The United Party for National Development (UPND) has retained the Katuba Parliamentary seat after beating the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and UPPZ in yesterday’s parliamentary by election that was necessaited by the death of the incumbent UPND MP Patricia Mwashingwele.
UPND candidate Bampi Kapalasa polled 8727 votes while his closest rival Zacks Mwachilele of the PF polled 7024 votes.
Bertha Mageya of the United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia came out third with 120 votes.
A total of 16,064 votes were cast out of which 193 were rejected.
Katuba by election returning officer Felix Banda declared Mr. Kapalasa the duly elected member of parliament.
And UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo has thanked the people of Katuba for giving back the Katuba seat to the UPND.
Mr. Nkombo has described the victory as a defining moment for the party.
Just wondering what happens to the Bicycles, Bunga, Michopo, Midanso, & cash ba P.F attempted to use to buy votes with.
I guess it’s not a problem as the “Kasaka ka Ndalama” used is taxpayers cash anyway.
However the Pangas, Pistols siezed by ba PFolice should be revealed to the nation, so people know who is the real sponsor of Electoral violence in Zed.
Like I said, it is a red zone.
Interesting readings though that PF hammered 7024 voted in a UPNDEAD stronghold. I hope this continues in 2021 and the deads don’t harass those that voted for PF. Patricia won it by 13,076 needless to mention the low voter turnout in this by-election.
Beaten by 1703 votes is again assertive for UPNDEAD.
There you have it folks. The red devils have it, the deads have it. The people have spoken. Let’s rock & roll.
@Keleni Zambolina afwenkule’ Mwibala monga Zodwa!
How can a political party choose the colour of death for it’s campaigns? UPNDEAD DIED WITH ANDERSON KAMBELA MAZOKA
WHEN YOU BASE YOUR ANALYSIS OF POPULARITY ON A WARD THEN YOU HAVE MISPLACED STRATEGIES. WHY WOULD ONE PARTICIPATE TO VOTE FOR A COUNCILLOR WHO WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. ATLEAST FOR AN MP YOUR POPULARITY CAN BE GAUGED. MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT WASTE THEIR TIME TO GO N VOTE FOR THE COUNCILLOR. IT WOULDNT EVEN SEND WAVES TO ANNOUNCE WINNING A WARD.
kekekekekeke, Ba Lungu lose again in Parliamentary elections, another Roan loss !! We told him to change formula, don’t use that coward thug Lusambo. Lusambo’s MMD claw-ball tactics has not fit in PF’s stone throwing. Change that Lusambo, he has costed PF alot. His team has not won anything, including C/B PF internal elections.
This Aubrey guy is good catch, watch, he will be eyeing for top job in UPND.
The guy looks presidential, mutenekeni bu vice-president basaa, uyu ngumusankwa, musune!!
“Bertha Mageya of the United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia came out third with 120 votes”
Is the number of 120 votes above for Bertha qualify one to be called as having come THIRD really? …
Congrats Davis Mwila. Job well done.
Please go and thank all those progressive electorates in Katuba Constituency who have managed to join the Elite people of this beautiful RoZ.
Take RoZ as Republic of Zambia.
ECL campaigned for 3 consecutive days, PF bribe Voters in all manner and still lost to UPND in Katuba. ECL and PF have taken Bribing to another level. People of Katuba have rejected ECL and PF for Mismanagement, Corruption and theft. This is an indicator of what will happen in 2021 Nation wide. Zambian are Angry and Hungry and determined to vote out OF out of Power in 2021. Rigging and Amending the Zambian Constitution will not save ECL and PF. The writing is on the Wall.
Stop the empty talk. Mr. Nkombo has described the victory as a defining moment for the party. What is defining about this?
Oh Mr Kombo please, give us a break will you. Retaining your own seat in your stronghold can never be a defining moment for the Party. Challenging HH at your convention will be a defining moment for your party. Wiining a seat on the copperbelt or in Kasama will be a defining moment for your party.
