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President Lungu Warns against Reckless Behaviour during Easter

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President Lungu Warns against Reckless Behaviour during Easter

President Edgar Lungu has wished all Zambian families wellness and God’s protection during the Easter holiday.

And the President has also warned against reckless behaviour such as alcohol abuse, and any violent and immoral acts saying he is aware that some people will use this time to engage in bad vices.

President Lungu says he would like to take this opportunity to join all Zambians across the nation to commemorate the crucifixion and celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

“Zambia is a Christian nation and it is my sincere prayer that during this period Christians will uphold the sacredness of the triduum by praying and worshipping to God almighty and seeking his face for forgiveness,” he says.

The President added, “I am grateful to God almighty that yet again we, as Christians are commemorating the suffering, death, burial and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ”.

And the Head of State has urged the nation to reflect on the goodness of God who allowed Jesus Christ to die on the cross for man to receive salvation.

The President has further advised Zambians to continually seek the face of God by repenting and asking for forgiveness for whatever sins may have been committed.

“The word of God in 2 Chronicles chapter 7 verse 14 says and I quote if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and hear their land, end of quote,” he says.

Meanwhile, the President has noted that the Easter period offers people an opportunity to restore their relationship with God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

He adds that the Easter triduum is a call to everyone to engage in acts of charity, mercy including, preaching salvation, love, peace and unity to everyone.

“As we observe this sacred period, reckless merrymaking and other uncouth behaviours should not take centre stage in our lives over the sole purpose of the Easter triduum,” President Lungu has urged.

He adds “Let us use this season to render a helping hand to those who are less privileged in our society and indeed, to preach salvation and the love of God.”

And the President has noted that during this period and going forward, it is imperative that families remain united by praying together stating that when families are united it will culminate in the unity of the nation.

“We are commemorating the triduum at a time when we are still faced with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, I urge you all Zambians not to lower your guard as the pandemic is still with us. Let us continue adhering to public health guidelines of masking up, social distancing, hand washing and sanitizing. We should at all costs avoid situations that will expose us to COVID-19,” cautions the President.

President Lungu says it is his prayer that Jehovah God who is the great healer will touch all those who are afflicted by the pandemic and many other health challenges.

The Head of State remains confident that during this period everyone from different walks of lives will exercise maximum restraint by living in harmony, love, peace and unity and will continue to do so especially, as general elections approach on August 12, 2021.

“I am hopeful that before, during and after the elections we will continue treating each other as brothers and sisters. I pray that this Easter comes with renewed hope to mankind,” he says.

President Lungu further prays for peace around the world, for god’s protection and for love for one another.

This is according to a statement made available to the media in Lusaka this afternoon by the State House Press Office.

Jae Cash collaborates with K’millian and Jazzy boy on “Love of my life”

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Jae Cash collaborates with K’millian and Jazzy boy on “Love of my life”

Apa ili so Entertainment front liner Jae Cash is here with this beautiful love song with quite a dramatic story line . ‘Love of my life’ is a relatable situation based on how relationships go on and off all because of misunderstandings from the third party . Jazzy boy & Legend K’millian feature on this particular one . Official music video was shot by inkdrop Big picture .

Police caution political parties

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Police caution political parties

The Zambia Police has called on the political party leadership in Mkushi district to ensure that party members understand and adhere to the stipulations of the Public Order Act.

Officer Commanding for Kapiri, Mkushi and Luano region, Brighton Mwape reminded party officials when he officiated at a police initiated meeting with political parties yesterday.

Mr Mwape stressed that the essence of reaching out to the political parties is aimed at ensuring that peace is maintained among the political players, during the campaign period.

He said that it was important for political parties to understand the tenets of the Public Order Act, adding that the cardinal principle is aimed at preserving peace, law and order in society.

He said that the force will execute their duties professionally in this regard without favour, saying that the idea of inviting political parties is to strengthen a partnership with police, in order to stem electoral violence.

“We partner with you on the matter of promoting peaceful campaigns and elections, so it is important to acknowledge that we are not enemies”, he noted.

Mr Mwape also assured the political parties that his department will not hinder any party from operating as long as that party is doing its activities within the confines of the law.

The Political Parties that attended this meeting were the Patriotic Front (PF), and the United Party for National Development (UPND).

