President Michael Sata has congratulated the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) on their victory in the Mkaika Constituency parliamentary by-election.
President Sata says people of Mkaika Constituency have exercised their democratic right and made their choice of who should represent them in parliament.
He warned Patriotic Front (PF) Members of Parliament from the ruling party that they risked losing elections if they did not keep in touch with the people and listened to their concerns.
The President this in a press statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today by his Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations, George Chellah.
Mr. Sata has since advised the opposition to be as magnanimous as the PF in accepting defeat instead of always crying foul and unfairly scandalizing the country’s electoral process each time they lost elections.
“This time it is the PF which has lost the election, but what we have done is to congratulate our colleagues in the MMD. We hope they will do the same in future elections when they lose,” the President said.
President Sata reaffirmed the PF’s commitment to democracy as well as free, fair and credible elections.
The opposition MMD has retained the Mkaika Parliamentary seat through its candidate Peter Phiri who polled 9,054 votes to beat his closest rival David Phiri of the PF who came second ad got 1, 712 votes.
National Restoration Party (NAREP)’s Nigel Mpakateni got 161 votes followed by Nelson Mwale of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) who polled a pantry 136 votes in the fourth position.
The Mkaika constituency had 33 polling stations in which 11, 295 votes were cast. A total of 232 votes were rejected.
The by-election came as a result of PF’s David Phiri, who was then an MMD Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister in the PF government, defected to join the ruling PF.
ZANIS
Democracy has just returned to Zambia!
Nothing he can do in sucj a situation where rigging is not ofeasible but to accept defeat and
BUT MMD went an OPPOSED IN MUKAKIKA, UPND AND PF didnt contest from the result i suspect PF didn’t field in anyone
Fred Mmembe and his DPP Mutembo Nchito cartel are destroying PF, Nchito a fraudster (forged Judge Gregory Phiri’s Judgment ,contrary to Chapter 87 , Section 373 of the Penal Code, and lied to Parliament select committee-contrary to parliamentary rules , 14 billion DBZ theft and false pretence . Contrary to Chapter 87 Section 264 ,265 and 266.)
We still Remember the “Universal Print Group (UPG) and the Stanbic Bank Zambia Limited account number 0140034477502 to be one of the accounts used to pay bribes to officers.” Now PF enjoying proceeds of crime. Given Lubinda USED and BUMPED by Fred Mmembe/ PF”.
Sata you are so lucky, I went to watch football. You cost PF another loss…
What option do you have with that margin,it was basically a no contest,I still feel you lost the Mpongwe seat though.
Please ensure that Kabimba does not petition the result.Thanks
‘returning’ the seat.
whatever happened to the queens language..
lets just promote our own languages like swahili is, so as to save face.
It’s retaining the seat mature.
Mature fyamano sana ifyo walanda
Yes congratulations to them.Me I will only applaud them once they win in a previous PF area and not in a previous opposition stronghold.
You are off. PF caused this by election with intention to increase their number but they have now failed. They misjudged their popularity and thought it would be a walk over, that why we are congratulating the opposition.
Phiri has lost double: his parliamentary seat and government position.
LT, Retaining not ‘returning’ in the heading but strangely elsewhere in the story you you used retained.
WELL DONE GOOD, Good to accept defeat. Hope you don’t stop all those developments you promised them during Campaign trial for the By Election. Good message to PF, and truly your party Mr. president risk a big defeat in 2016. You have wrong people around you.
continue hiding in state house as you were born there, the people of Zambia are busy searching for your replacement.
Ba PF, there’s lots of things you are not doing right. You will make a record of ruling only one term. Please go to your drawing boards and exorcise the following sins:
Ubufi
Ukuyumfwa (arrogance)
Nepotism
Insulting traditional leaders
Barotseland
Unnecessary ministries and bloated staff
Selective justice
Children involved in govt contracts(like RB all over again!)
Too much politicking in place of actually doing jobs of work
Moneni ifyo mwatampa ukusebana so early. When finally Northern and Luapula rejects you, 2016 isn’t yours. Please don’t take people for granted.
Its very true. you will start loosing even in Muchinga at this rate. Dont drag people from the north in the ensuing rubbish. You will definately be disappointed na kumwesu. Mwayasana bangwele imwe. Fimano fya cabecabe cilabushiku. No cinja atasee!!
Congratulations without a word on the violence that was perpetrated by his party is no telling the whole story.
Sata looks very deflated, whatever happened to this man is very big! true to father bwalya`s word this is not the Sata who was voted in by zambia,
Anyway good to see this shadow of Sata showing some humbleness.
job description, it shld be PF chairman for elections to say this republican president is well below his level.
Baku chita yes
congraturations
George Chellah again…why doesn’t the president let his PA campaign for him as well?
Sounds so scared when he ‘warns’ his MPs. Does he think they did not know they need to visit their constituencies?
A sign of things to come in 2016 when the PFailures will be consigned to the dustbin of ruins with a history of misrule.Anybody voting PF needs their medula oblangata examined.
Spot the urine bag competition!
