The ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy, MMD, has nominated former PF MP, Charles Chimumbwa, as its candidate for the forthcoming Nchanga parliamentary by- election.
MMD Chairperson for Information and Publicity, Benny Tetamashimba, announced the nomination at a press briefing in Lusaka today.
Mr Tetamashimba said Mr. Chimumbwa has been nominated candidate based on the
qualities of integrity he has, adding that he is also well known by the people of
Nchanga constituency.
Mr. Tetamashimba, however, acknowleged that the race for the MMD candidature for the
Nchanga by-election was tightly contested as most of the applicants were highly
wualified leaders.
He said the MMD has no doubt that Mr Chimumbwa is the right person to stand on the
party ticket in the forthcoming by-election being contested by among others the
opposition United Party for National Development, UPND, PF and All People’s
Congress, APC.
He appealed to the people of Nchanga to vote for a candidate who is going to
adequately represent them in the on-going constitution making process.
He also appealed to the unsuccessful applicants for the MMD Nchanga candidature, to
support Mr. Chimumbwa and help him put up a strong campaign ahead of the polls.
The Nchanga seat fell vacant following the resignation of Mr Chimumbwa from the PF
to join the MMD.
And Mr Tetamashimba has defended the MMD National ExecutiveCommittee, NEC, decision
to nominate Mr. Chimumbwa as candidate for the by-election.
He said the decision is not in contradition with the party Constitutional provision
that provides that a selected candidate for an election must have served the party
for three years.
Mr Tetamashimba explained that Mr Chimbumbwa is not contesting for a party position
but rather a parliamentary position which is decided upon by the electorates.
He said the decision of NEC would have only been irregular if Mr Chimumbwa was
nominated to contest a party postion, which decided upon by party members .
Meanwhile, Mr Tetamashimba said the position of MMD Deputy National Secretary will
be filled soon.
He said the position is important to the party as it is a full time job.
He, however, indicated that the selection of an individual for the position of MMD
Vice President will be done at a later stage.
Mr Tetamashimba has since assured party members that the NEC was doing everything
possible to fill theexisting vacancies in the party.
MMD Stop poaching our PF members and Chimumbwa is a disgrace to the opposition. Remember Mwanawasa is no longer an incumbent the chances of MMD losing power are now higher. Chimumbwa you have jumped from the flying pan in to fire. Nchanga People in Chingola DON’t vote for Chimumbwa he decieved you.
I am totally against such unnecessary and costly BYE elections which are a deterent to development.Over 1 MILLION DOLLARS will be wasted on this election.What needs to be included in the new constitution is that anybody causing such a waste of public funds should not be allowed to contest the same election.Resources should have been channelled into initiation of developmental projects like construction of freeways to avoid tragedies such as what just happened on the CHINGOLA/CHILILABOMWE road.
I am totally against such unnecessary and costly BYE elections which are a deterent to development.Over 1 MILLION DOLLARS will be wasted on this election.What needs to be included in the new constitution is that anybody causing such a waste of public funds should not be allowed to contest the same election.Resources should have been channelled into initiation of developmental projects like construction of freeways to avoid tragedies such as what just happened on the CHINGOLA/CHILILABOMBWE road.
Ba MMD ni mbushi, how do they adopt a guy like Chimumbwa ho exhibited the highest signs of selfishness when he was PF MP. The guy is obviously looking for a party where he will be eating well using public money, he knew he could not get that in PF. Ba MMD should have adopted somebody else to teach this useless guy a lesson. By adopting him, they are Incouraging political prostitution which which results in unnecessary costly by-elections. People of Chingola, don’t vote for this scum bag.
Myself (4),
We have done that to teach dictators in PF that internal Party democracy is the way to go. Now watch the space as Chimumbwa reigns victorious at the ballot.Under all odds, NChanga is for Chimumbwa. Sata and all his pseudal NGO including the trolls online could camp with their lungs out in chingola, victory for MMD is a must.
