FDD leader Edith Nawakwi has wondered whether it was true that even her own relatives did not vote for her.
Ms Nawakwi who said during a media briefing Sunday that it was surprising that she was getting zero votes even in places were she has relatives.
Ms Nawakwi who was the only woman on the ballot wondered how possible it was for her party to get zeroes in some constituencies where they had structures.
She said that in Kaputa her count at the constituency had been put at 276 but the tallying national result reflected at 196.
“Are you telling me that even in Mwenzo where I was born where my father lives I can get zero votes? In Mungwi where during a recent by-election we had a decent haulage of results can we get zero? Even in Munali here where we have structures do you think we can get zero? Where have all these people evaporated to?
“Even all our structures people who run our offices could not have voted for us. So I think there is someone moving my results taking them to another candidate. Where are my results going? I have told you about Kaputa, Msanzala and even in Munali so I do not think the results are a true reflection of what is going on,” he said.
She also said that once the elections have passed the country should seriously embrace the electronic transmission of results.
Ms Nawakwi said if results were being transmitted electronically the process may have long been closed.
This election is a sham mama. Please team up with HH to petition the rigged results
It’s a rigged system, 5 day’s counting votes , ECZ can’t even get the votes in Lusaka ? Walking distance. Why not joing any opposition and make your party strong! Chances of you winning are 10000000/1
PF & ECZ are dull. They forgot Nawakwi voted in Munali.
Only a foreigner rigger will be ignorant of Nawakwi village.
HH is right. Lusaka votes should be written off. Vote again. This time just ask people to be counted in separate stadiums.
Come out clearly EN. Is the PF, ECZ or UPND stealing your votes? Are you advocating for tribal voting too? Call a spade a spade not a spoon for the sake of impression. Fikapofye wenkashi. Fwebabemba tutila “pakwana ubunga tapaba insoni”
In 1969 the Americans had the technology to put a Man on the Moon. 47 Years later and Zambians still cant count, quite unbelievable!
Who told you that your family are bound to vote for utopia and not be part of realism? They have done you a dochi kubeba just like HH has paid for his Watermelon. Its a thing called free will in democracy.
Lier this election is credible. It’s only your 1mbecile hh bringing all the nonsense. We told you but you didn’t listen. HH is an u5 employing a kaponya GBV surely. Ba UPND muziganiza. Am really disappointed with my guys in the east
Unfortunately for Nawakwi she had started hitting at the UPND and HH instead of focusing on the party in Power so, for me, this serves her right and she has no reason to complain. She would have made a stronger voice together with the UPND but unfortunately she antagonized them during campaigns
THAT IS WHAT WE CALL SECRET BALLOT, DON’T KUBEBA FORMULA or AMENOMAFUPA
Chi Nawakwi you were adamant attacking UPND open your legs and we enjoyPF thrusting
This woman is insane……have they ever voted for her Here????
THIS WOMAN HAS BEEN REJECTED MANY TIMES BEFORE BY THE ELECTORATE.
COMMON DECENCY DICTATES THAT SHE DISBANDS HER PARTY AND MOVE ON.
HER PARTY IS NOW ONLYOF NUISANCE VALUE: AND COSTLY.
Our country is gone. We shall have a regional leader ruling and enjoy tax from all. Smething is gone wrong in Zambia.
“…Edith Nawakwi has wondered whether it was true that even her own relatives did not vote for her.”
NAWAKWI, WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT YOUR OWN RELATIVES DID NOT SIMPLY PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTIONS AS THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT STRANDED ON WHO TO VOTE FOR. THEY SIMPLY AVOIDED VOTING TO AVOID LYING TO THE NATION AND BETRAYING YOU AS THEIR RELATIVE. IN THAT CASE YOUR RELATIVES ARE VERY HONEST.
Our vote is secret!
Nawakwi, now you know how evil the PF you support are. They are merciless thieves and will do anything, including killing and rigging, to stay in power. You played with Sata in Brazil and attacked HH in favour of Chakolwa. Now you see how even Handful Banda has more votes than you.
As we have had No Further Results since 10.00 hrs I can only conclude that the ECZ have decided to go home early. Hopefully when they come in tomorrow they will bring there Calculators with them as the method of counting using Fingers, Thumbs and Toes is not working too well!
