The United Liberal Party (ULP) has said that it is disappointed by the losing UPND candidate’s claims in the Luena by-election, Muyunda Illilonga that it was distributing tribal literature in the Luena Parliamentary by-election.
ULP National Chairperson for Women Charity Katilungu in a statement said the literature distributed by ULP in Luena was not tribal in anyway but was merely based on facts to promote their candidate Sikatala Musole.
She appeals to Mr.Illilonga not to blame the ULP for his loss in the Luena by-elections and to stop crying over spilt milk.
Ms Katilungu says his loss is due to his long absence from Luena constituency and UPND’s countrywide loss of political fortunes.
She says the United Liberal Party (ULP) was merely reminding the people of Luena Constituency that Mr. Illilonga does not live in the constituency.
She says it is wrong for Mr. Illilonga to claim that the voting in Luena was influenced by tribalism when all the candidates can claim some roots from Luena constituency.
[pullquote]Ms Katilungu appeals to Mr. Illilonga not to mourn about bribery in Luena when the UPND had close to K500 million at their disposal which she say they used to buy mealie-meal, meat and cooking oil for distribution to would be voters.[/pullquote]
Ms Katilungu adds that the UPND was the party that distributed derogatory leaflets about other political leaders who were not even candidates in the Luena by-election.
She says the ULP agrees with Mr. Illilonga that there was massive bribery and malicious campaigning before voting day.
She however says it disappointing that Mr. Illilonga has failed to tell the nation that his party, the UPND,was in the forefront of these dirty campaign schemes such as bribery, malicious campaign and vote buying.
Ms Katilungu appeals to Mr. Illilonga not to mourn about bribery in Luena when the UPND had close to K500 million at their disposal which she say they used to buy mealie-meal, meat and cooking oil for distribution to would be voters.
She adds that the UPND even distributed chitenge material which was not bearing their party logo but straight from the retail shops.
QFM
So should Milupi prepare for an election petition, ULP and UPND?
”George Kunda has never slept in UTH University Teaching Hospital even for his lips.” Manje mwona ba Sata banu
Charity, I have already given a detailed reply to a similar but detailed article in the Zambian watch dog but will repeat my comments here: We all know that ULP is an MMD sponsored party strategically placed to act as a spoiler for UPND in Western Province. Madam, aren’t you ashamed that a party which you claim got ‘almost all UPND structures from Central, Western, Luapula, Copper-belt, North-Western, Northern, Lusaka and Eastern provinces to form the ULP’ came forth in a bye election held in your own back yard in Luena. You were beaten pants down by UPND. If you got all the UPND structures as you claim can you tell us how many MPs you got in all these provinces in 2006?
Madam, I think your head needs a bit of examining at Chainama. MMD bootlicking is driving you crazy. You are just jealousy of the fact that UPND is expanding while your ULP is shrinking and I can assure you it will extinct come 2011. Your best bet is to disolve your selves and join your bootlickers before it’s too late. It’s time you stopped crying over spilt milk. Even the great people of Western are tired of your sour grapes and they have moved on. That is why they gave you a good bashing/bleeding nose in Luena just to teach you a lesson despite your vigorous campaign
# 2 Sata was right on that one.Those lips need some serious fixing up.I should say his comment was humorously ment .
More drama in the opposition circles !!!!
#2 What Sata said is right, even if the topic you have raised is off side for the Story at hand, but I will answer YOU. Mr. Sata was complaining about top leaders failing to Go to UTH even for small ailments, the choose to fly to Mornigside or Milpark Executive Clinics in South Africa, instead of UTH. George Kunda red lips, a case study and RB’s knee. So I support #5 above. Spot ON.
MUYUNDA ILILONGA IF YOU THINK UPND IS A PARTY WORTH ITS SALT THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER THINK COMING. UPND IS DEAD IN WESTERN PROVINCE AND IS ON ITS DEATHBED IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE IT WILL BE BURIED BY MMD JUST ASK THE CHIEFS. ONLY ONE BUM OF A CHIEF IN BRUGHT NALUBAMBA STILL BELIEVES IN HH. ILILONGA GO BACK TO YOUR CONSUMER CHAKUTI WERE YOU WERE A BIT USEFUL
Useless lazy people..(ULP)i s atribal party is not going anywhere ..you thought by distributing that literature you would win..nonsense..is it HH who was standing or your fellow Lozi man..?sikokwani…bukuba kwameto!
I thought tribalism only exists by Lozis and Tongas against the Bemba speaking people? Oh this isserious.
#10: Yes you very wrong!!! There are a lot of Bembas who a very tribalist too.