The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), in Livingstone has retained the Maramba Ward seat after its candidate emerged victorious in yesterday’s by election.
UPND candidate Evans Sakala got 578 votes, while his closest rival Florence Samasumo of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), got 465 votes and National Restoration Party ( NRP ) representative Brian Siamuluwa got 19 votes.
Returning Officer Peter Madubeko announced the results at Maramba Community Hall on Monday, adding that a total of 1070 votes were cast, of which four (4), were rejected. During the campaign period, Mr Sakala pledged to address sanitation challenges within the ward.
The by – election was preceded by peaceful campaigns from all the political parties contesting for the seat. The Maramba Ward seat fell vacant after UPND Councillor Moses Simbaya resigned in September 2020. Mr. Simbaya said he had been offered a scholarship to further his education abroad.
And the Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has scooped the Kaimbwe ward seat in the just ended local government by-election in Kasempa district of North-western province.
PF’s Keagan Shimikila polled 356 against his closest rival Innocent Kakona of UPND who got 228 out of 602 total vote cast with nine rejected votes.
Mr Shimikila said the people of Kaimbwe and the province at large have realised that they made a mistake in 2016 by voting for the opposition UPND.
“People have realized that in 2016 they made a mistake by voting for the opposition and now they have made the right decision by voting for the ruling party,” Mr Shimikila added.
Stating that the ward had been lagging behind in terms of development under the councilor from the opposition UPND party, Mr Shimikila urged the residents of Kamibwe ward to work with him for development to come to the ward.
Meanwhile , Patriotic Front campaign Manager Davies Kanyakula disclosed that the ruling party will rescue the people of Kaimbwe from under development. Mr Kanyakula further disclosed that winning the first election of 2021 is a sign of confidence that people still have in the ruling party.
” We have won the first election in 2021,come the general elections we are actually going to carry the day,” he added.
Mr Kanyakula assured the party that in the forthcoming general elections the party will scoop more seats at all levels.
The Kaimbwe seat fell vacant after the area councilor of UPND Thompson Changamuka resigned and was being contested for by PF candidate Keagan Shimikila and UPND candidate Innocent Kakona.
Kaimbwe has 1,550 total number of registered voters.
And in in Lumezi District, the ruling Patriotic Front has scooped the Kamimba ward Local Government by-election. PF candidate Blaston Ngoma polled 1,691 votes while his closest counterpart, Mvula Timeyo of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) , polled 559 votes. National Restoration Party’s (NAREP) Phiri Davies got a paltry 194 votes. Returning officer for Kamimba ward Micheal Ngulube declared Mr Ngoma as the duly elected councillor for the ward at about 23:15 hours yesterday.
“I therefore declare that I have, in accordance with the law, ascertained the results of the poll in the said ward and have been given to Ngoma Blaston of Patriotic Front 1, 691, Mvula Timeyo of the United Party for National Development 599 votes,” he said.
And speaking after the declaration, Lumezi District’s Patriotic Front Chairperson Clement Mwale said people of Kamimba ward have elected a candidate who will continue to spearhead development in the area.
“I am happy that we put up a good fight and most importantly that people have voted for us because it is the development that is fighting for us, we are not fighting using our hands but people can see the development which PF has done over the past nine years, so it’s the development which is speaking for us,” he said.
Mr Mwale, who is also Lumezi District Council Chairperson, assured members of the public that the Local authority will cooperate with the duly elected councillor so that the area receives its fair allocation of development from constituency development funds.
A total number of 2,484 votes were cast out of the 3,524 registered voters while 40 ballots were rejected and declared invalid.
The Kamimba ward seat was declared vacant by the Electoral commission of Zambia (ECZ) on 10th December 2020 after the death councillor Nasauka Banda who died in a road traffic accident in October last year.
Nafuchi Nafuchi ni Pobo after Pobo this year
Give us kalabo,kasempa and lumezi
Mwaliteta, please mask up. COVID is real.
Am more interested in presidential…! The rest can suck!
Godfrey Mwale ur missing the point, a president is voted first at ward level so when u see a political party u support lose at that level, let’s get worried, it speaks volumes
George Mu’chi Mubanga I can assure u comrade that some names aren’t popular on the political scene…thus propelling such results.Unless people will be voting for a party,an individual representing the people should be of outright standing in society.popularity my friend.We can have a preferred presidential candidate ushered into office but with different preferred mp or councillor candidates.
