Thursday, April 25, 2024

1 200 MMD, UPND defectors join PF

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 Jean Kapata
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Mandevu Member of Parliament Jean Kapata has told Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema to desist from issuing statements on the Constitution as the Patriotic Front (PF) government will deliver its promise to people at an appropriate time.

And Ms. Kapata, who is also Tourism and Arts Minister, notes that it is unfortunate that the opposition is not giving proper checks and balances to the government.

She says the opposition is instead concentrating on the issue of the Constitution.

Ms Kapata says people in the country should keep it in mind that the PF government has not refused to deliver a people driven constitution but that it will deliver it at an appropriate time as there are a number of projects that require adequate attention.

The Mandevu PF Member of Parliament was speaking in her constituency today when she received one thousand two hundred defectors out of which nine hundred and four came from the MMD while one twenty four from the UPND.

Speaking Earlier, PF Lusaka District Chairperson Mulenga Sata also castigated opposition political parties who are assuming that the ruling PF has lost popularity due the manner in which it is handling the constitutional making process.

Mr. Sata, who is also Mayor of Lusaka and son of republican President Michael Sata, has also expressed happiness at the number of defectors joining the ruling party stating that this is a sign that PF is ready for 2016 elections.

He has since called on party members not to close doors for people willing to join the ruling PF.

And the defectors from two political parties have vowed to work with the ruling party saying that they are convinced that the PF government is working as evidenced by the number of projects that have been worked upon in Mandevu constituency.

40 COMMENTS

  1. If its true, let them go they will fall together with the Panga Family(PF) come 2016. Maybe they are in the same class with Mr Munkombwe”politics of the Belly” Who knows?
    No sanity person can the pF!

    • welcome to the real world where words are matched with actions

      Thank you for abandoning tribal and pedestrian politics

    • Kapita, stop reporting lies, you think you PF can gain the peoples confidence that easily? It will take more than cheach talk. We need development .

  2. Ba PF we kno those are yo cadres u paraded as defectors.ur popularity is dwindling.no matter hw u try to cheat

  3. BaLT naimwe. You couldn’t find a better picture? This one looks like a partial PF shirt on a black background. That said, the rest of the story is just a big fat lie. Those 1200 alleged defectors are probably the same number of supporters this Pure Failure so called ruining party has left in Lusaka.
    BUFI!!!!

  4. nine hundred and four came(904)from the MMD while one twenty four(124) from the UPND. An extra 172 was included in the number of defector to make 1200. This is the same way the pf created 600,000 jobs.

  5. The PF will shock many political amateurs in 2016 because victory for them is almost guaranteed.Any serious political analyst can attest to the fact that the two main opposition political parties are only popular in their traditional strongholds with the MMD slightly losing its grip on Eastern,Western and N/W provinces.This gives the PF and UPND to share the spoils thereby giving the PF an advantage.If the UPND is to make a difference,they need to work extra hard in PF’s traditional strongholds.Looking at the many developmental projects the government has initiated,it gives an electoral advantage to the PF.One can underestimate the PF at their own peril.

    • You’ve already shocked people with your lies, violence , tribalism and corruption! Don’t for one moment think that your criminal government will go beyond this year! You’re just yapping on blogs instead of praying for your critically ill tribal warlord.

    • @Austin,why can’t pf give HH the freedom to mobilize in eastern,northern,luapula,CB,and muchinga.hh went to eastern province and he was forced out of the area by police,in a civilized world hh would have been protected by the police if his life was at all in danger.sata and pf knows that once the let hh hold rallies in the mentioned provinces it will be a dead deal for pf in 2016.the above mentioned areas are pf ‘s strategic places of rigging.With the humiliation of RB by pf no easterner can vote for pf as evidenced in all the by election.why is Nevers mumba not intimidated by pf cadres in the provinces he has visited so far?

  6. Its tangible projects like village boreholes, construction of universities and clinics, Pave Zambia2000 and 400, electrification of rural districts like Kawambwa etc which have already decided the outcome of the 2016 elections…..NOT THE ECONOMY!

