Nine candidates have successfully filed in nomination papers for the Lusaka Mayoral by-election slated for 26th July 2018, while EEP president Chilufya Tayali failed to file in his nomination papers.
Returning Officer, Alex Mwansa has confirmed that all the nine nomination papers have been declared valid.
Mr. Mwansa has named the successful candidates as PF’s Miles Sampa,UPND’s Chileshe Kangwa,NDC’s Saboi Imboela, Savior Chishimba of the United Progressive Peoples (UPP), Alfred Band of the United Independence Party (UNIP) and Denis Bwalya of the National Restoration Party (NAREP).
Others are Leslie Chikuse of the Republican Progressive Party; Mukubesa Mundia of the People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) has Mukubesa Mundia and United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ’s) Madaliso Musukwa.
Mr. Mwansa said that the Economic and Equity Party (EEP) Candidate Chilufya Tayali did not manage to file his nomination papers.
Mr. Mwansa said that Mr. Tayali and his supporters went to the nomination center 30 minutes after closure of the filing of nominations which was publicly done at 15:00hrs.
Meanwhile, the Zambia Police has assured political parties taking part in the July 26th by-elections of fair treatment throughout the campaigns.
Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said that now that nominations have been conducted and campaigns have started, the police expect cooperation from parties contesting the by-elections.
Ms. Katongo has told QTV news by telephone that the police want the by-elections to be peaceful.
She stated that police commands in all the areas where by-elections are being held have devised plans of how they will police the polls.
Ms. Katongo said that the ultimate is to ensure that law and order is observed.
Now that Tayali is out, I am not voting. lol
Why waste time just give to the dull Sampa and continue with PF mediocrity in Lusaka!!
An sure tayali was busy begging for airtime
Tayali I want my $50 donation back. You swindled us yet again.
I put money on only woman Saboi.
The boy just did not have the K 7, 500 nomination fee. Am sure he was begging for that money from someone. He lives off donated money and time.
Mr Tayali kuwayawayafye. The guy only makes noise when paid by PF but the same PF could not support him on this one. POLITICS TEYABANA MUNE TAYALI.The problem we have is even children like Tayali wants to fit in oversize shoes. The man can only do well in noise making nothing else.
Tayali should be serious. He is childish and not ready for the political field. He should back to civil rights advocacy with his NGO
And he claims he was played by ECZ…..Tayali now do the honorable thing; you have to return all the money from sponsors don’t disappear to Joburg shopping for neck ties and candy.
I will wait for Tayali’s side of the story before I take back my apology for thinking he was an absolute joker!!
He is a “Ni touch and go” alright.
Good riddance. What sort of aspiring leader behaves like that?
John solye ubwali Tayali is a joke. He does not know whether he is coming or going. For those that wasted their money by donating to this guy I say sorry for you stuupidity.
Of all the activities, how can he miss the registration??? Puzzled !!!
Its either someone is no serious or someone enters politics for their bellies….no good for the normal Zambian, he is cheated day-in and day-out. Tragedy !!!
A person who advocates for discipline showing up late! That tells you something is terribly wrong with that person. It’s good that he has failed already, he is a time waster who is not worthy a decent office.
Let’s not think Tayali is foolish. They guy is clever. He knew he had no chance of winning; this was his way of raising money. Don’t underestimate him
Chilufya Tayali …kekekekeke.
So ba km could be the Mayor of Lusaka by default, even by boycott vote in the case of h.h and upnd. For me looking at where upnd and h.h have come from, I would rather vote for a frog which knows no tribe.
All those 8 candidates just wasted their K7 500!!All wards in Lusaka urban were won by PF councillors while a 7 constituencies are also under PF MPs,so how can those opposition candidates win or run the city if one of them happened to win on 26/07/2018 by mistake?Besides,Hon.Miles Sampa is the most popular candidate amongst all those 9.Miles Sampa even has Matero constituency behind him!!!HENCE,COME RAIN,COME SUNSHINE-PF SHALL RETAIN THIS SEAT!!That is why HH and GBM did not even want to bother about attending Kangwa Chileshe filling in today because they 100% know that PF’s Miles Sampa will surely win it!!
MILES SAMPA’S TEAM BROUGHT LUSAKA TO STANDSTILL AS HIS RALLY AT KAMWALA WAS HUGE.THEN THEY DROVE AROUND TOWN WITH MANY PF SUPPORTERS!!
It is all roses for PF badaala!!
Is it just me or does this look like a deliberate move.
The chap probably does not have the K7,500 needed for filing so he killed time until it expired.
Tayali is a naive little boy as I stated before …he listened to the ECZ and they made him look foooolish for the rest of his life. …he thought those corrupt Directors at LCC with plots exposed will just sit by…really laughable!!
fellow contributors, did you REALLY expect anything positive from this senseless parasitic big mouth BUFFOON?
Tayali is a big fool and today the joke was on him. He trashes HH and yet he couldn’t figure out how to file the nominations.
The chap is a clown
I watched the clip … he called his supporters “MY PEOPLE”” and banged tables. Typical case of talk talk talk but zero action!
What has become so attractive about this Mayoral position such that even ‘President materials’ are vying for it?
*Presidential*
A joke who cant even keep time. He should just fade away into nothingness
u shud have helped him with nomination funds! it took alot of time to organize funds
This chap is nothing but a comedian who can even afford to think he can keep the returning officer waiting for him. I think this is a blessing in disguise because he would have out last with 15 votes if he had participated.
This was one of the first to announce he would contest.
He had time to plan yet showed up late.
Typical….well time waits for no one.
Grow up and stop taking people for granted
The guy who talked about A Three Mansion is not in jail! He was right.