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The MMD in Kafue has described as acts of desperation, accusations by some opposition politicians that Acting President Rupiah Banda is still a UNIP member.

MMD District Vice-Treasurer, John Mwansa, regretted that some opposition politicians were basing their campaigns on character assassination at the expense of issues affecting the nation.

Mr Mwansa expressed confident that the ruling MMD would emerge victorious in the October 30 Presidential elections because it was basing its campaigns on issues.

Mr Mwansa said MMD candidate Rupiah Banda, is the only candidate, among those that have so far declared interest to contest the elections, with the vision of sustaining national economic growth.

He said the MMD was fully aware of the confidence that the people of Zambia have in the party as regards the need for continuity in the implementation of national economic programmes.

And opposition Forum for Democracy and Development, FDD, has challenged aspiring presidential candidates to desist from politics of insults and concentrate on how they would improve the people’s economic welfare once voted into power.

FDD Provincial Publicity Secretary Mr. James Musemuna regretted that aspiring candidates were not indicating measures they will employ to revamp operations at Kafuel Textiles of Zambia and Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia.

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104 COMMENTS

  4. MMD has a proven record Of workable polices. The rest only want to ve a try and error government. Country men and women dont even bother to listen to their shameless lies. They are able to change on their policies just to blackmail us . Some of them like s.:-has even resorted to insulting. Atase who does he think he is? Believe me or not we shall never be ruled by these pf. No wonder they ve similar names to that of Mugabe s brutal Zanu pf.

  5. Yes MMD cadres inluding RB are desperate. They are even bribing villagers with sugar honestly. My advice to the villagers: Get the sugar but dont vote vote for sugar daddies or sorry…… sugar distributors……..

  7. He is part of the old guard that keeps changing T-shirts every couple of years,UNIP to MMD thats why the country never develops!.

  9. Vote for HH for a new and just Zambian where all youths will stand a chance to hold ofice of President in their lifetime.

  11. Dont take Sajent seriously. He is an MMD cadre. He is one of the sugar distributors. Do you know that the money used was tax payers? Sajent…. you dont know anything about politics, policies or good governance….. please leave us so that we can contribute constructively. SATA has a chance. HH is a good guy but he needs to clear the tribal cloud around him before he can win our support. RB is boring …………

  12. Maestro Hhehhehhehhe…………… there is only one sit for republican president at a given time. how can all youths who are now reading to your comment become president. dont lie. is this HH’s manifeso? come on guys lets get serious.

  13. Zambia suffers from 70% unemployment and all our leaders do is give us petty this RUBBISH! I couldn’t care less if we voted in a monkey from Luangwa national park! So long as it knows what it’s doing. We have electricity, oil, gemstones, copper, gas, and cobalt.

  14. The youths will compete favourably and one will emerge winner at a time. Thanks for asking #12.

  17. Maestro Hhehhehhehhe ….. HH is not a youth maybe you and me are!!!! How will HH transfer the instruments of power to a youth and when?

  18. I know this is not the topic under discussion, but please LT, can we debate ‘DUAL CITIZENSHIP’ if possible. I see no reason why the Brits are allowed in Zambia to hold dual citizenship but not Zambians, WHY??? What is the Zambian government so scared of?

  19. My fellow Zambian, #17, HH is starting a process where Zambains will have hope in competing favourably when he comes to power. HH has shown this by his participation in the NCC which is trying to come up with a constitution of our Republic Zambia that will stand a test of time. This is the hope I have in HH. Hon. Sata has from time to time condemned the NCC. How then do you expect him to be for the YOUTHS if he is not willing to come up with a paper that will ensure we have free and fare elections? RB has shown us already that all he is inerested in is money – immoral increaments of Constitutional workers’ salaries in the making.

