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President Lungu says the elections will be free and fair and HH will be allowed to campaign

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President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka's Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA

President Edgar Lungu warned opposition leaders not interference with the electoral process.

The President also told UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that the elections will be free and fair and that the UPND leader will be allowed to campaign.

Speaking during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume Township on Sunday , President Lungu said he met with police command on Saturday and advised them to improve on maintaining law and order.

Meanwhile President Lungu has called on electorates in Matero constituency vote for PF Candidate Loyd Mulenga Kaziya, Wilson Kalumba as Lusaka Mayor and the five councilors for continued development.

The President said he wants to ensure that everyone in the country has access to clean water and good education among other social amenities.

He said he officially launched his campaigns and will travel in all constituencies.

And first Lady Esther Lungu has called for peace to prevail in the country as Zambia is a Christian nation.

And Christian Democratic Party President Dr. Dan Pule says 16 opposition political party have decided to support President Lungu because he is chosen by God.

Others who were in attendance where former Vice President Enock Kavindele, Captain Austin chewe, Minister of agriculture Given Lubinda, and Minister of Gender Nkandu Luo among others.

President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka's Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka's Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka's Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka's Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka's Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Lungu during a rally in Lusaka’s Zingalume area on Sunday, June 19,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA

144 COMMENTS

    • Absolutely electric for a Lungu landslide victory. Its deep calling unto deep. Here a common man is emphantic on rallying around his very own leader from the commoners’ community. See them in unwavering spirit for real power people power and own destiny. They are electrifying the tempo to challenge schemes and lies of plutocratic crooks known for being loaded with insults and incorrigible hatred. When Zambians decides, they win big. Watch this space for a people’s victory match. Giving a full ruling mandate to one ECL. Salutation!

    • Its hard to take what this guy says seriously-because what he says is totally different from he puts in practical. When he says he will allow HH to campaign, he is actually telling his thugs to remove all HH campaign materials, stop the main opposition from doing door to door campaigns among other vices. He is double tongued, slippery and untrustworthy individual and that is why he keeps flip flopping in almost everything!! The reason for this is because in the begging, his ascendance to power was built on thuggery and crookedness!!

    • SINCE HE ENTERED STATE HOUSE THINGS HAVE ONLY GOT WORSE IN THE COUNTRY. HE SHOULD TELL US THE NEW MAGIC HE IS GOING TO USE TO PERFORM BETTER IF RE-ELECTED, OTHERWISE KUYA BEBELE BA BWANA. REMEMBER HE HAD TOLD MINERS THAT NO ONE WOULD LOOSE THEIR JOBS. ALAS WHAT FOLLOWED SOON AFTER IS NOW HISTORY. PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA REMEMBER THIS: ONCE BEATEN, TWICE SHY. IF YOU VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENDURE THE FRUITS OF HIS INCOMPETENCE AND CORRUPTION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

    • It’s a shame because it’s not really upto him to allow or not to allow HH to campaign he is supposed to have no say in this….systems and institutions should be solid enough to ensure candidates campaign freely …..we are stuck with colonial and post colonial tendencies that are so neolithic in nature….it’s a shame that a lawyer such as Edgar should be issuing such statement

    • Where are the real journalist in Zambia nkashi? Why doesn’t anyone ask this Jameson Whisky champion about the following issues he has sat on for so long;
      1. Why does he not allow ZNBC cover the opposition as much as they cover him?
      2. Why is he not condemning violence coming from his Kaponya followers-we have seen a number of pictures of badly beaten UPND followers, who later we are told have died in hospitals. As head of state he is supposed to condemn this brutality because he is a president for all, be it UPND or PF
      3. Why has he sat on this Concourt so as they do not make a decision on illegal/legal ministers, we are tired of seeing crooked ugly faces in the likes of Musenge, Kabwili, Scarface kabulu and annoying dwarfs like Kampyongo (lolest, kikikiki!)
      4. What is his agenda on…

    • the economy, apart from talking about HH and GBM during his rallies, he rarely says anything meaningful on how he is going to revive the ailing economy. OOh please, PF cadres, please save me the trash of me having to go searching for your manifesto…ECL is the PF supremo, he is supposed to explain to me and my grandmama in the village what he has got instore for us voters because we are his employers-you do not tell the prospective employer’s interviewing panel to go and dig deeper into your CV during the interview unless of course you do not want the job which is at stake.
      5. There is too much corruption especially among his ministers-why is he terrified craking the whip? Is he not incharge?
      Who ever calls himself a real journalist pa Zed should ask this Chagwa man these questions…

    • What amount of hardship and painful circumsdtances would make people wake-up and say ENOUGH -IS- ENOUGH??? Will the majority of the electorate ever reach such a point? Do the majority want more than they have right now? When will people stop putting faith in a bunch of un-educated economic managers who are responsible for the current economic crisis that Zambia is going through??

    • @ Zezemba forget searching for journalists in Zambia to match what you are looking for as there are none! The so called journalists even at press conferences are only good at shopped questions lacking any depth! And Zezemba you have made my day that one doesn’t tell the employer to go search deeper for ones CV any serious employer would show such the exit door!