To be honest if we compare the margins between this election and the last election, PF should be smiling. They have manage to grow their support base while UPND has actually shrunk and that should be a serious cause for concern for UPND. UPND needs to grow up and graduate and stop celebrating trivial victories
Beating the ruling party is a huge achievement. Where there is apathy, the ruling party always wins. Remember Katuba is neighbors with Lusaka which is a PF stronghold
Observer- When you look at how much GRZ resources PF have abused in the name of Kaputa and how many “working weekends” and Jet fuel have been used by that utterly lazy bum Edgar at the expense of development other areas in the country any victory by anyone is a huge plus for the people…PF want to all seats in parliament so they can further weaken institutions like FIC, ACC…I mean ACC can not even locate the owner of 48 houses, last week it was a Finance Ministry official today its no one…if it was not for FIC these cases would have disappeared like farts.
*…name of Katuba ….
This is a gain for the PF like it or not. Wabeja mwana mudara Garry Nkombo. Ndilakwambila come 2021, you will have a quarter of the current MP’s the UPND. You are losing more than you are gaining.
Of course the truth always wins..people have rejected pf tribalism by that skinny rat. Even elisa my white swiss wife is happy and is saying that she is now convinced lungu is not Zambian. I love my white wife. Black women can learn alot from her
So Mushota has a big influence on people, didn’t know such crap could be emulated by a sane person.
Trying hard to be another Mushota?
Aba nabo ka-nena babakashi babo, ukafwa kuchikonko ubushiku bakakulila.
2016 Presidential results:
HH-16 324.
Edgar-8 415.
2016 Parliamentary results:
UPND- 13 073(Patricia Mwachingwele).
PF-6 225(Shafuswa).
INDEPENDENT- 3 138( Kapalasa).
2019 Parliamentary by elections&
UPND- 8 727( Kapalasa,former independent).
PF-7 024(Mwachilele).
Looking at how close the race was,UPND must not celebrate
but strategise for 2021 because their candidate(UPND) was not knew to the electorates as he stood as an independent in 2016.
Have you bothered to analyse the voter turnout in 2016? If you care to, you will realize that even this one was a real victory for UPND. Check the percentages too.
You cant compare General election results to by-election results.
As RB and MMD who won all the by-elections.But during the 2011 elections,RB tumbled.
Actually it’s the candidate that won and not UPND. I predicted it to myself when I saw the pictures of the candidates.
This is the famous form which ECL used to rig the elections. He presented documents that were not signed by witnesses with fake numbers. No wonder they started reading higher figures than registered voters. Some people are never ashamed of stealing.
Comment:A win is win. no matter the margin. even 1:0 is win . congratulations upnd
This puts puts the theory of rigging to rest! It also should not be celebration time for upnd as PF is gaining numbers in their strongholds while they keep theirs intact-a recipe for disaster in 2021 as the gap will widen!!
UPND should be worried. The PF was way too close in a UPND stronghold. With the right Candidate the will take Katuba in 2021.
In a General Election it will be difficult to rig these elections thru Bribes country wide. At the national level ECL has made himself unpopular thru Mismanagement of the Economy and Corruption. It will be difficult for ECL and PF to rig the 2021 Election the same way they rigged the 2016 Election. The Economy is not doing well and People are feeling the Pinch and will be voting for change. ECL cannot repair the damage between now and 2021. People can’t wait to vote ECL out of Power and try HH for a change. The writing is on the Wall
Kikiki! I was right to say that was a hired mob and can never reflect the populace of Katuba. PF brings all cadres from all corners to Katuba just to decieve people that they are popular and yet they are not. Its amazing even after rigging the exams and you still fail to pass. Even after threatening people with pangas and stones, AK47s, and pistols and you still fail to pass.
The difference is small indeed in a stronghold but remember the whole government machinery was there to make sure that the rigging was done properly.
Disaster!!!
Pf should remove lusambo from campaign team.
Lusambo
Ck
Gbm these dont attrack voters because they dont play clean politics
Upnd congrats
Mr ck after making all that noise gets a sero. Ati second biggest opposition.
Loud mouth weak politician.
Congratulations to upendi for scooping lubwa
Upnd has not won Lubwa get your facts right.
Congratulations upnd though the Numbers aren’t good enough.
Upnd congrats.They will talk and talk justify and justify u have won.I feel pity for the headman who lost Howz he going to rule his pipo since now known that hez of.
Meanwhile pf has won all the ward by-elections. Pf has grabbed 2 upnd wards in kaoma and manga go with wider margins. I think pf is the winner here. Congrats upnd for retaining your seat.
Our nduna is partisan.Hez pf but was pretending to be non partisan all along but the truth has come out.