  20. On the otherhand, HH is about the age od Zambia – 44 years since independence – and he will start up a new beginning for a range of presidential candidates. All along, the retirement age in Zambia has been 55 years old of age. Why do we still have 70 year olds running our Country affairs? My mother, poor, Tonga mother retired early at about 52 – in what she called early retirement. To this end, she has worked had and was able to send me to school in Zambian schools, at UNZA, in SA and now here in Europe. She is home relaxed at about 60 something, health and enjoying. She has left GRZ jobs 4 young Zedians. Why can’t the 70 odls in this election do the same?

  21. What good things have you done in agriculture bakapala when ubunga mulelunda every day. This sugar dad is still in UNIP its better if he resigns and continue with his new dreams.

  22. Rupiah thinks runniung the country is a joke to him. Instead of strategising on ways to mitigate food prices hike and cushion the impact on poor people, he instead gives them bails of sugar as an election ploy- that’s really shoddy leadership

  23. #19, my question was more of having a realistic transition and not necessarily depending on the NCC. i was hoping you would tell me something like it is us the youth that have to advocate for change or for a better world. we also have youth reps in the NCC but they just dose and chew their small allowances at the expense of us feeling the pain. our children are the ones that will suffer most coz of today’s greediness……..

  24. MMD WILL RULE ZAMBIA THE NEXT TWO DECADES AND I KNOW IT PAINS TO HEAR THIS MESSAGE BUT YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH SUCH FACTS LIKE YOU ACCEPT TO LIVE WITH A SCAR ON YOUR BODY. REASON? THERE IS NO CREDIBLE OPPOSITION IN OUR COUNTRY. VIVA BWEZANI BANDA (BOTSWANA), MICHAEL BANDA, ANDREW BANDA(IN ROME, ITALY), AND JAMES BANDA. AND VIVA TO DAD RB.

  25. When the ministers wanted to increase their salaries some months ago, chi Lupiya was quiet and failed to challenge tu ma ministers now do you think this same Lupiya will challenge the mulongotis and the teta? zambians wake up, Lupiya has nothing to offer to zambians apart from bring UBZ back. Sata is the man!

  28. #24 I sympathise with you; you have to support RB your dad. Well, just pray that he has enough children to win the elections because the rest of us who are not his children aren’t voting for him!!

  29. VJ achimwa kale in today’s post with callers who told him not to rig elections. This mbuya of mine just like Sata will die poor because of his appetite for women. He has a chain of children all over the country. He is also hanging on to politics because he has no qualifications for jobs outside politics. He is a disgrace to the hard working tongas or may it is a mistake in his name. Probably his real name is Vernon Mwansa becuse all his attributes point to somebody who hails from the north.

  32. MMD RB 62%
    PF MS 20%
    UNPD HH 16%
    Others
    and spoiled 3%

    No insults thereafter Sata to hold press conference and annouce that he actually voted for RB coz he was more competent to lead and retires from active politics on the advice of the Doctors including his wife and RB sends him to RSA for review at GRZ expense.More details to follow.

  35. NO#18 Ichalo lifupa, *** This is the truth,==—-== Dual Citizenship existed in Zambia until FTJ Chiluba came to power. He abolished DUAL CITIZENSHIP in order to BLOCK KAUNDA TO RETURN TO POWER. Does that make sense? So we are all suffering and in mental anguish pa diaspora because of this KAFUPI! I will never renounce My Zedi’s status and am so happy of who Iam now!

  36. RB should be courageous enough and tell the nation which political party does he belong to now.Since been appointed by late LMP as vice president he never officially resigned from UNIP nor announce his MMD membership,so some people are still counting him as UNIP member and thats why opposition parties are questioning his integrity, coz he has not come out open to clear the air.

  38. Easterners are farmers, southeners are farmers, northerners Ba bemba ni akawalala. They steal without shame. Even when Chiluba was arrested a chief from Luapula said ‘taibile abulile fye’. We must have a federal state and see which province will survive when there will be nothing to steal between themselves when they reamin on their own.

