PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has assured Zambians that every part of the country will receive a fair share of development as long as the Patriotic Front (PF) remains in power.
Mr Lungu said he was a president for all Zambians and thus he would not deny any part of the country development even if they did not vote for him.
Addressing a huge rally at Mutendere Ground in Kafue yesterday, President Lungu observed that Zambia was one country and thus he did not want other parts of the country to be developed while others lagged behind.
“I want to assure you that no part of Zambia will remain undeveloped as long as we remain in power,” he said.
President Lungu assured Kafue residents that the development which was being experienced in Lusaka and Western provinces, among other areas, such as township roads would be extended to the district and turning Kafue District Council into a Municipal Council.
President Lungu said he would engage the Ministry of Finance to ensure that it pumped in more money into Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia to revamp it.
He also pledged to tackle unemployment and look into the challenges of retirees in Kafue.
President Lungu noted that his predecessor the late Michael Sata had taught the party to ensure that development benefitted the poor as well and not restricting it to the rich.
President Lungu reiterated his warning against experimenting with leadership as voting for other candidates who had never even served as councillors before risked retarding development as they would take time to learn how to govern the country.
President Lungu further cautioned the electorate against voting for candidates who did not respect them and did not listen to their advice which he said was an attribute of poor leadership.
Mr Lungu also implored PF cadres not to react violently once provoked by the opposition, but to instead forgive their enemies and report them to the police whom he commended for working hard in controlling political violence perpetrators the past week.
“In PF we love peace, so when you vote for PF, you are voting for peace. When UPND attacks you, refrain from fighting back lest you destroy the country,” he said.
Speaking at the same rally, former vice-president Enock Kavindele observed that the amount of development the PF Government had garnered in the last five years was unprecedented, citing the increase in number of public universities, health facilities as classic examples.
Christian Democratic Party leader Dan Pule said President Lungu was a God-fearing leader and thus implored all the Christians in the country to fast and pray for peace and the PF to win the general elections for 40 days starting on July 4, this year.
PF secretary-general Davies Chama, President Lungu’s campaign chairperson Samuel Mukupa, former Kabwe member of Parliament Austin Chewe and leaders of the 16 political parties which have backed the ruling party, besides Kafue adopted candidates, were among other speakers.
kwena kwali umuntu
Zooooona ifintu ni lungu….
Its a sea of fellow patriots in unflinching spirit of solidarity with a unifying natural choice Chagwa Lungu. Those with highly raised spiritual antenna know that he is God’s choice for the common man divinely selected from among the common men. We the commoners support our very own. Let plutocrats continue to support each other too. In droves like ants we will cast for ECL.
Lungu cannot win with such small crowds in his strongholds, half of whom were transported from other parts of the country. There is also some picture manipulations that are going on here so no need to be excited ba PF mwachepa sana attase!!
Ba Bricklayer ati photo manipulation…………kikikikikikiki. We all know that such things are synonymous with Larry Mweetwa and the UPND media wing the ZWD. Mukose!
TO ME THE CROWD DOES NOT SEEM AS BIG AS YOU PEOLE ARE CLAIMING. THIS IS A MUCH SMALLER CROWD COMPARED TO WHAT UPND HAD. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FERRIED PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO TRAVELLED FROM LUSAKA AND OTHER DISTRICT FOR APPEARANCE PURPOSES, BEEFED UP SECURITY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO WENT TO LISTEN TO THE FREE MUSIC, THERE IS LITTLE LEFT OF THE SO CALLED HUGE CROWD IN SUPPORT OF PF. PF KUYA BEBELE PA 11TH AUGUST 2016.
Hate him or love him, Lungu is man of the moment …! If I were HH, I would save myself time and money and withdraw and stop campaigning. Edgar kolopa nafuti…
Kavindere paying for his son life.
Lungu chaume sana. He is the best thing to happen to Zambia after the discovery of copper. Long live Lungu.
WHEN ONE BECOMES EVEN SLIGHTLY SOBER, DESPERATION HITS QUICKER THAN LIGHTENING!!!
When you HEAR POLITICIANS PROMISING HEAVEN & EARTH, believe THEM AT YOUR OWN PERIL!!!
Which PARTY PROMISED MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS?????? PamaFI!!!!!