Firstly, Its amazing to hear nawakwi’s concerns. If i may ask what was her agents doing at the polling stations if they can’t give an account on what happened to the votes from her village then the went there to play. They should tell the nation if they suspect magic on the votes that are in favour of Nawakwi.
Secondly, all you saying that ecz has taken long to announce are actually being not sincere with yourselves. You know that hh has been running the show if he says lets redo ecz follows for the sake of transparation.. are you even aware thst he wanted the court to stop the commission to release the results. So to put the blame on ecz is so unfair and if he had his way he could have stopped. For him to claim that ecz was taking long it is not true.
imwe ama ntota zanu…. mwaona akunyokolani bene Rupiah. nivimbala
IT IS VERY SIMPLE. WHAT HAVE YOUR OWN POLLING AGENTS FROM EACH OF THE POLLING STATIONS SAID? DID THEY COUNT ANY VOTES BELONGING TO YOU WHICH LATER DISAPPEARED?
@Chisenga:
You Ar.sewhore! I think the cleaning jobs and the Beef Burgers you make in restaurants have gone into your head. Nawakwi categorically stated: “her count at the constituency had been put at 276 but the tallying national result reflected at 196”
Let me simplify it for you: Her agents and the signed form numbers were 276 but on transmission the number reduced to 196….this means 80 votes were added to Lungu’s. You are so dull that even your grandmother can count better than you – useless toilet cleaner in USA.
@Chilyata your tribal party has been defeated and it’s a pity tribalists don’t seem to learn. None of your high profile defectors have won a single seat in parliament. You don’t understand tribalism because you are a beneficiary from a system that favours tongas and their affiliates.
Chilyata, you must be an 1diot really. This site we don’t swear and I advise you to go back to ZWD. If votes are missing then they were spoiled or were added to HH. To avoid a run off
@ Mjb
Firstly, once counted and assigned to candidate, vote cannot be “spoiled”.
Secondly, if there is one 5tupid son of many fathers and 1diot, that is you.
@convicted embezzler, you should also go to your tribesmen site ie ZWD. Also who told you that they were counted to be for HH or EN. Think before you post
@ 5tupid son of many fathers
You are frequent ranter at ZWD. As to me, I am different from you. I am master of my own life whilst you need to suck to survive. I was born free whilst you are still slave of tribalism. I am employer whilst you are shameless syphilitic beggar.
As to thinking, learn to express yourself without recourse to your tribe inbred 1mbecility.
But Ms. Nawakwi – Don’t you have your own monitors on the ground? To cry foul just because you have relatives in a given polling station is very hollow. If a voter thinks that a vote for you is a wasted vote because they perceive that you are just a participant with little to no hope of winning, they will give the vote to someone they think is worth supporting. Even relatives can do that. By the way, your “it’s time for a woman President” message, actually put a lot of women off. I do not think that many women like the “vote for me because I am a woman” position.
Our Zambian women can never vote for a woman in State House even if she wore a pricey Brazilian weave and smeared pale M·A·C Studio Fix Foundation on her face to blend in with them…that’s the hard truth!!
Speaks volumes about our Zambian women here is a smart woman in Edith Nawakwi with genuine aspirations to see Zambia develop unlike the Lazy one and she is getting an appalling 25 votes; and the majority of voters are women….very disappointing. Some women would rather spoil the ballot paper than vote for Edith Nawakwi.
Imaging ai? In SP HH 44, 090 EN 3. I’d that reasonable voting?
It simply means Chakolwa has done nothing for SP. Where is the Bottom Road? What’s is the University or stadium? What has Chakolwa done for southerners lately?
@Jay i actually prefer Edith to Mr. Hkh or i meant hh.
There is what we call time and seasons.. for now its Ecl and definitely Nawakwi should not relent, one day she will rule not bena Kalusa.