    • THIS THIEF IS NOW COMING OUT IN THE OPEN AFTER HIDING FOR A WHILE IN STATE HOUSE. HE WAS IN STATE HOUSE WORKING ON MORE RIGGING MECHANISMS AFTER SEVERAL OF THE PREVIOUS SCHEMES WERE EXPOSED. LUNGU IS A VERY DIRTY CRIMINAL. I WONDER WHY SOME ZAMBIANS HAVE DECIDED TO SUPPORT THIS LOOTER WHO IS PULLING DOWN OUR COUNTRY EVERYDAY, turning millions of Zambians into beggars. LUNGU MUST FALL! CHAKOLWA MUST FALL!

    • HH is now complaining about the increase in maize price.
      He blames Lungu claiming he is inconsistent.
      But wait a minute, I hope HH will not be rigid leader. As a leader flexibility is important – you have to have a listening heart, and understand and manage dynamics. You can’t be so rigid even in the changing dynamics.
      HH did not have anything to say.
      Lungu Scored by raising the maize price.
      HH’s 10 point plan received punches by this increase in maize price.
      What HH was trying to do here was to try and mend his 10 point plan, but I did not see his effort do much here.
      Edgar Lungu has scored

    • No one will be intimidated by this group of 20,000 people on Edgar Lungu’s pay role who are ferried around the nation where ever Edgar has a rally to fake massive support for him.

    • Not until that translates into votes..by the way, people heard there is free chitenges and T-shirts to be given..lol

    • Ba UPND mwa fulungana??? Just wait a bit. the worst is yet to come. Let him go to the Copper belt and Northern Province. For your information most of these people are those who never attended the Rally at the stadium. I attended the rally at the stadium but never went to this Rally. So this is another full stadium for you. You should be counting – two stadium filled so far, ie lsk only. next will be in chawama. you expect another full stadium there as well. We want to make sure you don’t come up with excuses when we hammer you on August 11. We want to make sure that GBM looses weight after August 11 and your HH will sale that Mortuary he has belt in Kasama. Guy Scot will go back to the farm and concentrate on feeding his swines. Mulenga Sata will continue with dog breeding career while…

    • “If I lose I will not accept the results, if I win I will accept the results of this same election, held under the same environment”, Please, Please, Please!!!
      I think that for me I see dishonesty, selfishness, greedy and not allowance for democracy in HH’s conduct.
      “If I pass No.1, then our teacher is good and knows how to teach; if someone else passes No.1, then our teacher is bad and does not know how to teach”, says a pupil. Do you believe this pupil?
      “If I win, the process is good elections are free and fair, if I lose, the same exact process is bad and the elections are free and fair”, SURE!!!!
      And you still manage to get people to trust you???

    • HH is VERY VERY VERY DISHONESTY.
      You cannot say that if I lose I will not accept the results.
      But you say that if you win you will accept the results – in the same environment, same elections, same rules, same atmosphere.
      Who then can trust you HH? Under normal circumstances a person will not trust a person who says if this same thing is given to me then it is a good thing, but if the same thing is given to someone else it is poisonous – same thing??? Is that not an act of selfishness??
      I had little respect for HH but his conduct is becoming a big trial for my trust in him.
      Doesn’t HH have advisors? If he does, is that what HH’s advisors advise him?

  1. President Lungu is a good leader. He is a breath of fresh air. His ministers though leave way too much to be desired. Starting with the minister of home affairs, the one that said prisoners can vote. Then their is Kambwili, that shall probably say something crazy right after the president ha denounced violence. Thank you first lady for your words. Kavindele and Captain Chewe, thank you for being there and not saying anything. HH, and my president Edith Nawakwi should be allowed to campaign as freely as they want. That is Zambian democracy.

    • What do you mean ‘good leader’? To you, a chakolwa followed by fellow chakolwas is a good leader? Ulibbe nzelu!

    • I am sorry my friend but it’s unbelievable how u contradict yourself a good leader but he has failed to identify the chuff the way u have been really. ….. and this is the case with most Zambian voters failure to see through some of these things

    • What was his message the bustard did not say a thing about what he will do.His manifesto was HH this, HH that.Those that went to ECL rally what did you hear in conection with development.Mulesekaseka fye ati fintu ni Lungu are going to eat Lungu.Lungu now is rich imwe mulechulilako.

  2. go go go Pf with your humble, God fearing and intelligent. I know that after 11 August a lot investors are coming into this country especially to boost the agriculture sector. continue ‘SONTING’ on sontables.

    • All investors which avoided PF Zambia will come after 11th August?
      Why?
      Because of IMF “SONTING” on sontables?
      Brainwashed dreamer!!!

  3. This most incompetent and idi0tic president of the millennium what free and fair elections are you talking about already we have got your fellow idi0tic members terrorising the opposition and you have never condemned violence. Come 11 August we are sending you back to where you belong Chawama bar.

