Former United Party for National Development (UPND) vice president Richard Kapita says the defections of opposition party members to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) are an indication that the people are being inspired by President Lungu’s leadership of inclusiveness.
Mr Kapita who recently joined the ruling party cited the latest defections of the MMD and some UPND officials to the ruling party during President Edgar Lungu’s visit was an indication that the PF was a progressive party.
Mr. Kapita claimed that the UPND and Movement for Democracy and Development parties are finished and have nothing to offer the Zambian people.
The former UPND Mwinilunga West Member of Parliament was speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Chavuma district.
“During my defection to the PF in Mwinilunga district, l said the opposition UPND is finished and many others will follow me they denied that but today, my words have come to fruition. PF is the only party capable of developing Zambia nothing else,” he said.
Another PF member Goodson Sansakuwa said new members from the opposition joining PF have seen that the PF party manifesto is good.
Mr. Sansakuwa, a former MMD provincial Chairman, said in a separate interview that that MMD and the PF have got similar ideologies.
Mr. Sansakuwa said the defectors want to work with government hence their decision to join a party of national character like the PF.
“MMD and PF have got similar ideologies therefore instead of having two political parties, its better we only have one,” he said.
President Lungu who received the defectors reiterated that PF members and leaders must accept new members from other political parties who are willing to work with the ruling party.
Mr Lungu, who is also PF President, vowed that he would not be detracted by critics as he remains focused and determined to strengthen the party and develop the nation.
“Those standing in our way preventing people to come in must get out now. PF is for everyone and this is what Mr. Sata taught me…to embrace numbers because that is what power is about,” he said.
President Lungu said those joining PF must follow the party manifesto and ensure they do what “is pleasing to the party”.
He directed PF Party officials in the North Western province to ensure that more opposition members join the PF
You are right and why oppose a party which is developing Zambia?let all well meaning Zambians join PF now!!
Mr Kapita’s defection is the first recorded instance of a rat actually boarding a sinking ship!
Ba Kapita, nensoni tamwakata. Why did it take 16years half of that time under HH for you to realize what you are saying. It actually shows poor judgement on your part. Soon PF will realize what a dishonest person you are , on top od being a disgusting womanizer
@Eddy, Ati PF is developing Zambia. What planet are living on? Get off your computer and go the to the rural areas to see what suffering really means
Obatala every man is womanizer even you deep down your heart know how many women you have bedded! Just stick to the point baba. If you are a woman you know how many men screwed you. Leave Kapita alone. Ba shikulu had multiple children, LPM too, Chiluba, RB bonse benze ba lasa lasa, bene pwanya nyinyi. Viva PF Viva ECL my handsome Presido!!!!!
Lungu should fire Chama now if he wants people to start respecting him.
Chama is behaving like Kabimba now, drunk with power. He is going to make PF unelectable just like Kabimba.
Please Lungu I beg you, if its true that Chama shot at an innocent person trying to exercise his political choice of supporting UPND,then he should be fired ASAP if you are to be respected by some of us.
Those who can remember very well I was the one who suggested that Sata replaces Kabimba with Lungu, because I thought Lungu was the moderate one in PF, But what is happening right now is sad and if Lungu does not act to fire Chama now, then his credibility as a moderate leader will go down the drain.
Violence has no place in politics if its genuine politics.
Viva HH . Viva UPND.
Many Zambians apart from HH’s followers respect EL. It is time you UPND and your HH realised that you cannot change the fact that EL is President of Zambia. No amount of violence or insulting songs will change this. You are just wasting your time and allowing more people to have more sympathy for EL and give him more votes in 2016. Surely, can’t you see how Lungu is moving around and winning more popularity while you sing useless songs with Pilato?
You have already lost you final bid even before 2016. HH has an uphill battle against EL. PF is more stronger than it was in the last elections. If HH tries to ignore this and underrate EL, he is in for another rude shock. But knowing his immaturity and arrogance, he cannot see what is happening on the political landscape.
Hmmm inclusiveness kwisa? The website to the high commission in canada is still with the portrait of michael sata as the president. More than half a year and you still cant update the portrait to edgar lungu sure. And these are the people representing zambia sure. this site is important but you put false information. this is not acceptable.
How can we do great things when just managing a website is proving difficult. Please mwebanakala chalo, lets improve.
Kapita and Father Bwalya are an interesting couple! Suddenly singing praises for PF and working extra hard to appear relevant and get a job from Chagwa.
This, Kapita, is a political prostitute and he is trying so hard to boot lick Kaponya to give him an appointment. Lungu, so far, the only function he has discharged with distinction, is making useless appointments blindly, without thought and purpose. Zambia is the doomed titanic, the Captain of the ship has failed to steer the ship away from the obvious iceberg ahead of him.
I wonder what children make of their parents who do such stupid things to our nation. Kapita should be ashamed of himself and just keep quiet because he has let down our democracy.
Poverty has no morals.
poverty has no morals.
There is a strong rumor that President Edgar Lungu is planning to appoint Rchard Kapita the former UPND Vice President as ”Defence Minister”.