    If MMD had done what this ‘man’ is doing they could have still been in power today!

    • Did you just wake up after 2011? The Rural electrification programme has been around for 10 years. It is been going on since that time. Between 2000 and 2010 Zambia attained 100% primary school enrolment, life expectancy increased from 38 to 52 years, infant and maternal mortality rates were both brought below 100 per thousand etc etc. So my dear stop kidding yourself with your mirage of PF successes. The roads you are talking about are been corruptly built at substandard levels. Case in point is the rubbish you call Mutanda Chavuma road! You won’t get away with your stealing at RDA.

  7. It’s people outside Zambia who always think HH is popular and can win 2016 however it’s like a planting a tree in a desert where there is no oasis. Sata is a genius mature politician whose understanding of politics is second to none among these immature politicians who language is vague, clammy, envy, hate, confrontational and source of division and anarchy. At all cost they want to rule whether there is blood spilled its fine. Imagine the three elections Sata lost through rigging and people wanting to start demonstrations could these individuals HH and his minions de- escalate the tension by saying please let’s observe peace – there is only one Zambia and life is precious . This how Sata said to his followers and surely it earned mr Sata political mileage than Mr Banda. HH needs to…

    • Shut up! Your Sata is the one running a tribal militia. Stop projecting your Bemba tribalism and violence onto others! You’re part of Sata’s militia.

  8. This is the First Ministerial Action by the newly appointed Tourism Minister! All members of cabinet are now out to talk about PF, and in their shallow thinking, this is equivalent to what Sata told them; to go back to the constituents and explain what the government is doing. Party programs, social functions, useless cabinet meetings is where they spend much of their working time, and we still pay them the day’s wages.

  9. Zwd has already exposed these minions and their plans to buy back their own
    People , paying them cash, instead of working, they are busy with this fake stuff
    They are trying to copy UPND success, but just looking at the numbers one can
    Tell they are bogus and suspicious attempts to appear like they are winning support
    When their mps are being chased from their constituency for being useless

  10. I wish to conqure with one of the wise bloggers above.UPND and HH are internet sensations,if voting was done on the internet,HH might win the 2016 elections.The reality is though,HH and UPND will not win the 2016 election with an internet popularity and breaking into PF strongholds with HH at the helm of UPND is impossible.HH does not even know a word in BEMBA.

    • YOU idioot, is knowing bemba a measure of popularity? very dull tribalist. learn to accept that God created noty only bembas but all others who you may deslike like the lozis, tongas luvales kaondes even the french. bemba speaking people are not the factor to winning a presidential election but just a contributor just like any other. come 2016 sata and his minions kuya bebele even with those ‘donch kubeba’ tactics

  11. UPND shud parade sme as wel to make a louder statement that 2016 belongs to them.mu bwato emotuli-as a Head teacher sata is paying me k8,300 per month+ school grants+pupils user fees plus afta wage freeze ba mwine in january 2016..kukosa,so ths week ndeya mukupoka loan fo k45 000 and invest it in maize. You already u are living afta 2016,live life 2day *****. Icintu cintu umwene

  12. Bozza ba PF.

    One thing is striking me HARDLY PEOPLE. Why r all parties BUSY CAMPAIGN there cud b a sound of the coming elections before 2016. Someone is dying. God lead us in this our Great Country Zambia.

    • are you from mars? you dont know that sata is terminally ill up to now? if you know what ‘terminally’ means then you will understand why people are campaigning vigorously. any way, its good news for me who have suffered due to poor management of sata. others enjoying good luck .God is an equaliser

  13. Only a serious political analystical can see that pf will win 2016 with a very big magine. We hav eyes we can see what pf is doing through out the country, ur hatred for sata is not new it was there even before 2011 so I don’t get supprised by ur comments bt one day God wil open ur eyes so that u can see what we ar seeing. All the best

  14. DONT WORRY PEOPLE of Zambia. Sata is going no where.

    If Zambia was Developed as Russia or other countires DICTATORSHIP would ve worked but not on the YOUNG DEMOCRACY. ..Never. Never he is going nowhere I asure u by God’s MERCIES.