The late Patricia MHSRIP was also my headwoman in Mwashingwele village. So what are you talking about here???
Come next time dundumwezi formula
Upnd viva and forward chabe.HH& team fixing +solutions 2021 here we come.
You will know the truth and the truth will set you free indeed,
John 8:31-33. people have known The truth in Zambia. They don’t want violence any more because it’s during PF ruling that we have experienced blood shed. From now the truth will rule which comes from God. And the choosen party by God will rule Zambia.
This was a UPND seat. If indeed PF is to be beaten at presidential level in 2021, the UPND shouldn’t be sharing votes almost equally with PF in UPND strongholds. Yes UPND have a reason to cerebrate because they’ve retained their seat but the margin is too small. If the UPND wants to go to state house in 2021, Katuba should have been a signal. UPND should have gotten say 13000 votes against say 1500 votes for PF. From the look of things, PF still stands a good chance of retaining state house. That’s just my honest opinion. UPND still needs to pull their socks up. They should take their campaign right now to Nothern, Muchinga and Central province. It should be now and not 2021.
AS LONG AS PF CONTINUES USING LUSAMBO, GBM, MUMBI AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO CANNOT ARTICULATE PF POLICIES BY EXPLAINING THEM IN A LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, THE PF SHOULD FORGET ABOUT WINING MAJOR ELECTIONS. IN FACT LUSAMBO NOW SCARES VOTERS BECAUSE OF HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN THE KILLING OF OBED KASONGO THE NDC LUSAKA YOUTH CHAIRMAN.
BA CHITALU MADE WORSENED THINGS BY DONATING AN AMBULANCE DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD AND PROMISING MORE AS VOTERS NO LONGER WANT TO BE HOODWINKED BY THE PF. CAMPAIGNING IN CHURCHES MADE MATTERS WORSE AS THAT IS A DESECRATION OF HOLY PLACES. IT’S NOT MEALIE MEAL, MONEY OR CEMENT DONATIONS TO CHURCHES THAT SECURES VICTORY BUT SOUND POLICIES. IT’S NOT PANGAS OR GUNS OR MATCHETS THAT ENSURES VICTORIES BUT THE ACTUAL FREEDOM THAT PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING UNDER YOUR RULE…
Congratulations to UPND for retaining their Katuba seat!!
But yesterday’s results in Katuba and at ward level clearly show that PF is by far the favourite to retain power in 2021 because it is still damn strong in its tradition strongholds such as Copperbelt,Luapula,Muchinga,etc and now gaining more votes in known 3 provinces where UPND is strong.Results from Kitwe,Mansa and Muchinga show that even if Kambwili’s NDC team up with HH’s UPND,PF lovers in those 6.5 provinces will still vote for PF with easy!!!regional voting for political parties has continued in Zambia,so a party popular in many provinces will retain power in 2021-ANY POLITICAL EXPECT COULD EASILY PREDICT THAT!!!
A losses for Kambwili in Kitwe and Mansa have finished NDC because it is clear that NDC is still a political…
Congrats UPND! I hate PF the party that has brought misery and suffering.Everywhere you go people are just complaining of harships that they never experienced in MMD.I miss MMD so much
The progressive commentator.
Just don’t be lazy.
The free coupons are long gone.
Bitter Hakiende h should thank CK for campaigning alongside him in Katuba his under 5 minnows should shake hands with him even if they beat his preferred candidate in the ward elections. But as Ck himself said going forward he will think twice about this ‘alliance’ given that up and under under 5 inherited party led by a calculator bearing teething child went back on its word to support each others candidature….waneyak muzi
If upnd had lost katuba, they were going to say pf rigged and insult the ECZ. 2016 pf won the presidential elections with a small margin, upnd said pf rigged. Eish
Congratulations to All the UPND supporter and the Party at Large.
In 2012 lets Come out in a Huge Number and Vote For our party UPND.
Foward We Move and Foward we reach our Goals.
One Zambia One Nation.
Pf has performed exremly very well and does deserve a pat on back I say so bcoz while UPND retains their seat with a very small margin as an indication loosing popularity the PF has gained popularity on UPND strong hold by wining local Governmeñt by election ie. Kaoma and mangango. We can ignore these bcoz PF s victory in kaoma nd mangango is carrying a very bigmassage of victory over UPND especially with such big margins .
