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PARAMOUNT Chief Mpezeni speaking during the commissioning of a bore hole at Chipata General Hospital in Chipata
PARAMOUNT Chief Mpezeni speaking during the commissioning of a bore hole at Chipata General Hospital in Chipata

Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni speaking people of Eastern Province has endorsed the candidature of PF President Edgar Lungu as republican President in the January 20 presidential election.

The Chief endorsed Mr Lungu at the Chief’s wedding yesterday in Chipata Protea Hotel.

He said Mr. Lungu was the right person to continue with late President Michael Sata’s legacy and vision.
The Nkhosi Yama Nkhosi said President Sata saw leadership qualities in Mr Lungu hence the enormous power that was entrusted in him.

The Chief said he had no doubt that Mr Lungu was carrying the day on 20th January 2015 with a landslide as majority citizens were fully behind the PF.

He said the PF has done well in massive infrastructural development that has been rolled out in the last 3 years under the leadership of Mr Sata.

The Chief’s wedding was attended by several Chiefs from Zambia and was graced by Chief Kalindawalo from Petauke, the home area of Lungu.

Mpezeni said it was also shocking that money is being spent in a by election when the remaining term is only 1 year 9 months and PF was elected for 5 years.

He said Mr Lungu knows where Sata left the country and should be allowed to continue while others should try 2016.

The Nkhosi was speaking at his wedding reception Friday evening at Protel Hotel Chipata.
This is contained in a statement issued by PF Director of Media and Publicity Brian Hapunda.

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83 COMMENTS

    • That was expected. Wako ni wako. Mwana wakwitu. If it’s HH being endorsed by Southern Chief, ati tribalism. Some Zambians are full of ifimina mu ma brains, especially fi PF.

    • For sure @Pretty 1.0

      “ALL THE CHIEFS HAVE NOT ENDORSED”. any Presidential Candidates the REASON BEING tht they want CHIEFDOMS to be Non-Partisan. But Mpenzeni is a CONFUSED Chief IGNORE HIM.

      Remember Chitimukulu ENDORSED HH but LATER UPND wrote to the GENERAL PUBLIC that Chitimukulu has NOT ENDORSED UPND to avoid chiefs in politics. Thts a a GREAT PATH UPND has set.

      We need a GREAT AND BETTER ZAMBIA where all Institutions of democracy will b upheld.

    • It was expected from this ka chief but all the same HH is carrying the day and he will switch sides like he never endorsed him and he will come begging to president HH.

    • Ok so you as UPND want votes from other parts of Zambia.? I mean do you want votes from Monkeys, *****s, Drunks, Fools, uneducated people from other parts of Zambia.? If you say yes I will instruct one family member to give HH one vote….come on say it.

      @Pretty a certain Tonga Chief also endorsed HH and I wasn’t happy so I guess this is a dose of your own medicine. Suck it in.

      VIVA EL VIVA PF

    • @Limpo You insult Chiefs and expect to win! How do you call your other people’s chief “this kachief”. Thats why you have no proper chief but village headmen!

    • Thank you Your Royal Highness Chief Mpezeni for your single vote which won’t influence the wind of change, anyway. You may not even use it as you will be busy hitting the headboard with your brand new wife. Your honeymoon won’t be over then.

    • Guy Scott is the future; black people cannot run a country; give us your companies; we shall hire u; pay u peanuts and make a killing of a profit when exporting minerals

    • This is a Chief wa njala!! Chiefs never belittle themselves by holding their weddings elswhere apart from their Palaces!! Thus one can surmise, his wedding was paid for in Protea Hotel!!

    • MUSHOTA I AM NOT SHOCKED THAT YOU ARE SHOCKED AT THE CHIEF’S ENDORSEMENT FOR LUNGU. YOU DON’T LIVE IN ZAMBIA THEREFORE, YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAS GONE ON IN THE LAST 3 YEAR OF SATA AND PF’S LEADERSHIP. MASSIVE DEVELOPMENTS NEVER KNOWN/WITNESSED IN ZAMBIA’S HISTORY. THE CHIEF IS RIGHT TO SAY SATA SAW SOME LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN LUNGU. THE CHIEF IS ALSO RIGHT TO SAY IT’S ONLY PF AND LUNGU WHO KNOW WHERE SATA LEFT OFF THE DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE. THE REST BALENYA FYE UBUFI BWAPAKUNYA. NI BA UNDER 5 ENCITO YABO. NIKUNYA CHABE.

