THE opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to form an alliance now and together fight the ruling Patriotic Front (PF).
In an interview with the Daily Nation, UPND deputy secretary general, Patrick Mucheleka invited the NDC to join forces with UPND, in order to fight the PF as a united front.
Mr Mucheleka said that together, the opposition NDC and UPND had a higher chance of conquering the ruling party.
“Umunwe umo tausale nda (one finger cannot pick lice from one’s hair). Sometimes it requires concerted efforts of partners coming to-gether on one common agenda, fighting PF. If it means joining forces with NDC, we are ready.
“An alliance formed in the opposition can be formidable, not waiting for UPND to form government then you come. Let’s form a genuine alliance so that we stop what PF is doing,” he said.
When asked whether it was a formal invitation to other opposition political parties, Mr Mucheleka said that like minds, including NDC should come forth and form an alliance.
He said that there was nothing wrong for UPND to join forces with NDC, as long as the alliance would be based on genuine commit-ment.
Mr Mucheleka pointed out that even the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) had to form an alliance with the Movement for Multiparty Democ-racy (MMD) to form government.
He reiterated that UPND was also looking for genuine alliances with like minds in order to fight, what he termed ‘bad governance’ by the ruling party.
“UPND and NDC can come together and fight PF bad gov-ernance, we can do that without any shame,” said Mr Mucheleka.
Meanwhile, NDC spokesperson, Eric Chanda told the Daily Nation that he had to consult the bosses on the party position with regards the UPND invitation for an alliance.
HOW MANY? ALREADY YOU HAVE MILUPI, PASTOR MUMBA, MULONGOTI ETC.
DESPERATE PEOPLE DO DESPERATE THINGS……… HUNGER FOR POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!
And is zambia going to benefit from these bitter souls.
HH and kambwili are both pompus for a meaningful alliance to work. And alliance for what? Just to remove pf from power or what? R.I.P bitter souls.
Ishhhhhh …….bati the resident rats are in panic mode…….hehehe what more the thieves in statehouse ? Is that why they are rushing for campains in CB ???
Hehehehe …….tiyeni ba koswe …..throw kalaba in the mix and you will see lungu fleeing into exile before the 90 min is done……
The thug govt is feeling the heat. Elections are in 2021 but they are already in campaign mode. The PF govt is the epitome of stup!dity.
Kambwili is a new comer…he can go in as a running mate to HH on the understanding that once HH vacates office he will be the next candidate to stand on the alliance ticket…better a republican VP for ten years and thereafter becoming a president, than being an opposition leader for years and years to come!. He is still young, years are still on hiss side so no rush!
Let them agree..NDC should feature MPs in Bemba land (Northern, Luapula, Muchinga) and CB urban while on the other hand UPND should do the same in their strongholds. This strategy if adopted would see Chagwa kiss dust without even going for a re-run, even ringing or stealing of votes from opponents wouldn’t work bcz the gap would be too much. Bwana HH and Bwana Kabwili..swallow your pride, you can not beat Chagwa hands…
Chagwa hands down to deter him rigging by going solo, he is too crooked hard thief mafiaso especially when it comes to votes..the only way out is an alliance to fight the common enemy!
Pf is not in panic. The party is mobilising and the government is fighting and wining cholera and upnd vendors.
Such Political Hallucination is synonymous with lifeless dry bones. Kambwili is an eccentric 1 issue leftist with his “imaginary” Bemba supremacist delusion not even making sense to his own village in Mporokoso. On the other hand, Hichilema is a signed up mole fronting the capitalist loaders to re-colonize mother Africa. Above and beyond, they both dream a Zambia curving in to ethnocentrism but their own opposing.
In shona, they say mukomana, “Peugeot ne Mercedes-Benz havinophindulana.
Way to go.
UPND ARE HALLUCINATING AGAIN
PF SHOULD EXPEL THE KAMBWILI ID.IOT NOW AND LET HIM BE HUMILIATED WHEN HE STANDS IN BYE-ELECTION AND SHUT HIM UP.
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN KASAMA WHERE GBM ‘s DAUGHTER WAS THRASHED?
ONLY IF CK WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAND AS PRESIDENT AND HH AS HIS RUNNING MATE…..OR ELSE FORGET !!!!