    • We told you that as a Muslim, he was observing Ramadan. And now that it is over, he says he will start Constituency to constituency campaigns. Zambians….blind followers, shame!

    • Better a Moslem than someone rumored to be from the UNDERWORLD RELIGION! Islam is the 2ND largest religion (2ND only Christianity) in the world. So there is nothing wrong with Edgar practicing Islam (which I doubt he does) if that’s preference. It is NOT A SECRET THAT WE HAVE MOSLEMS IN ZAMBIA ANYWAY!

      Although declared a CHRISTIAN NATION, nothing our Constitutions says NO ONE BUT A CHRSTIAN can be President of Zambia. So stop the RELIGIOUS EXTRIMIST NONSENSE!

  4. President Lungu said HH will be allowed to campaign,so in the past months and weeks Lungu thru his agents did not allow hh to campaign.this is a clear admission of his involvement in police force.deceiption is transporting cadres from all lsk townships just for comforting yourself.mmd did the same in 2011,remember when voting if you ar happy with the economic outlook or you are worse now than u were 5 yrs ago.the future of your destiny depends on your wise vote.Dr pule,God does not choose political leaders,as a pastor you kno that bt bcz of tuma envelopes u are misleading the masses.

  5. Imagine if Levy Mwanawasa is to come back and find this Chakolwa from the shambles of Chawama bars as the president he could think he is in a wrong country.

    • Zonda uzalema. The man is more intelligent, wise and best suited to continue as President. You cannot undo what People have agreed. This man will always take things easy even as most of the people in opposition continue lying, insulting and panicking over the unknown. Viva ECL, Viva PF.

    • Edgar Lungu is a qualified Lawyer. He is well educated and has a fantastic heart and attitude.

      Viva EL…..PF 2016 nafuti nafuti

    • @ Mandas

      Edgar Lungu is a qualified Lawyer? Then he should have KNOWN that stealing is wrong!

      As him why he stole his clients money, and is now stealing the Zambian Taxpayers!

    • HH was never convicted, ECL has been convicted by the High Court as EMBEZZLER!!!
      Once Convict, always CONVICT!!!

    • Zonda Uzalema
      It is only one rally that has send polomia in unpd failures
      at GBM whoa is GBM, Ask why Canicious Banda in Chipata was asking voters to scrutinze the people wanting power to the surprsei of hh and gbm.
      Muzashula mbolaozanu

  6. Look whose talking! You are the one interfering with the Electoral Process, are you not the one in charge? A President who does not know his job description! Ala bwafy! Ati “I met with Police Command!”It is your cadres who have polluted the atmosphere! If Zambia is not safe for the opposition, it will not be safe for ruling party either. Abantu bakafulwa, you won’t tame them. Remember the Copperbelt riots of 1990?

    • PF to win this one I doubt honestly it seems they are busy transporting cadres in lusaka. Take a survey of how many people would vote for ECL and see to it that at every group 2 out 10 would say i vote for ecl.

  7. The rally looks well attended despite us all not knowing what is in the head of all the attendants.

    • I have identified Students from NRDC,UNZA and Hone,then other groups from Kafue ,Matero and Chawama in short this rally was for the whole LSK.It wasnt only for the people of Zingalume.So there is nothing new.This numbers will be the same were ever ECL goes in LSK.HH can also have these numbers in LSK.Lets wait and see more porp corns pliz.

  8. Well done President Edgar Lungu. You are winning this election because you are chosen by God.

    REMEMBER THE RAINBOW ZAMBIANS when EL committed a day of prayer to God.

    You will continue as President of the Republic of Zambia. God Bless EL! Humble man indeed

    • True @Eddie, that Rainbow on 18 October, 2015 was confirmation of God’s favour on us as Zambians. The calling for national prayers by the President was no mere act, but God was fully behind it. The critics of that event are now ‘mauless’ and I hear they have also started ‘believing’ God (I hope it’s not just to appear good before us). I also hear that they have started embracing the ‘One Zambia One Nation’ slogan rekindled by ECL. Clearly, there is no originality in opposition if they can be copying everything from smart ECL and PF. I do not want to commit suicide by voting out a God-favoured ECL. Can’t never!!!

    • @14 Eddie. About Lungu being chosen by God? That came from Dr Pule the serial adulterer? Do you think God speaks through such men? Think again! God cannot be mocked.

  9. Zambia has decided, it’s kolopa pa 11 August 2016 with over 70% to President Lungu and the PF. Development is just too much for my eyes and don’t even know why others are wasting their time.

    • Very correct, we already decided. Right now, we just enjoy watching the hallucination drama in the opposition, how I love to see the panicking, the confusion, the disunity, the ‘mwembeshing’ (or carbon-copying) of PF policies!! The moment you start seeing such in the enemy camp, just know that they are gone. One may wonder why – well, its God’s doing. I mentioned last time that the opposition should enjoy their freedom to campaign before the most loved PF comes on the scene. The little gains they have scored will be wiped out in one or two strolls. It’s indeed kolopa pa 11 August 2016. Viva ECL, Viva PF.