Ba President,
Don’t bore us,we know what we want and how to get it. This is just the beginning.Let’s hope you will not change, but keep the same spirit.
If you act quickly you may save your face: Kavimba and Mmembe out Now!
Did he have a choice? But I congralatulate him for congralatulating them
There are lot of blind people in zambia, who have eyes but can’t see. PF has not lost anying here, but opposition in general have lost. To start with mkaika was mmd seat they have just bretained it. In 2011 E/p, s/p, w/p, nw/p voted for mmd. Anyone who wants to be president of zambia now or in the near future must must be voted for in cb, northern, lusaka, luapula and muchinga provinces. When one gets these provinces just know you are headed for plot 1. Not getting sp, 1 seat in kafulafula or mkaika can make you president of zambia, never. Any one who understands zambia politics, unless they were born yesturday, E/province is difficulty. My mbuyas take a long time to understand change. In 1991 mmd took over power but it took 15 yrs for e/p to know unip was, no longer in power. Ku mawa.
feeble argument.it just shows that pf are not wanted.the guy was defecting under the guise that the ruling party was popular and he was scooping the seat,what happened? swallow your arrogance you too numb skull and face the truth.
You are a lier.Where were you in 2006? who went to plot 1? and where did he get most of his votes? Why are you glorifying Luapula, Muchinga and northen provinces? You must be one the thieves from one of these provinces.
E/province is the only part of zambia , where people are still trading in the old currency. It’s their way of life.PF and Sata never won the 2011 elections, becourse of Ep, wp, nwp,sp or cp. A big no, sir. PF won the 2011 becourse of CB, N, Lp, LSK and Mchnga. And these are provinces that determine who wins the presidency of zambia. You can win in choma and the entire sp plus kafulafuta, you will never be president of zambia.PF is is so far doing well. Even in the coming elections in petauke malambo and some place in wp will mean anything to pf. Those seats were not pf intially. Pf is trying its best to be inclusive. The US Secretary of State John Kerry wouldn’t hold a post in upnd. Upnd doesn’t accept inclusiveness. Ask Chief Hamusonde or Mr. Hamaleka.
and you think sata is still popular in the provinces you have mentioned?you will cry wait.tampenifye ukuipekanya
You are feeling the heat mukongo wako
Mr. President, get used to congratulating the opposition coz you have about five to six more congratulatory messages you will be sending.
This LT is another tamba imbwa mafi
moderation is the new word on former LT
Your comment is awaiting moderation
meanwhile when you like a comment they don’t like on several occassions, you are blocked
why allow kadansa to buy you out like this ba LT
Winning Mkaika is not a sign of the return of democracy. It is a return of reason by the voters. The people of Mkaika punished David Phiri for making them and the rest of tax payers in Zambia to PAY TWICE for Phir’s stay in Parliament. David was already in Parliament and was already a Minister but he decided to betray MMD the party which employed him as DC and thereafter adopted him as MP and awarded him Ministerial positions — and punished RB for his fatherly treatment.
Democracy will only return when opposition parties are allowed to hold rallies and peaceful demonstrations in accordance with the Public Order Act – which only requires notification of police – not seeking permits as being manipulated by the police.
thank you Jesus!
He has told his Mps to listen to the people. He should tell himself to listen to us coz he is the biggest culprit. How do you listen to Kabimba & M’membe who have never contested or won an election? By the tym he comes to meet us, we would have finished campaigning for our candidate. President, Vice and Defense Minister(3 top ministries) could only convince 1700 voters. Sata is now specializing in making people jobless
LT, just wondering why you delayed to put out the bye- election results. Kabimba is happy that PF is losing where his enemies i.e. GBM, are involved. message he is sending to the president is that it is only HIM kabimba who can pick on winning candidates. remember his preferred candidates were not adopted in Chipata central and Mkaika. Zambia are now giving the PF protest votes. PF needs to change course and begin to listen to the Zambians. NO ARROGANCE. Allow the opposition to hold meetings and rallies. the president should be his own man.
tiyose kabwe so you dont knowthat kafulafuta is in cb
I think some people exaggerate the power or influence of Mmembe (Post) almost to the point of fear. The guy is just a newspaper man trying to make some money. It is like ascribing all wrongdoing to the devil instead of our own will.
Am afraid he will congratulate Zambians in 2016 for voting PF out if he doesn’t visit us himself. I want the president to address the nation and hold press conferences. Zambians are intelligent and decisions they make are amazing.
Even dull Ukwa knows that the game is over
Kapoma Kabaso, your analysis is excellent. Lusaka, Copperbelt, Northern , Luapula, Muchinga and parts of Central province are the key states in Zambia. If you get votes from here, you are automatically president. If you get votes from southern and eastern province, you will perpetually be in opposition, Parts of central province, Western and North Western are swing states.
Kapoma Kabaso, your analysis is excellent. Lusaka, Copperbelt, Northern , Luapula, Muchinga and parts of Central provinces are the key states in Zambia. If you get votes from here, you are automatically president. If you get votes from southern and eastern province, you will perpetually be in opposition, Parts of central province, Western and North Western are swing states.