United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary general Stephen Katuka has complained that there is a problem with learned politicians bearing the surname ‘Banda’ because they have caused upheavals in the party and turned UPND into a laughing stock.
During the 2015 presidential by-elections, the UPND had tried to form an alliance with the MMD under the leadership of former president , Rupiah Banda but the deal fell through when he teamed up with the Patriotic Front.
Mr Katuka was reacting to the failure by the party’s preferred candidate in the forthcoming Kasenengwa parliamentary by- election, Faustin Banda to file his nomination due to family pressure.
He reiterated that former UPND vice president for politics, Canisius Banda had proved to be a problem and Dr Faustin Banda had done the same.
“He is a learned man, he is supposed to be a man of integrity. But it is like these learned Bandas are a problem. First it was Dr Canisius Banda, now Dr Faustin Banda,” said Mr Katuka.
Mr Katuka said in an interview with the Daily Nation that Dr Banda had now turned UPND into a laughing stock.
He revealed that the party’s three other possible alternatives for the Kasenengwa parliamentary election also refused to replace Dr Banda at the last minute. Mr Katuka said Dr Banda would never be trusted with any leadership position in the party even if he remained an ordinary member.
He charged that Dr Banda had embarrassed the party and questioned why the party would not conclude that he was bought.
Mr Katuka reiterated that there was no way a man of high standing in society and an opinion leader like Dr Banda would make such a decision without coercion.
He also rubbished claims that Dr Banda had just succumbed to pressure from the family who did not want him to contest the election.
“Why then did he switch off his phone? We went to his home and looked for him everywhere but he was nowhere to be seen,” he said.
Mr Katuka said that Dr Banda had recently visited the UPND secretariat where he personally collected campaign materials and an undisclosed amount of money.
And Mr Katuka charged that Dr Banda should take back the campaign materials and the money he was given by the party, saying that there was no way they could follow up the items at his home when the candidate had collected them from the secretariat.
But Dr Faustin Banda told the Daily Nation, he was not desperate nor seeking a job from anyone, insisting that he chose his family over the party’s desires.
He also disclosed that he had actually informed the party about his decision not to contest but did not listen to him.
And former UPND vice president for administration, Canisius Banda says UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilema, should resign to preserve the little dignity he had remaining.
“Just how does Zambia’s biggest opposition party fail to participate in an important parliamentary election in one of the largest constituencies in Eastern Province? This is a harbinger of worse things to come. If I were him, to preserve my dignity, the little remaining that is, I would resign,” Dr Banda said.
Dr Banda maintained that, the fact that the Kasenengwa candidate changed his mind at the eleventh hour is an indication that the party membership has lost faith in its leadership.
“Things will get worse in the UPND before they get better. It is written. For now, the UPND bush will burn to the ground before regeneration occurs. For now, frustration, confusion, betrayal, suffering and pain will remain the portion of this political party. Many will be harmed. .
“The behaviour of Faustin Banda, a dear friend of mine, is karmic.
It is merely a case of chickens coming home to roost. The UPND, through Mr. Hichilema, is now reaping what it sowed,” Dr. Canisius Banda said.
He said to give all the credit to the PF for Dr. Canisius Banda’s failure to file was incorrect because his action was deliberate.
“Many more others sitting, eating and sleeping with HH are not with him.
As a clear case of blowback, there is increasing infidelity around Hakainde Hichilema. Many in the UPND are now aware of the embarrassing political nudity that is the case of Hakainde Hichilema.
They have seen that the king after all has no political leadership clothes,” he said.
Daily Nation
That is tribalism talk from Katuka. He should withdraw these words.
TYPICAL OF UPNDEAD BIGOTRY AND STEREOTYPICAL NATURE. KATUKA HAS JUST PULLED ANOTHER TRIBAL CARD. I HOPE BANDAS IN YOUR PARTY WILL BE HAPPY WITH YOUR STATEMENT LEARNED OR NOT.
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Oooohhh! Wasn’t that another tribal sickness nature of cheap upnded. How do you grow your party like this. Is this chap a leader or just another Sejani in the making.