  10. ZONDA UZALEMA UPND CADRES!!EDGAR LUNGU IS GOD CHOSEN BECAUSE A LOT OF US ZAMBIAN VOTERS JUST LOVE HIM NATURALY!!!ECL IS CROWD PULLER LIKE LATE MICHAEL SATA!!!we were there in Zingalume and HEY GUYS,THE PEOPLE I SAW THERE WERE LIKE SAND IN A SEA!!!ZAMBIANS REALLY LOVE EDGAR LUNGU AND PF!!!MATERO,LILANDA AND ZINGALUME WERE PAINTED GREEN!!!IF YOU LIVE IN ZAMBIA,THEN WATCH TODAY’S PF MAMMOTH RALLY ON ZNBC TV TONIGHT!!!all the campaign efforts the opposition have done in last 2 weeks were DESTROYED TODAY BY ONLY 1 MAMMOTH PF RALLY IN ZINGALUME!!!2016 VICTORY FOR ECL IS ALREADY CONFIRMED BECAUSE PF’S POPULARITY IN ZAMBIA’S 2 HIGHLY POPULATED PROVINCES- LSK AND CB IS VERY VERY INTACT!!!”UMUNTU NI LUNGU-2016!!!GO PF GO!!

  11. don’t deceive yourselves, these people where ferried from all the compounds of Lusaka to come and listen to free music.

    • So what’s your point if they did? Does that mean these people are not voters? This silly retort is really becoming and sounding stup!d by the day. Ferried or not these are voters who will speak loudly on August 11. Why argue with numbers your own eyes can see??

    • I was also there but I wont vote for ECL. I just enjoyed saying mpaka litente but i will vote HH. I cant be swayed by a dictator.

    • Good @mary, at least you listened to what Edgar had to say, and that’s how it should be!We need you to be informed as you go to cast your vote in August 11.

      Notice I didn’t say THESE ARE PF VOTERS, right? So attend these rallies, listen, learn, and make educated decisions as you vote on August 11. That’s how MULTI PARTY DEMOCRACY WAS MEANT TO BE, not throwing stones and butchering each other on streets!

  12. “The President also told UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that the UPND leader will be allowed to campaign”.

    If this is not a clear admission that PF Govt has not been allowing UPND to campaign, then I don’t know what admission is. I rest my case.

    • It’s just speech. You and I know that HH has been traversing all over (especially Northern, Muchinga and Eastern) without being denied by police or any other authorities. HH will not be stopped and in the end we shall re-confirm who the cry babies are. Viva to democracy, Viva ECL and PF.

    • @Nikambeko,
      LOL, It’s just speech?. You and I know that the fire that disrupted UPND Helicopters more than once, did not start itself, and we both know that there has been NO arrests after such life-threatening acts by none other than PF.

  13. a pf candidate telling a upnd candidate that he will allow him to campaign, he has forgotten that this is campaign time, and this same candidate is called a lawyer ka.

  14. Ati “HH will be allowed to campaign” Lol ,that is his right bwana Lungu and its enshrined in the constitution you cheap kabova president.

    • And that’s a lawyer talking…who is he to allow another candidate to campaign as if its the opposition is campaigning on his private property!!

  15. “And Christian Democratic Party President Dr. Dan Pule says 16 opposition political party have decided to support President Lungu because he is chosen by God.” Really laughable… I wonder what the selfsame God thinks of Lazy Lungu’s net worth raise in a mere 12 months whilst the country is heavily indebted in Eurobonds and Chinese loans.

  16. Its a very big crowd, pretty much like a mega rally that was organized by one Joyce Banda on Zambia’s eastern frontier before the big bang. In a mathematical equation, the body language speaks a minus. Such voters tend to sit on the fence and can be swayed either way.This same body language is similar to what the UPND in Chipata experienced. The foot prints in the North and CB are more clearer. It is just my personal objective analysis as a student of politics.

    • Desert Rose you are so objective. Yes for one that supports upnd. I did not enjoy Chipata as much as Kitwe, Kaputa, Kasama, and Chama. Chadiza looked more promising and the body language improved.

      Definitely something is disturbing Lunguand pf

    • @ Yambayamba

      How can anybody explain anything to 1mbecile like you?
      Now I can understand why your senseless ranting its void of facts and relays on new-born babies bed time stories.

      I just wonder which bed-time story will Lungu peddle to 1mbeciles like you to justify IMF “second coming”?

  17. This is a SEA of people as compared to WELL-ATTENDED rallies of HH.

    EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE is punching the air with a party symbol (FIST) as compared to a handful on HH’s rally.

    Luapula is waiting for you…….

  18. one thing I wonder about president lungu is that I have never heard him speak against corruption at any fora. gov’t departments have become so rotten with corruption especially FRA, RDA, napsa, Zesco the list goes on. transporters are only being paid at fra nowadays through corruption. how I miss levy Patrick Mwanawasa may his soul rest in peace.