Which PARTY IS PROMISING TO DEVELOP EVERY CORNER OF ZED??????? PamaFI!!!!!!!!
WHO IS PROMISING ALL THIS whilst HAVING ENRICHED THEMSELVES WITHOUT ANY PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION OF THIS NEW FOUND WEALTH WHILST WE ALL ARE SLEEPING HUNGRY?????? PamaFI with their Chakolwa chagwa thief Lungu!!!!!!!!!
Vote WISELY 11/8/2016!!! Vote ZAMBIA FORWARD!! VOTE UPND!! Abantu baya!!!
#chagwamustfall!! #PamaFikuyabebele!!!
I thank you!!
We say NO to blood thirsty animals that want to cause mayhem in this peaceful nation,
We say NO to teams of excited hard core cattle rustlers that are only getting to know civilization thanks to the efforts of the PF govt yet they remain ungrateful,
We say NO to GBV and Hungry Hyena and their dishonest and violent ways of thievery
We say NO to the United Party for National Destruction (UPND)
We say YES to ECL and the hard working team of PF!!!
HungryHyena(HH)MustFallForThe5thTime
2016 ECL nafuti
(Ba Lsk you have been blocking us hence your low readership turnout! Ba Lsk Times are now another ZWD shame on you-catch us now on Tumfweko and Zambia Reports)
Picture By Eddie Mwanaleza/Statehouse. Anything from Statehouse cannot be trusted. This is to make people think Lungu has support when the incompetent person has no support
ZAMBIANS HAVE RECEIVED ENOUGH LIES FROM LUNGU AND HIS PF MINIONS, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! WE SHALL NOT SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO YOUR LIES ANYMORE. WE SHALL TAKE ACTION BY VOTING FOR CHANGE. LUNGU’S CAMP IS A CAMP OF CRIMINALS AND LOOTERS WHO JUST WANT TO REMAIN IN POWER SO THAT THEY CONTINUE SERVING THEMSELVES, AND NOT SERVING THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE. LUNGU’S MAIN AGENDA IS LOOT OUR COUNTRY OF THE MUCH NEEDED RESOURCES. LUNGU IS LYING TO YOU WITH ALL THESE EMPTY PROMISES JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS YOUR VOTE. ONCE YOU VOTE FOR LUNGU ON 11 AUGUST, HE WILL FORGET ABOUT YOU AND YOU WILL REMAIN WALLOWING IN ABJECT POVERTY. IF IT COMES FROM PF, IT IS A LIE!
Talk is cheap. Zambians are fade up with empty promises!
Ba Reason you’re 100% correct, we’re tired of empty promises esp the one’s HH is giving. He says he’ll introduce free education from primary to university level…………one wonders where the money will come from to impliment thís policy since he doesn’t want corporations such as the Post to be paying their tax obligations.
Am fed up of the K15 million thief and con.
He has unleashed unprecedented violence in Lusaka with his cadres defying Police.
HH, gbm and skoti are polomyaing….no chance for the privatisation kawalala
We know there is development in your pocket Chagwa, how does he even talk about development, my feet. If you kill and beat up people you call that development? Shame on this guy. If you vote for him through rigging the next five years will be full of misery.
By hook or crook ni lungu chabe
Tongas can’t eat roads….they can eat HH
*****!
U an ***** chap
Its a huge rally if we did not transport people this time
awe mwandi ifuntu ni
Lungu. mwapya baisa ba PF
A command er in chief who cant tame his cadres and pretends to be promoting peace, dont be naive people with your clueless president.
It is but we know that Kafue will still go UPND
Edgar is headed for victory. The seceret is his magnetic personality
Lungu should tells us about the devt in his pocket. Within 16 months in office as President,Lungu has made K13million. With a salary of K700000 p.a how did Lungu make this kind of money? Lungu should tell the Voters where he got this kind of money if he did not steal public funds or engage in corrupt deals abusing his office as President. We know that Lungu stole a client’s money as a practicing lawyer. Once a thief always a thief. To protect his theft Lungu is trying to rig these elections in his favour. On 11th August 2016 ,Zambians will show Lungu the Exit Door of State House. The dice is cast. Wait and see!
May be the caders Mr Terrible or HH Techilema, senior citizens or Moscow OP can respond to this ??????
