Friday, March 29, 2024

Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe endorses HH

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Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe (l) confers with PF Deputy Secretary General Bridget Atanga (r) as Western Province Minister Richwell Siamunene (c) looks on during a PF Rally meeting at Blue Gums in Mongu District of Western Province
FILE: Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe (l) confers with PF Deputy Secretary General Bridget Atanga (r) as Western Province Minister Richwell Siamunene (c) looks on during a PF Rally meeting at Blue Gums in Mongu District of Western Province

Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe has endorsed the candidature of United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema in the January 20 presidential election alleging that he has been marginalised by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF).

Mr Munkombwe said in Choma today that he could not wait to be fired in an event where PF presidential candidate Edgar Lungu wins the election on Tuesday next week.

Mr Munkombwe, who was speaking at a rally addressed by Mr Hichilema, said that politics was about voluntarism and that he had his own rights on which candidate to support.

“Today, I am officially announcing that I have endorsed this man (Mr Hichilema), I have no doubt he is going to win the election because he is the best candidate,” he said.

He accused the PF leadership of having marginalised him and that he could not be used by some political amateurs who recently joined the ruling party.

Mr Munkombwe said that he was no longer sensitive to be a cabinet minister and as he was already settled at his farm in Choma.

In welcoming Mr Munkombwe, Mr Hichilema said the UPND leadership would continue to embrace people who were making progressive decisions to work with his party.

122 COMMENTS

  1. “Mr Munkombwe said in Choma today that he could not wait to be fired in an event where PF presidential candidate Edgar Lungu wins the election on Tuesday next week…”

    Funny guy!

    • This is prostitution of the highest order!

      He was in the forefront with Inonge Wina petitioning Scott and MCC to adopt Lungu. Then he jumped to Sampa’s camp and now he’s crossed over.

      Awe katwishi mwe

    • love is the ultimate quintessence of our humanity. it transcend above everything else as it exemplifies and epitomizes the positive character and wisdom of what a leader must be.

      Hakainde is a definitive example of a narcissistic, conceited, self absorbed, vain egotistic and elitist without any element of connective to ordinary people.

      He presents a nauseating, repugnant repulsive force embellished in satanic freemason

      Munkombwe is free to endorse his fellow tribal mate. besides his influence is only within the borders of southern province.

    • Hahahaha ati he couldn’t wait to be fired so he quickly fired himself. Danny knows come next Tuesday Lungu will be his president…then why in the same breath say HH will win.?

      All the jokers are found in upnd now…kikikikikiki

      Viva EL Viva PF

    • These are really desperate times for HH, He gets everything thrown away. Seems he is not thing straight. Sata was never this desperate when in opposition

    • EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY..This is a sign that ALL POLITICAL PROSTITUTES FROM MUNKOMBWE TO MASEBO, TO GBM TO MUTATI YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!!! ZAMBIA NEEDS NEW BLOOD IN POLITICS!!!

    • Western Province.

      Top PF officials endorse HH and defected to UPND.

      Northern and Luapula

      Team GBM, Mutati, Mucheleka have tremendous progress in de-campaigning PF and encouraging the people to vote for HH.

      Southern province.

      Munkombwe the belly politician has also realised that its game up for PF and has rallied behind HH.

      Eastern province.

      MMD MPs are campaigning really hard with Dr Banda to deliver the votes for HH. PF is in panic mode and decided to pay all the farmers by this weekend.Even RB has been over heard telling his group that, he made terrible gamble.

      C/B

      Dr Maureen Mwanawasa, Namalungo have been assured of at least 45% of the votes.

      Lusaka and Central.

      Masebo and Shakafuswa have decimated any PF hopes and are going to deliver at least 85% of…

    • Just got a message from someone who attended PF rally in Mansansa Mkushi Farm -Block. This is what they had to say;

      Yes I was at a pf raly at masansa in Mkush farmblok. there was a big embarrassment as pipo shouted down area MP Ingrid Mpande b4 she can open her mouth 2 speak. she disgracefully went back 2 ha chair and sat dwn. pipo were feried frm far away places 60km away. and almst haf of the crowd were school chldren. and mst pipo i toked 2 Said thy didnt get wht thy wre expecting 2 HEAR FRM THR PRESDENT. THY LAMENTED THT THEY WRE VERY DISAPOINTED.

      I`ve not had information from this part of Central Province on how HH and Lungu are doing, so I assigned somebody to give me some data. Things do not look good for Lungu.

    • Blago, going by the way you write, spell and use the language, you do not convince me as someone articulate enough to present an objective opinion. It is even possible that you are actually just lying.