“There is a problem with learned politicians bearing the surname ‘Banda’ ” sounds cynical and tribal word by word.
Good luck, you have just pulled another campaign pull down slogan.
“Many in the UPND are now aware of the embarrassing political nudity that is the case of Hakainde Hichilema.”
This has made my day.
UPNDecline a party in decline
Stop that nonsense.
Learn to be objective pa pompwe imwe
Judging him because of his last name…typical tribalist
His name is not Katuka but Hatuka…lol
Very very childish. HH should fire him unless he is equally childish
Yes, they can only take the tribalism in the bantustan upto so long. Banda has hinted that your party asked him to sacrifice & use his own resources. Hence the reason you are trying to save face & running to the police. Your panama & arizona money is finished. We know.
TYPICAL OF UPNDEAD BIGOTRY AND STEREOTYPICAL NATURE. KATUKA HAS JUST PULLED ANOTHER TRIBAL CARD. I HOPE BANDAS IN YOUR PARTY WILL BE HAPPY WITH YOUR STATEMENT LEARNED OR NOT.
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Oooohhh! Wasn’t that another tribal sickness nature of cheap upnded. How do you grow your party like this. Is this chap a leader or just another Sejani in the making.
“There is a problem with learned politicians bearing the surname ‘Banda’ ” sounds cynical and tribal word by word.
Good luck, you have just pulled another campaign pull down slogan.
There’s a lot worse than this they say in private.
What a careless remark by the leadership of this fast-becoming irrelevant party.
Zambians should shun any formal of tribal agitation. There is no humour to this.
We need an opposition in Zambia, never mind a strong one, we just need one. Lungu is plundering the economy unchecked, and all the opposition is doing is fighting within and inciting tribalism and the violence which will no doubt result from this.
“HH WILL DIE A BITTER MAN” says Tayali. Mr. Katuka I’m not surprised that these words are coming from you because HH is a tribalist, UPND is a tribal gropuing and yourself you have been initiated into HH’s tribalism. A man of your age must not be talking rubbish like this,that is why UPND is in a free fall now because of people like you .All these Bandas you have mentioned never committed a crime against UPND but just exercised their rights as enshrined in the constitutions. The implication of your words is that people bearing Banda as their surnames will not be trusted in UPND. Mr. Katuka you are a disgrace to the nice people of North western province, lundas in particular.
Dr. Banda by his owm admission has made it clear that he change his mind because of his tribe and then you turn around and accuse Katuka of tribalism. What a shame!!Easterners and Northerners have become the biggest and chronic tribalists in our country. I disown them.
@unwise one where does Banda say what you are reporting him to have said? You want to twist his words to defend tribalism?
FAKE NEWS! Those words were not uttered by the humble Katuka. It is time journalists carried out their roles with integrity and honesty. This has nothing to do with one’s last name but has poverty written all over it. We are carrying out internal investigations and have also passed this on to the police. This is a serious matter that requires seriousness rather than lusaka times promoting tribal and ethnic discrimination through fake news.
Katuka humble? The picture tells a different story.
and I guess lungu looks humble to you and yet the rat has gone on to run this economy down. Ndanje the former fake UPND supporter am just glad that I called you out on your buIIshlt ages ago.
So right there, bam! We got Dr. Faustin Banda talking.
Meanwhile it looks like Dr. Canisius Banda is having a pay back time. A good one too. For the first time, he sounds happy. I wonder what he said to Faustin.
Politician Banda Rupiah had his time, man, he ruled Zambia as a tourist. Under5 double h can’t partner with anyone, MCS just rode on him. It is true though, double h is not a politician.
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“But Dr Faustin Banda told the Daily Nation, he was not desperate nor seeking a job from anyone, insisting that he chose his family over the party’s desires.”
The answer I needed is right here
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“He also disclosed that he had actually informed the party about his decision not to contest but did not listen to him”
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Is…
…the way to run a normal party by normal people?
And there was ample time too – the last minute issue.
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“He revealed that the party’s three other possible alternatives for the Kasenengwa parliamentary election also refused to replace Dr Banda at the last minute.” So there was some time and the last time picks felt second hand, second choice.