    • @Eddy 3, get it right my friend.

      Edgar WIL JUST smell STATE HOUSE but he will NEVER enter there…..mark my words.

      Mpenzeni adwala and his behaviour is NOT SURPRISING and I even WONDER wht grade he is ? Chiefs in ALL PROVINCES are QUIET and will not ENDORSE ANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. This is to BRING sanity to CHIEFDOM.

      The Queen of UK NEVER meddles in the POLITICS of UK. She is NEITHER a Liberal Democrat NOR Labour(ist) BUT SHE IS A FIGURE HEAD.

      UPND is winning this election by a LANDSLIDE(67-70%).

    • @3.1 IF UPND IS WINNING WHY ARE YOU NOT BLOGGING ON YOUR GENOCIDE PROMOTING ZWD PAPER. IS ITNOT BECAUSE NO ONE OR ONLY VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN READ WHAT YOU ARE WRITING AS ONLY FEW PEOPLE READ IT AND EVEN THOSE WHO DO ARE MOSTLY HELL-BENT. IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT OF WINNING JUST BLOG ON YOUR PAPER. AND DON’T BE SCARED OF LONELINESS AT ZWD.

  4. Mr Chief , there is no need of endorsing Lungu coz already Lungu is in state house. What you shoul have said was ” LUNGU IS IN STATE HOUSE SO CANT ENDORSE HIM”.

    Peace and Prosperity to Mother Zambia.

  5. I don’t think the chief is in order to practice partisan and tribal politics.
    He must be ashamed of himself and those being endorsed must be shameful of themselves.
    Viva upnd viva HH! Zambia forward! !!!

    • @sulwe please….What tribalism?
      Do you expect a chief to support someone else over his own subject? If so, ask Chief Macha to support Elias Chipimo and see if he wouldn’t be butchered in his own kingdom. Any Chief with subject standing has the right to support them. Unless they are totally useless. But they shouldn’t punish subjects who think otherwise especially in Southern Province where one candidate gets 98% of the vote and 2% is spoiled. That is tribalism. There is now way an entire village can objectively like one candidate.
      In the east and in the north its very normal form members of the same family to belong to different political parties (e.g RB and Son, Kaunda and his Children also Chilekwa Munkonge). If a some Hichilema belonged to PF s/he would be fed cow dung!

    • How about your southern chief doing the same some time in late November or so, did you condemn him.?. I was very shocked but remember what goes around comes around.

      Viva EL Viva PF

  6. Why should he not?Son of the soil so he should get full votes in Eastern province. Vonse baTonga ngativotele musankwa uyu Lungu, VIVA PF, VIVA EDGAR LUNGU!

    • Unification of zambia can only be succEssfull if the north remain neutral as the west,and erase that notion from their minds;…”no one can rule zambia other than the Bembas and Nyanjas”. Zambia is not for the north and the east,its for all to form “one zambia,one nation.”
      People who talk of tribalism are the ones in practice of the vice….lets stop tribal politics of the 15th centuries and develop our majestic beautiful nation into a haven of peace,joy dignity and respect…..
      God bless mother Zambia.

  7. Nobody shall eat the constitution which tribal HH talk about daily!we need roads,clinics,hospitals,jobs,things PF is doing seriously!If only PF can rule Zambia for 20 years,our country would develop greatly!WE LOVED SATA SO MUCH DUE TO HIS HARD WORKS,SO WE HAVE TO RETAIN SATA’S PF IN POWER!WE FOUGHT FOR 10 YEARS,SO WE CANT ALLOW OUR PF TO DIE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS IN POWER!GO PF GO!

  8. @Pretty 1.0

    “ALL THE CHIEFS HAVE NOT ENDORSED”. any Presidential Candidates the REASON BEING tht they want CHIEFDOMS to be Non-Partisan. But Mpenzeni is a CONFUSED Chief IGNORE HIM.

    Remember Chitimukulu ENDORSED HH but LATER UPND wrote to the GENERAL PUBLIC that Chitimukulu has NOT ENDORSED UPND to avoid chiefs in politics. Thts a a GREAT PATH UPND has set.

    We need a GREAT AND BETTER ZAMBIA where all Institutions of democracy will b up held.