Nursing school gets bus empowerment

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Nursing school gets bus empowerment

Solwezi Catholic Diocese Bishop Charles Kasonde has thanked government for procuring a bus, to ease transport challenges at Luwi collage of nursing in Mwinilunga district.

Bishop Kasonde said the church appreciates the gesture government has made in trying to supplement efforts towards service delivery at the nursing school.

The Bishop said this when he received the bus on behalf of Luwi collage of nursing in Solwezi today.

“We are so thankful to the government for this gesture. The bus will improve service delivery and the nursing school,” he said.

Bishop Kasonde explained that the nursing school and the hospital in Ntambu area of Mwinilunga district, is an appreciation to the people in the area, through providing them with quality health care services.

Handing over the bus, North-western Province Permanent Secretary, Willies Mangimela urged the students and school management to safeguard the bus.

Mr Mangimela said the bus has been procured at a great cost hence the need for the beneficiaries to use it for its intended purpose.

“Let us look after this bus very well. Luwi is very far, hiring a bus is very costly so now that you have your own bus look after it well so that you provide quality services to the people,” he advised.

Acting Principal Tutor, Sister Chrisphine Kamwanga thanked government for the transport, saying for the past three years the college relied on hired transport for student’s mobility.

Sr. Kamwanga said it was very challenging to run an institution without proper transport.

Enhance sensitisation on Elephantiasis drug administration- Solwezi DC

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Enhance sensitisation on Elephantiasis drug administration- Solwezi DC

Solwezi District Commissioner, Rosemary Kamalonga has called for enhanced sensitisation on the importance of the elephantiasis mass drug administration, slated for April 12th , 2021.

Ms Kamalonga said elephantiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases that is currently endemic in Zambia, and needs massive sensitisation on the subject, to enable effective administration of the preventive measures put in place.

“Zambia needs a healthy population in order to be developed and thrive. And as government, we still hold affirmation and promise to work towards the elimination of neglected tropical disease.” The DC lamented.

Ms Kamalonga called on residents to take necessary precautions against the disease as it is transmitted from person to person through an infected mosquito, with irreversible effects.

“The parasite enters the uninfected person and affects the lymphatic system. This infection may take up to 20 years to manifest and when it does, the disability it causes can be irreversible”, she said.

Ms Kamalonga said this when she officially opened the elephantiasis mass drug administration stakeholders sensitization meeting held in Solwezi.

Meanwhile, Acting Solwezi district Heath Director, Mulenga Sekute called on stakeholders to take a leading role to dispel all myths surrounding the mass drug administration.

Mr Sekute, said many people in the community have a misconception that any drugs being administered are related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

“There are a lot of myths and misconceptions especially as we fight the Coronavirus. People are looking at every situation with a lot of suspicion,” he said.

Mr Sekute urged stakeholders to be ambassadors and encourage residents to dispel the myths and misconceptions in order for the mass drug administration exercise to be a success.

The door to door mass drug administration exercise is scheduled to begin on April 12th, 2021, and will last for 10 days, targeting atleast 65 percent of Solwezi residents above two years old.

Company invest 25 000 US dollars into cassava production

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Company invest 25 000 US dollars into cassava production

Three Roofs Investment with support from the United States Africa Development Foundation has invested 25 thousand US dollars in a Cassava value addition project in Luapula Province.

Company Board Chairperson Martin Chanda disclosed that Three Roofs Investment will put up a factory in Chief Chisunka’ chiefdon which will be producing hand sanitizer from ethanol which is a by-product of Cassava and Aloe Vera.

Mr. Chanda explained that the Company decided to settle for Luapula Province and in particular Chief Chisunka’s Chiefdom due to high levels of Cassava Production in the area.

Speaking during the training for 30 Cassava Farmers in Chief Chisunka’s area, Mr. Chanda indicated that the company will work closely with cassava farmers in Luapula Province who will be expected to be supplying the Cassava to the company.

Mr Chanda further revealed that Cassava experts will be engaged who will be teaching farmers new ways of growing Cassava so that they can increase their production.

“There will be high demand for ethanol from our side therefore we expect Farmers to be able to meet this demand by increasing their production,” says Mr, Chanda.

He pointed out that through the Company’s out-grower scheme, more Cassava Farmers will be brought on board and they will be supplied with the necessary materials to enable them grow their cassava without difficulties.