If it’s not a matter of disorganization why would Garry be rushing to the Police. Katuka and Nkombo are out’a phase.
Don’t worry ba UPND. I can stand in at the last minute. Iam Phiri. Not Banda
Mawe……WANYEKA MUNZI…..kkkkkkkk……I have been vindicated here….When i say “UPND IS A TRIBAL GROUPING OR A CUUNDU CHAITWA PARTY…..some think we just hate HH…See it for yourselves now!!!!TRIBALISM STINKS IN UPND AS IT IS IN THEIR DNA!!!How will the Easterners found in UPND feel?indeed it is true “a fish starts rotting from the head”.THE UPND LEADERSHIP IS IN TOTAL MESS!!!This is the reason why Garry Nkombo choose a Mr Mooka from Central police to habdle this case because names (tribe) really matter in UPND!!!
Truth be told “UPND IS A TERROR AND TRIBAL GROUP AND NOT A POLITICAL PARTY”.For sure Dr.Canicius Banda is very right as under Kainde,UPND is dead!!
Dr. Banda by his owm admission has made it clear that he changed his mind because of his tribe and then you turn around and accuse Katuka of tribalism. What a shame!!Easterners and Northerners have become the biggest chronic tribalists in our country. I disown them.
Wiseone you’re the one who is tribal. Apart from the *****nga which other tribe has ever said The party can only be headed by*****or it’s time for a**** to rule etc? Just accept the reality. Bitterness will only burn you out.
KATUKa IS RIGHT. THE BEHAVIOUR OF PF AND DR. FAUSTIN BANDA IS NAUSEATING TO SAY THE LEAST. I AM CERTAIN THAT DR. CANASIUS BANDA IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS. IT IS REALLY SICKENING AND UNCIVILISED.
IT IS TIME THE UPND WOKE UP. WHY FIELD A CANDIDATE WHO WAS NOT EVEN A MEMBER LONG. WHAT IS WRONG WITH CHOOSING SOMEONE FROM KASENENGWA WHOM THE PEOPLE REALLY KNOW AND IS A POPULAR PERSON. THERE IS A BIG MOLE IN THE UPND THAT IS BEING PAID HEAVILY TO SUFFOCATE THE PARTY. LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES CHOSEN IN THE PAST BY ELECTIONS. WHO ON EARTH WILL LET A STRANGER STAND FOR ELECTION? HH WAKE UP YOU HAVE A MOLE AMONGST YOUR LEADERSHIP, A JUDAS ESCARIOT THAT IS SELLING YOUR PARTY OUT.
THE BIG MOLE IS ACTUALLY HH HIMSELF. HE IS SUFFOCATING THE ONCE VIBRANT UPND TO DEATH. THE STATEMENT BY KATUKA HAS SCARED AWAY ALL EASTERNERS FROM UPND.
What’s worse is Daily Nation and LT promoting tryballism and trying to elicit some reactions from readers.
Such sensationalism is useless.
We all know Katuka, Kaponya (HH) and the whole GBM cabal are ldloTS with inbred imbicility. Why quote their useless utterances
Population of Eastern province is almost identical to that of Southern Province which means that if Easterners vote en mass for PF they cancel out the advantage UPND has in its strongholds. UPND should be careful not to alienate potential voters in Eastern province.
Not so wise words from katuka. Apart from southern ,western and northwestern provinces, eastern province is the one province UPND has a chance of winning. Eastern I respect. They are not tribal.. Bandas are so many the number is huge..so many bandas will have negative feelings with UPND.. Lusaka Times should have concealed that part
Damage is already done.
I don’t see any sane Bandas voting for Upnd… This hatuka guy spoke his mind which is good. He does not like the Bandas…full stop. It is good to know he was reading a script authorised by HH so you know…
Wako ni wako politics!
Canicius will die a bitter man!
After reading the source – Daily Nation- I knew there was more of wako ni wako involved in this candidate disappearance! Easterners, you are too self centered and you don’t mean well for this country! You have had the Lion’s share of the presidency of this country from KK, RB and ECL and your record has been disastrous for the economy and national unity! Muleke kapatulula! The Mukwasu and wako ni wako nonsense is the worst form of tribalism!