Ba Bingo, what a desperate talk. You seem to be already defeated by bringing issues of rigging before you even cast a vote. To be honest with you, at least HH is now growing up and has attracted ja poultry of supporters like you. Wait until he is fully grown in politics but not now, sorry ba dala!!!
Ifitonga
Are you understanding what is being asked ??
Ba Bingo which Zambians kanshi do you people talk about? Just sat you and you alone. The ballot is secret. I am Zambian and I am voting for Lungu. I want to believe that I will not be alone but I can’t speak for the next person. #loveECL
Dullness at its best. Lungu declared assets not cash. If you owned assets such as land worth 1 million Kwacha 5 years ago, today it will have value of about 2-3 million. That is simple economics.
Eddy attracts while hh repels people! The opposition can now see the writings on the wall with these mega rallies! We ain’t gonna vote for regional parties infiltrated with tenderpreneurs and characters bent on revenge! Umuntu NiLungu- pawatoo chabe!
Iwe chakolwa Wrungu development is only in your pocket stupid iwe kabwalala iwe
It will be first round knock out! PF and team PF are vicious and deadly and the people just them!
What HH should realise is this: ECL in his one year and six month as President has down wonders beyond peoples expectations and now alk resolved to give him the ten years he deserves.
ECL has done wonders in one year and six months?
For sure he has done wonders. Twenty three MILLION KWACHA in his own bank account.
And millions of Zambians still living in poverty with no jobs.
Wonders never cease!
Even a chinama patient can do wonders with borrowed money don’t get too excited.
He has done wonders:
Unprecedented $10 billion debt
Unprecedented theft of K15 million in less than 28 months
Unprecedented violence and hooliganism
Unprecedented suppression of the Press
It will be first round knock out! The opposition is too weak and fragmented. Team PF and ECL are just too deadly my vote and that of my family is on ECL and PF. They are too good and serious about development!
The PF slogans should have been pointing to how they will sort out high bank interest rates, inflation, electricity deficit, high unemployment levels, farming etc not sontapo. It is a very weak slogans to people who are very analytical. But may be they know that most of their voters are illiterate and can’t realistically and objectively analyse things. Slogans should be futuristic telling people what you are going to do for them for the current problems they are facing.This will have been giving us hope that they are on top of things and the problems we are currently facing will be a thing of the past.
But to go to some one who is starving and tell them to sontapo instead of addressing his current hunger situation is vert tricky.
PF can’t say how they will fix the things you mention. They are only waiting for the IMF bail out for money since they can not borrow any where else.
I WORK ALONG KAFUE ROAD & I SAW BUSES, TRUCKS NAME THEM – FERRYING PEOPLE FROM ALL COMPOUNDS IN LUSAKA TO KAFUE. THIS IS A WRONG STRATEGY COZ THE CLOUD IS RECYCLED HENCE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW YOUR ACTUAL STRENGTH. OTHER THAN THE RECYCLED CLOUD, LUNGU’S MESSAGE WAS ENCOURAGING, ESPECIALLY WHERE HE TALKED OF SUPPORTING LOCAL INDUSTRIES, PUTTING RAIL LINE FROM MUMBWA INTO KAFUE TO TRANSPORT RAW MATERIAL.
Truth of the matter is that UPND is transporting cadres too. Some of the people who attend UPND rallies also attend PF rallies in search of money, T-shirts and chitenge material. As to where these cadres belong and who they support, we shall only know after August 11. No need to argue over what we are not sure of.
Zedoc, I agree with your epilogue. Let August adjudicate.
Coming from Kafue, I saw an unbroken chain of motor vehicles with screaming cadres heading from whence I had left. I then sympathised with ECL.
Putting up a lot of street lights with loading shedding . The street lights along great east road should have just been upgraded instead of redoing the whole. This is wastage no wonder we are in this situation. The Billboards along the great east road are so irritating. I was interviewing a street vendor at Munali round about on his views about the billboards and his response was ” We in the compound are starving but they are busy wasting money on the billboards.” So posters or no posters the opposition should not worry. Just allow PF to remove everything and let us see if those bill boards of theirs will go in the ballot box. Me as a voter and my family are already decided on whom I will vote for. For the ruling party I will looking at many indicators of how they have performed and…
In Lusaka at lima tower there was a shortage of busses yesterday. Could it be that they all ferried cadres from lusaka to this rally?