Truest! Both are power hungry and so this alliance can’t work. GBM will pull out of UPND!!
@dont care give me a name of any politician who is not power hungry in this world? Deep down your heart you know that there certain things you can’t do in this world unless you are empowered with political power to run the affairs of your community, and country at large, why do you think people are presidents is it not that they are power hungry.
What matters is the manifesto & the agenda, if the alliance is based on national interest then that’s the only way to go, unlike what we saw from the previous pf- upnd pact.
What manifesto can they have other than the hatred Mucheleka has for PF and Michael Sata?
Is your only aim to unseat the PF? How pathetic. Your hatred for Mr Sata should have been buried with him. But you have continued to hate him three years+ since he passed on. Besides, such alliances don’t solve anything but instead create more problems. Kambwili fell out with Lungu because he Kambwili wants to be president, so you think he will just say ok HH you’re president, or you GBM will give the VPs position to Kambwili. That’s the only thing I give Gen Miyanda for. He refused to join the FDD because they had no other agenda other than removing the MMD from power.
And what do you think is aim of any political party anywhere in this world, just pa USA apa the famous democracy in the world, the Democratics are already strategizing on how to unseat republicans even when trump is just a few months pali bu president, haven’t you heard how they figuring who to stand against trump.
Give something else. And don’t talk about Europe because the sharing of power only comes in if no party masters enough seats and can only form government with a certain majority. They don’t form alliances.
Ndanji
Just start campaigning for lungu instead of yapping …….showing your fear about a possible allience……hehehehe izakosa bolla , bena ba mangiwa
@Spaka why should I campaign for him? What he will have done will campaign for him. Already my mother at mambilima has got a vote for him because she’s got electricity in her house , tapped water near by and a tarred road passing through to Mwense, she doesn’t need go to mansa to get the money we send her because she can easily get it within the village through mtn or zoona.
Not a good idea especially that next election is miles away
Haven’t you heard? PF Has already started campaigning, you didn’t see the rally in mansa, how rallies in muchinga, and just two days ago in chibombo and chisamba.
The alliance can be good if UPND can allow Democratic processes. That means both parties participating or contesting for any position freely which I doubt because HH cannot manage competing with anyone. That’s where the problem is otherwise, its a better way to defeat PF.
You are wrong…..the whole UPND know only HH can finance and lead UPND and will win no contest……upnd also know that a convention will be a waiste of money knowing the outcome…..
This is extremely shallow,only HH can mobilize funds,the outcome of a convention is already known,so Spaka’s mind is a reflection of all the members in the party as well as mweetwa,this is extremely disappointing to say the least.
Which alliance with NDC?can HH or Kambwili agree to be second to one another?or will GBM give chance to Kambwili?those are serious problems which Patrick Mucheleka is inviting.MAYBE THIS CONFIRMS WHY GBM IS QUIET CURRENTLY!!
If Kambwili agrees to work with HH,that will mark the end of his political career because many Zambians in 6.5 provinces have vowed never to vote for Kainde in their lives!!!
Plus HH has already finished FDD,Charles Milupi’s party,Nevers Mumba’s MMD,Mike Mulongoti’s party,Miles Sampa’s party etc!THE TONGABULL HAS TRIED ALL TRICKS IN THE POLITICAL BOOK BUT STILL FAILED!!No political alliance formed by greedy politicians can defeat PF.ONLY AN ALLIANCE TO BETTER PEOPLE’S LIVES CAN SUCCEED AND NOT ONLY TO REMOVE PF FROM POWER!!in short,Mucheleka is confirming that…
Kaili the bantustans think they can use Kambwili forgetting that he also wants the presidency. They tried GBM it failed.
If lungu and the PF are so strong , why are the resident PF rats on LT getting hysterical over this news ……..hehehehehe
Izakosa bolla bane ……hehehehe……bena baziba ati niku jele……..
With only 2 positions of president and veep appealing to hakainde, kambwili and GBM, I see trouble. Getting kambwili will mean losing gbm
Let GMB go if he wants..he has had his run already which yielded no much in Bembaland.