Thorn in th eFlesh.You have no clue what democracy is all about. People vote for their preferred candidate, period. How do you expect people to vote for Lungu if he is not their preferred candidate? No wonder we have so many problems with PF. You have no clue what a race is? You denied UPND their freedom of speech, assembly, movement and to be heard and seen on TV,billboards, walls etc and you are even celebrating, my foot. This election was not an election at all but just a big sham. How can ou can run a 100m race alone, while you ask the ref to hold your competitor at the starting point and when you reach the finish line all by yourself you start to celebrate> I hail the Southerners for showing Lungu that he is the worst dictator Zambia has ever had.
Do not waste you time and energy replying to the likes of this vexatious blogger calling him/herself @Thorn in the Flesh …he/she is only interested in useless tribal debates.
Ba Nawakwi,you had your polling agents wherever you think your votes have been stolen. Have you confirmed with them? Please consolidate your case and take appropriate legal action instead of just adding to heat or confusion as a matter of remaining relevant on the political scene with out telling the electorate what you believe is the best course of action. May be your relatives wish you to retire from politics hence did not vote for you!Many people loose in their home areas. Ask Wynter and Xavier Chishimba! The issue of electronic transfer of results which u are suggesting will create even more problems;accusations of systems being hacked will even multiply!! For now we want peace and order after voters complied to vote peacefully,you leaders should also handle the outcome responsibly!
BWAFYAA
Ameno mafupa
Good for you Edith.
When PF was butalising UPND you kept silent hoping for crumbs.
Now they have stolen your votes let’s who you complain to.
When you dance with the bear, you cannot complain of a mauling. When you ride a tiger into the jungle with a smile on your face, the tiger will return without a rider but with a smile on its face.
Nawakwi, its pay back time. Throughout the campaign you were EL assassin, ridiculing HH at every turn. You thought you would be the third force PF would need to cross the bridge. Alas, God has smitten you.
Iwe Nawakwi, during campaigns when people were complaining of lack of a level campaigning playing field created by P.F, you always sided with P.F, & anything U.P.N.D suggested, you poured cold water over it & rubbished it.
Now You are feeling the pinch, coz it directly affects you. What a hypocrite, & imbeci1e.
JUST ENJOY YOUR ZERO VOTES & SONTAPO, like all Zambians who voted for P.F.
Sham of an election. Join hands with UPND on this one for once. It’s not about you or HH but it is for Zambia your children my children and our children’s children.
What can she do now, with ZERO VOTES, even if it went to a re- run, she is not a relevent entity meaning greedy Nawakwi is Toast!!
Time to retire from politics, silly Woman Nawakwi.
Poor reading culture exposed by some bloggers who rush to comment instead of reading first.Nawakwi voted for herself at unza,she went there with her family but the national tally shows she got zero.pure rigging by israeli company n dubai ballot papers as prescilla isaac said some official ecz marks were fading.so most of the nawakwi n hh numbers ar fading n later pf will say recount the votes.
@nostr.is correct lets line up voters in stadia.
Personal attacks should stop. It is not the duty of the candidates to provide vote monitors. The system should work otherwise what is the role of government. Think before you talk. Look around and beyond Zambia then you will understand. Here we can’t even allocate plots to people in a legal way.
Chakolwa be warned we wont tolerate your rigging schemes this is Zambia and not Uganda.
Please find a husband to put sense in you. Where are your cadres and remember even your relatives wouldn’t want to vote for you cause you’re a time waster they would rather give the vote to ECL,the man of the moment.
The PF snake Edith was dancing with has bitten her……..
Oh please! Come off it. EN is more credible than lying HH but for the tribal voting in SP. Nauseating rants!
Muvi Tv “UPND News” declared winner of 2016 Elections
Muvi Tv “UPND News” HH declared winner of 2016 Elections
Honestly, its difficult to sympathize with E. Nawakwi because she was busy attacking her fellow opposition, meaning she is supposed to be comfortable with everything done by govt.
pf again in power icindunu chilalisha abaice tababako.
Thats the role of the polling agents to inform the candidate
African politics it is an embarrassment to Western countries. We are very far compared to western countries. Most of the elections in Africa are not transparent. They intimidate the opponents and steal votes from the opposition as they are vulnerable. The Electro commission are in favour of the ruling party. It is sad.