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Kaunda to meet Brown over Zim
By Ruth Butaumocho recently in LIVINGSTONE, Zambia
FOUNDING Zambian president Dr Kenneth Kaunda has plans to meet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss bilateral issues between Zimbabwe and Britain. Without giving a specific date, Dr Kaunda said the meeting would discuss the land issue and other problems Zimbabwe was facing as a result of illegal sanctions being championed by Britain and the United States.
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I am tired with the Most Madness Dealers (MMD). They act foolishly all the time. What else can I say about them. Ni mbushi!!!!!!!!
POLITICS WITHOUT MORAL VALUES…SHAME!!!!!!!!!!
#5 Mwaiche Wandi FACT.You never cease to amuse me on your blind loyalty to the MMD in general and LPM in particular.I know that you`re trying to position yourself for leadership but be advised that principles must govern your loyalty.I am surprised that you`ve come in support of such an unneccessary and costly BYE election.Be reminded that Zambia`s debt was knocked down to $502 million in JULY 2006(HIPC) but got back up to $1.5 BILLION by december the same year.All need is SANITY from the GOV.
What MMD has done is the clear indication of Chuchu’s plans for the opposition. The same is going to happen to HH for MMD presidential candident. Believe me! Nchanga people ico cimuntu bamuletela cipuba, nga DLPMsc tacipele bu minister, kuti camusha panse. Talefwaya kumubombela, He is interested in making his pocket fat and not you people. If you vote for this shameless guy, it is a sign that you are 20 years behind. “ONE PARTY STATE” Please dont pull us back. Levy is working around the crock to change Zambia to one party state. Sata and others will soon be jailed for life.. HH will join MMD.. Ngondo is already MMD.. Who else? This is the future of Zambia!
I livd in Chingola for a long time and I know Chimumbwa from scratch. I will define his calibre by sharing a few facts. Chimumbwa was a nobody till KCM and Mopani came into being, he clinched contracts using corruption and made himself a lof of money which he spent usually on married women and cars. He was later evicted from KCM and Mopani after investigations into his corrupt ways into getting getting mine contracts. Due to space i will continue below with more facts..
Chimubwa & another Lsk Businessman together put up K50m to bail out Michael Sata when he was implicated in that GRZ car theft. It was from there that all Chingola residents knew automatically that he had just bot his parliamentary ticket. Infact when Sata came out of prison he was ferried in Chimumbwa’s Lexus Land Cruiser. He doesnt have calibre to be a leader and he has only joined MMD to get back his lost mine contracts. He should not be voted for..Abash such pipo from leadership
Chimumbwa is a dead thing, he won because of PF, now he going to face the people of Nchanga. Chimumbwa has never stayed in nchanga Constituency. Let him come we shall face him, Chuchu and Tentamashimba balemutumpaika because he is a fool.
Chimumbwa you are finished.
1. I’m capt Siame. The legitimate party under MMD has thwarted coup plot organised by ci mudala ci Pragamatist, ka Fact and ci Veteran. These chaps are now in custard await trial on treason case. Dr Muloooongooooti fed us with some info that the trio wanted to take advantage on Dr Chuchu who has now forgotten that he’s the head of MMD. So never be cheated pipo Dr Chuchu is still the head of MMD and the trio coup plotters are now fired from MMD and they will never post anything on LT. If that hap
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If that happens then regard those as impostors.
Chimumbwa soon will be history in the political arena. How would you bite the hand that elevated you to the level you will never reach again in your life time? Anyway, it’s now the matter of time to wait for the final nail on the coffin of Mumbwa Mumbwa or its Chimumbwa Mumbwa who has lost direction in life.
#5 Grassroot
Weye, funga kinua muntu wambule. Unatokawapi pumbafu mwana wakoto?
Chimumbwa is just another loser that has made politics a career! anyway more and more people are getting educated and very soon fortune seekers like him will find it hard to survive on the political arena. The likes of sata,william banda will have to adapt to the new wave of politics.