I for one do not believe he will be running mate to HH even if Kambwili is not in, what is HH going to gain from GBM standing when he has already crushed and burnt all the bridges with all his chiefs in Bembaland?
upnd are in serious problem .wait and see
looks like upnd are in a confised state.kulusafye nafuti.pf is very strong .that should worry you s mch.
Confused state ? And what do you call MMD runing PF ??? Hehehe let’s go let’s go bakawalala …….mumangiwa…..
Edgar Lungu temunobe baba!!HH is in panic mood and now thinks he can use any famous bemba to get to state house-hey bo Kainde that wont work.Michael Sata won it alone.Edgar Lungu also won it alone,so you must win it alone too badaala!!
PLUS NO WISE ZAMBIAN WOULD SUPPORT SUCH AN ALLIANCE WITH ONE AIM-“TO REMOVE PF!!” how would removing PF from power put food on our table?YOU JUST WANT US TO GIVE YOU JOBS BA MUCHELEKA AT THE EXPENSE OF A WORKING PF GOVNT?NEVER!!!
Recall,HH and Kambwili only have two votes.hence, aim to have an alliance with Zambian voters!!PLUS UPND HAS INVOLVED ITSELF IN SEVERAL ALLIANCES BUT STILL CONTINUE LOSING ELECTIONS!!
am pretty sure that Kambwili wouldnt allow HH with any political experience to lead him!!if Kambwili did agree,GBM will surely leave…
Ati HH in panic modeeeeiiii….
hehehehe …….who has started campaigning in CB is the one in panic mode ????
Without realising, the Up and Down party has officially come out in the open to tell us why their Under5 hates our innocent President Lungu with a passion, to simply get him out of power, what a disgrace! Fortunately, it can’t and will never happen.
First in that alliance, what would Kambwili gain, since his ambition is to become President of Zambia, the same target of Ichilema? Simple advise, the opposition in Zambia have not given anyone genuine Zambian the reason to be voted for. We all know that they simply advance their personal agenda. With the Lusaka Ndola dual carriageway completed in 2020, and the C400 completed, just how will the angry hyenas in opposition going to get anywhere close to 38% of the vote?
Lungu had $10 billion to play with in the just ended elections but still had to rig and use illigalities , this time there is no 10 billion……
Are not surprised that Guy Scott has not said anything about rigging? You know why? It’s because as VJ once said it’s not possible to rig an election in Zambia.
Ok for arguments sake take out the rigging allegation ……still lungu had 10 billion, used all the violence possible with state machinery and used ministers to campain for him illigally ……….and still only managed 100, 000 very disputed majority ………
All we are saying is this time there is no 10 billion and the world will be watching for any brutality…..
Spaka is sparkling confused defending anything Upnd.
Just like the Guinean president who swore himself in. This propaganda cannot work. I voted for Lungu without being paid and refused to receive money from Upnd who wanted me to help with their campaign.
Lungu will go begging to kambwili and NDC to stay in power…….jail is the alternative….
Iyo Lungu really troubles you. ..and yet the other day you’re saying revenge is not your agenda.
A thief is a thief and a thief should answer for his stealing ??? So to you society has police and courts to revenge on thieves ??
Spaka, your insults are taking you nowhere just like laat times. Hate the Easterners as much as you want. These peoples are more civilized than your dundumwezi mentality. First you hated the Bembas now you have turned on the Easterners. How many peoples are you going to fight just because you want your satanist hh to go into plot 1.
Upnd and hh will never be in government as long as you do not change.
@13,3 Spaka is not Tonga, he is from Eastern province.
spaka, you will be shocked once again. PF and ECL will take the day in 2021. Your he is not Presidential material due to his tribalism. How do you expect people from other regions to vote for your hh and party when you all openly display tribalism without shame.
You need to reform and get civilised.
Macgyver
Thank you, the PF rats can not believe how an easterner can not support the wako ni wako , to some of us good accountable governance based on the rule if law is above tribe or brother….the welfare and governance of my country comes before all else….
it reminds me of the PACT between UPND and PF . what happened
HH refused to play second fiddle to mighty Michael.