And Three Roofs Investment Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Annie Kapapula says she is confident that the project will succeed in Luapula Province as Cassava is one of the major crops which is grown in the area.

Mrs. Kapapula disclosed that the company wants to create a market niche and use Luapula Province as the hub for Cassava production and its related by-products.

“As an industry, we need to evolve if we are to remain contemporary and sustainable and that is the reason why we have embarked on this journey in Luapula Province,” notes Mrs Kapapula.

Mrs. Kapapula has since urged farmers in Luapula Province to embrace and support the Cassava project as it is meant not only to better their lives but also to improve the way they grow Cassava.

HH should blame Himself Over low Voter Registration Turnout in His Strongholds

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HH should blame Himself Over low Voter Registration Turnout in His Strongholds

By Marvin Chanda Mberi

The season of finding all possible excuses to validate the claim of alleged rigging is now in our midst. It is the anthem that we are used to and it has become synonymous every electoral year.

United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema has written an expansive yet substantively void of merit letter to the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to pen his lamentations against the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).

We too would like to pen our observations after intently perusing through the correspondence addressed to the two continental bodies. Firstly, Mr Hichilema faults the new voter’s register and links it to his alleged manipulation of the process.

Here Mr Hichilema willfully neglected to bring to the attention to the two regional bodies that the new voter’s register was as a result of audit anomaly regarding the ghost voters as per the voter’s register of 2016.

Clearly the 2016 voter’s register was virtually a “dead document” which was filed with bloated list of registered voters.

Mr Hichilema did not appreciate that the voter’s role with ghost voters was vulnerable and susceptible to manipulation thus undermined prospects of the free and fair elections.
Contrary to what was alleged by Mr Hichilema, the voter registration process was conducted in a very fair and transparent manner and all stakeholders were given an equal opportunity to offer their participation and lend their expertise to this important part of the democratic process.

We recall how the UPND and its allies deadly and stanchly criticized every move that ECZ made without proposing any viable alternative. We wonder why HH can write to African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) alleging inadequacies yet his letter makes no mention to specific breaches of instruments such as the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG), the Zambian Constitution, the electoral legislation among others.

This clearly gives us an irresistible conclusion that Mr Hichilema is only entrapping the international actors to notice him and make headlines for wrong reasons.

As regards Mr Hichilema’s lamentations that the new voter’s register has reduced numbers in the UPND strongholds while recording marginal increase in PF strongholds, HH has clearly missed the causal link between the two.

Mr Hichilema has ignored to tell the AU and SADC that the reduction in UPND strongholds was a result of contributory negligence by the UPND to mobilize their supporters to the nearest voter registration centers.

We do recall that while PF was mobilizing its supporters to registration centers using all possible means, the UPND did not take interest but opted to waste their time by gallivanting from one social media page to the other discrediting the process and incite public discontent against ECZ.

And all things being equal, the long adage which goes, “you reap what you sow” always comes to fruition.

The PF which invested it’s time to mobilize numbers in the strongholds has yielded marginal increase while the other camp has yielded a reduction.

It is also laughable that HH can approach AU and EU not to legitimatize the outcome of the August poll when the mandate of declaring a victor solely lies within the ambit of ECZ.

We urge Mr Hichilema to have confidence in the internal institutions as they are competent to address his grievances than maliciously undermining the integrity of Zambia’s democracy before regional bodies.

COPPERBELT DIV 1: Leaders Jumulo’s Lead Cut

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Jumulo FC’s lead at the top of the FAZ Copperbelt Division 1 table has been reduced to a point following a goalless draw against Miseshi Blue Stars in the midweek rescheduled match in Kitwe.

Leaders Jumulo were held by a determined Miseshi Stars in the delayed Week 2 Kitwe derby.

Coach Linos Makwaza’s Jumulo have 31 points, one ahead of closest rivals Mutondo Stars, from 14 matches played.

Second placed Mutondo reduced Jumulo’s lead to a point after thumping Mufulira Police ‘Muchindu” 3-1 at home in Kitwe.

Mutondo striker Johnny Katalayi scored twice and his strike partner Chisha Kampamba contributed a goal in the routing of Muchindu.

Elsewhere, Kalulushi Modern Stars’ two game winning run is over following a goalless draw against visiting Roan United in Kalulushi.