Nawakwi’s point is very valid….. its like you cast a vote in your area but results show zero…… PF will do everything in their power to stay in government, to many beneciaries at stake… but people are short sited same politician will soon forget they voted for them once in power
We told you that this guy swindled a client at his law firm, was convicted, and LAZ disconnected him yet you put him as president in the pretext that he was left in position by Sata. Now he has swindled the nation in grand style while everyone is shouting in approval including those who think they are intelligent. You thought a Zimbabwe was far or a M7, it is at your door step. Just wait, things have not yet started. Now it is Alalila owe but soon it will be Mwalalila Owe ba Zambia. Mind you some PF are more PF than others.
In Bemba it is called ukuninika ifilema kuchimuti.
Seems our ESTEEMED ECZ collectively can’t count their own fingers and toes!!!!!
Hahaha..my dear sister Edith, that is what people are talking about. Some results aren’t making sense. But then perhaps your daddy is a true democrat who has exercised his right to vote for a candidate of his choice and perhaps he doesn’t believe you are presidential material. That’s why he hasn’t voted for you. Kikiki. And why would you want your relatives to vote for you. Isn’t that tribalism? Hehehehe…
Miss Nawakwi…you were advised to go into an alliance with the UPND,Mumba,Scott and others.You thought people would vote for you in preference of HH.Now look at what is happening to you.
RB and ECL can not allow themselves to be out of power as their hands are bloodied and dirty.A united front was needed to remove these crooks.It is clear that they stole your vote and added it to theirs.You have let down the progressive Zambians…
Now Zambia is headed in the same direction as Zimbabwe and will be getting financial aid from China,Russia and Saudi Arabia.Forget the western world as they view ECL as a crook…If they give you a loan it will be at 12% interest instead of 2-3%..
Zambians just accept that you are all tribalists except some tribalists especially Bembas like pointing at their fellow tribalists the Tongas. The common denominator is that no one eats tribe.
Tongas and Bembas take the cake at tribalism.
we mwaume wee! tekanya, mina amate, I am in Kaputa HH made good inroads here, and bemba responded with some good votes for him. where is tribalism? It’s not a bemba candidature in lead, it is Lungu who hail from Chimwemwe township.
BA Edith stop crying I though you were PF anyway your votes are with ECL go and claim them you were his cadre
I THINK THERE WAS AN ALLIANCE TO THE EFFECT THAT FDD PRESIDENTIAL VOTES SHOULD BE ADDED TO PF BECAUSE MAMA WAS ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF PF.
During a family meeting at the village, Nawakwi told us that she was in a ‘strategic’ alliance with PF and that she would share the spoils after the re-run. We understood this to mean that she was not running or that she would just make a token run. So, we just looked for the BOAT and never bothered about other symbols. Please forgive us. Speedwell Sikapizye, your maternal uncle.
Province LUNGU, Edgar C HICHILEMA, Hakainde Announced
Central 20832 40575 4 out of 15
COPPERBELT 270863 134764 17 out of 22
EASTERN 154035 31447 10 out of 18
LUAPULA 187441 33740 14 out of 15
LUSAKA 55787 55717 4 out of 14
MUCHINGA 88386 15668 6 out of 10
…..cont`d
Province LUNGU, Edgar C HICHILEMA, Hakainde Announced
NORTH-WESTERN 16625 148939 10 out of 12
NORTHERN 131916 36436 8 out of 13
SOUTHERN 13122 254743 9 out of 18
WESTERN 16028 88203 8 out of 19
PF are thieves, they can steal anything. This party accommodates people who have committed the worst crimes in the history of Zambia. Copper thieves!
I have searched for Mungwi and Mwenzo but can’t find them. In which constituency ies are they?
Are you a Zambian? And I think you mean Mwense and not Mwenzo
Province : NORTHERN District : MUNGWI
Province : LUAPULA District : MWENSE
You probably are the one who isn’t a Zambian. Why are Zambians such show offs? When they think they know something someone else doesn’t know they first start by querying the intelligence or authenticity of that someone instead of just providing an answer. Ms Nawakwis words as quoted by LT:
“Are you telling me that even in Mwenzo where I was born where my father lives I can get zero votes?”