These politicians are just playing a fast one on us. Why are they behaving like intersection of the sets? Do you know that GBM, Kambwili, G. Scott are still PF members? Non of these guys denounced their membership or officially resigned despite having been given senior positions in other parties. The question is; why are these guys clinging to a political party they say is bad? Are they just there to spy as agents of PF? One cannot serve two masters at ago. If they think its fine for them to belong to 2 parties, then they shouldn’t condemn either of the parties. Just do it like Antonio Mwanza. Be honest with people.
@Spaka like lilo: you are a very confused man.look,Edgar Lungu has nothing to lose.he has already become Zambian president and has life pension.ITS YOUR LOSER KAINDE TO WORRY ABOUT 2021 ELECTIONS WHICH COULD HAND HIM A 6TH STRAIGHT DEFEAT!!
If PF spent big in 2016,wait for 2021 because am sure their Chinese friends will fund them even more!!
WITH THE CURRENT VOTING PATTERN IN ZAMBIA,ANY WISE MAN WOULD ONLY EXPECT A 6TH DEFEAT FOR A TONGA LEADER IN 2021!!Kambwili wont hand Kainde the presidency.
In 2015 and 2016 GBM,Nevers Mumba,Miles Sampa,Mulenga Sata,Maureen Mwanawasa,Guy Scott,Bob Sichinga,etc failed to enable HH win,SO WHO IS KAMBWILI TO ACHIEVE THAT?Am sure you dont know Northerners and Easterners well bo Spaka!!
Sri lungu has nothing to lose ……jail is calling….
Moreover,many Zambians could consider Kambwili to be a f0ol if he accepts to be led by HH who has never been a Councillor,DC,PS,MP,Deputy minister or Minister.HH has no political experience but always want to lead experienced politicians!!in 2006,HH led Edith Nawakwi and others but lost,then in 2011,Kainde wanted Michael Sata to be his vice-kekekekekeke….my God…Great Sata being vice to an under 5 politician Kainde?my foot!!in 2016 he led Dr Guy Scott,GBM,plus many who are very experienced in politics.BUT CAN KAMBWILI ALSO SINK THAT LOW?Lets wait and see.BUT AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN HH AND KAMBWILI SHALL JUST MARK THE END OF KAMBWILI’S POLITICAL CAREER!!better CK does it alone.Miles Sampa,Guy Scott,GBM,Nevers Mumba,etc had much influence in Zambian politics but HH have finished them…
you are trumpeting how lungu held various posts ?? Tell us what he done in those posts ??? Apart from finding and leaving the people of chawama drinking dirty contaminated water …..upto to day…
This is the finished party I have never seen it before (upnd). You people in upnd if you do like your hh very much advise him repent and stop what he believe in. Mind you this country is a Christian nation. See the late President M C Data he was a smoker drunker and person who didn’t know to talk. But was advised to change and respect every one. If you can remember he even reconciled with the late president l P Mwanawasa before he answered God’s call. President lungu also was a drunker but was advised to change and respect every one. Let hh also do the some if he want to rule this country and the people. thanks.
This is the finished party I have never seen it before (upnd). You people in upnd if you do like your hh very much advise him repent and stop what he believe in. Mind you this country is a Christian nation. See the late President M C Data he was a smoker drunker and person who didn’t know to talk. But was advised to change and respect every one. If you can remember he even reconciled with the late president l P Mwanawasa before he answered God’s call. President lungu also was a drunker but was advised to change and respect every one. Let hh also do the some if he want to rule this country and the people. thanks.
What time did the tarvern open ??
Ati kambwili is still young, ati he can be running mate & take ova after 10yrs? Have u fogoten he is admitted to hospital any how any time with diabetis & bp? Kambwili is like Sata, he won’t live long. That’s why he wants president now so he can oso steal fast fast!!!
Continue…..
Let me remind SPAKA LIKE LILO some of the influential politicians whom HH has destroyed;
Edith Nawakwi;Patrick Mucheleka,Mutale Nalumango,Levy Ngoma,Mulenga Sata,GBM,Dr.Canicius Banda,William Banda,Miles Sampa,Nevers Mumba,Dr Guy Scott,Bob Sichinga,Maureen Mwanawasa,Lifwekelo,Mr.Mumbi,Obvious Mwaliteta,Sylvia Masebo,Charles Milupi,Mike Mulongoti,Portipher Tembo,etc!!!
