Patriotic Front (PF) General Secretary Davies Chama has maintained that the violence in which he is accused to have shot a UPND cadre in Mulobezi district was provoked by members of the opposition party who ambushed his vehicle.
In an interview with ZANIS in Mambwe District of the Eastern province yesterday, Mr Chama said the UPND cadres who were camouflaged in military attire ambushed him and the people on his vehicle and attacked them with machetes and knives.
Mr Chama said that the ruling PF is a peaceful party and has no reason to engage in politics of violence as the developments that are being implemented in various parts of the country are there to prove to the people of Zambia that it is capable of addressing their needs.
Mr Chama observed that the PF has been peaceful in all its campaigns and that Petauke Central and Malambo constituencies in Eastern Province have not recorded cases of violence.
The PF secretary General said that the ruling party is concentrating on issues that affect people in the two constituencies and not character assassination, tribalism and violence like other political parties.
And Mr Chama has appealed to people in Petauke Central and Malambo constituencies to vote for Dora Siliya and Jacob Shuma respectively in parliamentary elections slated for next week on June 30.
He stated that the two PF candidates are capable on taking development to the constituencies because they are members of the ruling party which is responsible for the various taking place in the country.
Mr Chama also expressed confidence that the two PF candidates will win the parliamentary polls because the people of Malambo and Petauke want to support the ruling party as they appreciated the developments that have been initiated and implemented by the ruling party.
Others contesting the Malambo parliamentary constituency seat are Jairos Mchenga (UPND), Peter Phiri of UNIP and Florence Mwayopa who is an independent candidate.
The Petauke Central parliamentary seat is being contested by Dora Siliya (PF) , Allan Zulu (UPND) and Ignasio Phiri of UNIP.
The Petauke Parliamentary seat fell vacant following the nullification of the MMD’s Dora Siliya on grounds of electoral malpractice while the Malambo parliamentary seat was necessitated by the nullification of the election of Maxwell Mwale (MMD) on similar grounds.
FROM MY MY PEOPLE ON THE GROUND,UPND WILL WIN MULOBEZI.MALAMBO AND PETAUKE IS 50\50.
Davies, tell us whose gun was used to injure a human being. That man would have died. Can the police also tell us in whose name is the gun licensed?
Chama is a Satanic id¡ot. Last week he was claiming that his attackers had military weapons (AK47s?). Now they are knives and machetes. For an adult, provocation is not an excuse to lash out and attempt to kill somebody.
Chaka said him and his people attacked them with machetes and knifes. ….. I feel this confirms that it’s actually Chama and his people who started the fight……
Let the truth be told, Chama must be arrested.
I hate this Moron!
It does not matter who started the fight, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO KILL ANYONE ba Chama besu!! ECL can for the first time be seen to bite. Here is a good opportunity to show these guys who supported you during the elections that you are actually in charge.
Why is Boko Haram Chama being given space to defend himself in the streets while the other party is not being heard?
Whether Mushaukwa provoked Boko Haram or not his defence should be before a court.
Stella has just shown how useless she is by not arresting Boko Haram even when he challenged her to do so.