The Major Richard Kachingwe led MMD faction this afternoon suffered another major set up after officials from the Electoral Commission of Zambia turned away the faction’s candidate for the Mpongwe bye elections.
Goodson Chilufya was asked to leave the Mpongwe Municipal Council premises by ECZ officials as he attempted to file in his nomination papers for the Mpongwe seat on the MMD ticket.
This was after the Minniver Mutesa, from the Nevers Mumba faction had successfully filed in her nomination papers.
Mr. Chilufya arrived at the council offices at around 13:30 Hours in the company of MMD founder Rosemary Jenkins and former Kalulushi and Ndola District Commissioner Joshua Mutisa and other sympathizers.
Upon arrival, Mr. Chilufya and Ms. Jenkins made their way through the nomination centre while UNIP candidate Kenny Chikeya was still filing in his papers.
The two were immediately turned away by police following orders from Copperbelt Police Commissioner Mary Tembo.
Later, a distraught looking Mr. Chilufya told Reporters that he is disappointed with the behavior of the police.
Mr. Chilufya produced what he referred to as a Certificate of Adoption he claimed was signed by Major Richard Kachingwe for him to stand on the MMD ticket for the Mpongwe seat.
And Ms. Jenkins said the Kachingwe led faction is the true and authentic MMD adding that the group will not be swayed away by the action by the police to turn them away.
Meanwhile, Electoral Commission of Zambia Senior Public Relations Officer Sylvia Bwalya said the Commission could not allow another person to file nomination papers under the MMD ticket.
Ms. Bwalya said MMD’s Minniver Mutesa had all the valid documents enabling her to successfully file her papers.
She said the ECZ will not be drawn into internal political wrangles but will execute its mandate professionally.
In another development, former MMD Mpongwe MP Gabriel Namulambe successfully filed in his nomination papers on the PF ticket accompanied by Vice President Dr Guy Scott and scores of PF cadres.
Dr. Scott later addressed a public rally where he assured the people of Mpongwe that under the Link Zambia 8000 Project and the Pave Zambia 2000 Project, the PF Government is going to work on the Machiya Road and the Machiya Bridge in Mpongwe.
The Vice President revealed that there plans to abolish user fees for secondary education commencing the year 2014 and that schools in Mpongwe will be upgraded.
Don’t pay attention to this mad man. He lost it when MMD lost power. Take him to Chainama.
this man is a curse to the nation and to all who are around him.
What a major in the army even kaponyas air lifted him
The greatest insult someone has ever said to me is being dull.
And trust me this is not sour grapes, but this man Kachingwe has no ounce of smartness in his mind. Yes I know I am saying the truth but he is DULL
That is a compliment by the way because anything I have heard of even from douche bags makes more sense than this retiree
LT please do me a favor instead of you emailing me asking how I am, please dont cover this man again
Thanks
His dullness is at a different level from yours sweety.Yours dumb blonde syndrome while the major is just insane literary insane.Love your comment mushota..
It is just the just the age diffrence between you and Kachingwe.Your thinking is more all less the same.In fact Kachingwe may even be better because he will soon notice that he is going nowhere with his publicity stance.He is being used by people the likes of Namugala.You are being used by your f***ng Ni** .Your hatred against Nsunzi is beyond pale.Stick your comments were the sun does’nt shine Mushota.
bakolwe musekana ifipato!
Did Guy Scott have a police permit to address the rally? UPND was denied authority to address a rally to introduce their candidate. These are double standards and will not take PF anywhere. Scott is talking about abolishing user fees in schools. While the pronouncement sounds so appealing to many of us, we should stop and examine what has happened to our health institutions (hospitals and clinics) after scraping off the user fees. Last week I escorted my niece who took her baby to UTH. You can imagine, there was no calpo (paracetemal)sp. We were advised to go and buy from chemists. If you scrap user fees, ensure that there is sufficient funding for service provision. You can see that all decisions by the PF are for political expediency and lack subtance and proper analysis.
The PF promises of electrifying all village houses and schools in Chongwe during the by-election where Silvia Masebo stood have not been delivered.In Chama,similar promises were made during PF campaigns in the by-election.Furthermore,during last year’s Livingstone by-election,promises of building toilets and markets remain unfulfilled.We now have more promises being dished out in Mpongwe and Livingstone will not be spared either. Are Zambian voters so low thinkers that Guy Scot can continue to put wool on their faces?
Kapokola ubupuba tatulefwaya we are commenting on mr.major’s dullness you you are bringing in your up&down party rally permit ma rubish!!!!!!!!!!!
Major Kachingwe’s behaviour is extremely shocking.If he had correctly listened to Edgar Lungu’s press statement where he indicated that according to PF, the only records they have on MMD office bearers is that Dr.Katele Kalumba is National Secretary of MMD.How then can Major Kachingwe sign adoption certificate for his candidate when his name does not appear on the list of office bearers?
Whydo you call it Kachingwe Faction? Call it the Kachingwe
Immitation.
kachingwe is indeed dull and confused..how do you refuse the UPND to hold a rally because of the rebased muzungu..SCott?
Kachingwe mudala go home and take care of your family than putting mud on your face ,you are just too old for this.Elctrorates in mpongwe don’t be fooled by a pink skin of a muzungu ask him to just point at one promise he fulfilled from the last by-election.And people of mpongwe please vote with your heads and not stomachs.Twasebana pa fula.
He is Not Dull, He is A mercenary, Thats what mercenary do. Anything as long as they get their cut. But are wary of such disgruntled elements.
Someone tell the Major to sober up
is that what zambia army can pruduce. No wonder they fail to stage a successfull ****
Why doesn’t Kachingwe and those with him form a party, maybe call it The Independent Party. “Independent”, because they have separated from MMD.
ZNS Major ! Kachingwe was a Major WA ma Cabbage kansi! No wonder he adopted a Stu.pid strategy to destabilize the MMD. It is actually very scary that this Stu.pidity strategy was devised at State House were Kachingwe was a frequent visitor! Honestly are the people who think like this the ones Zambians entrusted the country with? They must have parted themselves on the backs after devising this “grand strategy”. Well done Ukwa and minions. You’re indeed Zambia’s great thinkers!
The major kafusion
Using a toilet as a campaign issue is an insult to the electorates at this age and time.Common sense dictates that, you have to have a toilet whenever you build a structure that accomodates people.
I can’t understand this boy mtisa’s behaviour.Ati former DC.Do you remember how he treated vera chiluba in Ndola and sures Desai in choma?And these are people intrusted with leadership in Zambia.
Koma moshota nau chinja, what has happened?
Have you been rebased?
Can’t understand this kind of dullness. First your very existence or authenticity is in question and then you arrive at 13:30hrs??
Kachingwe, why not just accept a pf appointment than first trying to desturbilise the mmd?
Umwina Kachiz nankwe tomfwafye umukaamba aini?
ok this guy is delusional..ba yama ba mpombo..please take this man aside and tell him how ma politics mu zambia ‘ya ma jujusa!’
KA KACHINGWE NALI KEBELE TAKOMFWA FYE.