The above stated people were once influential politicians in Zambia but after associating themselves with a loser HH,their political career is destroyed!!those people now cant even win as councillors on upnd in their areas.THAT IS HOW DANGEROUS IT IS FOR ANY WISE LOCAL POLITICIAN TO ASSOCIATE HIMSELF OR HERSELF WITH AN EXPERT IN LOSING ELECTIONS HH!!
Kainde is Zambia’s Raila Odinga and in 2021 after he…
Indeed njimbu 6.5…..
If you are du.ll politics can eat you…..politics is for the tried and tested..
And you are trumpeting how lungu held various posts ?? Tell us what he done in those posts ??? Apart from finding and leaving the people of chawama drinking dirty contaminated water …..upto to day…
Ba Spaka naimwe, it’s either you are too ignorant or HH is your in-law because it appears you don’t know exactly what has and will continue to make your HH lose elections to President Lungu.
1. Lungu is naturally loved by the majority and ordinary Zambians compared to your fake and sugar coated HH.
2. The numbers with all possible permutations always favour Presdent Lungu and PF. The strategy you used in 2016 of over registering your tribesmen is known and counters have been put in place.
3. HH has never answered to the Zambian people why he mismanaged the Privatisation program of our industries especially mines that led to unrevesable consequences on our economy.
4. PF never unleashed it’s full throttle of resources, strategy and power in 2016 elections, so be ready for these in…
#Spaka will support anything from HH. Even if HH said people should be farting in public, Spaka will always find words to justify it.
Tiyeni nayo manjege imwe…………i don’t support HH by default but switch automatically with precision against misrule , looting , criminality and thuggery not befitting the office of the presidency who’s picture hangs infront of our school children’s classrooms….
Same thieves under a different banner. It like trying out something expecting a different result without changing the approach or mindset!
Already UPND is full of the same plunderers from MMD (Nevers Mumba) GMB (PF), thugs from UNIP (William Banda) and now they want to bring NDC on board.
Guess Chipimo will be the only alternative.
Yaba bu upndees nabo! Yesterday you wanted to fight corruption today you want an alliance with corruption itself, what do you stand for kanshi, people are confused!!
There is no corruption like what we have in pf…..forging a signature re CK compared to stealing 10s of millions while students go hungry and millions are drinking dirty water
Divide and rule you are either spot on or the media is just accusing mucheleka and the UPND. If indeed they plan to form.an alliance ,what will be the manifesto to.sale to.zambians? Or they think we are very stuped ? Just like business partnership,alliances fail to achieve much among Zambian politicians .
@Spaka like tonga;WHICH CORRUPTION CAN YOUR TONGA LEADER HH FIGHT?
When Kambwili was in PF few months ago,upnd called him corrupt,a thief who has given himself golf plot in Luanshya and built a lot of flats using stolen money.so today Kambwili is a Saint since he is out of PF? SPARE US PLEASE!!AM SURE IF PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU COULD SUPPORT HH TOMORROW,HE WILL BE PRAISED BY ALL TONGA CADRES!!this is why many Zambians do not understand what upnd stand for in politics!!
Even Kaizar Zulu resigns from Govnt today and join upnd tomorrow,he will become a darling of all upnd blind followers.WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE YOU?YOUR MEMORIES ARE TOO SHORT!!
Kambwili called tongas all sorts of names from 2010 until ECL fired him.IF CK WAS IN CABINET TODAY,HE COULD HAVE CONTINUED CALLING UPND NAMES!!
Is…
Keep mas.terbating …..
so whats your point . u seem to have no point . upnd is not tonga . and tonga is not upnd . upnd is a politicla party with an embracing attitude. politics is about numbers
u5 will never rule zambia. PERIOD
beacause his 3ford mission is clear.
TRIBALISM
REVANGE
LOOT THROUGH PRIVATISATION.
kikikiki hh,ck work togather by the way were will be gbm then or its maybe thats y he is cool now,politics wait for a comedy to come ,pf is naturally blessed already God has started fighting for pf enemies shall scatter
When Spaka is maulesi he insults, normally he doesn’t insult.
So iwe Spaka are you a product of mas.terbating?
