
Agriculture Senjani (Tonga)
Local govt Moono( Tonga) Defence Siakalima(Tonga)
Tourism Mulyata( Tonga)
Transport Muntanga(Tonga)
Labour Bauleni(Tonga) Where is Tonga Bull to comment about this?
24 Ziman,
If the above cabinet for UPND is correct then HH is Mad.
How he can be mad when he is only focusing on becoming a president for Tongas? He is not thinking of Zambia but tribe!
Do not worry, I am the next Vice President from the EAST
You missed the secretary general . chibwe (Bemba)
He is not Bemba he is from central province.
@8 awe mwasekesha sana
#17 thats a crazy cabinet aba tonga ba feecolour u want to paint others black wat colour ar u?reorganise yoselves u nid coperbelt muchinga,northen,luapula,lusaka.bring credible pipo on board.m surprised gary nkombo ,young mweetwa ar stuck wth hh.roll beyond southern province if u think watchdog wl help u win elections 4get u morons.take heed
If UPND is as useless as you say, why do you get so agitated at the mare mention of UPND or HH? Normal people don’t waste time on useless things. So it’s either you are scared of UPND and HH or you are not normal. Is A or B?
Close this UPND office already, damn. HH who?
The main idea to purchase a blood pressure monitor is because you want a fast and accurate machine that you can easily operate at home. You want something that straps on and with a push of a button reads and finishes the reading in less than 3 minutes. That’s the standard you want to put up.
to ail upnd do not look back people of want to vote for you is war.