    • May it be done according to his own words. Zambia does not need such elderly men who have been there in colonial government, UNIP, MMD, PF now UPND. What a shame…

    • Nanga ni endorsement ya anyoko?

      Leave the man alone and move on

      Best wishes Eddy, come next week the pf govt will continue

      Vote for PF

    • Well it looks like the man will deliver votes that are already guaranteed, not sure how much that really helps the situation.

    • Mr Munkombwe is a political veteran of politics of the belly and he has smelled where power is going come after 20th. He is a sure litmus test of who is winning this election. The PF boat has been burnt and cannot be salvaged.

    • He has actually indicated that he has retired; just wants to secure his remaining life at the farm through HH! He is not intending to continue ‘eating’, no. So leave him alone to endorse and vote according to his remaining conscious. Good decision old man!

  2. kekekekeke!,,, this man should never be taken serious,,,, if Edgar lungu is addicted to boozes and copying from other people,,,,,,then am not sure where to put munkombwe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Daniel Munkombwe is really old and his brain needs examining. He dumped UNIP forMMD, then dumped MMD for PF–today he is UPND–what an old man without integrity! HH should be desperate to accept such people.

    • Just like sata was old but he did not stop politics.Never say stop until you breath you last.Munkombwe is a very powerfull politician never underrate his instincts.watch the game.Its 95% votes from southern alone(587,000)votes.Now add country wide.

  4. Funny how we Zambians make no bones about conspicuous tribal affiliations. You’d think we would try to be a bit subtle ka

    • It is because Zambians are not ashamed of tribalism. Where others are ashamed of scourges like tribalism and racism Zambians embrace them. This is why in Zambia we have ended up with hardcore tribalists as presidents. What a nation!!!!

  5. There is a saying in Tonga is it nchelele bula or something like that! One minute you call HH an under 5 the next you are endorsing the same! Anyway it’s politics of the belly!@ all one true HH should be desperate to embrace such a reprobate!

    • Be forgiving to those that trespass against you then peace will be enhanced! What is important is not to make the forgiven think you owe them anything beyond being forgiving.

  6. Just wondering where fellows like “Father” Bwalya, Given Lubinda, Harry Kalaba are hiding! They have gone quiet from the time RB started backing EL. Trully they are political amateurs.

    • Harry Kalaba was with Edgar at all the rallies in Luapula province. Given Lubinda is campaigning on radio stations in Lusaka. Fr. Frank was in Kasama just 3 days ago and yesterday was in Kitwe.
      They can’t all be in one place time waits for no one.
      HH has only been seen with parasites not his real party members at all his rallies and you lot said nothing.

  7. But y do the media still give such pipo coverage not everyone is news worthy…Am for Lungu but i would rather u tell us what our rival HH said not old Munkombwe…surely ba UPND this man is not even calling your president by his name!!!lol he just says ” i have endorsed this man”..its an old mans game for him

    Viva Lungu

    • So you can go and copy and claim it was your idea like you have done on HH’s road map.

      PF is record refusing to sign a social contract and enacting the constitution through a referendum.

      HH’s road map is talking about the referendum which the PF violently opposed in parliament when Gary Nkombo tabled it.

      Its now clear why PF does not want a presidential debate. It has totally nothing to defend PF ‘s pathetic record in power.

      Viva HH.

    • Just got a message from someone who attended PF rally in Mansansa Mkushi Farm -Block. This is what they had to say;

      Yes I was at a pf raly at masansa in Mkush farmblok. there was a big embarrassment as pipo shouted down area MP Ingrid Mpande b4 she can open her mouth 2 speak. she disgracefully went back 2 ha chair and sat dwn. pipo were feried frm far away places 60km away. and almst haf of the crowd were school chldren. and mst pipo i toked 2 Said thy didnt get wht thy wre expecting 2 HEAR FRM THR PRESDENT. THY LAMENTED THT THEY WRE VERY DISAPOINTED.

      I`ve not had information from this part of Central Province on how HH and Lungu are doing, so I assigned somebody to give me some data. Things do not look good for Lungu.

  8. He does not get along with the Edgar Lungu camp he he being truthful that he does not want to wait to be fired next week he is a bull who will not suffer at his farm.

    • I also feel sorry for this man because he used to be my hero during the one- party state days. He was one of the very few MPs who could challenge Kaunda’s tribalism. Remember, the time when the army, airforce, ZNS, police, OP were headed by people from Eastern Province. Munkombwe challenged that in parliament. He was a fearless politician. I guess he is a spent force now and it is time for him to walk off the stage.

