The Patriotic Front in Mufumbwe district of North Western province have denounced violence and promised to restrain any attempt of violence that may be perpetrated by the opposition political parties participating in the forthcoming by elections.
Both PF candidate for the Mufumbwe seat Steven Masumba and Copperbelt PF Youth Secretary Chanda Kabwe have told ZANIS that their party will adhere to the electoral code of conduct and conduct their campaigns peacefully ahead of the pools.
And Mr Masumba said he has made adequate preparations to retain his seat following the many successful projects he and his PF party have implemented in the area.
Mr Masumba noted that since his election as Member of Parliament for Mufumbwe, he has worked on many developmental projects such as roads, schools and bore holes which he said was enough campaign for people to vote for his.
He also disclosed that his defection to the ruling party was in consultation with the traditional leaders in the area who wanted to work with the government of the day in order to bring development to their areas.
Meanwhile PF Copperbelt Province Youth Secretary who was also in Mufumbwe to drum support for the PF candidate said the PF camp will continue to conduct peaceful campaigns and called on opposition parties to emulate them.
He noted that the constituency cannot afford to witness another violent election after what happened in 2008 where lives were lost hence the need for participating parties to conduct their campaigns peacefully.
Contesting the by-election whose nominations took place on Thursday last week is PF’s Stephen Masumba, Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) candidate Stanford Mulusa, and Stephen Kamwendo of the United Independence Party (UNIP).
The Mufumbwe parliamentary by-election is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 8, 2012.
ZANIS
Why are Zambians so prone to violence generally and in particular at election time?