The United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed reports by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) that the party’s weekend rally in Kitwe was full of cadres that had been transported from other regions.
In a statement released to the media, UPND said that the Race Course UPND Rally was 99.9% attended by what the party called the gallant supporters, members and ordinary residents of Kitwe, some of whom walked long distances in a heavy downpour to register their resounding rejection of the PF, Mr Edgar Lungu, Madam Inonge Wina and all PF thugs and criminals still remaining in their Party.
Below is the full statement
THERE ARE NO STRANDED UPND SUPPORTERS IN KITWE
After a phenomenal and historical UPND rally in pouring rain, addressed by President Hakainde Hichilema at Race Course in Kitwe last week, we are not at all surprised by the green-eyed and jaundiced envy of our outgoing counterparts the PF Party and their ever-dwindling supporters on their former Copperbelt stronghold.
We would not have found it desirable to comment on their hallucinations, had it not been for the fact that their Vice President Inonge Wina has joined the fray.
The Race Course UPND Rally was 99.9% attended by the gallant supporters, members and ordinary residents of Kitwe some of whom walked long distances in a heavy downpour to register their resounding rejection of the PF, Mr Edgar Lungu, Madam Inonge Wina and all PF thugs and criminals still remaining in their Party.
The only known people from outside Kitwe were the entourage of the incoming President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema.
So the allegations by the PF and Madam Inonge Wina that there are still UPND supporters who remained in Kitwe and that they may bring cholera epidemic, are not only redundant and superfluous, but a figment of their wildest imaginations and is also down right disrespectful and disgraceful to Kitwe, and Copperbelt residents.
Let Madam Inonge Wina and her party, deal with the 48 phantom houses that germinated from the ground like mushroom and let them own up that the ghost workers that have cost tax payers US$800m on the civil service payroll who they can’t deliberately identify, are their own political cadres who they are rewarding for perpetrating violence and carrying out murders on political opponents around the country.
We wish to encourage our citizens that Hope and Help (HH) is here and therefore let them not give in to the bullying tactics and the lies of the Paya Farmer (PF). In 2021, it’s Lopola and Punkamo! PF Kuya bebele!
Elisha Matambo
UPND Provincial Chairman
Copperbelt Province
Copperbelt has changed and are looking for that change. Whether some people like it or not CB is no longer interested in other parties other than UPND. Even CK in Luanshya is the one calling the shots now.
Disaster!!!!
Well done UPND, too much corruption in PF has sent hard working people on the Copperbelt into poverty. The load shedding is not a result of climate change but poor planning and corruption. Industries are closing down everyday and you have some f00ls shouting the sole candidate for a visionless failure for 2021
Even big wires fail to produce results sometimes. That rally could have been carrying blanks. Big wire but extremely impotent results. H² know what I am talking about. Maybe roots and shrub twigs can help.
Uyu mwana afunika agogo for thandizho.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrh! I hate electoral impotents.
Be told that crowds go to rallies to listen to the message and then make descision on who to vote for. The same crowd will come to the PF rally , to Kambwili’s rally and to Kalaba’s rally. It does not work out that those people attending rallies have endorsed a particular candidate . They have listened to the various messages from parties. The descision is only made in the ballot box by REGISTERED VOTERS.
I attended that rally. It was sizeable but not big enough flip kitwe. I witnessed imported cadres on buses and canters from outside kitwe.
I attended that rally with my gals but we have resolved to give chagwa another chance on 2021. I think many people like me just went to see how UPND is doing.
Rude Monk, Today Nathan Chanda awarded US 730,000 contract for works he has never done before,
Kitwe DC accepts stealing 90,000 K from a fellow jerobo thief donated to a library, Where does PF stop.
This is unreal I tell you its better to try anything or anyone else from the entire government of thieves. This is bad
Thanks Shoran are you the one stealing??? or thorn in the flesh??
Red for fires of arson H-organisation NOW qualifying the photos and articles “The Race Course rally was H-attended by people from the area and no one from Lusaka died H-again!”
I am glad HAZALUZA HAGAIN.
Yaba! Buses booked and paid for from privatisation theft funds are waiting for the meeting to be over so they can take people back home! They were also given a bag of mealie meal! HAZALUZA HAGAIN!
Kitwe has no roads
And we know who is to blame
There is no need to keep on clarifying the huge turnout at upnd rally in ktw,the truth will still remain the same.Ktw alone is not zambia,akantu ni mu ballot box.
Rallies don’t win votes. Nothing special about a rally.
Even h² knows deep down his heart that a rally alone can’t win one votes. He can attest to that having experienced it.