  19. This is a nice crowd Mr President! So why try and rig the elections ECL? Lets do away with thuggery and violence ECL. Its losing us votes Mr President. Now the image of ECL and PF has been tarnished. Time to change tactics Mr President becoz violence and rigging will not deliver victory to us on 11th August 2016.

  20. It is nice ECL is coming to reality of trying to play the game like a good leader, it is the only way GBM will forgive him in August. He knows time is up, up. The new government will try to recover what has been stolen by ECL and most of his PF thugs will be caged, watch the space.

    • We are watching the space still the end when your HH plus GBM will be declared losers. This so new government imagination is only in your heads. Come 11th August some of you who are so devoted with the New Government imagination will surely commit suicide.

  21. @Musonda:USE YOUR REAL TONGA NAME!!WHICH PF IMAGE IS TARNISHED?SHAME ON YOU!!ANYWAY,YOU ARE USED TO SEEING YOUR EXPERT IN LOSING ELECTIONS-HH CRYING!!!EVEN WHEN THE SEA OF PF VOTERS ARE SHOWING YOU THAT THEY ARE STILL VERY MUCH BEHIND ECL AND PF-YOU ARE THERE RANTING RUBBISH ABOUT PF A POLITICAL PARTY WHICH NOBODY IN ZAMBIA CAN STOP FROM WINNING 2016 ELECTIONS-AMAZING!!THE WRITING IS CLEAR ON THE WALL THAT PF WILL RETAIN POWER ON 11/08/2016,SO WE CARELESS ABOUT YOU CRY BABIES IN UPND!!!”UMUNTU NI LUNGU-2016!!GO PF GO!!

  22. Counting down, I think PF has less than eight weeks to pack and leave. I can’t wait to see these guys go, tired of these killers.

    • Continue dreaming like your HH. We will turn out in large numbers to vote for ECL and PF. Your HH is worse than ECL going by the their past events. Some ascend from a nobody to the richest in the country beating the likes of Tom Mtine and Enock Kavindele. This HH guy is a real swindler. It is just that he stole during the period when most Zambian including the educated ones were still sleeping. Luanshya Mine valued at $12m when at the same time New Castle United were buying Allan Shearer at 50 million British Pounds. What a joke of a Valuation Consultant. The fact is this HH crook was at the centre of the failed privatization programme.

  23. I had no idea there are millions of people in Zingalume area what a massive crowd. Someone is already crying.

    This Lungu really has charisma, even more than the late MCS. If were the opposition I can jump ship now. This is too shocking to take in

  24. “The President also told UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that the elections will be free and fair and that the UPND leader will be allowed to campaign.” – The last part of the sentence sounds strange, and its not democratic

    “He said he officially launched his campaigns and will travel in all constituencies.” – Waited before all chitenge materials are distributed to fool the people

    “And Christian Democratic Party President Dr. Dan Pule says 16 opposition political party have decided to support President Lungu because he is chosen by God.” – This stupid and misuse of God

  25. Thanks LT for the pictures, finally:) Thank you ECL for committing to peaceful and fair campaigns, this is how it should have been all along. The violence certainly worked very negatively to parties perpetuating it. If the playing field is leveled, then let us have fun and may the best man win. Go for it HH and UPND, it is time to go into over-drive now:)

  26. Why are you Zambians always gullible,you mean to tell me that you cant differentiate between a real crowd and a well paid,bused crowd.Look at these photos closely and tell me if you see any reality in them.Besides,even if you were bring out the entire Zingalume compound together,it wouldnt number to such a crowd.The crowd is fake,all pictures were taken in 1 angle accept for 2 pics.And then Lungu is not talking he is just standing there and staring at crowd,then the other pic he is only displaying the PF symbol with no Microphone in his hand again.Its like someone passing by to say hi on an ongoing event.The first 6 also rolls are definitely PF but the rest of the crowd were definitely there for other reasons.I can conclude that this for sure wasnt a PF event,PF just hijacked,this is like…

    • Redbull,

      Believe whatever you and theorize as much as you can about photographic angles, the pictures are a true and accurate reflection of the rally. I was there, voluntarily and not bused in from the outside as you insinuate. There were so many people and cars just finding a place to park was a challenge.

  27. If the truth be told Lungu is a hypocrite, a thug and a crook. When he say elections will be free and fair the opposite is true. Lungu cannot win these elections freely and fairly. He will rig these elections at all costs but the rigging will fail to give him victory. Time will tell.

  28. These photos are part of the rigging plan,either they bused people from around Lusaka to there,or their I.T department merged crowds of people using a computer program.There is absolutely no way that you can ve such a crowd in a Lusaka compound.Especially that Lungu lives in Lusaka also where people are more used to seeing him around than any other provincial compounds.He failed to pull crowds in the Copperbelts where people dont see him everyday,why wud people that see him everyday crowd like this for him in one day?No ways.And given today was a sunday people are preparing for work and school tomorrow,unless all these people here were street kids from all lusaka compounds.

    • Redbull,

      Believe whatever you and theorize as much as you can about photographic angles, the pictures are a true and accurate reflection of the rally. I was there, voluntarily and not bused in from the outside as you insinuate. There were so many people and cars just finding a place to park was a challenge.