Its amazing how pipo fail to appreciate the negative contribution that they bring to the politics.Sudenly everything is about levy and Sata and nobody is talking about the common man that is trying to feed his children and put the roof over his head.If chimumbwa is in PF then he is the best candidate to bring the development and kazala is the man for MMD.Somebody needs to rise the bar so that politician must start putting service first before they even dream about joining the politics.If what is
If what is been said about Chimumbwa is true then he is not to blaim but the pipo who elected him in the first place.How can a person with so many negatives get elected?We can do better than that.When are going to stop putting in power pipo that screw us
It is shall of wasting of national resources for uncalled for bye election just because of selfiness.Chingola is one of the cleanest town with people of high cabre and integrety. Kindly show Chimumbwa a red card for being a fortune seeker.If he is a man of pipo he would have served the Nchanga pipo delegently.politicians like Chimumbwa are a threat to muilt party democracy.He is a waste of time and pipo s’trust
Chimumbwa was SG of the PF, the number 3 man after Sata and Scott. Had he been that bad surely these guys could have acted before he left or they like him?
Such unnecessary bye elections when the country’s coffers are literally running dry are highly unhelpful. Any monkeys that think its like jumping from one tree branch to another when millions are unnecessarily lost in the arising bye elections should never ever be allowed to run for office during their life time. I just hope Sata to realises that he is the pioneer of such stinking political samantics, he was UPP, UNIP, MMD and now PF, and only god knows what next!
UTH circumsion fees too dear
By Times Reporter
GOVERNMENT has been challenged to intervene and reduce the high charges being demanded by surgeons offering male circumcision operations in private practice at Lusaka’s University Teaching Hospital (UTH).
Development Partnership International (DPI)-Zambia media and strategy coordinator, Richard Musauka said in Lusaka yesterday that Government must intervene and reduce the charge of K350,000 that some doctors were demanding.
Mr Musauka said t
Is the Zambian Bank of Leadership utterly bankrupt? Why should Parliementary seats become personal-to-holder? Today in PF criticizing MMD policies, tomorrow, jump ship and support the same policies. Where is the integrity Tetamashimba is talking about here? I guess, with so little formal jobs on the market, its not a high price to pay to be an ***** after all.
# Chimumbwa must have realised early tha PF is a political party run like a criminal gang.A lot more MP’s with intergrity are very uncomfortable staying in PF. The hon. Henry Mtonga is one of them.
This just the begining of the exodus from PF to MMD
PF are so myopic……..what MMD are doing to them is what they did to UPND !! I would like to see which leader would agree to a new ruling that states: an MP is automatically barred from contesting any parliamentary seat if he/she resigns from their original sponsoring party!! This would stop parties ” buying off” MP’s in other political parties.The ” renegade ” MP must have to wait a period of 5 years before being able to recontest a parliamentary seat.We have to stop political prostitution!!
Dear Hon Chmumbwa,
The easiest thing for you was to continue with the “yes bwana” mentality evident in PF MPs when it comes to their relationship with SATA.
The decision to hold a different view from “the cobra” is a demostration of your braverly and ability to think independently and take personal responsibility for your action.
For that, Hon. Chimumbwa, i salute you, sir. I wish you all the best in your future endevours.
Sincerely
Dr. BORN RICH
#30 For the first u talk sense and I agree with you 100%. Chimumbwa Pala Noko Pala Wiso Ububi shouldnt have been allowed to contest again on any party ticket, until the term of this parliamentary end, if MMD is party intergrity as it claims. Now becoz it is a party full of *****s like Teta, Mulongotiiii, Mulyata & Impombo, whose only interest is please their master Dr Chuchu Chipumputu Muwelewele (CCM).
The Original Pundit # 30,
You are not a democrat.The right of association is as fundamental as the right to life is as long as it does not create present and immediate danger to the nation. Look at the political trail of New York mayor.
In the run up to Decision 2006, in vain Sata kept pleading for MMD and UPND MPs and members to defect and join his party for positions. Besides that PF is a league of defectors allergic to intra-party democracy.So what morals are you talking about?