Third placed Kalulushi remain six points away from leaders Jumulo after increasing their tally slightly to 25 points from 14 matches played.

Ndola United have sneaked into fourth place after thumping Konkola Mine Police 2-0 away in Chililabombwe.

The win pushed Ndola to 24 points after playing 24 points.

FAZ Copperbelt Division 1 Week 2 (Rescheduled)

Young Power 2-3 Chingola Police

Mufulira Blackpool 0-0 Zambezi

Kalulushi Modern Stars 1-1 Roan United

Police Blue Eagles 0-1 Mufulira United

Young Nkana 0-2 Copperbelt Buffaloes

Miseshi Blue Stars 0-0 Jumulo

Konkola Mine Police 0-2 Ndola United

Mutondo Stars 3-1 Mufulira Police

Beer prices go up

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Beer prices go up

The retail price for beer will go up from today after Zambian Breweries, one the major producers of the commodity announced a sharp price hike last evening.

According to information sent out to beer distributors in Lusaka by Zambian Breweries, prices for all beer brands have been adjusted upwards from around 50% to 30%.

“Please be informed of a price change on the following SKU’s from tomorrow, 1st April 2021,” the notice read.

It’s popular Mosi and Castle Lager 340ml from has jumped from K215 per case to K235 per case.

The notice said Castle Lite 340ml has been adjusted from K250/Case to K255/Case for General Trade, and K265/Case for Key Accounts.

“CBL 340ml from K245/Case to K255/Case for General Trade, and K265/Case for Key Accounts. Budweiser 330ml from K290/Case to K325/Case,” it said.

The price of Stella Artois 330ml has moved from K290/Case to a whooping K325/Case while Flying Fish 330ml has gone up from K260/Case to K290/Case.

“Castle/Mosi/CBL/Castle Lite 500ml Cans from K245/Case to K260/Case. Mosi/Castle lager 340ml from K215/Case to K235/Case.”

This Year, you, the Poor should rule, Fred M’membe tells Socialist Candidates

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This Year, you, the Poor should rule, Fred M’membe tells Socialist Candidates

SOCIALIST Party president Fred M’membe told a presentation of parliamentary and local government candidates that it was the majority who should be ruling Zambia.

“Who are the majority in this country? They say democracy is majority rule. If it’s the poor who are the majority, why don’t they rule? This year, you, the poor should rule,” he said.
Dr M’membe was speaking at Kingfisher Garden Court in Lusaka at the unveiling ceremony for 34 parliamentary and three local government candidates.

He asked them, “Was Jesus rich or poor? Were his disciples rich or poor? When choosing a chief, do they choose the rich or the wise?

“Does having money amount to being wise? Is leadership about money?”

Dr M’membe said that, for the most part, those who ruled lived well but those who were governed suffered, adding the poor had not ruled Zambia since independence.

“They use you like a ladder when climbing onto a wall and when they are at the top they drop the ladder,” he said.

And he warned what would happen if the poor did not take control in the August elections this year. “If you, poor people, don’t rule, poverty will not end,” he said.
“This year, for the first time in our history, we will have a Parliament dominated by the poor. We will have a Parliament where the poor have a direct voice, where the poor are speaking for themselves, where the poor are representing themselves.”

Dr M’membe said the wealthy and their political parties had made themselves rich by exploiting the poor.

“You have been represented by the rich for too long. But what have they done for you? They have enriched themselves. What you can’t do for yourselves, nobody will do for you. You have sent abakankala to represent you, but they have not represented you. This time, go and represent yourself.”

Dr M’membe told the candidates that no other political party would adopt them.

“How many of you have K2,000 or K5,000 to pay for adoption? These other political parties you see all have owners,” he said.

“These political parties you have voted for are owned by the rich, you have just been used.

“But your party, the Socialist Party, is for the poor. You can’t be adopted in the political parties owned by the rich.”

Dr M’membe told the candidates to go out and educate people who were used to voting for people with money, to vote for themselves this time instead.

A leader with National Character Cannot be Crying Foul over One Province

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A leader with National Character Cannot be Crying Foul over One Province

Patriotic Front (PF) National Chairperson Hon Samuel Ngonga Mukupa has said that only a tribalist can be claiming to win in one province.

