Losing PF Mkaika Parliamentary candidate in the recent by-election David Phiri has refuted media reports suggesting that he attempted to commit suicide on Saturday two days after losing by a huge margin to MMD’s Peter Phiri.
Reports had suggested that Mr. Phiri allegedly felt distressed after reading an article on online that stated that he was not useful to anyone including himself because even his family members allegedly rejected him after losing in the by-election.
Mr. Phiri has however dismissed such media reports as lies being spread by unfortunate immoral people as he has happily accepted the people’s decision in Mkaika.
Mr. Phiri has also told Qfm in a telephone in interview that he does regret joining the PF despite not being reelected as Member of Parliament.
He says his loyalty to the PF is still intact and that he will endeavor to consolidate the ruling party in Mkaika.
Meanwhile the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has urged losing candidates in any election in the country not to view their defeats as the end of their political careers.
ZEC spokesperson Paul Samasumo has also urged family members to be more supportive to individuals that get distressed after losing an election to avoid situations where an individual reaches a state of dejection to a point of committing suicide.
Meanwhile, political Activist Dante Saunders has charged the ruling Patriotic Front’s dubious means of winning by-elections are now failing.
Mr. Saunders says the Mkaika by-election outcome is a reflection of the outcome of the 2016 general election.
He says not even violence will stop the Zambian people in voicing out through the ballot box as seen in the Mkaika by-election.
Mr. Saunders adds that the PF should now realize that violence will not work to their advantage as the people have had enough.
Whether he wanted to kill himself or not there is no point in responding to the. Give no comment to such questions and move on.
Sometimes be content with what u have have. What was the point of him resigning when he was voting with pf.
is this the same phiri who wanted to kill his own blood brother over the same elections??!!
Mr Phiri what can you do and succed?? am shocked!!! even killing your own self you failed,, i dont know what PF saw in you
We cant have such weaklings in Govt. The people of Mkaika chose well. Ayipaye ngalefwaya!!
Ok Ba LT chizungu canipita …Mr. Phiri has also told Qfm in a telephone in interview that he does regret joining the PF despite not being reelected as Member of Parliament.
I hope he regrets
The way you people are commeting someone kuti ayipaya.
Like @Ndobo, how can you say Ba Phiri can’t succeed in anything.
Just from the way he looks, it’s like he was bullied a lot as a kid at school, Nubian, he really is a weakling! l don’t see how he got this far in Politics.
God will never forgive you if you comite sucide, face reality with bravery. The problem with politicians they think politics is everything. Same to you guys in formal imployment, most of you are a salaly away from poverty. Plan ahead.
kekekekekeke..you wanted to take rat poison..to get to Mkaika as cargo..lol
Glad to hear this though I feel your coming out to dismiss the reports adds more salt to the injury.Some things are just worth keeping quite.
Until you walk in his shoes, don’t mock. There may have been other things going on and this was the last straw. Anyone can be driven to the brink, we just have different tipping points.
Try and be more sympathetic eish! bloody know-it-alls!
Will the PF threaten mass suicide in 2016 when they lose en mass?
iliko bad
A Zambian politician committing suicide over elections? Not theft, scandal, heckling or any such things would make a Zambian politician resign. That will be a first…
He is comforting himself knowing very well that it pained him to the bone marrow. He has joined a long list of would be diplomats in the middle East. Your connection to the first Lady through your wife makes you bubble like that. Banakuchita
Can’t stop loughing…is anyone finding this story funny like me?
kikikikikiki makaveli leka ifyo kikikikiki
He already committed political suicide.
This guy succeeded in exposing his confusion by saying that he was happy by the people’s choice, does it mean that he was campaigning for MMD for him to be happy. Mr Phiri, please you can only be happy if your desired outcome came into being not the other way round. Please dont abuse the word happy!
It’s not happy owe it’s api
This Phiri guy is a loser and he ‘s the defination of a prevaricator.Didn’t this unstable sore loser congratulate the winner just last week?