  9. I hope after this, regardless of who wins the presidency, Munkombwe must retire and go into oblivion. This old has been around much too long. Your endorsement is welcome but no thanks!

  10. Welcome my big man. PF ignore this veteran at your own peril. PF was Mukombwe in Southern Province and now he is gone, the Party has gone with him, let me put it this way for the PF cadres, if you were expecting to get 10% from Southern, Mukombwe has gone with half of it, so be prepared to get away with 5% only. With the final out come results to be tight this time around, that 5% may be a game changer!!

    • @ 14.1 LP Mansa & 14.2 all one

      Your naivety will pay off next week. PF could never have won without Southern Province in 2011. They needed all those votes from Southern province to win narrowly against RB. And that was PF’s fourth attempt!

  11. Mudala- Politics of the belly! Been doing this since 1985! Daniel Munkombwe. “ADAPT TO SURVIVE”

  12. LET LUNGU ARISE, HIS ENEMIES BE SCATERED. LET THEM BE SMOKED ONE BY ONE OUT OF THEIR HDING HOLES AS LUNGU ASCENDS TO THE THRONE.

  13. If there are any doubters out there who dont know how the mind of Munkombwe works, you now have it. Munkombwe goes wherever VJ goes. If VJ today says he is endorsing Edgar, Munkombwe will say the same thing. He is like a sounding gong. Let this not surprise you. This is one election that will separate pretenders from non pretenders.

  14. If there’s a vulture with a well oiled and greased 8th sense to smell a dead carcass (PF) it’s Daniel Munkombwe. He doesn’t give a hoot if he is fired tonight by PF, he will be hired next week by HH. That’s the way the cookie crumbles for the short lived moronic PF party.

    • I thought the opposite is true–he does not want to be fired when ED wins–how can you misrepresent Daniel Munkombwe’s own words? I guess you are too intelligent!

    • @Wantanshi:

      “…If there’s a vulture with a well oiled and greased 8th sense to smell a dead carcass (PF) it’s Daniel Munkombwe…”

      And I thought vultures are by nature attracted to dead carcasses. The only way your logic makes sense is if you mean UPND is DEAD. So what exactly are you saying?

  15. Politics is about numbers. Munkombwe has added a vote to HH plus his family members. Wining is not about who support you but increasing the number. This time around it is better to stand firm and have as many people as possible to your side. I predict a 90% victory for UPND in Southern Province, 90% Western Province, 85% North Western, 40% Copperbelt, 40% Northern and Muchinga, 35% Luapula for HH. Overall HH will emerge as winner.

  16. Stop insulting uncle munkombwe, didn’t he tell us when he came to pf that he only came to eat, he wasnt shy about it, he put it rightly that every government that comes be mmd unip,upnd,pf he will come to eat, looks like my uncle now smells food in upnd.

  17. All the blood sucking leaches will be flushed out or leave but LUNGU ena e boooooom!!!!!!!!! just imagine someone leaked info about constitution and this eating man does this i smell a rat

    • Iwe chimbwi look at HH’s road map. Its talking about the referendum to enact the constitution which PF violently opposed.

      PF does not want the constitution to be adopted via referendum.

      HH 10 Lungu 0.

  18. Thats why we majority zambians like Edgar Lungu.the man is very smart.only tribal HH needs useless politicians like Munkombwe,GBM and Masebo.EL has done a great job by ignoring these lunatics!!!we dont need such unprincipled politicians!!!FOR SURE MUNKOMBWE DID WELL BY FIRING HIMSELF BCOZ ITS A FACT THAT EL WOULD HAVE FIRED YOU AFTER WINNING NEXT WEEK!!!THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEK OF EATING GOVNT MONEY OLD MAN!!!the victory for Edgar Lungu is already known since majority bemba speakers and our cousins from the east are determined to defeat boastiful and tribal HH!!! VIVA EL AND GO PF GO!!!

    • PF is so hurt by Munkombwe ‘ s move. Leave the old man alone. If it’s good riddance of him as some of you are saying, why are you worried? PF is losing. Just start planning how you are going to pay back the money you borrowed for campaigns from Boko Haram. Don’t even dream about rigging because it will not just be possible. The numbers against you are so huge. Oh how sweet it feels to be on the winning side at the right time!!!