Reacting UPND President Hakainde Hichilema’s sentiments that the International community should come to verify the 2021 voter register in order to ascertain why Southern Province has few voters is typical tribalism, Mr Mukupa said that a leader with a national character cannot be crying foul over one province, adding that such a person is not good for the country.

Hon Mr Mukupa said that if Mr Hichilema became a Republican President he can divide the Zambian people.

“Why should someone vying for a higher position in the country start talking about votes in a certain region. As far as am concerned a leader need to have a national character. Even when you win an election you need to get votes across the country,” he said.

Mr Mukupa reminded the UPND leader that why Southern Province has recorded few voters this year it is because others have shifted and others have died.

“People have been migrating and that tells you that you cannot have the same voter like it was in 2016,” Hon Mukupa says.

“And moreover we had ghost voters and now the register has been cleaned that is why you see some provinces having few eligible voters,”.

Meanwhile, Hon Mukupa said that the sentiments by Mr Hichilema show that he has conceded defeat, adding that Mr Hichilema already knows that he has lost the August 12 general elections.

“All what is saying clearly shows that he has already accepted that he has lost the elections and nothing else,” he says.

Slow pace of voter verification in Livingstone worries stakeholders

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Slow pace of voter verification in Livingstone worries stakeholders

A civil society organisation in Livingstone, has expressed concern over the slow pace at which voters are physically verifying their details in the ongoing voter verification exercise.

Project Support Learners Zambia (PSLZ), Livingstone District Coordinator, Nyambe Mutete says if the situation is not addressed, some registered voters will not be able to participate in the August 12 General Election, if they fail to have their details corrected during the five-days voter verification exercise.

In a statement availed to media in Livingstone yesterday, Mr Mutete called upon all registered voters to make use of the short period given by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and turn up in numbers to verify their personal details and have errors corrected before closure of the exercise on Friday this week.

“We also expect all political leaders to help by ferrying their members to designated centres to verify their details in the same manner they did during the voter registration exercise,” he said.

Mr Mutete also appealed to the church to provide spiritual guidance, unity and love ahead of the August 12 General Election and to emphasize the importance of co-existence especially among politicians.

And when contacted for a comment, Livingstone District Voter Education and Publicity Coordinator, Melvin Mukela said publicity on the voter verification exercise was already underway and the central business district and surrounding areas were already covered.

Mr. Mukela who is also Livingstone City Council Public Relations Manager said, publicity was now being done in the outskirts and rural parts of the district.

He said the challenge was most people in the low density areas feigned ignorance and liked complaining about lack of information even when they had been sensitized.

Mr. Mukela however, said the slow pace of voter verification in some areas was partly as a result of people having verified their details online.

He said the response from registered voters in the rural areas was encouraging and advised those in the urban areas of Livingstone to have their details verified physically, even if they had already done the process online.

“As we sensitise the residents, we are encouraging every registered voter to ensure they do the physical verification since there is a slight chance, they may have minor errors which they missed while using the online verification platform,” he said.

The physical voter verification exercise started on Monday March 29, and is expected to end on Friday, April 2, 2021.

President Lungu lends support to ‘Back to School Initiative’

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President Lungu lends support to ‘Back to School Initiative’

President Edgar Lungu says government remains resolute to supporting the education sector as it is key to social and economic development of any given country.

President Lungu said the re-entry policy that the government introduced was necessitated by the high value that government places on education.

The Head of State urged the general citizenry to consider upgrading their qualifications so that they contribute to the social and economic development of the country.

President Lungu made the remarks at state house yesterday when a delegation from Munali Direct Empowerment a local non-governmental organisation, paid a courtesy call on him.

The Head of State observed that some youths are not coming forward to improve their qualifications under the General Certificate of Education (G.C.E) due to pride and inferiority complex.

“We place high value on education and that is why we have introduced a number of pieces of registration so that we increase the number of educated people in the country. Most youths do not have good grades but are not coming forward to get their results improved due to pride, a thing which should stop. Grade Twelve Certificate has now become important in the area of political office. Your coming is timely and will fully support you,” the President underscored.

President Lungu projected that there will be a lot of people with Grade Twelve results by the year 2026 owing to the strategies the government has put in place.

And Munali Direct Empowerment representative Patrick Samuyimbila explained that the Back to school G.C.E initiative programme that the institution has embarked on has received support.

