The ruling PF has scooped all the two seats in the local government by-elections characterized by a low turnout in Kapiri Mposhi.
Out of the total of 7029 registered voters in Mushimbili ward only 877 people turned up to cast their vote while only 340 voted against 2834 total registered voters in Kashitu ward.
However, PF candidates John Mutambo and Angela Muleya respectively grabbed the Mushimbili and Kashitu wards which were held by the former ruling party, MMD.
In Mushimbili ward by-elections John Mutambo for the PF tallied 527 votes, MMD Chuni Pythias got 303 votes, UPND Wilson Banda, 40 votes while Siwakwi Webster who stood on the UNIP ticket only obtained two votes.
340 votes were cast in Kashitu ward with only one vote rejected.
And in Kashitu ward the ruling PF candidate, Angela Muleya polled 193 votes, trailing opposition MMD and outgoing councilor, George Nsandabunga who managed 80 votes while John Mudenda of the UPND came third with 66 votes.
In the Mushimbili ward by-election a paltry of 877 voters turned-up to cast their votes in the election of which five votes were rejected.
Kapiri Mposhi Constituency Returning Officer, Jimmy Musweu declared Muleya Angela and John Mutambo both of PF as duly elected councilors for Kashitu and Mushimbili wards around 21:30 hours respectively.
The by-elections in Mushimbili ward were necessitated by the death of a PF candidate, Chila Mugala early in September while those in Kashitu ward were deferred after a mix-up of pictures for candidates on the ballot paper.
In the 20 September 2011 local government elections the opposition MMD scooped nine wards out of the 12 in which elections were held while the PF, UPND and an Independent candidate got a ward each.
Kapiri Mposhi has 14 wards.
Meanwhile in Kawambwa an independent candidate, Collins Kabanda, has scooped the Kabanse ward local governmental by-election in Kawambwa district.
Mr. Kabanda polled 229 votes beating his closest rival Wilfred Kasuba of the Patriotic Front (PF) who polled 202 votes.
MMD Candidate Ignatius Kambi scored a paltry 32 votes.
Returning officer Godden Siwila declared Collins Kabanda duly elected at 21:05 yesterday.
The returning officer said the area experienced low voter turnout because most voters had gone to the BOMA to collect their money from the Food Reserve Agency.
The Kabanse ward general elections did not take place during the September 20 polls, because the names of the Independent and PF candidates Daniel Kaite and Wilfred Kasuba respectively were swapped.
ZANIS
CONGRATS PF
atase..people are not interested in the rhetoric 90 days theory!!
some of you people should just accept that PF is in power period…
Tongas are the biggest tribalist, how come they always vote for tongas only when other provinces like Northern, Luapula etc vote for other candidates that are not Bemba e.g Mwanawasa, RB, refer to 2001, 2006, 2008 elections.
And reporter devoid of malice, it is not “all the two seats” but should have read “both the two seats” GOD BLESS ZAMBIA