    • @ Redbull, you are leaving in a dream world young man. Why are you busy blabbing and blabbing on campaign photos. Why can’t you debate objectively on better issues than waste space on this platform. My dear, campaigns are about numbers, whether supporters have been ferried from far and wide it shouldn’t be a problem. When our national team is playing at levy Mwanawasa, fans from different places come to watch the match and similarly this also happens in politics. You need to have supporters to talk to and then you will have the energy and confidence as a player. Kanshi Muf waya abanenu without the crowd. HH and UPND does the same, ferrying their supporters from all walks of life, it is a game my dear

  29. Why wud people squash like this to just see a kaLungu?just to see him and not to hear what he will say because he has nothing sensible to say other than building roads and bridges.It is a fake crowd.It is too tight to be real especially that this was an unplanned meeting,just from blue you ve a big crowd-without any public announcement.If its a real crowd where are the other officials that attended this meeting?-show us LT.HH’s crowds are prepared for,announced weeks before he goes there.Now this guy Lungu has people falling from heaven on un announced meetings.Just like he has 23m in 1 year.Miracles-abracadabra………….hhhe….bruuuuuuuu!

  30. WQRST PHOTOSHOP JOB EVER!!
    Look at the last photo. Guy in the white shirt -center of photo, with arms raised looks larger than the rest of the crowd.
    If you are this gulliable, no wonder you vote for, & put drunkards /embezzlers in positions of trust, power, then wonder why the nation is seriously stagnating, whilst the drunken corrupt embezzlers get rich at the expense of our poor suffering masses.
    SHAME!!!

  31. Firstly, can’t Lungu address a rented crowd without mentioning HH? What is he going to do and how? Secondly, what’s all this nonsense about Lungu “being chosen by God”? Leaders are chosen by the people or impose themselves on the people. So God chooses good for nothing evil dictators? Like Amin, Hitler? And if they start off ‘alright’ but become butchers of their own people, why doesn’t God remove them? This irrational justification of perpetuating the rule of those incapable of leading, must cease.

  32. I fail to understand why we spend time debating tje obvious. Look here guys Edgar is popular among citizens and that is naturally. When Edga campaigns he dors nit exert any effort at all. Contrast this with HH and his team. When .HH campaigns you can see that he puts in 20 times more effort to achieve just a fraction what Edgar puts in
    Look at the contorted face of HH when he campaigning? it looks so painful and yet for Edgar it’s like taking a shower. The difference is that Edgar is naturally likeable and telates to people but not HH.

    • It is like that because lungu is favoured by a secrete code that only people from north western Rhodesia will continue to rule zambia.HH is seen as a black sheep from North western Rhodesia who should never rule.This is a myth which God will un do in zambia to show all zambians that he is God of the oppressed and down trodden people.Just like he did with Obama is USA God Jehova has raised HH’s hands very high for Lungu to tourch.I say in white and black Lungu is the easiest Presidential Candidate to beat.HH will be Victorious in a dramatic way that most Zambians will be shocked.@5th June,2016 is the day of my prophecy,watch for this day.

  33. “They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not; of their silver and gold have they made them idols that they may be cut off.”
    Hosea8:4 This is very clear that not every leader is approved of God.
    I can only hope ba reverend is speaking the truth.May the best candidate win.

  34. Did he say anything about inevitable IMF intervention and associated SAP?
    Nothing?
    No one asking questions?
    What a bunch of brain-washed simpletons believing that the pigs can fly.

  35. The Kwacha is at over 10 times to a Dollar & people are still thinking of voting for visionless ECL & PF. Indeed Zambians are a cursed people – its just unbelievable!

  36. If these pictures are genuine why is Lungu busy trying to rig these elections? Lungu and PF know they have lost support in their former strongholds and there is no way Lungu can win without rigging and violence. The persecution of GBM thru character assassination, court harassment and blackout of UPND and leaders on National Radio and TV and state owned press is popularising Team HH. High cost of living, misgovernance, mismanagement of the economy ,violence, thuggery etc are all campaigning for Team HH and UPND. There is nothing Lungu can do turn around his election fortunes in less than 2 months. Lungu is lonely in PF and all the big guns have deserted him for valid reasons. Nobody sane trusts Lungu and without Trust and confidence in Lungu it is a done deal. Not even rigging will save…

    • @ Musonda, you are leaving in a dream world young man. Why are you busy blabbing and blabbing on campaign photos. Why can’t you debate objectively on better issues than waste space on this platform. My dear, campaigns are about numbers, whether supporters have been ferried from far and wide it shouldn’t be a problem. When our national team is playing at levy Mwanawasa, fans from different places come to watch the match and similarly this also happens in politics. You need to have supporters to talk to and then you will have the energy and confidence as a player. Kanshi Muf waya abanenu without the crowd. HH and UPND does the same, ferrying their supporters from all walks of life, it is a game my dear.