He wanted to eat like Munkombwe – but someone else has got the pot of porridge before he him. Phiri! you are a marked man. We will be watching closely to see how you are going to be renumerated by Sata for your rejection by Mkaika. Mkaika akuyika pansi bwana!
Sorry a phiri munabwera ku mkaika naka suitcase kalibe kantu kose.
Come on folks, you wanted Phiri to admit that, “Yes, I almost killed myself… with rat poison”. No ways!
such kind of cowards shudnt be given a chance to rule pipo,let him go n try again to hung himself.Phiri neva lose hope,one day u will manage to kil yoself.
Must be True, what a Wrong Move. Let this be a lesson to other Muselela Kwaka? Hope they don’t make him a Diplomat which Zambians should reject.
”Reports had suggested that Mr. Phiri allegedly felt distressed after reading an article on online that stated that he was not useful to anyone including himself because even his family members allegedly rejected him after losing in the by-election”
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I think it shows a lot of dullness that a reporter at the watchdog and their editors could even go ahead in publishing this story without looking at the facts (On their story headlined MMD BEATS PF IN SATA’S VILLAGE) . The dominant groups in Mafinga are Tumbuka’s, Namwanga’s and Nyika’s and the PF has always lost elections in those areas. Geographically, Mafinga could be in Muchinga province but the dominant tribes are aligned to Eastern Province, remember that Muchinga Province itself was a recent creation of the government.
Any honest person will tell you that the people of Mafinga have always sided with the MMD. Go to the ECZ website and check the past election results and you will clearly see that that is the case.
As for MMD thinking they will get back to government in 2016 after winning two by-election seats in eastern province, Chipata and Mkaika, that is living is a fools paradise. Remember that Eastern province is always slow to change. Imagine even with the wind of change that blew over Zambia in the 1991 elections when Chiluba and MMD defeated Dr Kaunda by getting over 80% of the votes, Eastern Province still voted overwhelmingly for UNIP. Infact MMD never won any seat there in 1991.
The same could be said of the Mambwe, Namwanga and nyika areas which continued voting for UNIP well after that party was out of office.
In fact to make you feel better I also see the MMD winning the Petauke and Malambo seats in the coming by-elections. But the question is how could they ever come back to power if they only have one out of the 9 provinces? Ask the UPND they will tell you that they cant form government because they are only popular in one southern province and parts of western province.
Out of the by-elections held after the 2011 general elections, PF has been able to grab from MMD seats such as Chongwe, Mufumbwe, Mkushi North, Chama North, Msanzala, Nakonde, Kapiri Mposhi, Mpongwe and Feira and from UPND the PF grabbed Livingstone.
The same could be said of the Mambwe, Namwanga and nyika areas which continued voting for UNIP well after that party was out of office.
In fact to make you feel better I also see the MMD winning the Petauke and Malambo seats in the coming by-elections. But the question is how could they ever come back to power if they only have one out of the 9 provinces? Ask the UPND they will tell you that they cant form government because they are only popular in one southern province and parts of western province.
Out of the by-elections held after the 2011 general elections, PF has been able to grab from MMD seats such as Chongwe, Mufumbwe, Mkushi North, Chama North, Msanzala, Nakonde, Kapiri Mposhi, Mpongwe and Feira and from UPND the PF grabbed Livingstone. UPND has won Kafulafuta, Magoye, Lukulu and Solwezi East. MMD has been able to win Muchinga, Petauke and Mkaika. Out of all these 17 seats 16 used to be held by MMD and one by UPND.
PF has not lost any of its seats but has been able to add 10 to the 61 it got during the 2011 elections. So who has gained more between the PF and the opposition?
For me it would hurt more if the PF lost a seat it once held, but all the seats being contested are for the opposition. For instance it would hurt if PF lost late Kennedy Sakeni’s Mansa seat, but I don’t see that happening
wait for mansa central. you will fail to make these long posts like you have nothing better to do.
So if he wanted to off himself what does that say about the intentions of becoming an Mp, to serve thyself or the poor people?
To serve thyself !Majority of all this politicians join to eat.They are there to eat!