  40. ITS TRUE RB IS UNIP BROUGHT ON BOARB FLIGHT MMD-2008.SOME TIMES THE MMD PLANE CAN FLY ON AUTO.THEY HAVE NO LEADER TO BOAST APART FROM BORROWED ONES.SOME FROM UNIP,SOME FROM NATIONAL COLITION AND SOME FROM UPND.HONESTLY HOW DO RUN A PARTY ON LEASED LEADERS IF YOU ARE NOT DESPERATE.BE REAL AND SINCERE IN YOUR CAREERS AS POLITICIANS.LEARN FROM THE WAY THE AMERICANS CONDUCT THEIR CAMPAIGNS.
    POLITICIANS GROW FROM THE SENATORS, THEY PROVE THEMSELVES AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THEM.PICKING PEOPLE FROM RURAL FARMS TO RULE ZAMBIA IS
    CALLING FOR RETROGRESSION.STOP IT PLEASE!!!!!!!!

  41. Sata was a constable before joining politics. Does any one on this forum Know which Unversity or College he attended?

    Running an Economy is not like running a City Council.

    Please help me out screen the candididates!

  42. #38 you are behaving in a strange manner. Why do u want to be a tribalist with very serious tribalistic tendencies? KK did all he could about tribalism. And here you are going back to old ages! Look at what is happening in some of our neighbours, they have killed and continue to kill each other ’cause of tribalism. So my advice to you is: WATCH YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY!!!

  43. #38 and #39. Your tribalistic and negative stereotyping of one ethnic group is a very sad reflection of your low levels of intelligence. Have you ever carried out any scientific research to come up with these puerile and ridiculous generalizations about Bembas? Incidentally, the discussion is about RB’s controversial political allegiances, and not about tribes. That you can depart so radically from this topic reveals not only your lack of focus but the sad state of your minds.

  44. RB has no agenda. He is not his own man. He only promises to continue frm set pieces left by Mwanawasa.

    Sata Please stop flapping your mouth carelessly. Ba Sata niba Chilande lande Kwati kanwa ka nyense.

    HH is a dreamer. Where is he going to get money for free Education up to tertiary level and free medical services.

    Mula tulaba inga twamivotela. Tatwakavote iyo. Bonse muli ba bufi

  45. Imwe guys mwe baku New Zealand, Chris na Billy, mube fye bwino. Zambia is for everyone called ‘Zambian’. Umucisha cinani uyu mwayamba teo iyo!

  46. It appears bloggers and the Zambian nation at large have no confidence in any one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the upcoming elections. I suggest we engage an expatriate president whose contract is renewable after 5 yrs. For starters, lets have former USA president Clinton because he did wonders with the American economy during his tenure of office. All those in favour say ‘Aye’ with me

  47. # Nonsense. This is abut peoples lives. Their Children, Medicine , Hospitals ,Education, Jobs, Load shedding, corruption etc, And here you are making follish proposals. Malinso Iwe!!

  48. #46 Nonsense. This is abut peoples lives. Their Children, Medicine , Hospitals ,Education, Jobs, Load shedding, corruption etc, And here you are making follish proposals. Malinso Iwe!!

  49. PF is another form of MMD. Whether you vote for Sata or RB you are voting for the same thing. A leopard can not change its skin.They are finished politians who will not make a difference to Zambia. They are both unprincipled and will never fit in Levy’s shoes.They are too old for modern politics. Zambian airways is in trouble because there is no political will to save it. I always fly Zambian Airways when coming to SA and I never see any govt leaders or senior civil servants aboard.They fly SA airways. Should we continue to trust MMD?

  50. morning guyz, was listening to HH on Qfm. The man was told the truth that he cant win on his own, he needs someone who can sell him and that someone is our next president MR MICHEAL CHILUFYA SATA. I only hope he listened. VIVA PF VIVA SATA. GOD bless SATA GOD bless Zambia.

  51. Sata has a certificate from Lilayi college and insele(miponto) university!we don’t need such credentials …anybody asking HH about tribe,pliz ask God why he created his tribe!period.viva HH !!