    • Musonda,
      The final register of voters is 6,710,455 as at 5 May 2016. In the UPND strong holds, the picture is as follows: Southern Province (812,590); Western (499,873); North Western (556,855). The total number of registered voters is therefore 1,869,318, representing 27.9 percent of all registered voters. In the PF strongholds, the picture is as follows: Copperbelt (1,038,434); Eastern Province ( 777,379); Luapula (511,057); Lusaka (1,121,846); Muchinga (349,411); Northern (399,784). The total number of registered voters in these PF strongholds is 4,197,911, representing 62.6 percent of all registered voters. Central province which might provide the swing votes has 643,226 voters or 9.6 percent of all registered voters. Given these facts, is there really any need for the PF government…

  37. Mathematically, I do not see any scenario where HH and the UPND obtain more votes than the PF. I say it again, watch Eastern Province and Western Province and this could be over by lunch time.

    • Southern province figures were rectified from about 8ths to 1millions plus.To say HH will only get votes from South,Northwestern and western is cheat yourselves and a comfirmation of tribalism of which it wont happen this year.

  38. Lelo ni lelo the strength of our country, PF and Edgar is our diversity, our coming together. Come 11th August we stop these nomads wandering from political party to another with no solutions to the challenges of the country and the world but insults, egoism and horrible tendency to engage in feats of self-promotion.

  39. Bakalamba HH can’t win this year ba UPND.The problem of UPND cadres is that they are so blind that since 2001 they have been declaring UPND as a winner despite knowing that UPND support is based on bantu botatwe.No one can be cheated that bemba speaking pipo gonna vote for HH despite appointing GBM.UPND always loses bcoz it practices tribal politics.For HH to choose GBM he thought bembas would feel sidelined in PF but that was a crazy mistake.Leaders should be principled.We are geared to teach HH a lesson that tribal politics don’t pay.It’s the same bembas he thinks are sidelined who fought for Edger Lungu.unlike UPND when Mazoka died Tongas wanted Mazoka to be replaced by a Tonga.What a party!Infact this year we are voting like pipo in southern province.We hope that will be the end…

  40. CONT:
    The fact is still there that HH has failed to explain how he accumulated his wealth.Was HH rich before the selling of mines?Can u become billionaire just as an employee?The records are clear that HH became rich after the privatization of mines.The records are there to see .And what has HH done since becoming rich?We see Bill gates ,Dangote,Buffet and others sharing their money with da poor.HH has done that before?.Abromovich chelsea bellionair sponsors Russian football team with his own money to pay back to his country. Pipo, HH is so selfish and in his companies the only CV u need is to belong to bantu botatwe.These pipo should change their mindset.We need unity and not a party full of pipo who are tribalists like HH and GBM who think some in tribe lines.For pipo in UPND Quota…

    • MoscowOP take you kind of politics to the caves.Zambians have inter married and we are mixed.If HH was not a factor why are so scared of him.Continue to swimming in dreams why HH is gaining voters day and night you will not no what has hit you.

  41. Lungu says one thing and does another thing. I don’t trust him. The crowd you see involved some people from the copperbelt, central province too. If the elections will be free and fair, why has he allowed his cadres to attack the opposition UPND?

  42. @zezemba you must be blind my dear. Typical of a cadre of shallow calibre. Haven’t you seem that all the ecl posters are defaced or torn. See the poster at UTH, along church road was burnt, at munali roundabout etc. It should be acknowledged that both UPND and PF are coming electoral crimes. But for you as a blind you only see HH. Is it because of tribe?

  43. hh ngamona such big crowds that His Excellency is pulling, ALAYAMBA UKUISUNDAWILA. Ngani GBM ena nainyelawila akale kabili endafye nashiki mulufumo.

  44. Hard to believe anyone can be a follower of ECL…so uninspiring, no charisma, what he says is devoid of intelligence and persuasion – perhaps this is the new Zambian definition of humility!

  45. Mpaka Litente, Zonda Zooona Uleme. No ferrying of cadres twaleyendelafye fweka. Have never seen such a thing not even palu Chiluba. This one is Just God chosen bane. We thank him for the projects he has done just in a year. VIVA EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU

  46. VIVA LUNGU , CHIDUMBO GBM AKAFWA NA HEART ATTACK NGA LOSER AMA ELECTION HH IS A LOSER FOR LIFE TA WAKATEKEKO ZAMBIA. UPND WILL BE HIJACKED BY CHIDUMBO GBM AND THAT WILL BE END OF THE PARTY. MWE NGOMBE UKU PWALALA SANA MWASHILA ICIPUBA CHIDUMBO GBM PARTY.

  47. People love Edgar Lungu.
    HH needs to understand this.
    Lungu dos not need to pour too much sweat like other candidates.
    He has exhibited the character Zambians are looking for.
    He does not pretend – he is himself.
    and it is the honesty character that Zambians are looking for.
    He identifies with people and belittles no one.
    He calls no one – dull, he respects everyone.
    He also has a natural fear for God – not being seen to use God for marketing purposes like others may be trying to do.