You could not have put it any better Sichalo. A clear case of wako ni wako politics popping up the ugly issue of Tribalism
Since when did KK come from eastern province? Which village? Which chief? You are scraping for evidence to suit your tribalism. Zambians need to watch out for such divisionists!
UPND knows they can’t get votes. But as that person that refuses to see they are not loved, they persist hoping to be married out of sympathy. But you’ve got to be mad to marry out of sympathy. UPND has now gone mental refusing to believe that rigging was their imagination. It’s so apparent they have been rejected
Their strategy now is perverted stunts. Ranting this that. Corruption, yet their leaders robbed the Zambian people of their parastatal wealth. They see the specks but not the logs everyone sees in them. Now knowing they can’t cry rigging anymore, they want people to believe that they are being stopped from contesting. Under-five schemes indeed.
He’s stopped short of saying that these people of Eastern Province are ass holes. Good night Katuka ne matuka yobe.
In 1991, Tonga’s & other provinces voted for Chiluba. Easterners as usual went with KK wako in wako. Today it fits them to make friendship with people from luapula becos of ECL. As for this story coming from Richard Sakala what do you expect.
They were wise not to vote for Chiluba as hindsight tells us. In any case, if UNIP had not won seats in Eastern province, we would have jumped from a de jure one party state to a de facto one party state. UPND should not be making too much noise over a seat that they did not have much chance of winning in the first place. They should be trying to win support and not alienate voters from an entire region.
KK is not from Eastern province and you know it.
When Michael Sata beat Lupiya Banda, the entire Eastern Province was with RB wako in wako. Easterners just turned to PF after ECL took over wako no wako. GBM called them sly.
Base your s.illy argument with figures. If the Eastern Province had gone with RB, Sata would not have tasted State House.
But you guys have been yelling that Lungu is a foreigner so what’s this nonsense about him being an Easterner . If this an exam I don’t how the examiner was going to mark your work.
When Michael Sata beat Lupiya Banda, the entire Eastern Province was with RB wako ni wako. Easterners just turned to PF after ECL took over wako no wako. GBM called them sly. By the way who can Richard Sakalas repo ray. He has an interest to save.
Who can trust Richard Sakala’s report when he has an interest to save? The whole scheme of this Faustinal Banda smells tribe. I can see on this fora how strong they are coming out in support of their own who committed a wrong. This you can tell canius’ reaction in support of his tribesman.
Let us not condemn others for the same things we practice. Judge not that you will be judged. Let us do an introspective of ourselves and correct things in a fair manner. These happenings are deeply dividing Zambia.
Abilima just be fair. Tell me how many MPs Sata had when he won the elections in Eastern Province compared to a novice ECL. How many MPs did Chiluba have under MMD before RB came on board ? I want us to be very fair to our brothers in southern province
Let us not condemn our brothers the way we are doing. A fair and impartial way would be to conduct a study and understand them why they do things the we see them. This language of this one from this or that part of the country will never rule Zambia is not helping things
Very TRUE, people from Southern Province are being wrongly judged.
It is highly regrettable that Dr. Banda’ s nonsense is being glorified. What he did is an extreme case of tribalism. Posterity will judge the whole scheme harshly. No reasonable democrat can condone that. It is a recipe for electoral violence if not budded. Imagine if all players adopted that approach… then a number of aspiring/ nominated candidates may go missing by hook or crook and the outcome may be disastrous. We may end up having unopposed candidates in a number of constituencies. It’s a serious matter that should not be underrated by all
That foolish Banda’s actions should be condemned there is no need for silly unpreciative Canansiua Banda rambling noise when he has been sidelined without any real position. He was in top leadership now he is just a mere carder. Our country is on the wrong pass diving into deep corruption and that Dr Banda was bribed.
Just know something ain’t right when the people screaming for HH’s resignation are those outside the party… there’s some smelly fish which is hard to hide in the cheap scheme. If HH is politically sinking the UPND shouldn’t that be a positive thing for the party’s political opponents? So then why are they up in arms singing that the man should be kicked out of the party?