Just watch the space; “Edgar Lungu is about to appoint Richard Kapita as Minister of Defense; the post he reserved for him since becoming president of Zambia 5 months ago” said an impeacible State House Source.
And Father Bwalya will be his Deputy. He was given money amounting to K5 million rebased or 5 Billion just to defect from PF.
Amos Chanda and Luck Mulusa delivered the cheque 2 weeks before Mr. Kapita defected.
Accurate Source: your trusted News Soource.
you dont mean it. anyway under mr chagwa anything is possible.
Kapita , it’s true you guys are inspired by your tummies. Politics of hunger and no constituency to talk about. It is amazing how low the politics and calibre of politicians has fallen.
Kapita is useless, you wander what PF is looking for.
In Zambia anything goes as headline news…Lions and Leopards are going to be shot for sport by rich trophy-hunting foreigners and local Asians BUT here the selfsame regurgitated drivel is being posted. LT surely they must be something happening on the business or home front.
Please pull up socks by employing a news team dedicated to just weekend news.
Wake up!!
mr kapita you are not a worth politician you cant even win an mp seat in your home area . if not try so that everyone loughs at you. you were a barden to upnd . go and join other fools.
With this poor quality of leaders like Kapita, Zambia will not develop, watch this space! His personal interests matters more than anything else!
Yes kapita take your prostitution to PF > say no or yes . It is a shame for Kapita to stand out and start praising pf . What a mad man uyu Kapuli , even Ba PF though wining elections is numbers , there should be some integrity , it is not just because some one wants money , atase fi pf nafyo fili ndwi balefipoka ififulo , filetota , uku ekulila amasuku pamutwe . Mukashala ne chisushi chakwa ponya . after real struggle , you let some people whole were busy opposing you take the sits ! Bakapita join your fellow kabwalalas
What’s going to happen when a new leader takes over at PF, Richard? Will you jump ship again?
I thought it was about leaving some form of Capitalism in UPND to becoming some form of Socialist in PF.
Since the man defected he has been looking even more drunk. These things are infectious ECL is a drunk pool player sell-out and demonic. How head is full of s.hit since he came from CHAWAMA. We will get him, the cartel will get him. He ll sweat blood with his cronies.
For sure Kapita’s defection has caused alot of pain among the UPND. You can tell from their comments. Do not blame the man blame HH for running a party like it is a personal to holder car. Everything is about HH and not the party.
Kapita is right, EL is making PF more inclusive, while HH is busy paying Pilato to sing nonsense.
Talking about the tummy, HH was more in it buy selling our companies and making deals to benefit more his tummy than the Zambians. Now he wants to be saint. He will cheat only those who do not know him better.
I would rather go for a chakolwa who cares for his country than a man who sold his country and wants to sell it more.
HH should declare how he got his wealth and how much he realised from sell of our companies.
Kapita sorry you are a loser! I guess you and just looking for employment from Lungu. You will retire soon and we will forget about you. We are not looking for such leaders, flirting politicians. What a shame! I am not UPND member but I don’t like politicians who are just after money and nation resources. Learn from Never Mumba, drawn to MMD and just to be dumped!
You know UPND cadres,you must be objective in life!!Edgar Lungu is very different as compared to late Sata(MHSRIP).ECL is trying to includes almost all major tribes in his governance while taking developments to all parts of Zambia.believe you me,PF under ECL will get more votes and more MPs in North Western and Western in 2016,you reject this fact at your own peril!!!ECL IS VERY SMART AND HIS POLITICAL ADVISORS ARE VERY WISE BY TELLING HIM TO FOCUS MORE IN AREAS WHERE PF WAS WEAK!!HH would need a miracle to defeat mighty PF.he lost it after failing to beat a weak PF with no proper funding!!2016 IS 100% PF’S YEAR TOO!!
A political party is not a closed shop. Why limiting the membership to only PF if you are in democratic erra. If Upnd is a closed shop we will respect you for that because you have no clue on how to win elections.
They want jobs in PF because they their families are starving.
Obatala a case of Jameson whiskey,
You talk like a frustrated carder. Whether Kapita is a womaniser or not, he has guts to say No..No…No…to hh. You have not abit even to keep quiet. Yours is not a comment but a sigh to show that you are a loser. Infact Kapita has left the sinking upnd and climbing the boat that is sailing well. BUT…because you are blinded by hh, you can’t see that upnd sunk when it failed to win the January Presidential by-election.
Many times hh has lost is because of stupidity of upnd carders. You are always pitying hh but not accept the past four big defeats since hh became president of upnd.
Very foolish…. indeed..
I like LUNGU ‘s inclusiveness, because he is actually dilluting the false belief by some thieving tribes who think Zambia only belongs to them. You can be following GOD’s plan to go yee and fill the world, but if you have a leader like LUNGU, he will always come to the aid of those tribes who are not producing in largew numbers as a rule of Democracy. Because the situaton is such that the majority who produce in large numbers even fail to take care of their off springs, end result is street kids and high levels of illiterates. Take a survey if you are a core scientist and find out who are the majority of kids on the streets in Lusaka & CB. These kids grow to becoming irrespossible and useless cadres in the known PARTIES, hence country being led by illiterates, thugs and call them names