The Problem Is That U Are Comforting Yoself, Let Us Comfort U. These Pipo In Ward Many Are Suportng The Party Nt Candidate No. Lke Here In L/stone They Vote Bcos Of Upnd( Hh).
Godfrey Mwale you are right my brother, even I can’t vote for a UPND councillor/mp, they are useless. But Bally is another story and believe me even kids in deep Zambia know Bally. And we all know who is removed from office first, the councillors and Mps usually follow in successive elections or in defections
Godfrey Mwale zambian politics I don’t if u have observed I was not old enough in 91 but history has equaled that experience to that of 2011, when people are tired they don’t wait for the big one but will show it in by elections that can be seen from the 2011 elections, it all starts from there, I personally see these by elections a reflection of the big one to come
I’m waiting for people to comfort themselves here especially after 3:1 ratio…
Mmmm!!!!!! the results from the East are a warning to UPND that this time people are serious.
Perpetual losers and forever they shall be
Bedroom encroachment ???
You kept the same one but lost another to us. So who has gained? 2021 zambia decides POBO
2021 vote change!!!!!
The writing is on the wall upnd will lose 2021 elections.Pf winning 3 out of 4 is a very big indicator.How do you expect to pass final exams when you are failing mock exams.Uwa fitala aka imwena says hh.
@ George Mwale don’t cheat yourself my brother,spare your heart from heartache.
The demons themselves ?
Sitali Simui yes ours…….
Zacky Zimba for sure let them continue haunting you
Sitali Simui they don’t its you the haunt… I know how you feel knowing they will be in power in 8 months
They will cry lamentably
Even RB used to win bye elections, and failed to win the main presidential elections lest some people get excited here.
Even MMD used to win these bye elections with RB crying when it came to main exam
The Masonics have lost
The masonics have lost
Na RB Enzo wina ma by elections, nobwelo lila pa last
PF used to win all bye elections.. dont lie iwe
Timakamba-pa social media, ka bally is in state house. On the ground-see the above report….
PF 3: UPND 1. Wind of change???
Pf 3, upnd 1. Wind of change???
Ba PF don’t cheat yourselves….winning by elections is not a true reflection of the Presidential and general elections come August. The PF continues to intimidate the electorate by issuing threats and possible jail time. And if I read correctly, the PF stopped taking development to the area of Lumezi since 2016 because at the time it was UPND. Now is that fair, I don’t think so. To vote for PF again ninshi ULICHIPUBA CHA MUNTU.
I’m just wondering where the votes for Upnd will come from because PF is winning in every part of the country. I don’t see any change.
Where is your jagaban?
UPND has nothing new to off n they can’t be trusted .
It is wishful thinking that UPND will win 2021 election. Eastern can’t vote for UPND. Western and North Western province will not vote for UPND I wonder where the votes will com from, let us be realistic you can’t claim winning in 2021 when now u cant win a ward in your home.
PF surely, how can all economic Stats be down. You are in your final year and exiting, so when are you going to start working. To you donations is working, donations have never resulted into sustainable development any where in the world.
No change in 2021 these are signs
When you say 2021 vote change is sometimes worrying. It seems you are telling people in upnd strong hold to change their vote this time
UPND is a party that is good on social media and not on the ground. They are good at self comforting and manufacturing propaganda…. I’m surprised that Kaumbwe Kasempa which was Pro UPND in those days can vote for PF. Sorry UPND Halusa Hagain
Yes there is change in hh’s bedroom pf is winning elections
Keep in mind, where PF has won are in UPND strongholds of western and northwestern provinces.
What wind of change? The only wind of change they are experiencing is the smell of their own farts.
We all know PF is a very corrupt party that cannot win a free and fair election. Those bye-election victories are in villages where poverty-stricken villagers are easily enticed with money and material things
IYE INE ULUSE KUBALUSHILE!!! POLITICS IS A GAME OF NUMBERS AND IF YOU DONT HAVE NUMBERS YOU CANT WIN ANY ELECTION. THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. UPND NEEDS TO FIND THE NUMBERS.
Kicks of a dying horse… see you in hell ba PF