Tell me about the legion of Given Lubinda, Henry Mtonga, Celestino Chibamba, Peter Machungwa, and Mwansa. These are casualties of a democratic process and MMD paradigm shift from the years of Musangu village agenda.Has their footage in the PF Central Committee given you integrity? Do you expect Chimumbwa to be subservient to Sata’s hideous dictatorship and allergy for intra party democracy?
Ba Chapi,
Why do you allow Ba Joze to invoke this FACT propagandist post such damaging articles? Ba Joze has no ability to fend the party under damaging rhetoric.Ba Joze is a misfit in such discourses.
Ba Fact, what we must look at is preserving our fledgling democracy. Principle and integrity before the interests of ANY individual or party should be the objective.Those that voted for Chimbuwa becoz he was PF must feel hard done by and their interests are just as important as those who chose not to vote for him and voted MMD.The electorate is being “played” with the only winner being the MP!Apart from by-elections being a waste of money the electorate are being taken for a ride by opportunists
#37, are you implying that those who voted MMD and lost in Nchanga now have a legitimate chance to try again in this unnecessary by election? Chumumbwa needs to know where his goal post is. And wearing an away jersey cannot change a players ability on the pitch.
The major problem we have in Zambia is that people get into politics as a source of livelihood and not service to the nation.People in CHIWEMPALA,MAINTENEKE,KABUNDI,NCHANGA are dying from preventable and cureable disease and yet we can afford to waste funds on such an election at the expense of affordable healthcare and development.Chimumbwa`s victory would likely cause alot more MP`s DEFECTING and causing unnecessary BYE ELECTIONS which are basically birthed out of grid,lunacy and poverty.
Chimumba is a dog which feeds on its own vomits. The same policies he was shameless critisesing in MMD has now changed for better accordingly to him. And he want the pipo Nchanga to follow his shameless views all the time. What a politic hule we have here. Pipo of Nchanga pls wake up dont vote for this hule, who sleeps with his daughters.
#40 IF Chimumbwa is called a political prostitute for defecting from PF to MMD, then the entire PF party is a brothel or harem.
The President Sata defected from MMD, Lubinda from UNDP and ULP,Mtonga all the same
Ba Francis(38),another jersey in a group that works as a team has proven to get the best out of players who in previous teams were ineffective!!Sometimes it is not your own ability that counts but the ability of others around you that brings out the best in you !!
TULO UWALALIKA NABACHENJELA (41),
Mind your truthfulness. You risk lining your mother for insults here. Our cadres don’t take that hypothesis kindly.I just bashed Ba Joze in his impersonation on the other thread for abominably insulting FACT and Pragmatist’s mother.Very disgraceful and desperate behavior when told the truth.
Ba Kuku(43), what is your honest view on these MP’s jumping from one party to another, costing the nation millions ?? They seem to behave like prostitutes becoz issues of integrity and principle are never the reasons for their actions.Alot of MP’s forget they represent the people that voted for them.Your comment as always, will be appreciated !!
#41 What it means is that the entire politicians in the country are what you brothels or harem except KK and his crowns in UNIP, becoz one time or other there was only one party and everybody were UNIPist.
Reliable MMD sources have just confirmed that LPM is considering FACT to succeed him as MMD PRESIDENT.
Congratulations FACT MWAICHE wandi,I only hope that you stop insulting and demeaning people for you to be nationally accepted.Zambia has a bright future with individuals of your calibre taking the helm.
F**k MMD.Power 2 me da King .
Congratulations to the people of Nchanga Constituency for rejecting Chimumbwa with a resounding defeat. People in politics should know that it is not about the party one represents but rather the intergrity of the person. I can not see how Chimumbwa hoped to represent the people of Nchanga better in MMD when he failed to represent them in PF. Whatever MMD agreed with Chimumbwa they shouldnt have fielded him in that election. It was totally immoral and casts doubts on the credibility MMD leaders.
Ba Sata ba Mudala keep on blowing the whistle and shooting for Zambia, No one is telling us anything about the Chinese thieves who are busy stealing our copper. Mudala blow the whistle and keep the checks and balances. You are not alone only that some of us are cowards and only seek to protects ourselves. And before I forget congratulations on your success on the Nchanga by-election.