    • Anderson are you sure.? I came across an article where a southern chief was campaigning for HH and that the voters should go and vote in big numbers for HH. What is wrong for our paramount chief to do the same.?

      Viva EL Viva Pf

    • @Anderson

      In the UK, most Upper Crust Aristocrats vote Tory, (Conservative Party) naturally. Her Majesty certainly would not show impartiality openly, but even she has her favourite Prime Minsters! It’s open knowledge she hated Tony Blair (Labour, Socialist)……probably because his wife Cheri had no time for all that bowing down and was openly mocking the monarchy institution!

      I mean Her Majesty, is pretty in with Cameron…..at least he makes every effort to be pleasing. Cameron’s wife is an Aristo, and I think he is too!

      It’s okay for Nkhosi Mpezeni to back Lungu openly. We love him as he is. Stop calling him confused…he is a great character, able to go down to his people. That’s what makes him popular.

    • Lungu is not upper class. He is a Komboni Lawyer who got stuck in high density Chawama drinking Chibuku. Conservatives in the UK support the rich. Both Mpezeni and Lungu are paupers! One would have expected the ‘aristocrat’ Mpezeni to support self-made millionaire HH going by your analogy!

    • I AM NEITHER SOUTHERNER NOR EASTERNER BUT THE BEST CANDIDATE IS EDGAR LUNGU. LUNGU HAS VAST POLITICAL EXPERIENCE WHILE CHITOMBWA HAS NEVER BEEN MP, NOT EVEN COUNCILLOR. LUNGU DRINKS IN PUBS WITH COMMON PEOPLE THEREFORE SOCIABLE. WE DON’T EVEN KNOW IF CHITOMBWA SOCIALISES. LIFE IS TOO SHORT- AFTER HARD WORK PEOPLE SHOULD PASS THROUGH PUBS TO NETWORK AND LEARN WHAT OTHERS ARE UP TO. DRINKING ISN’T A CRIME. CRIME IS ABUSING A DRINK. GO EL GO

      VIVA PF.

    • Senior Chief Nzamane endorses HH as Zambia United Tour goes to Eastern Province
      December 2, 2014 | Filed under: Featured,News | Posted by: ZNBC User

      Senior Chief Nzamane has joined the long list of prominent people endorsing UPND President Hichilema Hakainde for the January 20 2015 Presidential elections.

      Chief Nzamane told Mr Hichilema when he paid a courtesy call at his palace yesterday that time has now come for the UPND leader to be president of Zambia because he had persevered.

      Chief Nzamane has advised Mr Hichilema to fulfill his promises and not behave like the PF government who he says has failed the people on the constitution making.

    • KAILI IFINTU NI ‘DON’T KUBEBA’. CHEW THEIR CASH BUT VOTE WISELY. SO, THEY ARE EVEN BRIBING BENA HH AND TEAM?

      THEN SERIOUSLY, ITS TRUE THAT THEY ARE NOT FIT TO BE LEADERS. IVOTE NIPALI EL

  10. Ha ha chitimukulu never endosed yo leader HH.Efintu ni lungu ku bemba land.Trabalism in UPND makes everyone worried to vote 4 u.Zambians don’t forget how HH came into power.Trabalism made HH UPND leader.Everyone knows that 97% of Tongas support HH coz they made sure UPND is led by a Tonga.We can’t allow that

  11. @Hachisala
    please no one will vote yo tribal leader.please use real names.why can’t u use yo names kanshi but ukufisama mu bemba names.kikiki tribal party

  13. Upnd dont cry now nafibipa bane we told u ukutangila tekufika,the same u did to Patrick chisanga ,sekwiba are now backfiring u telists by next next week u ll cry like kids.

  14. I hear Liverpool captain is leaving the club in July. I wonder who is leaving politics this month…just thinking..

  16. Zambians who do you want to tell you that lungu is wining? 7 provinces have spoken, chiefs have spoken, Prophet from malawi spoke and now TBJ has spoken. lets learn to accept the realty. North western and western will soon speak. Come 2016 UPND mps will run away leaving HH with pipo like GBM, masebo, mutati,VJ and Mutale Nalumango

    • Nalumango should do a runner. She is too good a politician to be hidden behind, HH. She needs to have her own Party, that way, we get two great female politicians heading a Party. One of them is bound to win the Presidents office, in the future.