The UPND always looks to others to help them win elections, I wonder how many parties have gone into UPND. That’s the problem when you have a narrow political agenda. They only want a Tonga to rule this country, even if he’s an egoist f00lish kleptomaniac
Mulimbe bane, other wise its healthy to dream.
UPND MUST BE SERIOUS.I AGREE WITH NJIMBU THAT WHEN PF WAS IN OPPOSITION AND WANTED AN ALLIANCE WITH UPND,HH AND HIS MEN CAME UP WITH ALOT SILLY DEMANDS THAT UPND MUST LEAD THE PACT FOR REASONS THAT HH WAS MORE POPULAR THAT SATA AND YET THEY WANTED TO CAPITALISE ON PF POPULARITY.
TODAY THIS PARTY HAS NO SHAME TO CALL FOR A PACT WITH NDC THE PARTY WHICH WAS FORMED YESTURDAY,
IF THIS ALLIANCE HAS TO GO ON,KAMBWILI MUST LEAD THE PACT BECASE THIS IS WHAT UPND WANTED DURING SATA’S TIME.
MUCHELEKA,DON’T BLIND PEOPLE AND NDC MUST BE VERY CAREFUL WITH UPND.IT IS TOO EARLY TO CALL FOR ANY ALLIANCE NOW.
PF HAS BEEN WINNING ALONE AND UPND IS YOUR TIME TO SHOW THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN DO IT ALONE RATHER THAN RELYING ON NDC.
YOU HAVE MULONGOTI,MILUPI AND NEVERS AND NOW NDC,WHY? BE SERIOUS.
its better for the opposition to fight together and remove Lungu from power; NDC should not listen to frustrated former UPND cadre Saboi who may resist the move; but work together; let Saboi work with UPNDP too;
@ KK AIRPORT CABINET.
UPND IS A VERY SELFISH POLITICAL PARTY.WHEN THEY WERE IN OPPOSITION,THEY REFUSED TO PARTNER WITH PF TO REMOVE MMD FROM POWER.WHY SHOULD IT BE GOOD FOR THEM NOW TO PARTNER WITH NDC JUST TO REMOVE PF FROM POWER.THEY SHOULD JUST GO IT ALONE.
CK MUST OPEN HIS EYES THIS TIME AROUND AND WE CAN’T ALLOW HIM TO BE USED BY UPND AND DUMPED LATER ON LIKE LUNGU DID TO HIM.
IT IS SO PAINFUL AND I FEEL SORRY FOR CK FOR THE GOOD WORK HE DID TO LUNGU AND TODAY HE IS BEING MISTREATED LIKE SOME ONE WHO DIDN’T DO ANY THING FOR HIM.
PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO APPRECIATE AND LUNGU WILL PAY DEARLY.
AS FOR UPND,NO ONE CAN TRUST YOU AND IAM SURE EVEN NDC LEADERSHIP CAN’T.YOU PEOPLE ARE GREED AND SELFISH.
IF CK DEMANDS THAT HE LEADS THE PACT,HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL?BECAUSE THIS WHAT YOU…
If I remember correctly, the Upnd had always insisted that Kambwili was a very corrupt individual…so just to remove PF anything will be used? Principles are a cornerstone of any organization. If you keep on changing with every situation then you cannot be trusted.
This is such a waste
K
Let Kambwili (NDC ) contest and field parliamentary candidates so that the COMPLEXION OF PARLIAMENT CAN CHANGE A BIT MORE; NDC,MMD,PF,UPND and SOME INDEPENDENTS. With 3 well known candidates, NO ONE WILL GET AN OUTRIGHT WIN at 1st ROUND so WE CAN THEN HAVE A SECOND ROUND. In that case, EVEN THE FINAL WINNER WILL HAVE MADE CONCESSIONS TO WORK AND RULE THE COUNTRY WITH OTHERS! THis outright win has been giving ruling parties too much ego, forgetting the importance of other political players!!
I quote, ….”even the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) had to form an alliance with the Movement for Multiparty Democ-racy (MMD) to form government.”
Funso, which party did the PF-MMD alliance defeat to form government?
a) UPND
b) MMD
c) UNIP
d) None of the above
[10 marks]
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