Ba UPND you will die of BP pa 13 August because its evidently clear that you just jealous of ECL’s and PF achievements in such a record time.
What imwe ba Kachema should be worried about is why are your campaign teams only with the cartel? Where are you old MPS? Your ka small god has sold your dead party to the likes of Fat Albert, Sampa, Masebo and Scott, isn’t this a coup d’etat?
Manipulation of a picture is done by what is called bursting. The closest person is not standing straight but looks like falling backwards.
I looked, and there before the President, was a great multitude that no one could count, from every tribe, people and language, standing before Edgar as he outlined government programs for the next 1000 years. They were all standing young and old, women and men with clenched fists, the party’s symbol of solidarity, support, absolute unity and strength.
Kikikikikiki kwana PF is a loved party. Twatasha MS for giving us this development oriented party. MYSRIP
I was in Cairo road people from chifubu kabwe going to fool ECL that he has more support oooooooooooooo even dogs can’t vote for political failure because they don’t see food anymore
Unfortunately PF have neglected Luapula province a place that put them in power with 99% votes to winning 2011elections. No major developmental projects has taken place in Luapula province since PF came in power. I will not be surprised if pf fail to get more votes from Luapula province this time around.
@25 Mwiponta..I agree with you! PF especially during Sata’s time was cheated that by taking development to Southern and Western Provinces people would change their attitude towards them. They forgot some of their strongholds especially Luapula since they thought they already had it in their bag! The protest from Luapula and other PF strongholds manifested in the low turn out of voters. They did not want to vote UPND in the by-election but had lost trust in PF so they just stayed away!! Yes some developments have been done though people expected more! Look at the Kashikishi- Lunchinda Road?? Nothing done but building of new roads where people expected nothing!PF must really go and explain what they plan to do to the people that gave them 95% in 2011 without any campaign.
Upnd kulibe chabo,after losing on 12 August this part will be divided in two one with gbm and the other one will b under nkombo.hh will b in chalala doing other things and reflecting the defeats since he joined politics.am saying good bye in advance,there is no chance for you.if i were you hh I would have jst withhold my financial support to the part and let others take over.you re fighting a losing battle my big brother.zambia needs you one day you b the president.keep fighting,one day you name ll b to every mouth of Zambian citizen.
@Mwiponta Mukabwela
You are right, Luapula has been neglected for too long.
Not even its own son of the soil, Chiluba did anything about it.
But today, as we speak, my village in particular is boasting of unprecedented development including a new hospital, a new clinic, new trades school, new high school etc all built by Chinese. Thanks to this government. Further down the valley, the kingdom of Kazembe, has been upgraded to a district.
Ushi tasha mwana wandoshi
@27 Ushi tasha.. which village is? We accept they have done something but not as expected after getting 95% of votes in 2011 without a Presidential campaign! How can a serious government fail to complete tarring 70km only of pedicle road an important and economic link between Luapula and CB? What have they done on the Kashikishi – Lunchinda road? Has the declared Kazembe district been equipped with the requisite infrastructure?
After transporting cadres from Lusaka and Chongwe.The pictures of the trucks loaded with cadres are available for all to see.PF is certainly headed for a resounding defeat.UTH and other hospitals will need to have all available Doctors on-call on August the 13th.Cases of high BP,Stroke will dramatically increase.I say 13th because ECL won’t accept the initial result just as RB did. Madam Irene Mambilima will be in a very tight spot on August 12.
There is a big difference between Presidential By-elections and General Elections.The choice MP,Mayor or Ward councilor has a big influence on the votes that go to the Presidential Candidates.Historical results are there to show the correlation.
Dream on Independent; after all dreams are free. Ni ba Edgar chabe zoona!
Upnd transports people to where ever they are holding rallies, if pf does the same it’s a problem to upnd supporters. Accept ECL will still win these elections
Will give….. Shame!
The PF in 2011 was given a 5 year mandate to rule and what have they achieved? No money in our oockets,inflation now 21%, unemployment 85%, Kwacha from 5 to 12, cost of basic food stuffs 3 times high,12hrs load shedding, lawlessness,violance etc. Lungu came into govt from Chawama with nothing but now K23.7m rich . Lungu is asking for another 5 years to get richer while inpoverishing the masses favour. Once beaten twice shy. Lungu must go and in HH and his Team.