  15. I love my Zambia……..DNT WORRY PEOPLE of Zambia. Sata is going no where.

    If Zambia was Developed as Russia or other countires DICTATORSHIP would ve worked but not on the YOUNG DEMOCRACY. ..Never. Never he is going nowhere I asure u by God’s MERCIES.

  16. NO PRINCIPLED UPND CAN DEFECT TO PF. WHERE THEIR PRESIDENT HAS CALLED MINISTERS AND MPS USELESS.

    IF THE PRESIDENT CAN CALL HIS MINISTERS AND HIS MPS USELESS . I ASSURE YOU ZAMBIAN PEOPLE THAT NO UPND A PARTY OF DISCIPLENED MEMBERS CAN DEFECT TO PF. WE NOW KNOW FOR SURE AS AT TODAY IS THAT PF IS A ONE TERM GOVERNMENT. LOOK TO WHAT THEY DID YESTERDAY TO THE INCOMING PRESIDENT HH IN NDOLA WHEN HE WAS HAVING A MEDIA BRIEFING. PEACEFUL CIVILISED PEOPLE TO RESORT TO VIOLENCE. SO PF AND ITS GOVERNMENT IS AFAILED PROJECT. VIVA HH. VIVA UPND. VIVA ZAMBIAN PEOPLE. 2016 IS NEAR COME AND SHOW PF THAT ZAMBIANS WE DETEST VIOLENCE.PF KUYA BEBELE.IF PF CLAIMS TO BE POPULAR ALLOW THE OPPOSITION TO HOLD MEETINGS. NOW YOU ARE AFRAID TO ALLOW THEM BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT POPULAR. VIVA HH.

  17. Is the money that is used to buy PF members from
    The sale of Eurobond ?or is it the money that you
    Have been printing which is causing the Kwacha the
    Devaluation to the value of toilet roll ?

  18. There is a problem with the arithmetic here(904 + 124 = 1,200 is it true?). That’s why it is said only the true will set you free. This questions the reliability of the data given

  19. I have already seen, PF will loose the presidency to HH in 2016…!! Come may or June, that is why SATA is not allowing HH to campaign in the country..!! He is afraid of HH not Mumba, Nawakwi or Fr. Bwalya…!!. All defectors is just to try and win back people’s emotions which PF will even be luck to win a seat at ward level in Lusaka.! Many people in Lusaka are saying, HH will win presidency in zambia 2016.!! The believe PF ministers are useless of the useless president in SATA and will not improve at all until 2016..!! PF want the vice take over when the president dies because sata want Mulenga SATA to take over from his father..!! All these have put a dark cloud on Winter Kabimba..!! wait and see…!! You don’t win people’s hearts by violence…! This is what PF are doing..!!

  20. Am one of those who voted for PF to kick the MMD out of office after it lost respect for the Zambian citizens, to say the least am still PF but closely monitoring wat our leaders in PF are doing. Honestly speaking things are not ok at the moment. Try to take a ride on one of the public transports & bring out issues related to PF & hear wat a common man is saying, seriously we have lost it starting from the marketeers, lowly paid including our galaant youths who gave us most votes wen we needed them most. So Jean Kapata u can’t dribble the president jst because u hv bn elevated, tell the truth & the truth shall set u free.

  21. ZWD is always ahead of the national happenings. PF cadres are busy yapping here when ZWD has already exposed the s.h.i.t.

    Can a normal person defect to a govt with USELESS MPs and Ministers? Only morons can do so.

  22. let me advise this jean kapata that type of compagn is out dated and please concetrate on your ministrial job that ministry requires a well balanced brain not a liar. can you cheat animals and poachers your numbers doesnt tie 904 plus 124 is 1028 so you didnt make that number these are your own cadres as for upnd there were only less than 10 cards replay that tape and see for yourself using cheap znbc

  23. How can a normal person defect from mmd or upnd to join panga farmily sure? That is a blue lie

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