Watchout baasa for another foul cry.
In 2021
Congratulations
Congrats Davis Mwila. Job well done.
Please go and thank all those progressive electorates in Katuba Constituency who have managed to join the Elite people of this beautiful RoZ.
Take RoZ as Republic of Zambia.
Why do I vote for HH and Upnd anytime?
Because, in a country divided along ethnic lines, HH and upnd give me an identity I can hold on to, no matter what.
They give me a feel-good temperament that yes, I see you, and yes we are coming for you, even if it will take years, generations; but ours is a work in progress.
Your east-north dominion over us will one day, soon or later, collapse in tatters.
And we too shall rule over you.
So if you want to be treated with respect in future, treat others well in the present.
Kwamana!
32.chilambwe you are stu.pid
For a ruling party to fail to scoop a seat from the opposition simply shows that people have lost confidence in the current government and just tired of the empty lies. Surely it would have made sense for the sake of development in the area that people vote for PF because PF being in government has the resources to bring some development in the area but alas, surprisingly PF lost it. Back to the drawing board for PF and Kudos to UPND who still despite being in opposition need to do much work at grassroot level build confidence and show that they can carry the government mantle in 2021.
Your analysis leaves much to be desired, this does not tell that people have lost confidence in the ruling party. Follow me here!
The Katuba seat was for UPND and the constituency is a strong hold for UPND.
In actual fact the PF has gained a lot of ground in that area this this time, which should worry the opposition.
Compare the last election results to the current one, it clearly shows that PF is slowly gaining a lot of ground in that place.
This just shows you that the people of Katuba are still using the the wako ni wanko in their voting pattern.
Food for thought for you……Nayaaa Inee!
Pf has performed exremly very well and does deserve a pat on back I say so bcoz while UPND retains their seat with a very small margin as an indication loosing popularity the PF has gained popularity on UPND strong hold by wining local Governmeñt by election ie. Kaoma and mangango. We can ignore these bcoz PF s victory in kaoma nd mangango is carrying a very bigmassage of victory over UPND especially with such big margins .
Watchout baasa for another foul cry.
PF should learn to listen to which candidate people want before featuring a candidate for any position in the party, do not impose candidates on people, listen to what they want. You gave away this vote to the opposition don’t even petition, you are the ruling party how can you say opposition rigged the election when you have the upper hand in the system?
8727 UPND, ….. Zacks Mwachilele of the PF polled 7024 votes. Hon. Mwachilele fought a good battle in hostile waters. A good number to lose by. Well done sir, take heart general elections are around the corner. This is a short timed victory for UPND. THE CLOCK’S TICKING!
I reckon there was confusion at the polls, because in the picture above it’s clear his name was misspelled to Zax. I think it’s a good argument for a recount and High Court challenge…! Voters were not aware it was the same chap who campaigned.
Actually it needs a re-run……..scrap this..
PF goons damaged an entire section of water pipe in Zani Muone West in their quest to tar a road two days before the by election and as a result, the area has had no water since. I don’t know what happens now that they have lost the election.
Remember the PF campaign was supported by the usual state resources, ‘gifts’ left, right, centre, intimidation and ECL dancing on stage. Now they are licking their wounds again. But still, the electorate are not ‘conscious’ enough, otherwise they would wipe the PF out of existence.
I’m very happy with the results. At least, it has sent some warning shots into the PF air space. People should not always confidently say and in public for that matter, that I will be in State House even after 2021. After those vigorous dances and jubilations, they must be wondering what really hit them. They are busy leaking their wounds. Congratulation UPND.
The results in Lubwa ward in kitwe reveals who is a Cat or Lion in upnd .NDC pact. Kdos for HH for making a right call for the first time. Tuleya Tulekula ka. Lubwa is a decisive yardstich for NDC and cure its leader from the illusion that he is popular on the copperbelt than pf and upnd. Wjoever advised HH on this one mustvbe honoured and given morevspace near HH. If upnd continued allowing kimbwili to ride on it hard earned popularity imbwili who have been mascarading as king of the jumgle and go on anti hills asking for ellections yo choose the pact 2031 presidencial candidate or running mate and free run for mps on the copperbelt, party of lusaka luspula muchinga snd norther where he does not exist. Having been put to his rightvplace by upnd in lubwa imbwili will learn to be…