Mr Samuyimbila noted that launched last year, the NGO has already registered over 9,000 students and 200 teachers countrywide are teaching for free.

He recollected that lack of space for holding the lessons was the major challenge his organisation was faced with.

“As Munali Direct Empowerment, we realized that a lot of learners or people are not going back to school due to financial challenges, hence coming up with an initiative called Back to school G.C.E that has received maximum support from the students who want to return to school and re-write their exams and over 10,000 students are writing this year and all we need is government’s support,” he noted.

And Chisenga Mwiinga, one of the beneficiaries of the programme observed that the initiative which is dubbed Presidential Education Empowerment is timely and tailored at enhancing education in the country.

It’s disturbing and irrational for HH to write to AU and SADC about the Voter’s Register in Zambia

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It’s disturbing and irrational for HH to write to AU and SADC about the Voter’s Register in Zambia

The government has said that it is disturbing and irrational to learn from reports in some section of the media that the Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has written to the African Union and Southern African Development Community (SADC) to intervene in an internal process of preparing a voters register.

Acting Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Hon. Stephen Kampyongo said the preparation of the Voter register which Mr Hakainde Hichilema is complaining about, is a process that the Electoral Commission of Zambia has been undertaking without leaving anyone behind.

Hon. Kampyongo said the UPND ought to know the limitations of international stakeholders in how far they can go in expressing themselves on local matters like registration of voters.

“It is apparent that the UPND has already smelled another election loss and has now started preparing grounds to justify their loss, once pronounced after the August 12 Presidential and General Elections,” he said.

Mr. Kampyongo said the process has been inclusive as Political parties; civil society organizations; and both national and international collaborating partners have been involved in the process from inception.

“Government believes that the preparation of the voters’ register has been conducted in an exceptionally transparent manner and that there are sufficient local grievance resolution avenues that anyone who has a problem with the process can use to be heard and be assisted,” he said.

The Minister has since appealed to Mr Hichilema to desist from exciting his party members unnecessarily and, instead, concentrate on mobilizing his supporters to verify their details in the voters’ register.

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo and Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo inspecting NRCs issuance
FILE: Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo and Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo inspecting NRCs issuance

We anticipate more defections from UPND ahead of the August 12 polls-YALI

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We anticipate more defections from UPND ahead of the August 12 polls-YALI

Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) has anticipated more defections from the United Party for National Development (UPND) ahead of the August 12 polls.

YALI president Andrew Ntewewe said in an interview yesterday that leaving UPND because of its dictatorial style of leadership and tribalism. This comes following the defection of the former UPND member Mr. Charles Kakoma who served as the party spokesperson for 14 years.

And Mr Ntewewe said the resignation of Mr Kakoma opens more wounds to Zambians.

“The resignation of their former spokesperson opens another wound in the eyes of the Zambian people. It opens another wound in a sense that this political party which is supposed to be an alternative to government is unable to offer credible checks and balances because of lack of its clear principles and values,” he said.

“Everyone who has left UPND has talked this issue of lack of intraparty democracy. Where everything revolves around one person. And that is HH. Where anything in this party can only go if it goes through the Alpha and Omega of the party who is HH. To us, that leaves too much to be desired. Talk about GBM, talk about Kakoma, you talk about Saboi Imboela, you talk about so many other who have left. All of them have one significant story; one, UPND is a tribal political party, it promotes regionalism, number two, UPND is a dictatorial political party, its decisions revolve around one individual.”

Mr Ntewewe also stated that there have been more divisions in the opposition party from the time it held its general Assembly which we slammed for not meeting the benchmarks of a democratic election.

He noted that the opposition party is structured in a way that everything revolves around the party’s “life president,” Mr Hakainde Hichilema.

The Initiative’s president said “We are very certain as the Young African Leadership Initiative that the resignation of Kakoma is not the last one. We are going to see so many more resigning from the UPND so that HH will remain alone. Because ultimately, in modern-day leadership, you cannot revolve all the powers around one individual.”

“If you look at how UPND has been structured, its campaign messages and everything else revolves around one man. Now that is not how you do modern-day politics. That is not what servanthood leadership is about. Servanthood leadership is about getting the collective wisdom of a collective group of individuals, of a collective group of citizens, who are able to provide effective leadership. Unfortunately, what UPND offers is only one person. What UPND offers is only Bally and that, unfortunately, is not servanthood leadership.”

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