@ It has never happened,
MUNGWI is definitely on ECZ list, but MWENZO ????? We need to ask Nawakwi
Both Mungwi and Mwenzo don’t appear on the ECZ constituency/polling station lists
I also tried entering Mungwi on the ECZ site and I got nothing. Mwenzo too
Mayo ba Nawakwi, Zambians do not hate you. Its just that they did not vote for you for fear of splitting the vote which should go to Lungu and advantage HH. Zambians are not fools, they know a few tricks of strategic voting.
Madam Nawakwi, Zambians do not dislike you. Its just that they did not vote for you for fear of splitting the vote which should go to Lungu and advantage HH. Zambians are not fools, they know a few tricks of strategic voting.
Mind the way u r crying guys! U r really disturbing us. Don’t u know where the courts of law are? Anyway hard luck nd try again in 2021. Sorry PF are thieves who have not stolen the votes in Southern,Western nd N Western provinces. No no no its Chi GBM who has stolen your votes, check his belly u will find them! Kikikkkkkk!!!
Take the day ba PF if you have won guinely God will bless you if not you have cursed yourself, Lesa nimalyotola.
We told Nawakwi not to go to bed with PF but she never listen but kept attacking her fellow opposition for no reason
FIVE DAYS COUNTING! BA ECZ IS NOT SERIOUS;CHULU, ISAACS AND AKUFUNA ARE KILLING ZAMBIA. ANYWAY, THEY HAD TO DELAY THE COUNTING SO THAT THE EXPIRY DATE SETS IN AND EXPOSE THE PRE-MARKS ON THE BALLOT PAPERS – THAT IS HOW IT WORKS! RECOUNT WILL EVEN MAKE IT WORSE JUST GO FOR RERUN BECAUSE OF ELECTORAL FRAUD BY ECZ’S UNNECESSARY DELAYED COUNTING. FINISH!!!!PURELY DAYLIGHT ROBBERY ON ZAMBIANS.
In the new 50+1 formula, any under-counting of votes for minor party candidates is hugely serous and could make it appear the winning candidate got more than 50% when they did not.
Mama, you could be one of those who forgot about your village when you migrated to the city and did nothing to improve anything there. The other thing is that if your relatives are Jehovah’s Witnesses, they did not vote. Finally, remember that the vote is a secret, you can’t trust anyone. Some Zambians can be sly – they can show you all their white teeth, but deep down their hearts they are not with you. Sometimes even people you consider your own can undermine you.
I feel for you Edith. It is sad when one loses in their own backyard. But, you are not alone. You can take consolation knowing that even President Jacob Zuma lost in his own backyard in the recent elections. His municipality, Nkhandla, is under the rule of the opposition IFP.
So you are not alone.
Maybe, it is time to hand over the batton to a younger and smarter individual.
Your relatives know you better Mama Nawakwi. They know that you are not Presidential material.
When one looks in the mirror, what he/ she sees is normally one’s image. If they did not voted for you in your own village, go back and ask them. It could be “out of sight out of mind”. Meaning that your message did not leave a dent on the electorates. more over it is absurd to expect to be voted for because they are of your tribe even when your ideas were not convincing.
WATERMELONED ZOONA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frustration is killing some people.
Nawakwi is a waste of Space. I believe her relatives are too kind to tell her to align with other parties instead of wasting votes on someone who can’t win. It’s candidates like her that have caused delays in counts. Electronic methods will cost and as a claimed Economist she should know we don’t have it currently going forward it’s pay back time and only necessary expenditure.
It is done and dusted. Please Zambians, let us go about the business and forget the results. HH should pick himself and move on. It will be utter foolishness for any Zambian to complain of hard times when they have chosen no change after being given a chance to change things. Fact from this, Zambians fear change and would rather be with the devil they know. I can now see that most Zambians especially those not well informed made this decision. 50 plus years we are still having high levels of illiteracy. How can we have all those spoiled votes plus the fact that people were influenced by the songs and not real issues. Politicians are cowards that would want to use the common man to fight their battles. All well meaning Zambians should please refrain.
@Nosedramas and your tribesmen, how is the post-election fever treating you? Tell the guy to stand as an MP for Choma next time! He might pull it off! Shame!
Where is Je Je, the loser?