    • But you pf are not being truthful by criticizing Munkombwe. You the pf arrested RB and he is in court for corruption. Yet you cheat that you are committed to fighting corruption when you have made RB the “corrupt” man RB your funder and campaign manager. How serious are you and your lungu. You think Zambians are so dull and they don’t think. This time around your tribal fab will not work. Viva HHHHHH

  19. Just got a message from someone who attended PF rally in Mansansa Mkushi Farm -Block. This is what they had to say;

    Yes I was at a pf raly at masansa in Mkush farmblok. there was a big embarrassment as pipo shouted down area MP Ingrid Mpande b4 she can open her mouth 2 speak. she disgracefully went back 2 ha chair and sat dwn. pipo were feried frm far away places 60km away. and almst haf of the crowd were school chldren. and mst pipo i toked 2 Said thy didnt get wht thy wre expecting 2 HEAR FRM THR PRESDENT. THY LAMENTED THT THEY WRE VERY DISAPOINTED.

    I`ve not had information from this part of Central Province on how HH and Lungu are doing, so I assigned somebody to give me some data. Things do not look good for Lungu.

    • @Blago

      You are absolutely right. I have also received similar data because I have friend who has a farm in that area. People are fed up with PF ‘s lies.

      “What angered most people is delay in paying us farmers our money” he said.

      Central HH is assured at least 75% votes.

  20. GO MUNKOMBWE JOIN THE TONGA PARTY. COME NEXT MONTH THERE WILL BE BY ELECTIONS IN CHONGWE AND KASAMA. THEN WE WILL SHOW GBM AND MASEBO WHAT THE PF CAN DO.

    2015 VOTE ECL
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  21. Finished politician munkombwe,go and rest u ill add no value to HH,VIVA EDGAR BYE HH SEE U IN 2016.HIS EXCELLENCY EDGAR LUNGU

  22. THE OLD MAN IS MAKING THE LAST MINUTE EFEORTS TO REAP WHERE HE DID NOT SOW. USING TRIBALISM HE IS NOW CRAWLING TO HIS KISMAN (MUNAKWESU) AND ASK FOR A MORSEL OF BREAD TO UPND THE LOSING PARTY.
    THE IS A TRICKSTAR IN POLITICS. THE ORGANIZATION REMEMNERS HIM COMMENTING ON ISSUES OF REALLLIGNING OF CHIRUNDU TO LUSAKA AND CHITEDZITEDZI TO CENTRAL PROVINCE. THE COMMENTS WERE CARRIED IN A CARTELS PAPER. ITS ACTUALLY PAPER THAT HOODWINKED THE PF BY PROHECTING HIM AS A SYMPATHIZER OF PF. DURING THE GENERAL CONFERENCE THAT WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT HE WAS PLANTED BY THE CARTEL TO PROPEL THEIR FAILED AGENDA TO HIJACK AND HAND OVER THE PARTY TO THEM. FROM THE TIME THE OLD MAN CHAIRED THAT FAILED CONFERENCE THE MAN HAS NOT BEEN HIMSELF. HENCE THE MOVE TO FIND SOLACE IN MUNAKWESU BANTUSTAN PARTY.

  23. As expected! All ba mulyepo baya. And HH should watch out. They will turnish his vision. Lungu can not even mind losing them

  24. What is clear to me is that the next president, whoever it will be, will have to unify this country. So much hate is dangerous

  25. @OneZed, I agree with you. What is amazing, even more are the reasons people are jumping ship or endorsing candidates. Jump ship for good policies or bad policies not because of your belly. You are a leader, you supposed to work for the people and not the other way. The word resign is still in the dictionary.

  26. The one thing I have learned about Daniel Munkombwe is that he always joins the winning team. He knows when to cross over. I suppose this is the sign of things to come. The man has got no shame in his game.

  27. I can’t afford to miss on endorsements. Me too I endorse Nawakwi. But if she is stingy sapasa I will change my endorsements. By the way advise me limbi katani. Why does she walk alone?
    She is on tv now. She can’t say anything against pf coz she dined and drunk with pf. What a shame! She is just fit for john dick and an ngo advocate organisation.
    How can she be a president without a husband? Marriage failure and sarcastic against men, how does she win?
    Good dreamer and desperate for recognition.
    She has scored on education. Thumbs up. But I like this woman. Problem she does’nt know me. Iam poor but rich on bed culture and too generous with my…

  28. Ahh, so in other words Danny Kulyapo Munkombwe-Cockerel has resigned? True politics is about numbers, Even HH no less was at hand to greet and welcome old Danny despite what he said a few hours earlier.