Very naive article, extremely time wasting arguement.
Why am I even commenting on this?
I guess people WALKED long distances from Luangwa, Kamfinsa, Chamboli etc. I am sure no one walked from Chingola, Ndola, Kalulushi , Mufulira etc. But who used those BUSES parked behind the crowd in the picture? Just on this picture I can count 14 buses. Who used them and from where?
Why is everyone wearing red? HH just returned from the Woodrow Wilson Center. He’s a libertarian – or whatever economic ideology/policies come from the IMF/World Bank.
UPND is led by MUTINTA and CHARMAINE. They love to sacrifice to their little UNELECTABLE god.
Ba upnd you have time responding to every allegation ayini? sometimes just let it pass. you know very well that you did not import the cadres
very true….no need to respond to all allegations.
The PF are panicking.
Why defend then u imported
“We didn’t import cadres this time,” UPND INCOMPOS Group 4s.
I am seeing buses in the background. What are those buses for?
Lungus has aircrafts also wit people and the army
For ferrying people from different townships in Kitwe mune. Am sure you are not that dull to fail and figure that out.
@Dudelove
He has already confirmed that he is, no wonder he is asking. He should thank you.
Those buses can be used to carry cadres from Chamboli, Ndeke, etc to Racecourse. Yes you can walk between those distances but if the UPND party has made the buses available to their cadres for easy transportation to the rally site, then what is the problem with that?? It means mobilization of the party. Nothing wrong with that. In the States, parties (Republican and Democratic) they book planes to get their supporters to the rally place.
My word of caution to our leaders in UPND. We have been there before with huge crowds and yet we lost the 2016 elections. Our strategy should be about converting those crowds into real votes. We should not cheat ourselves again by counting crowds as votes. We will lose again in 2021
I remember in 2016 campaign in Copperbelt UPND went with BBC coverage.People attended in their thousands.Sadly that post polling day results were not favorable for them.All we heard that their votes were stolen.
I am wondering why you’re wasting time with the strategy-less deads.
You are so wiser than the other dead folks on this podium that are yet to understand that subject about rallies; 1 in million.
So it’s incumbent upon rally hosts, speakers and organizers to be charismatic and full of valid points to sway the undecide. Not lies and blanks and falsehood.
Once again, I congrat you.
AN UNDER FIVE IS AN UNDER FIVE.
UPND HAD LARGE CROWDS IN 2016, AND THEY CRIED WOOF, WOOF AND STILL LOST.
UPND SHOULD LEARN TO DO THEIR HOME WORK IF THEY HAVE TO FORM GOVERNMENT IN 2021.
THEY TO PROE TO THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE A SHODOW CABINET IN THE MAKING.
SO FAR THE SONG HAS BEEN ABOUT H H WILL FIX IT.
NO WAY, PROVE YOURSELVES TO US THAT YOU CAN LEAD AND CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA.
That’s because PF rigged those elections just like they intend to rig again in 2021.The irregularities were very obvious. How many times should we say this? The revolution usually starts from the Copperbelt.PF lost the Roan parliamentary seat convincingly. The wind of change is blowing and is unstoppable
Don’t give them leakage iwe.
Anyways, h² is a know it all freak.
The wind of change is coming and it will blow Double H into the politcal dust bin.
14 30 seater buses can carry about 420 people. but that crowd is in the order of tens of thousands. that shows that those people who attended the upnd rally are indeed from within Kitwe and most especially from Chimwemwe constituency. my thinking
The language spoken in the Copperbelt is Bemba, how came the rally attendant were conversing in Tonga?
Strange UPND tactics kikikkik….You cabn ferry the whole world to your rallies. But truth be told unless you change your top four leaders ( You know them) UPND is heading for another defeat!!
Obatala! Change your mind, is that corruption is the only word you learnt in school or what? either 99.9% or 0% our President Dr. Edgar Changwa Lungu will win the elections in 2021 and mukatota nokutota mukalapila. Zambia is a christian nation therefore, the government doesnt want to cheat to people like others are doing its not right and its keeping it cool. GOD`s given gift is difficulty to challenge. chalinkosa bakalamba, munkesha mukanaka
How about some free entertainment?
It is not 2021 and upnd have already started putting it into their cadres minds that they are winning in 2021. What happens when they lose.
Keep it up for the trip to Abi Dahbi will bring wonders which make more citizen appreciate that the government under is able leadership of Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu is focucing on developmental project.
Learn to accept the truth. I met buses in Ndola bringing people to kitwe meaning Not all were kite residents . But the truth too it was a good audience recording a positive sign.