      Just right now It’s Edgar Lungu. President!

  19. It is evident clear that EL is a chosen. All key chiefs are supporting him directly or indirectly including Bo Litunga (symbolized by walking stick he was given), Chitimukulu now Mpezeni…Hope Chief Mukuni will emulate other key chiefs

    • @Pretty

      The Zambian people have already chosen. Acknowledge it UPND Cadres…..Bow Down to the incoming President…..Favoured by the people….
      Edgar Lungu. President!

  20. Chief Mpezeni in one of the online stated that he will state the presidential candidate he will support after consulting RB.

    Want it or not over 80% votes in eastern province goes to EL.

  21. He is a known cadre chief this one, definitely wako ni wako. Despite the ECZ running adverts every day advising the traditional leadership not to influence voters this is what you get. No surprise, disciplined traditional leaderships such as the chitimukulu, litunga and mwata kazembe behave in a civilised manner by blessing every candidate not this mediocre excuse for a chief .

  22. No surprises there – Mpezeni is the only Paramount Chief to openly take sides and endorse a particular candidate. But we expect such low standards from Mpezeni – he is just naturally like that. I only hope that he knows HH very well, because if HH wins he is not the type of person who tolerates opportunists: if Mpezeni thinks that if HH wins he will still tolerate his (mpezeni’s) empty praises and requests to visit State House, he has a rude shock coming.

    We all still remember the way Mpezeni treated Michael Sata when he was in opposition.

    Mpezeni can only disappoint those that don’t know him. To some of us he has infact improved a bit…although this open endorsement is still quite lower than his already low standards.

    • Hallelujah brethren…

      Let me help the PF cadres.

      “According to a local media, Maravi Post the contraversial but widely popular Prophet Austin Liabunya. The Malawian prophet says UPND’ Hakainde Hichilema will win the presidential by-election.
      According Malawian media, the prophet made the revelation during the night of cross over to 2015.
      The prophet said that the PF will try to steal the votes from HH a situation that may lead to violence.”

  27. It is not surprising that Mpezeni a perpetual drunkard endorses Lungu a perpetual drunkard. Moreover greedy Mpezeni used to frequent State House with a begging bowl while Sata was there. This chief with little morals wants to continue begging IF by some freak chance Lungu happen to move in.

    • Aaaaaaaah…..So Nhkosi knows which side his bread is buttered!

      Pity UPND and it’s Cadres don’t or they’d be throwing in the towel given that the people have more than indicated their choice.

      Edgar Lungu. president!

  28. People like Sylvia are dillusional. In the current Zambian political setup or rather to be direct, The PF setup. Who does she think she’s to compete with Late Sata’ s wishes. When Sata was entrusting Edgar with all those responsibilities, in her thinking what did she think it was about? People like Sylvia must appreciate the fact that Sata’s fellowship with Edgar was just not a sudden landing but however a long process wherein, certain sensitive matters where offloaded on Edgar by Sata. That’s the mistakenly confidence into arrogance his compatriots have noticed in his demeanour

  30. who doesnt know that he needs money to milpark hospital every year? that is why zambia is not developing because we always get advice frm sick and drunkard people

  31. I guess Mpezeni has no farmers that live in his chiefdom. Lol As the saying goes “UMOZI KU MAWA”. Clear case of WAKO NI WAKO! That’s how democracy works no hard feelings. ) ungu will still loose. Flight HH2015 Will carry the day.

  32. Thank you Nhkosi for giving Zambian Citizens some wisdom to use in selecting our next President. People must note the short time left before 2016 ‘s General Election. It makes sense to keep PF in.

    As for criticism of Nhkosi openly endorsing; It’s okay for Nkhosi Mpezeni to back Lungu openly. We love him as he is. Stop calling him confused…he is a great character, able to go down to his people. That’s what makes him popular. East is a great decider, we need people there to align correctly to what is common sense, keep PF in for the short time left.

    Edgar Lungu has all the Qualities of great Leadership. Vote Edgar Lungu. President!

    LONG LIVE NHKOSI MPEZENI.

