By Clinton Masumba
Solwezi Central Parliamentary By-Election:
PF – Newton Malwa
MMD – Lucky Mulusa
UPND – Dawson Kafwaya
FDD – Nathan Mulonga
UNIP – Mary Katiki
Past Mp’s for Solwezi central constituency
In 1991, Solwezi Central Constituency was won by the late Humphrey Mulemba on the UNIP ticket during the beginning of Multiparty Democracy in Zambia.By 1996 the late Mulemba had already formed his own political party called The Nation Party NP on which Dr Ludwig Sondanshi Contested the Solwezi Central seat and won becoming the MP for the mining town.
In 2001 Late Ben Tetamashimba won the Solwezi central seat on the UPND ticket but later resigned in 2003 to join then rulling MMD and went ahead to win the Solwezi Central Seat.
The Late Tetamashimba later retained his seat after the 2006 General Elections on the MMD Ticket.
After the demise of Tetamashimba MHSRIP the opposition UPND and then Opposition PF teamed up through a Pact and Adopted Watson Lumba as its candidate who went ahead to win the Parliamentary By-Election in 2008 on the then UPND-PF Pact, though Lumba was originally from the UPND.
It was a turn of events when little known then Lucky Mulusa won the Solwezi central seat on the MMD ticket in 2011 beating his closest rival Newton Malwa of the Patriotic Front.
Malwa later petitioned the elections citing corrupt activities after Mulusa won the seat in the 2011 General Elections.Malwa won the Petition and the Supreme Court Nullified the election of Lucky Mulusa as Solwezi Central MP.
This prompted a By Election and this is where we are today!
What’s in it for Solwezi residents
What is the way forward for the mining Town? Little is talked about in terms of Development in the New Copperbelt that has seen a centre stage in mining activities.
What do the People of Solwezi Want? Being one that hails from the Province, equal share of development.Truth be told, Solwezi does not deserve its current status- Poor road networks, Poor infrastructure,you name it..the place looks like a Dump Site despite the usual name Solwezi Kyalo Kyamali (Solwezi the country of Money).
Promises are the order of the day but fulfillment has remained a nightmare for the residents of Solwezi.
The District has one bridge that connects the entire district and to other parts of North Western Province for both small and heavy Vehicles.
It makes sad reading to see how people with vehicles struggle to share the same narrow road that leads to other districts in the province.
Solwezi District has the potential to feed the nation through its Natural Resources that includes the mining activities.The Road Network are some things that have continued to hamper the development agenda in the district.
Solwezi District Commissioner Chripin Likando once told me “Once Roads are done development will be enhanced in the district”
With the Link Zambia 8000 and the Pave Zambia 2000, who drives these developmental Programs?
Questions voters should ask themselves
Now the choice is in our hands (Solwezi central Residents) there are five Choices.
- Who is an indigenous Resident of Solwezi?
- What has he/she achieved?
- What will he/she offer?
- Will he/she deliver?
- What do you need in the district?
- How much do you know about the person you wish to vote for?
- Ask yourselves these questions on the 11th of September, 2014 before casting your vote in the Ballot Box!
Point of correction; Humphrey Mulemba won the Solwezi seat on the MMD ticket in 1991 elections
Being a Kaonde man and coming from there, I thought so as well. Mr. Humphrey Mulemba MHSRIP won in 1991 under the MMD ticket.
Try PF this time…
Solwezi Mabanga, Kyalo kyamali, turned into Solwezi Ntanda Yalukungu, whither to now?
Under the Pbufi Family, even the simple Mintec junction has taken forever to be done. No real development the entire province. Yet look at other smaller and none-economically contributing towns are receiving huge facelifts.
Shame.
@Bwana Mkubwa
You speak the truth on the congolese segregation. A province added and multiple districts created to cheat rest of Zambians out of central treasury resources. You people of North Western Province, why should you allow these North congolese thieves continue to donchi kubeba you?
Time is coming very soon, when the people of North Western Province (Bantu Ba Swa Mema), will possess what is rightfully theirs from these Panga Family (PF) people. There is no way useless Muchinga can benefit at the expense of the Mighty NWP. We will not go the Barotse way, noo. But we have partnered with the UPND which is tolerant and sympathetic towards NWP to foster development in NWP. The people of NWP are in a pact with the Mighty UPND and president HH. UPND will take Solwezi central. Mark my words, just like UPND will also scoop Zambezi West where Mr Kakoma is standing.
Solwezi mabanga kyalo kya lunyengo kuli ba ciitwala. umuzhi waba kaabwa naba nzolo nabanyama nabo baiya.
Acho ne yaya. chilekai kiatama.
@shadeck biemba, katenu kobe.
Most of these mining towns on the copperbelt are still going through what we call development,when most mines operating there have been there for decades.truth be told, solwezi is growing there is opportunities for business and the government has not neglected the town.
this is really good and very informative data especially in times of election. thumbs up Clinton Masumba and ba LT .
The author did not do his homework well. In 1991 Humphrey won the seat on MMD ticket, mind you Humprey was one of the founders of MMD and after Humphrey the seat went to Sondashi in 1996 and then Tetamashimba took it in 2001. Please do your research well before writing something.
Am happy MMD and UPND have at one time represented the people of Solwezi Central had done nothing now its time for PF also prove their importance in developing the area by the way those parties who have been there before what new things will they take there now which they failed to do at that time? Marabish let PF show you what development is because you will see it and feel the comfort.
The mistake will be for solwezi central to go to PF. i say this because the boy N.Mwala who is PF candidate is a play boy and can not be trusted with such a sensitive constituency .
If you call Solwezi a new Copperbelt, then realise that the honeymoon for small parties like UPND is over. If it has really turned new Copperbelt, expect PF to scoop the seat unobstructed. Copperbelt is synonymous with progressive people who do not lean on backward, weak political parties. I should think considerable number of Copperbelt dwellers have migrated to the new Copperbelt and their influence on political decisions will cause HH to cry in pidgin Tonga. Akalila nachalinkolele.
Umubemba nkonko walasa ala HH will cry ati HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAKAENDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE any way he is used he has been crying in all elections he has been losing.
That’s what you think because you are a fool PF eyabako wait and see 11.11.2014 you will cry like babies mind your HH is used to crying after losing an election, these by elections will set the precedence to show how powerful PF is wayawaya washalawashala some are saying forward but they are going backward dullo
If there is a province with useful *****s is copper belt as these children of miners never went to school,no wonder is the headquarters of criminals
Who on earth will ever vote a party full of liars,tribalism and violence.
History will give us the answers
If the people of Solwezi want properdevelopment in terms of infrastructure, they should vote PF. Only PF has the will to delope all the infrastructure required. We hav all seen that from the countrywide projects that they have embarked on