  29. Mukombwe has three main motivating factors
    1) his roots are in farming. With the way PF has treated farmers there is no way he could continue to associate with them
    2) Tribe nothing more can be said about that
    3) A desire to remain relevant. He knows which side is winning and he hopes that somehow he ll be rewarded with a portfolio that gives him some say in the political process. While reason number 2 is unfortunate it is reason number 3that probably drew the straw. Lastly His only life after politics is farming and like many farmers he is scared to death of what will become of farming in zambia if PF where to win. PLEASE PEOPLE REMEMBER OUR FARMERS.
    SAVE OUR FARMERS VOTE HH! !!!

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  32. More and more evidence of UPND being a tribal institution. But the comforting thing is that theregistered voters in Southern province is only 643,588. We will see where these few registered Tongas will take UPND. January 20 will be a good punishment day for these bantustans

    • @shem don’t forget that tongas have tribal cousins from three provinces. You only have 1. Food for thought. El only has 1

  33. Point Elders like Mr Mukombwe shud now rest and pave way for new blood

    His endorsement does not add value but rather subtract in a lot of ways for HH as compared to that of lupia

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    I only hope its same for mukombwe for peoples of Southern Province

  35. While Munkhombwe is saying bye to PF, the other big nosed tribal faggot was flown from his breeding farm to come and support Edgar in Kapiri. I don’t know what value these old guys bring to these candidates but the cost for flying Dead Banda can not be justified by the few votes that he can bring.
    May be he was just following those prostitutes in Kapiri that are sperm chambers.

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  37. These are the elders who lack wisdom. Another loser joining my cousins team. Such people are not to be trusted. He will never have anything named after him. He lacks morality and is a time waster. He could have gone down in Zambian history with dignity like the likes of Grey Zulu who believed in their party UNIP.
    What questionable leadership indeed. I am disappointed at the lack of morality on the part of this man. I no longer have respect for him. These are people who expect to be worshipped. Another liability added to my cousins party. Shame on you old man.

  38. Munkombwe has jumped the leaking PF ship whose holes are due to constant infighting with pangas,guns and spears.

  39. The late Reggae Maestro Bob Marley, once said when he wrote his song- “Dem Belly Full” he had Chief Belly politician Munkhombwe in mind

  40. One of the very important traits I have seen in Edgar Lungu is that he has not gone pleading for any of these characters. Those that have left have all complained that they felt sidelined, not begged to campaign for the party. This is the right kind of leader – no sacred cows. He needs to trim down govt. and so, this is very good. A number of riff-ruffs are have sent themselves scampering.

  41. “Today, I am officially announcing that I have endorsed this man (Mr Hichilema), I have no doubt he is going to win the election because he is the best candidate,” he said.

  42. I anticipated for the move Mr. Munkombwe has taken…..”aisha”…… coupled with politics of the stomach!!! Old man just rest.

  43. mathematics
    X+X+X+X=4X

    Endorsements(Mukombwe+VJ+Suresh Desai+ Chiefs of Southern)= 4Southern province.

    No impact elsewhere. Thats what will make HH loose an election

  44. It is his democratic right. But he should have kept this to himself. Remember he was rejected by everybody and late MCS who was trying hard to have a representative from Southern Province picked this man. But like I said its his choice, its his life(how many years has got left of his life?)

  45. May I please cheapen myself a little bit and comment on this old man with rotten, eaten and chibuku stained teeth. eyes that don’t look anywhere in particular. I can’t blame HH. he can’t say No to any support. He wants to win. Munkombwe has messed up politically and he knows. His political prostitution came in the open in PF changing candidates from lungu to sampa to Christine. He just had to fire himself. HH, after 20th next week this buffoon will be insulting you trying to appease Edgar. Edgar, these are fools to distance away from the party. These are mistakes Sata made which you should correct when you win.

  46. So this Munkombwe will be fired by EL meaning there will be two Presidents One to simply fire him and another whom he claims will win elections? Ubupuba bwena tabasumika mwe.

  47. Gents forget about this old man let him go back to the land he is not a factor in this election that’s why Pf have ignored him he has been in every government this chancer it is time to go back to the land has Kaunda used to say .

  48. Old Danniel you have done well because you are an old finished bull whom is no longer needed in PF and needed in upnd which is a tribelist (ngombe ilede sleeping cow) party like you hve said your self that its Tongas who should govern, leave space for the young and vibrant. You have out leaved your usefulness in politics, we urge you to jst become a subsistence farmer.

  49. The pre- history Dynasuras is preparing his political grave. He is a big elderly man without proper reasoning. He would have just kept mute and retire from active politics. No one is interested in his old tongalized English in today’s modern Zambia. Go and take “chibwantu” at your farm.

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