  34. Dodia IS
    Why is it that there are no descent people
    campaigning for Edgar Lungu in Lusaka?
    Honestly am only seeing ba ka ponya, call
    boys and many others. When I asked some
    of them to tell me why they support Edgar,
    I was geting answers like mulemona kwati
    infwa ya ba Sata twalisekelamo others will
    say Lungu nifintu?????? Honestly I didn’t
    understand anything…

  35. TO BE FAIR UPND WAS LEADING DURING PF SQUABBLES. GUY SCOT HAD FAILED TO READ THE POLITICAL SITUATION THAT U CANT FIGHT AND DEAFT THE SYSTEM THE SYSTEM IN PF IS THE CABINET &MCC. HE IS NOW A GOOD READER TOGETHER WITH MILES. THE ONE WHO CANT STILL READ AHEAD IS GBM.
    MY ORGANIZATION IS NEUTRAL ASSESS HOW THE POLITICAL SITUTION SWAYS. FOR NOW PF IS GAININING MOMENTUM IN MAJOR PROVINCES ARISING FROM THE EVENTS THAT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN EDGAR AND MILES. THE RUPIA AND MPEZENI OPEN SUPPORT IT MEANS LUSAKA IS NOW PF.
    OUR ORGANIZATION HAS AT THE MOMENT PUT PF AT 42% WHILE UPND AT 42.2% BUT BY NEXT WEEK PF WILL BE AT 43% WHILE UPND WILL BE AT 41 % AS MORE VOTERS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN EASTERN AND LUSAKA.
    LUSAKA AND EASTERN WILLPUT PF FAR AHEAD OF UPND. EDGAR-SAMPA RECONCILATION HAS DONE A…

  36. Mpenzeni’s Indunas and Handlers have gone to sleep! The paramont Chief is disgracing himself. There is nothing paramount about his utterances. Not even a Junior Chief can make such utterances. Shame on him.

    • You in’gombe ilede, stop masturbating. Paramount Chief Mpezeni is more honorable than your chiefs. He fully understand the reason why he has endorsed Edgar Lungu for President because he was the only one the late President Michael Sata had chosen to succeed him.

  37. You call Bembas or Tongas tribalists, you are mistaken. The real tribalists are Easterners. They are passionate on the subject and they do not make any bones about it

    During the UNIP era, Grey Zulu as Secretary for defence and security had appointed easteners all at one time as Army commander,Airfoce commander, ZNS, Prisons, OP Immigration and ZP repectively, in a true wako ni wako fashion. Check your History. Grey Zulu is the one who finished KK.

  38. It will be a clear win for Edgar Lungu bcoz HH wont get say 10 000 votes from Luapula where he got 1 700 and he wont get say 15 000 from Northern(Muchinga combined) where he got 2 900 in 2011!all am seeing is a victory for PF!UNITY IN PF HAS DESTROYED ALL THE EFFORTS HH DID EARLIER!ALMOST EVERYONE YOU ASK IS JUST SAYING NI BA EDGAR LUNGU CHABE!!! SO FOR SURE VOTERS ARE JUST WAITING FOR 20/01/2015 TO GO AND VOTE FOR EDGAR LUNGU AS ZAMBIA’S 6TH PRESIDENT!BRAVO PF LOVERS FOR NOT KILLING SATA’S PARTY!AM SURE AFTER EDGAR LUNGU’S VICTORY,OUR BELOVED SATA WILL FINALLY REST IN PEACE!

  39. I thought chiefs are supposed to be non partisan. This Mpezeni is a disgrace. He is an opportunist who is easily maupulated and doesn’t really care about his subjects.Just saying. Why endorse PAYA Farmer party. Other chiefs are more respected than this joker of a chief.How much was he paid? Any responsible chief is supposed to advise their subjects to vote wisely for those who can provide more jobs especially for the youth, pay farmers at the right time, provide medicines and equipments in hospitals. Them they go to South Africa whenever they are sick because they know the hospitals in Zambia don’t have the neccessary equipment and medicines. People wake up, there is so much poverty in Zambia. Voting for PF again will be the worst mistake people of Zambia will make. Vote PF out……

  40. Vote in secret baba! The farmers in the east have suffered. Anyway, wasn’t RB supported by Nkosi? My fear is Boko Haram-like fate will start from this place I call ‘home’.

  41. Kalombo kama vitisa anthu! Sorry sir, we know you are always tribal and if not tribal then you become partisa. We know you told easterners to vote for Rupia under wako ni wako!!! You are just doing the same! Keep it up. God’s destiny for his people will not be swayed by a chief!

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