Kamfinsa Member of Parliament. Christopher Kang’ombe says the only way to honour Levy Mkandawire who was until his death a Member of Parliament for Kabwata Constituency is by having a peaceful by-election on 20th January next year.
Speaking when he featured on 5FM’s “The Burning Issues” Program today, Kang’ombe urged candidates in the forthcoming Kabwata by-elections to compete on ideas.
He said this following the violence that took place yesterday in the Constituency as UPND cadres failed to tolerate a political opponent who flashed a Socialist Party Symbol as they conducted their roadshow.
The Lawmaker said the ruling UPND should take a lead in curbing the vice ahead of the by-election.
“So violence in Kabwata should not be allowed. I actually want to see a situation where the ruling party is taking the lead, controls what happens, the cadres that went there because you see we don’t want to have bloodshed in Kabwata. Not in Kabwata, not anywhere in Zambia,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Kang’ombe asked the people of Kabwata to give PF’s Clement Tembo a vote to among other reasons strengthen the voice of the opposition in Parliament.
He boasted that Kabwata got transformed in the past 10 years under the PF regime.
“To honour someone who did not finish his term of duty, one way of honouring Levy Mkandawire is by having a peaceful election, peaceful campaigns, and ideas competing…..,” he said.
“Let us conduct peaceful campaigns and allow ideas to compete. Honourable Lubinda was there for four terms, did his part, transformed Kabwata, opened it up with government, I think we have a strong message of why we are going into Kabwata and why we are asking the people of Kabwata to vote for us.”
Mr. Kang’ombe noted that most people in Kabwata depend on small businesses.
He said such people do not need increments in prices electricity tariffs and taxes among other things.
“In my interactions with people in Kabwata, am seeing a residential area where there are a lot of people….there are those in formal but the majority appear to those earning a living from home. If you are earning a living on your own, it becomes necessary that the cost of doing business is low. If you are running a salon, you don’t want a high cost on electricity. If you are running a shop, you don’t want the cost of you of going to get your alcohol from Chinika area in the Industrial area to be high. You don’t want to pay more for your tax,” he said.
“You basically don’t want your business to have high taxes. You want kalya ka business since you survive with your family at your own level…..you don’t want ubuteko ulelunda fyakulunda lunda. So we have a message in Kabwata that we were here for four terms, two terms under the PF…..the idea is that Kabwata was transformed over the past 10 years. We have a candidate who is going to build on what Lubinda left.”
BURY PF AND LET ANOTHER MORE NON VIOLENT HONOURABLE POLITICAL PARTY COME TO THE FORE
WE DEFINITELY NEED ONE
Violence is a PF thing, they are just wearing UPND tee shirts, inside they are PF to the core, they just switched
The crocodile tears of PF politicians is quite hypocritical. Their own criminal cadres were in charge of the corrupt scene in the country for ten years, and now they are on the receiving end the world is too small. Not only were they the most dishonest, they clearly are also the worst losers!
If PF cadres were violent, is this an excuse for the Upnd members to be violent. Kangombe is talking sense and some nicomps here says it’s okay because even PF used to be violent. If someone suffering from AIDS gives you advice on the dangers of sleeping around, you don’t tell them off. As a neutral person I don’t want my daily life to be disrupted by senseless riots by visionless cadres.
I am tired of PF violence, remember the ones wearing UPND regalia today are PF cadres who just switched to UPND after the August elections PF loss, so the orientation is still very much the PF violence one
You are right in a way, UPND should be swift in flashing out violent cadres who are from the former ruling party, they have just camouflaged. We know how these things work
AS painful as it may sound, all future by-elections will be won by PF. Forget about the meager 2.8 and 1.8 million voters who turned out to vote, we have the other voters that will turn out now, aggrieved by the recent happenings. KABWATA GOES FIRST!
I’m very proud of Christopher Pikiti Kang’ombe and his friend Binwell Chansa Mpundu. When I see these youngmen debate, I see the future. The future of Zambia lies in their hands. They’re the crop that can make a difference not those effigies that have been brought from the limbo like Machungwa and Sejani. What can they do now that they didn’t when they had chance? The UPND has been the most violent Party since HH took over and that’s one of his legacies. Whom haven’t they fought? He now has the instruments of power, will he allow his Party to continue to perpetuate violence? It seems that’s what he has chosen. Those youths didn’t just go wild, they were motivated by their leaders. It’s very shameful. Bally must go!
Just cancel the election in Kabwata, if PF continues with its usual violence
PF had 10 years to prove their worthy and they just proved they are dogs waiting for the masters food.
Christopher Kang’ombe: “To honour someone who did not finish his term of duty, one way of honouring Levy Mkandawire is by having a peaceful election, peaceful campaigns, and ideas competing…..,”
YES, HE IS PF BUT HE HAS A SOBBER TONE WHEN CRITIZING, A SIGN OF A MATURE POLITICIAN, TALESABAILA IYO…..SUCH, WINS MY SUPPORT !!
AND HIS PITCH MAKES SENSE. NO EMOTIONS, JUST LOGICAL AND SENSIBLE.
Upnd are in forefront of political violence. I have told my footsoldiers to arm themselves and defend themselves if attacked. We are ready for you dogs
Why was Charity Katanga fired?