MWAZIONA ALUNGU MWAWONA LELO!!
The only “Equal development” Chagwa is talking about is his, Esther’s, & Tasila’s pockets, chapwa!!
Funny,despite that multitude of foo.ls attending that rally,Lungu will still lose in Kafue..kekekekekeke
Great crowd
Lusaka Times is it just me or have you become another ZWD? You seem to be very anti govt and are blocking posts from the likes of 2020vision, Eddy, Terrible, Real Katondo boys, Patriot Abroad, Brainwave, MJ Banda, Nubian Princess, and many pro PF bloggers and yet you allow vulgar comments from the likes of lutuku presdo, buck teeth, spaka like lilo, jayjay, bricklayer, this fake katondo boys ( who is really wise but dull commentator) – where is the fairness in this…if you are going to be selective better to block all users and not just the ones that support ECL.
lsk1 leave LT alone. I actually implore them for taking such an action against kaponyas like yourself and the names you listed. The fact is the content of their posts is irrelevant just like their incompetent president who is always focused on talking about HH and GBM instead of what is important to Zambians – strong economy, reduced living costs etc.
Same technique of manipulating Pictures.Take a very close at the last three pictures,Which camera will take a photo of the entire ground including the stage?These are all computer manipulated photos-I can do this even better than this person that did it.If you compare,all photos are taken from the same angles but at different venues;Zingalume,Choongwe,and now Kafue.All these photos from 3 different venues look exactly the same.ALL FAKE.FAKE!FAKE!FAKE!FAKE!
Its a no brainer stating that all provinces will recieve equal irrespective of who comes in…i doubt if this Lazy Bum Edgar is a lawyer!!
I agree with Jay Jay. Its not a favour for all provinces to receive fair share or any Zambian for that matter. We all own this country and deserve our fair share therefore its a must as president that one delivers development across the country so what is ECL promising about?? Its like the money spent on infrastructure or any project that benefit Zambians – THIS IS NOT ECL’S MONEY, ITS MONEY FROM ZAMBIANS DEVELOPING ZAMBIA. ECL’S JOB IS JUST TO ENSURE THINGS LIKE CORRUPTION, WHICH HE IS SUSPECTED TO BE A LARGE PART OF DOES NOT HAPPEN SO THAT ZAMBIANS CAN HAVE A BETTER COUNTRY AND LIVES FOR THEMSELVES, FAMILIES AND GRAND CHILDREN.
Name calling and insults wont change what God has decided. Peace and love should prevail whatever happens and whoever wins. We are one Zambia and are free to make our òwn choices.
are these photo shopping or what? If its real then lungu is winning
Ba United Pangas For National Destruction (UPND) you are going nowhere with PF Team B (Miles, GBM, Guy Scott, Belinda, a.k.a Sylvia Masebo etc). You are addicted to losing!
Continue dreaming that cadres are being ferried to attend these rallies…lol….
There is an aura about Edgar Lungu that draws voters toward him. It’s something I have observed. HH lacks this mantra. Edgar looks like a guy you can tell your problem to, HH looks like a guy you only wanna see when you have a solution.
ZAMBIANS HAVE RECEIVED ENOUGH LIES FROM LUNGU AND HIS PF MINIONS, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! WE SHALL NOT SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO YOUR LIES ANYMORE. WE SHALL TAKE ACTION BY VOTING FOR CHANGE. LUNGU’S CAMP IS A CAMP OF CRIMINALS AND LOOTERS WHO JUST WANT TO REMAIN IN POWER SO THAT THEY CONTINUE SERVING THEMSELVES, AND NOT SERVING THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE. LUNGU’S MAIN AGENDA IS LOOT OUR COUNTRY OF THE MUCH NEEDED RESOURCES. LUNGU IS LYING TO YOU WITH ALL THESE EMPTY PROMISES JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS YOUR VOTE. ONCE YOU VOTE FOR LUNGU ON 11 AUGUST, HE WILL FORGET ABOUT YOU AND YOU WILL REMAIN WALLOWING IN ABJECT POVERTY. IF IT COMES FROM PF, IT IS A LIE!
The writing is on the wall! Satanists will faint!