  54. kwena rb lishilu,you increase mealie meal prices and give out free sugar and you think pipo will vote for you.kwena that big head of yours bwabafye amenshi

  55. HE IS STILL UNIP..HE WAS JUST FORCED TO JOIN MMD….HE WILL TAKE US BACK TO THE LONG QUEUES OF THE 80’S… BECAUSE UNIP BELIEVE IN HAND OUTS NOT HARD WORK……

  56. But twachula pa zed, Mealie meal @ K55,000. RB is very confused i think he is not NSENGA like me coz we dont have such pipo in our tribe. Pliz bembas, Lozis & Tongas you can have him as your triblemate. Vote pf and SATA. GOD bless you pf supporters

  57. If this warzone continues between Bembas & Tongas.None of them will ever be in plot 1.
    Vote for quality leadership.VIVA HH……HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  59. Ba 49 everyone has his own shoes to fit in. Levy’s chapter has ended and let him rest in peace.He has made his contribution both positive and negative.
    someone else has to start his own chapter.

  60. Good leaderships virtues are not in Sata.It is not enough to have mouth diarrhoea.HE EVEN QUARRELLED WITH AN AIR HOSTESS.Tamwibukisha mwe bantu.

  61. MMD might aswell distribute sugar all year through!!! Why now and not three months ago when LPM was still alive? These chaps are just on a vote buying strategy.

  64. The Post Newspaper Zambia
    Callers annoy Mwaanga
    By Chibaula Silwamba: Thursday September 18, 2008
    [ Print Article | Email Article | Previous Page | Archives | Homepage ]
    ________________________________________

    Vernon Mwaanga

    Callers to Radio QFM on Tuesday night annoyed Vernon Mwaanga when they frequently warned and pleaded with him not to rig the October 30 presidential elections.

    Featuring on a Radio QFM phone-in programme, Mwaanga angrily said he was tired of people frequently accusing him of rigging elections.

    Meanwhile, Mwaanga who is commonly called VJ, failed to categorically answer whether or not he would take up an appointment if Vice-President RB offered him one.Be

  65. Ba 62.Somebody I fly Zambian airways too but this thing of people fitting in Levy’s shoes is sickening. We should close that chapter and forge ahead his is no the best thing that happened to Zambia.
    We still have capable people and besides Levy never flew Zambian Airways

  66. Von Goethe, I talked about shoes because in today’s Post Sata has said “If you loved Levy vote for me…”. It is therefore prudent to advise that he can not fit in Levy’s shoes. He is the same Sata who called him “Cabbage”. Can we forget that?

  68. #46 Mulwele. Just because you were born from an expatriate parent you think even ruling the nation is like that? If you have nothing to say, stay away and go dig your routes!

  69. I don’t thiink those people are desparate of anything, Instead, they are just saying the truth in order to shame the devil.

    I know the truth hurts, so just keep it cool ba MMD, we are still scruitnizing you, this is just the begining.

  70. “In 2006 when he represented 3 parties, HH reduced the Mazoka-led UPND from 49 to 22 MPs, he reduced FDD from 11 to 2 MPs, he reduced UNIP from 15 to 2 MPs…so what credentials has he got to consider me as vice?” Sata asked, “…if in his eyes I am too old, why then should he consider me for vice? It’s all in his dreams and wishful thinking. We are filling nominations next week and very confident PF will form the next government.”

  72. Brother Somebody yes i agree he called him cabbage and alot of other names but eventually they reconciled. That mean everything that was said before was forgotten.
    But on the report in the post am not sure if that is important now

  73. we are changing government only if the opposition forms the pact but otherwise RB is leading the race followed by sata and HH respectively.

  82. Imwe does RB hav his own policies coz all he vomits frm tht so called mouth is “am da best candidate who can continue wth LPMs (MHSRIP)legacy.Wat is his own?Over 70yrs hes stil dependin on other pipos intelligent minds!!!Silly, RB wawah.VIVA HH VIVA PABWATO

  85. was just listening to RB on Qfm Radio. RB can couldnt even say a single point apart from saying this is mmds term so we should give him a chance to finish it. he is crap thus why i think SATA is the man coz he is got points.Viva pf viva SATA. God bless pf God bless Zambia

  86. the old man is tired…they shud put a current picture..he looks so old rugged and wornout…who would want such a leader,he would scare the international community…we need smart and well respectful young men..with proper PR not satanic manners ..