Long ago they tried introducing a discriminatory law that those who have had many attempts at the presidency should be barred from contesting future elections, all while ignoring the Constitution that limits presidential terms to 2 terms only.
I’m no fan of HH from Day when Sejani kicked out Saki Sakwiba Sikota unceremoniously to install him but the dubious skirmishes by the PF to get rid of him and the…
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I’m no fan of HH from Day when Sejani kicked out Saki Sakwiba Sikota unceremoniously to install him but the dubious skirmishes by the PF to get rid of him and the UPND is no good for the country. These PF guys currently have nothing to stop them from plundering the national treasury and resources and the last thing we need is having a one party system which will take us back to the stone age period. Be very vigilant people!
The PF currently are taking advantage of the illiterate majority and the Bemba-Nyanja hegemony to pretty much do anything they want, including unprecedented corruption.
Irresponsible remarks, how do people with that surname or people whose roots are from Eastern province perceive the party? You are just giving more ”ammunition” to PF who have terribly failed the masses. Please apologize.
There’s a problem. if I were Katuka I would worry.
TELL THEM THE TRUTH KATUKA. THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM THE EAST ARE BEHAVING LIKE PROSTITUTES. THEY ARE THE WORST RACISTS. THE WAKO NI WAKO PEOPLE.
WHEN RUPIAH BANDA WAS BEING PERSECUTED AND PROSECUTED BY SATA IT WAS HH WHO WAS SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING. IMMEDIATELY SATA DIED AND THE NAME OF LUNGU CROOKEDLY ADOPTED, RB SAID WAKO NI WAKO. IT IS RB WHO MANAGED TO GET MONEY FROM NIGERIA TO SPONSOR LUNGU’S CAMPAIGN. SO KATUKA IS CORRECT. THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE THAT THEIR TRIBALISM HAS INFILTRATED POLITICS.
Some things just have to be said out sometimes. Dr. Banda is lucky these are not days when we were freedom fighters. This was called being a traitor to your comrades-in-arms. Not a small offense at all.
Need I say more? Katuka has just confirmed and reconfirmed what I have always said that there is nothing to upnd and h.h except tribe as it was stated in 2006 by Ackson Sejani and confirmed and reconfirmed by h.h himself about nsengas and Chulu. Its not about nsengas really, it is just h.h’s ignorant way of describing easterners in general sometimes he calls them Malawians, yes ignorance even in tribalism.
Lazy Jay Jay, where are you? I have repeatedly told you to tell h.h to apologise for the tribalism of his political birth in 2006, if he wants to continue in politics.
Katuka: Bandas are responsible for the failure of upnd’s attempted alliances with MMD (and PF). No bosses ba Katuka, it is not that, it is that upnd us a reject party as long as it is under h.h. And one wants to be led by h.h, please find another Mazoka, there are plenty in upnd, including the loving husband of my beloved sister.
Iwe Lazy Jay Jay, speak out, don’t be so lazy, your tribal party and tribal god are on the death bed!!
THUMBS UP KATUKA BANDA’S ARE NATURALLY STUPID, EMBECILES AND TRIBALISTS -FULL STOP
Bitterness
I have always known Easterners are tribalists but are ready to embrace everyone when they get what they want. Southerners are tribalists who when they divide will do it openly without pity. Bembas, Lozis and Northwesterners are ready to be anywhere they feel welcome. Unfortunately UPND made a blunder with Bembas. They insulted Bembas all the time instead of trying to bring them closer and work with them. If you win the Bembas over, you’re almost certainly guaranteed victory because their numbers.
Leave the Banda Doctors alone. He told them that he was not interested but they insisted. They have just reaped what they sowed. Forget about the cash and campaign materials that was an investment kwasila. To say “… learned politicians called Bandas…” is childish and divisible. It just shows how tribal this Kanukha thing is. Everything for them is tribal this tribal that. Why didnt they field Habanda for the position or any tonga for that matter if they are troubled with the name Banda.
you contradict yourselves. You say PF and GRZ is broke while you say they buy your people. You need your heads examined. What kind of dullness is this?
JUST WONDERING IS BANDA A TRIBE IN ZAMBIA……or its just poor reflex on the part of those reacting to what Katuka said…….