  48. We shall see if you PF cadres will still smile on 11th Augast,2016 after votes are counted.You will be shocked with the results.even KK was pulling crowds but what happened.A small axe cuts deep.

  49. BA SIDO MARK YOU ARE WASTING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME AND MONEY SUPPORTING FINISHED UNDER FIVE PRODUCTS OF HH NGOMBE , MUZUNGU OLD PIG AND CHIDUMBO GBM , THESE CREATURES WILL BE NO MORE AFTER 11 AUGUST 2016 IN WORLD OF POLITICS.WAIT AND SEE IT WILL SONTA EVERYWHERE YOU GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

  50. The President also told UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that the elections will be free and fair and that the UPND leader will be allowed to campaign. Is it Lungu who should allow HH to Campaign? That shoes an inept leader misleading and mismanaging the Nation and the economy. Zambians are now wiser and can see through Lungu’s hypocrisy.

    • UPND blogger cadres are extremely resilient as always. I know that after 11 August 2016, most of them will defend themselves with after all I feed myself and you are the one who will be suffering while their mothers in rural Zambia are starving.
      Let me tell you, from a registered voter since 1991 when I was at UNZA and we voted out UNIP that HH will lose these elections emphatically.
      The Zambians have not trusted HH enough since 2008. Now he is yoked with another misfit GBM, it is even more difficult to warm to UPND. Maybe if he had choosen Canisius Banda, HH would have a higher probability of winning, but still it would be hard.
      Last week I meet some old man at a car wash and I told him I will vote for ECL because I identify with him as an ordinary human and very humble. He…

  51. What UPND has done well is propaganda. HH tried this year but he is losing, ECL is a likeable guy.

    UPND propaganda via Watchdog and The Post is talking about rigging as a fallback plan when they lose. I find it amazing that people believe stories in ZWD and Post.

    Why complain about ZNBC when UPND events are live on Muvi TV and HH is on all radio stations?

    Has HH ever condemned Larry L Mweetwa or Zambian Watchdog?

  52. Last week I meet some old man at a car wash and I told him I will vote for ECL because I identify with him as an ordinary human and very humble. He engaged me and stated that it is better to vote for HH and GBM because they are business people. I told him that is very scary as the 2 of them will simply enrich themselves further and that GBM is very crude and I cannot visualise him as VEEP. At this point he lost his temper and told me off that who are you to criticise GBM who is employer, I answered a simple voter with children.
    Pomposity be UPND, it won ‘t take you anywhere!

  53. Correction.
    At this point he lost his temper and told me off that who are you to criticise GBM who is an employer, I answered a simple voter with children.
    Pomposity ba UPND, it won ‘t take you anywhere!

  54. Free Education, Free Fertilizer, More Jobs etc etc. Its Bizzarre and pathological lie to come from HH a hardcore capitalist. Market forces is what HH should be preaching. There is no room for subsidies in Capitalist economy. GREED, CORRUPTION AND UNEMPLOYMENT are the three major disadvantages of Capitalism.
    Currently more than 70% of National Budget goes to Civil Servants salaries now add the cost free education , Fertilizer and so forth.

    HH ULABEJA

  55. you cant continue ferrying people about 90,000 how many buses can that be.so to reason wise the wise man always says if you cant beat them join then,dont be mistaken that i am saying Haisa Halusa must join PF no but to start having Rallies in Stadiums if Haisa halusa cant affoed to book old independence staduim let him try Kalukungu Stadium in Chililabombwe.
    Dont fault find in your friends but check were you are lurking
    This is why i call you Under five continue crying with your being the richest man in Zambia

  56. But am also glad with this crowd because i have three families in Zingalume and am sure they got their share of Dontchi kubeba also.Where there is a PF crowd like this,alot of money has been poured into,we taking of millions of kwachas on a crowd like this.Fellow Zambians,dont be sorry,take the PF money and eat it.its your own money after all-eat it.And quietly without disturbing anyone wait for Aug 11 and as usual-Dontchi kubeba!mwaunfwa.

  57. Another observation:In all the pictures the cameraman taking these photos seems to have been in a chopper but many small things dont add up.1.There is a small group of people just after the stage that are in a small shed,where is this shed coming from.These people seem to be seated when they are infact standing.There is a guy in middle of crowd with his hands raised from a distance but,he is as visible as though he was close.The last 3pictures,was the cameraman standing on the podium or he was suspend in the air,cos images dont match with his position.Lastly,take a 5seconds glance at any of these photos and you shd start feeling dizzy.This dizzy effect is coming from mixed up pixel ratios using a computer program.This PF photo editor made alot of mistakes,I run a business where i shoot…

  58. weddings and etc.So am talking from experience-this is my field and career.another last thing,these pics look like a hollywood movie.The reason why people in movies are squashed is becos the cameraman arranged them before taking the photo.Here,this is a reality event,in reality,you need little space between each other,for people to walk and mingle around.These people look like they were just planted there,for more than a week,waiting to be harvested.If really this crowd was real,then we shd ve had atleast 10 more deaths resulting from people stepping on top of one another.But if there was no single accident or death,then that tells it all.

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