  87. RB, SATA are all from the past. BIG TIME. PA ZED ILIKO BAD because even if politicians say the economy has improved the direct gains to the people are still wallowing in poverty and employment rates are at their lowest. May be its time to stop the wamuyaya business through keeping MMD in power for keeps?

    SHimwana FZ

  90. ALA in Zambia we need to be serious. We seem to be myopic in our approach to things. SATA yesterday was againist the Chinese because then this kind of position fitted very well with what all the wrong things the chinesse investers were doing in Zambia. Now that there is less talk about the Chinese he has chosen to say they can stay. RB is also a Man who was woken up from his sleep at his delapidated farm along Gonda Road in Chipata. AT the time he was a staunch UNIP guy. NOW the big question is- Is he a UNIPIST in MMD clothing. What is his vision. Let him stop talkning about wanting to carry forward Late LPM’s Vision. WHat is his game plan. I think i can almost readily judge what kind of MAN

  91. #70 I Agree with SATA
    “In 2006 when he represented 3 parties, HH reduced the Mazoka-led UPND from 49 to 22 MPs, he reduced FDD from 11 to 2 MPs, he reduced UNIP from 15 to 2 MPs…so what credentials has he got to consider me as vice?” Sata asked, “…if in his eyes I am too old, why then should he consider me for vice? It’s all in his dreams and wishful thinking. We are filling nominations next week and very confident PF will form the next government.”

  93. #24 are the people you are mentioning RB’s children? Are they in diplomatic service? Are we in for another family tree? Hardly surprising especially after Sata, who worked with RB in UNIP, told us what type of man RB is.

    After serious consideration, I think people should give HH a chance. I have already convinced five people to vote for HH.

  94. VIVA zambia, VIVA RB No 90 you are wasting you time. 60% of the voters are for RB.

    Opposition has killed themselves. RB tiyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…plot 1

  96. Although no body qualifies for presidency, I think HH needs to be groomed. Give him the 3 years so that he gained experience and confidence. All of us did not start our first jobs with experience. Experience is cultivated. Vote for him again in 2011 and you will see a complete U turn in Zambia’s economy

  97. It seems none of the candidates is really capable of running plot one.RB and Sata are too old and now short of ideas.Only old veteran politicians are for RB,what of the youth,future leaders where are they in his plans.Sata doen’t show prospects of having a successor,PF is all about him,maybe his Wamuyayaya.
    Try HH for a longer future where the youth will be considered in his plans.Remember we all have vision 2030.HH for President.

  100. Fellow Zambian people, watch HH campaining as a NATIONAL LEADER in BEMBA LANGUAGE in some place obviusly in Luapula province in a video HH media at www . hakainde . com
    HH in tune with the National and UPND mwakabeleka basa. I wish you all the best Mr Incoming President of Zambia to-be HH.
    “Abakali tabalanda”, “wina azalila wina azaseka” come 4th November 2008.
    While they are ranting the UPND’s HH is meeting the voters in villages, in urban areas and what else can I write…. HH ni zii!

  102. REJECTED BOY, sorry, RB is UNIP by BLOOD, thought and acts. NEC adopted him by PROCLAMATION in the streets. He bribed provinces to be sole candidate. He is trying to close down THE POST newspaper and killing Zambian Airways in which the Post have shares. All These are UNIP tactics. RB IS UNIP, UNIP IS IN RB. REJECT + BOY = RB. REJECT = RB – BOY. Let’s remove the boyish thinking in RB to give him TOTAL REJECT status. RB IS A REJECT OF OUR GENERATION. VIVA PF.

  104. RB is th only one who can cary on where LPM left. Others are just there to show tht there is democracy mu zed. HH and Sata time wasters.

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